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Climate control

to the selected options or country versions.

This also applies to safety-related functions

and systems. When using these functions and

systems, the applicable laws and regulations

must be observed.

Vehicle features and options

This chapter describes all standard, country-

specific and optional features offered with the

series. It also describes features that are not

necessarily available in your vehicle, e. g., due

Automatic climate control

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Air distribution, left

11 Air distribution, right

Temperature, left

12 Seat heating, rightꢀꢁ52

13 Active seat ventilation, rightꢀꢁ53

AUTO program, left

Air flow, AUTO intensity, left, residual heat

Remove ice and condensation

Maximum cooling

14 Automatic recirculated-air control/recircu‐

lated-air mode

15 Air conditioning

16 Rear window defroster

17 SYNC program

Display

Air flow, AUTO intensity, right

AUTO program, right

18 Active seat ventilation, leftꢀꢁ53

19 Seat heating, leftꢀꢁ52

10 Temperature, right

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Climate control functions in detail

Switching the system on/off

Air conditioning

Concept

The air in the vehicle's interior will be cooled

and dehumidified and, depending on the tem‐

perature setting, warmed again.

Switching on

Press any button except for the following:

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Rear window defroster.

Left side of air flow button.

Seat heating.

The vehicle's interior can only be cooled with

the engine running.

Switching on/off

Seat ventilation.

Press button.

If necessary, SYNC program.

Air conditioning is switched on or off.

Switching off

Depending on the weather, the windshield and

side windows may fog up briefly when the en‐

gine is started.

▷

Complete system:

Press and hold the left button on

the driver's side until the control

The cooling function is switched on automati‐

cally with the AUTO program.

panel switches off.

On the front passenger side:

Press and hold the left button on

the front passenger side.

▷

When using the automatic climate control,

condensation water, refer to page 186, devel‐

ops and drains underneath the vehicle. This is

normal.

Temperature

Concept

Maximum cooling

Concept

The automatic climate control achieves the set

temperature as quickly as possible, if needed,

by using the maximum cooling or heating ca‐

pacity, and then keeps it constant.

The system is set to the lowest temperature,

optimum air flow and recirculated-air mode.

General information

Settings

The function is available above an external

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

engine running is indicated.

Turn the ring to set the desired

temperature.

Switching on/off

Press button.

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.

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

gion. The vents need to be open for this.

The air flow can be adjusted with the air flow

active.

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If the system is deactivated, outside air contin‐

uously flows into the vehicle's interior.

AUTO program

Concept

With constant recirculated-air mode, the air

quality in the vehicle's interior deteriorates and

the fogging of the windows increases.

Depending on the selected temperature, the

intensity of the AUTO program, and outside in‐

fluences, the air is directed to the windshield,

side windows, upper body, and into the floor

area.

Switching on/off

Press button repeatedly to select an

operating mode:

Switching on/off

▷

LEDs off: outside air flows in continuously.

Press button.

Left LED on, automatic recirculated-air

control: a sensor detects pollutants in the

outside air and shuts off automatically.

Air flow, air distribution and tempera‐

ture are controlled automatically.

The cooling function, refer to page 166, is

switched on automatically with the AUTO pro‐

gram.

▷

Right LED on, recirculated-air mode: the

supply of outside air into the vehicle is per‐

manently blocked.

At the same time, a condensation sensor con‐

trols the program so as to prevent window

condensation as much as possible.

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.

Intensity

With the AUTO program activated, the auto‐

matic intensity control can be changed.

Controlling the air flow manually

Concept

Press the left or right side of the but‐

ton: decrease or increase intensity.

The air flow for climate control can be adjusted

manually.

The selected intensity is shown on the display

of the automatic climate control.

General information

Automatic recirculated-air control/

recirculated-air mode

To manually adjust air flow turn off AUTO pro‐

gram first.

Concept

Operation

The automatic recirculated-air control AUC

detects odors or pollutants in the outside air.

The outside air supply is shut off and the inte‐

rior air is recirculated.

Press the left or right side of the but‐

ton: decrease or increase air flow.

The selected air flow is shown on the display of

the automatic climate control.

General information

The air flow of the automatic climate control

may be reduced automatically to save battery

power.

