air condition MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2019 MY19 with Base Radio Operator’s Manual

Environmental pr
otection
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damag eduetooperating conditions and
personal driving style The pollutant emission of
your vehicle is
directl yrelated tothev ehicle's operation.
Yo uc an mak eacontribution toenvironmen tal
pr otection byoperating your vehicle in an
environmentally responsible manner .Todo
th is, obser vethef ollowing recommendations
on ope rating conditions and your personal
drivin gstyle.
Operatin gconditions: #
Mak esuret hat thet irep ressures are
alw aysc orrect. #
Do no ttranspor tany unnecessa ry
we ight (e.g. aroof rack whic hisnol on‐
ge rrequired). #
Obser vethes ervice inter vals.
Ar egularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ut etoe nvironmen talp rotection. #
Alwaysh ave maintenance workcar ried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Do no tdepress thea ccelera torp edal
when startin gthe engine. #
Do no twarmupt he engine while sta‐
tionar y. #
Driv ecarefully and maintai nasufficient
dis tance to ot hervehicles. #
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration and
braking. #
Shif tgear sing ood tim eand use each
ge ar onl yupto 00C3of its maximum
engine speed. #
Switc hoffthee ngine when in stationary
traf ficf or ap rolonged time. #
Driv einaf uel-efficient manne r.Pay
attention totheE CO displa yfor afuel-
ef ficient driving style. Environmental issues and
recommendations
It is recommended torege nerat eand recycle sub‐
st ances ins tead of immediatel ydisposin gof
th em.
The releva nt environmental guideline sand regula‐
tions ser vetoprotect thee nvironmen tand
should be follo we dc arefully. Mercedes-Benz Genuine
Parts
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damag ecaused bynotu sing recycled
re conditione dcomponents Daimle
rAGoffer sr ecycle dreconditioned
components and parts wit hthe same quality
as ne wparts .The same entitlemen tfromt he
Limited Warrant yisv alid as forn ew parts. #
Use recycled reconditione dcomponents
and pa rtsf romD aimler AG. *
NO
TEThe ef fectivenes softherestra int
sy stems can be impaired byinstalling
accessor yparts, per form ing repair sor
we lding operations Airbags, Emer
gency Tensioning Device sas
we ll as control unit sand sensor sfor the
re stra int sy stems can be ins talled in thef ol‐
lowing areas of thev ehicle:
R Door frames
R Roof frames
R Doors
R Door pillars
R Door sills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument clus ter
R Center console #
Do no tins tall an yaccessories suc has
audio sy stems in these areas. #
Do no tperform repair sorw elding oper‐
ations. #
Have accesso ryparts ins talled at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. If
yo uu se parts ,tires, wheel sorsafet y-re leva nt
accesso ries whic hhaven otbeen appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz, theo perating saf etyoft hevehi‐
cle ma ybejeopardized. Saf ety-re leva nt sy stems,
e.g. theb rake system, ma ymalfunction. Onl yuse
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Partsorp arts of equal
qu ality .Use onl ytires, wheels and accesso ry
parts that ar eappr oved fory our vehicle model.
Mercedes-Benzt ests original parts, con version
parts and accessor yparts that ha vebeen
appr ovedfor your vehicle model forr eliability,
saf etya nd suitabilit y.Despit eongoing ma rket
re sear ch,wea reunable toasses sother parts. 18
Generaln otes

We
therefor eaccep tnor esponsibility fort he use
of suc hparts in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, even if
th ey have been of ficially appr ovedori ndepend‐
ently appr oved byatesting center.
In some other countries, cer tain parts ar eonly
of ficially appr ovedfor ins tallation or modification
if th ey comply wi thlegal requirements. All
Mercedes-Benz Genuin eParts satisf ythese
re qu irements. Mak esuret hat all parts ar esuita‐
ble fory our vehicle.
