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Climate viewTap the center button on the climate bar to access Climate view, which is divided into the fol- lowing tabs:
Main climate, Rear climate andParking climateToggle between the tabs by
swiping the screen to the left/right or by tapping the respective headings.
Main climate settings
In addition to the climate bar's functions, other primary climate system functions can also be controlled from the
Main climate tab.
Max, Electric, Rear: controls for defrosting
windows and door mirrors.
AC: air conditioning controls.
Recirc: recirculation controls.
Air distribution controls.
Blower control for the front seats.
AUTO: climate system Auto mode.
Rear climate
All of the climate system functions for the rear seat can be controlled from the Rear climatetab.
2nd row climate: Blower control and cli-
mate system functions for the second row of seats.
3rd row climate: Blower control and climate
system functions for the third row of seats.

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Rear seat temperature control.
Rear seat heating control *.
Parking climate 2
All of the parking climate functions can be con- trolled from the Parking climate tab.
Related information
•
Climate system controls (p. 197)
• Defrosting windows and mirrors (p. 204)
• Air conditioning (p. 207)
• Adjusting air distribution (p. 211)
• Setting the temperature (p. 201)
• Setting the blower speed (p. 199)
• Automatic climate control (p. 196)
• Turning steering wheel heating
* on and off
(p. 206)
• Turning seat heating
* on and off (p. 208)
Rear climate system controls on the tunnel console
The rear seat climate system functions are con- trolled from the rear side of the tunnel console.
Rear seat heating *
Rear seat blower speed
Rear seat temperature control
Related information
•Climate system controls (p. 197)
• Turning seat heating
* on and off (p. 208)
• Setting the blower speed (p. 199)
• Setting the temperature (p. 201)
Setting the blower speed The blower can be set to five different automatic speeds plus
Off and Max. The blower speed
can be set separately for the front and rear seats.
Setting blower speed for the front seats
Blower control buttons in Climate view
1. Go to the center display's Climate view. 2. Tap the desired blower speed:
Off, 1–5 orMax.
> The blower speed will change and the button for the selected speed will light up.
2Plug-in hybrid models only.

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NOTE
If the blower is turned off completely, the air conditioning is disengaged, which may resultin fogging on the windows.
Setting the rear seat blower speed
From the front seat
Blower control buttons in the Rear climate tab in Cli-
mate view
1. Open the center display's Climate view. 2. Select the
Rear climate tab. 3.
Tap the desired blower speed:
1–5.
The blower can be turned off for the second and third row of seats by tapping
2nd row
climate.
The blower speed for the third row of seats will be the same as for the second row seatsbut can be turned off separately by tapping
3rd row climate.
> The blower speed will change and the button for the selected speed will light up.
From the rear seat
Blower controls on the climate panel on the rear side of the tunnel console
–Tap the desired blower level: Off or 1–5 on
the tunnel console climate panel.
> The blower speed will change and the button for the selected speed will light up.
NOTE
• Blower speed for the rear seat cannot be set if the front seat blower setting is Off.
• The climate system will adapt air flow within each set blower speed, whichmeans that the blower speed may varyslightly.
Related information
• Climate system controls in the center display (p. 197)
• Rear climate system controls on the tunnelconsole (p. 199)

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Setting the temperature3
The temperature can be set separately for the left and right sides of the passenger compart-ment and for the front and rear seats separately.
Setting the temperature for the front seats
Temperature buttons in the climate bar
1. Tap the right or left side temperature button in the center display's climate bar to open the control.
Temperature control
2. Set a temperature by:
•dragging the control to the desired tem- perature or
• tapping
+/− to raise/lower the tempera-
ture.
> The temperature will change and the new temperature will be shown in the button.
Synchronizing the temperature
Synchronization button on the driver's side temperature control
1. Tap the driver's side temperature button to open the control.
2. Tap
Synchronize temperature .
> The temperature for all of the vehicle's cli- mate zones will be synchronized with the one set for the driver's side and the syn-chronization symbol will be displayed inthe temperature button.
Synchronization can be stopped by tapping
Synchronize temperature again or by chang-
ing the temperature for the passenger's side or the rear seat.
3 Shown here in Celsius but also applies to Fahrenheit

