MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2020, Model line: SL CLASS, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020Pages: 334, PDF Size: 17.43 MB
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Ext
erio rlight ing Gener
alnot es
For reas onsof safe ty,Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you drivewith thelight sswit ched
on even duringth edayti me.Insom ecoun -
tr ies, oper ationof theheadlam psvar ies due to
legal requirementsand self-impose doblig a-
tio ns. Set
tingth eext erio rlight ing
Set tingopt ions Ex
terior light ingcan beset usin g:
R thelight switch
R thecom binatio nswit ch(Ypage 110)
R theon -bo ard com pute r(Y page 202)
Light switch Oper
ation 0047
0063
Left-han dstandi nglamps
0048 0064
Right-hand standi nglamps
0049 0060
Parkinglamps ,lice nseplat eand
ins trumen tclus terlight ing
004A 0058
Automat icheadlam pmod e,con trol-
led bythelight sensor
004B 0058
Low-beam/ high-beam headlam ps
0084 005E
Rearfoglamp
0084 005E
Rearfoglamp
If you hear awarn ingtone when youleave the
veh icle,th elight smay still be swit ched on.
X Turn thelight switchto0058. The
exterio rlight ing(excep tth epark ing/
st andi nglamps )swit ches off auto maticall yif
you:
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
R open thedriv er'sdoor while theSm artKey is
in posit ion0092intheign ition lock
Aut oma tichea dlamp mod e G
WAR
NING
When thelight switchisset to0058, the
low- beam headlam psmay notbe swit ched
on auto maticall yif th ere isfog ,sn ow or
ot her caus esofpoor visibilit ydue tothe
weat hercondition ssuc has spr ay. Ther eis a
risk ofan acc iden t.
In suc hsit uatio ns,tur nth elight switchto
0058.
The auto maticheadlam pfeat ure ison lyan aid.
The driverisres pon sible fortheveh icle'slight -
ing atall tim es.
0058 isthepref erred light switchposit ion:
R The light settingis auto maticall yselec ted
acc ording tothebrig htnes sof theambie nt
light (excep tion:poor visibilit ydue to
weat hercondition ssuc has fog ,sn ow or
spr ay).
R Wit hth eSm artKey inposit ion0047intheign i-
tio nloc k:thepark inglamps areswit ched on
or off auto maticall ydepen dingon thebrig ht-
nes sof theambie ntlight .
R Wit hth eeng inerunning:ifyou have activa-
te dth edayti merunninglamps function via
th eon -bo ard com pute r,thedayti merunning
lamps orthepark inglamps andthelow-
beam headlam psare swit ched on oroff
auto maticall ydepen dingon thebrig htnes s
of theambie ntlight .
X To
swit chon autom atic hea dlamp mod e:
tur nth elight switchto0058.
Cana daonly:
The dayti merunninglamps improvethevisi bil-
ity ofyour vehicle durin gth eday. Thedayti me
run ninglamps function isrequi redbylaw in
Canada. Itcan notth eref orebedeac tivate d.
When theeng ineisrun ningand theveh icle is
st atio nary:ifyou shiftth eauto matictrans mis-
sion from adriv ingposit iontoposit ion005Dthe
dayti merunninglamps orlow- beam head-
lamps goout after3min utes. Ext
erior lighting
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When
theengine isrunn ing,thevehicle issta-
tionary andinbright ambient light:ifyou turn
the light switch tothe 0060 position, theday-
time runninglamps andparking lampsswitch
on.
If the engine isrunn ingand youturn thelight
switch to0058, themanual settings take prec-
edence overthedaytime runninglamps.
USA only:
The daytime runninglamps improve thevisibil-
ity ofyour vehicle duringtheday. Todo this,
the daytime runninglamps functionmust be
switched onusing theon-board computer
(Y page 202).
If the engine isrunn ingand youturn thelight
switch to0060 or0058, themanual settings
take preceden ceover thedaytime running
lamps.
Low-beam headlamps G
WARNIN
G
When thelight switch isset to0058, the
low-beam headlamps maynotbeswitched
on automatically ifthere isfog, snow or
other causes ofpoor visibility duetothe
weather conditionssuch asspray. Thereisa
risk ofan accident .
In such situation s,turn thelight switch to
0058.
Even ifthe light sensor doesnotdetect thatit
is dark, theparking lampsandlow-beam head-
lamps switch onwhen theignition isswitched
on and thelight switch isset tothe 0058 posi-
tion. Thisisaparticularly usefulfunctioninthe
event ofrain andfog.
