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Setting the rear compartment airflow
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the igni-
tion lock (Y page 157).
X Press the top or bottom section of the !
rocker switch.
The Audio 20/COMAND climate control
menu opens.
X Select the "Synchronization" function in
the climate control menu; see separate
Audio 20/COMAND operating instruc-
tions.
The airflow setting for the front area is
adopted for the rear compartment.
Setting the rear compartment airflow
using the rear control panel X Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the igni-
tion lock (Y page 157).
X To increase/reduce: press the upper or
lower section of the 0097/0095rocker
switch on the rear control panel.
The selected airflow level set is shown in
the rear-compartment display. Switching the synchronization func-
tion on/off
General notes Climate control can be set centrally using the
synchronization function. The temperature
setting is adopted for the front-passenger
side. For 3-zone automatic climate control,
the temperature setting is adopted for the
front-passenger side and rear compartment. Activating/deactivating Dual-zone automatic climate control
X Press the upper or lower section of the
0 rocker switch.
The indicator lamp in the 0rocker
switch lights up or goes out.
or
X Activate/deactivate the synchronization
function using Audio 20/COMAND; see the
separate operating instructions).
The synchronization function deactivates if
the settings for the front-passenger side are
changed.
3-zone automatic climate control
X Activate/deactivate the synchronization
function using Audio 20/COMAND; see the
separate operating instructions).
The synchronization function is deactivated:
R if the settings for the front-passenger side
are changed
R if the settings for the rear compartment are
changed Defrosting the windshield
General notes You can use this function to defrost the wind-
shield or to defrost the inside of the wind-
shield and the front side windows.
Switch off the "Windshield defrosting" func-
tion as soon as the windshield is clear again.
Activating/deactivating the defrosting
function for the windshield X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the igni-
tion lock (Y page 157).
X To activate: press the0064rocker switch
on the front control unit up or down.
The indicator lamp above the 0064rocker
switch lights up. The current climate con-
trol settings are deactivated. Operating the climate control systems
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The climate control system switches to the
following functions:
R high airflow
R high temperature
R air distribution to the windshield and
front side windows
R air-recirculation mode off
i If necessary, the "Cooling with air dehu-
midification" function is activated. In this
case, the indicator lamp above the
005A button remains switched off.
X To deactivate: press the0064rocker
switch up or down.
The indicator lamp above the 0064rocker
switch goes out. The previously selected
settings are restored. Air-recirculation
mode remains deactivated.
or
X Press the top or bottom section of the 0058
rocker switch. Defrosting the windows
Windows fogged up on the inside X
Activate the cooling with air dehumidifica-
tion function with the 005Arocker switch.
or X Activate the "Cooling with air dehumidifi-
cation" function via Audio 20/COMAND;
see the separate operating instructions.
X Switch on automatic mode using the 0058
rocker switch.
X If the windows continue to fog up, activate
the "Windshield defrosting" function using
the 0064 rocker switch.
i You should only select this setting until
the windshield is clear again.
Windows fogged up on the outside X
Activate the windshield wipers.
X Switch on automatic mode using the 0058
rocker switch. i
If you clean the windows regularly, they
do not fog up so quickly. Rear window defroster
General notes The rear window defroster has a high current
draw. You should therefore switch it off as
soon as the rear window is clear. Otherwise,
the rear window defroster switches off auto-
matically after several minutes.
If the battery voltage is too low, the rear win-
dow defroster may switch off.
Activating/deactivating X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2in the igni-
tion lock (Y page 157).
X Press the 006Crocker switch up or down.
The indicator lamp above the 006Crocker
switch lights up or goes out. 148
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R
the availability of the ECO start/stop func-
tion (Y page 161)
R the climate control settings
- Dual-zone automatic climate control
(Y page 140)
- vehicles for Canada: three-zone auto-
matic climate control (Y page 142)
R the rear window defroster operation period
(Y page 148)
R the performance of the seat heating
(Y page 112)
Each time you start the engine using the
SmartKey or the Start/Stop button, drive pro-
gram Cis activated. For further information
about starting the engine, see (Y page 159).X
Push AGILITY SELECT switch 0043up or
down, until the desired drive program is
selected.
The selected drive program appears in the
multifunction display. After five seconds
the display goes out and the status icon of the selected drive program appears.
In addition, the current drive program set-
tings are displayed in the Audio 20/
COMAND display.
Available drive programs: I
Individual Individual settings
S+
Sport Plus Extremely sporty driving
characteristics
S
Sport Sporty driving character-
istics C
Comfort Comfortable and econom-
ical driving characteristics E
Eco Particularly economical
driving characteristics
Additional information for drive programs
(Y page 168).
Using the steering wheel paddle shifters, you can temporarily change gears yourself. For
further information on the manual drive pro-
gram (Y page 169). Drive programs
Drive program I (Individual) In drive program
Ithe following properties of
the drive program can be selected:
R the drive (engine and transmission man-
agement)
R the suspension
R the steering
To permanently select the gears in the drive
program Iusing the steering wheel paddle
shifters, select the permanent manual gear-
shift program.
Information about the selection of drive pro-
gram Iwith COMAND or Audio 20 can be
found in the Digital Operator's Manual.
Drive program S+ (Sport Plus) Drive program
S+is characterized by the fol-
lowing:
R the vehicle delivers extremely sporty han-
dling characteristics
R the vehicle pulling away in first gear
R the automatic transmission shifting up
later
R the fuel consumption possibly being higher
as a result of the later automatic transmis- sion shift points 168
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