Mercedes Benz 2003 cl 600 User Manual

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Controls in detail

Automatic climate control

Switch to air recirculation mode to prevent 
unpleasant odors from entering the vehicle 
from the outside. This setting cuts off the 
intake of outside air and recirculates the 
air in the passenger compartment.

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Press button , (

page 159).

The indicator lamp on the button lights 
up.

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When the outside temperature is below 
41°F (5°C), only switch to air recirculation 
mode for short periods to prevent window 
fogging.

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If you keep button , pressed, the 
side windows and the sliding/pop-up 
roof will be closed.

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Never operate the side windows and the 
sliding/pop-up roof if there is the possibility 
of anyone being harmed by the closing pro-
cedure.

In the event that the procedure causes po-
tential danger, the closing of the side win-
dows can be immediately halted by 
releasing the

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 button or by pressing 

the respective window switch. The closing of 
the sliding/pop-up roof can be immediately 
halted by releasing the

,

 button or by 

moving the sliding/pop-up roof switch in the 
overhead control panel in any direction.

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The air recirculation mode is activated 
automatically:

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at high outside temperatures

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if the concentration of carbon mon-
oxide and nitrogen oxide in the out-
side air increases beyond a 
predetermined level, for example in 
a tunnel.

Please note that the charcoal filter 
must be activated (

page 164) for the 

air recirculation mode to be activated 
automatically.

If you have turned off the air condition-
ing (

page 166) or the outside 

temperature is below 41°F (5°C), the 
air recirculation mode will not switch 
on automatically.