Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class Owner's Manual page 163

Controls in detail
Thermatic (automatic air conditioning)
When the windscreen is clear, press
the P button again.
The indicator lamp in the P button
goes out.
Windscreen misted up on the outside
Switch on the windscreen wipers
( page 41).
Close the air vent at the top of the
cockpit.
If Thermatic automatic mode is switched
off:
Turn air-distribution control 4 to a
or Y.
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Air-recirculation mode
You can switch off the flow of fresh air if
unpleasant smells are entering the vehicle
from outside. No more fresh air is taken in
and the air inside the vehicle is recircu-
lated.
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Risk of accident
Only switch over to air-recirculation mode
briefly if the outside temperature is below
5 °C. Otherwise, the windows could mist up,
thus impairing visibility and endangering
yourself and others. As a result, you may no
longer be able to observe road and traffic
conditions and could cause an accident.
Switching on
Press the O button.
The indicator lamp in the button lights
up.
i
Air-recirculation mode switches on automat-
ically at high outside temperatures. The indicator
lamp in the O button does not light up if air-
recirculation mode is switched on automatically.
Outside air is taken in after approximately
30 minutes.
Switching off
Press the O button.
The indicator lamp in the button goes
out.
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Air-recirculation mode switches off auto-
matically:
after around five minutes at outside temper-
atures below approximately 5 °C
after around five minutes if the cooling func-
tion is switched off ( page 161)
after around 30 minutes at outside tempera-
tures above approximately 5 °C