Mercedes Benz 2003 cl 600 User Manual

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Controls in detail
Automatic climate control
Deactivating the climate control sys-
tem
Deactivating
It is possible to completely deactivate the 
automatic climate control system. 
Press button M (
The display shows “0”
Reactivating
There are several ways to reactivate the 
automatic climate control system:
Press one of the following buttons, 
M, P, U, a temperature con-
trol switch (
page 159) or air volume 
switch  9 on the climate control panel.
Air conditioning
The air conditioning is operational while 
the engine is running and cools the interior 
air to the temperature set by the operator.
Deactivating
It is possible to deactivate the air condi-
tioning (cooling) function of the automatic 
climate control system. The air in the vehi-
cle will then no longer be cooled or dehu-
midified.
Press button AC
OFF
The indicator lamp on the 
button AC
OFF
 lights up.
Activating
Moist air can fog up the windows. You can 
dehumidify the air with the air condition-
ing.
Press AC
OFF
 again (
The indicator lamp on the 
button AC
OFF
 goes out.
The air conditioning uses the refrigerant 
R134a. This refrigerant is free of CFCs 
which are harmful to the ozone layer.
i
Condensation may drip out from under-
neath the vehicle. This is normal and 
not an indication of a malfunction.
!
If the AC
OFF
 button on the automatic 
climate control panel starts to blink, 
this indicates that the air conditioning 
is losing refrigerant. The compressor 
has turned itself off. The air condition-
ing cannot be turned on again.
Have the air conditioning checked at 
the nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz 
Center.