Operating The Climate Control System - Mercedes-Benz Metris Operating Instructions Manual

If you wish to use the driver's side settings
R
on the co-driver's side and, for vehicles with
rear-compartment air conditioning, for the
rear compartment as well, use the "Synchro-
nization" function. The indicator lamp in the
0 button comes on when the function is
switched on.
After long journeys, you can use the residual
R
heat of the engine to heat the stationary
vehicle. The residual heat utilization can
only be switched on or off while the ignition
is switched off. The indicator lamp in the
Ì button comes on when the function is
switched on.
Approximately 60 minutes after parking the
vehicle, 3-zone automatic climate control can
switch on automatically, depending on the out-
side temperature. The vehicle is then ventila-
ted for about 30 minutes at low fan setting
and 3-zone automatic climate control is dried
out.
Optimum use of the rear compart-
ment air conditioning
Vehicles with air-conditioning system
Switch the rear-compartment air-conditioning
system on and off using the air-conditioning
system control panel. When you switch on the
rear-compartment air conditioning, your set-
tings for temperature, airflow and air distribu-
tion are automatically adopted on the control
panel for the rear-compartment air condition-
ing.
The indicator lamp in the / button comes
on when the rear-compartment air-condition-
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ing is switched on ( page 115).
Vehicles with dual-zone automatic climate
control
To operate the rear-compartment air condi-
tioning, use the control panel of the dual-zone
automatic climate control system. When you
switch on the rear-compartment air condition-
ing, you can set the temperature and airflow
separately on the control panel. The airflow
setting is automatically adopted for the rear-
compartment air conditioning. When dual-zone
automatic climate control is in à automatic
mode, the air distribution of the rear-compart-
ment air conditioning is also automatically
adjusted.
When you set the temperature and airflow of
the rear-compartment air conditioning, the

Operating the climate control system

indicator lamp of the / button
Y
( page 116) flashes. When the rear-compart-
ment air conditioning is switched on, the indi-
cator lamp on the / button lights up.
For optimum climate control, set the tempera-
ture to 72 ‡ (22 †) and switch on à auto-
matic mode. Only change the temperature in
small increments.
Operating the climate control sys-
tem
Switching the climate control on/off
Important safety notes
When the climate control is switched off, air
intake and air circulation also stop. Only use
this setting for a brief period. Otherwise, the
windows could fog up.
Air-conditioning system
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
lock.
X
To switch on: turn airflow control A clock-
wise to at least level 1 – (
X
To switch off: turn airflow control A coun-
ter-clockwise to position 0.
Dual-zone automatic climate control
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition
lock.
X
To switch on: press the à button.
The indicator lamp in the à button and
the display are switched on. The climate
control is automatically adjusted depending
on the set temperature (
or
X
Press the K button and set blower set-
ting 1 or above.
The blower settings are shown in the display
as a bar graph.
X
To switch off: press the I button and,
after reaching the lowest blower speed,
press it again.
The control panel display goes off.
Preferably switch on climate control using the
à button.
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page 115).
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page 119).