2019 AUDI Q7 sensor

Airbagsystem


thevehiclebatterywithapyrotechniccircuit
interrupter.
—Workonthepyrotechniccircuitinterrupter
mustonlybeperformedbyaqualified
technicianswhohavetheexperience,in-
formationandspecialtoolsnecessaryto
performtheworksafely.
—Ifthevehicleorthecircuitinterrupteris
scrapped,allapplicablesafetyprecautions
mustbefollowed.

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Airbagperformance
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensionsystemcan
changethewaythattheAdvancedAirbagSystem
performsinacrash.Forexample,usingtire-rim
combinationsnotapprovedbyAudi,loweringthe
vehicle,changingthestiffnessofthesuspension,
includingthesprings,suspensionstruts,shock
absorbersetc.canchangetheforcesthatare
measuredbytheairbagsensorsandsenttothe
electroniccontrolunit.Somesuspensionchanges
can,forexample,increasetheforcelevelsmeas-
uredbythesensorsandmaketheairbagsystem
deployincrashesinwhichitwouldnotdeployif
thechangeshadnotbeenmade.Otherkindsof
changesmayreducetheforcelevelsmeasuredby
thesensorsandpreventtheairbagfromdeploy-
ingwhenitshould.


Z\WARNING
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensionincluding
useof unapprovedtire-rimcombinationscan
changeAdvancedAirbagperformanceandin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryina
crash.
—Neverinstallsuspensioncomponentsthat
donothavethesameperformancecharac-
teristicsasthecomponentsoriginallyinstal-
ledonyourvehicle.
—Neverusetire-rimcombinationsthathave
notbeenapprovedbyAudi.

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Sideairbags
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Theairbagsystemcanprovidesupplemental
protectiontoproperlyrestrainedoccupants.
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Fig.238Sideairbaglocationinthedriver'sseat
Thesideairbagsarelocatedinthesidesofthe
frontseatbackrests>fig.238andtherearback-
rest*facingthedoors.
Thesideairbagsinstalled forthefrontseating
positionshavebeendesignedandcertifiedto
helpreducetheriskofinjurythatcanbecaused
byairbagswhentheyinflate,particularlywhen
theoccupantsittingnexttoitisnot seatedprop-
erly.Thesideairbagforthefrontpassengerseat
canbeusedwithproperlyinstalledchildre-
straints.Pleasebesuretoreadtheimportantin-
formationandwarningswheneverusingachild
restraintinavehicle:Safetybelts>page260,
Airbagsystem>page268,Childsafety
=>page290.
Thesideairbagsystembasicallyconsistsof:
—theelectroniccontrolmoduleandexternalside
impactsensors
—thetwosideairbags locatedinthesidesofthe
frontbackrests
—tworearsideairbags*
—theairbagwarninglightintheinstrumentclus-
ter.
Theairbagsystemismonitoredelectronicallyto
makecertainthatitisfunctioningproperlyatall
times.Eachtimeyouturnontheignition,theair-
bagsystemindicatorlightwillcomeonforafew
seconds(selfdiagnostics).

