2011 MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV clock setting

Setting th
etemperature
THERMATIC automatic climate control Differen
ttemperatures can be set for the
driver' sand front-passenger sides.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To increase/reduce: turn controls:or
B clockwise or anti-clockwise
(Y pag e121).
Onl ychange the temperature setti ngin
small increments. Star tat2 2†.
THERMOTRONIC automatic climate
control THERMOTRONIC automatic climate control zones
You can select different temperature setti ngs
fo rt he driver's and front-passenger sides as
well as for the rea rcompartment.
X Tur nthe key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To increase/reduce th etemperature in
the front: turn controls :and Bclock-
wise or anti-clockwise (Y page 123).
Only change the temperatur esettin gin
small increments. Star tat2 2†.
X To increase/reduce the temperature in
the rear compartment using the front
contro lpanel: press the ábutton.
Th eindicato rlamp in the ábutton goes
out. X
Turn control :clockwise or anti-clockwise
(Y page 123).
Only change the temperature setting in
small increments. Start at 22 †.
The temperature setting for the driver's
side is adopted for the rear compartment
and the front-passenger side.
X To increase/decrease the rear compart-
ment temperature using the rear con-
trol panel: turn control Mclockwise or
anti-clockwise on the rear control panel
(Y page 123).
Only change the temperature setting in
small increments. Start at 22 †. Setting the air distribution
Front control unit:
P Directsair through the centre vents.
O Directsthe airflo wthrough the foot-
well air ven ts.
S Directsthe airflo wthrough the cen tre
and footwell vents.
¯ Directsthe airflo wthrough the demis-
ter ven ts.
b Directsthe airflo wthrough the demis-
ter and cen tre vents.
a Directs the airflow throug hthe foot-
well and demister ven ts.
_ Directsthe airflo wthrough the demis-
ter ,centre and footwell air ven ts.
Rear control panel:
M Directsthe airflo wthrough the rear
cen treand rear side air vents.
O Directsthe airflo wthrough the foot-
well air ven ts.
i Using the rear control panel, you can also
activate both air distribution positions
simultaneously .Inordertodot his, press
both air distribution buttons. The air is then
routed through all rea rair vents.
i Regardles softhe air distributio nsetting,
airflow is always directed through the side 126
Operating th
eclimat econtrol systemClimat econtrol

X
Tur ncontrols :orB cloc kwise or anti-
clockwise (Y page 121), (Y page 121).
or
X Press the KorI button. Demisting the windows
Windows misted up on the inside X
Activate the ¿/Ácooling with air
dehumidification func tion.
X Activate automatic mode Ã.
X If the window scontinue to mist up, activa te
the demisting function (Y page 127).
i You should only select this setting until
the windscreen is clear again.
Windows misted up on the outside X
Activate the windscreen wipers.
X Press the _button repeatedly until the
P orO symbol appears in the dis-
play.
i You should only select this setting until
the windscreen is clear again. Rear window heating
Switchin gon/off G
WARNI
NG
Clear all windows of ice or snow before setting
off. Otherwise, impaired visibility could
endanger you and others.
The rear window heating has ahigh cur rent
draw. You should therefore switc hitoff as
soon as th ewindow is clear ,Ito therwise
switches off automatically after several
minutes.
If the battery voltage is too low, the rear win-
dow heati ngmay switch off. X
Turn th ekey to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press the ¤button.
The indicator lam pinthe¤ button lights
up or goes out.
Problems wit hthe rea rwindow hea ting The rea
rwindow heatin ghas switched off
prematurely or cannot be activated.
X Switch off any consumers that are not
required, e.g. readin glamps or interior
lighting.
When the battery is sufficiently charged,
the rear window heatin gisactivated again
automatically. Activating/deactivating air-recircula-
tion mode
You can deactivate the flow of fresh air if
unpleasant odours are entering the vehicle
from outside .The air already insid ethe vehi-
cle will then be recirculated.
The operation of air-recirculation mode is the
sam efor all contr ol panels. G
WARNING
Only swit chover to air-recirculation mode
briefly at low outside temperatures. Other-
wise, the window scould mist up, thus impair-
ing visibility and endan geringyoursel fand
othe rs.T his ma ypreve ntyou from observing
the traffic conditions, thereby causing an
accident.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X To activate: press thedbutton.
The indicator lam pint he d button lights
up.
i In the even tofhigh pollution levels 12
or at
high outside temperatures, air-recircula-
tion mode is automatically activated. When
air-recirculation mode is activated auto-
12 THERMOTRONIC automatic climate control only. 128
Operating the climate control systemClimate control

Moisture-sensitive item
sstored in the
glove compartmen tcould otherwise be
damaged. :
Air ven tthumbwheel
; Air vent
X To open: turnthumbwheel :anti-cloc k-
wise.
X To close: turn thumbwheel :clockwise. Setting the rear-compartment air
vents
Setting the centre vents in the rear com-
partment Centre vent
sinthe rea rcompart ment with rear
control panel (example)
: Rear-compartment air vent thumbwheel
; Rear-compartment air vent, right
= Rear control panel
? Rear-compartment air vent, left
X To open/close: turn thumbwheel :up or
down. Setting the rear-compartment side air
vents Thes
erear-compartmen tside air vents are
only available if you have THERMOTRONIC
automatic climate control. :
Rear-compartment side air vent
; Thumbwheel for rear -compar tment side
air vent
X To open/close: turnthumbwheel ;to the
lef torr ight. 136
Adjusting the air ventsClimate control