Cockpit
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Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
CockpitGeneral viewThis overview will help you to quic
kly familiarise yourself with the
displays and the control elements.
Electric power-operated window* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electric exterior mirror adjustment* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lever for the multi-functional switch: Turn signal light, headlight and parking light, headlight flasher . . Speed regulating system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steering wheel: with horn with driver airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with pushbuttons for radio, navi
gation system and mobile phone*
Instrument cluster: Instruments and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lever for the multi-functional switch: Multi-functional indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windshield wiper and wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch for rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch for the TCS* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air outlet vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Switch for hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indicator light for a switched off front seat passenger airbag* . . . . . . Depending on equipment fitted: Operating controls for the heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operating controls for Climatic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operating controls for Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storage compartments on the front passenger side* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Front passenger airbag* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch for front passenger airbag* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switch depending on equipment fitted: Unlocking the boot lid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interior monitor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuse box in the dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light switch and headlamp beam adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bonnet release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lever for adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Depending on equipment fitted: Radio* Navigation* Rocker switch for the heating on the driver's seat* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Button for the central locking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depending on equipment fitted: Gearshift lever (manual gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selector lever (automatic gearbox*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rocker switch for the heating on the front passenger seat* . . . . . . . . Depending on equipment fitted: Ashtray* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MDI* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Note
Cars with factory-fitted radio or naviga
tion system are supplied with separate
instructions for operating such equipment.
The arrangement of the control elements on right-hand drive models may differ to
some extent from that shown in
page 8, fig. 1
. However the symbols correspond to
the individual control elements.
A1
44
A2
57
A3
80
A4
5294
A5
123104
A6
15
A7
1955
A8
54
A9
137
A10
80
A11
51
A12
129
A13
808386
A14
76
A15
123
A16
129
A17
4043
A18
195
A19
48, 51
A20
165
A21
89
A22
89
A23A24
61
A25
39
A26
9299
A27
61
A28
7477
A29
111
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Quick Reference Guide
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Driving Tips
General Maintenance
Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
For safety reasons the lever must always be firmly pushed up to avoid the
steering wheel alteri
ng its position unintentionally when driving - risk of
accident!Seat belt height adjuster– To adjust the belt height press the height adjuster and move it up or down
fig. 4
.
– Then pull firmly on the belt to ensure that
the seat belt height
adjuster has correctly
locked in place.
Further information
page 119, “Seat belt height ad
juster on the front seats”.
WARNING
Adjust the height of the belt in such a way that the shoulder part of the belt is positioned approximately across the middle of your shoulder - on no account across your neck!
Adjusting the front seats Adjusting a seat in a forward/back direction Adjusting height of seat* Adjust the angle of the seat backrestFurther information
page 59, “Adjusting the front seats”.
WARNING
Only adjust the driver seat when the ve
hicle is stationary - risk of injury!
Electric exterior mirror adjustment*
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 4 Front seat: Seat belt height adjuster
Fig. 5 Controls at seat
A1A2A3
Fig. 6 Inner part of door: Rotary knob
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Lights and Visibility
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Using the system
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Driving Tips
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Breakdown assistance
Technical Data
– Turn the light switch into position O
page 48, fig. 36
- left.
– Switch on the switch for daylight driving lights
page 48, fig. 36
- right.
Activating daylight driving lights*
on vehicles with the “START-STOP”
system– Pull the turn signal light lever towards the
steering wheel, at the same time slide it
to the top and hold it in this position.
– Switch on the ignition - the right turn signal light flashes 4x.– Switch off the ignition - an audible signal
sounds, which confirms
the activation of
the daylight driving lights.
– Release the turn signal light lever.Deactivating daylight driving lights*– Switch off the switch for daylight driving lights
page 48, fig. 36
- right.
– Turn the light switch to the position side lights
or low beam
page 48,
fig. 36
- left.
Deactivating daylight driving ligh
ts* on vehicles with the “START-
STOP” system– Pull the turn signal light lever towards the
steering wheel, at the same time slide it
to the bottom and hold it in this position.
– Switch on the ignition - the left turn signal light flashes 4x.– Switch off the ignition - an audible signal
sounds, which confir
ms the deactivation
of the daylight driving lights.
– Release the turn signal light lever. On vehicles with separate ligh
ts* for daylight driving lights in the fog lights or in the
front bumper, the parking lights and the lice
nce plate light do not come on when acti-
vating the function daylight drivin
g lights (neither front nor rear).
If the vehicle is not equipped with separate lights* for daylight driving lights, the combination of the low beam, the parking ligh
ts (front and rear) including the licence
plate light is used as daylight driving lights.
In some countries, the national
legal provisions require that the rear parking lights also
come on together with the separate lights* for daylight driving lights when activating the function daylight driving lights.Halogen projector headlights with cornering light function*For a better cornering illumination, the halogen projector headlights with cornering light function are set in the optimal position in line with the vehicle speed and the steering angle. If the warning light
comes on while driving or after the ignition is switched on, a
fault is confirmed.
