AUDI A3 SEDAN 2017 Owners Manual

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-Using the control unit while operating the
charging dock*
c!;> page 110 or charging
clip*
c!;> page 110 is recommended .
-Do not immerse the control un it in water or
cover with snow or ice.
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-Always place the Audi e-tron charging sys ­
tem on a secure surface when charg ing.
-To reduce the risk of over heat ing during op­
eration, do not place the Audi e -t ron cha rg­
i ng system in direct sunlight for long per i­
ods of time.
-If the temperature inside the control unit r ises above 176 °F (80 °C), the charging
process will stop automatically unt il the
temperature decreases back down to the normal range.
Attaching/changing the power/vehicle cable
A pp lies to: ve hicles with p lug -in hybrid dr ive
Fi g. 11 5 Contro l u ni t: loose nin g the cable
Fig. 116 Co ntro l u ni t: attach ing t he cable
Requirements:
co
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> ex, a,
.,. The charging process for the high -voltage bat­
te ry mus t be e nded .
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.,. The vehicle charging connector must be re ­
moved from the vehicle charging port.
.,. The power cable must be removed from the
socket.
Loosening th e cable
.,. If ne cessary, loosen the screw © r::!:>fig . 115 us­
ing the screwdriver provided .
.,. Lift the lever@all the way up.
.,. Pull the connector @out just unt il you feel re­
sistance.
.,. Close the lever @until it is rest ing on the con-
nector @.
.,. Remove the connector @ completely .
Attaching the cable
.,. Lift the lever @up slight ly c!;> fig. 116.
.,. Insert the connector ® into the control unit
just until you feel resistance .
.,. Lift the lever @all the way up .
.,. Insert the connector @ all t he way into the
cont rol un it.
.,. Close the lever @ .
.,. Tigh ten the screw © using the sc rewdrive r pro­
vided .
A WARNING
-
-Always remove the power cable from the
socket before changing the power cab le or
veh icle cable.
- Always follow the instructions given when
charging the high-voltage battery. Do not
remove the vehicle charging cable from the
socket during the charging p rocess . End the
charging process before removing the vehi­
cle charging cab le from the socket.
-Only change cab les in a dry enviro nment .
-The Audi e-tron charging system may only
be used as one un it composed of power ca­
b les, the control unit and vehicle cable . We
recomme nd usi ng only cables approved by
Aud i.
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Charging dock
Applies to: vehicles with plug -in hybrid drive and charging
dock
F ig . 11 7 Opening/clos ing t he charg ing dock
®
F ig . 118 Cha rg in g dock : mount ing th e c harg ing sys te m
You can store the charg ing system in the charg ­
ing dock.
Opening /closing the charging dock
• If necessary, you can u nlock/ lock the charg ing
dock using the key provided by turning it to the
unlocked position @ or locked position @
¢fig. 117 .
• Opening/closing the door on the charging dock.
Mounting the cha rging system in the
charging dock
• Open the door on the charging dock.
• First insert the control unit in the bottom tabs
on the charging dock and then into the upper
tabs.
• Push the control un it toward the rea r and let it
lock into place .
• Guide the vehicle cable th rough the opening @
¢fig _ 118.
• Wrap the extra cab le length around the adapt­
er @ .
• Plug the power cable into the socket in the
charging dock .
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• Close the door.
• After charging, you can p lace the vehicle charg­
ing
connector ©¢ page 108 , fig. 114 in the
holder on the charging dock
door ¢ fig. 117.
Removing th e charging system from th e
charging dock
• Open the door on the charging dock .
• Remove the power cable connector from the
socket in the charging dock.
• Unwrap the cable from the adapter @.
• To loosen the contro l unit from the holder,
press the re lease tabs above the cont rol un it @
r=:> fig. 118 .
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-Always keep the door on the cha rging dock
closed.
- Do not place any objects on the door or the
charging dock .
