2015 AUDI R8 SPYDER service indicator

Table of contents
Vehicle liter ature ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
4
About this Owner's Manual . . . . . . 5
Controls and equipment . . . . . . . . . 6
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Gene ral illus trat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Warning/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Driver information system . . . . . . 20
I ntroduct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0
Trip computer ... .. . ..... ... .. .. .. ...
2 1
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lap t imer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
On -Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . . . . . 26
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Powe r locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Fr ont lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Anti- theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
P ower windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 3 5
Convertible top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Conver tible top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Convertible top emergency operation . . . .
41
Clear vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
W iper and washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Dig ital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Gene ral recommendat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
P owe r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Cigaret te lighter/soc ket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Ignition loc k/Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Starting and stopp ing the engine . . . . . . . 67
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Audi magnet ic r ide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Sporty d rivi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Transm1ss1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Manua l transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
S tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Pa rking system advanced
Safety first .. .. ................. . .
Driving Safely ... .............. .. .
General no tes .. .. .. ............. ... .
P roper o cc u pan t seating positions .. .. . .
Driver and passenger side foo twell . ... . .
Pedal area ... .... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
Stowing luggage ... ... .. ..... ... .. . .
Reporting Sa fety Defects .......... .. . .
Active rollover protection system 80
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90
90
91
92
93
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Safety belt pre tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Airbag system ...... ........... ... 10 2
Important t hings to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Front ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Moni to rin g the Advanced Ai rbag System . 112

Instruments and warning/indicator lights
4 Safety belt warning light
Applies to vehicles: with safety belt warning light
The warning light is a reminder to fasten safety
belts.
The warning light . comes on for a few seconds
after the ignition is sw itched on as a reminder to
fasten your safety belt.
Additiona l information on safety be lts
¢page 95.
D Battery
This warning/indicator light detects a malfunc­
tion in the generator or in the vehicle's electrical
system.
The. warning/indicator light ill uminates when
you switch on the ignition and must go out after
the engine has started.
• Alternator fault: Battery is not being charg­
ed
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, there is a malfunction in the generator
or vehicle electrical system .
D riv e to you r aut horized Aud i dea le r or qualified
wo rkshop immediately. Because the vehicle bat ­
tery is discharging, turn off all unnecessary elec­
trica l equipment suc h as the radio. Seek profes­
siona l assistance if the battery charge level is too
low.
(•) Low battery: battery will be charged while
driving
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, there may be limited star ting ability.
If th is message turns off after a little wh ile, the
battery charged enough wh ile driving .
If the message does not turn off, have your au­
thor ized Audi dealer or qualified workshop cor­
rect the malfunct ion.
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·~Engine oil pressure
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol re­
quires immediate service or repair .
If the . symbol appears in the display and
flashes, the o il pressure is too low. In add ition to
the symbol, the following message also appears i n the d isp lay:
Switch off engine! Oil pressure is too low
.. Pull off the road and stop the vehicle .
.. Shut the engine down.
.. Check the engine oil level¢
page 159 .
.. Contact your authorized Audi dealer for assis-
tance if necessary.
Engine oil level too low
If the engine oil leve l is too low, top off oil to the
proper level
¢page 160.
Engine oil level OK
If the. symbol starts flashing again even
though the engine oi l level checks OK on the dip­
stick,
do not sta rt driving again and do not let
the engine run at idle .
Instead, contact your au­
thorized Audi dealer for assistance .
(D Tips
- The engine oil pressure symbol. is not
an indicator for a low engine oil level. Do
not rely on it. Instead, check the oil level in
your engine at regular intervals, preferably each time you refuel, and always before
going on a long trip.
- The yellow oil level warning indication
II
requires oil refill or workshop service with­
out delay. Do not wait until the red oil
pressure warning symbol. starts to flash
before you respond to the low oil level
warning
Ill. By then, your engine may al­
ready have suffered serious damage.
-L Engine cooling system
A malfunction in the engine cooling system must
be repaired as soon as possible.
When the. symbol in the display flashes, then
either the engine coo lant
temperature is too IJ,,

Instrument s and warning /indicator ligh ts
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If this warning/indicator light illuminates
while you are dr iving, then there is a malfunc­
tion in the en gine electronics. Have the ma l­
function corrected as soon as p ossible by your
author ized Audi dealer or qualified workshop .
~ Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) is part of
the On-Board Diagnostic (OBD II) system . The
symbo l
II lights up when the ign ition is turned
on and w ill tur n off after the engine has sta rted
and has sett led at constant idle speed. This indi ­
cates that the MIL is working properly.
The warning light illuminates when there is a
mal funct ion in the eng ine e lectronic system.
Contact your author ized Audi dealer and have the
malfunct ion corrected .
An improperly clo sed fuel fill er cap m ay al so
cau se th e MIL light to illuminate¢
page 153.
For more info rmat ion ¢ page 26.
!?' Engine speed limitation
Maximum
6000 RPM
T he engine speed is automatically lim ited to
6000 RPM. This protects t he engine from over­
heat ing .
The engine speed limit ation
(Pl deac tivates once
the eng ine is no longer in the cr it ica l tempe ra ­
ture range and you have released the accelerator
pedal once.
When cold, the engine speed is limited to
6000 RPM (with the
VlO engine) o r
7000 RPM (with the V8 eng ine) to protect the
eng ine . T he limit is deac tivated once the o il
t em pera ture rises above 140 ° F (60 °C) and
t he engine is a t ope rat ing temperature .
~. Checking the engine oil level
; El Plea se add max. 1 qt of eng ine oil!
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If the Ell symbo l comes on, add 1 quart (I liter)
of oil at the next opportunity¢
page 160.
~"' Engine oil sensor defective
If the . symbo l ill um inates, contact your au­
thori zed Audi dea ler and have the oil sensor in­
spected.
B) Fuel supply too low
When the 00] symbol ill uminates, this means
there a re about 2 .6 gallons (10 liters) of fuel left
i n the fue l tank. Time to refue l! ¢
page 152.
If the symbol lights up , even when there is ample
fuel in the tank , and the text
Tank system mal­
function! Please contact workshop
appea rs in
t h e d isplay, there is a fa ult in the system. Contact
a q ual ified wor kshop to h ave the faul t rec tified.
© Windshield washer fluid level too low
If the II symbo l ill uminates, add windsh ield
washe r fl uid to t he washer system
¢ page 168.
~ Defective light bulb warning
If a defective bulb has been detected by the sys­
tem or a lig ht bulb burns out, the
J:J symbo l
wi th a message appears in the disp lay to tell you
which bulb is burnt out and w here it is located .
For example :
Rear left turn signal
After 5 seconds , the message disappears . If you
want to recall the message i nto the display, press
the CH ECK button ¢
page 8, fig. 3 (j).
The re a re three reasons w hy the defective bulb
message wou ld appear in t he display:
- The light bu lb has bur nt o ut
¢ page 211.
-The f use is "blown" <=-> page 210, Replacing
fuses.
- The wire co nnect ion to the light bulb is defec-
t iv e .
Have the bulb repl aced or the connect ion re­
paired by your authorized Aud i Service depart ­
me nt.
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Drive r in formation syste m
fastest lap"+", the slowest lap"-" and the aver­
age lap time "0" .
.. To continue t iming for additional laps, press
the wiper switch @ .
.. To reset the timer to zero, press and hold the
I RESET I button again for approximate ly 2 sec ­
onds .
.,. To sw itch the lap timer off comp letely, press
the
I RES ET I button br iefly.
@ Tips
- Saved lap t imes cannot be ind ividually de­
l eted from the total results.
- The saved lap timer values will not be lost
after turn ing the ignit ion off.
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL)
llil is part
of the On-Board Diagnostic (OBD II) system .
The warning light illuminates when there is a malfunct ion in the engine electronic system . A
malfunct ion may have various causes:
- The fuel filler cap may be improperly closed
¢ page 153.
- T here is a leak in the fuel vapor recovery sys­
tem .
- The engine control receives faulty vehicle road-
speed signals.
Contact your nearest authorized Audi dealer for
assistance.
I f the light illuminates , the catalyt ic converte r
could be damaged. Continue dr iving
w ith re­
du ced pow er
(avoiding sustained high speeds
and/or rapid accelerations) and have the condi­
tion corrected.
An improper ly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MI L light to illuminate
¢ page 153.
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On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 19 Locatio n of Data Li nk Co nnector (DLC)
On-Board D iagnostics monitors the components
of your emission control system. Each monitored component in your engine system has been as­
s igned a code. In case of a malfunct ion, the com­
ponent will be ident ified and the fault stored as a
code in the control module memo ry.
