80 Warm and cold
Operation
We recommend pressing the IAUTOI button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C).
Fig. 81 Cockpit controls
Fig. 82 fou r zone automat ic climate control: rea r 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 sw itched on. The settings are shown in
the climate control display and are also shown
in the MMI display for a few seconds . The driv-
e r and front passenger sett ings can be adjust-
ing separately.
You can also adjust the rear left and right
sides in the four zone automat ic climate con -
trol* ~ fig. 82.
IOFF i 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 heat function
whe n the ignition is off by pressing and hold-
ing the ~ button. The residual heat from the
coolant is used to heat the vehicle interior .
The resid ua l heat function switches off a uto-
matically after about 30 minutes.
iAIC i Switching cooling mode on/off
The air is not coo led 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 lat ion mode, the a ir inside th e 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 tunne l or when sitting in traffic
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The !AUTO I button or ~ button switches reci r-
cu lation mode off.
iAUTOi Switching automatic mode on
Automat ic mode maintains a constant tem-
perature inside the vehicle. Air temperature, .,._