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Climate control
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Climate control
to the selected options or country versions.
This also applies to safety-related functions
and systems. When using these functions and
systems, the applicable laws and regulations
must be observed.
Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your vehicle, e. g., due
Automatic climate control
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Air distribution, left
11 Air distribution, right
Temperature, left
12 Seat heating, rightꢀꢁ52
13 Active seat ventilation, rightꢀꢁ53
AUTO program, left
Air flow, AUTO intensity, left, residual heat
Remove ice and condensation
Maximum cooling
14 Automatic recirculated-air control/recircu‐
lated-air mode
15 Air conditioning
16 Rear window defroster
17 SYNC program
Display
Air flow, AUTO intensity, right
AUTO program, right
18 Active seat ventilation, leftꢀꢁ53
19 Seat heating, leftꢀꢁ52
10 Temperature, right
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Controls
Climate control
Climate control functions in detail
Switching the system on/off
Air conditioning
Concept
The air in the vehicle's interior will be cooled
and dehumidified and, depending on the tem‐
perature setting, warmed again.
Switching on
Press any button except for the following:
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Rear window defroster.
Left side of air flow button.
Seat heating.
The vehicle's interior can only be cooled with
the engine running.
Switching on/off
Seat ventilation.
Press button.
If necessary, SYNC program.
Air conditioning is switched on or off.
Switching off
Depending on the weather, the windshield and
side windows may fog up briefly when the en‐
gine is started.
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Complete system:
Press and hold the left button on
the driver's side until the control
The cooling function is switched on automati‐
cally with the AUTO program.
panel switches off.
On the front passenger side:
Press and hold the left button on
the front passenger side.
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When using the automatic climate control,
condensation water, refer to page 186, devel‐
ops and drains underneath the vehicle. This is
normal.
Temperature
Concept
Maximum cooling
Concept
The automatic climate control achieves the set
temperature as quickly as possible, if needed,
by using the maximum cooling or heating ca‐
pacity, and then keeps it constant.
The system is set to the lowest temperature,
optimum air flow and recirculated-air mode.
General information
Settings
The function is available above an external
temperature of approx. 32 ℉/0 ℃ and with the
engine running is indicated.
Turn the ring to set the desired
temperature.
Switching on/off
Press button.
Do not rapidly switch between different tem‐
perature settings. Otherwise, the automatic cli‐
mate control will not have sufficient time to ad‐
just the set temperature.
Air flows out of the vents to the upper body re‐
gion. The vents need to be open for this.
The air flow can be adjusted with the air flow
active.
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If the system is deactivated, outside air contin‐
uously flows into the vehicle's interior.
AUTO program
Concept
With constant recirculated-air mode, the air
quality in the vehicle's interior deteriorates and
the fogging of the windows increases.
Depending on the selected temperature, the
intensity of the AUTO program, and outside in‐
fluences, the air is directed to the windshield,
side windows, upper body, and into the floor
area.
Switching on/off
Press button repeatedly to select an
operating mode:
Switching on/off
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LEDs off: outside air flows in continuously.
Press button.
Left LED on, automatic recirculated-air
control: a sensor detects pollutants in the
outside air and shuts off automatically.
Air flow, air distribution and tempera‐
ture are controlled automatically.
The cooling function, refer to page 166, is
switched on automatically with the AUTO pro‐
gram.
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Right LED on, recirculated-air mode: the
supply of outside air into the vehicle is per‐
manently blocked.
At the same time, a condensation sensor con‐
trols the program so as to prevent window
condensation as much as possible.
If the windows are fogged over, switch off the
recirculated-air mode and press the AUTO
button on the driver's side to utilize the con‐
densation sensor. Make sure that air can flow
to the windshield.
Intensity
With the AUTO program activated, the auto‐
matic intensity control can be changed.
Controlling the air flow manually
Concept
Press the left or right side of the but‐
ton: decrease or increase intensity.
The air flow for climate control can be adjusted
manually.
The selected intensity is shown on the display
of the automatic climate control.
General information
Automatic recirculated-air control/
recirculated-air mode
To manually adjust air flow turn off AUTO pro‐
gram first.
Concept
Operation
The automatic recirculated-air control AUC
detects odors or pollutants in the outside air.
The outside air supply is shut off and the inte‐
rior air is recirculated.
Press the left or right side of the but‐
ton: decrease or increase air flow.
