Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2009 Owner's Manual page 155

Air conditioning
152
THERMOTRONIC luxury 3-zone auto-
matic climate control*
Climate zones of THERMOTRONIC luxury 3-zone
automatic climate control*
You can select different temperature settings
for the driver's and front-passenger sides as
well as for the rear compartment.
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
X
lock.
To increase/reduce temperature in the
X
front compartment: press button F or
J up or down (
the temperature setting in small incre-
ments. Start at 22 †.
To increase/reduce temperature in the
X
rear compartment: press the á button
( page 149).
Y
The indicator lamp above the á button
goes out.
Press button F or J up or down
X
( page 149). Only change the temperature
Y
setting in small increments. Start at 22 †.
To increase/reduce rear-compartment
X
temperature using the rear control
unit: press button K or M (
Only change the temperature setting in
small increments. Start at 22 †.
Adjusting the air vents
G Risk of injury
Very hot or very cold air can flow from the air
vents. This could cause burns or frostbite to
page 149). Only change
Y
page 149).
Y
bare skin in the immediate vicinity of the
vents. Keep bare skin away from these air
outlets. 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 inlet between the windscreen
R
and the bonnet free of blockages, such as
ice, snow or leaves.
never cover the vents or air inlet and outlet
R
grilles in the vehicle interior.
i
For virtually draught-free ventilation,
adjust the sliders of the air vents to the
centre position.
Setting the centre air vents
Centre air vent, left
:
Centre air vent, right
;
Control for right-hand centre air vent
=
Control for left-hand centre air vent
?
To open/close: turn controls = and ?
X
up or down.
* optional