fog light MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

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Dr ivin gtips .................................... 128
Man ualgear shifting .......................1 31
Kne ebag ..................... ......................... 44 L
Lamps see Warni ngand indicator lamps
Lane Keepin gAss ist
Activating/d eactivating .................175
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 198
Function/inform ation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 165
Lap time (RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Li ce nse plate lamp(displ aymes -
sag e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011[ 193
Li ght func tion,acti ve
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Li ght senso r(di spl aymes sage)....... 193
Li ghts
Activa ting/d eactiva tingtheinte-
rio rlighti ngdelaye dsw itch-o ff....... 177
Active light functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 100
Auto matichea dlamp mode.............. 97
Co rneri nglight functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 99
Haza rdwa rning lamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 99
Hig hbe am flashe r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Hig h-be amheadlamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 99
Lig htsw itch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011> 97
Low -bea mhea dlamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 98
Pa rking lamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 98
Re ar fog lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 98
Setting thebrightne ssofthe
amb ient lighti ng(on-boa rdcom-
pu ter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 177
Stand inglamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
Swi tching thedaytime runni ng
la mps on/of f(o n-boa rdcom-
pu ter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 176
Swi tching theexter iorlighti ng
de laye dsw itch-o ffon/of f(o n-
boa rdcomp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 177
Swi tching thesurrou ndlighti ng
on/of f(o n-boa rdcomp uter).......... 177
Tu rn sig nal s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 99
see Interi orlighti ng
see Replaci ng the bulbs Lo
cki ng
see Central locking
Lo cki ng (do ors )
Auto matic<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011001100110011> 73
Emerg encylocking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 73
From inside(central locking but-
ton) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 72
Lo cki ng central ly
see Central locking
Lo cki ng verifi cati onsign al(on-
bo ard computer) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 178
Lo w-b eam headlamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
Re placi ng bulbs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
Lug gageco ver
see Trunkpartiti on
Lumb arsuppo rt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 88 M
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 269
MAG ICSK YCO NTROL <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 83
Malf unctionmes sage
see Disp laymes sages
Matte finish (cleani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 248
Mec hani calkey
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011> 68
Inse rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 68
Locki ngveh icle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re movi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Unlo cking thedriver' sdoo r.............. 73
Medi aIn terfac e
see DigitalOpe rator'sManua l
Memo rycard (audio)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Memo ryfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011> 95
Merc edesme conne ct
Ca llpri ority<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Info callbu tton <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Mer cedes-Be nzeme rgency call..... 231
Re mote VehicleHea lthCheck ....... 233
Ro adsid eAssi stance callbu tton ....232
Sel f-di agnosi s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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In
dex