Alw ayss pecify thev ehicle identification number
(VIN) and thee ngine number when ordering
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts( / pag e238). Information about attachments, add-on
equipment, installations and con versions
Fo rs afet yr easons, ha veadd-on equipmen tpro‐
duce dand assembled in accordanc ewitht he
va lid Mercedes-Benz add-on equipmen tguide‐
lines. These add-on equipmen tguidelines ensure
th at thec hassi sand add-on equipmen tfor mo ne
unit and that theg reates tpossible le velofo pera‐
tional and driving saf etyisa chieve d.
Bo th vehicle manufacturer saswell as body man‐
ufacturer smusta lway se nsur ethat thep roducts
manufactured bythem come int ocirculation only
in as afes tate and do no tpose an yrisk stop eo‐
ple. Otherwise, ther em aybe consequences
under civil, criminal or public la w.All manu factur‐
er sa re re sponsible fort he products that they
ha ve manufactured. The manufacturer of attach‐
ments, add-on equipment, inserts and con ver‐
sions mus tguarantee compliance wi thDirective
2001/95/EC on general product sa fety.
Mercedes-Benz recommends thef ollowing for
saf etyr easons:
R Do no tmakea ny ot herchanges tothev ehi‐
cle.
R Obtain appr oval from thed ealer named on
th ei nside title pag eintheeve nt of deviations
from thea ppr ove dadd-on equipment guide‐
lines.
Ac cep tance testsp erform ed bypublic test bodies
or of ficia lapp rova ls do no trule out saf etyr isks.
Obser vethei nformation about Mercedes-Benz
Genuine Parts( / pag e18).
% Fu
rther information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injur yin
th ee vent of inco rrect con versions or
ch anges tothev ehicle
Con versions or changes tothev ehicle can
impair thef unction of sy stems or compo‐
nents.
As aresult, they ma ynol onger function as
intended and/or endanger theo perating
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Alwaysh ave conversions or changes to
th ev ehicle made at aqualified work‐
shop. If
yo ua replannin gonmakingchanges to your
ve hicle, wehighl yrecommend that youc ontact
th ed ealer named on thei nside title page, who
will giv eyou all thei nformation youn eed. There
ma ybeac hargefor this service.
If add-on equipmen tmanufacturer sand dealers
mak emodifications that af fect thef ina linspec‐
tion of thee ngine, vehicle or equipment, they
mus taccep tsole responsibility fort he vehicle.
This also appliestom arking and documenting the
ve hicle parts af fected bythec hanges that they
make.
Yo ua re re sponsible forc ertifying and pr oviding
ev idenc ethat thef ollowing condition sareme t:
R thev ehicle complies wit hallre leva nt stand‐
ards and regulations that ar eaffected bythe
modification.
R them odified vehicle still meets thev ehicle
saf etys tandards and emission regulations.
R them odification does no timp air thes afet yof
th ev ehicle.
We aren otresponsible fort he final inspection,
product liability or warrant yclaim sresulting from
modification. This applies to:
R them odified components or sy stems.
R ther esultant violatio nofemission regulations
or vehicle saf etys tandards.
R all consequences resulting from them odi‐
fi ed ,less saf eorevenf aulty vehicle.
We accep tnoresponsibility as final manu facturer
or fort he resultant product liability.
Even seeming lyminor changes tothev ehicle,
suc hasa ttaching aradiator grill in winter ,are not
permitted. Do no tcove rthe radiator .Don otuse
an yt hermal mats, insect pr otection co vers etc. General no
tes19

Otherwise,
thev alues of thev ehicle's diagnostic
sy stem will be dis torted. Some of these values
ar ep rescribed bylawa nd mus tbecorrect at all
times.
The factor yequipst he vehicle wit hawooden or
plastic cargo compartmentf loor;this is an inte‐
gral par tofthevehicle stru cture. If youh avet he
carg ocompa rtment floor remo ved, thev ehicle
body ma ybedamaged. Load securing will then
be impaired and them aximum loading capacity
of thet ie-down points will no longer be guaran‐
te ed. Therefore, do no thave thec argo compart‐
ment floor remo ved.
