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for example, or the constraints applying to cer‐

tain national-market versions. This also applies

to safety-relevant functions and systems.

Vehicle equipment

This chapter describes all the standard equip‐

ment, national-market-specific equipment and

optional extras offered in the model series.

Consequently, you will find that it contains de‐

scriptions of items not available in a particular

vehicle on account of a combination of options,

Country-specific regulations must be observed

when using the corresponding functions and

systems.

Overview

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Equipment variant: air conditioningꢀꢁ97

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Equipment variant: automatic air condition‐

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Outlets: air to windscreen and side win‐

dows

ply continuously, the levers direct the flow

of air.

Outlets: air to upper body zone. The

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Outlets: air to knee zone, footwell

knurled wheels open and close the air sup‐

Air conditioning

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Air distribution

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Temperature

Air flow

Recirculated-air mode

Cooling function

Heated rear window

Note

Temperature

Adequate ventilation

To increase temperature turn to

the right, into the red area. To re‐

duce temperature turn to the left,

into the blue area.

If you stay in the vehicle for a long time,

ensure there is adequate ventilation from the

outside and do not use recirculated-air mode

continuously, otherwise the air quality in the

interior will steadily deteriorate.◀

Switching cooling function on/off

When the cooling function is on,

air is cooled and dried, then rehea‐

ted according to the temperature setting. The

function is only available with the engine run‐

ning.

Air conditioning functions in detail

Switching system on/off

Press and hold down the left side

of the button or, if the blower is at

the lowest setting, press the left

The cooling function helps to prevent window

condensation or to remove it quickly.

side of the button. Blower and air conditioning

are entirely switched off, air supply is blocked.

Depending on weather conditions, the wind‐

screen may fog over momentarily when the en‐

gine is started.

Set an arbitrary air flow to turn the air condi‐

tioning on.

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Recirculated-air mode

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Activate cooling function 3.

Turn off fresh air supply if disturb‐

Temperature 4 to the right, red area.

Set air flow 5 to maximum.

ing odours or pollutants enter the

interior of the vehicle. The air inside the car is

then recirculated.

To defrost the rear window turn on heated

rear window 6

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The recirculated-air mode can be activated/

deactivated, see page 13, by means of a but‐

ton on the steering wheel.

Heated rear window

The rear window heating is

switched off automatically after a

certain time or if the hardtop is opened.

Air flow

Press the corresponding button.

The greater the air flow, the more

effective the heating and cooling

performance.

Microfilter

The microfilter traps dust and pollen in the in‐

coming air. The microfilter is changed in rou‐

tine maintenance by your Service centre.

If necessary, the air flow is reduced - up to and

including switching off - to prevent battery dis‐

charge.

Ventilation

Air distribution

Direct the air to the windows

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the upper body zone

or the

knee zone and footwell

. Inter‐

mediate settings are possible. In

the six o'clock setting some air is

directed toward the windows to prevent fog‐

ging.

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Levers for changing the direction of the air

flow

Defrosting and demisting the windows

Knurled wheels to open and close the air

outlets continuously

Ventilation for cooling

Adjust the outlets so that cool air is directed

towards you, for example if the car's interior

has become hot.

Draught-free ventilation

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2

Air distribution 1 in position

.

Adjust the outlets so that the air flows past

you.

Deactivate recirculated-air mode 2.

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Automatic air conditioning

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Temperature, interior, left

Maximum cooling effect

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Adjusting the air distribution manually

AUTO programme

Heated rear window

Manual air flow, climate level

Temperature, interior, right

Defrosting and demisting the windows

Automatic Air Recirculation Control AUC/

Recirculated-air mode

10 Switching cooling function on/off manually

the left side of the button to shut down the au‐

tomatic air conditioning. All indicator lights, ex‐

cept that for the rear window heating if it is on,

go out.

Note

Adequate ventilation

If you stay in the vehicle for a long time,

ensure there is adequate ventilation from the

outside and do not use recirculated-air mode

continuously, otherwise the air quality in the

interior will steadily deteriorate.◀

Press any button except the rear window

heater button to reactivate the automatic air

conditioning system.

Temperature

Preferred interior climate

Set the desired temperatures indi‐

vidually for the driver's and front

passenger's sides.

In almost all conditions the AUTO program 7

offers optimum air distribution and air flow, see

'AUTO program' below. All you have to do is

select a pleasant interior-temperature setting.

The automatic air conditioning

system attains this temperature as quickly as

possible regardless of the season by using

maximum cooling or heating power if neces‐

sary. The temperature is then maintained.

Details of the options at your disposal are de‐

scribed below.

Most settings are saved for the remote control

currently in use, Personal Profile settings, see

page 21.

