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- The seat is damp or wet.
A
WARNING
Individua ls with reduced sensitivity to pain or
temperature
could develop burns when using
the seat heating function. To reduce the risk
of injury, these individuals should not use
seat heat ing
.
(D
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.
(D
Tips
-
The setting for the seat heating on the driv-
er's side is ass igned to the key that is in use
.
-
If the front passenger 's seat heat ing is
turned on, it will not turn on again automat-
ically if more than 10 m inutes have passed
between sw itch ing the ign ition off and
switch ing it on again.
Auxiliary heater
Applies to vehicles: with diesel e ng ine
In cool outside temperatures,
the electr ic auxi li-
ary heater helps the vehicle interior to wa rm
mo re quickly. The a uxiliary heater
swit
ches on
and off automatically accord ing to the vehicle
heating settings.
The "auxiliary heater
"
function can be sw itched
on and off in the MMI. Select: the
I
MENU
I
button
>
Car
>
System
s*
contro
l
but ton >
AC
>
Auxilia
ry
heat er (fuel
)
.
Warm
and cold
Engine
preheater
Applies to vehicles:
with
engine prehea te
r
(
)
Fig. 75
Left fron
t bump
er: connecto
r socket
@
for
t he
en·
gine prehea ter
The engine preheater s lowly warms the engine
coolant using a heating element when the vehicle
is parked. For this function, the cable provided
must be connected to a 120 Volt socket that is
protected from water and t hat is grounded a nd
equipped with a GFI circu it breaker, for example
in a ga rage. The engine reaches operating tem-
perature much more quickly afte
r
sta
rt
ing when
t he coolant is preheated
.
This reduces fuel con-
sumption and exha ust emissions dur ing the
warm-up phase.
Preheat ing the engine can take up to 3 hours de-
pend ing on the temperature
outside.
Connecting the engine preheat er
- Only use the connector cable provided and a
suitable extension cord, if necessary
.
- All cables and connectors that are used must
not be damaged
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li::,.
.
-
Open the cover
(!)
.
-
Plug the connector cable into the socket
@
.
-
If necessary, plug the connector cable into the
extension cord. Only use highly durab le exten-
sion cords that are class 12 or better and can
be properly grounded to a three-prong wall
socket with a GFI circuit breaker and that are
not longe
r
than 100 feet (30 meters)
.
-
Plug the connector cable or extension cord into
a grounded 120 Volt wall socket that is pro-
tected by a GFI circuit breaker and that is pro-
tected against rain and other moisture. Never
plug the engine preheater into a conventiona
l
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