Jaguar S-Type. Manual - part 36

Automatic Climate Control

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Automatic Climate Control

LCD SCREEN CONTROL 
PANEL

1. Blower speed and system on and off.

2. Display panel.

3. Fahrenheit and Celsius selector.

4. Air conditioner (A/C) on and off.

5. Select automatic (AUTO) operation.

6. Recirculation or fresh air.

7. Increase right-hand zone 

temperature.

8. Decrease right-hand zone 

temperature.

9. Select air distribution (MODE).

10. Heated rear screen and door mirrors.

11. Defrost (DEF) windows.

12. Select DUAL or single temperature 

zone.

13. Increase left-hand zone temperature.

14. Decrease left-hand zone temperature.

The climate control functions are selected 
by push buttons and a rotary control. 
When a button is pressed, selection of the 
function is confirmed by a beep; most 
buttons are also illuminated.

Many system functions also have graphic 
symbols displayed on the screen.

Automatic control (AUTO) may be 
overridden at any time. Defrost or demist 
operation is available and also manual 
selection of blower speed, air distribution, 
recirculation, air conditioning and 
windshield heating.

Panel illumination

With the exterior lighting switched on, the 
graphics on the panel controls are 
illuminated by low level backlighting.

The illumination level is adjusted by the 
common instrument pack dimmer 
control, refer to page 118.

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TO SWITCH THE SYSTEM ON

The climate control system operates in 
position II (run) of the ignition switch.

With the ignition key turned to the run 
position, the system will switch on in the 
operating mode last set.

Note: It is advisable to allow the system to 
stabilise before making large changes to 
the temperature setting, particularly at the 
start of a journey, refer to Temperature 
Selection.

For normal usage select AUTO mode.

AUTO MODE

Automatic operation provides a 
controlled environment over a 
temperature range of 17°C to 31°C 
(61°F to 89°F) and should be regarded as 
the normal operating mode.

To select automatic climate 
control press the AUTO 
button; the word AUTO 

appears on the LCD screen to confirm 
selection.

Select the required temperature.

Front and rear screen heating and timed 
air recirculation may be selected in AUTO 
mode. Selecting any other control will 
cancel AUTO operation.

Automatic operation cannot be 
de-selected using the AUTO button. To 
exit AUTO mode, select another mode or 
press the blower control knob to switch 
the system off.

TEMPERATURE SELECTION

Separate controls allow 
the driver and passenger 
zone temperatures to be 

independently adjusted. Press the red 
buttons to increase temperature and the 
blue buttons to decrease temperature.

Both driver and passenger temperatures 
are always displayed.

Pressing the driver’s buttons to select the 
maximum or minimum temperature 
settings causes the display to change to 
HI or LO respectively and cancel AUTO 
mode.

To quickly jump from HI or LO to a 
convenient mid-range temperature 
of 23°C (73°F), press and hold AUTO for a 
few seconds.

DUAL TEMPERATURE ZONES

With the DUAL button LED 
illuminated, the system provides 
separate temperature control of 

the driver and passenger zones.

Press DUAL to de-select dual 
temperature control (LED off); the 
passenger temperature will change to 
that of the driver side. Using the driver 
side temperature control buttons will now 
change both zone temperatures together.

To select dual temperature control, press 
either the DUAL button or one of the 
passenger side red/blue temperature 
control buttons. The DUAL LED is 
illuminated.

EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE

The external (EXT) temperature is 
displayed at the top of the screen.

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FAHRENHEIT OR CELSIUS 
SELECTION

Press the button to change the 
scale between degrees Fahrenheit 
(°F) and degrees Celsius (°C) for 
the displayed internal and external 

(EXT) temperatures.

AIR RECIRCULATION

Timed air recirculation

Press the button briefly to select 
timed air recirculation.

The fresh air intake is opened 

and the button LED extinguished at the 
end of the time out period.

Latched air recirculation

Press and hold the button for a 
few seconds to select latched air 
recirculation. Selection is 

indicated by the screen symbol, two 
beeps and the button LED flashing four 
times then remaining illuminated.

Selecting latched air recirculation cancels 
AUTO operation.

To de-select latched air recirculation, 
press the recirculation button again, or 
select AUTO.

!

WARNING:

Prolonged operation with recirculation 
selected in cold, damp conditions 
could result in screen misting.

WINDSHIELD DEFROST AND 
DEMIST

Frost and heavy misting

To remove frost or heavy 
misting from the windshield, 
press the DEF button.

• The blower switches on automatically 

at maximum speed, but the speed can 
be reduced manually if required.

• Air conditioning switches on 

automatically (to dehumidify the air) 
and cannot be de-selected.

• Recirculation is cancelled and cannot 

be selected.

• The front screen heater and the rear 

screen heater and door mirror heaters 
switch on automatically, provided the 
engine is running.

To de-select defrost mode, press AUTO 
(recommended operating mode to 
maintain a mist-free screen).

Light misting

To prevent or remove light 
windshield misting, select 
manual air distribution to 

windshield and feet (see page 155).

HEATED SCREEN AND DOOR 
MIRRORS

The rear screen heater may be 
switched on and off in any 
mode, including system off, but 

will only operate when the engine is 
running. The door mirror heaters are also 
controlled by the rear screen heater 
button.

The rear screen and door mirror heaters 
switch off automatically after ten minutes.

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In cold ambient conditions, at the start of 
a journey rear screen heater will switch on 
automatically for the timed period. The 
rear heated screen will come on below 
-1°C (30°F) and the front screen will come 
on below 5°C (41°F).

Note: The top three lines of the rear 
screen pattern are a concealed antenna 
system and do not defrost the rear screen.

AIR CONDITIONING

Press to switch the air 
conditioning on or off.

The air conditioning system is 
controlled automatically in 

AUTO mode to maintain the desired 
temperature and humidity (even if higher 
temperature settings are selected). 
De-selecting A/C cancels AUTO mode.

The air conditioning system is also 
switched on automatically in defrost 
mode (DEF) in order to dehumidify the air: 
it cannot be de-selected in this mode.

BLOWER SPEED

Set the blower speed as 
required with the rotary control 
knob. Blower speed is shown 
as a series of bars on the LCD 
screen.

When operating in AUTO mode, blower 
speed is controlled automatically (but not 
displayed) and any adjustment of the 
knob will cancel AUTO mode.

Note: In AUTO mode, the blower only 
operates at low speed, if heating is 
required, until the engine is warm.

MANUAL AIR DISTRIBUTION

Air distribution is automatically controlled 
in AUTO and defrost modes.

Press MODE to select manual air 
distribution. Four air distribution 
modes are available and are 

selected in succession by pressing the 
MODE button. A symbol is displayed for 
the selected mode.

Airflow distributed to the 
windshield and feet; select to 
prevent or remove light misting 
and when heating the interior.

Airflow directed to foot level; 
optimum position for heating 
interior (if warm airflow 
selected).

Airflow distributed to the face 
and feet.

Airflow directed at face level 
only; optimum position for 
cooling interior (if cool airflow 
selected).

TO SWITCH THE SYSTEM OFF

Press in the blower rotary 
control knob to switch the 
climate control system off.

If the blower control knob is 

pressed again, the system will switch on 
in the previous mode set.