Note sont he partition
Wi thout apartition ,vehicles that ar eappr ove das
commercial vehicles (N1 ,N2) do no tfulfill
ISO 27956, whi chdescribes thee quipment for
properly securing aload in deliver yvehicles. If
th ev ehicle is used totranspo rtgoods, retrofitting
th ep artition is stronglyrecommended ,asprop‐
erly secu ring thel oad in vehicles without aparti‐
tion will alw aysbeac omplexoperation. Operating Instructions
These Operating Instructions describe all models
and all standar dand special equipmen tavailable
fo ry our vehicle at thet ime these Operating
Instruction swent topress. Countr y-specific dif‐
fe re nces ar epossible .Notet hat your vehicle may
no tbee quipped wit hall functions described. This
is also thec ase fors ystems and functions rele‐
va nt tosaf ety. Therefore, thee quipment on your
ve hicle ma ydiffe rf romt hat in thed escriptions
and illustrations.
The original pur chase agreement documen tation
fo ry our vehicle contains alistofa llth es ystems
in your vehicle.
Should youh ave anyq uestions concerning equip‐
ment and operation, consult an authorized
Mercedes -Benz Center.
The Operator's Manual and Maintenanc eBooklet
ar ei mp ortant documents and shoul dbestore din
th ev ehicle.
Note onvehicles whic hareequipped bybody
manu factu rers
Alw ayso bser vetheb ody manufacturer's Operat‐
ing Instructions. Youc oul do therwise failto rec‐
ognize dangers. Servic
eand vehicl eoperation Wa
rranty The Limi
tedW arrant yf or your vehicle is in
accordance wit hthe warrant yterms and condi‐
tions in theS ervice and Warrant yInforma tion
booklet.
Yo ur authorize dMercedes-Ben zCenter will
re place and repair all factor y-ins talled parts in
acco rdanc ewitht he term soft hefollowing war‐
ra nty term sa nd conditions:
R NewV ehicle Limited Warranty
R Exhaus tSystemW arranty
R Emissio nSystems Warranty
R California, Connecticut ,Maine, Massachu‐
setts, Ne wYork, Pe nnsy lvania ,Rhod eIsland
and Verm ont Emission Control Sy stem War‐
ra nty
R StateW arrant yE nforcement La ws("Lemon
La ws ")
Re placement parts and accessories ar ecovered
by theM ercedes-Benz Partsa nd Accessories
Wa rranties.
Thes eareavailable at an yauthorize dMercedes-
Ben zCenter.
% Should
youl ose your Servic eand Warranty
In fo rm atio nbooklet, ha vean authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter ar rang ef or areplace‐
ment .The ne wService and Warrant yInfor‐
mation bookle twillbep ostedtoy ou. Ve
hicl eoperation outside theU SAor Canada When
youa retra veling abroad wit hyour vehicle,
obser vethef ollowing points:
R service points or replacement parts ma ynot
be available immediatel y.
R unleaded fuel forv ehicles wit hacatalytic
con verter ma ynotbe available. Leade dfuel
can cause damag etothe catalytic con verter.
R thef uel ma yhave aconsiderabl ylower
octane number .Unsuitable fuel can cause
engine damage.
Cer tain Mercedes-Benz models ar eavailable in
Europe thro ugh theE uropean Deliver yProgram.
Fo rm orei nformation, please consult an author‐
ized Mercedes-Benz Center ,orwrite to one of the
fo llowing addresses:
In theU SA: 20
General no tes

&
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
materials on ho tparts of thee xhau stsys‐
tem
Flammable materia lsuc hasl eaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem. #
When driving on unpa vedr oads or off-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrappe dplants or other flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er eisd amage, consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop immediately. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle In
thef ollowing situations, in particular ,there
is ar isk of damag etothevehicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g. on a
high curb or an unpa vedr oad
R The vehicle is driven toof asto veran
obs tacle, e.g. acurb ,speed bu mpor pot‐
hole
R Aheavy object strike st he underbody or
ch assis components
In situations suc hasthis,theb ody ,the
underbody ,chassi scomponents, wheels or
tires could be damaged without thed amage
being visible. Components damaged in this
wa yc an unexpectedl yfail or ,inthe case of an
accident, ma ynotabsorb thel oads that arise
as intended.
