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WARNING
Do not leave recirculated air mode on over a longer period of time, as "stale"
air can cause fatigue of the driver and passengers, reduce attention levels and
also cause the windows to mist up. The risk of having an accident increases.
Switch off recirculated air mode as soon as the windows start to mist up.
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning system)
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Overview of the controls
The Climatronic maintains fully automatically a convenience temperature. This is
achieved by automatically varying the temperature of the air flow, the blower
stages and air distribution. The system also takes sunlight into account, which
eliminates the need to alter the settings manually. The automatic
mode
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ensures maximum well-being of the occupants at all times of
the year.
Description of Climatronic system
The cooling system only operates if the following conditions are met:
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engine running;
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outside temperature above approx. +2 °C;
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The AC compressor is switched off at a high coolant temperature in order to pro-
vide cooling at a high load of the engine.
Recommended setting for all periods of the year.
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Set the desired temperature, we recommend 22 °C.
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Press the button
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Move the air outlet vents 3
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slightly upwards.
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and 4 so that the air flow is directed
Switching between Celsius and Fahrenheit
Press and hold the buttons
The information in the desired temperature measuring unit appears in the display.
Note
We recommend that you have Climatronic cleaned by a specialist garage once ev-
ery year.
Overview of the controls
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Fig. 84 Climatronic: Control elements
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 81.
The buttons/control dial
Setting the interior temperature
1
The displays
Display of selected interior temperature
2
3
Degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit
Automatic air conditioning mode
4
De-mist or de-ice the windshield
5
Direction of air flow
6
Recirculated air mode
7
and
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