interior lights MINI Hardtop 2 Door 2005 Owner's Manual

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AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
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Air volume/Blower
You can select blower speeds from 1 to 4. Position
0: fan is
turned off. The button for recir
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culated air mode fully blocks the
supply of air from outside.
The heating, ventilation and air condition
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ing operate in position 1 or higher.Temperature
Turn to the right, red, to increase the temperature of the passen
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ger compartment.Rapid heating: turn to the
extreme right. Then select a pleasant inte
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rior temperature.Air distribution
Air distribution in upper body region
, upper body region
and footwell
, footwell
,
footwell and windows
, and
windows
.
All intermediate positions are possible,
refer to illustration and overview on
page
75.
Rear window defroster
Rear window defroster switched on:

Indicator lamp lights up.

As long as the indicator lamp is lit, the win
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dow heater is operating.

The heater switches off automatically after
a short time.Windshield heating*
Windshield heating switched on:

Indicator lamp lights up.

As long as the indicator lamp is
lit, the window heater is operating.

The heater switches off automatically after
a short time.
Air conditioning
Air conditioning switched on: indicator lamp lights up.

The air is cooled and dehumidi
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fied and, depending on the temperature
setting, rewarmed.

After the engine has started, the wind
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shield can temporarily fog over. Condensa
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tion on the windows is reduced when the
air conditioning is turned on.
When the air conditioning is on, con
-
densation is formed which then exits
under the vehicle. Traces of condensed
water on the ground are therefore nor
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mal. Supply of outside air into the vehicle is blocked:

Indicator lamp lights up.

The air within the vehicle is recirculated.
If the windows fog up in the recircu
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lated air mode, turn the recirculated
air mode off and if necessary increase the
air supply. The recirculated air mode should
not be constantly used over a longer period
of time, as the air quality in the vehicle's
interior will otherwise gradually deterio
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rate.<

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OVERVIEW REPAIRS OPERATIONCONTROLS DATA INDEX
AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
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Automatic air distribution and volume
Automatic program (AUTO):

Indicator lamp lights up.

Automatic adjustment of the air distribu
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tion and volume, and adaptation of the
specified temperatures to external influ
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ences, i.e. outside temperature and sun
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light.In the automatic program (AUTO), the air
conditioning is activated automatically. To
create a pleasant air climate, the air tem
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perature coming from the vents in the
upper body area is lower than the air tem
-
perature in the footwell.Air volume/Blower

Switching automatic climate control
off/on
Air volume/Blower.

Press the left or right half of the
button. The air volume varies. Automatic
adjustment of the air volume is deacti
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vated.Switching air conditioner on/off.

Press the left half of the button while the
blower is at the lowest setting. The blower,
heating and air conditioning are switched
off. All displays go out.
Switch the automatic climate control back
on by pressing any button.Air conditioning
Indicator lamp lights up.

The air is cooled and dehumidified
and, depending on the temperature set
-
ting, rewarmed.In the automatic program (AUTO), the air
conditioning is activated automatically. After the engine has started, the wind
-
shield can temporarily fog over. In the air
conditioning mode, there is less condensa
-
tion on the windows.
When the air conditioning is on, con
-
densation is formed which then exits
under the vehicle. Traces of condensed
water on the ground are therefore nor
-
mal. Supply of outside air into the vehi
-
cle is blocked. indicator lamp lights
up.

The air within the vehicle is recirculated.In the automatic program (AUTO) in hot
weather conditions, the recirculated air
mode is activated temporarily to enable
faster cooling.

The indicator lamp for the recirculated air
button is not lit.
The recirculated air mode should not be constantly used over a longer period of
time, as the air quality in the vehicle's interior
will otherwise gradually deteriorate. If the
windows fog up in the recirculated air mode,
turn the recirculated air mode off and if nec
-
essary increase the air supply.
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Rear window defroster and windshield
heating*
Indicator lamp lights up.

As long as the indicator lamp is lit,
the window heater is operating.

The heater switches off automatically after a
short time. Temperature
Tap or turn the wheel in the appro
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priate direction to change the tem
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perature step by step.The figures in the display provide a
general indication of interior temperature.
When you start the vehicle, the system
ensures that the selected temperature is
achieved as quickly as possible and then main
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tained.