Charging clip
Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive and charging clip
Fig. 119 Cha rg in g cl ip: c harg ing sys tem co nnected
Connecting the char ging system to the
charging clip
• First insert the control unit in the bottom tabs
on the charging clip and then into the upper
tabs .
• Push the con trol uni t towa rd the rear -ar row­
¢ fig. 119 and let i t lock into place .
• Wrap the extra cable length around the charg­
ing connector mount
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• Plug the power cable into the socket @.
• After charging, you can hook the vehicle charg­
ing
connector ©¢ page 108, fig. 114 to the
charging connector mount
(D ¢ fig . 119. ..,.

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Removing the charging syst em from the
charging clip
• Remove the power cable connector from the
socket @.
• Unwind the cable from the charging connector
mount (D.
• To loosen the control unit from the bracket,
push the lock ing mechan ism @ upward
9fig. 119.
Transport ing
App lies to: veh icles with plug-in hybrid drive
Fig. 1 20 Storage bag
• Store the charg ing system and the special
charg ing cable* in the bag befo re transport ing .
• Secure the bag using the tie-downs ¢ page 66.
The flat hook must be secured to the left side
of the tie-downs.
_& WARNING
- If the vehicle charging cab le is not secured
or pos itioned correct ly, it can slide out of
place and endanger vehicle occupants when
brak ing, when changing directions, or in an
acc ident.
- Never transport the Audi e-tron charging system or the special charg ing cable" unse­
cured.
- Store the Audi e-tron charging system or the spec ial charging cable* in the storage
bag in the luggage compartment.
- Always transport the storage bag in the lug­
gage compartment and never i n the passen­
ger compartment (for example the seats or
in front of them) .
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Charging overview
Applies to: vehicles with pl ug-in hybrid drive
Fig. 121 Charging system : control unit
Fi g. 122 Rad iator grille: veh icle charg ing port and bu tton
module
T he charging uni t is located behind the Audi rings
o n the front of the vehicle .
@ ~ Button/LED
@ Display field
© Arrow buttons
@IOKI Butto n
(D Chargi ng timer button
@ Status LED
@ Immediate charging button
T he meaning of the d ifferent status displays for
the cha rging sys tem and the vehicle can be found
u nder
9 page 114, S tatus displays.
A WARNING
There is an error in the control unit if the LED
@ is red. Disconnect the contro l unit from the
power supply. Refer to th is chapter
¢page 114, Status displays. ..,
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-The device runs a se lf-test after power has
been restored to the control unit.
- You can activate a PI N for the control unit
¢ page 117 .
- The vehicle cannot be star te d if a cha rgi ng
connector is connected .
Before charging
App lies to: ve hicles w ith p lug- in hy brid drive
F ig. 1 23 Radiator g rille: ope ning the c harg ing uni t cove r
Fig. 124 Radiator g rille : cha rgi ng por t cap
"Unl ock the ve hicle if necessary ¢ page 34.
... Make s ure that the selector lever is in the P po ­
sition and drive ready mode is switched off
¢ page 96.
"Turn the lock until it is ve rtical to open the cov ­
er on the charging
unit ¢ fig. 123 .
... Slide the cover caref ully to t he s ide if necessa ­
ry .
... Remove the lock on the c harg ing po rt
¢fig. 124.
"Inser t power plug @ or© into the socke t
¢page 108 , fig. 114 .
l) Not availa ble in a ll Info ta in m en t sy ste m s.
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... Plug the vehicle charging connecto r ©
¢ page 108, fig. 114 into the vehicle charging
port ¢ fig. 124. The c harging p rocess starts au­
tomatically if no charg ing timer is set .
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Remove ice and s now from the cover using a
h and brush and solvent-free de icing sp ray .
Charging
App lies to : vehicles wi th plug-in hybrid drive
You can switch between the immediate charg ing
@ and charging timer Q) options d uring the
charg ing process if a charg ing t imer is set . Press
the des ired button to do this .
