70 Warm and cold
Four-zone automatic climate control
Operation
Applies to vehicles: with four -zone au toma tic clima te control
We recommend pressing the IAUTO I button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C).
Fig. 70 Four-zone automat ic climate contro l: controls
Fig. 71 Four-zone automatic climate cont ro l: rear con-
trols
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or
off. Use the dials to adjust the temperature,
the blower speed and the air distribution. The
LED in a button will light up when the func-
tion is switched on. The settings are shown in
the climate control display and are also shown
in the MMI display for a few seconds . The driv-
er and front passenger sett ings can be adjust-
ing separately.
The settings can also be adjusted in the rear
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IOFF j Switching the climate control
system on/off
The I OFFI button switches the climate control
system on or off . It also switches on when you
turn the dia l or press any button . Airflow from
outside is blocked when the climate control
system is switched off.
You can activate the residual hea t function
whe n the ignition is off by pressing and hold-
ing the ~ button. The residua l heat from the
coolant is used to heat the vehicle interior .
The residual heat function switches off auto-
matically after about 30 minutes.
!ACI Switching cooling mode on/off
The air is not cooled and humidity is not re-
moved when cooling mode is switched off.
This can cause fog on the windows. Cooling
mode switches off automatically when the
outside temperature is be low zero .
1- 1 Switching recirculation mode on/off
In recircu lation mode, the air inside the vehi -
cle is circulated and filtered. This prevents the
unfiltered air outside the vehicle from enter-
ing the vehicle interior . We recommend
switching recirculation mode on when driving
through a tunnel or when sitting in traffic
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The
!AUTO I button or ~ button switches reci r-
cu lation mode off. .,.