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 99)
R theon -bo ard com pute r(Y page 176)
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
004A0057 Automatic hea dlam pmod e,contro l-
le d by the light sens or
004B 0058
Low-beam/hi gh-b eam hea dlam ps
0084 005E
Rear fog lamp
If yo uhea ra wa rning tonewhen youleav ethe
veh icle, the lights maysti llbe switch edon.
X Tu rn the light switch to0058. The
exte riorlighti ng(excep tthe parking /
sta ndi ng lamps )sw itch esoff automa tically if
yo u:
R rem ove theSma rtKeyfrom theigniti onlock
R op en the driver 'sdo or wh ile the Sma rtKeyis
in po sitio n0092 inthe igniti onlock
Au tomati chea dlamp mode G
WA
RNING
Whe nthe light switch isset to0058, the
lo w-b eam hea dlam psma ynot beswitch ed
on automa tically if ther eis fog ,snow or
othe rcau ses ofpoor vis ibility dueto the
we ath ercond itions such asspr ay.The reisa
ris kof an acci dent.
In such situa tions, turn thelight switch to
0058.
The automa tichea dlam pfea ture isonl yan aid.
The driver isres ponsi ble for the vehicle's light-
ing atalltime s.
0058 isthe preferred light switch positio n:
R The light setti ngisau toma tically sel ecte d
acco rding tothe brightne ssofthe ambient
li ght (excep tion:po or vis ibility dueto
we ath ercond itions such asfog ,snow or
spr ay).
R Wi th the Sma rtKeyin po sitio n0047 inthe igni-
tio nlock: the parking lamps aresw itch edon
or off automa tically de pendi ng on the bright-
ness ofthe ambient light.
R Wi th the enginerunning :if yo uha ve acti va-
ted thedaytime running lamps functio nvia
the on-b oard comp uter,the daytime running
la mps orthe parking lamps andthelow-
be am headlam psaresw itch edon oroff
au toma tically de pendi ng on the brightne ss
of the ambient light.
X To
switchon auto matic headlamp mode:
turn thelight switch to0058.
Can ada only:
The daytime running lamps improve thevisibil-
ity ofyour veh icledu ring theday.The daytime
ru nning lamps functio nis req uired bylaw in
Ca nad a.Itcanno tther eforebe deacti vated .
Whe nthe engineisrunning andthevehicleis
sta tionar y:ifyo ushi ftthe automa tictrans mis-
si on from adri ving positio nto positio n005D the
da ytime running lamps orlow-b eam hea d-
la mps gooutafte r3 minu tes. Ex
teri orlighti ng
97Lights andwind shield wipers Z

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 176).
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.
Rear foglamp
The rear foglamp improves visibilityofyour
vehicle forthe traff icbehind inthe event of
thick fog.Please takenoteof the count ry-spe-
cific regulations forthe use ofrear foglamps. X
To switch onthe rear foglamp :turn the
Smart Keytoposition 0048inthe ignition lock
or start theengine.
X Turn thelight switch to0058 or0058.
X Press the005E button .
The yellow 005Eindicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
X To switch offthe rear foglamp :press the
005E button .
The yellow 005Eindicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster goesout.
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). 98
Exterior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers

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 accordingto the 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
detect sany other vehicles, itreactivat esthe
high-beam headlamps.
The system's opticalsensorislocated behind
the windshield neartheoverhead control
panel. Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Adaptive Highbeam Assistdoesnotrecog-
nize road users:
R who have nolights, e.g.pedestrians
R who have poorlighting, e.g.cyclists
R whose lighting isblocked, e.g.byabarrier
On very rareoccasions ,Adaptive Highbeam
Assist mayfailtorecogn izeother roadusers
that have lights, ormay recogn izethem too
late. Inthis, orinsimilar situations, theauto-
matic high-beam headlamps willnotbe
deactivated orwill beactivated regardless.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Always carefully observethetraff iccondi-
tions andswitch offthe high-beam head-
lamps ingood time.
Adaptive Highbeam Assistcannottake into
account road,weather ortraff iccondit ions.
Adaptive Highbeam Assistisonly anaid. You
are responsible foradjusting thevehicle's
lighting tothe prevailing light,visibility and
traff iccondit ions.
In particular, thedetect ionofobstacles canbe
restr icted ifthere is:
R poor visibility, e.g.due tofog, heavy rainor
snow
R dirt onthe sensors orthe sensors are
obscured
Switching AdaptiveHighbeam Assist
on/off X
To switch on:turn thelight switch to0058.
X Press thecombinat ionswitch beyond the
pressure pointinthe direction ofarrow 0043.
The 00CE indicator lampinthe multifunct ion
display lightsupwhen itis dark andthelight
sensor activates thelow-beam headlamps.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h):
The headlamp rangeisset automatically
depending onthe distance between the
vehicle andother roadusers.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 19mph (30km/ h)and noother
road users havebeen detect ed: 100
Exterior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers

USA
only
0043 Sets thetemperature (Ypage 111)
0044 Switches themaximum coolingMAXCOOL onoroff (Ypage 113)
0087 Sets theairdistribution (Ypage 112)
0085 Defrosts thewindshiel d(Y page 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 dis clear
agai n.
R Only use<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modebriefly,e.g.
if there areunpleasa ntoutside odorsor
when inatunnel. 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 econ trol systems
107Climat eco ntrol

