2006 MERCEDES-BENZ R500 Adjusting

229 Controls in detail
Climate control
Deactivating rear climate control
Press button´.
The indicator lamp on the button goes
out.
The cooling function switches off after
a short delay.Adjusting air distribution
Use the air distribution controls2 or4
to adjust the air distribution for the rear
passenger compartment.
The symbols on the controls represent the
following functions:
Adjusting manually

Press the desired air distribution
control2 or4.
The indicator lamp in the Ubutton
goes out.Adjusting automatically

Press buttonU.
The indicator lamp in the button comes
on. The air distribution is adjusted au-
tomatically.
Adjusting air volume
The air volume for the rear zone corre-
sponds to the air volume settings for the
front passenger side. You can switch off
the air supply for the rear zone.
You can switch off the supplied amount of
air volume.

Press button´.
iThe temperature is adjusted according
to the settings for the front passenger
side made on the front climate control
panel (
page 222).
iSwitch off the rear automatic climate
control for improved cooling or heating
output in the front passenger compart-
ment.
You can also switch off the rear auto-
matic climate control from the front
passenger compartment (
page 220).
Symbol
Function
Z
Directs air to the center air
vents
Y
Directs air to the footwells and
the side air vents

236 Controls in detail3-zone automatic climate control*
Use temperature controls1 and9
(page 232) to separately adjust the
air temperature on each side of the
passenger compartment.
The temperature of the interior is ad-
justed automatically.
Deactivating

Press one button of the air distribution
(page 232) or press button

orQ (
page 232).
The
AUTO
display disappears in the
displaye (
page 232).
Depending on which button you press –
the air distribution button or the air vol-
ume button
or Q – automatic
control of either the air distribution or
air volume is switched off.
Setting the temperature
Use temperature controls1 and9
(page 232) to separately adjust the air
temperature on each side of the passenger
compartment. You should raise or lower
the temperature setting in small incre-
ments, preferably starting at 72°F (22°C).
The automatic climate control will adjust
to the set temperature as fast as possible.
Increasing

Turn temperature control1 and/or
9 slightly clockwise.
The automatic climate control system
will correspondingly adjust the interior
air temperature.
Decreasing

Turn temperature control1 and/or
9 slightly counterclockwise.
The automatic climate control system
will correspondingly adjust the interior
air temperature.
Adjusting air distribution
Use the air distribution buttons3,h,
orj for the driver’s side, or7,b, orc
(page 232) for the passenger side to
separately adjust the air distribution on
each side of the passenger compartment.
The following symbols are found on the
buttons:
Symbol
Function
Driver’s
side
Passen-
ger side
6
Z
Directs air to the
windshield and
side air vents
7
a
Directs air through
the center, side
and rear passen-
ger compartment
air vents
8
Y
Directs air to the
footwells and side
air vents


237 Controls in detail
3-zone automatic climate control*

Press the desired air distribution but-
ton (
page 232).
The indicator lamp on the button goes
out.
Adjusting the air distribution for the
center and side air vents
Opening the center air vents

Turn thumbwheels 5 and 6
(page 230) upward.
The corresponding center air vents on
the left and right are open.
Closing the center air vents

Turn thumbwheels 5 and 6
(page 230) downward.
The corresponding center air vents on
the left and right are closed.Opening the side air vents

Turn thumbwheels 2 and 7
(page 230) downward.
The corresponding side air vents on the
left and right are open.
Closing the side air vents

Turn thumbwheels 2 and 7
(page 230) downward.
The corresponding side air vents on the
left and right are closed.
Adjusting air volume
Five blower speeds are available.
Press button
to decrease or
buttonQto increase air volume
(page 232) to the desired level.
The indicator lamp on buttonU
goes out.
The AUTO
display disappears in the
display e (
page 232) and the auto-
matic mode is switched off. The select-
ed blower speed appears in the
displaye (page 232).

245 Controls in detail
3-zone automatic climate control*
Adjusting air distribution
Use the air distribution controls3 or5
to adjust the air distribution for the rear
passenger compartment.
The symbols on the controls represent the
following functions:Adjusting manually

Press the desired air distribution con-
trol.
The indicator lamp on button U
goes out.
Adjusting automatically

Press buttonU.
The indicator lamp on the button
comes on. The air distribution is adjust-
ed automatically.Setting the temperature
Use temperature controla (
page 244)
to separately adjust the air temperature of
the rear passenger compartment.
You should raise or lower the temperature
setting in small increments, preferably
starting at 72°F (22°C). The automatic cli-
mate control will adjust to the set temper-
ature as fast as possible.
iSwitch off the rear automatic climate
control for improved cooling or heating
output in the front passenger compart-
ment.
You can also switch off the rear auto-
matic climate control from the front
passenger compartment (
page 235).
Symbol
Function
Z
Directs air to the center air
vents
Y
Directs air to the footwells and
the side air vents
iThe rear automatic climate control will
not cool the air when the air condition-
ing is switched off (
page 242).

