The air coming out of the vents flows through the passenger compartment and out through the
vents in the luggage compartment. Do not cover these slots with clothing or other things.
Applicable only in the United States
Air recirculation
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Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS
General information
There are different types of air recirculation:
3
Manual air recirculation (manual A/C).
The left indicator light under the button comes on: manual air recirculation is
switched on (Climatronic).
The right indicator light under the button comes on: automatic air recirculation is
switched on (Climatronic).
The air recirculation mode helps prevent outside air from entering the vehicle interior.
In very hot outside temperatures, temporarily switch to manual air recirculation in order to cool the
vehicle interior faster.
For safety reasons, air recirculation is switched off if you push the
button or the air distribution switch
is turned to
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Switching manual air recirculation on and off: Manual A/C
3
Switching on
: Press the button
3
until the indicator light in the button comes on.
Switching off
: Press the button
3
until the indicator light in the button goes out.
Switching manual air recirculation on and off: Climatronic
Switching on
: Press the
button repeatedly until the left indicator light under the button comes on.
Switching off
: Press the
button repeatedly until the indicator light under the button goes out.
Automatic air recirculation
In the
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setting, fresh air enters the passenger compartment. If the system detects an increased
concentration of pollutants in the outside air, it automatically switches to air recirculation. As soon as
the pollutant level is back in the normal range, air recirculation is switched off.
Unpleasant odors cannot be detected by the system.
Air recirculation is
not
automatically activated under the following outside temperatures and
conditions:
x
The air conditioning is on (indicated by the light in the
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button) and the outside air temperature is
colder than about +38 °F (+3 °C).
x
The cooling system and the windshield wiper are switched off and the outside air temperature is
cooler than about +50 °F (+10 °C).
x
The cooling system is switched off, the outside air temperature is cooler than about +59 °F
(+15 °C), and the windshield wiper is switched on.
Switching automatic air recirculation on and off
Switching on
: Press the
button repeatedly until the right indicator light under the button comes on.