WARNING
If there is a fault in the halogen projec
tor headlights with
cornering light func-
tion, the warning light
lights up in the instrument cluster. The halogen
projector headlights with cornering light function are automatically lowered to the emergency position, which prevents a po
ssible dazzling of oncoming traffic.
Thus the illuminated length of the road is shortened. Drive carefully and have the car inspected immediately by a specialist garage.Tourist light*Halogen projector headlights with cornering light functionThis mode makes it possible to drive in countries with opposing traffic system, driving on the left/right, without dazzling the oncoming vehicles. When the mode “tourist light” is active, the side to side swivel of the headlights is deactivated.Activating tourist lightBefore activating the tourist light,
the following condit
ions must be met:
Ignition switched off, light switched off (light switch in the position O), control dial for the headlamp beam adjustment in the position
0, no gear engaged or selector lever in
the position
N (automatic gearbox), tourist light deactivated.
– Switch on the ignition.Up to 10 seconds after the ignition is switched on:
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Lights and Visibility
50– Turn the light switch to the position
page 48.
– Engage the reverse gear (manual gearbox) or move the selector lever into the posi-
tion
R (automatic gearbox).
– Turn the control dial for headlamp
beam adjustment fr
om the position
0 to the
position
3 page 51.
Deactivating tourist lightBefore deactivating the tourist light, the following conditions must be met: Ignition switched off, light switched off (light switch in the position O), control dial for the headlamp beam adjustment in the position
3, no gear engaged or selector lever in
the position
N (automatic gearbox),
tourist light activated.
– Switch on the ignition.Up to 10 seconds after the ignition is switched on:– Turn the light switch to the position
page 48.
– Engage the reverse gear (manual gearbox) or move the selector lever into the posi-
tion
R (automatic gearbox).
– Turn the control dial for headlamp
beam adjustment fr
om the position
3 to the
position
0 page 51.
The adaptation of the halogen projector he
adlights must be performed as follows
page 150.Fog lights*
Switching on the fog lights– First of all turn the light switch into position
or fig. 37
.
– Pull the light switch out to the
first
detent .
The warning light
lights up in the instrument cluste
r when the fog lights are switched
on page 26.
Fog lights with the function “CORNER”* The fog lights with the function “CORNER” are designed for a better illu- mination of the surrounding area
near the vehicle when corning,
parking etc.The fog lights with the function “CORNER” ar
e adjusted according to the steering angle
or after switching on the turn signal light
6) in the following circumstances:
the vehicle is stationary and the engine
is running or it moves with a speed of
maximum 40 km/h;
the daylight driving lights are not switched on;
Low beam switched on.
A fault in the system of the fog lights with
the function “CORNER” is confirmed by the
warning light
lighting up.
Note
If the fog lights are switched on, the functi
on of the lights “CORNER” is not active.
Rear fog light
Switching on the rear fog light– First of all turn the light switch into position
or fig. 37
.
– Pull the switch into position . The fog lights* light up at the same time.
Fig. 37 Dash panel: Light switch
6)If both switch on versions are conflicting, for
example if the steering wheel is turned to the left
and the right turn signal light is switched on,
the turn signal light has the higher priority.
A1
A2
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Seats and Storage
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Seats and StorageFront seatsBasic informationThe front seats have a wide range of differ
ent settings and can thus be matched to the
physical characteristics of the driver and
front passenger. Correct adjustment of the
seats is particularly important for:
safely and quickly reaching the controls;
a relaxed, fatigue-free body position;
achieving the maximum protection offered by the seat belts and the airbag
system. The chapters which follow describe the procedure which you should adopt for adjusting the seats.
WARNING
Never transport more occupants than the maximum seating in the vehicle.
Each occupant must correctly fasten the seat belt belonging to the seat.
Children must be fastened
page 130, “Transporting children safely” with a
suitable restraint system.
The front seats and the head restraints must always be adjusted to match
the body size of the seat occupant as well as the seat belts must always be correctly fastened in order to provide an optimal protection for you and your occupants.
Always keep your feet in the footwell
when the vehicle is being driven -
never place your feet on the instrument panel, out of the window or on the surfaces of the seats. This is particular
ly important for the front seat passenger.
You will be exposed to increased risk of
injury if it becomes necessary to apply
the brake or in the event of an accident.
If an airbag is deployed, you may suffer
fatal injuries when adopting an incorrect seated position!
It is important for the driver and front
passenger to maintain
a distance of at
least 25 cm from the steering wheel or
dash panel. Not maintaining this
minimum distance will mean that the airbag
system will not be able to properly
protect you - hazard! The front seats and the head restraints must always also be correctly adjusted to match the body size of the occupant.
Ensure that there are no objects in
the footwell as any objects may get
behind the pedals during a driving or braking manoeuvre. You would then no longer be able to operate the clutch, to brake or accelerate.
Do not transport any objects on the front passenger seat except those
provided for this purpose (e.g. child safety seat) - risk of accident!Adjusting the front seatsAdjusting a seat in a forward/back direction–Pull the lever
fig. 50
up and push the seat into the desired position.
– Release the lever and push the seat further until the lock is heard to engage.Adjusting height of seat*– Lift the seat if required by pulling or pumping lever upwards.– Lower the seat if required by pushing or pumping lever downwards.
