2007 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-CLASS climate settings

Contents
COMAND navigation system
(destination memory) ......................... 206
Saving a destination
in the destination memory ........... 206
Deleting a destination
from the destination memory ....... 208
Own address ................................ 209
COMAND navigation system
(last destinations) .............................. 213
Saving a destination permanently
in the destination memory ........... 213
Saving the vehicle position
in the list of last destinations ....... 213
Saving the crosshair position
in the list of last destinations ....... 213
Deleting one of
the last destinations ..................... 213
COMAND address book ..................... 214
General notes ............................... 214
Address book menu overview ...... 214
Calling up the address book ......... 215
Selecting an entry in
the main address book display ..... 215
Creating a new
address book entry ...................... 215
Deleting an entry .......................... 217Searching for an
address book entry ...................... 217
Displaying a complete
address book entry ...................... 219
Displaying of a complete phone
book entry in the mobile phone ... 220
Changing an entry ........................ 221
Calling a number
saved in an entry .......................... 222
Starting route guidance
to an entry.................................... 223
Voice entries ................................ 224
Saving a phone book entry from
mobile phone in the
COMAND address book ............... 225
Importing data from external
Bluetooth
® devices....................... 226
COMAND system settings ................. 227
Systems settings menu overview . 227
Display settings............................ 227
Time settings................................ 227
Voice Control settings .................. 229
Setting the system language ........ 231
Assigning the favorite button ....... 231
Bluetooth
® settings ...................... 232
Reset............................................ 234COMAND vehicle menu ..................... 235
Setting night security illumination 235
Locator lighting on/off................. 236
Exterior mirror
convenience settings ................... 237
Automatic locking on/off............. 238
Activating easy-entry/exit feature 239
Setting interior
ambient lighting ........................... 240
Setting interior
lighting delayed switch-off ........... 241
Extending or retracting
rear window sunshade ................. 242
Trunk opening-height
restriction* on/off ....................... 242
Switching the
tow-away alarm on/off ................ 243
COMAND automatic climate control . 244
Setting temperature ..................... 245
Adjusting air distribution .............. 246
Adjusting air volume .................... 246
Central climate control menu
via COMAND ................................ 247
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COMAND operating safety
COMAND introduction
COMAND FM/AM radio
COMAND satellite radio (USA only)
COMAND
audio CD/audio DVD/MP3
COMAND telephone*
COMAND navigation
COMAND address book
COMAND system settings
COMAND vehicle menu
COMAND automatic climate control
COMAND seats
Instrument cluster control system
Voice Control
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COMAND introduction
COMAND shortcut buttons
Use the COMAND shortcut buttons to se-
lect main functions directly.
Example:
Switching directly to Radio or CD
menu: Press M once or twice.COMAND display
In the COMAND display, you will find the
function currently selected and the corre-
sponding menus. The COMAND display is
divided into several areas.
1Status line
2Main functions
3Main area
4Submenus
5Climate control settings
A white bar under the main functions 2 in-
dicates the active area.
Once you have selected a main
function2, the main area 3 is active.
iDuring Dynamic Rear View Monitor* opera-
tion (
page 439) it is not possible to operate
the COMAND shortcut buttons.
FunctionPage
1PFavorite button231
2MShortcut button for:

CD/DVD

radio
115
96
3LBack button89
4OSeat menu250
5NShortcut button for:

