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Electronic climate control, ECC (option)
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3. Recirculation
The function is selected to
shut out bad air, exhaust
gases etc. from the passen-
ger compartment. The air in
the passenger compart-
ment is recirculated, i.e. no
outside air is taken into the
car when this function is activated. If the air
in the car recirculates for too long, there is a
risk of misting on the insides of the windows.
Timer
The timer function reduces the risk of icing,
misting and bad air (if recirculation is select-
ed). See Personal preferences, page 64, for
how to activate/deactivate the function.
3. Air quality system (option)
(same button as recircula-
tion)
The air quality system con-
sists of a multi-filter and a
sensor. The filter separates
gases and particles to re-
duce the levels of odours and pollution in the
passenger compartment. When the sensor
detects polluted outside air, the air intakes
are closed and the air in the passenger com-
partment is recirculated. A green light (A) illu-
minates in the button when the air quality
sensor is active.
Activating the air quality sensor:
– Press AUTO (1) to activate the air quality
sensor (normal setting).
Or:
– Switch between three functions by press-
ing the recirculation button repeatedly.
• Air quality sensor engaged – the light (A)
illuminates.
• No recirculation engaged, provided it is
not required for cooling in hot weather –
light not illuminated.
• Recirculation engaged – the light (M) illu-
minates.
Keep the following in mind:
• As a rule, the air quality sensor should
always be engaged.
• Recirculation is limited in cold weather to
avoid misting.
• If the insides of the windows start misting
up, disengage the air quality sensor.
• The defroster function for the front, side
and rear windows can also be used to
demist the windows.
4. Defroster
Used to quickly remove
misting and ice from the
windscreen and side win-
dows. Air flows to the win-
dows at high fan speed.
The light in the defroster
button illuminates when the
function is active.
The following also takes place when the de-
froster function is activated in order to pro-
vide maximum dehumidification in the pas-
senger compartment:
• the air conditioning (A/C) is automatically
switched on (can be switched off with the
A/C button
(6)
• recirculation is automatically disengaged.
When the defroster function is switched off
the climate control system returns to the pre-
vious settings.
NOTE
If the knob is turned anticlockwise and the
fan indicator in the display goes out, the fan
and the air conditioning are switched off.
The display shows the fan symbol and
OFF.
NOTE
When Defroster (4) is selected, recirculation
is always deactivated.