The automatic air conditioning system does

not have sufficient time to establish the set

temperature when temperature settings are

changed quickly in succession.

Air conditioning functions in detail

Switching system on/off

Press and hold down the left side of the button

or, if the blower is at the lowest setting, press

If you select the highest setting you can call up

maximum heating power regardless of the out‐

side temperature.

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In the lowest setting, there is continuous cool‐

ing.

Switching on/off

Press the button.

Manual air distribution and air flow

are switched on when the AUTO programme is

deactivated.

Cooling function on/off

When the cooling function is on,

air is cooled and dried, then rehea‐

ted according to the temperature

setting. The function is only avail‐

able with the engine running.

Climate level of the AUTO programme

Climate levels are a means of varying intensity

with the AUTO program active. For example,

air flow is adjusted automatically to optimise air

conditioning.

The cooling function helps to prevent window

condensation or to remove it quickly.

Depending on the weather conditions, the

windscreen may fog over momentarily when

the engine is started.

With the AUTO program active,

you can use the buttons for man‐

ual air flow to select the climate

level of the AUTO program.

The cooling function is switched on automati‐

cally in the AUTO program.

The selected climate level is displayed by an

LED.

Maximum cooling effect

When the engine is running the air

is cooled as rapidly as possible.

Convertible programme

Additionally, the Convertible programme is ac‐

tivated when the hardtop is open. The auto‐

matic air conditioning system is optimised for

driving with the convertible top open in the

Convertible programme. In addition, the air

flow is increased along with road speed.

The automatic air conditioning system

switches to the recirculated-air mode at the

lowest temperature. Air flows at maximum rate

from the outlets for the upper body area. You

should therefore open these outlets for maxi‐

mum cooling.

The effectiveness of the Convertible pro‐

gramme can be boosted appreciably by fitting

the wind deflector.

AUTO programme

Automatic Air Recirculation Control

AUC/recirculated-air mode

The AUTO program controls air distribution to

the windscreen and the side windows, toward

the upper-body zone, the footwell and the

knee zone.

Activate the desired operating

mode by pressing this button re‐

peatedly:

In addition to the temperature settings you se‐

lect, air flow and air distribution are adjusted to

suit the external effects of the season, for ex‐

ample sunshine or condensation on the win‐

dows.

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LED off: ambient air is con‐

stantly entering the car.

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Left LED on, AUC mode: a sensor detects

pollutants in the outside air. If necessary,

the system blocks the supply of outside air

and recirculates the inside air. As soon as

the concentration of pollutants in the out‐

side air has decreased sufficiently, the sys‐

The cooling function is switched on automati‐

cally in the AUTO programme.

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tem automatically switches back to outside

air supply.

Defrosting and defogging windows

Quickly removes ice and conden‐

sation from the windscreen and

the front side windows.

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Right-hand LED on, recirculated-air mode:

the ambient air supply is permanently shut

off. The air inside the car is then recircula‐

ted.

Switch on the cooling function as well.

Heated rear window

Adjusting air flow manually

The rear window heating is

switched off automatically after a

certain time or if the hardtop is opened.

Press the left side of the button to

reduce air flow. Press the right

side of the button to increase it.

In order to protect the battery the air flow is re‐

duced, if necessary. The display remains un‐

changed.

Microfilter/activated charcoal filter

The microfilter traps dust and pollen in the in‐

coming air. The activated charcoal filter in ad‐

dition removes gaseous pollutants from the air

entering the car. This combined filter is

changed in routine maintenance by your Serv‐

ice centre.

Air distribution, manual

Air is directed to the windscreen, the upper-

body zone, the knee zone and the footwell in

accordance with the setting you select.

Ventilation

Adjusting air distribution manually

Repeatedly press the button until

the desired air distribution is set.

The corresponding LED lights up.

Manual air distribution is also switched on

when the AUTO programme is deactivated.

Residual heat

The heat stored in the engine is used to heat

up the interior.

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Levers for changing the direction of the air

flow

The function can be switched on

whenever the following conditions

are met:

Knurled wheels to open and close the air

outlets continuously

Knurled wheel for adjusting the tempera‐

ture in the upper-body zone. The set inte‐

rior temperature for the driver and passen‐

gers is not changed.

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Up to 15 minutes after the engine is

switched off.

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The engine is at operating temperature.

When battery voltage is adequate.

At outside temperatures below 25 ℃/77 ℉.

Ventilation for cooling

Adjust the outlets so that cool air is directed

towards you, for example if the car's interior

has become hot.

The middle LED lights up when the function is

switched on.

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Draught-free ventilation

Adjust the outlets so that the air flows past

you.

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