Abarth Grande Punto Owner's Handbook Manual - page 41

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SAFETY DEVICES

CORRECT USE OF THE CAR

W

ARNING

LIGHTS AND MESSAGES

IN AN

EMERGENCY

CAR

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS

AUTOMATIC

TWO-ZONE CLIMATE

CONTROL SYSTEM 

(for versions/markets,

where provided)

DESCRIPTION

The car is fitted with a two-zone climate

control system which makes it possible to

separately adjust the air temperatures and

air distribution on the driver’s side and on

the passenger’s side. Temperature control

is based on the “equivalent temperature”

logic, i.e.: the system continuously works

to keep constant the comfort inside the

passenger compartment and to compen-

sate any variation of the outside climate

conditions, including sunshine detected by

a proper sensor provided for the purpose. 

The climate control system automatically

controls and adjusts the following  para-

meters and functions:

❒ air temperature at driver/front passen-

ger vents;

❒ air distribution at driver/front passen-

ger vents;

❒ fan speed (continuous air flow varia-

tion);

❒ compressor activation (to cool/ dehu-

midify air);

❒ air recirculation.

All the above functions can be changed

manually by selecting the required func-

tion/s and by changing the set parameters.

In this way the automatic control is de-

activated; the system will resume auto-

matic control only for safety reasons. Man-

ual selections prevail over automatic ones

and remain in storage until the user de-

cides to resume automatic control (press

button AUTO), except when the system

cuts in for particular safety conditions. The

control of functions not changed manual-

ly remains automatic. The amount of air

admitted to the passenger compartment

does not depend on the car speed, since

it is electronically controlled by the fan.

The temperature of the air admitted to

the passenger compartment is always con-

trolled automatically according to the tem-

peratures set on the driver’s and front

passenger’s display (except when the sys-

tem is off or under certain conditions

when the compressor is off).

The following parameters and functions

can be set or changed manually: 

❒ air temperatures on driver/front pas-

senger side;

❒ fan speed (continuous variation);

❒ air distribution on seven levels (dri-

ver/front passenger side);

❒ climate control compressor on/off en-

able;

❒ monozone/two-zone distribution prior-

ity;

❒ fast demisting/defrosting;

❒ air recirculation;

❒ rear heated window;

❒ system deactivation.

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