Mercedes-Benz R-Class Owner's Manual page 171

Controls
Air conditioning
Controlling the front-compartment air
conditioning automatically via 2-zone
Thermatic/multi-zone Thermotronic*
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
X
lock.
Set the desired temperature.
X
To activate: press the U
X
The indicator lamp in the U
comes on. Automatic air distribution and
airflow are activated.
To deactivate: press the Q
X
button.
The indicator lamp in the U
out. Automatic airflow is deactivated and
the airflow is controlled according to the
level set. Automatic air distribution
remains activated.
or
Press the 6/Z/{/7/
X
a/8 or Y button.
The indicator lamp in the U
out. Automatic air distribution is deactiva-
ted. Air distribution is controlled according
to the position set. Automatic airflow
remains activated.
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Controlling the rear-compartment auto-
matic air conditioning* automatically
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
X
lock.
Activate multi-zone Thermotronic*.
X
Set the desired temperature.
X
button.
To activate: press the
X
button
The indicator lamp in the
comes on. Automatic air distribution and
airflow are activated.
or ·
To deactivate: press the
X
button.
button goes
Automatic airflow is deactivated and the
airflow is controlled according to the level
set. Automatic air distribution remains acti-
vated.
or
Press one of the
X
Automatic air distribution is deactivated.
Air distribution is controlled according to
button goes
the position set. Automatic airflow remains
activated.
Setting the temperature
2-zone Thermatic: the temperature for the
driver's and front-passenger side can be set
individually.
Multi-zone Thermotronic*: the temperature
for each of the three air-conditioning zones
can be adjusted separately. You can select
U button.
different airflow settings for the driver's and
U button
front-passenger sides and also for the rear
compartment.
Q or ·
Z or Y buttons.
Air-conditioning zones for multi-zone
Thermotronic*
* optional