Deactivating the climate control system, Air conditioning, Mode – Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2009 Owners Manual User Manual
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Climate control system
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up, impairing visibility and endangering you
and others.
X
Keep the air intake grille in front of the
windshield free of snow and debris.
Do not obstruct air flow by placing objects on
the air flow-through exhaust slots below the
rear window.
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If the vehicle interior is hot, ventilate the
interior before driving off, see “Summer
opening feature” (
page 122). The climate
control will then adjust the interior
temperature to the set value much faster.
When the climate control system is
switched off, the outside air supply and
circulation are also switched off. Only
choose this setting for a short time.
Otherwise the windows could fog up,
impairing visibility and endangering you
and others.
Dual-zone automatic climate control
X
Deactivating: Press button
´
.
OFF appears in display
5
X
Reactivating: Press button
´
.
Display
5
comes on. The previous settings
are once again in effect.
4-zone automatic climate control
X
Deactivating: Press button
´
.
0 appears in display
4
X
Reactivating: Press button
´
.
Display
4
comes on. The previous settings
are once again in effect.
The air conditioning is operational while the
engine is running and cools the interior air to
the temperature set by the operator. In
addition, the air conditioning dehumidifies
the interior air and helps prevent window
fogging.
If you switch off the cooling function, the
vehicle will not be cooled when weather
conditions are warm. The windows can fog
up more quickly. Window fogging may
impair visibility and endanger you and
others.
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Condensation may drip out from
underneath the vehicle. This is normal and
not an indication of a malfunction.
Deactivating
It is possible to deactivate the air
conditioning. The interior air will then no
longer be cooled or dehumidified.
X
Press button
2
.
The indicator lamp in the button goes out.
The cooling function switches off after a
short delay.
Activating
Moist air can fog up the windows. You can
dehumidify the interior air with the air
conditioning.
X
Press button
2
.
The indicator lamp in the button comes on.
The air conditioning uses the refrigerant
R134a. This refrigerant is free of CFCs which
are harmful to the ozone layer.
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