Mercedes-Benz 2008 M-Class Operator's Manual page 222

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When operating the automatic climate con-

trol, the air that enters the passenger com-

partment through the air vents can be very

hot or very cold (depending on the set tem-

perature). This may cause burns or frostbite

to unprotected skin in the immediate area of

the air vents.

Always keep sufficient distance between un-

protected parts of the body and the air

vents. If necessary, use the air distribution

controls ( page 220) to direct the air to air

vents in the vehicle interior that are not in

the immediate area of unprotected skin.

The automatic climate control is a 3-zone

intelligent automatic climate control sys-

tem. Your vehicle interior is divided into

Controls in detail

3-zone automatic climate control*

With the help of a sun sensor, the automat-

ic climate control determines the relation

of the sun to the vehicle and automatically

adjusts the inside temperature for every

individual zone.

The automatic climate control is operation-

al whenever the engine is running. It cools

the vehicle's interior according to the an-

gle and intensity of the sun's rays, the out-

side temperature and the selected

temperature. You can operate the auto-

matic climate control in either the auto-

matic or manual mode.