You have different charging options:
Immediate charging
To start the c harging process immed iate ly, press
the b utton @
¢page 111 , fig. 122 . The LE D in
the button turns on.
Setting the charging timer
You can delay the ch arging time w ith the charg­
i ng t imer in the Infota inment system
ll _ Yo u can
set two diffe rent timers.
" If a time r was alrea dy set, p ress t he bu tto n Q)
¢page 111, fig. 12 2. The LED in the button
t urns on .
... To set a charging timer , select: IMENU ! button>
Vehicle > left control button > Charge > r ight
control button >
Program timer .
... Select Individual timer or Repeat timer .
... Set the departu re time, the da te or day of the
week .
... You ca n activate the climate cont rol w ith the
charging t imer d uring the c harg ing process by
sele ct ing
Air conditioning wit h the cont rol
knob.
A ./ appears in the box. This activ ation is
separa te from the Infotai nment system set ­
tings in t he climate cont rol
menu ¢ page 118.
... Press the IBACKI b utton. ..,_

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., To activate the desired timer, conf irm the set­
ting with the control knob . A./ appears in the
box .
Preferr ed charg ing t ime
You can spec ify a preferred charging time for the
programmed timer, for example if yo u wou ld like
to use the off-peak rate.
., Se lect : IMENUI button> V ehicl e> left cont rol
button >
C ha rge > right contro l button > Pro­
gr am tim er.
Power s ave mode
Powe r save mode is automatically switched o n
when the contro l unit has not been operated for
mo re than one m inute. The
L E D @ ~ page 111,
fig. 121 stays on. All other d isplays turn off.
.. To switch power save mode on or off, press the
~button @ ~page 111, fig. 121 .
Power save mode ends automatically when the
vehicle charging connector is plugged into the ve ­
h icle.
The high-voltage battery is charging when the
LED @ blinks.
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-Air condit ioning and heating is powered
electrically if you select climate control us­
i ng the charging timer . This may also be
used in confined spaces such as garages .
-Using the auxiliary air conditioning wh ile
charging can also reduce the charge level of
the high-vo ltage battery.
-The high-voltage battery also charges in
power save mode .
-If the charging process is in progress, it will
not be interrupted when power save mode
switches on.
-The charging process can be interrupted at
any time . Press the active button on the ve­
hicle to do
this ~ page 111, fig. 122.
-The cl imate control output wh ile charging
depends on the capacity of the electrical
connection . Additional information on cl i­
mate control can be found under
~ page 118.
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Setting the charging power level
Applies to: vehicles with plug -in hybrid drive
The cont rol un it automatically recognizes the
vo ltage and the available current strength. You
can set whethe r you wou ld like to charge w ith the
f ull or half of the charging power .
., Press the I OKI@ ~ page 111, fig. 121 butto n
on the control unit .
., Enter the PIN if necessary.
., PO WER and SET PIN appear in the disp lay
fie ld .
., Select POWER with the a rrow button ©­
., Press the I OK ! button @.
., The charging power disp lay appears. The cur­
rent set value (50% or 100%) is marked with a
frame .
., If necessa ry, change the setting using the ar­
row button © to move downwa rd or upwa rd.
., Press the I OK I button @.
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-If a household socket is used for the charg­
ing process, the cha rging power level is au­
t oma tically set to 100%. If m ultip le electri­
cal consumers are connected to a circu it,
the charging power may be limited to 50%
when charging with a household socket in
order to relieve the load on the electrical in­
stallation.
-If an industrial socket is used for the charg­
ing process, the charging power level is au­
tomatically set to 50%. To rece ive the maxi­
mum charging power, the value must be set
to 100% .
-A selected value remains set until the power
cable is connected again .
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After charging
Applies to: vehicles with p lug -in hybrid drive
Unlocking the vehicle charging connector
.,. Press the re lease <I) ¢ fig. 125 .
.,. Remove the veh icle charg ing connector @.
