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Controls in detail
Seats
The buttons for the seat ventilation are
located on the centre console.
1 To set the seat ventilation The blue indicator lamps in the button indi-
cate the
ventilation level you have
selected:
6 Make sure that the ignition is switched
on.
All the lamps inthe instrumen tcluster
li ght up. Switching on the seat ventilation
6 Press button 1.
Three blue indicator lamps above the
switch light up.
6 Press button 1until the desired level
is set.
Switching off the seat ventilation 6 Press switch 1repeatedly until no
indicator lamps are lit. Seat ven
tilation* P 54.25-3811-31 neu Level
3 Three indicator lamps are lit
2 Two indicator lamps are lit
1 One indicator
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168 Controls in detail
Thermotronic* (intelligent air conditio
ning)
Set the temperature separately for each
side of the vehicle using controls 3and
d and 6and bfor the driver's side and
front-passenger side respectively.
Only change th etemperature in small
increments, idea lly starting at 22 °C. Increasing the tempe
rature
6 Pres s and hol dtemperature button 3
or 6 with the red triangle until the
required temperature appears in the
control panel display.
Thermotronic adj usts to the set tem-
pe rature. Re
ducing the temperatu re
6 Press and hol dtemperature button b
or d with the blue triang leuntil the
required temperature appears in the
contro lpanel display.
Thermotronic adj usts to the set tem-
pe rature. You can adjus
tair distribution separately
for each side of the vehicle automatically
( = pa ge 167) using the Ubutton or
manually.
The symbols on the air distribution display
have the following meaning: Controlling
airdi stribution manually
6 Turn air-distrib ution control 1or8 to
the desired symbol.
The indicator lamp in the Ubutton
goes out. Auto matic air distribution is
switched off. Air distribution iscontrol-
led according to the position of the
control selected.
Co ntr olling air distribution for the cock- pit air vent
6
Open the air vent at the top of the cock-
pit.
The air is distributed evenly in cooling
mode. Setting
thetemperature Co
ntrolling air distribution manually Symbol Meaning
Z Directs air to the windscreen
and
through the dem iste r
vents to the side windows b Dire
cts air to the wind-
screen, through the centre,
side and coc kpit air vents,
through the demister vents
to the side windows, and
into the front and rear foot
wells Y Directs air into
the front and
rear footwells a Dire
cts air through the cen-
tre, side and cockpit air
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176 Controls in detail
Au
xiliary heating /ventila tion* Switch on the
centre console
The sw itch is located on the right-hand
side of the lower section of the centre con-
sole.
1 Auxiliary heatin g/ventilation
2 Red or blue indicator lamp
3 Yellow indicator lamp
The indicator lamps in the switch may light
up in blue, red or yellow. If the ignition is set to
1or 2:
6 Press and hold button 1form ore than
two secon ds.
The red or blue indicator lamp in the
switch lights up. The auxiliary heating /
ventilation is switch edon.
If there is no key in the ignition lock or the
ignition is set to 0:
6 Briefly press button 1.
The red or blu eindicator lamp in the
switch lights up. The auxiliary heating /
ventilation is switch edon.
i The blu eindicator lamp lights upafter two
seconds if you have swit ched over to auxiliary
ventilation. Remote control
The remote control has a max
imum range
of approximatel y300 m. The range may be
re duc edby:
! sources of radio interference
! solidobjects between the remote con-
trol and the vehicle
! the remote control being in an unfa-
vourable position in relation to the
vehicle
! transmitting inan enclosed space
i Optimum range can be achieved by holding
the remote control vertically whe ntransmitting.
One remote control is supplied as part of the
vehicle's equipment. However, a second remote
control canbeused for eac hvehicle. For furt her
infor mation, please consult aqualified spe cialist
wo rkshop, e.g. a Merced es-Benz Service Centre.Switching on the auxiliary heating /
ven
tilation
P54.25-3817-31-Farbe.eps Activated
Blue Auxiliary ventilation is sw
itched
on Red Aux
iliary heating is switched on Yel-
low A switch-on time has been prese-
lected (
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