Audi Q5 2011 Owner's Manual page 89

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Air vents
Air distribution determines the air flow from the individual vents .
Fig. 103 Inst rument pa ne l: Locat ion of a ir vents
Vent s @ and @
• Rotate the thumbwheel located next to the
outlet to open or close it.
• To adjust the direct ion of the airflow from
the outlet, move the tab in the center of the
outlet in the desi red d irect ion. The direction
of the air delivered from the vents can be
adjusted horizontally and vertically.
The air out lets are actuated either automati-
cally or manually depend ing on the operating
mode se lected. Heated or unheated fresh air
or coo led air flows from vents (!) through @).
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Tips
If the climate cont rol is running in cooli ng
mode, air flows mainly from vents @ and
@ .
To achieve adequate cooling, you
should never close these vents complete ly.
Rear air vents
The rear air vents ore located in the center
console .
• Turn the left t humbwhee l to open or close
the vent.
• To adjust the direction of the air move the
handle in th e center of each vent. You can
adjust the air f low hori zontally and vertical -
ly.
• To raise or lower the a ir temperature , turn
the right thumbwhee l toward the red or
blue marking .
The air ve nts are actuated either automat ica l-
ly or manually depending on the ope rat ing
mode selected. Heated or unheated fresh air,
o r cooled air flows from t he vents .
The air vents to heat the rear footwell are lo-
cated under the front seats.
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Tips
If the climate control is operating in cool -
ing mode, air flows primar ily from the
vents in the cente r console . To ach ieve ad-
equate cooling, you should never close
these ve nts completely.
Economical use of the climate control
system
Economical use of the climate control system
helps save fuel.
When t he climate cont rol sys t em is working in
cooling mode, eng ine perfo rmance is reduced
and fuel consumption is affected . To keep the
time the climate contro l system is on as short
as possib le, you should do the following:
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