X To
switch onthe low-beam headlamps:
turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengine.
X Turn thelight switch to0058.
The green 0058indicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Park inglamp s
! If
the batter ycharge isvery low,thepark-
ing lamps orstandin glamps areautomati-
cally switched offtoenable thenext engine
start .Always parkyourvehicle safelyandin
a well litarea, inaccordan cewith therele-
vant legal stipulations. Avoidusingthe0060
parking lampsoveraperiod ofseveral hours.
Ifpossible, switchonthe right- hand
0064 orleft- hand 0063 standin glamps.
X To switch on:turn thelight switch to0060.
The green 0060indicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Stand inglamp s
Switc hingonthe standin glamps ensures the
corr esponding sideofthe vehicle isillumina-
ted.
X To switch onthe stand inglamp s:the
Smart Keyisnot inthe ignition lockoritis in
position 0092inthe ignition lock.
X Turn thelight switch to0063 (left-hand side
of the vehicle) or0064 (right- handsideof
the vehicle). Combination
switch 0043
High-beam headlamps
0044 Turn signal, right
0087 High-beam flasher
0085 Turn signal, left
X To indicate briefly:pressthecombin ation
switch brieflytothe pressure pointinthe
direct ionofarrow 0044or0085.
The corresponding turnsignal flashes three
times.
X To indicate: pressthecombin ationswitch
beyond thepressure pointinthe direct ionof
arrow 0044or0085.
X To
switch onthe high-beam headlamps:
turn thelight switch to0058 or0058.
X Press thecombin ationswitch beyond the
pressure pointinthe direct ionofarrow 0043.
In the 0058 position, thehigh-beam head-
lamps areonly switched onwhen itis dark
and theengine isrunn ing. 110
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The
blue 0057 indicator lampinthe instr u-
ment cluster lightsupwhen thehigh-beam
headlamps areswitched on.
X To
switch offthe high-beam headlamps:
move thecombinat ionswitch backtoits
normal position.
The blue 0057 indicator lampinthe instr u-
ment cluster goesout. Haza
rdwarning lamps X
To
switch onthe haza rdwarning lamps:
press button 0043.
All turn signals flash.Ifyou now switch ona
turn signal usingthecombinat ionswitch,
only theturn signal lamponthe correspon d-
ing side ofthe vehicle willflash.
X To
switch offthe haza rdwarning lamps:
press button 0043.
The hazard warning lampsautomatically
switch onif:
R an air bag isdeployed or
R the vehicle decelerates rapidlyfromaspeed
of above 45mph (70km/ h)and comes toa
standst ill
The hazard warning lampsswitch offautomati-
cally ifthe vehicle reaches aspeed ofabove
6 mph (10km/ h)again afterafull brake appli-
cation.
i The
hazard warning lampsstilloperate if
the ignition isswitched off. Cornering
lightfunction
The corn ering lightfunct ionimproves theillu-
mination ofthe road overawide angle inthe
direction youareturnin g,enabling bettervisi-
bility intight bends, forexample. Thecorn er- ing
light funct ioncan only beactivated when
the low-beam headlamps areswitched on.
Active:
R ifyou aredriving atspeeds below25mph
(40 km/ h)and switch onthe turn signal or
turn thesteerin gwheel
R ifyou aredriving atspeeds between 25mph
(40 km/ h)and 45mph (70km/ h)and turn
the steerin gwheel
The corn ering lampmayremain litfor ashort
time, butisautomatically switchedoffafter no
more thanthree minutes.
Cornering lightfunction withtraffic circle
function:
The corn ering lightfunct ionisactivated on
both sides before enteringatraff iccircle
through anevaluation ofthe current GPSposi-
tion ofthe vehicle. Itremains activeuntilafter
the vehicle hasleftthetraff iccircle. Inthis
way, pedestrians crossingthe road, forexam-
ple, areilluminated byyour vehicle ingood
time. Active
lightfunction
The active lightfunct ionisasystem that
moves theheadlamps accordingtothe steer-
ing movemen tsof the front wheels. Inthis
way, relevant areasremain illuminated while
driving. Thisallows youtorecogn izepedes-
trians, cyclists andanimals sooner.
Active: whenthelights areswitched on.
