Warm and c o ld
driver 's side is transferred to the front passeng -
er's side. This applies a temperature change to
the front passenger 's side .
8/r Blower
Using t he regu lator 8f?, you ca n manually adjust
the volume of a ir generated by the blower to your
preference . The blowe r shou ld always run at a
low setting to prevent the windows from fogging
and to ensure a continuous exchange of air inside
t he vehicle . To have the blower regu lated au t o-
mat ically , press t he AUTO button.
~/ :01 ~ Ai r distribution
The air distribution can adjusted with t he but -
tons. To have the air distribution regulated auto-
matica lly, press the AUTO button.
The round air vents in t he cockpit are adjustable
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To keep the front side windows from fogging up
in damp weathe r, we recommend opening t he
side air vents and tilting them to the side .
Foot vents are located under the front seats and
adjustab le vents on the end of t he center console
t o heat t he rear of the vehicle .
3fx Defrosting
The windsh ield and s ide windows are defrosted
or cleared of condensation as qu ickly as possible .
The max imum amo unt of air flows ma inly from
the vents below the windshield. Recircu lation
mode switches off. The temper ature s hou ld be
set at +72°F (22°() or higher. The temperat ure is
controlled automatica lly. In the
;Ix setting, the
A/C cooling mode switches on a utomatically , de-
pending on the outside air temperature.
The AUTO button switches the defroster off.
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Recirculation mode
The recircu lation mode can be turned on manua l-
ly or automat ically*.
- Swit ching man ua l rec irculat ion mode on and
off: press t he ~ button .
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- Automatic * reci rculat ion mode : auto recircula -
tion needs to be activated in the Infotainment
system. Se lect in the Infotainment system:
I MENU I button > Vehicle > left control button >
Air conditioning > Auto recirculation
The a ir
quality sensor that is designed for d iesel and
gasoline exhaust automatically sw itches the re-
circulation mode on or off depending on the
level of pollutants in the outside air.
In rec irculat ion mode, the air inside the vehicle is
circulated and filte red . This prevents the unfil-
te red air outs ide t he ve hicle from enteri ng the
vehicle inte rior. Switching rec irculat io n mode on
whe n d riving t hroug h a tu nnel o r whe n sit t ing in
traffic is recommended
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Pressing the~ button, AUTO or the ;Ix button
switches recirculation mode off .
The system switches to recirculation mode when
driving in reverse when the engine is cold .
SP. Rear window defogger
If the rear window defogger is act ivated when
the ignit ion is swi t ched on, the battery manage-
ment determines based on the battery charge if
it is possible to turn on . Otherwise, the rear win-
dow defogger funct ions w it h the eng ine runni ng
and switches off automat ically after approxi-
mately 10 - 20 minutes, depending on the out-
side temperat ure .
To preve nt the rear window defogger from
switching off automat ically, press and hold the
!fP. button for more tha n two seconds. This re-
mai ns sto red up to approxim ate ly l S m inutes af-
te r turning off the ignition.
J Seat heating*
Pressing the J button switches the seat heat ing
o n at t he highest sett ing (level 3) . The LEDs ind i-
cate t he temperat ure level. To reduce the tem -
per atu re, press t he button again . To swi t ch t he
seat heating off, press the bu t ton repeatedly un-
ti l the LED turns off .
After approximate ly 10 minu t es, the sea t heat ing
automat ically switches from leve l 3 t o leve l 2. ..,_