Mercedes Benz 2003 sl 500 User Manual

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Controls in detail
Automatic climate control
Adjusting the temperature for center 
and side air vents
When outside temperatures are low, you 
can manually raise the air temperature for 
the center and side air vents. The 
controls 3 are located between the center 
air vents (
Turning on warm air
Press the left button (red).
The indicator lamp on the button lights 
up. Warm air will enter from the center 
and side air vents.
Turning off warm air
Press the left button (red).
The indicator lamp on the button goes 
out. The air from the outlets will return 
to the temperature set in the system.
Turning on cooler air
Press the right button (blue).
The indicator lamp on the button lights 
up. Cooler air will enter from the center 
and side air vents.
Turning off cooler air
Press the right button (blue).
The indicator lamp on the button goes 
out. The air from the outlets will return 
to the temperature set in the system.
Adjusting air volume
Use the air volume control 10 
(
page 148) for both automatic and man-
ual air volume adjustment.
Adjusting manually
Press the control knob.
The U light on the control knob 
goes out. You can now select one of 
nine air volume settings.
Adjusting automatically
Press the control knob.
The U light on the control knob 
comes on. The airflow is adjusted auto-
matically.