Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2013 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 301)

Setting the temperature in the rear
compartment using the front control
panel
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
ignition lock.
X
Activate the "rear Y" function via
COMAND (
Y
page 273).
Using the "rear Y" function, the rear-
compartment climate control can be
controlled via the front control panel.
X To increase/reduce: press the w
rocker switch up or down.
Only change the temperature setting in
small increments. Start at 72 ‡ (22 † ).
i To return to the standard display, activate
the front climate control function via
COMAND (
Y
page 273).
i The rear display changes to the standard
display automatically after five seconds.
Setting the temperature in the rear
compartment using the rear control
panel
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
ignition lock.
X
To increase/reduce: press rocker
switch H or M up or down (
Y
page 295).
Only change the temperature setting in
small increments. Start at 72 ‡ (22 † ).
Setting the footwell temperature
The footwell temperature can be set via
COMAND (
Y
page 272).
Setting the air distribution
Air distribution settings
The air distribution can be set individually for
the driver's and front-passenger sides.
¯ Directs air through the defroster vents
P Directs air through the center and side
air vents
O Directs the airflow through the
footwell air vents
S Directs air through the center, side and
footwell vents
a Directs air through the defroster and
footwell vents
_ Directs air through the defroster,
center, side and footwell vents
b Directs air through the defroster,
center and side air vents
W Sets the air distribution to automatic
Setting the air distribution in the front/
rear compartment using COMAND
The air distribution can be set using COMAND
(
Y
page 270).
Setting the air distribution in the rear
compartment using the rear control
panel
X Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
ignition lock.
X
Press rocker switch I or L up or down
repeatedly (
Y
page 295) until the desired
air distribution symbol is shown in the
display.
Setting the airflow
Setting the front-compartment airflow
using the front control panel
You can select different airflow settings for
the driver's and front-passenger sides as well
as for the rear compartment.
You can also use COMAND to set the airflow
(
Y
page 271).
X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the
ignition lock.
X To increase/reduce: press the K
rocker switch up or down.
Operating the climate control systems
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Climate
control
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