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Climate control

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AUTO program

Sufficient ventilation

Press button.

Air flow, air distribution and tempera‐

ture are controlled automatically.

When remaining in the vehicle for an ex‐

tended period of time, ensure sufficient exter‐

nal ventilation. Do not continuously use recir‐

culated-air mode; otherwise the air quality in

the interior continuously deteriorates and win‐

dow condensation increases.◀

Depending on the selected temperature,

AUTO intensity program and outside influen‐

ces, the air is directed to the windshield, side

windows, upper body, and into the footwell.

The cooling function, refer to page 165, is

switched on automatically with the AUTO pro‐

gram.

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Manual air distribution

At the same time, a condensation sensor con‐

trols the program so as to prevent window

condensation as much as possible.

Press button repeatedly to select a

program:

▷

Upper body region.

Intensity of the AUTO program

Upper body region and footwell.

Footwell.

With the AUTO program activated, the auto‐

matic intensity control can be changed.

Windows and footwell.

Press the left or right side of the but‐

ton: decrease or increase the inten‐

sity.

Windows, upper body region, and footwell.

Windows: driver's side only.

Windows and upper body region.

The selected intensity is shown on the display

of the automatic climate control.

If the windows are fogged over, press the

AUTO button on the driver's side to utilize the

condensation sensor.

Convertible program

When the convertible top is open, the

Temperature

convertible program is activated as well. In the

convertible program, the automatic climate

control is optimized for driving with the

convertible top open. In addition, the air flow is

increased as the vehicle speed increases.

Turn the ring to set the desired

temperature.

The efficiency of the convertible program can

be greatly enhanced by installing the wind de‐

flector.

The automatic climate control achieves this

temperature as quickly as possible, if needed

by using the maximum cooling or heating li‐

dacity, and then keeps it constant.

Air flow, manual

Do not rapidly switch between different tem‐

perature settings. Otherwise, the automatic cli‐

mate control will not have sufficient time to ad‐

just the set temperature.

To manually adjust air flow turn off AUTO pro‐

gram first.

Press the left or right side of the but‐

ton: decrease or increase air flow.

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The selected air flow is shown on the display of

the automatic climate control.

▷

LEDs off: outside air flows in continuously.

Left LED on, automatic recirculated-air

control: a sensor detects pollutants in the

outside air and shuts off automatically.

The air flow of the automatic climate control

may be reduced automatically to save battery

power.

▷

Right LED on, recirculated-air mode: the

supply of outside air into the vehicle is per‐

manently blocked.

Defrosts windows and removes

condensation

If the windows are fogged over, switch off the

recirculated-air mode and press the AUTO

button on the driver's side to utilize the con‐

densation sensor. Make sure that air can flow

to the windshield.

Press button.

Ice and condensation are quickly re‐

moved from the windshield and the front side

windows.

For this purpose, point the side vents onto the

side windows as needed.

Sufficient ventilation

When remaining in the vehicle for an ex‐

tended period of time, ensure sufficient exter‐

nal ventilation. Do not continuously use recir‐

culated-air mode; otherwise the air quality in

the interior continuously deteriorates and win‐

dow condensation increases.◀

Adjust air flow with the program active.

If the windows are fogged over, you can also

switch on the cooling function or press the

AUTO button to utilize the condensation sen‐

sor.

Cooling function

The car's interior can only be cooled with the

engine running.

Maximum cooling

Press button.

The system is set to the lowest tem‐

perature, optimum air flow and air circulation

mode.

Press button.

The air will be cooled and dehumidi‐

fied and, depending on the temperature set‐

ting, warmed again.

Air flows out of the vents to the upper body re‐

gion. The vents need to be open for this.

Depending on the weather, the windshield and

side windows may fog up briefly when the en‐

gine is started.

The function is available above an external

temperature of approx. 32 ℉/0 ℃ and with the

engine running is indicated.

The cooling function is switched on automati‐

cally with the AUTO program.

Adjust air flow with the program active.

When using the automatic climate control,

condensation water, refer to page 182, devel‐

ops that exits underneath the vehicle.

