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Heating and air conditioning
system
Manual air conditioning
What you should be mindful of
We recommend a difference of max. 5°C between
▶
the outside temperature and the interior tempera-
ture.
We recommend switching the cooling system off
▶
about 10 minutes before the end of the journey to
prevent odour formation.
Annual disinfection of the air conditioning is rec-
▶
ommended.
WARNING
Danger of misting!
Always keep the fan on.
▶
Operating conditions for the cooling system
✓ The outside temperature is below 2 °C.
✓ The engine is running.
✓ The blower is switched on.
Overview of the controls for the manual air
conditioning
Set the temperature
A
Set the blower speed
B
Set the direction of the air outlet
C
Switch recirculated air mode on/off
Switch the cooling system on/off
After pressing the
button, the indicator light
in the button illuminates, even if the conditions for
switching on the cooling system are not met. The
cooling system switches on when the conditions for
switching on the cooling system are met.
During operation of the air conditioning system,
there may be an automatic increase in the engine idle
speed.
Automatic activation of the cooling system
Automatic activation of the cooling system prevents
the windows from misting up. The system switches
on in the following cases.
Heating and air conditioning system ›
When the fan is on and the air distribution control-
▶
ler is in the
In this case, the recirculation mode is switched off.
When the air distribution controller is not in the
▶
position, and recirculated air mode is switched on.
Recirculated air mode
The recirculation mode prevents contaminated out-
side air getting into the interior of the vehicle.
Briefly switching on recirculation mode can increase
the cooling effect.
Under certain circumstances, the recirculation
mode may be switched on or off automatically.
WARNING
Risk of an accident!
In recirculation mode, there is no fresh air supply
from the outside. This can result in loss of driver at-
tention and fogging up of windows.
Keep the recirculation mode switched on for a
▶
short time only.
Troubleshooting
Water under the vehicle
When the cooling system is switched on, water can
drip off the air conditioning system. This is not a leak.
Fogging
›
Increase the blower speed and switch on the cool-
ing system.
Automatic switch-off of the cooling system
If the coolant temperature is too high, the cooling
system may switch off automatically. This ensures
sufficient engine cooling.
Climatronic automatic air conditioning
system
What you should be mindful of
We recommend a difference of max. 5°C between
▶
the outside temperature and the interior tempera-
ture.
We recommend switching the cooling system off
▶
about 10 minutes before the end of the journey to
prevent odour formation.
Annual disinfection of the air conditioning is rec-
▶
ommended.
WARNING
Danger of misting!
Always keep the fan on.
▶
Manual air conditioning
position.
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