Useful Information - Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive 2014 Operator's Manual

Overview of climate control systems
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Useful information

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This Operator's Manual describes all
models and all standard and optional equip-
ment of your vehicle available at the time of
publication of the Operator's Manual.
Country-specific differences are possible.
Bear in mind that your vehicle may not fea-
ture all functions described here. This also
applies to safety-relevant systems and
functions.
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Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (
Overview of climate control systems
General notes
Observe the settings recommended on the
following pages. The windows could other-
wise fog up.
To prevent the windows from fogging up:
switch off climate control only briefly
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switch on air-recirculation mode only
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briefly
switch on the cooling with air dehumidifi-
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cation function
switch on the defrost windshield function
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briefly, if required
Dual-zone automatic climate control dehu-
midifies the air and regulates the temperature
in the vehicle interior and filters undesirable
substances out of the air.
Optimum operation is only achieved with the
side windows closed.
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during warm weather, e.g. using the con-
venience opening feature (
will speed up the cooling process and the
desired vehicle interior temperature will be
reached more quickly.
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The integrated filter filters out most par-
ticles of dust and soot and completely fil-
ters out pollen. It also reduces gaseous pol-
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lutants and odors. A clogged filter reduces
the amount of air supplied to the vehicle
interior. For this reason, you should always
observe the interval for replacing the filter,
which is specified in the Maintenance
Booklet. As it depends on environmental
conditions, e.g. heavy air pollution, the
interval may be shorter than stated in the
Maintenance Booklet.
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It is possible that the dehumidification
function of the climate control system may
be activated automatically an hour after the
SmartKey has been removed. The vehicle is
then ventilated for 30 minutes.