246 Controls in detail3-zone automatic climate control*Increasing the temperature
Turn temperature controla
(page 244) slightly clockwise.
The rear automatic climate control will
correspondingly adjust the interior air
temperature for the rear passenger
compartment.
Decreasing the temperature

Turn temperature controla
(page 244) slightly counterclock-
wise.
The rear automatic climate control will
correspondingly adjust the interior air
temperature for the rear passenger
compartment.Setting the temperature from the front
automatic climate control panel
You can adjust the temperature for the
rear automatic climate control from the
front panel.

Make sure the front automatic climate
control is switched on (
page 234).

Press button> (
page 232).
The indicator lamp on button>
comes on.
In displaye (
page 232), you will see
the >symbol followed by
MODE
.

Set the desired temperature for the
rear passenger compartment using
temperature control 9 (
page 232).
After approximately 3 seconds after
the last adjustment, the display switch-
es back to its standard display and the
indicator lamp on button> goes
out.Adjusting air volume
Adjusting manually
Five blower speeds are available.

Press button
to decrease or
buttonQ to increase air volume to
the desired level.
The indicator lamp on theU button
goes out. The selected blower speed is
shown by the indicator lamps for air
volume settings 9 (
page 244).
Adjusting automatically

Press buttonU.
The indicator lamp on the button
comes on. The air volume is adjusted
automatically.iYou can also press the>button
once more to switch back to the stan-
dard display.

247 Controls in detail
3-zone automatic climate control*
B-pillar air vents
Air vents are located in both B-pillars.
1Air vent, adjustable
2Thumbwheel for air volume control
Adjusting air volume
Turn thumbwheel 2 to the left to in-
crease the air volume.
or

Turn thumbwheel 2 to the right to de-
crease the air volume.Adjusting air distribution

Move air vent slider 1 to the left, right,
up, or down to direct the air in the de-
sired direction.
Air vents in third-row side trim
Air vents are located in the left and right
side trim below the hinged quarter win-
dows.
1Defrost air vent for hinged quarter
window, fixed
2Air vent, adjustable
3Thumbwheel for air volume controlAdjusting air volume

Turn thumbwheel 3 downwards to in-
crease the air volume.
or

Turn thumbwheel 3 upwards to de-
crease the air volume.
Adjusting air distribution

Move air vent slider 2 to the left, right,
up, or down
The air is directed in the desired direc-
tion.

270 Controls in detailDriving systemsThe following settings are available:

AUTO (for normal driving situations)
Indicator lamps2 and3 are off.


SPORT (for sporty driving)
Indicator lamp2 comes on.


COMF (for comfort driving)
Indicator lamp3 comes on.

Start the engine (
page 53).

Press ADS switch1 repeatedly until
the desired suspension tuning is
reached.Vehicle level control*
The vehicle level control automatically
regulates the ride height to


reduce fuel consumption


improve driving safety
The vehicle begins adjusting to the set
vehicle level as soon as the doors or tail-
gate are


unlocked
or


opened or closed with the vehicle
unlocked
For major changes in vehicle level, the
engine must be running.
iThe setting is stored when you turn off
the engine.
iChanges to the vehicle level should be
made while the vehicle is moving. The
vehicle will then reach the set level as
fast as possible.
Warning!
G
Make sure that no one is near the wheel
housing or under the vehicle when you lower
the vehicle while it is standing still. Limbs
could become wedged into or under the
vehicle.
For safety reasons, the vehicle can only be
lowered with all doors and the tailgate
closed. Lowering is interrupted if a door or
the tailgate is opened and will continue after
the door is closed again.Warning!
G
Adapt your speed and driving to possible
changed driving behavior of the vehicle after
changing the vehicle level. The ESP
® cannot
prevent accidents, including those resulting
from excessive speed. The ESP
® cannot pre-
vent the natural laws of physics from acting
on the vehicle.

271 Controls in detail
Driving systems
Basic settings
There are two setting from which to
choose:

Raised level, for driving on rough roads


Highway level, for driving on paved
roads in fair or better conditionCompared to the highway level, the vehicle
level changes by


+ 1.97 in (+ 50 mm) in raised level


+/- 0 in (+ 0 mm) in highway level


- 0.78 in (- 20 mm) in highspeed level
The vehicle lowers to highspeed level auto-
matically when


the vehicles speed exceeds
70 mph (112 km/h)


the vehicles speed is between
60 mph (96 km/h) and
70 mph (112 km/h) for longer than 20
seconds
!Keep in mind that in rough or uneven
roads, adjusting the vehicle to a lower
level may cause the vehicle underbody
to come in contact with the road and
result in damage to the vehicle under-
body. Always make sure the vehicle
has sufficient ground clearance before
adjusting it to a lower level.!Before jacking up the vehicle with
equipment that lifts one or more of the
wheels completely off the ground,
remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.!Please also note the information in the
section on towing (
page 499).
iThe activation threshold is defined by
the set suspension tuning
(page 269).
iThe high-speed level is not available
when towing a trailer.iThe third available level is the
highspeed level that is set automatical-
ly.
iObey local speed limits. Use prudent
driving speeds appropriate to prevail-
ing conditions.