Closing the charging unit
.,. Put the cap back on the cha rging port
¢ page 112, fig. 124 .
.,. Carefully slide the cove r back in i ts or igina l po­
si tion .
.,. T ur n the lock to the horizonta l position
¢ page 11 2, fig . 123.
Fig . 12 5 R ad ia tor g rille : unl ocking and re mov ing the ve hi­
cl e c harg ing connector
@ Note
After com plet ing the charging or clima te control
p rocess, the vehicle enters a sleep mode . No d is ­
p lays are visib le on t he cha rging unit dur ing this
pe riod . I
f yo u drive with an o pen charg ing unit, both
the cover and the electronics installed behi nd
i t cou ld be damaged .
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Deactivating sl eep mode
.,. Unl ock the vehicle ¢ page 34 . Or
.,. Open the driver's door. Or
.,. Press the b utton @¢ page 111 , fig. 122.
Status displays
Applies to: veh icles with plug-in hybrid drive
T he ins trumen t clu ster wi ll show if the charg­
ing unit is open. However, please check if the
cover is locked befo re every trip after cha rg­
i ng .
You can check the va rious ope rating statuses us­
ing the L ED @ , the disp lay fie ld on the control unit
@
¢ page 111, fig . 121 and the stat us LED
@ ¢page 111, fig.122 .
Charging system : control unit
Symbol Error code LED on the control
unit@
Blue Flashe s
On
Green Flashes
Whi te On
330, 340 Red On
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Mean ing
Self te st
Cable inse rted correctly
Cable inserted and charg· ing
Self test comple ted s uc­
cessfully , cab le is not con-
Solution
nected or is connected in -Insert the cable cor rec tly.
correct ly to the vehicle
charging port.
Cable inserted incorrectly
or fau lty. Chec
k the cable and insert
i t co rrectly o r rep lace t he
cab le.
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LED on the control
Symbol Error code
unit@ Meaning
Solution
Disconnect the control
200,210, unit from the power sup-
ply and have the malfunc-
260, 410,
Red On Error in the control unit. tion corrected at an au-450, 460, thorized Audi dea ler or au-
490,500 thorized Audi Service Fa -
ci lity
The control unit is over- Al
low the control un it to
cool down or operate it in
180,190 Red On heating or not cooled
the specified temperature
enough. range.
Have the malfunction cor -
130, 140,
Red On Communication to
the ve- rected by an authorized 470 hid e is malfunctioning. Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility.
300,310 , Error in the household in-Have the electrical instal-
Red On lation checked by a quali-
370,390 sta llation .
fied electrician.
Have the electrical instal-
480 Red Flashes F
au lt in the household in-
lation up to the control
stallation. unit checked
by a qualified
electrician.
Reset the ground fau lt in-
terrupter with the
IOKI @
Ground fault interrupter
button ~ page 111,
110 Red Flashes (GFI) triggered
in the con-fig. 121. Have the electri-
trol unit.
cal installation checked by
a q ualified electrician if
the same display appears.
Vehicle: charging unit
LED on the vehicle @ Meaning Solution
High-voltage battery cha rging Remove the charger, put the cap
On on and close the cover on the
process is completed.
charging unit.
The high-voltage battery is charg-
Pulsating light ing or the vehicle is being air con-
Green ditioned/heated.
Blinks for approxi- Cha
rging timer was programmed
but the charging process has not
mate ly one minute
started yet. The LED in the button
after leaving the vehi -
@~ page 111, fig. 122 also
cle turns on .
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LED on the vehicle@ Meaning Solution
Have the power supply or power
supply system inspected. Check
No power supply was recognized the status d isplay on the control
On even though the charging cable is unit
c::> table on page 114. See an
Yellow plugged in.
authorized Audi dealer or author-
ized Audi Serv ice Facility for assis-
tance if necessary.
Flashes The se
lector lever in not in the P Move the selector lever into the P
position. position.
