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Related information
•Air distribution (p. 201)
• Opening, closing and directing air vents (p. 203)
• Adjusting air distribution (p. 202)
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Climate system controls
The climate system functions are controlled from physical buttons on the center console, the cen-ter display, and the climate panel on the rear side of the tunnel console *.
Physical buttons in the center console
Button for heated windshield * and max
defroster.
Button for heated rear window and door mir- rors.
Climate bar in the center displayThe most common climate system functions canbe controlled from the climate bar.
Temperature control for the driver and pas- senger sides.
Control for heated * and ventilated * driver and
passenger seats, and heated steering wheel *.
Button for opening Climate view. The graphic in the button shows activated climate systemsettings.
Climate view in the center displayTap the center button on the climate bar to openClimate view. Climate view is divided into the fol-lowing tabs:
•
Main climate
•Parking climate
Toggle between the tabs by swiping the screen to the left/right or by tapping the desired head-ing.
Main climate
In addition to the functions in the climate bar, other main climate system functions can be con- trolled from the
Main climate tab.
Max, Electric, Rear - Controls for defrosting
windows and door mirrors.
AC - Air conditioning controls.
Recirc - Air recirculation controls.
Air distribution controls.
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Blower control.
AUTO - Automatic climate control.
Parking climate
Parking climate functions can be controlled from the Parking climate tab.
Climate controls on the rear side of the
tunnel console *
If the vehicle is equipped with heated rear seats *,
there are physical buttons on the rear side of the tunnel console to control this.
Related information
• Climate (p. 196)
• Activating and deactivating power front seats
* (p. 209)
• Activating and deactivating the heated rearseats
* (p. 210)
• Activating and deactivating front seat ventila-tion
* (p. 211)
• Activating and deactivating the heated steer-ing wheel
* (p. 211)
• Activating auto climate control (p. 212)
• Activating and deactivating recirculation (p. 213)
• Activating and deactivating max defroster(p. 214)
• Activating and deactivating the heated wind- shield
* (p. 215) •
Activating and deactivating the heated rear window and door mirrors (p. 217)
• Setting the blower speed for the front seats(p. 218)
• Synchronize temperature (p. 219)
• Activating and deactivating air conditioning(p. 220)
Activating and deactivating power
front seats
*
The seats can be heated for added comfort for the driver and passengers in cold weather.
Steering wheel and seat buttons in the climate row.
1. Tap the left- or right-side steering wheel and seat button in the center display's climate bar to open the controls for steering wheeland seat heating. If the vehicle is not equipped with ventilated seats or heated steering wheel, the buttonfor seat heating is directly accessible in theclimate bar.
2. Tap the seat heating button repeatedly to select one of the four levels:
Off, High,Medium or Low.
> The level is changed and the set level is displayed in the button.
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Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 208)
• Activating and deactivating the heated front seat
* (p. 210)
Activating and deactivating the
heated front seat *
The seats can be heated for added comfort for the driver and passengers in cold weather.
Seat heating can be set to automatically activate when the engine is started. When set to automat-ically activate, heating will be turned on at lowambient temperatures. 1. Tap
Settings in the Top view in the center
display.
2. Tap
Climate.
3. Select
Auto Driver Seat Heating Leveland Auto Passenger Seat Heating Levelto activate/deactivate automatic start of heated driver's and passenger seat.
4. Select
Low, Medium or High to select level
after the function has been activated.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 208)
• Activating and deactivating power front seats
* (p. 209)
Activating and deactivating the
heated rear seats *
The seats can be heated for added comfort for the driver and passengers in cold weather.
Activating and deactivating the heated rear seats from the rear seat
Buttons for seat heating on the rear side of the tunnel console.
–Press repeatedly on the left or right seat heating buttons on the rear side of the tun- nel console to select one of four levels:
Off,High, Medium or Low.
> The level is changed and the indicator lights in the button display the level.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 208)
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Activating and deactivating front
seat ventilation *
The seats can be ventilated to provide increased comfort in warm weather.
The ventilation system consists of fans in the seats and backrest that draw air through the seatupholstery. The cooler the passenger compart-ment is, the greater the cooling effect of the ven-tilation. The system can be activated when theengine is running.
Steering wheel and seat buttons in the climate row.
