Warm and cold
Deluxe automatic
climate control
Description
Applies to vehicles: with deluxe automatic climate contro l
The climate control system can be used to set
a comfortable temperature inside the vehicle.
The climate control system is a comb inat ion
of a heating and ventilation system as well a
coo ling system respons ible for dehum idifying
and cool ing t he a ir inside the vehicle.
The automat ic climate control system auto-
mat ically ma inta ins a temperature once it has
been set. The temperature of t he air from the
vents, fan speed (air volume) and air dis t ribu-
tion are also au t oma t ically adjusted . The sys -
tem a lso takes into account strong sun light so
that manua l adjustment is not necessary . So
in almost a ll cases,
automatic mode offers
the best cond itions for the comfort of the oc-
cupa nts at all t imes of the year
c;, page 79 .
Please note the following:
The cooling mode lowers the hum idity leve l
inside the veh icle. This preven t s fogging up of
the windows .
In t he case of high outside humidity and tem-
pe rat ures,
condensation can drip from the air
conditioning system evaporator and form a
pool under the vehicle. This is normal and not
an indication of leaks!
At low ou t side temper atures, the fa n au to-
mat ically switches to a higher speed when the
coolant reac hes a sufficient temperature ex-
cept in the defroster pos ition.
When sta rti ng with full thro tt le, t he compres-
sor of the automatic clima t e con t rol syst em is
temporari ly switched off to achieve full en-
gine power.
To ensure eng ine cooling when the eng ine is
under an extreme load, the compressor is
switched off at high coolant temperatures .
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Pollutant filter
The poll ut ant filt er (part icle fi lter) ensures
that imp urities in t he outside air (e.g. dust,
po llen) and odors are significantly reduced or
stopped . The air is also filtered in recircu lation
mode.
The poll utant filter element m ust be changed
at the intervals specified in the service plan so
that the perfo rmance of the a utomatic cli-
mate control system is not impaired.
If t he effectiveness of the filter decreases pre -
maturely due to operation of the vehicle in
areas with significant poll ution, the filter e le-
ment must be changed between the specified
serv ice dates.
Key recognition
The current automatic climate contro l set -
tings are automatically stored and assigned to
the maste r key.
Energy management
To p reven t the bat t ery from being discharged
and to res t ore the ba lance of energy, compo -
nents which require large amo unts of energy
are temporarily cut bac k or switched off
c;, page 206. Heat ing systems in particular re-
quire a great deal of energy. If you notice, for
example, that the rear window heater is not
heating, then it has been temporarily reduced
or switched off by
energy management.
These systems are available again as soon as
the ene rgy balance has been res t ored.
.8, WARNING
Traffic safety requir es all windows to be
clear of ice, snow, and cond ensa t ion. Only
the n can good visibility be ensured . Famili-
a rize yourself with the correct operation of
the automatic climate contro l system as
well as the proper procedure for defog-
ging/defrosting the windows .
@ Note
- If you s uspect that the automatic cli-
mate contro l system has been damaged,
-
sw itch t he system off to avoid further .,_
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