Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual page 55

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- Switching manual reci rculation mode on and
off: press
1 - 1
- Automatic* recircu lation mode: auto recircula -
tion needs to be activated in the Infotainment
system. Select in the Infotainment system :
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button> Vehicle > left control button
>Vehicle sett ings> Air condit ioning > Aut o re-
circulatio n. The air quality sensor that is de-
s igned for diesel and gasoline exhaust auto -
matically switches the recirculation mode on or
off depend ing on the level of pollutants in the
outside air.
In recirculation mode, the a ir inside the vehicle is
circulated and filtered . This prevents the unfil-
tered air outside the vehicle from ente ring the
veh icle interio r. We recommend swit ching reci r-
culation mode o n when driving through a tunnel
or when sitting in traffic ¢ ,&..
Recirculation mode is switched off by pressing
the
1 -= I
button or
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Switch ing the defogger on/ off
The windshield and s ide windows are defrosted
or cleared
of
condensation as qu ickly as possible .
The optimum amount of a ir flows main ly out of
the vents under the windshield . Recirculat ion
mode switches off. The temperature is cont rolled
automatically.
The
IAU T OI
button switches the defroster off.
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Climate cont rol system
The climate control system is switched on and off
by pressing the button . It is also sw itched on
when you press another button or a knob . Airflow
from outside is blocked when the climate control
system is switched off .
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Switching the rear windo w defogg er
on and off
If the rear window defogger is activated when
the ign ition is switched on, the battery manage-
ment dete rmines based on the batte ry charge if
it is possib le to t urn on . Otherwise , the rear win-
dow defogger functions with the engine running
and switches off automatically afte r approxi -
mately 10 - 20 minutes, depending on the out-
side temperature.
Warm a nd c o ld
To prevent the rear window defogger from
switching off automatica lly, press and hold the
llliil REAR I
button for more than two seconds. This
remains stored up to approx imately 15 minutes
after turning off the ignition.
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Seat heating*
If you press the button
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the seat heating is
switched on at the highest leve l (3) . The LEDs in-
dicate the temperature level. To reduce the tem-
perature, press the button again. To switch the
seat heating off, press the button repeatedly un-
t il the LED turns off .
The seat heating switches automatically from
setting 3 to setting 2 after 10 m inutes.
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WARNING
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- You should not use the recirculation mode
for an extended period of time since no
fresh air is drawn in . With the air-condition-
ing switched off, the windows can fog up,
which increases the risk of an acc ident.
- Individuals with reduced sensit ivity to pa in
or temperature could develop burns when
using the seat heat ing funct ion. To red uce
the risk of inju ry, these individua ls sho uld
not use seat heating.
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Note
To avoid damage to the heating elements in
the seats, do not knee l on the seats o r place
heavy loads on a small area of the sea t .
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Tips
- The setting for the seat heating on the d riv-
er's side is assigned to the key that is in use.
- If the front passenger's seat heating is
t urned on, it will not turn on agai n automat-
ically if mo re than 10 minutes have passed
between switc hing the ignition off and
switching it on aga in.
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