Mercedes-Benz 2003 C-Class Coupe, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Automatic climate control* (Canada only)
The automatic climate control is operation-
al whenever the engine is running. You can
operate the climate control system in ei-
ther the automatic or manual mode. The
system cools or heats the interior depend-
ing on the selected interior temperature
and the current outside temperature.
Nearly all dust particles, pollutants and
odors are filtered out before outside air en-
ters the passenger compartment through
the air distribution system.
The air conditioning will not engage (no
cooling) if the economy mode
AC
OFF
mode
is selected (
컄
page 151).
Setting the temperature
Use temperature controls 1 and 14 for the
left side or 6 and 7 for the right side to
separately adjust the air temperature on
each side of the passenger compartment.
You should raise or lower the temperature
setting in small increments, preferably
starting at 72°F (22°C).
Increasing
왘
Push temperature control 1 and/or 6 .
The automatic climate control system
will correspondingly adjust the interior
air temperature.
Decreasing
왘
Push temperature control 7
and/or 14 .
The automatic climate control system
will correspondingly adjust the interior
air temperature.
Adding outside air
왘
Turn thumbwheel 5 in dashboard
(
컄
page 150) to increase flow of out-
side air through air vents for center, left
and right sides and rear passenger
compartment.
Warning!
G
Follow the recommended settings for heat-
ing and cooling given on the following pag-
es. Otherwise the windows could fog up,
impairing visibility and endangering you and
others.
i
If the vehicle interior is hot, ventilate
the interior before driving off.
Keep the air intake grille in front of the
windshield free of snow and debris.
i
When operating the climate control
system in automatic mode, you will
only rarely need to adjust the tempera-
ture, air volume and air distribution.