Vehicles withLane Keeping Assist:the active
light funct ionevaluates thecourse ofthe lane
in which youaredriving andpre-empt ively
cont rolstheactive lightfunct ion. Adapt
iveHighbeam Assist
General notes You
canusethis funct iontoset the headlamps
to change between lowbeam andhigh beam
automatically. Thesystem recognizesvehicles
with their lights on,either approaching from
the opposite direction ortraveling infront of
your vehicle, andconsequent lyswitches the
headlamps fromhighbeam tolow beam.
The system automatically adaptsthelow-beam
headlamp rangedepending onthe distance to
the other vehicle. Oncethesystem nolonger Exterior
lighting
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detec
tsany other vehicles, itreact ivates the
high-beam headlamps.
The system' soptic alsensor islocated behind
the windshield neartheoverhead control
panel.
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assistdoesnotrecog-
niz eroad users:
R who have nolights, e.g.pedestr ians
R who have poorlightin g,e.g. cyclist s
R whose lightingis block ed,e.g. byabarrier
On very rareoccasions, AdaptiveHighbeam
Assist mayfailtorecogn izeother roadusers
that have lights, ormay recogn izethem too
late. Inthis, orinsimilar situation s,the auto-
matic high-beam headlamps willnotbe
deactiv atedorwill beactiv ated regardless.
There isarisk ofan acciden t.
Always carefully observethetrafficcon di-
tion sand switch offthe high-beam head-
lamps ingood time.
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assistcannottake into
accoun troad, weather ortraf ficcon dition s.
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assistisonly anaid. You
are respon sibleforadjustin gthe vehicle's
lightin gto the prevailing light,visibility and
traf ficcon dition s.
In partic ular,thedetec tionofobstac lescan be
rest rictedifther eis:
R poor visibility, e.g.due tofog, heavy rainor
snow
R dirt onthe sensor sor the sensor sare
obscured
Switching AdaptiveHighbeam Assist
on/off X
To switch on:turn thelight switch to0058.
X Press thecombin ationswitch beyond the
pressure pointinthe direct ionofarrow 0043.
The 00CE indicat orlamp inthe multifun ction
display lightsupwhen itis dark andthelight
sensor activates thelow-beam headlamps.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h): The
headlamp rangeisset automatic ally
dependin gon the distanc ebetween the
vehicle andother roadusers.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 19mph (30km/ h)and noother
road users havebeen detec ted:
The high-beam headlamps areswitch edon
automatic ally.The0057 indicat orlamp in
the instrument clusteralsolights up.
If you aredriving atspeeds belowapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h)or other road
users havebeen detec tedorthe roads are
adequately lit:
The high-beam headlamps areswitch edoff
automatic ally.The0057 indicat orlamp in
the instrument clustergoesout.The00CE
indicat orlamp inthe multifun ction display
remains lit.
X To switch off:move thecombin ation
switch backtoits norm alposition ormove
the light switch toanot herposition .
The 00CE indicat orlamp inthe multifun ction
display goesout. Interior
lighting Overview
ofinterior lighting Overhead
control panel
0043 003D Switchestheleft- hand reading lamp
on/ off
0044 004A Switchestheinterior lightin gon
0087 0033 Switchestheinterior lightin g/auto-
matic interior lightin gcon trol off
0085 003D Switchestheright -handreading lamp
on/ off
0083 Switc hestheautomatic interior lightin g
con trol on 112
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Int
erior ligh ting cont rol
Gener alnot es In
ord erto pre ven tth eveh icle's battery from
disc harg ing,th eint erio rligh ting fun ction sare
auto maticallydeac tivat ed aftersom etime,
unle sstheSm artKey isin pos ition 0048inthe
ign ition lock.
The color and brightne ss oftheambi entligh t-
ing are setviathemult imed iasyst em
(Y page 202).
Aut oma tic int erior ligh ting cont rol X
To swit chon: settheswit chtocenter pos i-
ti on 004B.
X To swit choff:set theswit chtothe0033
pos ition .
The interio rligh ting auto maticallyswit ches on
if you:
R unlo cktheveh icle
R open adoor
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
The interio rligh ting isswit ched on for aset
ti me when theSm artKey isrem ovedfrom the
ign ition lock.You canactivat eth is delaye d
swit ch-off usin gth eon -board comput er
(Y page 203). Rep
lacin gbul bs
The fron tand rear lamp sof your vehicleare
equipp edwithLE Dbulbs .Do notrep lace the
bulbs yourself.Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist
wor kshop whic hhas thene cessar yspec ialist
kn owled geand tools tocar ryout thewor k
req uire d.
