80 Warm and cold
airflow and air distribution a re controlled au-
tomatically.
Adjusting the temperature
Temperatures between 60 °F (+16 °() and
84
°F (+28 °C) can be set. Outside of this
range,
lo or hi will appear in the climate con-
trol system disp lay. At both of these settings,
the climate control system runs continuously
at maximum cooling or heating power. There
is no temperature regulation.
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Adjusting the airflow
You can adjust the airflow manually to suit
your needs . To have the airf low regulated au-
tomatically, press the
!AUTO ! button.
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Adjusting the air distribution
You can manually se lect the vents where the
air will flow. To have the air distribution regu-
lated automa t ically, press the
IAUTOI button .
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I lil* Adjusting Seat heating/
ventilation*
Pressing the button switches the seat heat-
ing/ventilation on at the highest setting (level
3). The LEDs indicate the temperature leve l.
To reduce the temperature, press the button
again. To switch the seat heating/ventilation
off, press the button repeatedly until the LED
turns off.
After 10 minutes, the seat heating/venti lation
automatically switches from level 3 to level 2.
In vehicles without the four zone automatic
climate contro l*, buttons in the rear center
console control the seat heating for both out-
er rear seats*.
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Switch the defroster on/off
The winds hield and side windows are defrost -
ed or cleared of condensation as quickly as
possible. The maximum amo unt of air flows
mainly from the vents below the windshield.
Recirculation mode switches off. The tempera-
ture should be set to 72
°F (22 °C) or higher.
The temperature is controlled automatically.
The
IAUTOI button switches the defroster off.
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Switching rear window heater on/off
The rear window heater only operates when
the engine is running. It switches off auto-
matically after 10 to 20 minutes, depending
on the outside temperature.
To prevent the rea r window heater from
switching off automatically , press and hold
the~ button for more than 2 seconds. This
rema ins stored until the ignition is switched
off.
I SYNC I Synchronization*
When synchronization is switched on, the set-
tings for the driver's side are applied to the
front passenger's side (except for seat heat -
ing/ventilation*). The rear seat is a lso
synchronized in vehicles with the 4-zone de-
luxe automatic climate control system*. Syn-
chronization switches off if the sett ings are
adjusted on the front passenger's side or in
the rear*.
You can synchronize the settings in a row by
pressing and holding a knob. For example, to
apply the settings for the front passenger's
side to the driver's side, press and ho ld the
knob on the front passenger's side.
Air vents
You can open or close the center and rear
vents in the cockpit and the vents in the rear
center console and door pillars using the
ridged thumbwheels. The levers adjust the di-
rection of the airflow from the vents.
,&. WARNING
- Do not use the recirc ulation mode for ex-
tended periods of time . The windows
could fog up since no fresh air can enter
the vehicle. If the windows fog up, press
the air recircu lation button again imme-
diately to sw itch off the air recirculation
function or select defrost.
- Individuals with reduced sensitivity to
pain or temperature could deve lop burns
when using the seat heating function. To
reduce the risk of injury, these individu-
als shou ld not use seat heating . .,..