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Thesideairbagsystemsupplementsthesafety
beltsandcanhelptoreducetheriskofinjuryto
thedriver's,frontandrear*passenger'supper
torsoonthesideofthevehiclethatisstruckina
sidecollision.Theairbagdeploysonlyinsideim-
pactsandonlywhenthevehicleaccelerationreg-
isteredbythecontrolunitishighenough.Ifthis
rateisbelowthereferencevalueprogrammedin-
tothecontrolunit,thesideairbagswillnotbe
triggered,eventhoughthecarmaybebadly
damagedasaresultofthecollision.Itisnotpos-
sibletodefineanairbagtriggeringrangethat
willcover everypossibleangleofimpact,since
thecircumstanceswillvaryconsiderablybetween
onecollisionandanother.Importantfactorsin-
clude,forexample,thenature(hardorsoft)of
theimpactingobject,theangleofimpact,vehicle
speed,etc.>page286,Importantsafetyin-
structionsonthesideairbagsystem.
Asidefromtheirnormalsafetyfunction,safety
beltsworktohelpkeepthedriverorfrontpas-
sengerinpositioninthe eventofasidecollision
sothatthesideairbagscanprovideprotection.
Theairbagsystemisnotasubstituteforyour
safetybelt.Rather,it ispartoftheoveralloccu-
pantrestraintsysteminyourvehicle.Alwaysre-
memberthatthesideairbagsystemcanonly
helptoprotectyouifyouarewearingyoursafety
beltandwearingitproperly.Thisisanotherrea-
sonwhyyoushouldalwayswearyoursafety
belts,notjustbecausethelawrequiresyoutodo
so>page260,Generalinformation.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhilethesup-
plementalsideairbagsystemisdesignedtore-
ducethelikelihoodofseriousinjuries,otherinju-
ries,forexample,swelling,bruising,friction
burnsandminorabrasionscanalsobeassociated
withdeployedsideairbags.Remembertoo,side
airbagswilldeployonlyonceandonlyincertain
kindsofaccidents-yoursafetybeltsarealways
theretoofferprotection.
Vehicledamage,repaircosts oreventhelackof
vehicledamagearenotnecessarilyanindication
ofover-sensitiveorfailedairbagactivation.In
somecollisions,bothfrontandsideairbagsmay
inflate.Remembertoo,thatairbagswilldeploy
onlyonceandonlyincertainkindsofcollisions-

yoursafetybeltsarealwaystheretoofferprotec-
tioninthoseaccidentsinwhichairbagsarenot
supposedtodeployorwhenthey havealready
deployed.
Thesideairbagsystemwillnotdeploy:
—whentheignitionisturnedoff
—insidecollisionswhentheaccelerationmeas-
uredby thesensoristoolow
—infront-endcollisions
—inrear-endcollisions
—inrollovers.
Insometypesofaccidentsthefrontairbags,side
curtainairbagsandsideairbagsmaybetriggered
together.

Z\WARNING
—Safetybeltsandtheairbagsystemwillonly
provideprotectionwhenoccupantsarein
theproperseatingposition>page286.
—Iftheairbagindicatorlight>page22
comeswhenthevehicleisbeingused,have
thesysteminspectedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedAudidealer.Itispossiblethat
theairbagwillinflatewhenitisnotsup-

posedto,orwillnotinflatewhenitshould.

Howsupplementalsideairbagswork
Sideairbagsdeployinstantlyandcanhelpre-
ducetheriskofuppertorsoinjuriesforoccu-
pantswhoareproperlyrestrained.

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Fig.239Inflatedsideairbagsonleftsideofvehicle,rear
side
airbagoptionalequipment
Whenthesystemistriggered,theairbagisfilled
withpropellantgasandbreaksthroughaseamin
theseatsurfacearea.Itexpandsbetweenthe
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systemmustbereplacedbyanauthorized
Audidealership.
—Damage (cracks,deepscratchesetc.)tothe
originalseatcoversor totheseaminthe
areaofthesideairbagmodulemustalways
berepairedimmediatelyby anauthorized
Audidealer.
—Ifchildrenareseatedimproperly,theirrisk
ofinjuryincreasesinthecase ofanaccident
=>page290,Childsafety.
—Neverattempttomodifyanycomponentsof
theairbagsysteminanyway.
—Inasidecollision,sideairbagswillnotfunc-
tionproperlyifsensorscannotcorrectly
measureincreasingairpressureinsidethe
doorswhenairescapesthroughlarger,un-
closedopeningsinthedoorpanel.
—Neverdrivewithinteriordoortrimpanels
removed.
—Neverdrivewhenpartshavebeenremoved
fromtheinsidedoorpanelandtheopen-
ingstheyleavehave notbeenproperly
closed.
—Neverdrivewhenloudspeakersinthe
doorshavebeenremovedunlessthe
speakerholeshavebeenproperlyclosed.
—Alwaysmakecertainthatopeningsare
coveredorfilledifadditionalspeakersor
otherequipmentisinstalledintheinside
doorpanels.
—Alwayshaveworkonthedoorsdonebyan
authorizedAudidealerorqualifiedwork-
shop.

Sidecurtainairbags
PXTraalhatamenmed(sMaiaTTedLe
Thesidecurtainairbagscanprovidesupplemen-
talprotectiontoproperlyrestrainedoccupants.

