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Warm
and cold
There are additiona l combinations (through
intermediate settings) available to adjust air
distribution as needed.
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Tips
If the climate cont rols are runn ing in cool-
ing mode, air shou ld flow mainly from
vents @ and
@ .
To achieve suff icient cool-
ing, you shou ld never close these vents
comp letely .
Defrost ~
The windshield and side windows are defrost -
ed or cleared of condensa tion as quickly as
possible.
.. To turn on the def ogger/defroster, press the
C!:J
button
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page 65, fig .
79 .
.,. To t urn t he defogger/defroster off, press
the ~ button again, or the
!AU TO !
button .
Temperature is controlled automatically. The
maximum amount of air flows main ly from
vents 1
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page
67.
A small amount of air flows from vents 2 - if
they are open
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page
67 .
Pressing the ~ button switches off recircu la-
tion mode.
Automatic operation ~
Standard operating mode at all times of the
year.
Turning on automatic operation
.. Set the temperature you want .
.,. Press the
!AUTO
I
butt on
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page 65, fig.
79.
Automatic operation ensures constant tem -
peratures in the int erior and dehum idifies the
air inside t he vehicle. Air temperature, vol-
ume, and dist ribution are controlled automa t -
ically to reach or maintain t he desired int erio r
temperature as quickly as possib le. Fluct ua-
tions in exterior temperature and the effects
of tempe rat ure from the position of the sun
are compensated for automat ically.
Manual air recirculation mode ~
The recirculation mode prevents polluted out-
side air from entering the vehicle interior.
Switching on air recirculation
.. Press the button ~
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79,
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Switching off air recirculation
.,. Press the button
!,.;,,I
again, or
.. Press the
!AUT O !
button, or
.. Press t he ~ button .
In recirculation mode, air is drawn from t he
vehicle interior, filte red, and recircula t ed. We
recommend that you select recirculatio n
mode
briefly <=>
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under the fo ll owing cond i-
tions:
When driving thro ugh a tunne l or in a traff ic
jam so that exhaust fumes and odors cannot
enter the vehicle inte rior.
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WARNING
You should not use the recirculation mode
for an extended period since no fresh air is
drawn in, and with the air condit ioning
switched off the windows can fog up - this
increases the risk of an accident!
A/C operation ~
Switching on A/C
.. Press t he
!AC !
button
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79 .
Switching A/ C off
.. Press the
!AC!
button again .
The cooling syst em is swit ched on during A/C
operation - the heat ing and ventilation system
is contro ll ed automatically .
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Tips
If
the LED in the switch stays on aft er A/C
operation has been switc hed off( = switch-
ing the A/C off), there is a fault in an air
cond itioning component. Please consult
.,.
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