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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 climat e inside the vehicle.
We recommend the following sett ings :
.. Set the temperature to 72 °F (+22 °C).
.. Press the
!AUTO !
button .
With this setting, you attain maxim um com-
fort in the least amount of time. Change this
setting, as desired, to meet your persona l
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 tempera tur e, air flow and air distrib u-
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
Automati c
mode
¢
page 95 for year-round comfort.
Please note the following:
Turn on the air cond itione r to reduce hum idity
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
evapo rator may drip unde r the vehicle. This is
norma l and does not indicate a leak.
If the outside temperatu re is low, the fan nor-
mally only switches to a higher speed once
the eng ine coolan t has warmed up sufficient-
ly.
The air conditioner tempora rily switches off
when you drive off from a st andstill using full
thro t t 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 pollutant s filter
The air pollutan t s f ilter (a comb ined particle
filte r 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 specif ied 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
mainta in 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 itione r settings, the latest adjust -
ments will erase and replace the sett ings you
have stored.
Energy man agement
To prevent the battery from being discharged
and to restore the ba lance of energy, compo-
nents which require large amounts of energy
are temporarily cut back or switched off
¢ page 229. Heating systems in particular re-
quire a grea t deal of ene rgy.
If
you notice , for
example, that the seat* or rear window hea t-
ing is not heating, they have been temporar ily
cut back or switched off by
energy manage-
ment .
These systems are available aga in as
soon as the energy balance has been restored . .,.
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