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Warm
and cold
Deluxe
automatic
climate
control
Description
Applies to vehicles: with deluxe automatic climate contro l
The climate control system can be used to set
a comfortable temperature inside the vehicle.
The climate control system is a comb inat ion
of a heating and ventilation system as well a
coo ling system respons ible for dehum idifying
and cool ing t he a ir inside the vehicle.
The automat ic climate control system auto-
mat ically ma inta ins a temperature
once it has
been set. The temperature
of t he a ir from the
vents, fan speed (air volume) and air dis t ribu-
tion are also au t oma t ically adjusted . The sys -
tem a lso takes into account strong sun light so
that manua l adjustment is not necessary . So
in almost a ll cases, automatic mode offers
the best cond itions for the comfort of the oc-
cupa nts at all t imes of the year
c;,
page 79 .
Please note the following:
The cooling mode lowers the hum idity leve l
ins ide the veh icle. This preven t s fogging up of
the windows .
In t he case of high outside humidity and tem-
pe rat ures, condensation can drip from the air
conditioning sys tem evaporator and form a
pool under the vehicle. This is normal and not
an indication of leaks!
At low ou t side temper atures, the fa n au to-
mat ically switches to a higher speed when the
coolant reac hes a sufficient temperature
ex-
cept in the defroster pos ition.
When sta rti ng with full thro tt le, t he compres-
sor of the automatic clima t e con t rol sys t em is
temporari ly switched off to achieve full en-
g ine power.
To ensure eng ine cooling when the eng ine is
under an extreme load, the compressor is
switched off at high coolant temperatures .
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Pollutant filter
The poll ut a nt fi lt er (part icle fi lt er) ensures
that imp urities in t he outside air (e.g. dust,
po llen) and odors are significantly reduced or
stopped . The air is also fi ltered in recircu lation
mode.
The poll utant fi lter element m ust be changed
at the intervals specified in the service plan so
that the perfo rmance of the a utomatic cli-
mate control system is not impaired.
If t he effectiveness of the filter decreases pre -
maturely due to operation of the vehicle in
areas with significant poll ution, the filter e le-
ment must be changed between the specified
serv ice dates.
Key recognition
The current automatic climate contro l set -
tings are automatically stored and assigned to
the maste r key.
Energy management
To p reven t the bat t ery from being discharged
and to res t ore the ba lance of energy, compo -
nents which require large amo unts of energy
are temporarily cut bac k or switched off
c;,
page 206.
Heat ing systems in particular re-
quire a great deal of energy. If you notice, for
example, that the rear window heater is not
heating, then it has been temporarily reduced
o r switched off by energy management.
These systems are available again as soon as
the ene rgy balance has been res t o red.
.8,
WARNING
Traff ic safety requir es all windows to be
clear of ice, snow, and cond ensa t ion . Only
the n can good visibility be ensured . Famili-
a rize yourself with the correct operation of
the automatic climate contro l system as
well as the proper procedure for defog-
g ing/defrosting the windows .
@
Note
- If you s uspect that the automatic cli-
mate contro l system has been damaged,
-
sw itch t he system off to avoid further
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