Mercedes-Benz 380 SL 1985, Owner'S Manual

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Automatic Climate Control
I
0
Economy setting - Ventilation
0 Normal setting - Cooling
0 Enonomy setting - Heating
0 Normal setting - Heating
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0 EC (ECONOMY) = Economical setting; the air
conditioning compressor stays off.
In any other settings, the air conditioning compressor
comes on with ambient temperatures above +2° C/
+36° F.
We recommend this setting to be used with cool
outside temperatures so that the air conditioning
compressor stays off in order to save fuel.
In the ventilation mode, air is emitted from nozzles (1)
and (3).
In the heating mode, warm air is primarily supplied to
the foot area. In addition, air will be channeled to the
nozzles (3) and the doors. Only an amount of air
sufficient to prevent fog build-up under normal climat­
ic conditions will be channeled to the windshield. In
the heating mode, air will occasionally be channeled
to the nozzles (1).
With cold outside temperatures, the fresh air supply
and the fan remain turned off until the engine coolant
has warmed up slightly.
0
Normal Setting
We recommend this setting with humid and warm
outside temperatures.
The setting
0
corresponds with setting
0
but, in
addition, the air can be cooled as necessary.