Fiat 500 Abarth Owner's Handbook Manual - page 32

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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

YOUR CAR

AUTOMATIC CLIMATE

CONTROL SYSTEM 

(where provided)

According to the temperature set by the

user, the automatic climate control sys-

tem automatically adjusts:

❒ the temperature of the air sent to the

passenger compartment;

❒ fan speed (continuous air flow varia-

tion);

❒ the distribution of air inside the pas-

senger compartment;

❒ compressor activation/deactivation (to

cool/dehumidify air);

❒ air recycle activation/deactivation;

All functions can be manually changed. In

other words, you may operate the system

selecting one or more functions. The man-

ual setting of a function does not impair

the automatic control of the other func-

tions even if the led of the knob AUTO

is off.

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CONTROLS fig. 31

Button AUTO - A

Activation of the automatic

function of the climate control

system

Pressing the button AUTO and setting

the temperature, the system adjusts the

temperature, the quantity and distribution

of the air into the passenger compartment

and controls the activation of the com-

pressor.

Button 

√ - B

Climate control compressor on/off

Pressing the button, with led on, the com-

pressor and the led switch off.

When the compressor is off:

❒ the system deactivates air recycle to

avoid window misting;

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