Air conditioner – Mini 2007 Cooper 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.

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. The recirculated-air mode may be
switched on automatically.
Depending on the weather, the windshield may
fog over briefly when the engine is started.

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 condensation starts to form on the
inside window surfaces, switch off the

recirculated-air mode and, if necessary, switch
on the cooling function

or increase the air flow

rate.

To prevent the air quality inside the vehi-
cle from deteriorating during extended

use of the recirculated-air mode, fresh air is
added briefly at regular intervals.

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.

Air distribution

Direct the flow of air to the win-
dows

, to the upper body area

or to the footwell

. Interme-

diate settings are possible.