Warm and cold Climate control
Description
The air conditioner is fully automatic and is
designed to maintain a comfortable and uni
form climate inside the vehicle .
We recommend the following settings:
~ Set the temperature to 72 °F (+22 °C).
~ Press the !AUTO I button.
With this setting, you attain maximum com
fort in the least amount of time. Change this
setting, as desired, to meet your personal
needs.
The climate controls are a combination of
heating, ventilation and cooling systems,
which automatica lly reduce humidity and cool
the air inside your vehicle.
The air temperature, air flow and air distribu
tion are automatica lly regu lated to achieve
and maintain the desired passenger compart
ment temperature as quickly as possible.
The system automatically compensates for
changes in outside temperature and for the
intensity of the sunlight entering the ve hicle.
We recommend you use the
Automatic mode
¢ page 94 for year-round comfort.
Please note the following:
Turn on the air conditioner to reduce humidity
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
evaporator may drip under the vehicle. This is
normal and does not indicate a leak.
If the outside temperature is low, the fan nor
mally only switches to a h igher speed once
the engine coolant has warmed up sufficient
l y.
The a ir conditioner temporarily switches off
when you drive off from a standstill using full
throttle to save engine power.
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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 pollutants filter
The air pollutants filter (a combined particle
filter and activated charcoa l filter) reduces or
prevents outside air pollution (dust, or pollen)
from entering the vehicle. The air is a lso fil
tered in a ir recirculation mode.
The air pollutants filter must be changed at
the interva ls specified in your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet, so that the a ir cond i
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 specified in
your Audi Warranty
& Maintenance booklet. If
in doubt, ask your authorized Audi Serv ice Ad
visor for advice .
Key coded settings
The air conditioner settings selected are auto
matically stored and assigned to the key be ing
used. When the vehicle is started, the air con
ditioner automa tically selects the settings as
s igned to that key . This way every driver w ill
mainta in his/her own personal settings and
does not have to reset them manually.
If a different dr iver uses your key and changes
the air cond itioner settings, the latest adjust
ments will erase and replace the sett ings you
have stored.
Energy management
To prevent the battery from being discharged
and to restore the balance of energy, compo
nents which require large amounts of energy
are temporarily cut back or switched off
¢ page 225. Heat ing systems in particular re
quire a great deal of ene rgy. If you notice , fo r
example, that the seat* or rear window hea t
ing is not heating, they have been temporarily
cut back or switched off by
energy manage
ment .
These systems are availab le aga in as
soon as the energy balance has been restored . .,.
