58 Heating and air conditioning system › Auxiliary heating and ventilation
Increase the blower speed, switch on the cooling
system, and set the air distribution to the wind-
screen.
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Show settings menu at the front
Show settings menu at the back
Switch cooling system on / off
When the cooling system is switched on, the
temperature and humidity in the vehicle will
drop.
Automatic switch-off of the cooling system
If the coolant temperature is too high, the cooling
system may switch off automatically. This ensures
sufficient engine cooling.
Switching on the cooling system prevents the
windows from misting up.
Switch windscreen heating on / off » page 60
Auxiliary heating and ventilation
Usage
According to the selected Climatronic mode:
Manual mode - Set the blower speed
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The auxiliary heater heats the vehicle interior and the
engine.
Automatic mode - set operating performance
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Switch on / off maintenance of the interior tem-
perature according to the temperature setting
for the driver's side
The auxiliary ventilation makes it possible to supply
fresh air to the vehicle interior when the engine is
switched off. As a result, the interior temperature is
lowered, e.g. when the vehicle is parked in the sun.
The Air Care function reduces the penetration
of pollutants into the vehicle interior. At the
same time, the air is both circulated and
cleaned.
What you should be mindful of
The air purification process is displayed in the
Infotainment.
DANGER
Risk of poisoning!
For proper operation, the doors and windows
must be closed.
The auxiliary heater must not be operated in en-
closed spaces.
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To switch on / off, tap Active
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DANGER
Risk of fire!
Switch auxiliary heating and ventilation
on/off » page 58
Switch off the auxiliary heater before refuelling.
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Lock the heating output of the rear seat heat-
ing » page 61
The function is displayed after tapping the func-
The exhaust pipe for the auxiliary heater is located
on the underside of the vehicle. Therefore, do not
stop the vehicle in places where the exhaust gases
could come into contact with easily flammable ma-
terials, e.g. dry grass, spilled fuel etc.
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F.
tion surface
Further Climatronic settings
To make further settings, press the
the Climatronic , tap on in the Infotainment
screen.
button on
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Functionality
The system heats or ventilates the vehicle interior
depending on the temperature settings of the air
conditioning system and the air outlet nozzles before
the ignition is switched off.
Automatic circulating air - Switching the automatic air re-
circulation on / off.
Automatic auxiliary heater - Switching the fast interior heat-
ing on / off.
Automatic windscreen heating - Switching the automatic
windscreen heating on / off.
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The system consumes fuel from the fuel tank when
operating the heating.
Operating conditions
Troubleshooting
✓ The battery charge is sufficient.
Water under the vehicle
✓ The fuel supply is sufficient, the instrument clus-
When the cooling system is switched on, water can
ter does not light up
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drip off the air conditioning system. This is not a leak.
Fogging
Switch on automatic mode.
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Operation
Or:
Switch on/off with the radio remote control
Hold the corresponding key.
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