climate settings MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owners Manual

Overview
ofclimat econtrol system s 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 eisr unn 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 The
integ rated filterfilters outmost parti-
cles ofdust andsoot andcomplet elyfilters
out pollen. Italso reduces gaseous pollu-
tant sand odors. Aclogged filterreduces the
amount ofair supplied tothe vehicle inte-
rior. Forthis reason, youshould always
observe theinter valforreplacing thefilter,
which isspecified inthe Mainten anceBook-
let. Asitdepends onenviro nmentalcon di-
tion s,e.g. heavy airpollution, theinter val
may beshort erthan statedinthe Mainte-
nanc eBook let. Air-condit
ioningsystem controlpanel Canada
only
0043 Setsthe temper ature(Ypage 111)
0044 Switc hestheresidual heatonoroff (Ypage 114)
0087 Setsthe air distribut ion(Ypage 112)
0085 Defr osts thewindshield (Ypage 112)
0083 Switc hescooling withairdehumidification on/off(Ypage 110)
0084 Switc hesair-rec irculation modeon/off(Ypage 114)
006B Setsthe airflow (Ypage 112)
006C Switc hestherear window defrosteron/ off(Ypage 113) 106
Overview
ofclimat econtrol system sClimatecontrol

USA
only
0043 Sets thetemperature (Ypage 111)
0044 Switches themaximum coolingMAXCOOL onoroff (Ypage 113)
0087 Sets theairdistribution (Ypage 112)
0085 Defrosts thewindshiel d(Ypage 112)
0083 Switches coolingwithairdehumid ificationon/off(Ypage 110)
0084 Switches <0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modeon/off (Ypage 114)
006B Sets theairflow (Ypage 112)
006C Switches therear window defroster on/off(Ypage 113) Notes
onusing theair-conditioning
system
Air-conditio ningsystem Below,
youcan find anumber ofnotes and
recommendations tohelp youusetheair-con-
ditioning systemoptimally .
R Switch oncooling withairdehumid ification
using the005A button. Theindicator lampin
the 005A button lightsup.
R Set thetemperature to72 ‡(22 †).
R Recommendation forairdistribution in
winter: setthe 009B and0061 settings.
Recommendation forairdistribution in
summer: setthe 009C setting. R
Only usethe"Windshie lddefrosting" func-
tion briefly untilthewindshiel disc lear
agai n.
R Only use<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modebriefly,e.g.
if there areunpleasa ntoutside odorsor
when inat unnel. Thewindows couldother-
wise fogup,since nofresh airisdrawn into
the vehicle in<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ mode.
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 122). Overview
ofclimat econtrol systems
107Climat econtrol

USA
only
0043 Sets thetemperature, left(Ypage 111)
0044 Defrosts thewindshiel d(Ypage 112)
0087 Switches themaximum coolingMAXCOOL onoroff (Ypage 113)
0085 Switches coolingwithairdehumid ificationon/off(Ypage 110)
0083 Switches therear window defroster on/off(Ypage 113)
0084 Sets thetemperature, right(Ypage 111)
006B Switches <0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modeon/off (Ypage 114)
006C Sets theairdistribution (Ypage 112)
006D Increases theairflow (Ypage 112)
006E Redu cestheairflow (Ypage 112)
006F Act<004C00590044005700480056001200470048004400460057004C005900440057
00480056[ climatecontrol(Ypage 110)
0070 Sets climate controltoautomatic (Ypage 111) Optimu
museofdual-z oneautoma tic
climate control
Climate controlsystem The
followi ngcont ains instruction sand recom-
mendations toenable youtoget the most out
of your 3-zon eautomatic climatecontrol.
R Act ivate climate controlusing the0058 and
005A buttons orthe 0056 button onthe
cont rolpanel ofthe climate control.The
indicator lampsinthe 0058 and005A but-
tons orthe 0056 button lightup.
R Set thetemperature to72 ‡(22 †).
R Only usethe"Windshie lddefrosting" func-
tion briefly untilthewindshiel disc lear
agai n.
R Only use<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modebriefly,e.g.
if there areunpleasa ntoutside odorsor when
inat unnel. Thewindows couldother-
wise fogup,since nofresh airisdrawn into
the vehicle in<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ mode.
R Use theZONE function toadopt thetemper-
ature settings onthe driver's sideforthe
front -passenger sideaswell .The indicator
lamp inthe 00D6 button goesout.
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. Overview
ofclimat econtrol systems
109Climat econtrol

