Mercedes Benz 2003 sl 500 User Manual

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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.
Nearly all dust particles, pollutants and 
odors are filtered out before outside air en-
ters the passenger compartment through 
the air distribution system.
Setting the temperature
Use the temperature controls 1 and 7 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). 
Increasing
Turn the outer adjustment ring slightly 
to the right.
The automatic climate control system 
will correspondingly adjust the interior 
air temperature.
Decreasing
Turn the outer adjustment ring slightly 
to the left.
The automatic climate control system 
will correspondingly adjust the interior 
air temperature.
Warning!
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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.
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If the vehicle interior is hot, ventilate 
the interior before driving off.
Keep the air intake grille in front of the 
windshield free of snow and debris.
When the retractable hardtop is closed, 
do not obstruct air flow by placing ob-
jects on the air flow-through exhaust 
slots below the rear window.
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When operating the climate control 
system in automatic mode, you will 
only rarely need to adjust the tempera-
ture, air volume and air distribution.