A/C Off
03-31-2018, 11:59 AM
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A/C Off
I live in a cold climate so haven't needed air conditioning since I took delivery in September. Fast forward to this week and it's marginally warm and sunny enough to try it out. Unfortunately regardless of whether 'auto' is selected or not, I am unable to switch to A/C On or A/C Max. What am I doing wrong? When I push on that silver button it just stays the bottom option - A/C Off.
04-03-2018, 10:51 AM
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When I had the car new I was somehow not smart enough for these buttons, which are touch sensitive and go up and down. I was just trying to push it and couldn't make it work, until I realized I could also "pull the switch up" to do what I wanted...
May be obvious but thought it might help
May be obvious but thought it might help
04-05-2018, 03:19 AM
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The second silver toggle switch from the left can be moved up or down. The three settings are AC Off, AC On, and AC Max. Lift up on it to urn the AC on. If that doesn't work, see your dealer.
04-23-2018, 02:39 PM
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Update: the toggle switch still wouldn’t work so I took my allroad to a dealer today. They just called me and said there is zero refrigerant, as I suspected. Dealer is claiming a rock or something similar caused a leak but they have not found it yet. I am suspect as I do not think the air conditioning ever worked. The car also came without wiper fluid or much gas so I am thinking it is possible refrigerant was never put in. Is refrigerant something filled at the factory or delivering dealer?
Does anyone think there will be any damage from not having any refrigerant for the first 7 months of driving? This dealer says any repairs will not be covered under warranty because the car was damaged by external factors. They said insurance may pay for it but I doubt they will.
Does anyone think there will be any damage from not having any refrigerant for the first 7 months of driving? This dealer says any repairs will not be covered under warranty because the car was damaged by external factors. They said insurance may pay for it but I doubt they will.
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04-23-2018, 04:23 PM
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Update: the toggle switch still wouldn’t work so I took my allroad to a dealer today. They just called me and said there is zero refrigerant, as I suspected. Dealer is claiming a rock or something similar caused a leak but they have not found it yet. I am suspect as I do not think the air conditioning ever worked. The car also came without wiper fluid or much gas so I am thinking it is possible refrigerant was never put in. Is refrigerant something filled at the factory or delivering dealer?
Does anyone think there will be any damage from not having any refrigerant for the first 9 months of driving? This dealer says any repairs will not be covered under warranty because the car was damaged by external factors. They said insurance may pay for it but I doubt they will.
Does anyone think there will be any damage from not having any refrigerant for the first 9 months of driving? This dealer says any repairs will not be covered under warranty because the car was damaged by external factors. They said insurance may pay for it but I doubt they will.
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04-24-2018, 03:02 AM
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Originally Posted by archrenov8
You should contact Audi USA directly. Something doesn't sound right.
Originally Posted by crystalmountainskier
Update: the toggle switch still wouldn’t work so I took my allroad to a dealer today. They just called me and said there is zero refrigerant, as I suspected. Dealer is claiming a rock or something similar caused a leak but they have not found it yet. I am suspect as I do not think the air conditioning ever worked. The car also came without wiper fluid or much gas so I am thinking it is possible refrigerant was never put in. Is refrigerant something filled at the factory or delivering dealer?
Does anyone think there will be any damage from not having any refrigerant for the first 7 months of driving? This dealer says any repairs will not be covered under warranty because the car was damaged by external factors. They said insurance may pay for it but I doubt they will.
Does anyone think there will be any damage from not having any refrigerant for the first 7 months of driving? This dealer says any repairs will not be covered under warranty because the car was damaged by external factors. They said insurance may pay for it but I doubt they will.
04-24-2018, 04:33 AM
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Agree with this and archrenov8. I'm not a mechanic, but you don't have to be to be realizing something's wrong with what your dealer is telling you.
Also I thought dealer part of dealer prep was to make sure all fluids were filled. I would make mention off that. Another pet peeve because I have seen this when test driving an Audi, is that the salesman filled with non-premium fuel. What the heck!
Hopefully this will be resolved soon.
Agree with this and archrenov8. I'm not a mechanic, but you don't have to be to be realizing something's wrong with what your dealer is telling you.
Also I thought dealer part of dealer prep was to make sure all fluids were filled. I would make mention off that. Another pet peeve because I have seen this when test driving an Audi, is that the salesman filled with non-premium fuel. What the heck!
Hopefully this will be resolved soon.
04-24-2018, 07:17 AM
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Service advisor said something about the 2018s having a brand new AC system and not having the proper equipment to do a leak test. They are holding the car a couple days and seeing if it leaks on its own after being filled with refrigerant. This is a high volume AutoNation dealer in a major American city. Not the same dealer that forgot the fluids upon delivery.