Audi Q7 361 - Air Conditioner Units and Controls

Fr ont air conditioner unit
T h e fr ont a i r conditio ner u n i t is the same in desig n and functio n a s that of the V W T o uar e g. Ho wever ,
additional con t r o l mot ors have been f i tted. All thr ee a i r cond itioners ar e air - contr o lled systems.
Co n t r o l m o t ors o n
s u pp ort pla t es
Dus t a n d pollen fil t er
He at ex c hang e r E v a po r a tor
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Mo s t of the contr o l mo t ors c a n be r e placed w i th the dash pa nel in p l a c e; the specif ic r e pa ir o p er ati o ns a r e
desc ribed in the W orkshop Manual.
Air di stribution in the fr ont p a ss enge r compartment
Fr esh air is dr awn in via the blower on the right side of th e vehicle in the ar ea of the plenum c h a m ber .
T h e ai r pa sses thr ou gh the dust and po ll en f i lte r and the evapo r at or , whi c h i s l o c a ted i mmedi atel y a d j a cent t o
the pollen f i lter .
I n o r der t o ac hi eve i n depende ntly- co ntr o ll abl e ai r ou tlet temperatur es f o r the d r iver and fr on t pa sse nger
sides, separ a tely adjustable temperatur e f l aps ar e used in the deluxe au t o matic ai r conditioner and f o ur - z one
delu xe au t o mati c ai r co ndi t i o n e r .
T h e position of the temperatur e f l a p s dete rmine the volu me r a tio at whi c h co ld eva p or a t o r ai r and heated ai r
fr om the heat e x c h an ger a r e mixed. T h is ena b les dif f er ent air outlet temper a t ur e s t o be set f o r the fr on t
occupants.
I n the c a se o f the ba sic air conditioner , both temp er atur e f l a p s a r e perma nently attac h ed t o one another by
means o f a shaf t. T h e air ou tlet temperatur e at the fr ont vents is the same on both the driver and fr ont
pa sse nger sides .
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