Mercedes-Benz 500 SL Owner's Manual page 24

Special Settings
(use only for snort duration)
Defogging Windows
Switch off button,
Press button.
Press button repeatedly
until air directly upwards.
Turn wheels (1 and 3) left to open left
and right air outlets (5).
Defrosting
Turn wheels (1 and 3) left to open left
and right air outlets (5).
Press button. Maximum heated
and automatically controlled amount of
air is directed to the windshield and
side windows.
Press button once again to return
to previous setting.
Rear Window Defroster
Turn key in steering lock to
position 2.
To select, press button.
To cancel, press button again.
Note:
Heavy accumulation of snow and ice
should be removed before activating
the defroster.
The rear window defroster uses a large
amount of power. To keep the battery
drain to a minimum, turn off the
defroster as soon as the window is
clear.
The defroster is automatically
turned off after a maximum of 12
minutes of operation.
If several power consumers are turned
on simultaneously, or the battery is
only partially charged, it is possible
that the defroster will automatically
turn itself off. When this happens, the
indicator lamp inside the switch starts
blinking.
As soon as the battery has sufficient
voltage, the defroster automatically
turns itself back on.
Air Distribution
Press button repeatedly until the
requested symbol is displayed
Air Volume
Press - or +side of rocker switch
until the requested blower
speed is attained, A choice of 7
blower speeds is available,
To switch the automatic climate
control off press -side of rocker switch
until symbol OFF is displayed.
The fresh air supply to the car interior
is shut off.
While driving, use this setting only
temporarily, otherwise the windshield
could fog up.
To switch the automatic climate
control on again, press
, or +side of .
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