The LED in the buttons illum inates when the
function is active.
Button (s) Meaning
Rotary Temperature
selection
knob
CD ¢ page 69
Rotary Switch air conditioning on/off
knob @lil (Fan)
Q
page 69
Rotary A ir distribution Q
page 70
knob@
~ Defrost Q page 71
~
Rear window defogger
¢page 71
Heated seat* driver/passenger I-.., +I
side ¢ page 72
~ Recircu lation Q page 71
IA!CI Switch on cooling system
¢page 71
Pollutant filt er
The pollutant filter (particle filter) ensures
that contaminants in the outside air (such as
dust or po llen) are greatly reduced or stop
ped. The air is also filtered in recirculation
mode.
The pollutant filter element must be changed
according to the intervals specified in the
maintenance schedule so that the air condi
tioning system's performance is not adversely
affected .
If the fi lter's effectiveness is weakened by
driving the vehicle in areas with heavily pollut
ed outside air, the filter element should also
be changed in between the listed services.
A WARNING
For safety reasons, it is important that all
w indows are free of ice, snow, and conden
sa tion. Only then is good visib ility ensured.
Please fam iliarize yourse lf w ith the correct
operation of the air conditioning and how
to de humidify/defrost the windows .
(D Note
-If yo u suspect that the clima te controls
have been damaged, switch the system
Warm and c old 69
off to avoid damaging it, and have it in
spected by an authorized Audi dealer .
- Audi climate control system repairs re
quire special expertise and the proper
tools . You should contact an authorized
Audi dealer in the event of malfunctions.
(D Tips
- To avoid adversely affecting heating and
cooling performance and to prevent con
densation on the windows, the air intake
in front of the windshield must be free of
ice, snow, and leaves.
- The air coming from the vents and circu
lat ing through the entire interior is ex
tracted through the out let slots in the
side pane ls in t he luggage compartment.
Make sure that the outlet slots are not
covered by clothing, etc.
- Climate control works most effectively if
the windows are closed. Howeve r, if the
inter io r of a par ked vehicle is ext reme ly
hot from the sun's rays, briefly open ing
t he windows can speed up the cooling
process .
Setting temperature
.. Turn the rotary knob CD Q page 68, fig. 79
to the desired temperature setting.
To set a lower temperature, turn the rotary
knob to the left. To set a higher temperature,
turn the rotary knob to the right. There are
additional intermediate settings available to
adjust the temperature as needed .
Switching climate control on and off
Switching the climate control system on
and off
.. Tu rn the knob @Q page 68, fig. 79 to the
r ight to switc h climate cont ro l on. The LED
next to the word O FF goes o ut.
.. Turn the knob@¢
page 68, fig. 79 to the
left to switch the climate control system off.
The LED next to the word OFF comes on.
I)>
70 Warm and cold
Setting fan sp ee d 8/r
.,. Turn the knob@¢ page 68, fig. 79 to the
setting you want to adjust fan speed (air
quantity).
I n a utomat ic mode the cl imate control sys
tem automatically regulates fan speed de
pending on interior temperature. You can ad
just the volume of air produced by the fan to
meet your own requirements.
Air distribution
F ig . 8 0 In st rume nt panel: Locat ion of air vents
.,. Turn the rotary knob@¢ page 68, fig. 79
to the desired setting .
.,. To open and close the o utlets, turn the ad
justing ring .
.,. To adj ust the direct ion of the airf low from
the outlet, move the tab in the center o f the
outlet in the des ired d irect ion. The direction
of the air de livered from the vents can be
adjusted horizontally and vertically .
A ir distribution :
- In sett ing
-0-, air flows only to the w indows,
vents
(D and @are open . To defrost the
driver and front passenger side windows
most effectively, the vents @should be di
rected toward the side w indows.
- In sett ing@, air flows on ly to the dr iver/
passenger, vents ® and © are open.
- In setting{}, air flows only to the footwell,
vents ® are open .
(D Tips
If the difference between the desired tem
perature set by you and the veh icle's interi
or temperature is too great, the fan speed
will change a utomat ically. This is done so
that the desired temperature setting is
r eached as q uic kly as possib le.
- In setting~' air flows only to the windows
and the footwell, ven ts
(D , @ and ® are
open.
T he re a re additional comb inat ions (th ro ugh
in termediate settings) available to adjus t air
dist ribution a s needed.
(r} Tips
If the climate contro ls are running in cool
i ng mode, air should flow mainly from
vents @and @. To achieve sufficient co ol
i ng, you should never close these ven ts
complete ly .
