Warm And Cold; Climate Control - Audi Q7 2015 Owner's Manual

94 Warm and cold
Warm and cold
Climate control
Description
The air conditioner is fully automatic and is
designed to maintain a comfortable and uni-
form climate inside the vehicle.
We recommend the following settings :
.. Set the temperature to 72 °F (+22 °C).
.. Press the
!AUTO !
button .
With this setting, you attain maximum com-
fort in the least amount of time. Change this
setting, as desired, to meet your personal
needs.
The climate controls are a combination of
heating, venti lation and cooling systems,
which automatica lly reduce humidity and cool
the air inside your vehicle.
The air temperature, air flow and air distribu-
tion are automatica lly regu lated to achieve
and maintain the desired passenger compart-
ment temperature as quickly as possib le.
The system automatically compensates for
changes in outside temperature and for the
intensity of the sunlight entering the vehicle.
We recommend you use the
Automatic
mode
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page 97 for year-round comfort.
Please note the following:
Turn on the air conditioner to reduce humidity
in the vehicle. This also prevents the windows
from fogging up.
When the outside temperature is high and the
air is very hum id,
condensation
from the
evaporator may drip unde r the vehicle. This is
norma l and does not indicate a leak.
If the outside temperature is low, the fan nor-
mally only switches to a higher speed once
the eng ine coolant has warmed up sufficient-
ly.
The air conditioner temporarily switches off
when you drive off from a standstill using full
thrott le t o save eng ine power.
The compressor also switches off if the cool-
ant temperature is too high, so that the en-
gine can be adequately cooled under extreme
loads.
Air pollutants filter
The air pollutants filter (a comb ined particle
filter and activated charcoa l filter) reduces or
prevents outside air pollution (dust, or pollen)
from enter ing the vehicle. The air is also fil-
tered in air recirculation mode .
The air pollutants filter must be changed at
the interva ls specified in your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet, so that the air condi-
tioner can properly work.
If
you drive your vehicle in an area with high
air pollution, the filter may need to be
changed more frequently than specified in
your Audi Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet. If
in doubt, ask your authorized Audi Service Ad-
visor for advice.
Key coded settings
The air conditioner settings selected are auto-
matically stored and assigned to the key being
used. When the vehicle is started, the air con-
ditioner automa t ically selects t he settings as-
signed to that key. This way every driver will
maintain his/her own personal settings and
does not have to reset them manually .
If a different driver uses your key and changes
the air cond itioner settings, the latest adjust -
ments will erase and replace the settings you
have stored.
Energy management
To prevent the battery from being discharged
and to restore the balance of energy, compo-
nents which require large amounts of energy
are temporarily cut back or switched off
¢ page 228. Heating systems in particular re-
quire a great deal of ene rgy. If you notice , for
example, that the seat* or rear window heat-
ing is not heating, they have been temporarily
cut back or switched off by
energy manage-
ment.
These systems are available aga in as
soon as the energy balance has been restored . .,.