Overview Of Climate Control Systems; Useful Information; General Notes; Climate Control - Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2015 Owner's Manual

Overview of climate control systems

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Useful information

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This Owner's Manual describes all models,
series and optional equipment for your vehi-
cle that were available at the time of going to
press. National variations are possible. Note
that your vehicle may not be equipped with all
of the functions described. This is also the
case for systems and functions relevant to
safety.
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Read the information on qualified specialist
workshops: (
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Overview of climate control systems

General notes

Observe the settings recommended on the fol-
lowing pages. The windows could otherwise
mist up.
To prevent the windows from misting up:
switch off climate control only briefly
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activate air-recirculation mode only briefly
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switch on "Cooling with air dehumidification"
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activate the windscreen demisting function
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briefly, if required
Climate control regulates the temperature and
air humidity in the vehicle interior. The air filter
cleans the air, thus improving the interior cli-
mate.
For vehicles with a combustion engine, the
"Cooling with air dehumidification" function is
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only available when the engine is running. For
hybrid vehicles, the "Cooling with air dehumidi-
fication" function is also available via the elec-
tric refrigerant compressor when the engine is
not running. Optimum climate control is only
achieved with the side windows and roof closed.
The residual heat function can only be activated
or deactivated with the ignition switched off
( page 161).
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Ventilate the vehicle for a brief period during
warm weather, e.g. using the "Convenience
opening" feature (
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up the cooling process and the desired inte-
rior temperature will be reached more
quickly.
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The integrated filter filters out most parti-
cles of dust and soot and completely filters
out pollen. It also reduces gaseous pollutants
and odours. A clogged filter reduces the
amount of air supplied to the vehicle interior.
For this reason, you should always observe
the interval for replacing the filter, which is
specified in the Service Booklet. As this
depends on environmental conditions, e.g.
heavy air pollution, the interval may be
shorter than stated in the Service Booklet.
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It is possible that the blower may be activa-
ted automatically 60 minutes after the key
has been removed depending on various fac-
tors, e.g. the outside temperature. The vehi-
cle is then ventilated for 30 minutes to dry the
automatic climate control.
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