Mercedes-Benz 2008 S600 Automobile User Manual


 
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Control systems
COMAND automatic climate control
̄ COMAND automatic climate control
You can operate the automatic climate
control via COMAND or via the buttons on
the front and rear* automatic climate con-
trol panel (
page 469).
Some of the special climate control func-
tions can only be set via COMAND.
The following automatic climate control
functions can be operated via COMAND:
i
The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 85).
Warning! G
When operating the automatic climate con-
trol, the air that enters the passenger com-
partment through the air vents can be very
hot or very cold (depending on the set tem-
perature). This may cause burns or frostbite
to unprotected skin in the immediate area of
the air vents.
Always keep sufficient distance between un-
protected parts of the body and the air
vents. If necessary, use the air distribution
adjustment (
page 253) to direct the air to
air vents in the vehicle interior that are not
in the immediate area of unprotected skin.
Warning! G
Follow the recommended settings for heat-
ing and cooling given on the following pages
and pages in the “Controls in detail” part
(
page 469) Otherwise the windows could
fog up, impairing visibility and endangering
you and others.
Function Page
Temperature 252
Air distribution 253
Air volume 253
Switching off cooling (“AC
OFF
”) 254
Central climate control (“Mono”) 255
Footwell temperature 255
Air flow from air vents 256
Rear climate control* 257