2005 MERCEDES-BENZ ML500 Owner's Manual

143 Controls in detail
Automatic climate control
Rear passenger compartment ventila-tion and rear automatic climate control
Deactivating
For an improved cooling or heating output
in the front passenger compartment, you
can switch off the rear passenger compart-
ment ventilation.
Press button§ (
page 137).
The indicator lamp on the button§
comes on.
The operation of the rear automatic
climate control and the fresh air supply
to the rear compartment is shut off.
Activating

Press button§ again.
The indicator lamp on the button§
goes out.
The rear automatic climate control
switches to automatic mode and fresh
air enters the rear compartment.Automatic mode
The automatic climate control panel for the
rear is located on the rear center console.
1Air volume control
2Air distribution control
3Automatic control (air distribution, air
volume)

Press buttonU.
The indicator lamp on the buttonU
comes on.
The automatic climate control cools or
heats the interior depending on the
temperature selected on the front
climate control unit.Adjusting air volume and air distribu-
tion manually
Adjusting air volume

Press upper part of buttonR.
The blower setting is increased each
time the button is pressed.

Press lower part of buttonR.
The blower setting is decreased each
time the button is pressed.iWhen the air volume or air distribution
control is pressed, the automatic mode
is switched off. The indicator lamp in
buttonU is turned off. Temperature
setting remains in automatic mode.


144 Controls in detailAutomatic climate control
Adjusting air distribution
Press upper part of buttonÔ.
Air is directed upwards.

Press lower part of buttonÓ.
Air is directed to the footwell.
Front and rear air ventsAdjusting side air vents

Turn thumbwheel4 (
page 137) to
one of the following positions:
iWhen in manual mode, the rear blower
setting cannot be increased beyond
the setting for the front blower setting.
For example, if the driver or front pas-
senger changes the blower setting to
level 3, the rear blower will not go high-
er than level 3 as well.
The rear air volume control position in-
dicator lights may not always reflect
the actual fan speed.
iFor draft-free ventilation, adjust the air
vents upwards.
To allow unrestricted operation of the
automatic climate control, the air vents
should remain open.
Symbol
Function
h
Open
l
Ventilation of side
windows in area of
exterior mirror
M
Closed


145 Controls in detail
Automatic climate control
Center air vents
Opening 
Turn thumbwheel for center air vent1
(page 137) upward to positionh.
Closing

Turn thumbwheel for center air vent1
downward to positionM.
Use the left thumbwheel to adjust the cen-
ter air vents on the left and in the center.
Use the right thumbwheel to adjust the
right center air vent.Rear passenger compartment air vents
1Left center air vent, adjustable
2 Right center air vent, adjustable
iThe temperature at the air vents for the
rear passenger compartment is the
same as at the dashboard center air
vents.

146 Controls in detailPower windowsOpening and closing the side windows
The side windows can be opened and
closed electrically. The switches for all the
side windows are on the driver’s door. The
switches for the respective windows are
on the passenger door and on the rear cen-
ter console.
1Left front window
2Right front window
3Right rear window
4Left rear window
5Rear window override switch
(
page 74).Additional switches for the rear windows
are located on the rear center console.
6Left rear window
7Right rear window

Switch on ignition (
page 33).
Warning!
G
When closing the windows, make sure that
there is no danger of anyone being harmed
by the closing procedure.
The closing of the door windows can be im-
mediately halted by releasing the switch or,
if switch was pressed past the resistance
point and released, by pressing the respec-
tive switch.
If the window encounters an obstruction
that blocks its path in a circumstance where
you pressed the switch past the resistance
point and released it to close the window,
the automatic reversal function will stop the
window and open it slightly.
If the window encounters an obstruction
that blocks its path in a circumstance where
you are closing the window by pressing and
holding the switch, the automatic reversal
function will not operate.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
key from the steering lock, and lock your ve-
hicle. Do not leave children unattended in
the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked
vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equip-
ment can cause an accident and / or serious
personal injury.

147 Controls in detail
Power windows
Opening the windows
Press switch1 to4 at the
symbolk to the resistance point.
The corresponding window will move
downwards until you release the
switch.
Closing the windows

Press switch1 to 4 at the
symbolj to the resistance point.
The corresponding window will move
upwards until you release the switch.Fully opening the windows
(Express-open)

Press switch1 to4 at the
symbolk past the resistance point
and release.
The corresponding window opens com-
pletely.
Fully closing the windows
(Express-close)

Press switch1 to4 at symbolj
past the resistance point and release.
The corresponding window closes com-
pletely.
Stopping windows

Press respective switch again.
Warning
G
If you press and hold the switch when clos-
ing the window, and upward movement of
the window is blocked by some obstruction
including but not limited to arms, hands, fin-
gers, etc., the automatic reversal will not op-
erate.
!If the upward movement of the window
is blocked during the closing proce-
dure, the window will stop and open
slightly.
Remove the obstruction, press the
switchj again past the resistance
point and release.
If the window still does not close when
there is no obstruction, then hold the
switchj down. The side window
will then close without the obstruction
sensor function.Warning!
G
Driver’s door only:
If within five seconds switch j is again
pressed past the resistance point and
released, the automatic reversal will not
operate.

148 Controls in detailPower windowsSynchronizing power windows
The power window must be resynchro-
nized each time

after the battery has been
disconnected.


if the power windows cannot be fully
opened (Express-open) or closed (Ex-
press-close).
Synchronizing the power windows

Switch on ignition.

Press the power window switches at
the symbolj until the side win-
dows are closed.
Hold the switches for approximately
one second.
The power window are synchronized.
Rear quarter windows*
The switches are on the upper part of the
center console.
1Left side
2Right side
Switch on ignition (
page 33).Opening the windows

Press and hold the upper part of
switches1 or2.
The corresponding window will move
downwards until you release the
switch.Warning!
G
When closing the windows, make sure that
there is no danger of anyone being harmed
by the closing procedure. The closing of the
windows can be immediately halted by
releasing the switch.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
key from the steering lock, and lock the ve-
hicle. Do not leave children unattended in
the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked
vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equip-
ment may cause an accident and / or seri-
ous personal injury.

149 Controls in detail
Power windows
Closing the windows
Press and hold the lower part of
switches1 or2.
The corresponding window will move
upwards until you release the switch.

150 Controls in detailPower tilt / sliding sunroof*Opening and closing the power tilt / sliding sunroof
The tilt / sliding sunroof can be opened and
closed electrically. The switch for the
tilt / sliding sunroof is on the overhead
control panel.Sunroof switch1Push up to raise sunroof at rear
2Push back to slide sunroof open
3Push down to lower sunroof at rear
4Push forward to slide sunroof closedWith the sunroof closed or tilted open, a
screen can be slid into the roof opening to
guard against sun rays. When sliding the
sunroof open, the screen will also retract.
Warning!
G
When closing the tilt / sliding sunroof, make
sure that there is no danger of anyone being
harmed by the closing procedure.
The opening procedure of the tilt / sliding
sunroof can be immediately halted by re-
leasing the switch or, if the switch was
moved past the resistance point and re-
leased, by moving the switch in any direc-
tion.
The closing procedure of the tilt / sliding
sunroof can be immediately halted by re-
leasing the switch.
The closing procedure of the tilt / sliding
sunroof can be immediately reversed by
moving the switch in direction1 or2.
The tilt / sliding sunroof is made out of glass.
In the event of an accident, the glass may
shatter. This may result in an opening in the
roof.