If th eu nderbody paneling is damaged, flam‐
mable materials suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs can collect between theu nderbody and
th eu nderbody paneling. These materials may
ignit eift heyc ome int ocontact wi thhotp arts
on thee xhau stsystem. #
Have thev ehicle checkeda nd repaired
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
or #
If driving saf etyisi mpaired while con‐
tinuing your journe y,pull over and stop
th ev ehicle immediatel yinaccordance
wit hthe traf ficc onditions, and contact
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Declarations of conformity
Information about
thed ecla ratio nofc onform‐
ity forw ireles svehicle components USA:
"Thew ireles sdevices of this vehicle comply
wit hP art15oft he FCC Rules. Operation is sub‐
jec ttot hefollowing tw oconditions: 1) These
device smaynotc ause harmful inter fere nce, and
2) These device smusta cce ptanyinter fere nce
re ceived, including inter fere nce that ma ycause
undesired operation .Changes or modi fications
no te xpressly appr ovedbyt he party responsible
fo rc ompliance could void theu ser's authority to
operat ethe equipment."
Canada: "The wireless devices of this vehicle
compl ywithI ndustr yCanada license-e xemp tRSS
st andard(s). Operatio nissubject tothef ollowing
tw oc onditions: (1) These device smaynotc ause
inter fere nce, and (2) These device smusta cce pt
an yinter fere nce, including inter fere nce that may
cause undesired operation of thed evice."
USA: "Wireless chargin gsystemf or mobile devi‐
ces (model: WMI2 Wireless Mobile Inter face): this
device complies wit hPart18oft he FCC Rules."
The name and address of ther esponsibl eparty
is:
peiker acustic GmbH
Max-Planc k-St r.28-32
61 38 1F riedrichsdorf
Germany Diagnostics connection
The diagnostic sconnection is onl yintended for
th ec onnection of diagnostic devices at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etocon‐
necting device stothe diagnostics con‐
nection
If yo uc onnec tequipment toad iagnostics
connectio ninthevehicle, it ma yaffect the
operation of vehicle sy stems.
As aresult, theo perating saf etyoft hevehicle
could be af fected. #
Only connect equipment toad iagnos‐
tic sc onnectio ninthevehicle whic his
appr ovedfor your vehicle byMercedes-
Benz. 22
General no tes

card contains, in compact
form ,the mos timp or‐
ta nt information abou tyour vehicle e.g. ther out‐
ing of electric cables.
Fu rther information can be found at http://
www.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code. Data
storage Electronic control units
Electronic control unit
sareins talled in your vehi‐
cle. Some of these ar enecessar yfor thes afe
operation of your vehicle, while some assis tyou
when driving (driver assis tance sy stems). In addi‐
tion, your vehicle pr ovides com fort and enter tain‐
men tfunctions, whic harealso made possible by
electronic cont rolu nits.
The elect ronic control units contai ndatam emo‐
ri es whic hcan temp orarily or permanently store
te ch nica linformation abou tthe vehicle's operat‐
ing state, component loads, main tenance requ ire‐
ments and tech nica leventsorm alfunctions.
