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Warm and c old
• Rotate the regulator to set the desired fan
speed (air volume) .
We recommend a lways running the fan at a
low speed when driv ing s lowly.
To prevent polluted outside air (smell) from
entering the int erior of the vehicle, sw itch to
recircul a tion mode by press ing the button
1 - 1.
When the radio or MMI* is turned on, the fan
speed setting appears for a few seconds on
the screen .
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Tips
- It
is possible that the fan speed may
change automati cally. This occurs to en-
su re that the desired temperature
set-
ting is reached as quickly as poss ible.
- The fan speed cannot be regulated sepa-
rately for the dr iver and front passenge r.
Recirculation mode
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Applies to vehicles: with deluxe automa t ic climate cont rol
The recirculation mode prevents polluted out-
side air from entering the vehicle interior.
Activating
• Press the bu t ton
1 .,,,,1
q
_&. .
Deactivating
• Press the button
1-1
aga in, or
• press the
IAU TO I
button .
In recirculation mode, air is d rawn from the
vehicle interior, filtered and recirculated. We
recommend selecting recirculation mode un-
der the following conditions :
When driving through a tunnel or in a traffic
jam so that exhaust fumes and odors cannot
ente r the veh icle inter ior .
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WARNING
You should not use the recirculation mode
for an extended per iod since no fresh air is
drawn in. With the air-conditioning switch-
ed off, the windows can fog up, which in-
creases the risk of an accident!
Air distribution ~
Applies to vehicles: with del uxe automatic climate contro l
The automatically preset air distribution can
be changed .
Fig. 96
Air distr ibut io n butt on and reg ulator
• Press t he ~ button.
,.. Rotate the regulator to the desi red setting .
You can adjust the air d istr ibut ion so that air
flows from specific vents . In positio n
:0
air
flows on ly t o t he windows, in posit io n
;n,
it
flows to the d river or passenger, and in pos i-
tion !,!) it flows to the footwell . The re a re ad-
ditional combinations availab le to adj ust air
distribution as needed .
To reg ulate air d istribution a utomat ically,
switch to
IAU T OI.
When t he radio or MMI* is turned on, the air
dist ribution setti ng appears for a few seconds
on the screen .
Defrost ~
Applies to vehicles: with deluxe automat ic climate control
The windshield and side windows ore defrost-
ed or cleared of condensation as quickly os
possible .
• Press t he button~
t o tur n on t he defrost -
er.
• Press the button ~ again, or press t he
IAUTO I
button to turn it off.
Tempera tu re is cont rolled autom atically . The
maximum amo unt of air flows ma inly from
the vents below the winds hield .
Pressing the~
button sw itches off recircula-
t io n mode.
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