Air conditioner – Mini 2011 Cooper Convertible User Manual

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Air conditioner

1 Air flow rate
2 Cooling function
3 Recirculated-air mode
4 Temperature

5 Rear window defroster
6 Air distribution
7 Windshield heating

Air flow rate

Adjust the air flow rate. The higher the
rate, the more effective the heating or
cooling will be.
The air flow rate is lowered or switched off

entirely to reduce the drain on the battery.

Switching the system on/off

Turn the air flow rate rotary switch to 0. Blower
and air conditioner are completely switched off
and the air supply is cut off.
Set any desired air flow rate to switch on the air
conditioner.

Cooling function*

When the cooling function is on,
the air is cooled, dried, then
reheated according to the temper-

ature setting. This function is only available
while the engine is running.
The cooling function helps prevent condensa-
tion on the windows or removes it quickly.
Depending on the weather, the windshield may
fog over briefly when the engine is started.

To cool the air more quickly and intensely
when the outside temperature is high, you

can switch on the recirculated-air mode.

Recirculated-air mode

If the air outside the car has an
unpleasant odor or contains pollut-
ants, shut off the supply to the inte-

rior of the car temporarily. The system then
recirculates the air currently within the vehicle.

If the windows fog in recirculated-air
mode, switch off the recirculated-air

mode and increase the air volume if necessary.
The recirculated-air mode should not be used
over an extended period of time; otherwise, the
air quality in the passenger compartment will
deteriorate continuously.

Temperature

Turn upward, red, to increase the temper-
ature.
Turn downward, blue, to decrease the
temperature.

Rear window defroster

The defroster is switched off auto-
matically after a certain time.
The rear window heating is lowered

or switched off entirely to reduce the drain on
the battery.