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Cadillac ATS Owner Manual - 2013 - crc - 6/5/12
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Climate Controls
11. Recirculation
Automatic Operation
The system automatically controls
the fan speed, air delivery, air
conditioning, and recirculation in
order to heat or cool the vehicle to
the desired temperature.
When the indicator light is on or
AUTO is displayed on the touch
screen, the system is in full
automatic operation. If the air
delivery mode or fan setting is
manually adjusted, the auto
indicator turns off and the display
will show the selected settings.
For automatic operation:
1. Press AUTO.
2. Set the temperature. Allow the
system time to stabilize. Then
adjust the temperature as
needed for best comfort.
To improve fuel efficiency and to
cool the vehicle faster, recirculation
may be automatically selected in
warm weather. The recirculation
light will not come on. Press
@
to
select recirculation; press it again to
select outside air.
English units can be changed to
metric units through the instrument
cluster. See
“
Settings
”
under
Instrument Cluster on page 5
‑
8
.
OFF (Fan):
Press to turn the fan on
or off. The temperature control and
air delivery mode can still be
adjusted.
w
/
x
(Driver and Passenger
Temperature Controls):
The
temperature can be adjusted
separately for the driver and the
passenger. Press to increase or
decrease the temperature. Press
and hold to rapidly increase or
decrease the temperature.
SYNC (Synchronized
Temperature):
Press SYNC to link
all climate zone settings to the
driver settings. Adjust the driver side
temperature control to change the
linked temperature. When the
passenger settings are adjusted, the
SYNC button is displayed when the
temperatures are unlinked.
Manual Operation
z 9
or
9 y
(Fan Control):
Press the fan control buttons to
increase or decrease the fan speed.
Press and hold the buttons to adjust
speed more quickly. The fan speed
setting displays. Pressing either
button cancels automatic fan control
and the fan can be controlled
manually. Press AUTO to return to
automatic operation. To turn off the
fan and climate control system,
press and hold the fan down button.
z
N
y
(Air Delivery Mode
Control):
Press the air delivery
mode buttons to change the
direction of the airflow. Selecting
any of the air delivery modes
cancels automatic air delivery
control and the direction of the
airflow can be controlled manually.
Press AUTO to return to automatic
operation.