Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2014 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 160)

mode, the indicator lamp on the à rocker
switch lights up again.
Controlling rear climate control
automatically using the front control
panel
Observe the notes on controlling the rear-
compartment climate control using the front
control panel (
Y
page 155).
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
ignition lock (
Y
page 171).
X Press the top or bottom section of the
t rocker switch.
The COMAND climate control menu opens.
X Select "Rear adjustment" in the air-
conditioning setting bar (see the separate
COMAND operating instructions).
You can control the rear-compartment
climate control using the front control
panel or COMAND.
X Set the desired temperature using the
w rocker switch on the front control
unit.
or
X Set the desired temperature using
COMAND (see the separate operating
instructions).
X
To activate: press the à rocker switch
on the front control unit up or down.
or
X Activate automatic mode via the air-
conditioning setting bar in COMAND (see
the separate operating instructions).
The indicator lamp in the à rocker
switch lights up.
i Select the temperature and automatic
mode immediately thereafter. Otherwise,
you will have to select "Rear adjustment"
again from the air-conditioning setting bar
before activating automatic mode.
X To switch to manual operation: press the
t rocker switch up or down.
The COMAND climate control menu opens.
X
Select "Rear adjustment" in the air-
conditioning setting bar (see the separate
COMAND operating instructions).
X Use the air-conditioning setting bar to
deactivate automatic mode.
or
X Set the air distribution using rocker switch
I or M on the rear control panel
(
Y
page 153).
or
X
Set the airflow using rocker switch K on
the rear control panel (
Y
page 153).
The AUTO AUTO indicator on the rear display goes
out.
If you adjust the rear airflow or air distribution
manually using COMAND when in automatic
mode, the AUTO AUTO indicator on the rear display
goes out. The function which has not been
changed manually, however, continues to be
controlled automatically. When the manually
set function switches back to automatic
mode, the AUTO AUTO display reappears in the rear-
compartment display.
Controlling rear climate control
automatically using the rear control
panel
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
ignition lock (
Y
page 171).
X Set the desired temperature using rocker
switches H and N (
Y
page 153).
X To activate: press rocker switch J up or
down (
Y
page 153).
The indicator lamp in rocker switch J
lights up.
X To deactivate: press rocker switch J up
or down (
Y
page 153).
The indicator lamp in rocker switch J goes
out.
If you adjust the airflow or air distribution
manually when in automatic mode, the AUTO AUTO
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Operating the climate control systems
Climate
control