Adjusting air volume, Front defroster, Controls in detail – Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2009 Owners Manual User Manual

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3-zone automatic climate control

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Adjusting air volume

USA only

X

Decrease/increase: Press button

·

or

Q

.

The automatic mode is switched off. The
selected blower speed is shown in air
volume display

b

(

Y

page 210).

Canada only

X

Decrease/increase: Press button

·

or

Q

.

The automatic mode is switched off. The
selected blower speed appears in display

e

(

Y

page 213).

Front defroster

You can use this setting to defrost the
windshield, for example if it is iced up.
You can also defog the windshield and the
side windows.

i

Keep this setting selected only until the

windshield or the side windows are clear
again.

Activating

X

Press button

|

.

The indicator lamp in the button comes on.
The climate control switches to the
following functions automatically:

R

most efficient blower speed and heating
power, depending on outside
temperature

R

air flows onto the windshield and the
front door windows (side air vents must
be open)

R

the air conditioning compressor
switches on at outside temperatures
above approximately 41‡ (5†) for air-
drying

Adjustments
You can adjust the air volume and the
temperature when the front defroster is
switched on. The air flow will remain on the
windshield and front door windows.

X

Press button

Ï

to decrease or button

Q

to increase air volume to the desired

level.
The air volume decreases/increases to the
next lower/higher blower speed and
heating switches to the temperature that

was set before the front defroster was
switched on.
The indicator lamp in button

|

goes out.

The indicator lamp in button

9

comes

on.

or

X

Turn temperature control

1

and/or

7

(USA only) (

Y

page 210) or

1

and/or

9

(Canada only) (

Y

page 213) slightly in any

direction.
Heating switches to the temperature that
was set before the front defroster was
switched on.
The indicator lamp in button

|

goes out.

The indicator lamp in button

9

comes

on.

i

The air conditioning compressor remains

on even if the indicator lamp in button

|

goes out. This helps to prevent the

windshield from fogging.

Deactivating

X

Press button

|

once more.

The indicator lamp in the button goes out.
Defrosting is turned off.

Controls in detail

Z

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