2009 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET dashboard

Clear vision
Applies to vehi cles : equip ped wit h Ligh t se nso r pa ckag e
Coming home /leaving home function gr!}
The coming home/leaving home function switches on the
external lights on a vehicle parked in the dark to illumi ­
nate the surroundings.
Activating the function
Fig . 91 Dashboard
detail: coming
home/leaving home
switch beside light
switch
- Briefly press the knob g{!} => fig. 91 (colored dot) so it will
stand out from the panel.
Turn the knob to position
1.
Push the knob back in to secure its setting.
Deactivating the function
- Briefly press the knob g{!} => fig. 91 so it will stand out
from the panel.
- Turn the knob to position
0.
Push the knob back in to secure its setting.
The coming home/leaving home function is controlled by light
sensors located in the inside mirror housing and stem. The system
is activated if all of the conditions below are fulfilled: •
the knob
lJ has been turned to position 1
• the driving lights and the ignition have been switched off
• the vehicle is parked in poor light or darkness with the sensors
detecting little or no light at all.
Coming home situation
In darkness , the activated system will turn on the front fog lights, tail
lights, and rear licence plate light as soon as the driver's door is
opened from inside.
As long as one of the doors or the rear lid remains open, the set of
external lights will keep burning for about two minutes maximum.
To provide ligh t for departure, the set of vehicle lights will keep
burning for about another 30 seconds after all doors and the rear lid
have been closed.
The factory -set time of 30 seconds until the lights are switched off
can be adjusted if you prefer a longer or shorter duration. Have the
adjustment done by your Audi dealer or a qualified workshop . The
system can be adjusted to keep the lights burning for a maximum
of 60 seconds.
Leaving home situation
As soon as the vehicle is unlocked by pressing the@ button on your
remote control, the set of external lights is switched on .
The external lights are switched off as soon as the driver's door is opened from outside. Even if you had the system readjusted to keep
the lights burning for an extended time for coming home, the
external lights will be turned off if you do not open the driver's door
within 60 seconds after unlocking see chapter "Opening and Closing" in your Owner's Manual. If the lights are switched off
before you reach the driver's door, press them button once more to
turn them on again. .,_

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arm and cold --------------------
Button (s )
!AU TO)
88
(left and right)
§)
!ECON]
!OFF)
88
!in the center)
Fun cti on
Automatic operation
Temperature controls for
driver's side and passenger side
Air recirculation
Switches off air conditioning
Switches off air conditioning (rather than using
@a)
Switches o ff the air reci rculation (rather than
using
I O FF])
Adjusts fan speed
Air directed to the windows
A ir directed to the footwells
Air from dashboard outlets
Windshie ld defroster/defogger
Rear window defroste r/defogger
The buttons
I -O J, IEJJ, and j-0,,J can be selected individually or in
combination .•
Automatic mode [AU TO]
The automatic mode is the standard setting for all
seas ons.
Swit ching on AUTO
- Set the temperature between 64 °F (+ 18 °C) and 86 °F
(+29 °C) . -
Press [AUTO
I=> page 111, fig. 130.
AUTO on ly works when you set the inside temperature between
64 °F (18 °C) and 86 ° F (29 °Cl. If you select a temperature be low
64 °F (18 °C),
LO will appear in the display. If you se lect a tempera­
ture above 86 °F (29 °C),
H I wi ll appear in the display.
The system automatically compensates for changes in outside
temperature and for the intens ity of the sunlight.
[ i ] T ips
By keeping the !AUTO l button on the driver's side pressed for
severa l seconds, the temperature of the passenger side can be set
t o the tempera ture of the driver's side or vice versa . The new
temperature setting will be shown in the disp lay .•
Setting the temperature
Sep arate temperatures can be selected for the driver's
and front passenger side.
- Press the(:) button or t he G button under each display
=> page 111, fig. 130 until the desired temperature is
reached.
The selected temperature setting appears in the display above the
buttons .
By pressing both
! AUTO l buttons for severa l seconds, the tempera­
ture on the passenger side can be set to the temperature of the
driver's side or v ice versa . The new temperature setting will be
shown in the display. The old temperature setting can be restored
by resett ing the display as required .•