Setting The Air Vents; Air Vents Important Safety Notes - Mercedes-Benz R 350 Operator's Manual

Setting the air vents

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Setting the air vents
Important safety notes
G WARNING
Very hot or very cold air can flow from the air
vents. This could cause burns or frostbite to
bare skin in the immediate vicinity of the
vents. Keep bare skin away from these air
vents. If necessary, direct the airflow away to
a different area of the vehicle interior.
In order to ensure the direct flow of fresh air
through the air vents into the vehicle interior,
please observe the following notes:
keep the air intake grill on the hood free of
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blockages, such as ice, snow or leaves.
never cover the air vents or air intake grilles
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in the vehicle interior.
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For virtually draft-free ventilation, adjust
the sliders of the air vents to the center
position.
Setting the center air vents
: Center air vent, left
; Center air vent, right
= Center vent thumbwheel, right
? Center vent thumbwheel, left
To open/close: turn thumbwheels =
X
and ? up or down.
Setting the side air vents
To open/close: turn thumbwheel = up or
X
down.
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Side window defroster vent : is never
completely shut, even if side air vent ; is
shut.
Setting the rear-compartment air
vents
Setting the center vents in the rear
compartment
Rear control panel, only with automatic
:
climate control
Rear-compartment air vent, right
;
Rear-compartment air vent, left
=
When the climate control panel is switched
on/off, the air supply through the rear-
compartment air vents is also switched on/
off.
These rear-compartment side air vents are
only available if your vehicle has 3-zone
automatic climate control.