Heating and air conditioning system › Climatronic automatic air conditioning system 59
Switching on the cooling system prevents the win-
dows from misting up.
Always keep the fan on.
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WARNING
After pressing the
button, the indicator light
Risk of accident!
in the button illuminates, even if the conditions for
switching on the cooling system are not met. The
cooling system switches on when the conditions for
switching on the cooling system are met.
In recirculation mode, there is no fresh air supply
from the outside. This can result in loss of driver at-
tention and fogging up of windows.
Keep the recirculation mode switched on for a
short time only.
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Automatic switching on of the cooling system
The cooling system switches on automatically to
stop the windows from fogging up. The system
switches on in the following cases.
Operating conditions for the cooling system
✓ The outside temperature is below 2 °C.
✓ The engine is running.
When the fan is on and the air distribution control-
ler is in the position.
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✓ The blower is switched on.
In this case, the recirculation mode is switched off.
▶ When the air distribution controller is not in the
position, and recirculated air mode is switched on.
Operation
Recirculated air mode
The recirculation mode prevents contaminated out-
side air getting into the interior of the vehicle.
Switching recirculation mode on briefly can increase
the cooling effect.
Circulating air mode may be switched on or off
automatically under certain circumstances.
When the air conditioner is operating, the engine
idle speed may increase automatically.
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Set the temperature for the left side
Set the temperature for the right side
Set the direction of the air outlet
Set the blower speed
Troubleshooting
Water under the vehicle
When the cooling system is switched on, water can
drip off the air conditioning system. This is not a leak.
Set the temperature for the left side
Set the temperature for the right side
Depending on the equipment:
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Fogging
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Switch 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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on/off » page 61
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Use of residual engine heat for maintain-
ing heat in the vehicle interior
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.
It is possible to switch on within 30 minutes
of switching off the ignition.
Switching off the function takes about 30 mi-
nutes.
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Interior temperature sensor
Climatronic automatic air conditioning
system
Switch seat heating / ventilation on /
off » page 63
What you should be mindful of
Switch recirculated air mode on/off
The recirculation mode prevents contaminated
outside air getting into the interior of the vehi-
cle.
We recommend a difference of max. 5°C between
the outside temperature and the interior tempera-
ture.
Annual disinfection of the air conditioning is rec-
ommended.
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Switch the windscreen ventilation/defrosting
mode on/off
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Switch window heating on / off » page 63
Switch window heating on / off » page 63
WARNING
Danger of misting!
