2014 AUDI A7 wiper blades

©-Single wipe. If you hold the lever in this
position longer, the wipers switch from slow
wiping to fast wiping.
® -Clean the windshield . The wipers wipe
one time after several seconds of driving to
remove water droplets. You can switch this
function off by moving the lever to position ®
within 10 seconds after the afterwipe. The af­
terw ipe funct ion is reactivated the next time
you switch the ignition on.
Cleaning the headlights*. The headlight wash­
er system * operates only when the headlights
are on. If you move the lever to position @,
the headlights and the night vision assistant
camera* are washed in intervals.
A WARNING
-The rain sensor is only designed to assist
and support the driver.
It remains entire­
ly the driver's responsibility to monitor
outside weather conditions and to man­
ually activate the wipers as soon as rain
or drizzle reduces visibility through the
windshield.
- The windshield must not be treated with
water-repellent materials. They can in­
crease glare under poor visibility condi­
tions such as wetness, darkness, or when
the sun is low on the horizon. In addi­
tion, they can cause the windshield wip­
ers to chatter.
- Properly functioning windshield wiper blades are required for a clear view and
safe driving~
page 49, Replacing
windshield wiper blades.
0 Note
- In the case of frost, check whether the
windshield wiper blades are frozen to
the windshield. Switching on the wind­
shield wipers can damage the wiper blades!
- Prior to using a car wash, the windshield
wiper system must be switched off (lever in position @). This helps to prevent un­
intentional switching on and damage to
the windshield wiper system.
Clear vision 49
-Do not use the wipers to clear a frosted
window. Using the wipers as a conven­
ient ice scraper will destroy the wiper
blades.
(D Tips
- The windshield wipers are switched off
when the ignition is off. Activate the
windshield wipers after the ignition is
switched back on by moving the wind­
shield wiper lever to any position.
- Worn or dirty windshield wiper blades
result in streaking. This can affect the
rain sensor function. Check your wind­
shield wiper blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozzles of the wind­
shield washer system are heated at low
temperatures when the ignition is on.
- When stopping temporarily, e .g. at a
traffic light, the set speed of the wind­
shield wipers is automatically reduced by
one speed.
Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the windshield wiper blades when they
begin to leave streaks.
.,. Place the windshield wiper arms in the serv­
ice position. Refer to~
page 50.
.,. Use a soft cloth and glass cleaner to clean
the windshield wiper blades.
A WARNING
Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair
your view. This can lead to accidents.
Replacing windshield wiper blades
Fig. 43 Remov ing windshie ld wiper blades
-

50 Clear vis ion
Wiper servi ce po sition /blade rep lacem ent
po sit ion
• Switch the ignition off and move the wind­
shield wiper lever to position @¢
page 48,
fig. 42. The windshield wipers move into the
service position.
• To bring the wipers back into the original
pos ition, switch the ignition on and press
the windshie ld wiper lever.
You can also turn the service position on or
off
in the MMI:
• Switch the w indshield wipers off (posit ion
@ ¢page 48, fig. 42).
• Se lect: I CAR I funct ion button> (C ar)* sys·
tern s
control button > Servicing & ch eck s >
Wip er serv ice po sition > On .
R em oving the wip er blade
• Lift the w indshield wiper arm up from the
wi ndshield.
• Press the locking knob
(D ~ fig. 43 on the
wiper blade. Hold t he wiper blade firm ly.
• Remove the wiper blade in the direction of
the arrow .
Attaching th e wiper blade
• Install the new wipe r blade in the retaine r
on the w iper arm @until you hear it cl ick in­
to place on the wiper arm.
• Place the wiper arm back on the windshie ld .
• Turn the service pos ition
off .
A WARNING
-
For your safety, yo u should replace the
wiper blades once or tw ice a year. See your
authorized Audi dealer for rep lacement
blades.
(D Note
- The windshield wiper blades must on ly
be folded away when in the service posi­
tion! Otherwise, you risk damaging the paint on the hood or the w indshield wip·
er moto r.
- You should not
move your vehicle or
press the w indshield w iper lever when
the wip er arms are folded away from the w
indshield. The windsh ield wipers wou ld
move back into their original position
and co uld damage the hood and wind­
shield.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper sys­
tem, always loosen blades wh ich are fro­
zen to the windshield before operating
w ipers.
- To help prevent damage to wiper blades,
do not use gasoline, kerosene, paint
thinner, or other solvents on o r near the
w iper blades.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper
arms or other components, do not at­
tempt to move the wipe rs by hand.
¢j) Tips
- Commercial hot waxes applied by auto·
matic car washes affect the cleanability
of the windshie ld.
- You can also use the se rvice position, for
example, if you want to protect the
w indshield from icing by using a cover.
- You can not activate the service position
when the hood is open .
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 44 Forward section of driver 's arm rest: power mir·
ror controls
Turn the knob to the desired posit ion :
Q/P -In this pos ition, yo u can adjust the
driver's and front passenger's exterior mirrors
by turning the knob in the desired direction.
4iil -The m irrors are heated depend ing on the
outside tempera ture. .,._

