2017 AUDI S3 SEDAN wiper blades

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The sun visors can be pulled out of their brackets
and turned toward the doors
(D *. The sun shade
can also be moved back and forth lengthwise in
this position.
The mirror light switches on w hen the cover over
the vanity mirror* @opens.
Windshield wipers
Switching the windshield wipers on
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Fig. 59 Windshield wiper lever
Fig. 60 Rear window wiper* ope ration
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Move the windshield wiper lever to the corre­
sponding position:
@ -Windshield wipers off
(D -Interva l mode. To increase/decrease the w ip­
er intervals, move the switch
@ to the left/right.
In vehicles with a rain sensor, the wipers turn on
in the rain once the vehicle speed exceeds ap­
proximately 2 mph (4 km/h). The higher the sen­
sitivity of the rain sensor is set (switch @to the
right), the earlier the windshield wipers react to
mo isture on the windshield . You can deact ivate
the ra in sensor mode in the Infotainment sys­
tem, which switches the intermittent mode on.
To do th is, select:
! MENU ! button> Vehicle> left
control button >
Dri ver assis tance > Rain sen sor.
Lights and V ision
@ -Slow wiping
@ -Fast w iping
@ -Single wipe . If you ho ld the lever in this posi­
t ion longer, the wipers switch from slow wip ing
to fast wiping .
®-Clean the windshield To eliminate water
droplets, the w indshield wipers perform one af­
terw ipe after several seconds while dr iv ing in
temperatures above 39 °F (4 °C) . You can switch
th is function off by moving the lever to posit ion
@ with in 10 seconds of the afterw ipe . The after­
wipe function is reac tivated the next time you
switch the ignition on.
Clean the headlights. The headlig ht washe r sys­
tem operates only when the low beam headlights
are on . If you move the lever in
posi tion @, the
headlig hts will be cleaned in fixed intervals .
Applies to: vehicles wi th re ar w indow wiper
@ -Wipe the rear window. The rear w iper moves
abo ut eve ry 6 seconds.
The rear wiper automatically switches on when
the reverse gear is selected and the front wind­
shield wipe rs a re on and running.
(J) -Clean the rear w indow . The number of wipes
depends on how long the lever is held in pos ition
(f) .
_& WARNING
-The rain sensor* is only in tended to assist
the dr iver. The driver may still be responsi­
b le for manually switching the wipers on
based on visibility conditions.
- The windsh ield may not be t reated w ith wa­
ter -repelling w indshield coating agen ts . Un­
favorable conditions, such as wetness, dark­
ness, and when the sun is low, can cause in­
creased glare, wh ich increases the risk of an
accident. Wiper blade chatter is also possi­ ble.
- Properly functioning windshield wiper
b lades are required for a clear view and safe
driving
¢ page 58, Replacing the front
wiper blades.
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Lights and Vi sion
CJ) Note
- If there is frost, make sure the windshie ld
wiper blades are not frozen to the wind­
sh ield. Switching on the windshield wipers
when the blades are frozen to the wind­
shield can damage the wiper blades.
- The windshield wiper system must be
switched off (lever in position @) before
us­
ing a car wash. This prevents the wipers
from sw itching on unintentionally and caus­
i ng damage to the w indshield wiper system.
(D Tips
- The windshield wipers switch off when the
ignition is switched off. You can act ivate the
windsh ield wipers after the ign ition is
switched back on by moving the windsh ield
wiper lever to any pos it ion.
- Wo rn o r dirty windshield wipe r blades result
i n streak ing. This can affect the ra in sensor
fun ct ion . Check your windshield wiper
blades regularly .
- The washer fluid nozzles in the w indshield
washer system are heated* at low tempera ­
tures when the ignition is on.
- When stopp ing temporarily, such as at a
traffic light, the speed of the windshie ld
wipers automatically reduces by one leve l.
Cleaning the wiper blades
Clean the wiper blades when you see wiper
streaks. Use a soft cloth and a glass cleaner .
Windshi eld w iper
.. Place the windshield wiper arms in the service
position
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.. Fo ld the windshield wiper arms away from the
windshield.
R ea r w indo w wi per
Applies to: ve hicles w ith rear w indow w ipe r
.. Fo ld the w iper arm away from the rear w indow .
A WARNING
Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair vi­
sion, which increases the risk of an accident.
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(D Note
If you see streaks again after cleaning the
wiper b lades, the blades must be replaced
c:>page 58.
Replacing the front wiper blades
Fig . 61 Removing windshield wiper blades
Wind shi eld wiper s ervice pos iti on/blad e
r ep la cem ent po sition
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.. To bring the wipers into the service position,
turn the ignition off and move the windshie ld
wiper lever into position
@ for at least two sec­
onds
c:> page 5 7, fig. 59 .
.. To br ing the wipers into the starting position,
turn the ignition on and move the w indshield
w iper lever into
pos ition @) for at least two sec­
onds.
Removin g the wiper blade
.. Fold the windshield w iper arm away from the
w indshield .
.. Press the locking knob@r=;, fig. 61 on the w iper
blade. Hold the wipe r blade firmly.
.. Remove the w iper blade in the d irection of the
arrow .
Install ing the w ipe r blade
.. Insert the new wiper blade into the mount on
the wipe r arm @until you hear it latch into
place .
.. Place the w iper arm back on the windsh ield .
.. Turn the se rvice position off .

