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Button(s )
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AC
Meaning
Air distribution
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Defrost
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Rear window defogger
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Turns cooling system on
and off
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Seat hea t ing
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aJ The regulat or is also use d to s et t he fa n spee d, air d is-
t ribut ion and seat heating.
b) The symbo l may app ear sligh t ly different in some
mode ls.
(Di Tips
- The gr ille on the controls ¢ fig. 9 7 must
rema in unobstr ucted and must not be
ta ped ove r. Meas uring sensors a re locat-
ed behind it.
Turning the climate control on and off
Applies to vehicles: wit h Deluxe au tomat ic clima te con-
tro l plus
"' Briefly press I OFFI, or press IAU TO I to tu rn
the climate cont rol
on.
"' Press the !OFF! button for at least 2 sec-
onds
to turn the climate contro l off and t o
block th e a ir s up ply from t he outside . "OFF"
appears in the display .
Climate control turns on again when you press
the
tempe rature regulator
Automatic mode ~
Applies to vehicles: wit h Deluxe automatic climate con·
trol plus
The standard operating mode for all times of
the year .
Turning on automatic mode
"' Set the t empe rature between 60 °F
(+16 °() and 84 °F (+28 °() .
"' Press the
!AU TO I button .
Automat ic mode ens ures constant tempera -
tures in the inter ior and dehumidifies the air
inside the vehicle . Air temperature, volume
and distribution are controlled automatically
to reach or main t ain t he desired interior tem-
perature as quickly as possib le. Fluctuat ions
in exter io r temperature and the effects of
temperature from the position of th e s un are
compensa t ed for au t omatically.
This operating mode works on ly in an adjusta -
ble temperature range of 60°F (+16°() to
84°F (+28°() . If a tempe ratu re below 60 °F
(+16°() is sele cted,
LO appears in the disp lay.
At t empe ratu res a bove 84°F (+28°(),
HI is
displayed . At both ext reme se tt ings, climate
control runs continuously at maximum cool-
ing or heating power . The re is no temperature
regulation .
Setting the temperature
Applies to vehicles: with Deluxe auto mat ic climate con-
tr ol plus
The temperature can be set separately for the
driver's side and front passenger' s side.
Fig. 98 Temp erat ur e sett ing regulato r
"' Rotate t he regulator ¢ fig. 98 to the left to
red uce the temperature, or to the right to
increase the temperature .
The selected temperature appears on the cli-
mate control display. When the MMI display is
turned on, the temperature set t ing appears
for a few seconds on the screen.