Activatingordeactivating
XTurn th eSmartKey to position 0in th eigni-
tion loc kor remove it (
Ypage 139).
XTo activate:press th eÌ orÁ but-
ton.
The indicator lamp in th eÌ orÁ
butto nlights up.
iThe blowe rwill run at alow spee dregard-
less of th eairflow setting .
iIf you activateth eresidual heat function
at high temperatures ,only th eventilation
will be activated. The blowe rrun sat
medium speed.
XTo deacti vate:press th eÌ orÁ
button.
The indicator lamp in th eÌ orÁ
butto ngoes out .
Residual heat is deactivated automatically:
Rafter approximately 30 minute s
Rwhen theignition is switched on
Rif th ebattery voltag edrops
Setting the air vents
Import ant safety notes
GWARNIN G
Ver yhot or ver ycold air can flo wfrom th eair
vents .This could result in burn sor frostbit ein
th eimmediat evicinity of th eair vents .There
is aris kof injury.
Mak esur ethat all vehicl eoccupant salways
maintai n asufficien tdistanc eto th eair out -
lets. If necessary, redirect th eairflow to
another area of th evehicl einterior.
GWARNIN G
When AIRSCARF is switched on ,ver yhot air
can flo wfrom th events in th ehead restraints .
This could result in burn sin th eimmediat e
vicinity of th eair vents .There is aris kof injury.
Reduc eth eheater output before it become s
to ohot .
In order to en surethedirect flo wof fresh air
throug hth eair vents int oth evehicl einterior,
pleas eobserv eth efollowin gnote s:
Rkeep th eair inlet grille on th ehoo dand in
th eengin ecompartmen ton th efront-
passenger side free of blockages, suchas
ice ,snow or leaves.
Rnever cover th eair vents or air intake grilles
in th evehicl einterior.
iYou can mov eth eadjusters for th eair
vents verticall yor horizontally to setthe
direction of th eairflow.
iFo roptimal climat econtrol in th evehicle,
open th eair vents completely and set th e
adj usters to th ecentral position .
Setting the center air vents
XTo open thecenter air vents: turnth e
adj uster in on eof center air vents :coun-
ter-clockwise.
XTo close th ecenter air vents: turnth e
adjuster in on eof center air vents :clock -
wise until it engages.
134Setting the air vents
Climate control
Automa tic engine start
Allvehicles (excep tMercedes-AM G vehi-
cles)
The engin estart sautomatically if:
Ryou switch off th eECO start/sto pfunction
by pressing th eECO butto n
Rin transmission position Dor Nthebrak e
pedal is release dand th eHOLD function is
no tactive
Ryou depress th eaccelerato rpedal
Ryou engage revers egear R
Ryou mov eth etransmission out of position
P
Ryou unfasten your seat belt or open th e
driver' sdoor
Rth evehicl estart sto rol l
Rthebrak esystem require sthis
Rth etemperature in th evehicl einterior devi-
ate sfrom th eset range
Rth esystem detects moisture on th ewind-
shield when th eair-conditioning system is
switched on
Rth ebattery's condition of charge is to olow
iShifting th etransmission to position P
does no tstart th eengine.
Mercedes-AM G vehicles
The engin estart sautomatically if:
Ryou switch off th eECO start/sto pfunction
by pressing th eECO butto n
Rin transmission position Dor Nthebrak e
pedal is release dand th eHOLD function is
no tactive
Ryou depress th eaccelerato rpedal
Ryou engage revers egear R
Ryou mov eth etransmission out of position
P
Ryou switch to driv eprogram Sor M
Ryou unfasten your seat belt or open th e
d
river' sdoor
Rth evehicl estart sto rol l
Rthebrak esystem require sthis
Rth etemperature in th evehicl einterior devi-
ate sfrom th e setrange
Rthesystem detects moisture on th ewind-
shield when th eair-conditioning system is
switched on
Rth ebattery's condition of charge is to olow
iShifting th etransmission to position P
does no tstart th eengine.
iIf you shif tth etransmission from Rto D,
th eECO start/sto pfunction is available
again once th eè ECO symbol reap -
pear sin green in th emultifunction display.
Deactivating oractivating the ECO
start/stop function
All vehicles (excep tMercedes-AM G vehi-
cles)
XTo switch off:press ECO butto n:.
Indicato rlamp ;goes out .
XTo switch on: press ECO butto n:.
Indicato rlamp ;lights up.
iIf indicator lamp ;is off ,th eECO start /
stop function has been deactivated man -
ually or as th eresult of amalfunction .The
engin ewill then no tbe switched off auto -
matically when th evehicl e stops .
iThe ECO start/sto pfunction is activated
eac htime th eengin eis switched on .
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