Citroen Xantia

since 1993 of release

Repair and car operation

System of heating/ventilation of salon - the general information

The system of heating/ventilation consists of the fan placed in a casing, located in car salon behind the dashboard, ventilating snuffled the top level which lattices of deflectors are built in aflush in central and both lateral parts of the dashboard of the car, and sleeves of supply of air in forward foot wells.

The control panel is built also in in the central part of the dashboard of the car. Moving of control levers makes change of situation corresponding a zaslonok at the expense of which there is a deviation and mixing of streams of the air arriving from various parts of system of heating/ventilation. By Zaslonki are located in an air distributor casing from which the air warmed up to the demanded temperature moves in various points of salon.

Cold air is sucked in in system through a lattice established in a back part of an impellent compartment. The air stream, which force is defined by speed of rotation of the fan of a heater, on air lines arrives in various points of salon of the car depending on the chosen provision of control levers. Stagnant air is removed from salon through the air lines laid in a back part of the car. In case of need the heating, soaked-up air, by moving of the corresponding control lever, goes to the heater heat exchanger, passing through which, heats up by heat selection from liquid of system of cooling of the engine.

In case of need giving in salon of external air can be completely blocked by a way of a choice of a mode of the closed circulation. Such possibility allows to avoid hit in salon of badly smelling or strongly dusty air, however a mode should be used only quickly, that the air closed in small volume quickly stands.