Owner's Manual Cadillac BLS - IFS Europe BV

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Automatic climate
control (ACC) 3
The Automatic Climate Control system
(ACC) maintains the desired temperature
inside the car, regardless of the outside
temperature and weather conditions.
The system will achieve the desired temperature
in the quickest possible way. Note that
selecting a higher or lower temperature than
that desired will not speed up the process.
For the ACC system to be most effective, all
windows (and sunroof, if fitted) should be
closed.
Fresh air for the cabin is drawn in through an
inlet grille adjacent to the bottom edge of the
windscreen. It passes through a filter before
reaching the ACC system and delivery into
the cabin. The air is evacuated via openings
in the rear parcel shelf and then on through
outlets on both sides of the car behind the
rear bumper.
The incoming air is treated in three stages:
first it passes through a filter; it is then dehumidified
and cooled; and finally, if required,
it is heated.
The filter is a combined particle and charcoal
filter. It is so efficient that levels of noxious
substances such as benzene and toluene
are also reduced.
ACC panel
1 Temperature setting: left-hand side
2 AUTO: All settings selected automatically
3 Manual setting of fan speed
4 Manual setting of air distribution
5 Temperature setting: right-hand side
To reduce potential misting on the insides of
the windows, the glass should be cleaned
with a proprietary glass cleaner. How often
this will need to be done depends on how
clean the air is - if there are smokers in the
car, the windows will need to be cleaned
more frequently.
Instruments and controls
6 Recirculation: ON/OFF
7 Heated front seat 3, right side
8 Rear window heating: ON/OFF
9 A/C compressor: ON/OFF
10 Heated front seat 3, left side
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