Overview Of Climate Control Systems - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Saloon Owner's Manual

Control panel for THERMATIC automatic climate control (2-zone)
To activate/deactivate air-recirculation mode (
:
To demist the windscreen (
;
To switch the ZONE function on/off (
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Display
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To set climate control to automatic mode (
A
To activate/deactivate cooling with air dehumidification (
B
To switch the rear window heating on/off (
C
To activate/deactivate the air conditioning (
D
To set the temperature, right (
E
To set the air distribution (
F
To set the airflow (
G
To set the temperature, left (
H
Information on using THERMATIC
automatic climate control
Automatic climate control
The following contains notes and recommen-
dations on optimum use of THERMATIC auto-
matic climate control.
Activate climate control using the à and
R
¿ buttons. The indicator lamps above
the à and ¿ buttons light up.
Set the temperature to 22 †.
R
Only use the "Windscreen demisting" func-
R
tion briefly until the windscreen is clear
again.
Only use air-recirculation mode briefly, e.g.
R
if there are unpleasant outside odours or
when in a tunnel. The windows could oth-
erwise mist up as no fresh air is drawn into
the vehicle in air-recirculation mode.

Overview of climate control systems

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Use the ZONE function to adopt the tem-
R
perature settings on the driver's side for
the front-passenger side as well. The indi-
cator lamp above the á button goes
out.
If you change the settings of the climate
R
control system, the climate status display
appears for approximately three seconds
at the bottom of the screen in the Audio or
COMAND display (see separate operating
instructions). You will see the current set-
tings of the various climate control func-
tions.
ECO start/stop function
During automatic engine switch-off, the cli-
mate control only operates at a reduced capa-
city. If you require the full climate control out-
put, you can switch off the ECO start/stop
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