In order to make an accurate diagnosis, the stor­
ed data can only be d isplayed using spec ia l diag­
nostic equipmen t (generic scan tool for OBD) .
In order to connect the special diagnostic equip­ ment, push the plug into the Data Link Connector
(DLC) ¢
fig. 19.
Your authorized Audi dealer or a qualified service
station can interpret the code and perform the
necessary repair .
A WARNING
Do not use the d iagnost ic connector for per­
sona l use. Incorrect usage ca n cause ma lfunc­
tions, which can increase the r isk of a coll i­
sion!
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Tire service life
The service life of tires depends
on a lot of different things includ­
ing proper installation and bal ­
ancing, correct tire pressure and
driving style.
Fig. 149 Tire tread: tread wear indica ­
tors (TWI)
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI)
The original tires on your vehicle
have 1/16 inch (1 .6 mm) high
"wear indicators"c::>
fig. 149 run­
ning across the tread. Depending
on the make, there will be s ix to
eight of them evenly placed
around the tire. Marks on the tire
sidewall (for example "TWI" or
other symbols) indicate the posi­
tions of the tread wear indicators.
Worn tires must be replaced. Dif­
ferent figures may apply in other
countries c::>
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Tire pressure
Incorrect tire pressure causes pre­
mature wear and can cause sud-
Tires and wheels
den tire blow-out. For this reason,
tire pressure must be checked at least once a month c::>
page 179.
Driving style
Driving fast around curves, heavy
acceleration and hard braking in­
crease tire wear.
Wheel balancing
The wheels on new vehicles are
balanced. However, various situa­
tions during everyday driving can
cause them to become unbal­
anced, resulting in vibrations you
can usually feel through the
steering wheel.
Unbalanced wheels must be reba­
lanced to avoid excessive wear on
steering, suspension and tires . A
wheel must also be rebalanced
when a new tire is installed .
Incorrect wheel alignment
Incorrect wheel alignment can
cause excessive tire wear, impair­
ing the safety of the vehicle. If
tires show excessive wear, have
the whee l alignment checked by
an authorized Audi dealer or
qualified workshop.
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Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . 19 6
M alf u nct io ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Tires and whee ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Valves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
War ning/ indicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tire repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Pr essu re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186, 190
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Speed rating letter code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Tire man ufacturing date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 196
Tire specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Index
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Single -trip memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tota l-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
T rip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Turn signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Unfastening safety belts
U nidirec tional tires ... ... ..... ... .. .. . .
U niform tire quality grading
U nlocking 100
170
192
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Un iform tire quality g rading . . . . . . . . . . . 192
V
Winte r tir es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
T ires/Wheels
Low aspect ratio t ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Tire mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
T ire repa ir kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Tires and whee ls
C heck ing tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Cold ti re inflat ion pressu re . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 6
D imensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Glossary of t ire and load ing termino logy . 171
New tires and wheel s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Snow chai ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
T ire pressure monitor ing system . . . . . . . 190
T ires and vehicle load lim its . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Wheel bol ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
W inte r tir es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
T ire se rv ice life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Tow ing
Tow tr uck pro cedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
T ow ing loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
T ransm iss ion
M anual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Transm ission ma lfunct ion (ind icator light) . . 78
T ransport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Vanity mirror
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Vehicle ca re/clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Vehicle electr ical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Vehicle Ident ificat ion Number (VI N) . . . . . . 212
Vehicle ja ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Vehicle shut-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Vehicl e tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
V inyl
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Voltmete r display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Anti- lock b rake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 15
B rake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
C ruise con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
El ec tronic power con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
El ec tronic Stabili zation Con trol (ESC) . . . . . 15
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 17
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
T ire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . 18
T urn s ignals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Index
Warning/Indicator lights Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warn ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Wear indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Weights. .. .. .... .......... ...... ... . 212
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . . 96
What impairs dr iving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
What should I do after changing a wheel? . 181
Wheel bolts
Torque. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Checking tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Cold tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 171
New tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 182
When must the airbag system be inspected? 1.12
When should I adjust the tire pressures? . . 181
When shou ld I check the tire pressures? . . . 181
Where can I find the tire pressures for my
car? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 96
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Windows Clean ing/remov ing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
W indshield washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Insta lling new wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Winter operation Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Removing ice from windows . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
All-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
228
Wiper and washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Intermittent wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
One -tap wiping ... .. .................. 51
Wiper b lades
refer to Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53