Fresh air into cabin. How?

[Tafia]

Hi folks,

Driving my C Class recently - only had it 7 days so still going through the manual - I noticed the air in the cabin seemed to give me a sore throat and a dry nose.

With previous cars I have been able to set the heating system to give me a cool head with fresh air and warm feet from the system but the manual seems to be saying all air is dehmidified ( dry) which my sensitive throat doesn't like. Advice seems to be not to turn off the air con.

Can you advise the best setting to achieve fresh air with a bit of moisture to my face? I assume I have got the system incorrectly set up. Still learning.



Cheers

T

 

[st13phil]

I'd suggest leaving the system in "Auto" mode, but with the air-con turned off.

Don't forget to use the air-con periodically though, otherwise the compressor seals can harden and fail.

 

[whitenemesis]

What year C class is it? Some models always deliver fresh air to the dashboard centre vents.
Do you have Thematic or Thermatronic ( digital/luxury) a/c? The later bleeds warm air to the footwell whilst delivering cooler air to the dash level.

The recommendation to keep the a/c on is best observed or you may start seeing a lot of condensation on the windows, especially at this time of year and through winter.

 

[Tafia]

Thanks for your replies folks.

Model year is 2012 facelift. 62 reg. Executive.

System is Thermatic.