In general ,this information documents thes tate
of ac omponent part, amodule, asystemort he
sur rounding ssucha s:
R operatin gstatesofs ystemc omponents (e.g.
fl uid le vels, batter ystatus ,tirep ressure)
R status messages concernin gthe vehicle and
its individual components (e.g. number of
wheel revo lutions/speed, deceleration, lateral
acceleration ,displa yoft hefast ened seat
belts)
R malfunctions or defects in impor tant sy stem
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
R information on events leading tovehicle dam‐
age
R system reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations
(e.g. airbag deployment, inter vention of sta‐
bilit ycontrol sy stems)
R ambient conditions (e.g. temp erature, rain
sensor)
In addition toprov iding thea ctual cont rolu nit
function ,this dat aassists them anufacturer in
de tecting and rectifying malfunctions and opti‐
mizing vehicle functions. The majority of this data
is temp orar yand is onl yprocessed in thev ehicle
itself. Onl yasmall portion of thed ataiss tore din
th ee vent or malfunction memo ry.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica ldata
from thev ehicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees (e.g. workshops, manufacturers)
or thirdp arties (e.g. breakdown services). Serv‐ ices include
repair services, maintenanc epro‐
cesses, warrant yclaim sand quality assurance
measures, fore xamp le. The read out is per‐
fo rm ed via thel egally prescribed por tfor the
diagnostics connection in thev ehicle. The
re spectiv eservice networ klocations or thirdp ar‐
ties collect, proces sand use this data. They
document tech nica lstatuses of thev ehicle,
assis tinfinding malfunctions an dimp roving qual‐
ity and ar etransmitted tothem anufacturer ,if
necessar y.Fu rthermore, them anufacturer is sub‐
ject toproduct liability .For this, them anufacturer
re qu ires tech nica ldataf romv ehicles.
Malfunction memories in thev ehicle can be reset
by aservic eoutle tasp artofr epair or mainte‐
nanc ework.
Depending on thes elected equipment, youc an
impor tdatai ntov ehicle con venience and info‐
ta inment function syourself.
This includes, fore xamp le:
R multimedi adatas uchasm usic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegratedm ultimedia
sy stem
R address book dat afor use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
R entered navigation destinations
R dataabout theu se of Interne tservices
This dat acan be sa vedl ocall yint hevehicle or it
is located on adevice whic hyou ha veconnected
to thev ehicle (e.g. smartphone, USB flash drive
or MP3 pla yer). If this dat aisstore dint hevehi‐
cle, youc an dele teit at an ytime. This dat ais
sent tothirdp arties onl yatyourrequ est, particu‐
lar lywhen youu se online services in accordance
wit hthe settings that youh ave selected.
Yo uc an stor eorc hangeconvenience settings/
individualization in thev ehicle at an ytime.
Depending on thee quipment, this includes, for
ex ample:
R seat and steering wheel position settings
R suspension and climat econt rols ettings
R Individualization suc hasinterior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped,y ou can
connec tyour smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device tothev ehicle. Youc an control this by
means of thec ont role lements integrated in the
ve hicle. Images and audio from thes martphone
can be output via them ultimedia sy stem. Cer tain General no
tes25

#
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd
re paired immediatel yataqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Fu
nction of ther estraint sy stem in an acci‐
dent Ho
wt he restra int sy stem worksisd etermined by
th es eve rity of thei mp act de tected and thet ype
of accident anticipated:
R Frontal impact
R Rear impact
R Side impact
R Rollover
The activation thre sholds fort he components of
th er estraint sy stem ar edetermined based on the
ev aluatio nofthe sensor values measured at vari‐
ous points in thev ehicle. This process is pre-
em ptiveinn ature. The triggering/deployment of
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem must
ta ke place in good time at thes tart of thec olli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhich can only be see nand measured
af te rac ollision has occur reddon otpla yad eci‐
siv erole in thed eployment of an airbag. Nordo
th ey prov ide an indication of airbag deployment.
The vehicle ma ybedeformed significantl ywith‐
out an airbag being deplo yed. This is thec ase if
onl yparts whic hare re latively easil ydeformed
ar ea ffected and ther ateofv ehicle deceleration
is no thigh. Con versely ,ana irbag ma ybe
deplo yede vent hough thev ehicle suf fers only
minor deformation. If very rigid vehicle parts such
as longitudinal member sarehit, fore xamp le,this
ma yresult in suf ficiently hig hleve ls of vehicle
deceleration.