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_& WARNING
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice each
year .
(D Note
-The windshield wiper blades must only be
folded away when in the service position!
Otherwise, you risk damaging the paint on
the hood or the windshield wiper motor .
- You should not drive your vehicle or press
the windshield wiper lever when the wiper
arms are folded away from the windshield.
The windshield wipers would move back in­
to their original position and could damage
the hood and windshield .
@ Tips
- You can also use the service position, for ex­
ample, if you want to protect the windshield
from icing by using a cover.
- You cannot activate the service position
when the hood is open .
Replacing rear wiper blade
Applies to: vehicles with rear window wiper
Fig. 62 Rear wiper : Removing the wiper bla de
Removing the wiper blade
"Fold the wiper arm away from the rear window .
" Hold the wiper blade below the center -arrow-
¢ fig. 62 and pull it out of the retainer . Hold
the windshield wiper arm securely while doing
this.
Lights and Vision
Installing the wiper blade
"Press the wiper blade mount into the retainer.
Securely hold th e wiper arm at the upper plas­
tic end.
"Fold th e window wiper arm back onto the r ear
window.
_& WARNING
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For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice each
year .
Digital compass
Switching the compass on and off
Applies to: vehicles with digital compass
Fig. 63 Rearview mir ror : digi tal compa ss is s wit c hed on
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"To turn the compass on or off, press the button
@until the compass display in the mirror turns
on or off.
The digital compass only works when the ignition
is turned on. The directions are indicated with ab­
breviations:
N (north), NE (northeast), E (east) ,
SE (southeast), S (south), SW (southwest), W
(west) , NW (northwest) .
(D Tips
To prevent inaccurate compass readings, do
not bring any remote controls, electrical devi­
ces or metallic objects near the mirror.
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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 acci­
dents.
- To reduce the risk of cuts, protect yourself
from sharp metal components when wash­
ing the underbody or the inside of the wheel
housings.
-After washing the vehicle, the braking effect may be delayed due to mo isture on the
brake rotors or ice in the winter. This in­
creases the risk of an acc ident. The brakes
must be d ried first w ith a few careful b rake
applications.
(D Note
- If yo u wash the ve hicle in an automatic car
wash, yo u m ust fold the exte rior m irrors i n
to reduce the risk of damage to the mir rors.
Power folding exte rior mir rors* mus t onl y
b e fo lded i n and ou t using the powe r folding
funct ion .
- T o reduce t he risk of paint damage, do no t
wash the vehi cle i n dire ct sunlig ht.
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- To red uce the risk of damage, do not wash
the power top* with a pressure washer.
- T o reduce the risk of damage to the s urface,
do not use insect removing sponges, kitchen
sponges o r similar items .
- Mat te finish painted vehicle components:
- To reduce the r isk of damage to the sur-
face, do not use polis hing agents or hard
wax.
- Never use protective wax. It can destroy
the matte finish effect .
- Do not place any stickers or magnetic
signs on vehicle parts painted with matte
finish paint. The paint could be damaged
when the stickers or magnets are re­
moved.
@ For the sake of the environment
Only wash the veh icle in facili ties spec ially de­
s igned for that pu rpose. This will reduce the
r isk of dirty wate r contam inated with o il from
ente ring the sewe r system.
Cleaning and care information
W hen clea ning and ca ring for individua l vehicle
components, refer to the fo llowing t ables. The
i n fo rmation conta ined there is s imply recom ­
mendations. Fo r quest ions or for components t
h at are not listed, cons ult an au tho rize d Aud i
de aler or au thor ized A udi Service Fac il ity. Also
f o llow the information fo und
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Ext erior cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Wind shield wiper
Deposits <=> page 58, Cleaning the wiper blades
blades
Headlights /
Deposits Soft sponge wi
th a m ild soap so lutiona)
Tail lights
Sensors /
Deposits Sensors: soft cloth with solvent-free cleaning solut ion
camera lens es Camera lenses: soft cloth w ith alcohol-free cleaning solu-
tion
Snow/ice Hand brus
h/solvent-free de -icing spray
Wheels Road salt Water
Bra ke dust Acid-free special clean
ing solution
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Index
s
Safe driving habits
Safety 247
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Correct seating position .......... ... .
Pedal area . ....... .............. ... .
Telephone . ..... .. .............. ... . 248
252
177
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 264
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 263
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposa l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S8, 262
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Height adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
I mproperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Securing chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 281
Saving fuel Attentive driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Economy tips (analog instrument cluster) . 19
Efficiency program (analog instrument clus-
ter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Energy consumers (Audi virtual cockpit) . . 18
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
392
Scan (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Screen
refer to Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 , 16
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Search area (point of interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Search function
refer to Free text search
166,232
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 249
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Fold ing ... .. .. .. .. .. ............. 67 , 68
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Seat heating (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Secondary phone .. .. .. ... .. ..... . 179,243
Selecting a source (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Selection menu .. .. .. .. ........ 14, 160, 164
Selector lever (automatic transmission) Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Self-learning navigation
refer to Personal route assistance . . . . . . 206
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Service position
refer to Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 58
Settings Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Map...... .... .. .. .. ............. .. 211
Media .... .. .. . ... .. .. ........... .. 233
Nav igation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
System (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

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Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Volume 245
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Warning/Indicator lights
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 259
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 330
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 261
When must the airbag system be inspected?
279
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . 307
Wi- Fi
Audi music stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
also refer to Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
W indow regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Windows Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . 57, 327
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Index
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Winter driving Snow cha ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Winter operation Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Defrosting windows (automatic climate con­
trol system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Seat heating (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Winter use Car washes .... .. .. ............... .. 347
Removing ice from windows 349
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Xenon headlights .. .. ............. . Sl, 366
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Zooming (map) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
395