Bulb sand lamp sare animpo rtant aspe ctof
veh iclesaf ety. You must there foremak esur e
th at these function correc tly at all times .Hav e
th eheadl ampsetting checke dreg ularly. Win
dshiel dwiper s Swit
chingth ewind shield wiper s
on/of f
! Do
notoper atethewin dsh ield wiper s
when thewin dsh ield isdry, asthis co uld damag
eth ewiper blades.Mor eover,dust
th at has collec tedon thewin dsh ield can
sc rat ch theglass ifwipin gtak esplac ewhen
th ewin dsh ield isdry.
If it is ne cessar yto swit chon thewin dsh ield
wiper sin dry weat hercond ition s,always use
washe rfluid when operating thewin dsh ield
wiper s.
! If
th ewin dsh ield wiper sleav esme arson
th ewin dsh ield aftertheveh iclehas been
washe din an auto maticcar wash, waxor
ot her residues maybethereas onfor this.
Clean thewin dsh ield usingwashe rfluid
aft erwashi ngtheveh iclein an auto matic
car wash.
! In
te rm itte nt wipin gwit hrain sensor:due
to opt ical influen cesand thewin dsh ield
bec omi ngdirt yin dry weat hercond ition s,
th ewin dsh ield wiper smay beact ivat ed
ina dve rten tly. This could then damag eth e
win dsh ield wiper bladesor scrat ch thewin d-
shie ld.
Fo rth is reas on,you should always switch
off thewin dsh ield wiper sin dry weat her. Comb
ination swit ch
0047 003F Windshield wiper off
0048 0062 Inte rm itte nt wipe, low(rain sensor
set tolow sensitivit y)
0049 0063 Inte rm itte nt wipe, high(rain sensor
set tohigh sensitivit y)
004A 00AA Continuo uswipe, slow
004B 00A9 Continuo uswipe, fast
0084 00D3 Single wipe/ 00D4Wipes thewin d-
shie ldusin gwashe rfluid
If th ewiper bladesare worn,thewin dsh ield
will nolonger bewiped properly.This could
pre ven tyou from observing thetraff icco nd i-
ti on s. Wind
shield wiper s
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Repl
acing the wiper blades
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
If the windsh ield wiper sbeg into move while
yo uare changing thewiper blad es, you
cou ldbe trap ped bythe wiper arm.The reis
a ris kof inju ry.
Alw aysswi tch offthe windsh ield wiper sand
ig niti onbef ore changing thewiper blad es.
! To
avo idda mag ingthe wiper blad es, make
su re that youtou chonly thewiper arm of
the wiper .
! Neve
rope nthe hoodifawi ndsh ield wiper
arm hasbee nfol ded away from thewind-
shi eld.
Neve rfol dawi ndsh ield wiper arm withou ta
wi per blad eba ck onto thewindsh ield .
Hol dthe windsh ield wiper arm firmlywh en
yo ucha nge thewiper blad e. Ifyo urel ease
the windsh ield wiper arm withou ta wi per
bl ad eand itfal lsonto thewindsh ield ,the
wi ndsh ield may bedamag edbythe force of
the impact.
Mer cedes-Be nzreco mmend sthat youha ve
the wiper blad es cha nged ataqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksho p.
! Alw
ayspos ition the windsh ield wiper arms
verti callybef ore folding them away from the
wi ndsh ield .By doing so, youwi llavo idda m-
ag eto the hood.
Cha ngingthe windsh ield wiper blades Mov
ingthe wiper arm toave rtic alpos i-
tio n
On vehic leswi thout KEYLES S-GO :
X Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0047 or0048 in
the igniti onlock.
X Set thewindsh ield wiper topos ition 00AA.
X Whe nthe wiper armsare verti caltothe
hoo d,turn theSmar tKeytopos ition 0092 in
the igniti onlock and remo veit.
X Fol dthe wiper arm away from thewind-
shi eld unti lyo ufee lit enga ge. On
vehic leswi th KEYLES S-GO :
X Swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Re move your foo tfrom thebrakeped al.
X Set thewindsh ield wiper tothe 00AA posi-
tion.
X Pre ssthe Start/Sto pbu tton repeatedl yunti l
the windsh ield wiper starts.
X Whe nthe wiper armsare inaverti calpos i-
tion tothe hood,pre ssthe Start/Sto pbu t-
ton.
