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Air conditioning
The auxiliary heating which is available ex-works is
installed on the longitudinal member, front right
under the headlight. It is incorporated into the
CAN-Convenience via auxiliary heating control
unit J364 (see topology illustration). Climatronic
control unit J255 is the master control unit for the
auxiliary heating. The interior of the vehicle can be
heated up much more quickly as a result of the
integration of the auxiliary heating into the small
heating circuit. The auxiliary heating can be
programmed and activated via the multi-media
interface, by means of the preselection function.
It can also be activated via the updated remote
control.
Climatronic control unit J255 decides on the
auxiliary heating or auxiliary ventilation mode, the
respective symbol is shown as a function display on
the display unit in dash panel insert J285 after the
respective message is received. The auxiliary
heating basically runs in fresh air mode, whereby
the blower is resticted to 40 %.
Auxiliary / additional heating
323_025
ON
Positive feedback, auxiliary heating active
Negative feedback, auxiliary heating not active
The new feature here is the bi-directional
communication between the remote control for the
auxiliary heating and the radio receiver for auxiliary
heating R64. The antenna for the radio receiver for
auxiliary heating is installed as a module of the
antenna system in the rear window; the range of the
radio remote control is now up to 600 meters.
The user receives feedback on whether the
activation of the auxiliary heating was succesful or
not via a LED which is integrated in the radio remote
control.
323_024
ON