The selected air flow is shown on the display of
the automatic climate control.
General information
The air flow of the automatic climate control
may be reduced automatically to save battery
power.
If the system is activated, a sensor detects pol‐
lutants in the outside air and controls the shut-
off automatically.
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Climate control
Controlling the air distribution
manually
Residual heat
The heat stored in the engine is used to heat
the interior. This is possible up to 15 minutes
after switching off the engine.
Concept
The air distribution for climate control can be
adjusted manually.
Functional requirement
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Warm engine.
Operation
The battery is sufficiently charged.
External temperature below 77 ℉/25 ℃.
Press button repeatedly to select a
program:
The availability of the function is shown on the
display of the automatic climate control.
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Upper body region.
Upper body region and floor area.
Floor area.
Switching on
1. Switching off the ignition.
Windows and floor area.
Windows, upper body region, and floor
area.
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Press the right side of the button
on the driver's side.
The symbol appears on the automatic cli‐
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Windows: driver's side only.
mate Control Display.
Windows and upper body region.
The interior temperature, air flow and air distri‐
bution can be adjusted with the ignition
switched on.
If the windows are fogged over, press the
AUTO button on the driver's side to utilize the
condensation sensor.
Switching off
SYNC program
Concept
At the lowest fan speed, press the left side of
the button on the driver's side.
The system enables the transfer of current
settings on the driver's side for temperature,
air flow, air distribution, and the AUTO pro‐
gram to the front passenger side and to the left
and right rear.
The symbol on the display of the automatic
climate control flashes.
Defrosting windows and removing
condensation
Switching on/off
Concept
Ice and condensation are quickly removed
from the windshield and the front side win‐
dows.
Press button.
Current settings on the driver's side
for the temperature, air flow, air distribution,
and AUTO program are transferred to the front
passenger side.
Switching on/off
Press button.
The program is switched off if the settings on
the front passenger side are changed.
The LED is illuminated with the sys‐
tem switched on.
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For this purpose, point the side vents towards
the side windows as needed.
This does not change the set interior tem‐
perature for the driver and front passenger.
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Lever for changing the air flow direction,
arrow 2.
The air flow can be adjusted with the air flow
active.
Thumbwheels for opening and closing the
vents continuously, arrows 3.
If the windows are fogged over, you can also
switch on the cooling function or press the
AUTO button to utilize the condensation sen‐
sor.
Settings
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Ventilation for cooling:
Rear window defroster
Direct vent in your direction when vehicle's
interior is too hot.
Press button. The LED lights up.
The rear window defroster switches
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Draft-free ventilation:
off automatically after a certain period of time.
Adjust the vent to let the air flow past you.
Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter
The microfilter removes dust and pollen from
the incoming air.
Parked-vehicle ventilation
Concept
The activated-charcoal filter removes gaseous
pollutants from the outside air that enters the
vehicle.
The parked-vehicle ventilation ventilates the
vehicle interior and lowers its temperature, if
needed.
Have this combined filter changed during vehi‐
cle maintenance, refer to page 230.
General information
The parked-vehicle ventilation system is oper‐
ated via iDrive.
Ventilation
Functional requirements
Parked-car ventilation
Front ventilation
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Using the preset activation time or when
operated directly: any external tempera‐
ture.
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Battery is sufficiently charged.
If parked-car ventilation is switched on, the
vehicle battery will be discharged. Thus,
limit the maximum activation time to save
the vehicle battery. The system will be
available again after engine starting and/or
a short trip.
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Thumbwheel to vary the ventilation tem‐
perature, arrow 1.
Toward blue: colder.
Toward red: warmer.
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Make sure that the vehicle's date and time
are set correctly.
Open the vents to allow air to flow out.
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Switching on/off directly
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
2. "Climate"
3. "Activate comf. ventilation"
The symbol on the automatic climate con‐
trol flashes if the system is switched on.
The system continues to run for some time af‐
ter being switched off.
Preselecting the switch-on time
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
2. "Climate"
3. "Timer 1:" or "Timer 2:"
4. Set the desired time.
Activating the activation time
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
2. "Climate"
3. "Activate timer 1" or "Activate timer 2"
The symbol on the automatic climate con‐
trol lights up when the switch-on time is acti‐
vated.
The symbol on the automatic climate con‐
trol flashes when the system has been
switched on.
The system will only be switched on within the
next 24 hours. After that, it needs to be reacti‐
vated.
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