2011 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 293

Operating the climate control systems well as for the left and right sides of the rear compartment and the footwells. Only change the temperature setting in small increments. Start at 72 ‡ (22 †). 291 Setting the front-compartment temperature using the front control panel X Setting the footwell temperature The footwell temperature can be set via COMAND (Y page 264). Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition lock. X To increase/reduce: press the w rocker switch up or down. Only change the temperature setting in small increments. Start at 72 ‡ (22 †). i You can also use COMAND to set the temperature (Y page 262). Setting the air distribution Air distribution settings The air distribution can be set individually for the driver's and front-passenger sides. ¯ directs the airflow through the defroster vents P directs the airflow through the center and side air vents O directs the airflow through the footwell air vents S directs the airflow through the center and side air vents, as well as the footwell air vents a directs the airflow through the footwell and defroster vents _ directs the airflow through the defroster, center and side air vents, as well as the footwell air vents b directs the airflow through the center and side air vents, as well as the defroster vents W adjusts the air distribution automatically Setting the temperature in the rear compartment using the front control panel X Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition lock. X Activate the Y rear compartment function via COMAND (Y page 265). The rear-compartment climate control can be controlled via the front control panel using the Y rear compartment function. X To increase/reduce: press the w rocker switch up or down. Only change the temperature setting in small increments. Start at 72 ‡ (22 †). i To return to the standard display, activate the front climate control function via COMAND (Y page 265). i The rear display changes to the standard display automatically after five seconds. Setting the temperature in the rear compartment using the rear control panel X Setting the air distribution in the front/ rear compartment using COMAND The air distribution can be set using COMAND (Y page 262). Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition lock. X To increase/reduce: press rocker switch H or M up or down (Y page 287). Setting the rear-compartment air distribution using the rear control panel X Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition lock. X Press rocker switch I or L up or down repeatedly (Y page 287) until the desired Z Climate control