E L Ectrica L Ly Heated Front Seats; Engine Preheater - Audi A3 2011 Owner's Manual

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Applies to vehicles: wi th electr ically heated front seats
Electrically heated front seats
With the ignition on, the seat cushion and backrest of the
front seats can be heated.
Fig. 10 4 Center
console: thumbw heels
for front seat heating
Use the thumbwheels in the center console=> fig . 104 to
turn on and adjust front seat heating. An infinite range of
positions are possible .
- Roll the thumbwheel
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(driver's seat) or @ (front
passenger's seat) from position (0) upward in order to
activate the heating elements.
- Select the desired temperature setting from positions 1
through 6.
When the heating element is activated, the numbers on the thumb-
wheel will illuminate .
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Note
To prevent possible damage to the heating elements, do not kneel on
the seats or apply a heavy load to relatively small areas of the seat. •
Cont rols and equip-
ment
Vehicle OP-eration
App lies to vehicles: with engine preheater
Engine preheater
Use of the engine preheater is recommended when the
ambient temperature is below -5 °F (-20 °C).
Fig. 10 5 In the left
front bumper: engine
preheater connection
socket
The engine preheater slow ly warms the engine coolant using a
heating element when the vehicle is parked. The included cable
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must be connected to a 120 Volt Ground Fault Circuit (GFI) protected
outlet that is protected from water (in your garage, for instance).
When the coo lant is preheated, the engine reaches its operating
temperature more qu ickly and will use less fue l and produce fewer
polluting emiss ions during the warm-up phase.
Preheat ing the engine can take up to 3 hours depending on the
temperature outside.
Conn e ct ing th e engin e pr e he a t e r
• Only use the cable provided.
• All cables and connectors that are used must not be damaged
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• Open the cover=> fig . 105
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• Plug the connecting cable into the socket @ =>& .
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The cable is delivered with veh icles in Canada as sta ndard equipment. The ca -
ble can be obtained from an autho rized Audi dea ler for vehicles in the USA.
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