The components of ther estraint sy stem can
be activated or deplo yedi ndependentl yof
eac hother: Component De
tected deploy‐
men tsituation
Emer gency Tensioning
Devices Fr
ontal impact, rear
impact ,side impact 1)
,
ro llo ver
Driver' sairbag, front
passenger front air‐
bag Fr
ontal impact Component De
tected deploy‐
men tsituation
Side airbag Side impact
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag Side impact ,rollo ver,
frontal impact 1)
Only if thev ehicle is equipped wit haside air‐
bag or windo wcurtain airbag. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otair bag
components
The air bag parts ar ehotafte rana ir bag has
been depl oyed. #
Do no ttouc hthe air bag parts. #
Have ad eplo yeda ir bag replaced at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop as soon as
possible. Fo
ry our saf etya nd that of your passengers, it is
re commended that youh ave thev ehicle towe dto
aq ualified specialis tworks hop af terana ccident.
Ta ke this int oaccount ,particular lyif an Emer‐
ge ncy Tensioning Device is trig geredorana irbag
deplo yed.
If th eE mer gency Tensioning Device saretrig‐
ge redorana irbag is deplo yed, youw ill hear a
bang ,and asmal lamoun tofpowder ma yalso be
re leased:
R The bang will no tgenerall yaffect your hear‐
ing.
R Ingeneral ,the powder released is no thazard‐
ous tohealt hbut ma ycause short-term
breathing dif ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonar yconditions.
Pr ov ided it is saf etodoso, leavethev ehicle
immediatel yoropenthew indo wino rder to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties.
Airbags and pyrotech nic Emergency Tensioning
Device scontai nperch lorat ematerial, whic hmay
re qu ires pecial handlin gorenvironmental pr otec‐
tion measures. National guideline sregarding
wa sted isposal mus tbeobserved. In California,
see http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWas te/
Pe rchlorate/index.cfm. Occupant saf
ety29

%
If
th ef ront-compartmen tsystemh as already
been switched on and ther ear-compartment
sy stem has been switched off, youc an
swit chit on byturning up thef an on ther ear-
compartment menu. If thef ront-compart‐
ment sy stem is switched on, ther ear-com‐
partment sy stem will automaticall yswitc hon
as well. Ad
justin gthe rear comp artment climat econ‐
trol Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page95).
Switching on thet emperatur eand airflow
and adju sting dual-zone and 3-zone automatic
climat econtrol #
Press the /
00A4 button.
The indicator lam ponthe /00A4
but‐
to na nd the /
00A4 symbol on thec li‐
mat econt rols ystemd ispla ywillflash.
The displa yswit ches tothet emperatur eand
th eb lowe rint herear menu. #
Use rocker switches 0082and0097 toset
th er equired temp eratur eand air flow onthe
re ar menu.
% If
th er ea resignificant dif fere nces between
th et emperatur esettings of thef ront and rear
sy stems, these cann otbe controlled accu‐
ra tely.
% If
th er ear compartment climat econtrol has
been swit ched off, youc an swit chit on auto‐
matically bypressing the0015 button.
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, climate
contro lswitches on theo verhead air-conditioning
sy stem or rear compartment heating as requ ired:
R Ve
hicles with an overhead air-condition‐
ing sy stem: ther ear compartment can be
cooled onl y.
R Ve
hicles with rear comp artment heating:
th er ear compartment can be heated onl y.Switching of
frear compa rtment air condition‐
ing with dual and 3-zone automatic climate
control #
Press the /
00A4 button. #
Ifth ei ndicator lam ponthe /00A4
but‐
to na nd the /
00A4 symbol on thec li‐
mat econt rols ystemd ispla yflash, se tthe air‐
fl ow to0ont herear menu.
% Indicator lam
pon:rear compartment climate
control has been swit ched on.
Indicator lam poff:r ear compartment climate
control has been switched off.
Indicator lam pflashes: thes etting mode of
th er ear compartment climat econtrol is
active. Swit
ching theA /C function on and off Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page95).
The A/C function cont rols thec limat eand dries
th ea ir inside thev ehicle. #
Press the005A button.