X Fol dthe wiper arm away from thewind-
shi eld unti lyo ufee lit enga ge.
Remo vingawi per blade X
To
brin gthe wiper blade into pos ition to
be remo ved: hol dthe wiper arm firmlywith
one hand. With the othe rha nd, turn the
wi per blad ein the directi onofarr ow 0087
bey ond thepointofres ista nce.
The wiper blad eenga gesinthe remo val
pos ition with an audible cli ck.
X To remo veawi per blade: firmlypre ss
rel ease knob 0044and pullthe wiper blad e
up wa rds 0043.
In stal ling the wiper blades 11
4 Win
dshi eld wi persLights andwindsh ield wipers
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X
Push thenew wiper bladeinthe direction of
arrow 0043ontothe wiper armuntil lug0044
engages.
X Push thewiper bladeoutofthe removal
position inthe direction ofarrow 0087beyond
the point ofresistan ce.
The wiper bladedisengages withanaudible
click andisfreely movable again. X
Make surethatthewiper bladeisseated
correc tly.
X Fold thewiper armback ontothe wind-
shield. Problems
withthewindshield wipers Problem
Possible
<0046004400580056004800560012004600520051005600480054005800480051
004600480056> and0050 0050
Solutions The
windshield wipers
are jammed. Leaves
orsnow, forexample, maybeobstruct ingthe windshield
wiper movemen t.The wiper motor hasbeen deactivated.
X For safety reasons, youshould remove theSmart Keyfrom the
ignition lock.
or X Switc hoff the engine usingtheStart /Stopbutton andopen the
driver's door.
X Remove thecause ofthe obstruct ion.
X Switc hthe windshield wipersbackon. The
windshield wipers
fail completely. The
windshield wiperdriveismalfunct ioning.
X Select another wiperspeed onthe combinat ionswitch.
X Have thewindshield wiperscheckedataqualified specialist
workshop. Windshield
wipers
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Overview
ofclimat econtrol systems General
notes
Observe thesettings recom mended onthe fol-
lowing pages. Thewindows couldotherwise
fog up.
To preven tthe windows fromfogging up:
R switch offclimate control only briefly
R switch onair-rec irculation modeonlybriefly
R switch onthe cooling withairdehumidifica-
tion function
R switch onthe defrost windshield function
briefly, ifrequired
Climate control regulates thetemper atureand
the humidity inthe vehicle interiorand filters
undesirable substancesout ofthe air. Climate
control can only beoperated whenthe
engin eis runn ing.Optimum operation isonly
achieved withtheside windows androof
closed.
i When
theweather iswarm, ventilate the
vehicle forabrief period. Thiswillspeed up
the cooling process andthedesired vehicle
inter iortemper aturewillbereached more
quickly.
i It
is possible thatthedehumidification
func tion ofthe climate control system may
be activat edautomatic allyanhour after the
Smart Keyhasbeen removed. Thevehicle is
then ventilated for30minut estodry the air-
con ditionin gsystem. Control
panelfordua l-zone automat icclimat econtrol Canada
only
0043 Setsthe temper ature,left(Ypage 119)
0044 Setsclimate control toautomatic (Ypage 119)
0087 Defr osts thewindshield (Ypage 120)
0085 Switc hestheresidual heatonoroff (Ypage 122)
0083 Switc hescooling withairdehumidification on/off(Ypage 118)
0084 Switc hestherear window defrosteron/ off(Ypage 121)
006B Switc hestheZONE function on/off(Ypage 120)
006C Setsthe temper ature,right(Ypage 119)
006D Activates/ deactivat esclimate control (Ypage 118)
006E Setsthe airdistribut ion(Ypage 120)
006F Setsthe airflow (Ypage 120) 116
Overview
ofclimat econtrol systemsClimatecontrol
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0070
Adju ststhe clima temod esetti ngs(Ypage 119 )
0071 Switche sai r-re circ ulati on mod eon/o ff(Y page 122) USA
only
0043 Sets thetemp erature ,le ft (Y page 119 )
0044 Sets clima tecontro lto automa tic(Ypage 119 )
0087 Defro ststhe windsh ield (Y page 120 )
0085 Switche sthe maximu mcoo ling MAX COOL onoroff (Ypage 121 )
0083 Switche scoo ling with airde hu mid ificati onon/o ff(Y page 118 )
0084 Switche sthe rearwi ndo wde fros teron/o ff(Y page 121 )
006B Switche sthe ZONE functio non/o ff(Y page 120 )
006C Sets thetemp erature ,rig ht (Y page 119)
006D Activa tes/deactiva tesclima tecontro l(Y page 118 )
006E Sets theairdi stri butio n(Y page 120 )
006F Sets theairfl ow (Ypage 120 )
0070 Adju ststhe clima temod esetti ngs(Ypage 119 )
0071 Switche sai r-re circ ulati on mod eon/o ff(Y page 122) Opti
mum useofdual -zoneauto matic
cl imate contro l
Cl imate contro lsys tem The
followi ng conta insinstruc tions and reco m-
mend ations toena ble yo uto get the mos tou t
of your 3-zone automa ticclima tecontro l.
