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Getting to know your vehicle

Auxiliary heater

In this manual: Getting to know your vehicle
Operation and maintenance — 18Getting to know your vehicle — 52Safety — 24Multimedia — 14IN AN EMERGENCY — 28Technical data — 13Starting and driving — 24Instrument cluster overview — 14Parking/dipped beam lights — 1High beam lights — 1Turn Signals — 1"Follow me home" device — 1Front and rear fog lights — 1Versions without start&stop system — 1Models with start&stop system — 1
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Provides rapid heating of the vehicle interior in cold climatic conditions.

Heater switch-on: always occurs automatically when the outside air temperature is low, the engine is running and the engine coolant temperature is low.

Heater switch-off: occurs automatically once comfort conditions are reached.

CAUTION

23) At low outside temperatures, it is recommended not to use interior air recirculation, as the windows may fog up quickly.

24) For the air conditioning to operate, at least one of the air distribution selection buttons must be on.

The system does not allow all buttons to be switched off at the same time.

25) The auxiliary heater will not switch on if battery voltage is insufficient.

CAUTION

2) The system uses R134a refrigerant, which does not harm the environment in the event of accidental leaks. Under no circumstances use R12 refrigerant; it is not compatible with system components.

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