Mercedes-Benz 280 SE Owner's Manual page 23

The a u to m a tic c lim a te c o n tro l co n ­
tro ls the desired te m p e ra tu re in the
ve h ic le in te rio r. H eating, c o o lin g
and a ir d is trib u tio n (top, center,
bottom ) are co n tro lle d a u to ­
m a tically. The b lo w e r speeds w ill
be va rie d a u to m a tic a lly depencting
on the push button settin g , o p e ­
rating and te m p e ra tu re c o n d ition s.
The a u to m a tic clim a te c o n tro l is
o p era tio n a l on ly if th e e n g ine is
running.
For a d a pta tio n to the w e a th e r c o n ­
d itio n s vario us fu n c tio n s can be
selected w ith the p ush bu tto n s. A ir
outlets 8 — 9 m ust then be adjusted
as re quired. B uttons 2 — 6 can be
pressed o nly in d ivid u a lly. The
in d ic a to r lig hts in the in d ivid u a l
buttons com e on if th e b u tto n s are
pressed and th e ve h icle lig h tin g is
sw itched on.
1 T e m p e ra tu re s e le c to r w heel
The d e sire d te m p e ra tu re in the
v e h ic le in te rio r can be s ele cted
w ith th e s e le c to r w heel.
N o rm a lly o n ly one a d ju s tm e n t is
n ecessary fo r the e n tire year.
If re q u ire d to be altered , only
s lig h t a d ju stm e n ts sh ou ld be
made to th is te m p e ra tu re
setting.
2 " O FF" b u tto n :
S w itch in g o ff the a u to m a tic
c lim a te c o n tro l.
S im u lta n e o u sly th e fre sh a ir
su p ply to th e v e h ic le in te rio r is
cu t off. This p o s itio n can be
b rie fly se le cted in the case of
o d o ro u s o r d u st a n noyance s or
w hen passing th ro u g h an a u to ­
m a tic c a r wash.
Automatic Clim ate Control
3 " A U T O -L O " b u tto n :
N orm al v e h ic le o p era tio n.
W ith th is p o s itio n se lecte d and
at lo w a m b ie n t te m p e ra tu re s the
fresh a ir sup p ly and the b lo w e r
rem ain sw itched o ff u ntil the
c o o la n t is s lig h tly w arm ed up.
O nly then is th e w arm ed up air
cha nnelled to the v e h ic le in te rio r
(m ain ly to the fo o tw e ll). O nly
e nough a ir is su p p lie d to the
w in d s h ie ld as is necessary to
ensure d e fo g g in g un d e r norm al
w e a th e r c o n d itio n s . If, how ever,
the a u to m a tic system has
changed o ve r to c o o lin g , the air
flo w s from th e o u tle ts 8.
A d d itio n a l c o n tro l o f the air
stream is p ro vid e d w ith o u tle ts 9
and leve r 10.