1. Tap the left- or right-side steering wheel and seat button in the center display's climate bar to open the controls for steering wheeland seat heating. If the vehicle is not equipped with heated seats or heated steering wheel, the buttonfor seat ventilation is directly accessible inthe climate bar. 2. Tap the seat ventilation button repeatedly to
select one of the four levels:
Off, High,Medium or Low.
> The level is changed and the set level is displayed in the button.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 208)
Activating and deactivating the
heated steering wheel
*
The steering wheel can be heated for added comfort in cold weather.
Steering wheel and seat buttons in the climate row.
1. Tap the driver's side steering wheel and seat button in the climate bar in the center display to open the controls for steering wheel andseat heating. If the vehicle is not equipped with heated or ventilated seats, the button for steeringwheel heating is directly accessible in the cli-mate bar.
2. Tap the steering wheel heating button repeatedly to select one of the four levels:
Off, High, Medium or Low.
> The level is changed and the set level is displayed in the button.
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Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 208)
• Activating and deactivating automatic steer- ing wheel heating
* (p. 212)
Activating and deactivating
automatic steering wheel heating *
The steering wheel can be heated for added comfort in cold weather.
Steering wheel heating can be set to automati- cally activate when the engine is started. Whenset to automatically activate, heating will beturned on at low ambient temperatures. 1. Tap
Settings in the Top view in the center
display.
2. Tap
Climate.
3. Select
Auto Steering Wheel Heating
Level to activate/deactivate automatic start
of heated steering wheel.
4. Select
Low, Medium or High to select level
after the function has been activated.
Related information
• Activating and deactivating the heated steer- ing wheel
* (p. 211)
Activating auto climate control
If auto climate control is activated, several cli- mate system functions are controlled automati-cally.
Auto climate button in Climate view.
1. Open Climate view in the center display. 2. Tap or press and hold
AUTO.
• Tap - air recirculation, air conditioning and air distribution are controlled automati-cally.
• Press and hold - air recirculation, air con-ditioning and air distribution are controlledautomatically. Temperature and blowerspeed are changed to standard settings: 22 °C (72 °F) and speed
3.
> Auto climate mode is activated and the button lights up.
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NOTE
It is possible to change the temperature and blower speed without deactivating automaticclimate control. Automatic climate control isdeactivated when the air distribution ischanged manually or when the max defrosteris activated.
Related information
•Climate system controls (p. 208)
Activating and deactivatingrecirculation
The climate system's recirculation function helps shut out smog, smoke, exhaust fumes, etc. byreusing the air in the passenger compartment.
Air recirculation button in Climate view.
1. Open Climate view in the center display. 2. Tap
Recirc.
> Air recirculation is activated/deactivated and the button lights up/goes out.
CAUTION
If the air in the vehicle is recirculated too long, there is a risk of fogging on the inside of thewindows.
NOTE
Recirculation cannot be activated when the max defroster is on.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 208)
• Activating and deactivating the recirculation timer setting (p. 214)
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Activating and deactivating therecirculation timer setting
The climate system's recirculation function helps shut out smog, smoke, exhaust fumes, etc. byreusing the air in the passenger compartment.
When the recirculation timer is activated, air recir- culation will switch off automatically after 20minutes. 1. Tap
Settings in the Top view in the center
display.
2. Tap
Climate.
3. Tap
Recirculation Timer to activate/deacti-
vate the recirculation timer.
Related information
• Activating and deactivating recirculation (p. 213)
Activating and deactivating maxdefroster
Max defroster is used to quickly remove conden- sation and ice from windows.
Activating and deactivating max defroster from the center console
A button in the center console offers quick access to the max defroster. On vehicles with heated windshields *, the max
defroster can only be activated separately from Climate view in the center display.
Button in center console.
Vehicles without a heated windshield:
–Tap the button.
> The max defroster is activated/deacti- vated and the button lights up/goes out. Vehicles with a heated windshield:
–Press the button repeatedly to switch between the three levels:
• Activated windshield heating
• Activated windshield heating and maxdefroster
• Deactivated.
> The heated windshield and max defroster are activated/deactivated and the buttonlights up/goes out.
NOTE
The max defroster starts after a slight delay to avoid a brief increase in blower speed if theheated windshield function has been deacti-vated by pressing the button twice in quicksuccession.