Switching
the"windshield defrosting"
function onoroff X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To switch on:press the0064 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0064 button lights
up.
The climate controlsystem switches tothe
following functions:
R high airflow
R high temperature
R air distribution tothe windshield andfront
side windows
R <0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modeoff
X To switch off:press the0064 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0064 button goes
out. Thepreviously selectedsettingsare
restored. Air-recirculation moderemains
deactivated.
or X Dual-zone automatic climatecontrol:press
the 0058 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0064 button goes
out. Airflow andairdistribution aresetto
automatic mode. MAX
COOL maxim umcool ing
The MAX COOL functionisonly availa blein
vehicles forthe USA.
MAX COOL isonly operational whenthe
engine isrunning.
X To activate: pressthe00C9 button.
The indicator lampinthe button lightsup.
X To deactivat e:press the00C9 button.
The indicator lampinthe button goesout.
The previously selectedsettingsare
restored.
When youactivate MAXCOOL, climate control
switches tothe following functions:
R maximum cooling
R maximum airflow
R <0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modeon Removing
condensation fromthe
window s
Windows foggeduponthe inside X
Act ivate the005A or0056 cooling withair
dehumidification function.
X Dual-zone automatic aircondition ing:acti-
vate the0058 mode button.
X Ifthe windows continue tofog up,activate
the 0064 "Windshield defrosting"function.
i You
should onlyselect thissettin guntil the
windshield isclear again.
Windows foggeduponthe outside X
Act ivate thewindshield wipers.
X Air-c onditioning system:pressthe009C or
009B button.
X Dual-zone automatic aircondition ing:press
the 008F button untilthe009C or009B
symbol appears inthe display .
i You
should onlyselect thissettin guntil the
windshield isclear again. Rear
window defroster
General notes The
rear window defroster hasahigh current
draw. Youshould therefore switchitoff as
soon asthe rear window isclear. Otherwise,
the rear window defroster switchesoffauto-
matically afterseveral minutes.
If the battery voltage istoo low, therear win-
dow defroster mayswitch off.
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004C005900440057004C0051004A> X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Press the006C button.
The indicator lampinthe 006C button lights
up orgoes out. Operat
ingthe climate controlsystems
113Climat econtrol
Problems
withtherear window defroster Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
indicator lampon
the 006C button
flashes. Therear win-
dow defroster hasdeac-
tivated prematurely or
cannot beactivated. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electrical con-
sumers areswitched on.
X Switch offany consumers thatarenot required, e.g.reading
lamps, interior lighting orthe seat heating.
When thebattery issufficiently charged,therear window
defroster canbeactivated again. The
roof isopen.
X Close theroof.
When theroof isclosed, therear window defroster canbeactiva-
ted again. Switching
air-recirculation mode
on/off
General notes If
you switch on<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ mode,the
windows canfogupmore quickly, inparticular
at low temperatures. Onlyuse<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[
mode briefly toprevent thewindows fromfog-
ging up.
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004C005900440057004C0051004A> X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To activate: pressthe0072 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0072 button lights
up.
i Air-r
ecirculation modeisautomatically
activated athigh levels ofpollution (dual-
zone automatic climatecontrolonly) orat
high outside temperatures. Whenair-recir-
culation modeisactivated automatically,
the indicator lampinthe 0072 button isnot
lit. Outside airisadded afterabout
30 minutes.
X To deactivat e:press the0072 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0072 button goes
out. i
Air-r ecirculation modedeactivates auto-
matically:
R after approximately fiveminutes atout-
side temperatures belowapproximately
41 ‡(5† )
R after approximately fiveminutes ifcooling
with airdehumidification isdeactivated
R after approximately 30minutes atoutside
temperatures aboveapproximately 41‡
(5 †) ifthe "Cooli ngwith airdehumidifi-
cation" functionisactivated Switching
theresidual heatonoroff
General notes The
residual heatfunct ionisonly availa bleon
vehicles forCanada.
