FIAT Idea 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

DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS

AUTOMATIC
TWO-ZONE CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM
(where provided)

GENERAL

The car is fitted with a two-zone climate
control system which makes it possible to
separately adjust the air temperature on
the driver’s side and on the passenger’s
side. Temperature control is based on the
“equivalent temperature” logic, i.e.: the
system continuously works to keep con-
stant the comfort inside the passenger
compartment and to compensate any vari-
ation of the outside climate conditions, in-
cluding sunshine detected by a proper sen-
sor provided for the purpose.

The climate control system automatically
controls and adjusts the following para-
meters and functions:
❒ air temperature at driver/front pas-

senger vents;

❒ air distribution at driver/front passen-

ger vents;

❒ fan speed (continuous air flow varia-

tion);

❒ compressor switching on (to cool/de-

humidify air);

❒ air recirculation.
All the above functions can be changed
manually at any time, i.e.: you can always
modify one or more function settings. In
this event, the system will no longer im-
plement the automatic control of the func-
tions changed manually (except for safety
reasons, e.g.: risk of window misting).

Manual selections prevail over automatic
ones and remain in storage until the user
decides to resume automatic control, ex-
cept when the system cuts in for particu-
lar safety conditions.

The control of functions not changed man-
ually remains automatic.

The amount of air admitted to the pas-
senger compartment does not depend on
the car speed, since it is electronically con-
trolled by the fan.

In any case, the temperature of the air ad-
mitted to the passenger compartment is
controlled automatically (except when the
system is off) according to the tempera-
tures set on the driver’s and front pas-
senger’s displays or under certain climat-
ic conditions if the compressor is off).

The system enables to set or to change
the following parameters and functions
manually:
❒ air temperatures on driver/front pas-

senger side;

❒ fan speed (continuous variation);
❒ air distribution on five levels (driver/

front passenger side);

❒ climate control compressor on/off en-

able;

❒ monozone/two-zone distribution pri-

ority;

❒ fast demisting/defrosting;
❒ air recirculation;
❒ rear heated window;
❒ system off;

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