214 Vehicle care and cleaning
A WARNING
- Only wash the vehicle when the ignition
is off and follow the instructions from
the car wash operator to reduce the risk
of accidents .
- To reduce the r isk of cuts, p rotect your­
self from shar p meta l compone nts w hen
was hing t he unde rbody or the ins ide of
the whee l housings.
- Aft er washing the vehicle, the braking ef­
fec t may be de layed due to mo isture o n
the b rake ro to rs or i ce in the winter. The
brakes must be dried first with a few
careful brake applications.
(!;) Note
- If you wash t he vehi cle in a n automati c
car wash, yo u m ust fold the exterior m ir­
ro rs in to reduce the r is k of damage to
the mirrors. Power folding exte rior m ir ­
ro rs * must only be folded in and out us­
i ng the power folding function.
- To prevent pa int damage, do not wash
t h e ve hicle in direct sun light . -
To reduce the ris k of damage to the sur ­
face, do not use insect removing spong­
es, kitchen sponges or similar items.
- Matte finish painted veh icle compo­
nents:
- To reduce the risk of damage to the
surface, do not use polishi ng agen ts or
h a rd wax.
- Neve r use car wash cycles that apply
p rotective wax .
It can destroy the
matte fi nish effect.
- Do not plac e any stickers o r magnet ic
signs on vehicle parts pain ted w ith
matte fi nish paint. The paint cou ld be
d am aged when the stickers o r m ag nets
a re removed.
@ For the sake of the env ironment
O nly wash the ve hicl e in facili tie s sp e ci al ly
d esigne d for tha t purpose. This will re duce
the r is k of dirty wate r contam ina ted with
o il from entering the sewer system.
Cleaning and care information
When clea ning and cari ng for individua l vehi ­
cle components, refer to the following tab le .
The information contained there is simp ly rec­
ommendations. For quest ions or for compo- nents that are not listed, refer to an author­
ized Audi dea
ler or a qualified workshop . Also
fo llow the information found in c> ,& .
Cleaning exterior
Component Situation Solution
Wiper blades
Dirty <=> page 49, Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Headlights/ D irty Soft sponge wi
th a m ild soap so lutiona l
tail lights
Sensors /
Dirty Sensors: soft cloth w ith a so lvent-free cleaning product
camera lense s Camera lenses: soft cloth with an alcohol-free cleaning
so lution
Snow/ice Hand brush/so lvent-free de-icing spray
Wheels Road sa lt Water
Brake d ust Acid-free special cleaning solution
Exhaust tail Road s alt Water, deani ng sol ution suit able for stainless s teel, if
pipes necessary

302 Index
Windshield
C leaning ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 48
defrost ing (automatic climate cont ro l) . 73
defrost ing (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 71
W indshield w ashe r system .. .. .. .... .. 48
Washer fluid leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Washer rese rvoir . ..... ... .. .. .... . 241
W indshield w ipe rs
C leaning ..... ........... .... .... .. 49
F o ld ing up ............ .. .... .. .. .. 49
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Rep lacing windshie ld wiper blades ... . . 49
Switching on/off . ..... ... .. .. .... .. 48
W inte r oper ation
B at tery ...... ........... ........ . 238
Ca r washes .... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 213
Cooling system . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 234
Defrosting windows (a utomatic cl imate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Defrosting windows (climate contro l) . . 71
Remov ing ice from windows .. .. .... . 215
Seat hea ting (automatic clima te control) 73
Seat heating (cl imate control) . . . . . . . . 7 1
St eer ing whee l heating .... .. .. .. .. . . 74
T ires .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 201
W inte r tires ... ... .... ..... .. .. .. .. . 258
All-w heel drive .......... ... .. .. ... 258
X
Xenon-Lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 2 7 5