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Default Re: Radio and climate fan work without key, normal?

Originally Posted by ala_xfire
Both are normal.
The 'recirculate' button is also the REST button.
This system is designed to keep the car interior warm with the ignition off.
It runs the fan on low and has a small pump mounted in the well in front of the passenger front tire that circulates the hot engine coolant. Pretty neat feature.
Both switch off automatically should the battery get a bit low.
The radio will also turn of automatically after a fixed time, 30 or 60 minutes I believe.