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Warm
and cold
switch ing recirculat ion mode on when driving
throug h a t un nel or when sitting in traffic
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The
IAU TO I
button or
I@ FRON T I
butt on
switches recircu lation mode off.
IAU T O I
Switching automatic mode on
Automatic mode ma inta ins a constant tem-
perature inside the vehicle. Air temperature,
airflow and air distribution are controlled au-
tomatically.
Adjusting the temperature
Temperatures between 60 °F (+16 °C) and
84 °F (+28 °C) can be set . Outside of this
range, LO
or
HI will appea r in the climate con-
trol system disp lay. At both of these settings,
the climate control system runs continuously
at maximum cooling or heating power . There
is no temperature
regu lation.
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Adjusting the airflow
You can adjust t he a irf low manually to su it
your ne eds . To have the airflow regulated au-
tomatically , press the
!AUTO !
button .
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Adjusting the air distribution
You can manually se lect the ve nts where the
a ir will flow . To have the air d istribution regu-
lated automatically, press the
IAU TOI
button .
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Adjusting seat heating*
Press ing the button switches the seat heat ing
on at the highest sett ing (level 3) . The LEDs
indicate the tempe rature leve l. To reduce the
temperature,
press the button again . To
switch the seat heating off, press t he button
repeatedly until the LED tu rns off .
After 10 minutes , the seat heating automati-
cally switches from level 3 to leve l 2.
I@
FR ON T
I
Switch the defroster on/off
The windshield and s ide windows are defrost-
ed or cleared of condensation as quickly as
possible . The max imum amount of air flows
mainly from the vents below the windshield.
Recirculation mode switches off . The tempera-
ture is controlled automatically.
The
!AUTO
I
button switches the defroster off.
l!iiil
R EAR I
Switching rear window heater
on/off
The rea r window heater only operates when
the engine is running . It switches off auto-
matically after a few m inutes, depending on
the outside temperature .
To prevent the rea r window heater from
switching off automatically, press and hold
the
loo
REAR I
button for more than 2 seconds .
This remains stored until the ignition is
switched off.
Air vents
You can open and close the center and rear air
vents using the thumbwhee ls. The levers ad -
just the direction of the airflow from the
vents.
In veh icles with a 3-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control system*, you can adjust the air
temperature
in the rear by turning the thumb-
whee l toward the red side to make it warmer
or toward the blue side to make it cooler.
A
WARNING
-
- Do not use the recirculation for extended
periods of time . The windows could fog
up since no fresh air can enter the vehi-
cle . If the windows fog up, press the air
recir culation butto n aga in imm ediately
to switch off the air recirculation func-
tion o r se lect defrost.
- Individ ua ls with reduced sensitivity to
pa in or temperature
could deve lop burns
when using the seat heating function . To
red uce the risk of injury, these individu-
als shou ld not use seat heating.
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Note
To avoid damage to the heating elements
in the seats, do not kneel on the seats or
place heavy loads on a small area of the
seat.
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