NISSAN 2012 LEAF - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 227)

4-6 Ventilators and climate control systems
AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
Automatic operation (AUTO)
The AUTO mode may be used year-round as the
system automatically controls constant tempera-
ture, air flow distribution and fan speed.
To turn off the climate control, push the A/C-
Heater ON·OFF button.
The same operating mode (Heater or A/C) that
was active when the system is turned off is
active when system is turned back on.
While operating the climate control in the AUTO
mode, selecting any other climate control button
de-activates the AUTO mode and activates
manual mode.
Cooling and/or dehumidified heating:
1. Push the AUTO button. The AUTO indicator
will be displayed.
2. If the A/C indicator light does not illuminate,
push the A/C button. The A/C indicator light
will illuminate.
3. Push the temperature control ,
button to set the desired temperature. The
temperature range is between 64
8F (188C)
and 90 8F (328C).
4. To set the automatic control mode, perform
one of the following operations.
. When the outside air circulation mode is
on, push and hold the outside air
circulation
button for more than 1.5
seconds.
. When the air recirculation mode is on,
push and hold the air recirculation
button for more than 1.5 seconds.
When setting the automatic control mode,
both indicator lights will blink twice indicat-
ing that the system is in the automatic
control mode.
A visible mist may be seen coming from the
ventilators in hot, humid conditions as the air is
cooled rapidly. This does not indicate a mal-
function.
Heating (A/C off):
1. Push the AUTO button. The AUTO indicator
will be displayed.
2. If the A/C indicator light illuminates, push the
A/C button. The A/C indicator light will turn
off.
3. Push the temperature control ,
button to set the desired temperature. The
temperature range is between 64
8F (188C)
and 90 8F (328C).
. Do not set the temperature lower than
the outside air temperature. Doing so
may prevent the temperature from being
controlled properly.
. If the windows fog up, use dehumidified
heating instead of the A/C off heating.
Dehumidified defrosting/defogging:
1. Push the front defroster button. (The
indicator light will illuminate.)
2. Turn the temperature control ,
button to set the desired temperature.
. To remove moisture or fog on the front
window quickly, set the temperature to
the high temperature and the fan speed
to their maximum level.
. After the windshield is cleared, push the
front defroster button again. (The
indicator light will turn off.)
. When the front defroster button is
pushed, the air conditioner will automa-
tically turn on to defog the windshield.
The outside air circulation mode will be
selected to improve the defogging per-
formance.