Mercedes-Benz 2003 CL 500, Operator'S Manual

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Controls in detail
Automatic climate control
Automatic climate control panel
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
AC
OFF
mode is selected
(
컄
page 166).
Item
1 Windshield defroster
2 Rear window defroster
3 Display
4 Residual engine heat utilization
5 Automatic climate control on/off
6 Air distribution, right
7 AC cooling on/off
8 Temperature control, right
9 Air volume (automatic, manual)
10 Temperature control, left
11 Air recirculation
12 Air distribution, left
13 Activated charcoal filter
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.