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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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Seat heating, leftꢀꢁ54

Temperature, left

AUTO program

10 Air distribution, right

11 Air flow, AUTO intensity

12 Air distribution, left

Display

13 Rear window defroster

Maximum cooling

Temperature, right

Seat heating, rightꢀꢁ54

Air conditioning

14 Interior temperature sensor — always keep

clear

15 Defrosting windows and removing conden‐

sation

Automatic recirculated-air control/recircu‐

lated-air mode

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The vehicle's interior can only be cooled with

the engine running.

Climate control functions in detail

Switching the system on/off

Switching on/off

Switching on

Press button.

Press any button except for the following:

Air conditioning is switched on or off.

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Rear window defroster.

Seat heating.

Depending on the weather, the windshield and

side windows may fog up briefly when the en‐

gine is started.

Switching off

Press the left button for the minimum

The cooling function is switched on automati‐

cally with the AUTO program.

speed.

When using the automatic climate control,

condensation water, refer to page 166, devel‐

ops and drains underneath the vehicle. This is

normal.

Temperature

Concept

The automatic climate control achieves the set

temperature as quickly as possible, if neces‐

sary by using the maximum cooling or heating

power, and then keeps it constant.

Maximum cooling

Concept

The system is set to the lowest temperature,

optimum air flow and recirculated-air mode.

Settings

General information

Turn the ring to set the desired

temperature.

The function is available above an external

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

engine running.

Switching on/off

The automatic climate control reaches this

temperature as quickly as possible, if needed,

by increasing the cooling or heating output,

and then keeps it constant.

Press button.

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

gion. The vents need to be open for this.

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.

The air flow can be adjusted with the air flow

active.

AUTO program

Concept

Air conditioning

Concept

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.

The air in the vehicle's interior will be cooled

and dehumidified and, depending on the tem‐

perature setting, warmed again.

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Switching on/off

Press button repeatedly to select an

Press button.

operating mode:

Air flow, air distribution and tempera‐

ture are controlled automatically.

▷

LEDs off: outside air flows in continuously.

The cooling function, refer to page 143, is

switched on automatically with the AUTO pro‐

gram.

Left LED on, automatic recirculated-air

control: a sensor detects pollutants in the

outside air and shuts off automatically.

At the same time, a condensation sensor con‐

trols the program so as to prevent window

condensation as much as possible.

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Right LED on, recirculated-air mode: the

supply of outside air into the vehicle is per‐

manently blocked.

In the AUTO program, the air flow may be re‐

duced during a phone call on the hands-free

system.

Recirculated-air mode switches off automati‐

cally at low external temperatures after a cer‐

tain amount of time in order to avoid window

fogging.

Intensity

If the windows are fogged over, switch off the

recirculated-air mode and press the AUTO

button to utilize the condensation sensor.

Make sure that air can flow to the windshield.

With the AUTO program activated, the auto‐

matic intensity control can be changed.

Press the left or right side of the but‐

ton: decrease or increase intensity.

Controlling the air flow manually

Concept

The selected intensity is shown on the display

of the automatic climate control.

The air flow for climate control can be adjusted

manually.

Automatic recirculated-air control/

recirculated-air mode

General information

Concept

To manually adjust air flow turn off AUTO pro‐

gram first.

The automatic recirculated-air control AUC

recognizes odors or pollutants in the outside

air. The outside air supply is shut off and the

interior air is recirculated.

Operation

Press the left or right side of the but‐

ton: decrease or increase air flow.

General information

If the system is activated, a sensor detects pol‐

lutants in the outside air and controls the shut-

off automatically.

The selected air flow is shown on the display of

the automatic climate control.

The air flow of the automatic climate control

may be reduced automatically to save battery

power.

If the system is deactivated, outside air contin‐

uously flows into the vehicle's interior.

With constant recirculated-air mode, the air

quality in the vehicle's interior deteriorates and

the fogging of the windows increases.

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Controlling the air distribution

manually

Rear window defroster

Press button. The LED lights up.

The rear window defroster switches

off automatically after a certain period of time.

Concept

The air distribution for climate control can be

adjusted manually.

Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter

Operation

In external and recirculated-air mode the mi‐

crofilter/activated charcoal filter filters dust,

pollen, and gaseous pollutants out of the air.

Press button repeatedly to select a

program:

Have this filter changed during vehicle mainte‐

nance, refer to page 201.

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Upper body region.

Upper body region and floor area.

Floor area.

Ventilation

Windows and floor area: driver's side only.

Windows, upper body region and floor

area: driver's side only.

Front ventilation

If the windows are fogged over, press the

AUTO button to utilize the condensation sen‐

sor.

Defrosting windows and removing

condensation

Concept

Ice and condensation are quickly removed

from the windshield and the front side win‐

dows.

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Lever for changing the air flow direction,

arrow 1.

Thumbwheels for opening and closing the

vents continuously, arrows 2.

Switching on/off

Thumbwheel to vary the ventilation tem‐

perature in the upper body region, arrow 3.

Press button.

The LED is illuminated with the sys‐

tem switched on.

Toward blue: colder.

Toward red: warmer.

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.

The air flow can be adjusted with the air flow

active.

Settings

▷

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.

Ventilation for cooling:

Direct vent in your direction when vehicle's

interior is too hot.

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Draft-free ventilation:

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Adjust the vent to let the air flow past you.

The symbol on the automatic climate con‐

trol flashes if the system is switched on.

Ventilation in the rear

Preselecting the activation time

Using iDrive:

1. "Settings"

2. "Climate"

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

4. Set the desired time.

Activating the activation time

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Thumbwheel for variable opening and

closing of the vents, arrow 1.

Using iDrive:

1. "Settings"

Thumbwheel to vary the ventilation tem‐

perature, arrow 2.

2. "Climate"

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

Toward blue: colder.

Toward red: warmer.

The symbol on the automatic climate con‐

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

vated.

This does not change the adjusted interior

temperature.

The symbol on the automatic climate con‐

trol flashes when the system has been

switched on.

▷

Lever for changing the air flow direction,

arrow 3.

The system will only be switched on within the

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

vated.

Parked-car ventilation

The concept

The parked-car ventilation ventilates the vehi‐

cle interior and lowers its temperature, if

needed.

The system can be switched on and off at any

external temperature, either directly or by us‐

ing two preset activation times. It remains

switched on for 30 minutes.

Open the vents to allow air to flow out.

Switching on/off directly

Using iDrive:

1. "Settings"

2. "Climate"

3. "Activate comf. ventilation"

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