WARNING (continued)
Fig. 50 Controls at seat
A1A1
A2A2
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114
Ensure that all the windows offer
a good visibility to the outside.
Safely attach the items of luggage
page 63, “Loading the luggage compartment”.
Ensure that no objects can obstruct the pedal.
Adjust the mirror, the front seat and the head restraint to match your body size.
Point out to your occupants that the head
restraints must be adjusted to match
their body size.
Protect the children in suitable child seats with correctly fastened seat belts
page 130, “Transporting children safely”.
Adopt the correct seated position. Also in
form your occupants to adopt the correct
seated position.
Fasten the seat belt correctly. Also inform your occupants to properly fasten the
seat belts
page 119, “How are seat be
lts correctly fastened?”.
What influences the driving safety? The driving safety is primarily determined by the style of driving and the personal behaviour of all the occupants.The driver is fully responsible for himself an
d his occupants. If yo
ur driving safety is
effected, you place yourself and the oncomi
ng traffic at risk. Please refer to the
following guidelines.
Do not get distracted from concentrating on the traffic situation, e.g. by your occu-
pants or mobile phone calls.
Never drive when your driving ability is impaired, e.g. through medication, alcohol,
drugs.
Keep to the traffic regulations and the permissible speed limit.
Adjust the driving speed at all times to the road condition as well as to the traffic
and weather conditions.
Take regular breaks on long journe
ys - at the latest every two hours.
Correct seated positionCorrect seated position for the driver Correct seated position for the driver is important for safe and relaxed driving.Fig. 108 The correct distance of the driver from
the steering wheel / The
correct head restraint
adjustment for the driverFor your own safety and to reduce the risk of injury in the event of an accident, we recommend the following setting.
Adjust the steering wheel so that the distance between the steering wheel and your
chest is at least 25 cm
fig. 108
- left.
Position the driver seat in the forward/back direction so that you are able to fully
press the pedals with your legs at a slight angle.
Adjust the seat backrest so that you are able to reach the highest point of the
steering wheel with your arms at a slight angle.
Adjust the head restraint so that the top edge of the head restraint is at the same
level as the upper part of your head
fig. 108
- right.
Fasten the seat belt correctly
page 119, “How are seat belts correctly fastened?”.
Driver seat adjustment
page 59, “Adjusting the front seats”.
WARNING
The front seats and the head restraints must always be adjusted to match
the body size of the seat occupant as well as the seat belts must always be
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Fuses and light bulbs
196
Fuse assignment in the dash panelFig. 162 Schematic representation of the fuse
box for vehicles with left-hand steering / right-
hand steeringCertain electrical components are only standard on certain vehicle model versions or only suppliable as optional
equipment for certain models.
No.
Power consumer
Amperes
1
Not assigned
2
START - STOP
5
3
Instrument cluster, headlamp beam adjustment
7,5
4
ABS control unit
5
5
Petrol engine: Cruise control system
5
6
Reversing light (manual gearbox)
10
7
Ignition
15
Engine control unit, automatic gearbox
7,5
8
Brake pedal switch, coolant fan
5
9
Operating controls for the heating, control unit for air condi- tioning system, parking aid, control unit for cornering lights, coolant fan
5
10
Air conditioning
a)
7,5
11
Mirror adjustment
5
12
Control unit for trailer detection
5
13
Control unit for automatic gearbox
5
14
Motor for halogen projector headlights with cornering light function
10
15
Navigation PDA
5
16
Electrohydraulic power steering
5
17
START - STOP - radio
10
Daylight driving lights
7,5
18
Mirror heater
5
19
S-contact
5
20
Engine control unit
5
Engine control unit
7,5
Fuel pump relay
15
Fuel pump control unit
15
21
Reversing light, fog lights with the function “CORNER”
10
22
Operating controls for the heating, control unit for air condi- tioning system, parking aid, mobi
le phone, instrument cluster,
steering angle sender
, ESP, vehicle voltage control unit, multi-
function stee
ring wheel
7,5
23
Interior lighting, storage compartment and luggage compart- ment, side lights
15
24
Central control unit of the vehicle
5
25
Seat heaters
20
26
Rear window wiper
10
27
Not assigned
28
Petrol engine: AKF valve, petrol engine: Control flap
10
29
Injection, water pump
10
No.
Power consumer
Amperes
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Index 238
Lights
converting/masking over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Lights and Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Liquid in reservoir for windscreen washer system
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lock
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
lock
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 37
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Locking and unlocking from inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Locking of the door
in an emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Low beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 201
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Folding hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Luggage compartment - variable loading floor . . . 67
Luggage compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 66
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 52, 201
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Manual shifting of gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92MDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Memory for the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Connection with the hands-free system . . . . 106
Motoring abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Multi-functional indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
NNew tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145OOil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Opening a single door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Opening the door
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Operation in winter
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
De-icing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Overview of the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . 167
PPaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Parking ticket holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Passive Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Petrol engines
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Raise vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Rear mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Rear window heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Recharge battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Recirculated air mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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