climate settings AUDI R8 SPYDER 2012 Owners Manual

additional intermediate settings available to
adjust the temperature as needed .
Switching climate control on /off
Sw itching the clim ate cont rol sy stem on /
off
• Turn the knob@¢ page 65, fig. 79 to the
rig ht to sw itch cl imate control on. The LED
next to the word OFF goes out .
• Turn the knob@¢
page 65, fig. 79 to the
left to switch the cl imate control system off .
The L ED next to the word O FF comes on.
Setting fan speed~
• Turn the knob@¢ page 65, fig. 79 to the
setting you want to adjust fan speed (a ir
quantity) .
Air distribution
F ig. 80 Instr ument pane l: Locat io n of air vents
• Turn the rotary knob@¢ page 65, fig. 79
to the desired setting.
• To open and close the outlets , turn the ad­
just ing ring .
• To ad just the direct ion of the a irflow from
the outlet, move the tab in the center of the
outlet in the desi red d irect ion. The direction
of the air de livered from the ven ts can be
adjusted horizontally and vertically.
Air dist ribution :
- In sett ing
0, air flows only to the w indows,
vents
(I) and @are open. To defrost the
W arm and cold 6 7
If the difference between the desi red temper­
ature set by you and the vehicle's interior tem­
perature is too great, the fan speed w ill
change automatically. This is done so that the
desired temperature setting is reached as
quick ly as poss ible .
(D Tips
If the difference between the desired tem­
perature you have set and the veh icle's in­
terior temperature is too high, the fan
speed will change automat ica lly. This is
done so that the desired tempera ture set­
ting is reached as quickly as poss ible.
driver and front passenger side windows most effective ly, the vents @sho uld be di­
rected toward the side windows .
- In setting®, ai r flows only to the driver/
passenger, vents@and @ are open.
- In setting
-0-, air flows only to the footwell,
vents @ are open.
- In setting~. air flows only to the windows
and the footwell, vents
(I) , @ and © are
open.

68 Warm and cold
There are additional combinations (through
intermediate settings) avai lable to adjust air
d istribution as needed.
(D Tips
I f the climate cont rols are runn ing in cool ­
ing mo de, air shou ld flow mainly from
vents @and
@. To achieve suff ic ient coo l­
ing, you shou ld neve r close these vents
comp letely .
Defrost ~
The windshield and side windows are defrost ­
ed or cleared of condensa tion a s quickly a s
possible.
.. To turn on the de fogger/defroster, press the
C!:J button c> page 65 , fig . 79 .
.,. To turn the defogger/defroster
off, press
the ~ button aga in , or the
!AU TO ! button .
Temperature is controlled automatically. The
maximum amount of a ir flows main ly from
ve nts 1
<=> page 67.
A sma ll amount of air flows from vents 2 -if
they are open
<=> page 67 .
P ress ing the ~ button switches
off recircu la­
tion mode.
Automatic operation ~
Standard operating mode at all times of the
year.
Turning on automatic operation
.. Set the temperature you want .
.,. Press the
!AUTO I bu tton c> page 65, fig. 79.
Automatic operation ensures constant tem ­
pe ratures in the int erio r and dehum idifies the
a ir i nside t he vehi cle. Ai r temperature, vol­
ume, and dist ribution a re controlled a utoma t­
i ca lly to reach o r maintain the desire d interio r
temperature as q uickl y as possib le . Fluct ua ­
tions in exterior temperature and the effects
of tempe rat ur e from the position of the sun
are compensated for automat ica lly.
Manual air recirculation mode~
The recirculation mode prevents polluted out­
side air from entering the vehicle interior.
Switching on air recirculation
.. Press the button ~ c> page 65 , fig. 79,
c> _& .
Switching off air recirculation
.,. Press the b utton !,.;,,I ag ain, or
.. Press the
!AU TO ! button, or
.. Press th e ~ button .
In recirc ulation mode, air is drawn from t he
vehicle interior, filte red, and recircula ted . We
recommend that yo u se lect rec irculatio n
mode
briefly <=>.&. under the fo llowing cond i­
tions:
When driving thro ugh a tunne l or in a traff ic
jam so that exha ust fumes an d odors cannot
enter the vehicle inte rior.
A WARNING
You sho uld not use the recirculation mode
for an extended pe riod s ince no fresh air is
d rawn in, and with the air co ndit ioning
switched
off the windows can fog up - this
i nc reases the r is k of an accident!
A/C operation ~
Switching on A/C
.. Press t he !AC ! button c> page 65, fig . 79.
Switching A /C off
.. Press the !AC ! button again .
The cooling sys tem is swi tched on d uring A/C
operation - the heat ing and ventilation system
is contro lled automatically .
{I) Tips
If the LED in the sw itch stays on a fter A/C
ope ration has been switc hed
off( = switch­
i ng the A/C
off), there is a fault in an air
cond itioning component. P lease cons ult .,.