Automatic recirculated-air control/

recirculated-air mode

You may respond to unpleasant odors or pollu‐

tants in the immediate environment by tempo‐

rarily suspending the supply of outside air. The

system then recirculates the air currently

within the vehicle.

Rear window defroster

Press button.

The rear window defroster switches

off automatically after a certain period of time.

Press button repeatedly to select an

operating mode:

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The rear window defroster is only active when

the rear window is closed.

Switching the system on/off

Switch off

▷

Complete system:

Press and hold the left button on

the driver's side until the control

clicks off.

On the front passenger side:

Press and hold the left button on

the front passenger side.

SYNC program

Press button.

Current settings on the driver's side

for the temperature, air flow, air distribution,

and AUTO program are transferred to the front

passenger side.

▷

The program is switched off if the settings on

the front passenger side are changed.

Switching on

Press any button except:

Residual heat

The heat stored in the engine is used to heat

the interior.

▷

Rear window defroster.

Left side of Air volume button.

Seat heating.

Functional requirement

Seat ventilation.

▷

Up to 15 minutes after switching off the

engine.

If necessary, SYNC program.

▷

Warm engine.

Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter

The microfilter removes dust and pollen from

the incoming air.

The battery is sufficiently charged.

External temperature below 77 ℉/25 ℃.

The activated-charcoal filter removes gaseous

pollutants from the outside air that enters the

vehicle.

The availability of the function is shown on the

display of the automatic climate control.

Switching on

This combined filter should be replaced during

scheduled maintenance, refer to page 220, of

your vehicle.

1. Switch off the ignition.

Press the right side of the button

on the driver's side.

The symbol appears on the automatic cli‐

mate Control Display.

The interior temperature, air volume and air

distribution can be adjusted with the ignition

switched on.

Switch off

At the lowest fan speed, press the left side of

the button on the driver's side.

The symbol on the display of the automatic

climate control flashes.

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matically routed to the windshield, to the side

windows, and into the footwell.

Ventilation

Front ventilation

The systems can be switched on and off di‐

rectly or by using two preset reel-on times.

They remain switched on for 30 minutes.

Operation takes place on the iDrive or the re‐

mote control.

Hints

Parked-car heating in enclosed areas

Do not operate the parked-car heating in

enclosed areas, since breathing in harmful ex‐

haust fumes may lead to loss of consciousness

and death. The exhaust gases contain carbon

monoxide, an odorless and colorless but highly

toxic gas. Switch off the parked-car heating

when refueling.◀

▷

Thumbwheel to vary the temperature, ar‐

row 1.

Toward blue: colder.

Toward red: warmer.

The set interior temperature for the driver

and passenger are not changed.

Operation of the parked-car heating

▷

Lever for changing the air flow direction,

arrow 2.

When parked-car heating is in operation,

high temperatures can occur under the car

body. Before the parked-car heating is

switched on, make sure that no flammable ma‐

terials, such as hay, leaves, grass, etc. are un‐

der the vehicle. Such contact could lead to a

fire, resulting in an increased risk of serious

personal injury as well as property damage.◀

Thumbwheels for opening and closing the

vents continuously, arrows 3.

Adjusting the ventilation

▷

Ventilation for cooling:

Direct vent in your direction when vehicle's

interior is too hot.

At external temperatures below 32 ℉/0 ℃, wa‐

ter vapor occurs that emerges from below the

vehicle.

▷

Draft-free ventilation:

Adjust the vent to let the air flow past you.

Functional requirements

Parked-car ventilation

Parked-car ventilation/

heating

▷

With the remote control or using the preset

reel-on time: external temperature above

approx. 59 ℉/15 ℃.

The concept

▷

When operated directly and if there is no

parked-car heating: any external tempera‐

ture.

The parked-car ventilation ventilates the vehi‐

cle interior and lowers its temperature, if

needed.

Open the vents to allow air to flow out.

The parked-car heating warms the vehicle in‐

terior, making snow and ice easier to remove.

With the ignition switched off, the air is auto‐

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