80 Warm and c old
• Rotate the regulator to set the desired fan
speed (air volume) .
We recommend always running the fan at a
low speed when driv ing s lowly.
To prevent polluted outside air (smell) from
entering the int erior of the vehicle, switch to
recirculation mode by press ing the button 1- 1.
When the radio or MMI* is turned on, the fan
speed setting appears for a few seconds on
the screen .
@ Tips
- It is possible that the fan speed may
change automati cally. This occurs to en-
su re that the desired temperature set-
ting is reached as quickly as poss ible.
- The fan speed cannot be regulated sepa-
rately for the dr iver and front passenge r.
Recirculation mode I:;;]
Applies to vehicles: with deluxe automa t ic climate cont rol
The recirculation mode prevents polluted out-
side air from entering the vehicle interior.
Activating
• Press the but ton 1.,,,,1 q _&..
Deactivating
• Press the button 1-1 aga in, or
• press the
IAU TO I button .
In recirculation mode, air is drawn from the
vehicle interior, filtered and recirculated. We
recommend selecting recirculation mode un-
der the following conditions :
When driving through a tunnel or in a traffic
jam so that exhaust fumes and odors cannot
ente r the vehicle inter ior .
.&_ WARNING
You should not use the recirculation mode
for an extended per iod since no fresh air is
drawn in. With the air-conditioning switch-
ed off, the windows can fog up, which in-
creases the risk of an accident!
Air distribution ~
Applies to vehicles: with del uxe automatic climate contro l
The automatically preset air distribution can
be changed .
Fig. 96 Air distr ibut io n butt on and reg ulator
• Press t he ~ button.
,.. Rotate the regulator to the desi red setting .
You can adjust the air distr ibut ion so that air
flows from specific vents . In positio n
:0 air
flows on ly t o t he windows, in posit ion
;n, it
flows to the d river or passenger, and in pos i-
tion
!,!) it flows to the footwell . The re a re ad-
ditional combinations availab le to adj ust air
distribution as needed .
To reg ulate air distribution automat ically,
switch to
IAU T OI.
When t he radio or MMI* is turned on, the air
dist ribution setti ng appears for a few seconds
on the screen .
Defrost ~
Applies to vehicles: with deluxe automat ic climate control
The windshield and side windows ore defrost-
ed or cleared of condensation as quickly os
possible .
• Press t he button~ t o tur n on t he defrost -
er.
• Press the button ~ again, or press t he
IAUTO I button to turn it off.
Tempera tu re is cont rolled autom atically . The
maximum amo unt of air flows ma inly from
the vents below the winds hield .
Pressing the~ button switches off recircula-
t ion mode.