climate control VAUXHALL CORSA 2014.5 User Guide

Climate control111
In the Climate menu, select menu
item AC and activate or deactivate
cooling.
The air conditioning system cools and
dehumidifies (dries) when outside
temperature is above a specific level. Therefore condensation may form
and drip from under the vehicle.
If no cooling or drying is required,
deactivate AC to save fuel.
If no cooling or drying is required,
switch off the cooling system for fuel
saving reasons. Activated cooling
might inhibit Autostops.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the display will indicate AC when
cooling is activated or Eco when the
cooling is deactivated.
On vehicles with stop-start system,
two settings for the operation of the
climate control system during an Autostop are available.
Select menu item ecoMode.
Select the desired setting: ■ Max AutoStop : In this mode the
electronic climate control is operated with focus on fuel
efficiency. The duration of an
Autostop is not limited.
■ AC Comfort : In this mode the
electronic climate control is
operated with focus on climate
condition. The duration of an
Autostop might be limited to
maintain the requested climate
condition.
Setting modifications are briefly
shown as pop-ups.
Selections are indicated by a o in
front of the menu item.
In either mode, an Autostop will be
available after the temperature in the
passenger compartment has
sufficiently cooled down.
Stop-start system 3 116.
Fan regulation in automatic
mode
Fan regulation in automatic mode can
be adapted.
Select menu item Automatic blower
from the Climate menu and select the
desired fan regulation.
Manual air recirculating mode
The manual air recirculating mode is
operated with the 4 button.

112Climate control9Warning
The exchange of fresh air is
reduced in air recirculation mode.
In operation without cooling the air humidity increases, so the
windows may mist up from inside.
The quality of the passenger
compartment air deteriorates,
which may cause the vehicle
occupants to feel drowsy.
In warm and very humid ambient air conditions, the windscreen might mist up from outside, when cold air is
directed to it. If windscreen mists up
from outside, activate windscreen
wiper and deactivate s.
Auxiliary heater Air heater
Quickheat is an electric auxiliary air
heater which automatically warms up
the passenger compartment more
quickly.
Coolant heater
Diesel-engined vehicles have a fuel-
powered auxiliary heater.Air vents
Adjustable air vents At least one air vent must be open
while cooling is on in order to prevent
the evaporator from icing up due to
lack of air movement.
Set the direction of the air flow by
turning the adjuster wheel from right to left and raise or lower the horizontal slats.

Climate control113
To close the vent, turn the adjuster
wheel to left or right to its stop.
9 Warning
Do not attach any objects to the
slats of the air vents. Risk of
damage and injury in case of an
accident.
Fixed air vents
Additional air vents are located
beneath the windscreen and door windows and in the foot wells.
Maintenance
Air intake
The air intake in front of the
windscreen in the engine
compartment must be kept clear to
allow air intake. Remove any leaves,
dirt or snow.
Pollen filter
The pollen filter cleans dust, soot,
pollen and spores from the air
entering the vehicle through the air
intake.
Air conditioning regular
operation In order to ensure continuously
efficient performance, cooling must
be operated for a few minutes once a
month, irrespective of the weather
and time of year. Operation with
cooling is not possible when outside
temperature is too low.
Service For optimal cooling performance, it isrecommended to annually check the
climate control system, starting
three years after initial vehicle
registration, including:
■ Functionality and pressure test■ Heating functionality
■ Leakage check
■ Check of drive belts
■ Cleaning of condenser and evaporator drainage
■ Performance check

Driving and operating117
An Autostop is indicated by the
needle at the AUTOSTOP position in
the tachometer.
During an Autostop, the heating
performance, power steering and
brake performance will be
maintained.
Conditions for an Autostop
The stop-start system checks if each
of the following conditions is fulfilled.
■ The stop-start system is not manually deactivated
■ the bonnet is fully closed
■ the driver's door is closed or the driver's seat belt is fastened
■ the battery is sufficiently chargedand in good condition
■ the engine is warmed up
■ the engine coolant temperature is not too high
■ the engine exhaust temperature is not too high, e.g. after driving with
high engine load
■ the ambient temperature is not too low
■ the defrosting function is not activated
■ the climate control system allows an Autostop
■ the brake vacuum is sufficient
■ the self-cleaning function of the diesel particle filter is not active
■ the vehicle has moved since the last Autostop
Otherwise an Autostop will be
inhibited.
An Autostop may become less
available as the ambient temperature
approaches the freezing point.Certain settings of the climate control
system may inhibit an Autostop. See
climate control chapter for more
details.
Immediately after motorway driving
an Autostop may be inhibited.
New vehicle running-in 3 115.
Battery discharge protection
To ensure reliable engine restarts,
several battery discharge protection
features are implemented as part of
the stop-start system.
Power saving measures
During an Autostop, several electrical
features such as rear window heating
are disabled or switched into a power saving mode. The fan speed of the
climate control system may be
reduced to save power.
Restart of the engine by the
driver
Depress the clutch pedal to restart the
engine.

