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.
i
If the vehicle interior is hot, ventilate
the interior before driving off.
Increasing
̈
Push temperature control 1 and/or 6.
The automatic climate control system
will correspondingly adjust the interior
air temperature.
Keep the air intake grille in front of the
windshield free of snow and debris.
Do not obstruct air flow by placing ob-
jects on the air flow-through exhaust
slots below the rear window.
Decreasing
Nearly all dust particles, pollutants and
odors are filtered out before outside air en-
ters the passenger compartment through
the air distribution system.
̈
Push temperature control 7
and/or 14.
Setting the temperature
The automatic climate control system
will correspondingly adjust the interior
air temperature.
The air conditioning will not engage (no
Use temperature controls 1 and 14 for the
left side or 6 and 7 for the right side to
separately adjust the air temperature on
each side of the passenger compartment.
You should raise or lower the temperature
setting in small increments, preferably
starting at 72°F (22°C).
OFF
cooling) if the AC
mode is selected
(
୴ page 149).
Adding outside air
G
̈
Turn thumbwheel 3 in dashboard
Warning!
(
୴ page 156) to increase airflow of out-
side air through air vents for center, left
and right sides and rear passenger
compartment.
Follow the recommended settings for heat-
ing and cooling given on the following pag-
es. Otherwise the windows could fog up,
impairing visibility and endangering you and
others.
i
When operating the climate control
system in automatic mode, you will
only rarely need to adjust the tempera-
ture, air volume and air distribution.
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz C-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Mercedes-Benz C230, Mercedes-Benz C240, Mercedes-Benz C32 AMG, Mercedes-Benz C320, Mercedes-benz W203 |
| Model Year | 2003 |
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