Heating and cooling
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Blower
You can adjust the blower speed manually using
the control
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You should leave the blower on at
a low setting to prevent the windows from mist
ing up and to ensure that the vehicle interior is
constantly ventilated. Press the AUTO button for
automatic control of the blower speed.
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'J Air distribution and air outlets
The buttons can be used to adjust the air distri
bution.
Press the AUTO button for automatic air
distribution.
The round air outlets in the dashboard can be ad
justed
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To prevent the front side windows from misting
up in wet weather, it's a good idea to open the
side air outlets and point them to the side.
Foot-Level
air outlets are provided underneath
the front seats to heat the rear cabin.
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Defroster
The windscreen and side windows are defrosted
or demisted as quickly as possible. The air output
is increased to maximum and most of the air
comes out of the outlets below the windscreen.
The air recirculation mode is deactivated. The
temperature should be set to 22 °C or higher.
The temperature is regulated automatically. At
setting
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the A/C cooling mode is automatically
activated depending on the ambient tempera
ture.
The defroster is switched off when the AUTO but
ton is pressed.
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Air recirculation mode
The air recirculation mode can be switched on
manually or automatically*.
- To switch the manual air recirculation mode
on/off, press the
button.
-The automatic* air recirculation function must
be activated on the infotainment system. Se
lect the following on the infotainment system:
|MENU|
button > Car > left control button > A/C
> Auto recirculation. The air quality sensor,
which is designed for the detection of diesel
and petrol exhaust fumes, automatically
switches the air recirculation mode on or off
depending on the
level
of pollution in the out
side air.
In air recirculation mode, the air from the interi
or of the vehicle is filtered and recirculated. This
setting prevents fumes etc. from entering the in
terior. We recommend switching on the air recir
culation mode when driving through a tunnel or
in traffic queues
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The air recirculation mode is switched off when
the
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or AUTO or
M.
button is pressed.
If the engine is
cold,
the air conditioner will auto
matically switch to air recirculation mode when
the vehicle is reversing.
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Rear window heating
If the rear window heating is activated with the
ignition switched on, the battery management
determines whether or not the battery charge
level is sufficient for the rear window heating to
be switched on. Otherwise the rear window heat
ing operates when the engine is running, and
switches off automatically after about
10 - 20 minutes, depending on the outside
tem
perature.
To switch on the rear window heating perma
nently, press and hold the
S
button for at least
2 seconds. This setting will be stored for approxi
mately 15 minutes after the ignition is switched
off.
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Seat heating*
When you press the
«r
button, the seat heating is
switched on at level 3 (the highest level). The
LEDs indicate the temperature level. To reduce
the temperature, press the button again. To
switch off the seat heating, press the button re
peatedly until all the LEDs have gone out.
The seat heating automatically switches from
level 3 to level 2 after about 10 minutes.
A WARNING
For reasons of safety you should not leave
the air recirculation switched on for too
long.
This mode prevents fresh air from en
tering the vehicle, so the windows can mist
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