2003 MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC Owner's Manual

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 177 Controls in detail
Automatic climate control
Setting the temperature
Use temperature controls (
page 175) 
10for the left side or8 for the right side to 
separately adjust the air temperature on

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 178 Controls in detailAutomatic climate controlAdjusting air distribution
Use air distribution controls12 and6 
(page 175) to separately adjust the air 
distribution on each side of the passenger 
co

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 179 Controls in detail
Automatic climate control
Windshield fogged on the outside
Switch the windshield wipers on.

Press on both 
U
 buttons until they 
click in.
The
h
, V
, j
 and 
k
sym-
bols ar

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 180 Controls in detailAutomatic climate controlDefrosting
Activating
Press button
P
 (page 175). 
The indicator lamp on the button lights 
up.

Switch off air recirculation, if selected.

Press bu

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 181 Controls in detail
Automatic climate control
Deactivating
Press button
O
 (page 175).
The indicator lamp on the button goes 
out.The air recirculation mode is deactivated 
automatically:

after

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 182 Controls in detailAutomatic climate controlCharcoal filter
An activated charcoal filter markedly re-
duces bad odors and removes pollutants 
from air entering the passenger compart-
ment.
Activati

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 183 Controls in detail
Automatic climate control
Rear window defroster
The rear window defroster uses a large 
amount of power. To keep battery drain to 
a minimum, switch off the defroster as 
soon a

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MERCEDES-BENZ S430 4MATIC 2003 W220 Owners Manual 184 Controls in detailAutomatic climate controlAir conditioning
The air conditioning is operational while 
the engine is running and cools the interior 
air to the temperature you have set.
Deactivati