Climate control, Operating the climate control systems – Mercedes-Benz S-Sedan 2015 Owners Manual User Manual
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out. The function which has not been changed
manually, however, continues to be control-
led automatically. When the manually set
function switches back to automatic mode,
the
AUTO
AUTO
display reappears in the rear-com-
partment display.
Adjusting the climate mode settings
In automatic mode you can select the follow-
ing airflow settings for the driver's and front-
passenger areas:
FOCUS high airflow that is set slightly
cooler
MEDIUM medium airflow, standard setting
DIFFUSE low airflow that is set slightly
warmer and with less of a draft
X
To set: set the climate mode using
COMAND (see the separate operating
instructions).
Setting the temperature
General notes
You can set the temperature separately for
the following areas on vehicles with rear-com-
partment climate control:
R
front footwells, left and right
R
driver and front passenger area
R
rear compartment, left and right
You can set the temperature separately for
the following areas on vehicles without rear-
compartment climate control:
R
front footwells, left and right
R
driver and front passenger area
Setting the temperature in the front
compartment using the front control
panel
X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the igni-
tion lock (
Y
page 173).
X
To increase/reduce: press the w
rocker switch up or down.
or
X
Set the temperature using COMAND (see
the separate operating instructions).
Only change the temperature setting in
small increments. Start at 72 ‡ (22 †).
Setting the temperature in the rear
compartment using the front control
panel
Observe the notes on controlling the rear-
compartment climate control using the front
control panel (
Y
page 157).
Operating the climate control systems
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Climate
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