% Switc
hofftheA /C function onl ybrief ly.O th‐
erwise, thew indo wscould fogupf aster.
% Condensation ma
yleak from theu nderside of
th ev ehicle in cooling mode. This is no tasign
of ad efect. Au
tomaticall yregulating climat econtrol Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on
(/ page95).
Switching on automatic climat econtrol
In automatic mode, thet emperature, air flow and
air distribution ar eregulated and kept cons tant. #
Press the0058 button.
The displa ywill sho wthe temp erature. The
air flow and air distribution will disappear from
th ed ispla y.
If th er ear-compartment climat econtrol has
been swit ched on, thes etting fort he rear
compartment is car ried over. 96
Climat econt rol

Switching of
fautomatic climat econtrol #
Use the0097 rocker switc htochangethe air‐
fl ow setting and air distribution
(/ page97) .
Th eo ther settingr emainsunaf fected bythe
ch ange. Au
tomaticall ycontrolling the climat econtrol
in the rear comp artment Re
quirements:
R Rear-compartment climat econtrol has been
swit ched on (/ page96).
In automatic mode, thet emperature, air flow and
air distribution ar eregulated and kept cons tant. #
Press the /
00A4 button. #
Press the0058 button.
% Even if
thef ront-compartmen tsystemisin
automatic mode, ther ear-compartment sys‐
te mc anexit automatic mode if youa djust
th eb lowe ront herear-compartment menu.
% If
th ea ir is cooled and thed rive r,front
passenger or sliding door is opened, ther ear
air conditioning sy stem blo werist urned
down af tera round 15minutes.
When all door shave been closed again, the
blo werw illber esettot he pr evious setting
af te ra round one minute. Information on
thea ir distribution settings The symbols on
thed ispla yindicat ethe vents
th ro ugh whic hthe air is being directed.
TEMPMATIC R 0087 Defros tera nd center vents
R 008F Allvents
R 009C Center vents
R 009F Center and foot we llve nts
3-zone au tomatic clima tecontrol
R 0061 Defros terv ents
R 0087 Defrost er and center vents
R 008F Allvents
R 0086 Defros tera nd foot we llve nts
R 009C Center vents
R 009F Center and foot we llve nts
R 009B Footwe llve nts Settin
gthe air distribution Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on. #
Press the008F button repeatedl yuntil the
desired air distribution appear sinthe air con‐
ditioning sy stem displa y. Switching
thes ynchronization function on
and off Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page95).
The synchronization function cont rols thec limate
cont rolfunction centrally .The settings fort he
te mp eratur eand air flow inthef ront zonea re
automaticall yadop tedf or ther ear zone. #
Press the0015 button.
% If
th er ear-compartment climat econtrol has
been swit ched off, youc an swit chit on auto‐
matically bypressing the0015 button. Re
moving condensatio nfromt he windo ws Misting on
thei nsid eofw indows #
Press the0064 button.
When thew indshield defros teriss witched on,
th et emperatur eand air flow canno tbeadjus‐
te d. #
Invehicles wit haheating sy stem and aman‐
ual air-conditionin gsystem, also close the
side and center air vent (/ page 98) as well
as thea irve nts fort he rear compartment
(/ page99). #
Vehicles with dual or 3-zone automatic cli‐
mat econtrol: pressthe005A button and, if
necessar y,use the008F button todirect the
air ont othe windshield 0061. #
Increase thea irflow as necessar yand close
all air vents (/ page 98). #
Ifth ew indo wsremain fogged up: press
the 0064 button.
When thew indshield defros teriss witched on,
th et emperatur eand air flow canno tbeadjus‐
te d.
0064 or no symbol will appear on thec limate
cont rols ystemd ispla y. Climat
econtrol 97

#
Toopen or close: turnthe adjustment
wheels 1ontheh igh-po werairve nts tothe
lef torr ight as farast heyw ill go.
