Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual page 54

Warm and cold
Automatic climate control system controls
Fig. 54 Automatic climate control system: contro ls
You can control the functions t hrough the dial,
buttons in the dial and the buttons. Press the
buttons to turn the functions o n or off. The LED
in a button will light up when the funct ion is
sw itched on.
We recommend pressing the
IAUTOI
but t on and
setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C). The au-
tomatic climate control system automatically
maintains a temperature once it has been set.
The temperature of the air from the vents, fan
speed, and a ir distribution are also automatically
adj usted . In all heating mode functions except
defrost, the blower only sw itches to a highe r
speed once the engine coo lant has reached a cer-
t ain tempe rature.
~
Adjusting the blower
The blower speed can be adjusted in small incre-
ments using the dial
(D.
The blower should a l-
ways run at a low setting to prevent the windows
from fogging a nd to ens ure a continuous ex-
cha nge of air ins ide the veh icle. You can adjust
the volume of a ir generated by the blowe r to your
p reference. To have the blower regu lated auto-
matica lly, press the
IAUTOI
button .
IAIC !
Switching cooling mode on and off
The cooling system is turned on and off w ith the
IA/C l
button. The air is not cooled and humidity is
not removed when cooling mode is switched off .
52
This can cause fog on the windows. Cooling mode
switches off automatically when the outside tem -
perature is be low zero .
The t empe rat ure can be adjus t ed with the con-
tro l @ .
I•
I
• I
Adjusting th e tempe rature
The temperature can be adjusted in small incre-
ments us ing the d ia l @ .
IA UTO I
Swit ching autom atic mode on and off
The automatic mode is turned on using the
IAU T OI
button. AUTO mode switches off once a
button in the climate control system is pressed .
Automat ic mode maintains a constant tempera-
ture inside the veh icle. Air temperature, a irflow
and air distrib ution are controlled automa ti cally.
Adjusting the air distribution
The air distribution can be adjusted with the con-
tro l @ . To have the air d istribution regulated au -
tomat ically, press the
IAU TO I
button.
The air vents in the cockpit are adjustable.
To keep the front side windows from fogg ing up
in damp weather, we recommend opening the
side a ir vents and tilting them to the side .
1 -1
Switching recirculation mode on and off
The recirculat io n mode can be tu rned on man ual-
ly or au t omatically *. .,.