additional intermediate settings available to
adjust the temperature as needed .
Switching climate control on /off
Sw itching the clim ate cont rol sy stem on /
off
• Turn the knob@¢ page 65, fig. 79 to the
rig ht to sw itch cl imate control on. The LED
next to the word OFF goes out .
• Turn the knob@¢
page 65, fig. 79 to the
left to switch the cl imate control system off .
The L ED next to the word O FF comes on.
Setting fan speed~
• Turn the knob@¢ page 65, fig. 79 to the
setting you want to adjust fan speed (a ir
quantity) .
Air distribution
F ig. 80 Instr ument pane l: Locat io n of air vents
• Turn the rotary knob@¢ page 65, fig. 79
to the desired setting.
• To open and close the outlets , turn the ad
just ing ring .
• To ad just the direct ion of the a irflow from
the outlet, move the tab in the center of the
outlet in the desi red d irect ion. The direction
of the air de livered from the ven ts can be
adjusted horizontally and vertically.
Air dist ribution :
- In sett ing
0, air flows only to the w indows,
vents
(I) and @are open. To defrost the
W arm and cold 6 7
If the difference between the desi red temper
ature set by you and the vehicle's interior tem
perature is too great, the fan speed w ill
change automatically. This is done so that the
desired temperature setting is reached as
quick ly as poss ible .
(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 ica lly. This is
done so that the desired tempera ture set
ting is reached as quickly as poss ible.
driver and front passenger side windows most effective ly, the vents @sho uld be di
rected toward the side windows .
- In setting®, ai r flows only to the driver/
passenger, vents@and @ are open.
- In setting
-0-, air flows only to the footwell,
vents @ are open.
- In setting~. air flows only to the windows
and the footwell, vents
(I) , @ and © are
open.
68 Warm and cold
There are additional combinations (through
intermediate settings) avai lable to adjust air
d istribution as needed.
(D Tips
I f the climate cont rols are runn ing in cool
ing mo de, air shou ld flow mainly from
vents @and
@. To achieve suff ic ient coo l
ing, you shou ld neve r close these vents
comp letely .
Defrost ~
The windshield and side windows are defrost
ed or cleared of condensa tion a s quickly a s
possible.
.. To turn on the de fogger/defroster, press the
C!:J button c> page 65 , fig . 79 .
.,. To turn the defogger/defroster
off, press
the ~ button aga in , or the
!AU TO ! button .
Temperature is controlled automatically. The
maximum amount of a ir flows main ly from
ve nts 1
<=> page 67.
A sma ll amount of air flows from vents 2 -if
they are open
<=> page 67 .
P ress ing the ~ button switches
off recircu la
tion mode.
Automatic operation ~
Standard operating mode at all times of the
year.
Turning on automatic operation
.. Set the temperature you want .
.,. Press the
!AUTO I bu tton c> page 65, fig. 79.
Automatic operation ensures constant tem
pe ratures in the int erio r and dehum idifies the
a ir i nside t he vehi cle. Ai r temperature, vol
ume, and dist ribution a re controlled a utoma t
i ca lly to reach o r maintain the desire d interio r
temperature as q uickl y as possib le . Fluct ua
tions in exterior temperature and the effects
of tempe rat ur e from the position of the sun
are compensated for automat ica lly.
Manual air recirculation mode~
The recirculation mode prevents polluted out
side air from entering the vehicle interior.
Switching on air recirculation
.. Press the button ~ c> page 65 , fig. 79,
c> _& .
Switching off air recirculation
.,. Press the b utton !,.;,,I ag ain, or
.. Press the
!AU TO ! button, or
.. Press th e ~ button .
In recirc ulation mode, air is drawn from t he
vehicle interior, filte red, and recircula ted . We
recommend that yo u se lect rec irculatio n
mode
briefly <=>.&. under the fo llowing cond i
tions:
When driving thro ugh a tunne l or in a traff ic
jam so that exha ust fumes an d odors cannot
enter the vehicle inte rior.
A WARNING
You sho uld not use the recirculation mode
for an extended pe riod s ince no fresh air is
d rawn in, and with the air co ndit ioning
switched
off the windows can fog up - this
i nc reases the r is k of an accident!
A/C operation ~
Switching on A/C
.. Press t he !AC ! button c> page 65, fig . 79.
Switching A /C off
.. Press the !AC ! button again .
The cooling sys tem is swi tched on d uring A/C
operation - the heat ing and ventilation system
is contro lled automatically .
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If the LED in the sw itch stays on a fter A/C
ope ration has been switc hed
off( = switch
i ng the A/C
off), there is a fault in an air
cond itioning component. P lease cons ult .,.
