Heating and air conditioning system › Auxiliary heating and ventilation 61
Automatic switch-off of the cooling system
Indicator light
Antenna
A
B
If the coolant temperature is too high, the cooling
system may switch off automatically. This ensures
sufficient engine cooling.
Switch off:
Switch on
Auxiliary heating and ventilation
Usage
The auxiliary heater heats the vehicle interior and the
engine.
Hold the radio remote control with the antenna
facing upwards.
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.
NOTICE
Protect the radio remote control from moisture,
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strong vibrations and direct sunlight.
Indicator light on the radio remote control
Lit up green for 2 seconds - switch on.
Lit up red for 2 seconds - switch off.
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What you should be mindful of
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DANGER
Range of the radio remote control
The range of the wireless remote control is a few
hundred meters when the battery is full. For exam-
ple, obstacles or weather conditions can reduce the
range.
Risk of poisoning!
The auxiliary heater must not be operated in en-
closed spaces.
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DANGER
Risk of fire!
Switching on/off via the control panel of the air
conditioning system
Switch off the auxiliary heater before refuelling.
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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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Press the button.
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Set automatic switch-on
Show menu for vehicles with manual air condition-
ing
The automatic switching on is set in the following
Functionality
menu in the Infotainment system.
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.
Or:
The system consumes fuel from the fuel tank when
operating the heating.
Show menu for vehicles with Climatronic
Press the button
panel , tap in the Infotainment screen.
on the Climatronic control
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Operating conditions
Settings and information in the Infotainment
screen
✓ The battery charge is sufficient.
✓ The fuel supply is sufficient, the instrument clus-
ter does not light up
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Operation
Switch on/off with the radio remote control
Hold the corresponding key.
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