Setting
theairdistr ibution
Air-conditioning systemX
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Press oneormore ofthe 009C, 009B,0061
buttons.
The correspondin gindicator lamplights up
briefly.
The following airdistribution settingscan be
selected:
0061 Directsairthrough thedefroster vents
009B Directsairthrough thefootwell air
vent s
009C Directsairthrough thecent erand side
air vent s
i You
canalso activate severalairdistribu-
tion settin gssimultaneously. Todo this,
press multiple airdistribution buttons.The
air isthen directed throughvariousvents.
3-zone automaticclimate control X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Press the008F button repeatedly untilthe
desired symbolappears inthe display .
The following airdistribution settingscan be
selected:
009C Directsairthrough thecent erand side
air vent s
009B Directsairthrough thefootwell air
vent s
009F Directsairthrough thecent er,side and
footwell vents
0061 Directsairthrough thedefroster vents
0087 Directsthe airflow through the
defroster, centerand side airvent s
(Canada only)
0086 Directsairthrough thedefroster and
footwell vents
008F Directsthe airflow through the
defroster vents,the cent erand side air
vent sasw ellasthe footwell airvent s
(Canada only)
i Regardle
ssofthe airdistribution setting,
airflow isalwa ysdirected throughtheside
air vent s.You canonly close theside air vent
s,by fully closing theadjuster onthe
side airvent s(Ypage 115). Setting
theairflow
Air-conditioning system X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To increase orreduce: turncontrol006B
clockwise orcounter -clockwise
(Y page 106).
3-zone automaticclimate control X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To increase orreduce: pressthe0097 or
0095 button. Switching
theZONE function on/off
This funct ionisonly availa blewith 3-zone
automatic climatecontrolonvehicles forCan-
ada.
X To switch on:press the00D6 button.
The indicator lampinthe 00D6 button lights
up. The temperature settingfor the driver's
side isnot adopted forthe front -passenger
side.
X To switch off:press the00D6 button.
The indicator lampinthe 00D6 button goes
out. Thetemperature settingfor the driver's
side isadopted forthe front -passenger side. Defrosting
thewindshield
General notes You
canusethis funct iontodefrost thewind-
shield ortodefrost theinside ofthe wind-
shield andtheside windows.
Switch offthe "Windshield defrosting"function
as soon asthe windshield isclear again. 112
Operat
ingthe climate controlsystemsClimat econtrol

Switching
the"windshield defrosting"
function onoroff X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To switch on:press the0064 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0064 button lights
up.
The climate controlsystem switches tothe
following functions:
R high airflow
R high temperature
R air distribution tothe windshield andfront
side windows
R <0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modeoff
X To switch off:press the0064 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0064 button goes
out. Thepreviously selectedsettingsare
restored. Air-recirculation moderemains
deactivated.
or X Dual-zone automatic climatecontrol:press
the 0058 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0064 button goes
out. Airflow andairdistribution aresetto
automatic mode. MAX
COOL maxim umcool ing
The MAX COOL functionisonly availa blein
vehicles forthe USA.
MAX COOL isonly operational whenthe
engine isrunning.
X To activate: pressthe00C9 button.
The indicator lampinthe button lightsup.
X To deactivat e:press the00C9 button.
The indicator lampinthe button goesout.
The previously selectedsettingsare
restored.
When youactivate MAXCOOL, climate control
switches tothe following functions:
R maximum cooling
R maximum airflow
R <0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modeon Removing
condensation fromthe
window s
Windows foggeduponthe inside X
Act ivate the005A or0056 cooling withair
dehumidification function.
X Dual-zone automatic aircondition ing:acti-
vate the0058 mode button.
X Ifthe windows continue tofog up,activate
the 0064 "Windshield defrosting"function.
i You
should onlyselect thissettin guntil the
windshield isclear again.
Windows foggeduponthe outside X
Act ivate thewindshield wipers.
X Air-c onditioning system:pressthe009C or
009B button.
X Dual-zone automatic aircondition ing:press
the 008F button untilthe009C or009B
symbol appears inthe display .
i You
should onlyselect thissettin guntil the
windshield isclear again. Rear
window defroster
General notes The
rear window defroster hasahigh current
draw. Youshould therefore switchitoff as
soon asthe rear window isclear. Otherwise,
the rear window defroster switchesoffauto-
matically afterseveral minutes.
If the battery voltage istoo low, therear win-
dow defroster mayswitch off.
<002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C005900440057004C0051004A> X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Press the006C button.
The indicator lampinthe 006C button lights
up orgoes out. Operat
ingthe climate controlsystems
113Climat econtrol