R Activa teclima tecontro lus ing the 0058 and
005A buttons onthe contro lpa nel ofthe cli-
ma tecontro l.The indicator lamps in
the 0058 and005A buttons light up.
R In automa ticmod e,the 00F0 button onthe
cli ma tecontro lpa nel maybe used toaddi-
tio nal lyad jus tthe airfl ow (FOCUS/ MEDIU
M/DIFF USE).The MEDIU Mlevel is
reco mme nded.
R Set thetemp erature to72 ‡(22 †).
R Onl yus ethe "Wind shield de fros ting"fu nc-
tio nbri eflyunti lthe windsh ield iscle ar
ag ain.
R Onl yus eair-re circ ulati on mod ebri efly,e.g .
if ther ear eunp leas ant outside odors or
wh en inatunne l.The windo wscou ldothe r-
wi se fog up,si nce nofresh airis dra wn into
the vehiclein air-re circ ulati on mod e.
R Use theZONE functio nto adop tthe temp er-
atu resetti ngsonthe driver 'sside for the
front-p asseng erside aswell. The indicator
la mp inthe 00D6 button goesou t. Ove
rviewof climate contro lsys tems
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Page 120 of 334
R
Use theresidua lheat function ifyou want to
heat orventilate thevehicle interior when
the ignition isswitched off.The residua l
heat function canonly beactivated ordeac-
tivated withtheignition switched off.
R Vehicles withCOMAND: ifyou change the
settings ofthe climate controlsystem, the
climate statusdisplayappea rsfor three sec-
onds atthe bottom ofthe screen inthe
COMAND display.You willsee thecurrent
settings ofthe various climate controlfunc-
tions.
ECO start /stop function During
automatic engineswitch-off, thecli-
mate controlsystem onlyoperates ata
reduced capacity. Ifyou require fullclimate
cont rolcapacity, theECO start/st opfunction
can bedeactivated bypressing theECO but-
ton (Ypage 130). Operating
theclimate controlsys-
tems Activating/
deactivating climatecon-
trol
General notes When
theclimate controlisswitched off,the
air suppl yand aircirculation arealso switched
off. The windows couldfogup.Therefore,
switch offclimate controlonly briefly
i Act
ivate climate controlprimarily usingthe
0058 button (Ypage 119). Activating/
deactivating X
Turn theSmartKey toposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
X To activate: pressthe0058 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button lights
up. Airflow andairdistribution aresetto
automatic mode.
or
X Press the0078 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0078 button goes
out. Thepreviousl yselected settingsare
restored.
X To deactivate: pressthe0078 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0078 button lights
up. Switchin
gcoo ling with airdehumidi-
fication on/off
General notes If
you deactivate the"Cool ingwith air-dehu-
midification" function,theairinside thevehicle
will notbecooled. Theairinside thevehicle
will also notbedehumid ified.Thewindows can
fog upmore quickly. Therefore, deactivate the
cooling withair-dehumi dificationfunctiononly
briefly .
The "Cool ingwith airdehumid ification" func-
tion isonly available when theengine isrun-
ning. Theairinside thevehicle iscooled and
dehumid ifiedaccording tothe temperature
selected.
Condensation maydripfrom theunderside of
the vehicle whenitis in cooling mode.Thisis
normal andnotasign thatthere isamalfunc-
tion.
Activating/ deactivating X
To activate: pressthe005A button.
The indicator lampinthe 005A button lights
up.
X To deactivate: pressthe005A button.
The indicator lampinthe 005A or0056 but-
ton goes out.The"Cool ingwith airdehumid -
ification" functionhasadelay edswitch-off
feature.
The indicator lampinthe 005A button goes
out. The"Cool ingwith airdehumid ification"
function hasadelay edswitch-off feature. 118
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