Mercedes-Benz 300 SE 1993 Owner's Manual page 26

The tem perature selected w ith the
tem perature selector is reached as
q uickly as possible.
The tem perature selector should
be left at the desired tem perature
setting.
W ith the center air outlets open
and the system in heating m ode,
sw itch the outlets to n o n -h e a te d /
cooled air by pressing the blue
button (indicator lam p lights up).
W ith the center air outlets open
and the system in cooling m ode,
sw itch the outlets to n o n -h e a te d /
fresh air by pressing the red
button (indicator lam p lights up).
The system w ill not heat or cool
any q uicker by setting a higher or
lower tem perature.
The autom atic clim ate control only
operates with the engine running.
The autom atic clim ate control
rem oves co nsiderable m oisture
from the air during operation in the
cooling m ode. It is norm al for
w ater to drip on the ground
through ducts in the underbody.
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1 . 1 2 T em p e ra tu re S electo r
The desired interior tem perature
can be selected separately for the
left and right side of the passenger
com partm ent.
A basic setting in the w hite field
of the selector is recom m ended,
and can be used for driving year
round.
T he selected tem perature can be
show n in the d isplay w indow (2) in
either ° F o r ° C .
3, 14 A utom atic M ode
T his is the norm al setting.
Air volum e and d istribution are
controlled autom atically.
To select:
Press E H ! button
(indicator lam p lights up)
To change se le ction:
Press O , K 2 f l, E l , E l or
P?1 button (indicator lam p of
selected button lights up). The
indicator lam p for haw button goes
out.
Note:
If the Autom atic C lim ate C ontrol is
in the '' D iagnosis M od e " , turn key
in steering lock to position 0 to
return it to its norm al operation.
5 D efrost
M axim um heated and auto­
m atically controlled am ount of air
is directed to the w indshield and
side w indow s.
As the engine coolant tem pera­
ture increases, the air volum e is
autom atically increased, thereby
A U T O
defrosting as quickly as possible.
Open and d irect air outlets (7)
tow ards the side w indow s.
Note:
Press E l once again to return to
previous setting.
Defogging W indow s
Sw itch off 1 3 , or sw itch on E l
(left and right side), or sw itch on
E 3 I
.
Note:
To quickly defog the inside of
the w indshield, select the largest
a ir v o lume and air distribution
button E l .