Air Distribution; Airflow; Air-Recirculation Mode; Air-Conditioning System - Mercedes-Benz Vito Operating Instructions Manual

The recommended temperature setting for
normal conditions is 22 C. The air-condi-
tioning system will adjust the temperature
to this setting as rapidly and as comfort-
ably as possible.
Only change the temperature in small in-
crements.
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If you use the basic settings for heating,
ventilating or cooling the vehicle you will only
rarely need to adjust the temperature, airflow
and air distribution.
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To increase or reduce the tempera-
ture: turn temperature selector control
1 clockwise or anti-clockwise.
Setting the airflow
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To increase or reduce: turn airflow
control 5 clockwise or anti-clockwise.
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The blower switches off if you set airflow
control 5 to level 0.
Setting the air distribution
Air distribution control 2 in the control
panel is used to set the air distribution.
The symbols on the air distribution control
have the following meanings:
Symbol Meaning
h
I Air from the air vents
Ô
I Air to the windscreen
P
Air from the air vents
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Ò
I Air to the windscreen
I Air from the air vents
I Air to the footwell
Ó
I Air from the air vents
I Air to the footwell

Air-recirculation mode

You can deactivate the flow of fresh air if
unpleasant odours are entering the vehicle
from outside. No more fresh air will be tak-
en in and the air inside the vehicle will be
recirculated.
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Risk of accident
Only switch over to air-recirculation mode
briefly at low outside temperatures. Other-
wise, the windows could mist up, thus im-
pairing visibility and endangering yourself
and others. This may prevent you from ob-
Nur fuer internen Gebrauch
Climate control
serving the traffic conditions, thereby caus-
ing an accident.
The switch for air-recirculation mode 3 is
in the control panel.
To switch on: press the Ä switch.
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or
press the Ä switch for more than
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2 seconds.
Windows and sliding sunroofs that
were open are automatically closed
The indicator lamp in the switch comes
on.
To switch off: press the Ä switch.
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or
press the Ä switch for more than
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2 seconds.
Windows and sliding sunroofs auto-
matically open to the positions they
were last in The indicator lamp in the
switch comes on.
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Air-recirculation mode is automatically
switched off after about 10 to 30 minutes, de-
pending on the outside temperature.
Controls
3
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