118Driving and operating
The engine start is indicated by the
needle at the idle speed position in
the tachometer.
If the selector lever is shifted out of
neutral before depressing the clutch
first, control indicator - illuminates.
Control indicator - 3 81.
Restart of the engine by the
stop-start system
The selector lever has to be in N to
enable an automatic restart.
If one of the following conditions occurs during an Autostop, the
engine will be restarted automatically
by the stop-start system.
■ The stop-start system is manually deactivated
■ the bonnet is opened
■ the driver's seat belt is unfastened and the driver's door is opened
■ the engine temperature is too low
■ the battery is discharged
■ the brake vacuum is not sufficient
■ the vehicle starts to move
■ the defrosting function is activated■ the climate control system requests
an engine start
■ the air conditioning is manually switched on
If the bonnet is not fully closed, a
warning message is displayed in the
Driver Information Centre.
If an electrical accessory, e.g. a
portable CD player, is connected to
the power outlet, a brief power drop
during restart might be noticeable.
Parking ■ Do not park the vehicle on an easily
ignitable surface. The high
temperature of the exhaust system
could ignite the surface.
■ Always apply parking brake without
pressing release button. Apply as firmly as possible on downhill or
uphill slopes. Depress the foot
brake at the same time to reduce
operating force.
■ Switch off the engine and ignition. Turn the steering wheel until the
steering wheel lock engages.■ If the vehicle is on a level surface or
uphill slope, engage first gear or set the selector lever to P before
switching off the ignition. On an
uphill slope, turn the front wheels
away from the kerb.
If the vehicle is on a downhill slope, engage reverse gear or set theselector lever to P before switching
off the ignition. Turn the front
wheels towards the kerb.
■ Lock the vehicle and activate the anti-theft locking system and the
anti-theft alarm system.

Technical data209Vehicle weight
Kerb weight, 5-door vehicle, basic model without any optional equipmentCorsaEngineManual
transmissionManual
transmission
automatedAutomatic
transmissionwithout/with air conditioning or electronic climate
control
[kg]A10XEP1145/1165––A12XEL1163/1178––A12XER1163 7)
/1178 7)––A14XEL1163/1178–1188/1208A14XER1163/1178––A14NEL1237/1252––A13DTC1235/1255––without/with air conditioning or electronic climate
control
[kg]A13DTE
ECO1199/12091199/1209–A13DTR1265/12851265/1285–A17DTS1320/1340––7) With LPG engine, weight increased by 36 kg.

210Technical data
Kerb weight, 5-door vehicle, basic model with all optional equipmentCorsaEngineManual
transmissionManual
transmission
automatedAutomatic
transmissionwithout/with air conditioning or electronic climate
control
[kg]A10XEP–/1280––A12XEL–/1278––A12XER–/1278 8)––A14XEL–/12789)––/1317A14XER–/1278 9)––A14NEL–/1361––A13DTC–/1365––without/with air conditioning or electronic climate
control
[kg]A13DTE
ECO–/1318–/1318–A13DTR–/1396–/1396–A17DTS–/1424––8) With LPG engine, weight increased by 40 kg.
9) With rear carrier system, weight increased by 40 kg.

Technical data211
Kerb weight, 3-door vehicle, basic model without any optional equipmentCorsaEngineManual
transmissionManual
transmission
automatedAutomatic
transmissionwithout/with air conditioning or electronic climate
control
[kg]A10XEP1100/1120––A12XEL1120/1135––A12XER1120 10)
/1135 10)––A14XEL1141/1156––A14XER1141/1156–1165/1185A14NEL1199/1214––A16LER1278/1293––A16LES1278/1293––A13DTC116311)
/1173 12)––without/with air conditioning or electronic climate
control
[kg]A13DTE
ECO1163/11731163/1173–A13DTR1235/12551235/1255–A17DTS1278/1298––10) With LPG engine, weight increased by 43 kg.
11) With stop-start system, weight increased by 42 kg.
12) With stop-start system, weight increased by 52 kg.

212Technical data
Kerb weight, 3-door vehicle, basic model with all optional equipmentCorsaEngineManual
transmissionManual
transmission
automatedAutomatic
transmissionwithout/with air conditioning or electronic climate
control
[kg]A10XEP–/1235––A12XEL–/1259––A12XER–/1259 13)––A14XEL–/1278––A14XER–/1278––/1299A14NEL–/1318––A16LER–/1318––A16LES–/1318––A13DTC–/131814)––without/with air conditioning or electronic climate
control
[kg]A13DTE
ECO–/1278–/1278–A13DTR–/1371–/1371–A17DTS–/1387––13) With LPG engine, weight increased by 19 kg.
14) With stop-start system, weight increased by 21 kg.

Technical data213
Kerb weight, van, basic model without any optional equipmentCorsaEngineManual transmissionManual
transmission
automatedAutomatic
transmissionwithout/with air conditioning or electronic climate
control
[kg]A10XEP1125/1145––A12XEL1140 15)
/1160 15)––A12XER114015)
/1160 15)114015)
/1160 15)–A13DTC121515)
/1235 15)––A13DTR124515)
/1265 15)––15)
In conjunction with 17 inch wheels, weight increased by 20 kg.