Heated Seats - Audi R8 Spyder 2012 Owner's Manual

an authorized Audi dealer when there is an
operating prob lem.
Using the climate controls economically
Economical use of the climate controls helps
to save fuel.
When climate cont rol is wor king in cool ing
mode, engine performance is reduced and
fuel consumption is affected. To keep the time
the air conditioning is on as short as possible,
you should do the fo ll ow ing:
.,. If you wo uld like to save f uel, switch t he air
conditioning off .
.. If you open the windows whi le driving,
switch the air conditioning off.
.,. If the vehicle is extremely hot due to the
heat of the sun, briefly open doors and win-
dows.
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For the sake of the environment
When you save fuel, you reduce emissions
from the vehicle.
Rear window defogger
The rear window defogger clears the rear win-
dow of condensation .
.. Press the
Iii
button
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page 65, fig. 79 to
turn the rear window defogger on and off.
The rear window defogger wor ks only when
the engine is running. The indicator li ght in
the button illuminates when the rear window
defogger is turned on.
The rear window defogger is switched off au-
tomatically after approx . 10 minutes .
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For the sake of the environment
As soon as the rear window is clear, yo u
should switc h the rear window def ogger
off . The reduced power consumption has a
beneficial effect on f uel consumption.
Warm and c o ld 69
Heated seats
Applies to vehicles: with hea ted seats
The seat cushion and the seatback of the
front seats can be heated electrically.
.. Press the heated seats button
I-
J
+I
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page 65, fig . 79 to set the level of heating
desired.
The range of cont rols goes from 1 to 3. The
heat setting selected is shown by LEDs above
the button.
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WARNING
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Indiv iduals wit h reduced sensitiv ity to pain
or temperature could develop burns when
using the seat heat ing funct ion. To reduce
the risk of injury, these ind ividuals should
not use seat heating.
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Note
To avoid damage to the heat ing elements
in the seats, do not kneel on the seats or
place heavy loads on a small area of the
seat.