Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 471)

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Controls in detail
Automatic climate control
The automatic climate control is operation-
al whenever the engine is running. You can
operate the climate control system in ei-
ther the automatic or manual mode. The
system cools or heats the interior depend-
ing on the selected interior temperature
and the current outside temperature.
It can only function optimally when you are
driving with the windows and the tilt/slid-
ing sunroof/panorama sunroof* closed.
It is possible to completely deactivate the
climate control system (
୴ page 471).
Nearly all dust particles, pollutants and
odors are filtered out before outside air en-
ters the passenger compartment through
the air distribution system.
The following automatic climate control
functions can be operated via COMAND:
i If you have the air distribution and air vol-
ume automatically controlled, you can adjust the
temperature, footwell temperature and air flow.
The following basic settings are recommended:
ț Automatic air distribution control
(
୴ page 469)
ț Temperature: 72°F (22°C) ( ୴ page 472)
ț Footwell temperature: 0 ( ୴ page 255)
ț Air flow: focused ( ୴ page 256)
Warning!
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Follow the recommended settings for heat-
ing and cooling given on the following pages
and in the “COMAND automatic climate
control” section ( ୴ page 251). Otherwise
the windows could fog up, impairing visibili-
ty and endangering you and others.
i Severe conditions (e.g. strong air pollution)
may require replacement of the filter before its
scheduled interval. A clogged filter will reduce
the air volume to the interior.
If the vehicle interior is hot, ventilate the interior
before driving off, see “Summer opening fea-
ture” (
୴ page 385). The automatic climate con-
trol will then adjust the interior temperature to
the set value much faster.
Keep the air intake grille in front of the wind-
shield free of snow, leaves, sticks, and any other
debris.
Do not obstruct air volume by placing objects on
the air volume-through exhaust slots below the
rear window.
Function Page
Temperature 252
Air distribution 253
Air volume 253
Switching off cooling (“AC OFF ”) 254
Central climate control (“Mono”) 255
Footwell temperature 255
Air flow from air vents 256
Rear climate control* 257