Audi A8 2014 - Page 84

82 Warm and c old
(D Note
To avoid damage to the heating e lements
in the seats, do not kneel on the seats or
place heavy loads on a small area of the
seat .
Setup
The climate control system setup is accessed
through the MMI.
.. Se lect : ICAR!function button> Car system s
control button > A/ C.
Rear cabin settings *
When th is function is selected, all se tt ings fo r
the rear ca n be adjusted through the climate
contro l system in the cockpit . The climate
control system settings cannot be adjusted in
the rear seat at the same time. This function
switches off after a certain period of time or
when one of the dials in the cockp it is press-
ed .
Auto recirculati on*
Solar roof*
Parking ventilation is cont rolled automatically
in the auto setting .
When the ignition is off, solar-powered park-
ing ventilat ion may sw itch on, as long as
- there is sufficient sunlight,
- the outside temperature is not too low,
- the sunroof is closed or tilted and
- auto (MMI) is selected .
Ii!] Steering wheel heating
Applies to vehicles: wit h hea ted stee ring wheel
The steering wheel rim can be heated.
Fig. 83 Steer ing column: steering whee l heat ing but-
The sensitivity level of the automatic reci rcu- to n
lation mode can be set at various leve ls from
off to sensiti ve. The recirculation mode I""'! is
controlled on automatically. You must press
the ~ button if fog forms on the windows.
Footwell temperature
You can adj ust the footwell temperat ure so
that it is cooler or warmer.
Windshield heat*
When the defroste r ~ is swit ched on an d the
Auto sett ing is selected, the windshie ld de -
froster is controlled automatically .
Supplementary heater*
The supplementa ry heater warms the interio r
of vehicles with diesel engines* mo re quickly.
The supplementa ry heater is contro lled auto-
matica lly in the
Auto setting.
.. Press the~ button to switch steer ing whee l
heati ng on/off. The message
Steering wheel
heating on!/ Steering wheel heating off!
appears in the instr ument cluster display .
The tempera tur e is main t ained at a constant
level when stee ring wheel hea t ing is switc hed
on .
The steer ing wheel heating sett ings a re stor-
ed automat ically and assigned to the remote
control key that is in use.