Useful Information - Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2011 Owner's Manual

Overview of climate control systems
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Useful information

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This Owner's Manual describes all models
and all standard and optional equipment
available to your vehicle at the time of pub-
lication of the Owner's Manual. Country-
specific deviations are possible. Please
note that your vehicle may not be equipped
with all features described. This also
applies to safety-relevant systems and
functions.
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Please read the information on qualified
specialist workshops (
Overview of climate control systems
Important safety notes
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WARNING
Observe the settings recommended on the
following pages. The windows could other-
wise mist up. This may prevent you from
observing the traffic conditions, thereby caus-
ing an accident.
THERMATIC/THERMOTRONIC automatic cli-
mate control controls the temperature and
the humidity of the vehicle interior and filters
out undesirable substances from the air.
THERMATIC/THERMOTRONIC automatic cli-
mate control is only operational when the
engine is running
only achieved if you drive with the side win-
dows and sliding sunroof/panorama sliding
sunroof closed.
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Ventilate the vehicle for a brief period
during warm weather, e.g. using the con-
venience opening feature (
will speed up the cooling process and the
desired vehicle interior temperature will be
reached more quickly.
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The integrated filter can filter out most
particles of dust and completely filters out
THERMOTRONIC automatic climate control: the residual heat function can only be activated/deactivated
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when the ignition is switched off.
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. Optimum operation is
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pollen. A clogged filter reduces the amount
of air supplied to the vehicle interior. For
this reason, you should always observe the
interval for replacing the filter, which is
specified in the Service Booklet. As it
depends on environmental conditions, e.g.
heavy air pollution, the interval may be
shorter than stated in the Service Booklet.
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It is possible that the residual heat func-
tion may be activated automatically an hour
after the key has been removed. The vehi-
cle is then ventilated for 30 minutes to dry
the air-conditioning system.