Auto program, Climat e – Mini 2008 Cooper User Manual

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Climat

The air flow rate is lowered or switched off
entirely to save on battery power. The display
remains the same.

Switching the system on/off

Reduce the air flow by pressing the – button
repeatedly until the system is switched off. All
indicators go out.
Press the AUTO button to switch the automatic
climate control back on.

AUTO program

The AUTO program adjusts the air
distribution to the windshield and

side windows, towards the upper body area and
into the footwell for you. The air flow rate and
your temperature specifications will be adapted
to outside influences in accordance with sea-
sonal changes, e.g. sunlight.
The cooling function is automatically switched
on along with the AUTO program.

Automatic recirculated-air control AUC/
Recirculated-air mode

Switch on the desired operating
mode by pressing the button
repeatedly.

Display of operating modes

No display: outside air flows in continuously.

AUC mode: a sensor detects pollutants in
the outside air. If necessary, the system
blocks the supply of outside air and recir-

culates the inside air. As soon as the concentra-
tion of pollutants in the outside air has
decreased sufficiently, the system automatically
switches back to outside air supply.
At outside temperatures below approx. 41

6, the AUC mode may be restricted due to

the increased risk of window condensation.

Recirculated-air mode: the supply of out-
side air is permanently shut off. The sys-
tem then recirculates the air currently

within the vehicle.

If condensation starts to form on the
inside window surfaces, press the AUTO

button or switch off the recirculated-air mode
and, if necessary, increase the air flow rate.
The recirculated-air mode should not be used
over an extended period of time, otherwise the
air quality inside the car will deteriorate contin-
uously.

Maximum cooling

At outside temperatures above
32

7/0 6 and when the engine is

running, you obtain a maximum

cooling effect as soon as possible.
The automatic climate control goes into recircu-
lated-air mode at the lowest temperature. Air
flows at maximum rate from the vents for the
upper body area. You should therefore open
them for maximum cooling.

Air distribution, manual

The flow of air is directed to the
windows, to the upper body area or
to the footwell as selected.
You can switch the automatic air

distribution back on by pressing the AUTO but-
ton.

Temperature

Set the desired temperature individually.
The automatic climate control achieves
this temperature as quickly as possible
regardless of the season, using maximum

cooling or heating power if necessary, and then
maintains it.

If you switch between different tempera-
ture settings in quick succession, the auto-

matic climate control does not have enough
time to achieve the set temperature.

Rear window defroster

The defroster is switched off auto-
matically after a certain time.
Depending on your vehicle's equip-
ment, the upper wires serve as an

antenna and are not part of the rear window
defroster.