Mercedes-Benz Vito 111 CDI/BlueTEC Operating Instructions Manual page 138

Operating the climate control system
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air-recirculation mode. The indicator lamp in
the h button comes on when the function
is switched on.
If you wish to use the driver's side settings on
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the co-driver's side and, for vehicles with rear-
compartment air conditioning, for the rear
compartment as well, use the "Synchronisa-
tion" function. The indicator lamp in the 0
button comes on when the function is
switched on.
After long journeys, you can use the residual
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heat of the engine to heat the stationary vehi-
cle. The residual heat utilisation can only be
switched on or off while the ignition is
switched off. The indicator lamp in the Ì
button comes on when the function is
switched on.
Approximately 60 minutes after parking the
vehicle, THERMOTRONIC automatic climate
control can switch on automatically, depending
on the outside temperature. The vehicle is then
ventilated for about 30 minutes at low fan set-
ting and THERMOTRONIC automatic climate
control is dried out.
During automatic engine switch-off, the climate
control system only operates at a reduced capa-
city. Further information on the automatic
engine switch-off can be found under "ECO
start/stop function" (
Information on rear-compartment
heating
Switch the rear-compartment air-conditioning
system on and off using the TEMPMATIC air-
conditioning system control panel. When you
switch on the rear-compartment heating, the
settings on the control panel for temperature
and airflow are automatically adopted for the
rear-compartment heating. The rear compart-
ment heating only responds to the temperature
settings which are above the current interior
temperature. The warm air outlet for the rear-
compartment heating is on the left-hand side of
the vehicle, in the rear-compartment footwell.
The indicator lamp in the / button comes on
when the rear-compartment heating is switched
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on ( page 134).
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Information on rear-compartment air
conditioning
Vehicles with the TEMPMATIC air-condition-
ing system
Switch the rear-compartment air-conditioning
system on and off using the TEMPMATIC air-
conditioning system control panel. When you
switch on the rear-compartment air condition-
ing, your settings for temperature, airflow and
air distribution are automatically adopted on the
control panel for the rear-compartment air con-
ditioning.
The indicator lamp in the / button comes on
when the rear-compartment air-conditioning is
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switched on ( page 134).
Vehicles with THERMOTRONIC automatic
climate control
To operate the rear-compartment air condition-
ing, use the control panel of THERMOTRONIC
automatic climate control. When you switch on
the rear-compartment air conditioning, you can
set the temperature and airflow separately on
the control panel. The air distribution setting is
automatically adopted for the rear-compart-
ment air conditioning. In the à automatic
mode of THERMOTRONIC automatic climate
control, the air distribution of the rear-compart-
ment air conditioning is also automatically
adjusted.
When you set the temperature and airflow of the
rear-compartment air conditioning, the indica-
tor lamp of the / button (
flashes. When the rear-compartment air condi-
tioning is switched on, the indicator lamp on
the / button lights up.
For optimum climate control, set the tempera-
ture to 22 † and switch on à automatic
mode. Only change the temperature in small
increments.
Operating the climate control system
Activating/deactivating climate con-
trol
Important safety notes
If climate control is switched off, the air supply
and air circulation are also switched off. Only
use this setting for a brief period. Otherwise, the
windows could mist up.
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