7 4 Warm and cold
addit ional intermediate settings available to
adj ust the temperature as needed.
Switching climate control on and off
Sw it ch ing the clim ate con trol sy stem on
a nd off
• Turn the knob @¢ page 72, fig. 82 to the
r ight to sw itch climate control on. The LED
next to the word OFF goes out .
• Turn the knob@¢
page 72, fig. 82 to the
left to switch the climate contro l system off .
T he LED nex t to the word OFF comes on .
Setting fan speed~
• Turn the knob@¢ page 72, fig. 82 to the
setting you want to adjust fan speed (air
quantity) .
Air distribution
Fig . 83 Instr ume nt pane l: Locat io n of air vents
• Turn the rotary knob@¢ page 72, fig. 82 to
the desired setting.
• To open and close the outlets, turn the ad
justing ring .
• To adj ust the direct ion of the airflow from
the outlet, move the tab in the center of the
outlet in the desi red d irection. The direction
of the air de livered from the ven ts can be
adjusted horizontally and vertically.
A ir dist ribution:
- In setting
-0, air flows only to the windows,
vents
(D and @are open. To defrost the If the difference between the desired temper
ature set
by you and the vehicle's interior tem
perature is too great, the fan speed will
change automatically. This is done so that the
desired temperature setting is reached as
quick ly as possible .
(D Tips
If the difference between the desired tem
perature you have set and the veh icle's in
terior temperature is too high, the fan
speed will change automat ically. This is
done so that the desired temperature set
ting is reached as quickly as poss ible.
driver and front passenger side windows
most effective ly, the vents @shou ld be di
rected toward the side windows.
- In setting®, air flows only to the driver/
passenger, vents @and @ are open.
- In setting
-0-, air flows only to the footwe ll,
vents @) are open.
- In setting~. air flows only to the windows
and the footwell, vents
(D , @ and @are
open.
...
There are additional combinations (through
intermediate settings) avai lab le to adjust air
d istr ibution as needed.
(D Tips
I f the climate controls are running in cool
ing mode, air shou ld flow mainly from
vents @and
@. To achieve s uff ic ient coo l
ing, you shou ld never close these vents
completely.
Defrost ~
The windshield and side windows are defrost
ed or cleared of condensa tion as quickly as
possible.
~ To turn on the defogger/defroster, press the
~ button ¢ page 72 , fig . 82.
~ To turn the defogger/defroster off, press the
~ button again, or the IAU TOI button .
T emperature is controlled automatically. The
maximum amount of a ir flows mainly from
vents 1 ¢
page 74.
A small amount of air flows from vents 2 -if
they are open
¢ page 74 .
Pressing the~ button switches off recircu la
tion mode.
Automatic operation ~
Standard operating mode at all times of the
year.
Tu rning on automatic operation
~ Set the temperature you want .
~ Press the IAU TO I button ¢ page 72, fig. 82.
Automatic operation ensures constant tem
peratures in the inter ior and dehum idifies the
air ins ide the vehicle. Air temperature, vol
ume , and distribution are controlled automat
i cally to reach o r maintain the desired interior
temperature as q uickly as possib le. Fluctua
tions in exterior temperature and the effects
of temperature from the position of the sun
are compensated for automat ically.
Warm and c old 75
Manual air recirculation mode~
The recirculation mode prevents polluted out
side air from entering the vehicle interior.
S w itching on air re circul atio n
~ Press the button ~¢ page 72, fig. 82,
¢ ,&.
Switching off a ir re circulation
~ Press the button l.;., I again, or
~ Press the IAU TOI button , or
~ Press the~ button .
In recircu lation mode, air is drawn from the
vehicle interior, filte red, and recirculated . We
recommend that you se lect recirculation
mode
briefly ¢.& under the fo llowing condi
tions:
When driving through a tunne l or in a traffic
jam so that exhaust fumes and odors cannot enter the vehicle interior.
A WARNING
You shou ld not use the recirculation mode
for an extended period s ince no fresh air is
drawn in, and with the air condit ioning
switched off the windows can fog up -this
increases the r isk of an accident!
A/C operation ~
Switching on A /C
~ Press the IAC ! button ¢ page 72, fig. 82.
Sw itching A /C off
~ Press the IAC ! button again.
The cooling system is switched on during A/C
operation -the heating and ventilation system
is controlled automatically .
(D Tips
If the LED in the switch stays on after A/C
operation has been switched off( = switch-
ing the A/C off), there is a fault in an air
cond itioning component. Please consult
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