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05 Comfort and driving pleasure
Climate system
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
front side windows. The indicator light (2)
in the defroster button illuminates when
the function is active.
•
Press the button twice to switch off the
defroster (the indicator light will switch
off).
Models with an electrically heated wind-
shield*
•
If this feature is switched off, press the
button once to start heating the wind-
shield
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. Symbol (1) will illuminate in the
center console display.
•
Press the button twice to start both the
defroster and the windshield heating.
Symbols (1) and (2) will illuminate in the
center console display.
•
If these features are on, press the button
to switch them off. The symbols will no
longer be displayed.
NOTE
•
Triangular areas at the far sides of the
windshield are not heated electrically
and will take slightly longer to
defrost/de-ice.
•
The heated windshield may affect the
performance/range of e.g., transpond-
ers used to automatically pay highway
tolls or other communication equip-
ment.
The following occurs when the defroster/
windshield heating functions have been acti-
vated:
•
Blower speed increases automatically
and the air conditioning will switch on (if
not already on and if the passenger com-
partment blower is not turned off) to
dehumidify the air in the passenger com-
partment. Air conditioning can be
switched off by pressing the AC button.
•
Recirculation will not function while
defrost is engaged.
The climate system will return to its previous
settings when the defroster/windshield heat-
ing function is switched off.
See also page 111 for additional information.
Recirculation/air quality system
Recirculation
This function can be used to
shut out exhaust fumes,
smoke, etc., from the pas-
senger compartment. The air
in the passenger compart-
ment is then recirculated,
i.e., no air from outside the
car is taken into the car when this function is
activated. The indicator light in the button will
illuminate when recirculation is selected.
If the air in the car recirculates for too long,
there is a risk of condensation forming on the
insides of the windows, especially in winter.
Timer
The timer function minimizes the risk of fog-
ging, or stale air when the recirculation func-
tion is selected by automatically switching off
the function after a certain length of time,
depending on the ambient temperature. Acti-
vate/deactivate the function under Climate
settings
Recirculation timer. See page
199 for a description of the menu system.
NOTE
When Defroster is selected, recirculation is
always deactivated.
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If a "C" appears in the rear-view mirror when the button is pressed, the compass* has to be recalibrated, see page 113.
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