Mercedes-Benz Metris Operator's Manual page 97

Air-recirculation mode will automatically switch o
in the following cases:
A er approximately ve minutes at outside
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temperatures below approximately 44°F (7°C)
A er approximately ve minutes when the
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"Cooling with air dehumidi cation" function is
deactivated
A er approximately 30 minutes at outside tem-
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peratures above approximately 44°F (7°C) and
when the "Cooling with air dehumidi cation"
function is switched on
Conv Convenience opening/closing enience opening/closing
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ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing convenience opening
During convenience opening, body parts could
be drawn in or become trapped between the
side window and the door frame.
When opening, make sure that nobody
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touches the side window.
Release the % button immediately to
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interrupt the opening procedure if some-
body becomes trapped.
Pr Pre-entr e-entry climat y climate contr e control and conv ol and convenience
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opening with t h the Smar opening wit he SmartKey tKey: : press and hold the
% button on the SmartKey.
The side windows will open automatically and
the blower of the climate control system will be
activated.
T T o int o interr errup upt conv t convenience opening: enience opening: release the
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% button.
Switc Switching t hing the r he rear windo ear window heat w heater er on/o
The rear window heater consumes a lot of electric-
ity. You should therefore switch o the rear win-
dow heater as soon as the rear window is clear.
Switch on the vehicle.
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Press the ¤ button on the control panel.
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If the indicator lamp on the ¤ button lights
up, the rear window heater is switched on.
The rear window heater will switch o automati-
cally a er a few minutes.
Switching t Switc hing the r he residual heat utilization esidual heat utilization on/o
When the vehicle is switched o , it is possible to
make use of the residual heat of the engine to heat
or ventilate the vehicle interior for approximately
30 minutes. The heating or ventilation time
depends on the set vehicle interior temperature.
Switch o the vehicle or remove the SmartKey.
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T T o switc o switch on:
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When residual heat utilization is switched on,
the indicator lamp on the Ì button will light
up.
The blower will run at a low speed regardless
of the air ow setting.
If the "Residual heat" function is switched on at
high outside temperatures, only the stationary
ventilation will be switched on. The blower will
then run at medium speed.
T T o switc o switch h o :
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The indicator lamp on the Ì button will go
out.
Residual heat utilization will switch o automati-
cally in the following cases:
A er a running time of approximately
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30 minutes
If the starter battery's condition of charge is
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too low
If the vehicle is switched on
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enience
Oper Operating air v ating air vents
A A djus djusting t ting the air v
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being too close to the air vents
Very hot or very cold air can ow from the air
vents.
Make sure that all vehicle occupants
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always maintain a su cient distance
on/o
from the air vents.
If necessary, direct the air ow to another
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area of the vehicle interior.
A A djus djusting t ting the cent
on/o
Climate control
h on: press the Ì button.
o : press the Ì button again.
ents
he air vents ents
ARNING Risk of burns or frostbite due to
he center air v er air vent ent
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