Mercedes-Benz 2003 CLK 500 - Manual (Page 161)

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Controls in detail
Automatic climate control
The air recirculation mode is deactivated
automatically:
ț after five minutes if the outside temper-
ature is below approximately 41°F
(5°C)
ț after five minutes if the air conditioning
is turned off
ț after 30 minutes if the outside temper-
ature is above approximately 41°F
(5°C)
At outside temperatures above 79°F
(26°C) the system will not automatically
switch back to outside air. A quantity of
outside air is added after approximately
30 minutes.
Charcoal filter
An activated charcoal filter markedly re-
duces bad odors and removes pollutants
from air entering the passenger compart-
ment.
Activating
̈ Press button e ( ୴ page 155).
The indicator lamp on the button lights
up.
Deactivating
̈ Press button e ( ୴ page 155).
The indicator lamp on the button goes
out.
The system switches automatically to the
air recirculation mode if the carbon
monoxide (CO) or nitrogen oxide (NO
X
)
concentration of the outside air increases
beyond a predetermined level.
The automatic air recirculation mode does
not function if economy mode AC
OFF is se-
lected or if the outside temperature has
fallen below 41°F (5°C).
The activated charcoal filter should be
switched off when windows fog up on the
inside, or if the passenger compartment
needs to be quickly heated or cooled
down.
i
If you keep button e pressed, the
side windows and the sliding/pop-up
roof will be closed.
i
If you keep button e pressed, the
side windows and the sliding/pop-up
roof will be returned to their previous
position.