% Cooled air will
flow out of theh igh-po werair
ve nts. Heating will no tbep ossible .Opent he
high-po werairve nts only in summer du ring
cooling mod eand keep them closed in win‐
te r. Ad
justin gairve nts in ther oof air duct In
vehicles wit hrear-compartment air condition‐
ing, adjus table air vents ha vebeen integrated in
th er oof air duct. #
Adjustin gthe air flow: if necessar y,open or
close thea irflaps in air vents 1. #
Adjustin gthe air distribution: turna irve nts
1 tother equired position. Ve
ntilation nozzles in ther ear &
WARNING ‑Danger of bu rnsorf rostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scould result in burns or frostbit einthe
immediat evicinity of thea irve nts. #
Makesur ethat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dis tance to
th ea irve nts. #
If necessa ry,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior. Depending on
thev ehicle equipment, ther ew ill
be an air duct or aheater wit hadditional air noz‐
zles in ther ear foot we ll on thel eft-hand side 1.
No object smaybe placed there. Passengers
mus tmaintain asufficient dis tance du etothe
wa rm airflow and air intake. Au
xiliar yheating Fu
nction of thea uxiliar yheating &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tion is no tpossible ,poisonous exhaus tgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase in enclosed spaces or if
th ev ehicle getsstuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Alwayss witc hthe stationar yheater off
in enclosed spaces without an air
ex traction sy stems, e.g. in garage s. Climate
control 99

&
WARNING Risk of accident whe nswitch‐
ing of fthe ignition when driving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition while driving,
saf etyf unction sare re stricted or no longer
av ailable. This ma yaffect thep owersteering
sy stem and theb rake forc eb oosting, for
ex ample.
Yo uw illthen need touse considerabl ymore
fo rc etos teer and brake. #
Do no tswitc hoffthei gnition while driv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjuries due to
ex haus tgases
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases is hazardou stohealth
and can lead topoisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tion is no tpossible ,poisonous exhaus tgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase if thev ehicle getsstuck
in sno w,fore xamp le. #
Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning. #
Open awindo wont he windwar dside of
th ev ehicle toensur eana dequat esup‐
ply of fresh air. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tobeing under thei nfluence of alco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Driving when under thei nfluence of alcohol
and/or drugs is an extreme lydangerous com‐
bination .Evens mall quantitie sofalcohol or
drugs ma yaffect your reflexe s, perception
and judgment.
The probability of aserious or evenfatal acci‐
dent greatl yinc reases if youd rive when
unde rthe influence of alcohol or drugs. #
Do no tdrink alcohol or take drugs while
driving, and do no tallowa nyone todrive who has been drinkin
galcohol or taking
drugs. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
from ope rating mobil ecommunications
equipment
If yo uo perat emobile communication equip‐
men twhen driving, youw ill be distracted
from thet raffic situation .Thisc ould also
cause youtol ose control of thev ehicle.
The probability of aserious or evenfatal acci‐
dent inc reases greatl yifyou operat emobile
communication equipment when driving. #
Only operat emobile communication
equipment when thev ehicle is station‐
ar y. Fo
ry our owns afet y, alwa ys obser vethef ollowing
points when operating mobile communications
equipment:
R Obser vethel egal requ irements fort he coun‐
tr yinw hichyou ar edriving.
R While driving, on lyoperat emobile communi‐
cations equipment when thet raffic conditions
permit it. Youm ayotherwise be distracted
from thet raffic condition sand cause an acci‐
dent, inju ring yourself and others. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoover‐
heated brak esystem
If yo ur esty our foot on theb rake pedal during
while driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tpress theb rake pedal and accel‐
erator pedal simultaneously while driv‐
ing. On long and
steep downhill gradients, yous hould
ch ang edowntoa lowe rgear in good time. Take
particular no teofthis when driving aladen vehi‐
cle. By doing so, youw ill mak euse of the
engine' sbraking ef fect. Thi srelie vest he load on
th eb rake system and pr events theb rake sf rom
ove rheating and wearing tooq uickl y. 106
Driving and pa rking