If the system is activated, a sensor detects pol‐

lutants in the outside air and controls the shut-

off automatically.

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Controlling the air distribution

manually

Residual heat

The heat stored in the engine is used to heat

the interior. This is possible up to 15 minutes

after switching off the engine.

Concept

The air distribution for climate control can be

adjusted manually.

Functional requirement

▷

Warm engine.

Operation

The battery is sufficiently charged.

External temperature below 77 ℉/25 ℃.

Press button repeatedly to select a

program:

The availability of the function is shown on the

display of the automatic climate control.

▷

Upper body region.

Upper body region and floor area.

Floor area.

Switching on

1. Switching off the ignition.

Windows and floor area.

Windows, upper body region, and floor

area.

2.

Press the right side of the button

on the driver's side.

The symbol appears on the automatic cli‐

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Windows: driver's side only.

mate Control Display.

Windows and upper body region.

The interior temperature, air flow and air distri‐

bution can be adjusted with the ignition

switched on.

If the windows are fogged over, press the

AUTO button on the driver's side to utilize the

condensation sensor.

Switching off

SYNC program

Concept

At the lowest fan speed, press the left side of

the button on the driver's side.

The system enables the transfer of current

settings on the driver's side for temperature,

air flow, air distribution, and the AUTO pro‐

gram to the front passenger side and to the left

and right rear.

The symbol on the display of the automatic

climate control flashes.

Defrosting windows and removing

condensation

Switching on/off

Concept

Ice and condensation are quickly removed

from the windshield and the front side win‐

dows.

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.

Switching on/off

Press button.

The program is switched off if the settings on

the front passenger side are changed.

The LED is illuminated with the sys‐

tem switched on.

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For this purpose, point the side vents towards

the side windows as needed.

This does not change the set interior tem‐

perature for the driver and front passenger.

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Lever for changing the air flow direction,

arrow 2.

The air flow can be adjusted with the air flow

active.

Thumbwheels for opening and closing the

vents continuously, arrows 3.

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.

Settings

▷

Ventilation for cooling:

Rear window defroster

Direct vent in your direction when vehicle's

interior is too hot.

Press button. The LED lights up.

The rear window defroster switches

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Draft-free ventilation:

off automatically after a certain period of time.

Adjust the vent to let the air flow past you.

Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter

The microfilter removes dust and pollen from

the incoming air.

Parked-vehicle ventilation

Concept

The activated-charcoal filter removes gaseous

pollutants from the outside air that enters the

vehicle.

The parked-vehicle ventilation ventilates the

vehicle interior and lowers its temperature, if

needed.

Have this combined filter changed during vehi‐

cle maintenance, refer to page 230.

General information

The parked-vehicle ventilation system is oper‐

ated via iDrive.

Ventilation

Functional requirements

Parked-car ventilation

Front ventilation

▷

Using the preset activation time or when

operated directly: any external tempera‐

ture.

▷

Battery is sufficiently charged.

If parked-car ventilation is switched on, the

vehicle battery will be discharged. Thus,

limit the maximum activation time to save

the vehicle battery. The system will be

available again after engine starting and/or

a short trip.

▷

Thumbwheel to vary the ventilation tem‐

perature, arrow 1.

Toward blue: colder.

Toward red: warmer.

▷

Make sure that the vehicle's date and time

are set correctly.

Open the vents to allow air to flow out.

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Switching on/off directly

On the Control Display:

1. "Settings"

2. "Climate"

3. "Activate comf. ventilation"

The symbol on the automatic climate con‐

trol flashes if the system is switched on.

The system continues to run for some time af‐

ter being switched off.

Preselecting the switch-on time

On the Control Display:

1. "Settings"

2. "Climate"

3. "Timer 1:" or "Timer 2:"

4. Set the desired time.

Activating the activation time

On the Control Display:

1. "Settings"

2. "Climate"

3. "Activate timer 1" or "Activate timer 2"

The symbol on the automatic climate con‐

trol lights up when the switch-on time is acti‐

vated.

The symbol on the automatic climate con‐

trol flashes when the system has been

switched on.

The system will only be switched on within the

next 24 hours. After that, it needs to be reacti‐

vated.

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