Heating and ventilation – FIAT 500 User Manual

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SAFETY DEVICES

CORRECT USE OF THE

CAR

ARNING

LIGHTS AND MESSAGES

IN AN

EMERGENCY

CAR

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

YOUR CAR

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F0S0022m

HEATING
AND VENTILATION

CONTROLS fig. 29

A Air temperature knob (red-hot / blue-

cold)

B Fan speed knob

NOTE Turn the knob to 0 to stop the
flow of air coming out of the vents.

C Air recycle knob

…

– internal air recycle

– air intake from outside

IMPORTANT Turn the recirculation func-
tion on to prevent the intake of air into
the passenger compartment; this is par-
ticularly advisable when stopped in a tun-
nel or in traffic to prevent the intake of
outside polluted air. Do not use the func-
tion for a long time, particularly if there
are many passengers on board, to prevent
the windows from misting up.

D Air distribution knob

μ toward the body and the side win-

dows

∑ toward the body, the side win-

dows and the feet

∂ toward the feet only

∏ toward the feet and the wind-

shield

- toward the windscreen only.

E Button to activate/deactivate the heat-

ed rear window.
When the function is active, a led on
the button is on.
In order to maintain battery efficien-
cy, the function is automatically deac-
tivated after about 20 minutes.

Fast front window
demisting/defrosting

Proceed as follows:
❒ rotate knob A to red section;

❒ rotate knob C to

;

❒ rotate knob D to -;

❒ rotate knob B to 4- (max. fan speed).

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