USA
only
0043 Sets thetemperature, left(Ypage 111)
0044 Defrosts thewindshiel d(Y page 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
muse ofdual-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 dis clear
agai n.
R Only use<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modebriefly,e.g.
if there areunpleasa ntoutside odorsor when
inatunnel. 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 econ trol systems
109Climat eco ntrol

ECO
star t/s top functi on Dur
ing auto maticeng ineswit ch-off,th ecli-
mat econ trol syst emonlyoper atesat a
reduc edcapac ity.Ifyou requi refull clim ate
con trol capac ity,theECO start /stopfun ction
can bedeac tivate dby pres singth eECO but-
to n(Y page 122). Oper
ating theclim atecont rolsys-
tem s Activ
ating/d eactivatingclim atecon-
tr ol
Gener alnot es When
theclim atecontrol isswit ched off,th e
air supply andaircirculat ionare also switched
off .The wind owscouldfog up.Ther efore,
swit choff clim atecontrol on lybrie fly
i Ac
tivate clim atecontrol prim arily usingth e
0058 button(Y page 111).
Air- condi tioningsyst em X
Turn theSm artKey toposit ion0048intheign i-
tio nloc k(Y page 118).
X To swit chon: turnairf low control 006B clock-
wise tothedesir edposit ion(excep tposit ion
0 )(Y page 106).
X To swit choff:tur nairf low control 006B coun -
te r-clo ckwise toposit ion0(Y page 106).
3-z one autom atic clim atecont rol X
Turn theSm artKey toposit ion0048intheign i-
tio nloc k(Y page 118).
X To swit chon: pres sth e0058 button.
The indicat orlamp inthe0058 buttonlight s
up. Airflow andairdist ribut ionare setto
auto maticmod e.
or
X Pre ssthe0078 button.
The indicat orlamp inthe0078 buttongoes
out .The prev iously selectedset tings are
res tored.
X To swit choff:pres sth e0078 button.
The indicat orlamp inthe0078 buttonlight s
up. Swit
ching cooling withairdeh umidi-
fica tion on/off
Gener alnot es If
you deac tivate the"Coolin gwith air-dehu-
midif ication"fun ction ,th eair inside theveh icle
will notbe coo led. Theairinside theveh icle
will also notbe dehum idified. The wind owscan
fog upmor equick ly.Ther efore, deac tivate the
coo ling with air-dehum idification function only
brie fly.
The "Coolin gwith airdehum idification"fun c-
tio nis on lyavailabl ewhen theeng ineisrun -
nin g.The airinside theveh icle iscoo ledand
dehum idifiedacc ording tothete mper ature
selec ted.
Con densation may dripfrom theunde rsideof
th eveh icle when itis in coo ling mod e.This is
no rm aland nota sign that there isamalf unc-
tio n.
Activ ating/d eactivating X
To act ivate: pres sth e005A or0056 but-
to n.
The indicat orlamp inthe005A or0056 but-
to nlight sup.
X To dea ctiv ate: pres sth e005A or0056 but-
to n.
The indicat orlamp inthe005A or0056 but-
to ngoes out.The "Coolin gwith airdehum id-
ific atio n"fun ction has adelayed switch-off
feat ure. 110
Oper
ating theclima tecontr olsyst emsClima tecontr ol