Check if the charging conne ctor is
inserted correct ly
c::> page 112. Re-
The charging connector cou ld not move the charging connector and
On be correctly locked
in the vehicle insert it into the charging port
Red charging port.
again. See an authorized Audi
dealer or author ized Audi Service
Facility for assistance if necessary.
Fau lt in the charging system. The See an authorized Audi dealer or
Flashes high-voltage battery cannot be authorized Audi Service Facility for
charged.
(D Tips
The operation statuses indicated by the LED
@ on the vehicle are also disp layed in the in­
strument cluster display/Infotainment sys­
tem.
Charging time
Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive
The length of the charg ing process using the Audi
e-tron charging system can vary based o n the fol­
lowing factors:
- Sockets be ing used (household or industr ial
sockets) .
- System voltage and current strength specif ic to
a country.
- The value set for the charg ing power leve l on
the control unit (SO% or 100%).
- Fluctuations in the system voltage.
- Temperature outside the vehicle.
- Temperature of the high -voltage battery.
- Adjustments to the climate cont rol ins ide the
vehicle.
- Current capac ity of the charging connector.
- Ign it ion is on/off.
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assistance if necessary.
Example ch arging time s
Connection Charging time at
100% charge
Household socket approximately 10
(100 V, 10 A) hours
Househo ld socket approximately 8 .2
(1 10 V, 10 A) hours
H ouseho ld socket approx imately 5.2
(220 V, 8 A) hours
Househo ld socket approximately 3.8
(230 V, 10 A) hours
I ndustria l socket (200 V,
approximately 2 .3
16 A) hours
Industrial socket (220 V, approximately 2.3
16 A) hours
Industria l socket (230 V,
approximately 2.3
16 A) hours
I ndustria l socket (240 V, approx imately 2.3
16 A) hours
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-Mul tiple versions of cha rging cables are of­
fered due to the d ifferent power supply sys­
tems in different countries . The maximum
charging power may potentially be

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unavailable because of this. Contact an au­
thorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Fac ility for more in format ion .
- Charg ing may take longe r when tempera­
tures a re extremely high or low .
- The char ging t ime at pu blic char ging sta ­
tions may vary from the times given in the
ta ble
¢ table on page 116 .
Audi e-tron charging system PIN
Applies to: ve hicles with p lug- in hybrid drive
The contro l unit can be locked by entering a 4-
d igit PIN of yo ur cho ice. If a PIN is activated, the
selected PIN must be ente red before every use .
We recommend locking yo ur contro l unit to pro ­
tect it against unautho riz ed access by a third pa r­
ty .
Activating the PIN
~ Press t he IOK I@ ¢ page 111, fig . 121 bu tton
on the cont ro l unit.
POWER and SET PIN ap ­
pear in the display field .
~ Select SET PIN using t he arrow button ©-
~ Press the IOKI b utton @. ENTER PIN appears i n
t h e d isplay field .
~ Select t he des ired value by pressing the arrow
bu ttons © up or dow n.
~ U se the right ar row bu tto n© to go t o th e nex t
digi t.
~ Press t he left ar row bu tto n © to go to the pre -
vio us menu.
~ Ente r all of the d igits .
~ Press t he IOKI b utton @after the last d igit .
~ REPEAT PIN appears in the display field .
~ Enter the PIN again using the arrow buttons
© -
~ Press t he IOKI button @.
~ PIN OK appears in t he di sp lay fie ld if bo th en-
t ries ma tch.
~ Th e P IN is now a ct ivate d.
Deactivating the PIN
Requ irement: The control unit mus t be un locked .
~ Enter the numer ica l code 0000 . Proceed as if
you were act ivat ing the
PIN¢ page 117 .
~ The PIN is deact ivated .
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Locking the control unit
Requiremen t: T he PIN m ust be activated.
~ Press t he~ button @¢ page 111, fig . 121 o n
t he co ntrol unit.
