04 Climate control
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
General information on climate
control
The car is equipped with electronic climate
control (p. 122). The climate control system
cools or heats as well as dehumidifies the air
in the passenger compartment.
NOTE
Air conditioning (AC) (p. 126) can be
switched off, but to ensure the best possi-
ble climate comfort in the passenger com-
partment, and to prevent the windows
from misting, it should always be switched
on.
To bear in mind
•
To ensure that the air conditioning works
optimally, the side windows and sunroof*
should be closed.
•
Total airing function (p. 170) opens/
closes all side windows simultaneously
and can be used for example to quickly
air the car during hot weather.
•
Remove ice and snow from the climate
control system air intake (the grille
between the bonnet and the windscreen).
•
In warm weather, condensation from the
air conditioning may drip under the car.
This is normal.
•
When the engine requires full power, e.g.
for full acceleration or driving uphill with a
trailer, the air conditioning can be tempo-
rarily switched off. There may then be a
temporary increase in temperature in the
passenger compartment.
•
Remove misting on the insides of the win-
dows primarily by using the defroster
function (p. 127). To reduce the risk of
misting, keep the windows clean and use
window cleaner.
Cars with Start/Stop*
With an auto-stopped (p. 266) engine certain
equipment may have its function temporarily
reduced, e.g. climate control fan speed (p.
125).
Cars with ECO*
Certain equipment may have its function tem-
porarily reduced or deactivated when the
ECO (p. 275) function is activated, e.g. the air
conditioning (p. 126).
NOTE
When the ECO function is activated, sev-
eral parameters in the climate control sys-
tem's settings are changed, and several
electricity consumer functions are reduced
- a press of the AC button resets the cli-
mate control system, but then with
reduced AC function.
Related information
•
Actual temperature (p. 117)
•
Menu settings - climate control (p. 119)
•
Electronic climate control - ECC (p. 122)
•
Air distribution in the passenger compart-
ment (p. 120)
•
Air cleaning (p. 117)
