Setting The Temperature - Mercedes-Benz 2003 S 430 Operator's Manual

Setting the temperature

Use temperature controls ( page 175)
10 for the left side or 8 for the right side to
separately adjust the air temperature on
each side of the passenger compartment.
You should raise or lower the temperature
setting in small increments, preferably
starting at 72°F (22°C).
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When operating the climate control
system in automatic mode, you will
only rarely need to adjust the tempera-
ture, air volume and air distribution.
Increasing/decreasing
Press button 10 or 8 repeatedly until
the display shows the desired tempera-
ture.
The automatic climate control system
will correspondingly adjust the interior
air temperature.
Adjusting the temperature for center
air vents
When outside temperatures are low, you
can manually raise the air temperature for
the center and side air vents.
Thumbwheel 4 is located between the cen-
ter air vents ( page 174).
Automatic temperature control
Turn thumbwheel 4 to A.
The indicator lamp above the thumb-
wheel lights up. The temperature is au-
tomatically adjusted to the set value.
Controls in detail
Automatic climate control
Turning on warm air
Turn thumbwheel 4 in the direction of
the white marking.
Warm air will enter from the center air
vent.
Turning on cooler air
Turn thumbwheel 4 in the direction of
the blue marking.
Cooler air will enter from the center air
vent.
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