Fig.240Sidecurtainairbags,driver'sside:location
Thesidecurtainairbagsarelocatedonbothsides
oftheinteriorabovethefrontandrear sidewin-
dows©fig.240.
Thesidecurtainairbags containfeaturesthat
provideejectionmitigationtohelppreventvehi-
cleoccupantsorpartsoftheirbodiesfrombeing
completelyorpartiallyejectedfromthevehicle
interiorincertainsideimpactsandvehicleroll-
overs.
Thesidecurtainairbagsystemsupplementsthe
safetybeltsandcanhelptoreducetheriskofin-
juryforoccupants’headsanduppertorsoina
sidecollision.Thesidecurtainairbaginflatesin
sideimpactsandonlywhenthevehicleaccelera-
tionregisteredby thecontrolunitishighenough.
Ifthisrateisbelowthereferencevalueprogram-
medintothecontrolunit,thesidecurtainairbag
willnot betriggered,eventhoughthecarmaybe
badlydamagedasaresultofthecollision.Itis
notpossibletodefineanairbagtriggeringrange
thatwillcovereverypossibleangleofimpact,
sincethecircumstanceswillvaryconsiderablybe-
tweenonecollisionandanother.Importantfac-
torsinclude,forexample,thenature(hardor
soft)oftheimpactingobject,theangleofim-
pact,vehiclespeed,etc.>page288,Howside
curtain
airbagswork.
Aside
fromtheirnormalsafetyfunction, safety
belts
worktohelpkeepthedriverorfrontpas-
sengerinpositionintheeventofacollisionso
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thatthesidecurtainairbagscanprovideprotec-
tion.
Theairbagsystemisnotasubstituteforyour
safetybelt.Rather,itispartoftheoveralloccu-
pantrestraintsysteminyourvehicle.Alwaysre-
memberthattheairbagsystemcanonlyhelpto
protectyouifyouarewearingyoursafetybelt
andwearingitproperly.Thisisanotherreason
whyyoushouldalwayswearyoursafetybelts,
notjustbecausethelawrequiresyoutodoso
=>page260,Generalinformation.
Itisimportanttorememberthatwhiletheside
curtainairbagsystemisdesignedtohelpreduce
thelikelihoodof seriousinjuries,otherinjuries,
forexample,swelling,bruising,frictionburns
andminorabrasionscanalsobeassociatedwith
theseairbagsupondeployment.Remembertoo,
theseairbagswilldeployonlyonceandonlyin
certainkindsofaccidents-yoursafetybeltsare
alwaystheretoofferprotection.
Thesidecurtainairbagsystembasically
consistsof:
—Theelectroniccontrolmoduleandexternalside
impactsensors
—Thesidecurtainairbagsabovethewindowsof
theouterseatingpositionswithejectionmiti-
gationfeatures
—Theairbagindicatorlightintheinstrument
panel
Theairbagsystemismonitoredelectronicallyto
makecertainitisfunctioningproperlyatall
times.Eachtimeyouturnontheignition,theair-
bagsystemindicatorlightwillcomeonforafew
seconds(selfdiagnostics).
Thesidecurtainairbagisnotactivated:
—iftheignitionisturnedoff
—insidecollisionswhentheaccelerationmeas-
uredby thesensoristoolow
—inrear-endcollisions.

ZAWARNING
—Safetybeltsandtheairbagsystemwillonly
provideprotectionwhenoccupantsarein
theproperseatingposition>page53,
Frontseats.

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-Iftheairbagindicatorlight>page22
comeswhenthevehicleisbeingused,have
thesysteminspectedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedAudidealer.Itispossiblethat
theairbagwillinflatewhenitisnotsup-
posedto,orwillnotinflatewhenitshould.
Howsidecurtainairbagswork
Sidecurtainairbagscanworktogetherwithside
airbagstohelpreducetheriskofheadandupper
torsoinjuriesforoccupantswhoareproperlyre-
strained.


