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Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual

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Controls in detail

Climate control

The climate control switches to the follow-
ing functions automatically:

ț

most efficient blower speed and
heating power, depending on outside
temperature

ț

air flows onto the windshield and the
front door windows (side air vents must
be open)

ț

the air conditioning compressor
switches on at outside temperatures
above approximately 41°F (5°C) for
air-drying

Adjustments

You can adjust the air volume and the tem-
perature when the front defroster is
switched on. The air flow will remain on the
windshield and front door windows.

̈

Press button

˜ to decrease or

button

Q to increase air volume

(

page 210) to the desired level.

The air volume decreases/increases to
the next lower/higher blower speed
and heating switches to the tempera-
ture that was set before the front de-
froster was switched on.

The indicator lamp on button

|

goes out. The indicator lamp on
button

9 comes on.

or

̈

Turn temperature
control

1 and/or 7 (

page 210)

slightly in any direction.

Heating switches to the temperature
that was set before the front defroster
was switched on.

The indicator lamp on button

|

goes out. The indicator lamp on
button

9 comes on.

i

The air conditioning compressor remains on

even if the indicator lamp in button

| goes

out. This helps to prevent the windshield from
fogging.