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Note
The air inlet in front of the windscreen must be free of e.g. ice, snow or
■
leaves to ensure that the heating and cooling system operates properly.
After switching on the cooling Condensation from the evaporator of the air
■
conditioning may drip down and form a puddle below the vehicle. This is not a
leak!
If the coolant temperature is too high, the cooling system is switched off to
■
ensure that the engine cools down.
Heating and manual air conditioning
Fig. 148 Controls of the heating / air conditioning
Read and observe
on page 112 first.
Individual functions can be set or switched on by turning the dial or pressing
the corresponding button
» Fig.
148.
Setting temperature
A
Reduce the
temperature/
▶
Set the blower speed (Level 0: Adjust the fan speed (level 0: fan off; level
B
6: highest speed)
Set the direction of the air outlet
C
Depending on equipment fitted:
D
Auxiliary heating and ventilation on / switch off
▶
▶
Switching the windscreen heater on/off
Switch the cooling system on/off
Switch the rear window heating on/off
Switch recirculation on/off
» page 115
Increase the temperature
» page 116
» page 118
» page 76
» page 76
When the function is switched on, the indicator lamp below the button lights
up.
Information on the cooling system
After pressing the button , the warning light underneath the button illumi-
nates even if not all conditions are met for the cooling system. The cooling
system starts to work as soon as the following conditions have been met
» page
112.
When the air distribution control is turned to position the cooling system is
activated.
Note
To ensure adequate thermal comfort, during operation of the manual air condi-
tioning there could be an increase in the engine idle speed in some circumstan-
ces.
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning)
Fig. 149 Controls the Climatronic
Read and observe
on page 112 first.
Individual functions can be set or switched on by turning the dial or pressing
the corresponding button
» Fig.
149.
Display the temperature setting for the left side
A
Display the temperature setting for the right side
B
Set the direction of the air outlet
C
Adjust fan speed (the setting is indicated by the number of illuminated
D
control lamps shown in the knob)
▶
Turn to the left: Reduce speed up to turning off the Climatronic
▶
Turn to the right: Increase speed
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Heating and ventilation
113
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