Unlocking the control unit
Requirement: The PIN m ust be act ivated.
~ Press any button on the contro l unit .
~ PIN? appears in the display field.
~ Enter the P IN .
~ Press the I OK I button @.
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-The PIN is deactivated in the factory defa ult
sett ings.
- If you do not remember yo ur PIN, contact
an authorized A udi dealer or autho rized
Audi Service Facility.
- If the first PIN entry differs from the second
entry, the first PIN entry is d isplayed .
- If nothin g is entered within
20 seconds of
this , the set va lue is not changed.
Indicator Lights and
messages
Applies to : vehicles with plug-in hybr id drive
If the . indicator light tu rns o n, the high -volt ­
age ba tte ry is charging or is already completely
c h arged .
If
the . indicator light stays on, the re is a ma l­
funct ion in the charg ing system. Have t he p rob ­
l em corrected immediately by an a uthor ized Audi
d eal er or authori zed A udi Se rvice Fa cility.
!I Charging connector still attached . Driving
not possible
This message appears w hen the charging system
is still connected to the vehicle. Remove the con­
nector
c:> page 114, After charging.
Applies to: vehicles with A udi v irtual cockpit : ii
Incompatible charging system. Please check
charging system
Applies to: vehicles wi th analog instr ument clus -
te r:
ii AC charging: currently not possible IJ,-
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This message appea rs when the charg ing system
is incompatib le . On ly charge using the charging
system that is designed for your vehicle .
1,1 AC charging system: malfunction! Please
c ontact Se rvice
This message appea rs if the re is a ma lf u nction in
t he charg ing system . H ave t he p roblem co rrected
immediate ly by an au thorized Aud i dealer or a u­
thor ized Audi Se rvice Fa cility .
Charging unit cover
emergency release
Applies to: veh icles with plug-in hybrid drive
Fig. 1 26 Fron t of the ve hicle: Cove r em ergen cy release
You can release t he cover using the emerge ncy
release.
• T urn the cover lock to the ho rizontal pos ition.
• Unl ock the ve hicle .
• Open the hoo d¢ page 318, Opening and clos­
ing the hood .
• Carefully pull on the knob @ until there is re­
s istance .
• Turn the cover lock to the vertical position
¢page 112, fig . 123.
• Slide the cover carefu lly to the s ide if necessa­
ry .
Climate control
Description
Applies to: veh icles w ith plug-in hybrid drive
Your vehicle has auxiliary air condit ioning
T he a uxili ary a ir cond it io nin g is activa ted depe nd­
i n g on the outside temperature an d the tempera ­
ture set on the climate contro l unit . You can
im-
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mediate ly switch the climate control on or of f
¢page 118 as we ll as set a timer ¢ page 119.
Auxiliary climate control
The aux iliary clima te control contro ls the tem­
perature in the vehicle in ter ior ent irely wi th ele c­
t ric power.
It tu rns o n on ly if t he hig h-vo ltage
battery charge level is sufficient and there is
enough fuel in the tank.
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-T he tem perature that the climate con trol
system adjusts to depends on the last tem­
perat ure yo u set in the climate contro l unit
¢ page 71 .
-Using the auxiliary air conditioning while
charging can a lso reduce the charge level of
the high -voltage battery.
-T he climate cont rol system does not auto­
matically switc h on or off earlier if the hig h­
voltage battery charge o r fuel leve l is too
low .
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive
Switching the auxiliary climate control on /
off:
• Select the I MENU I button> Vehicle> left con­
t rol b utton >
Auxiliary air conditioning > Turn
on auxiliary heating / AC or Turn off auxiliary
heating / AC .
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-The au xiliary climate con tro l c an also be
switche d on and off immedia tely when a
t imer is se t.
-If th e blower is sw itched off w ith t he~
r::!; page 7 1, fig . 86 butto n, then the auxili ary
air conditioning also switches
off immedi ­
ately .