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From the center display's Climate view
Activate/deactivate max. defroster
Max. defroster button in Climate view
1. Open Climate view in the center display. 2.
Tap
Max.
> Max. defroster is activated (button lights up)/deactivated (button is off). Max. defroster overrides automatic climate control and recirculation, and activates theair conditioning, changes blower speed to
54 and the temperature to HI4.
When max. defroster is deactivated, the climate system returns to the previoussettings.
Activating/deactivating windshield heating *
Windshield heating button in Climate view
1. Open Climate view in the center display. 2.
Tap
Electric.
> Windshield heating is activated (button lights up)/deactivated (button is off).
NOTE
• Triangular areas at the far sides of the windshield are not heated electrically andwill take slightly longer to defrost/de-ice.
• The heated windshield may affect theperformance/range of e.g., transpondersused to automatically pay highway tolls orother communication equipment.
Activating/deactivating rear window and door mirror heating
Rear window/door mirror heating button in Climate view
1. Open Climate view in the center display. 2.
Tap
Rear.
> Rear window/door mirror heating is acti- vated (button lights up)/deactivated (but- ton is off).
Automatically activating/deactivating the window heating function when theengine is started
The rear window/door mirror/windshield heating *
can be set to start automatically when the engine is started. The heating function switches off auto-matically when the glass surfaces are sufficientlywarm and the condensation/ice has disappeared.
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Tap
Settings in the center display's Top
view and select Climate.
2. Activate/deactivate the respective defroster functions when the engine is started by selecting/deselecting the boxes for
Auto
Front Defroster and Auto Rear Defroster.
The heating function will switch off automatically when the window/mirror is sufficiently warm andthe ice/condensation has disappeared.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 197)
• Climate system controls in the center display(p. 197)
• Defrosting windows and mirrors (p. 204)
• Air conditioning (p. 207)
• Turning recirculation on and off (p. 203)
• Adjusting air distribution (p. 211)
• Setting the blower speed (p. 199)
• Automatic climate control (p. 196)
• Turning front seat ventilation
* on and off
(p. 209)
• Turning steering wheel heating
* on and off
(p. 206)
Turning steering wheel heating * on
and off
The steering wheel can be heated electrically for added comfort in cold weather.
Activating/deactivating steering wheel
heating
Buttons for heated steering wheel and seats in the cli- mate bar
1. Tap the driver side steering wheel and seat button in the center display's climate bar to open the steering wheel and seat heatingcontrols. If the vehicle is not equipped with the optional heated or ventilated seats, the but-ton for steering wheel heating will be directlyaccessible in the climate bar. 2. Tap the steering wheel heating button
repeatedly to select one of four levels:
Off,High, Medium or Low.
> The level changes and is displayed in the button.
Automatic steering wheel heatingThe automatic function starts heating the steer- ing wheel automatically when the engine isstarted if the temperature is sufficiently cold. Thisfeature can be activated/deactivated. 1. Tap
Settings in the center display's Top
view.
2. Tap
Climate.
3. Under
Auto Steering Wheel Heating
Level, select Off, Low, Medium or High to
activate/deactivate the automatic function.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 197)
• Climate system controls in the center display (p. 197)
• Steering wheel (p. 164)

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Air conditioning
The air conditioning cools and dehumidifies the air in the passenger compartment.
Activating/deactivating the main air conditioning unit
Air conditioning button in Climate view
1. Open Climate view in the center display. 2. Tap
AC.
> The air conditioning is activated (button lights up)/deactivated (button is off).
When the air conditioning is activated, it will be switched on and off automatically by the climatesystem as necessary.
NOTE
• For the air conditioning to function opti- mally, close the side windows and lamina- ted panoramic roof
*
• The air conditioning cannot be activated if the blower is set to
Off
Activating/deactivating the air conditioning unit for the third row seats
Air conditioning button in the
Rear climate tab in Cli-
mate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display. 2. Go to
Rear climate.
3. Tap
3rd row climate.
> The air conditioning is activated (button lights up)/deactivated (button is off).
NOTE
Air conditioning for the third row of seats can- not be activated if the main air conditioningunit or the air conditioning for the second row of seats * is/are deactivated.
Related information
• Climate system controls in the center display (p. 197)

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Turning seat heating * on and off
The seats can be heated for added comfort in cold weather.
Activating/deactivating front seat heating
Steering wheel and seat buttons in the climate bar
1. Tap the left or right side steering wheel and seat button in the center display's climate bar to open the steering wheel and seatheating controls. If the vehicle is not equipped with the optional heated steering wheel or ventilatedseats, the button for seat heating will bedirectly accessible in the climate bar. 2. Tap the seat heating button repeatedly to
select one of four levels:
Off, High, Mediumor Low.
> The level changes and is displayed in the button.
Activating/deactivating rear seat heating
From the front seat
Temperature buttons for Rear climate in Climate view
1. Open Climate view in the center display and
tap Rear climate.
2. Tap the button repeatedly to select one of the following seat heating levels:
Off, Low,Medium or High.
> The level will change and will be displayed in the button.
From the rear seat
Seat heating indicator and control on the climate panel on the rear side of the tunnel console
–Tap repeatedly on the left or right side seat heating buttons on the climate panel on therear side of the tunnel console to select one of four levels:
Off, High, Medium or Low.
> The level changes and is displayed on the screen in the climate panel.
Automatically activating/deactivating the seat heating function when theengine is started
The seat heating * can be set to start automati-
cally when the engine is started. The automatic function starts heating the seats when the ambient temperature is sufficiently cold. 1. Tap
Settings in the center display's Top
view.