It is possible tomake useofthe residual heat
of the engine tocont inue heating thestation-
ary vehicle forupto30 minutes afterthe
engine hasbeen switched off.The heating
time depends onthe setinterior temperature.
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004C005900440057004C0051004A> X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0092inthe igni-
tion lock orremove it(Y page 118).
X To activate: pressthe004B or0056 but-
ton.
The indicator lampinthe 004B or0056 but-
ton lights up.
i The
blower willrun atalow speed regard-
less ofthe airflow setting. 114
Operat
ingthe climate controlsystemsClimat econtrol
Rear
viewc ame ra
Gen eral notes Re
ar vie wc ame ra0043 isan opti calparking and
mane uvering aid. Itsho wsthe areabehind
yo ur veh iclew ithg uide lines inthe multime dia
sy stem.
The areabehind the vehiclei sd ispl ay ed asa
mir ror ima ge,asinthe rearviewm irror.
i The
text showninthe multime dias ystem
di spl aydep ends onthe langu ages etti ng.
The followi ng are exampl esofrea rview
came radispl aysint he mul time dias ystem.
Impo rtant safetynotes The
rearviewc ame raisonly anaid. Itis not a
rep laceme ntfor your attenti ontoyour imm edi-
ate surrou ndings. Youa realwa ysres pons ible
for safe mane uvering andparking .Makes ure
that there arenoper sons ,animal sorobje cts
in the mane uvering areaw heny ou are mane u-
veri ngorparking .
Unde rthe followi ng circu msta nces, therear
vie wc ame rawillnot functi on,orwillfuncti on
in alim ite dm anne r:
R ifthe trunk lidi so pen
R in hea vyrain,snow orfog
R at nigh torinv ery dark place s
R ifthe came raisexpo sedtovery bright light
R ifthe areaislitby fluore scent bulbso rLED
li ghti ng(the displ aymay flicker)
R ifthere isas uddenc hange intemp erature ,
e.g. when driving intoaheated garag ein
wi nter R
ifthe came ralens isdirty orobs tructe d.
Obs erve thenotes oncleani ng
(Y page 251 )
R ifthe rearofyou rv ehiclei sd am aged. Inthis
cas e,ha ve the came rapos ition and setti ng
checke dataq ualifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p.
The fieldof vis iona nd othe rfuncti onsofthe
rea rviewc ame ramay beres tricte ddueto
ad ditiona lacce ssorieso nthe rea rofthe veh i-
cle (e.g. license plate holder ,bicycl erack) .
On veh icles with hei ght-a djustab lecha ssis,
le avi ng the stand ardheight can resulti ni na c-
cura ciesint he guidel ines, dep endi ngon tech-
nica lcondi tions .
i The
contra stof the displ aymay beaffec-
ted bythe sudd en pre sence ofsunli ght or
othe rlight sou rces ,e.g. when exiting a
ga rag e.Pa yp articu lara ttenti oninthis situa-
tion.
i If
us ab ility issev erelyres tricte d,e.g. due
to pixel erro rs,have the displ ayrep aired or
rep laced .
i The
rearviewc ame raispro tected from
rai ndro psand dustby mea nsofaflap. Whe n
the rearviewc ame raisacti vate d,this flap
ope ns.
The flapc loses againw hen:
R youh avef inishe dthe mane uvering proc-
ess
R yous witch offthe engi ne
R youo pent he trunk
Obs erve thenotes oncleani ng
(Y page 251 ).
For techni calreasons ,the flapm ayrema in
ope nbriefl ya fterthe rea rviewc ame rahas
bee ndeactiva ted.
Ac tivati ng/de acti vatin gthe rear view
came ra X
To acti vate :make sure that theSmar tKey
is in pos ition 0048 inthe igniti onlock.
X Ma kesure that theActi vationbyRgear Acti
vationbyRgear
functi onissel ected inthe multime dias ys-
tem; seetheDigitalOpe rator'sManua l.
X Engag ereve rse gear.
The rearviewc ame raflapo pens. The multi-
med iasystem showsthe areabehind the
veh iclew ithg uide lines. 16
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ving sys temsDriving and parkin g