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Opening, closing and directing airvents Some of the air vents in the passenger compart- ment can be individually opened, closed anddirected.
Misting can be eliminated by directing the outer air vents towards the door windows. Direct the outer air vents into the passenger compartment to maintain a comfortable tempera-ture in warm weather.
Opening and closing the air ventsFront seat air vents:
Air vent knob2
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–Turn the knob to open/close the airflow from the vent. When the mark on the knob is vertical, the airflow is strongest. Rear seat air vents:
Air vent thumb wheel
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–Turn the thumb wheel to open/close the air- flow from the vent. The more white lines that are visible, the stronger the airflow.
2 The illustration is generic - air vent design varies depending on its location.

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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:
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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
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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
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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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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.

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Activating and deactivating windshield heating from the center display
Windshield heating button in Climate view.
1. Open Climate view in the center display. 2.
Tap
Electric.
> Windshield heating is activated/deacti- vated and the button lights up/goes out.
NOTE
Triangular areas at the far sides of the wind- shield are not heated and will take slightlylonger to defrost/de-ice.
NOTE
The heated windshield may affect the per- formance of transponders and other commu-nication equipment.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 208)
• Activating and deactivating automatic wind- shield heating
* (p. 216)
Activating and deactivating
automatic windshield heating *
Windshield heating is used to quickly remove condensation and ice from the windshield.
Windshield heating can be set to automatically activate when the engine is started. With auto-matic start activated, heating will be activatedwhen there is a risk of ice or condensation on thewindows or mirrors. Heating is automaticallyswitched off when the window or door mirror issufficiently warm and the condensation or ice isgone. 1. Tap
Settings in the Top view in the center
display.
2. Tap
Climate.
3. Select
Auto Front Defroster to activate/
deactivate automatic windshield heating.
Related information
• Activating and deactivating the heated wind- shield
* (p. 215)

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Activating and deactivating theheated rear window and doormirrors The heated rear window and door mirrors are used to quickly remove condensation and icefrom the glass.
Activating and deactivating the heated rear window and door mirrors from thecenter console
A button in the center console offers quick access to the heated rear window and door mir-rors functions.
Button in center console.
–Tap the button.
> Heated windows and door mirrors areactivated and the button lights up/goes out.
Activating and deactivating the heated rear window and door mirrors from thecenter display
Rear window/door mirror heating button in Climate view.
1. Open Climate view in the center display. 2. Tap
Rear.
> Heated windows and door mirrors are activated and the button lights up/goes out.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 208)
• Automatically activating and deactivating theheated rear window and door mirrors(p. 217)
Automatically activating anddeactivating the heated rear windowand door mirrors
The heated rear window and door mirrors are used to quickly remove condensation and icefrom the glass.
It is possible to select whether rear window and door mirror heating should be automatically acti-vated or deactivated when the engine is started.With automatic start activated, heating will beactivated when there is a risk of ice or condensa-tion on the windows or mirrors. Heating is auto-matically switched off when the window or doormirror is sufficiently warm and the condensationor ice is gone. 1. Tap
Settings in the Top view in the center
display.
2. Tap
Climate.
3. Select
Auto Rear Defroster to activate/
deactivate automatic rear window and door heating.
Related information
• Activating and deactivating the heated rearwindow and door mirrors (p. 217)

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Setting the blower speed for the
front seats3
The blower can be set to several different auto- matically controlled speeds for the front seat.
Blower control buttons in Climate view.
1. Open Climate view in the center display. 2. Tap the desired blower speed:
Off, 1-5 orMax.
> The blower speed will be changed and the buttons for the set speed will light up.
CAUTION
The air conditioning will not engage if the blower is turned off completely, which maycause fogging on the inside of the windows.
NOTE
The climate system automatically adapts air- flow as needed within the set blower speed,which means that airflow speed may varyslightly within the same blower speed.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 208)
Setting the temperature for the
front seats4
The temperature can be set to the desired num- ber of degrees for the front seat climate zones.
Temperature buttons in the climate bar.
1. Tap the left- or right-side temperature but- tons in the center display's climate bar to open the control.
3The same setting applies to the rear seats with the 2-zone climate system.
4 The same setting applies to the rear seats with the 2-zone climate system.