Air recirculation
ꢀPlease first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS
General information
There are different types of air recirculation:
Manual air recirculation (manual A/C).
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The left indicator light under the button comes on: manual air recirculation
(Climatronic).
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The right indicator light under the button comes on: automatic air recirculation
(Climatronic).
The air recirculation mode ꢀ helps prevent outside air from entering the vehicle interior.
In very hot or cold outside temperatures, temporarily switch to manual air recirculation in order to cool
or heat the vehicle interior faster.
For safety reasons, air recirculation is switched off if you push the ꢁ ꢂꢀꢃ button ⇒ꢀ
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Switching air recirculation on and off manually: manual A/Cꢀ
Switching on: Press the ꢀ button. The indicator light under the button comes on.
Switching off: Press the ꢀ button. The indicator light under the button goes out.
Switching air recirculation on and off manually: Climatronic ꢀ
Switching on: Press the ꢀ button repeatedly until the left indicator light under the button comes on.
Switching off: Press the ꢀ button repeatedly until the indicator light under the button goes out.
Automatic air recirculation ꢀ
In the < setting, fresh air enters the passenger compartment. If the system detects an increased
concentration of pollutants in the outside air, it automatically switches to air recirculation. As soon as
the pollutant level is back in the normal range, air recirculation is switched off.
Unpleasant odors cannot be detected by the system.
Air recirculation is not automatically activated under the following outside temperatures and
conditions:
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The outside air temperature is colder than about +38 °F (+3 °C).
The cooling system and the windshield wiper are switched off and the outside air temperature is
cooler than about +50 °F (+10 °C).
ꢀ The cooling system is switched off, the outside air temperature is cooler than about +59 °F
(+15 °C), and the windshield wiper is switched on.
Switching automatic air recirculation on and off
Switching on: Press the ꢀ button repeatedly until the right indicator light under the button comes on.
Switching off: Press the ꢀ button repeatedly until no indicator light under the button is on.
It is not possible to activate automatic air recirculation when the outside air temperature is colder than
about +38 °F (+3 °C).
Temporarily deactivating automatic air recirculation
ꢀ Press the ꢀ button once to switch to air recirculation temporarily in the event of unpleasant odors.
The left indicator light comes on.
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