Mercedes-Benz S-CLASS 2017 Operator's Manual page 140

Operating the climate control systems
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Setting the air distribution
Air distribution settings
¯ Directs air through the defroster vents
P Directs air through the center and side air
vents
O Directs air through the footwell air vents
S Directs air through the center, side and
footwell vents
a Directs air through the defroster and
footwell vents
W Sets the air distribution to automatic
Setting the air distribution in the front
compartment
The air distribution for the left and right sides of
the front and rear compartment can be adjusted
using the multimedia system (see the Digital
Operator's Manual).
Setting the air distribution in the rear
compartment using the rear control
panel
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition
X
lock ( page 145).
Y
Press rocker switch I or M up or down
X
repeatedly (
Y
distribution symbol is shown in the display.
i
You can also set the air distribution in the
rear compartment using the multimedia sys-
tem (see the Digital Operator's Manual).
Setting the airflow
General notes
You can select different airflow settings for the
driver's and front-passenger sides as well as for
the rear compartment (only vehicles with rear
compartment climate control).
Observe the notes on controlling the rear-com-
partment climate control using the front control
panel ( page 134).
Y
page 133) until the desired air
Setting the front-compartment airflow
using the front control panel
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition
X
lock ( page 145).
Y
To increase or reduce: press the K
X
rocker switch up or down.
i
You can also set the front-compartment air-
flow using the multimedia system (see the
Digital Operator's Manual).
Setting the rear compartment airflow
using the rear control panel
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition
X
lock ( page 145).
Y
To increase or reduce: press rocker switch
X
K up or down ( page 133).
Y
i
You can also set the front-compartment air-
flow using the multimedia system (see the
Digital Operator's Manual).
Activating or deactivating the syn-
chronization function
Climate control can be set centrally using the
synchronization function. The settings for tem-
perature, air distribution and airflow on the driv-
er's side are adopted for the front-passenger
side and the rear compartment (vehicles with
rear-compartment air conditioning).
To activate or deactivate: activate or deac-
X
tivate the "Synchronization" function via the
multimedia system (see the Digital Operator's
Manual).
Vehicles with rear-compartment air condi-
tioning: the SYNC display appears on the
rear-compartment display.
The synchronization function is deactivated:
if the settings for the front-passenger side are
R
changed
in vehicles with rear-compartment air condi-
R
tioning: the settings for the rear compartment
are changed