telephone*

navigation
120
156
6oCOMAND on/off
button81
7,Volume control91
8FMute button91
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COMAND automatic climate control
You can operate the automatic climate
control via COMAND or via the buttons on
the automatic climate control panel
(
page 453).
Some of the special climate control func-
tions can only be set via COMAND.The following automatic climate control
functions can be operated via COMAND:
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 81).
Warning!G
When operating the automatic climate con-
trol, the air that enters the passenger com-
partment through the air vents can be very
hot or very cold (depending on the set tem-
perature). This may cause burns or frostbite
to unprotected skin in the immediate area of
the air vents.
Always keep sufficient distance between un-
protected parts of the body and the air
vents. If necessary, use the air distribution
adjustment (
page 246) to direct the air to
air vents in the vehicle interior that are not
in the immediate area of unprotected skin.
Warning!G
Follow the recommended settings for heat-
ing and cooling given on the following pages
and pages in the “Controls in detail” part
(
page 453) Otherwise the windows could
fog up, impairing visibility and endangering
you and others.
FunctionPage
Temperature245
Air distribution246
Air volume246
Switching off cooling (“ACOFF”)247
Central climate control (“Mono”)248
Footwell temperature249
Air flow from air vents249
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245 Control systems
COMAND automatic climate control
The automatic climate control menu is
called up via the climate control settings.
Climate control settings with functions
(submenus)
1Temperature, left
2Air distribution, left
3Air volume, left
4Central menu, climate control
5Air volume, right
6Air distribution, right
7Temperature, right
Setting temperature
Use the temperature controls %$
(
page 453) in the center console or
COMAND climate control settings to sepa-
rately adjust the air temperature on each
side of the passenger compartment.
Select climate control settings
Tem-
perature, left or right and then
pressn.
Changing temperature: Slide qmr or
rotate ymz.
Exiting menu: Press n, back
buttonL in the center console
(
page 82) or slideomp.
The setting is saved.
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246 Control systems
COMAND automatic climate control
Adjusting air distribution
You can adjust the air distribution sepa-
rately for the driver’s and front passenger’s
side.
Select climate control settings
Air
distribution, left or right.
Changing air distribution:
Rotateymz.
The symbol for air distribution changes.
The direction and size of the arrows
represent the air distribution.
Exiting menu: Press n, back
buttonL in the center console
(
page 82) or slideomp.
The setting is saved.
Adjusting air volume
Use buttonsQ (
page 453) in the cen-
ter console or COMAND climate control
settings to separately adjust the air vol-
ume on each side of the passenger com-
partment.
Select climate control settings
Air
volume, left or right.
iWhen you change the air distribution, the au-
tomatic function of the climate control system is
switched off.
iWhen you change the air volume, the auto-
matic function of the climate control system is
switched off.
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247 Control systems
COMAND automatic climate control
Changing air volume: Slide qmr or
rotate ymz.
Exiting menu: Press n, back
buttonL in the center console
(
page 82) or slideomp.
The setting is saved.Central climate control menu via
COMAND
The central climate control menu is in the
center of the climate control settings.
When the automatic climate control is
switched on, you will see “on” in the cen-
tral menu. The following functions can only
be operated in the central climate control
menu via COMAND:
Select climate control settings
Cen-
tral menu.Switching cooling on or off
The cooling function, only operational
when the engine is running, cools the vehi-
cle interior down to the selected tempera-
ture. The cooling function also
dehumidifies the air in the vehicle interior,
thus preventing the windows from fogging
up.
The “AC
OFF” function is used to permanent-
ly switch off the cooling function of the au-
tomatic climate control system.
FunctionPage
Switching off cooling (“ACOFF”)247
Central climate control (“Mono”)248
Footwell temperature249
Air flow from air vents249
iCondensation may drip out from underneath
the vehicle. This is normal and not an indication
of a malfunction.
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248 Control systems
COMAND automatic climate control
Select climate control settings
Cen-
tral climate control menu.
Selecting “ACOFF”: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
A checkmark appears when the cooling
is switched off.“AC
OFF” appears in the central menu of
the climate control settings.
Selecting “Mono” mode
“Mono” is used to adjust the climate zones
for the entire vehicle at the same time.
When the “Mono” function is switched on
and you change the climate on the driver’s
side, these changes will be carried out in
the same manner for all climate zones.
Select climate control settings
Cen-
tral climate control menu.
Selecting “Mono”: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
A checkmark appears when the func-
tion has been selected.
Exiting menu: Press back button L
in the center console (
page 82) or
slideomp.
The “Mono” function is automatically
switched off when you:

change an automatic climate control
setting for the front passenger’s side
using COMAND

operate a button from the automatic
climate control for the front passen-
ger’s side

operate one of the buttons for the rear
climate control system
Warning!G
If you turn off the cooling function, the
vehicle will not be cooled when weather
conditions are warm. The windows can fog
up more quickly. Window fogging may
impair visibility and endanger you and
others.!If the air conditioning cannot be turned on
again, this indicates that the air conditioning is
losing refrigerant. The compressor has turned it-
self off.
Have the air conditioning checked at the nearest
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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