Problems
withthe"Cool ingwith airdehum idification" function Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
indicator lampin
the 005A or0056 but-
ton flashes threetimes
or remains off.The
"Cooli ngwith airdehu-
midification" function
cannot beswitched on. Cooling
withairdehumidification hasbeen deactivated duetoa
malfunction .
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Setting
climate controltoautom atic
General notes Automatic
modeisonly availa blewith 3-zone
automatic climatecontrol.
In automatic mode,thesettemperature is
maintained automatically ataconst antlevel.
The system automatically regulatesthetem-
perature ofthe dispensed air,the airflow and
the airdistribution.
The automatic modefunctionsoptimally when
the "Cooli ngwith air<00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[ func-
tion isactivated. Ifnecessary, coolingwithair
dehumidification canbedeactivated.
If you deactivate the"Cooli ngwith air-dehu-
midification" function,theairinside thevehicle
will notbecooled. Theairinside thevehicle
will also notbedehumidified .The windows can
fog upmore quickly. Therefore, deactivate the
cooling with<0044004C0055001000470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C00460044
0057004C00520051[ functiononly
briefly.
Automat iccontrol X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Set thedesired temperature.
X To activate: pressthe0058 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button lights
up. Automatic airdistribution andairflow are
activated.
X To switch tomanua lmode: pressthe
008F button.
or X Press the0095 or0097 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button goes
out. Setting
thetemp eratu re
Air-conditioning system X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To increase orreduce: turncontrol0043
clockwise orcounter -clockwise
(Y page 106).
Only change thetemperature settingin
small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
i If
you turn control0043 counter -clockwiseto
the lowest temperature setting,air-recircu-
lation mode mayactivate automatically,
depending onthe outside temperature.
3-zone automaticclimate control Differen
ttemperatures canbeset forthe driv-
er's andfront -passenger sides.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To increase ordecrease: turncontrol0043
or 0084 clockwise orcounter -clockwise
(Y page 108).
Only change thetemperature settingin
small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
i If
you turn controls0043and 0084counter -
clockwise tothe lowest temperature setting,
<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modemayactivate auto-
matically, depending onthe outside temper-
ature. Operat
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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
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Problems
withtherear window defroster Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
indicator lampon
the 006C button
flashes. Therear win-
dow defroster hasdeac-
tivated prematurely or
cannot beactivated. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electrical con-
sumers areswitched on.
X Switch offany consumers thatarenot required, e.g.reading
lamps, interior lighting orthe seat heating.
When thebattery issufficiently charged,therear window
defroster canbeactivated again. The
roof isopen.
X Close theroof.
When theroof isclosed, therear window defroster canbeactiva-
ted again. Switching
air-recirculation mode
on/off
General notes If
you switch on<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ mode,the
windows canfogupmore quickly, inparticular
at low temperatures. Onlyuse<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[
mode briefly toprevent thewindows fromfog-
ging up.
<002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C005900440057004C0051004A> X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To activate: pressthe0072 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0072 button lights
up.
i Air-r
ecirculation modeisautomatically
activated athigh levels ofpollution (dual-
zone automatic climatecontrolonly) orat
high outside temperatures. Whenair-recir-
culation modeisactivated automatically,
the indicator lampinthe 0072 button isnot
lit. Outside airisadded afterabout
30 minutes.
X To deactivat e:press the0072 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0072 button goes
out. i
Air-r ecirculation modedeactivates auto-
matically:
R after approximately fiveminutes atout-
side temperatures belowapproximately
41 ‡(5 †)
R after approximately fiveminutes ifcooling
with airdehumidification isdeactivated
R after approximately 30minutes atoutside
temperatures aboveapproximately 41‡
(5 †) ifthe "Cooli ngwith airdehumidifi-
cation" functionisactivated Switching
theresidual heatonoroff
General notes The
residual heatfunct ionisonly availa bleon
vehicles forCanada.
It is possible tomake useofthe residual heat
of the engine tocont inue heating thestation-
ary vehicle forupto30 minutes afterthe
engine hasbeen switched off.The heating
time depends onthe setinterior temperature.
<002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C005900440057004C0051004A> X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0092inthe igni-
tion lock orremove it(Y page 118).
X To activate: pressthe004B or0056 but-
ton.
The indicator lampinthe 004B or0056 but-
ton lights up.
i The
blower willrun atalow speed regard-
less ofthe airflow setting. 114
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