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Fig.241Illustrationofprinciple:Inflatedsidecurtainair-
bagsontheleftside
Thesidecurtainairbagsinflatebetweentheoc-
cupantandthewindowsinasidecollision
>fig.241.
Whenthesystemistriggered,thesidecurtain
airbagisfilledwithpropellantgasandbreaks
throughaseamabovethefrontandrearside
windowsidentifiedby theAIRBAGlabel.Inorder
tohelpprovidethisadditionalprotection,the
sidecurtainairbagmustinflatewithintheblink
ofaneyeatveryhighspeedandwithgreatforce.
The
sidecurtainairbagcouldinjureyouifyour
seatingpositionisnotproperoruprightorif
itemsarelocatedintheareawherethesupple-
mentalsidecurtainairbaginflates.Thisapplies
especiallytochildren>page290.
Althoughtheyarenotasoftpillow,sidecurtain
airbagscan“cushion”theimpactandinthisway
they canhelptoreducetheriskofinjurytothe
headandtheupperpartofthebody.
Afinedustmaydevelopwhentheairbagdeploys.
Thisisquitenormalanddoesnotmeanthereisa
fireinthevehicle.

CheckingandFilling

frontoftheenginecompartment>page315,
fig.262.
Iftherecommendedengineoilisnotavailable,in
anemergencyyoumayaddamaximumof1
quart(1liter)ofACEAC3orAPISNengineoil
onetimeuntilthenextoilchange.
Formoreinformationonthecorrectengineoil
foryourvehicle,contactanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havetheoil
changedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedServiceFacility.

Audirecommends
Stastrol)(ZIDIEGEProrzssional
AudirecommendsusingtheLongLifehigh-per-
formanceengineoilfromAudiGenuineParts.
Messages
Engineoilpressure


2Turnoffengine.Oilpressuretoolow
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
engineoillevel>page317.
—Iftheengineoillevelistoolow,addengineoil
=>page317.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheengineoilleveliscorrectandtheindica-
torlightstillturnson,turntheengineoffand
do
notcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
Engineoillevel
Appliesto:vehicleswithoillevelwarning
2Pleaseaddoilimmediately.
Stoptheengineand donotcontinuedriving.
Checktheengineoillevel>page317andadd
engineoilimmediately>page317.
&Pleaseaddmax.xqt(xJ)oil.Youcancon-
tinuedriving
Addtheamountofoilshownimmediately
=>page317.
Reducingtheoillevel
EAPleasereduceoillevel.
316
Thereistoomuchoilintheengineandthereisa
risk
ofdamagingthecatalyticconverteroren-
gine.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
engineoilextractedifnecessary.Avoidhighen-
ginespeeds,fullacceleration,andheavyengine
loads.
Engineoilsensor
2Oillevelsensor:oilchangenecessary.Please
contactService
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil.Thiswillcause
theengineoilleveltoriseslowlyandtheengine
oilqualitytodecrease.Donotextractengineoil
toreducethelevel,becausethiswillincreasethe
riskofenginedamage.DrivetoanauthorizedAu-
didealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohaveengineoilextracted.
|=.)Oillevelsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoillevelhas
malfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediately
tohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
BBOilpressuresensor:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoilpressure
hasmalfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmedi-
atelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
Enginewarm-uprequest
[flPleasedrivetowarmupengine
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil,eitherduetolow
outsidetemperaturesorfrequentshortdrives.
Driveuntiltheengineiswarmso thatthefuelin
theengineoilwillevaporate.Avoidhighengine
speeds,fullaccelerating,andheavyengineloads
whendoing this.
@Tips
Theoilpressurewarning=isnotanoillevel
indicator.
Alwayschecktheoillevelregularly.

Wheels

Ifthetirepressuremonitoringindicator
appears
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Thetirepressureindicatorintheinstrument
clusterinformsyouifthetirepressureistoolow
orifthereisasystemmalfunction.
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremonitor-
ingsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircumference
andvibrationcharacteristicsoftheindividual
tires.Ifthepressurechangesinoneormore
tires,thisisindicatedintheinstrumentcluster
displaywithanindicatorlight(Jandamessage.
Ifonlyonetireisaffected,thelocationof that
tirewillbeindicated.
ThetirepressuresmustbestoredintheInfotain-
mentsystemagaineachtimethepressures
change(switchingbetweenpartialandfullload
pressure)orafterchangingorreplacinga tireon
yourvehicle>page344.Thetirepressuremoni-
toringsystemonlymonitorsthetirepressureyou
havestored.Refertothetirepressurelabelfor
therecommendedtirepressureforyourvehicle
=>page336,fig.271.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharacter-
isticscanchangeandcauseatirepressurewarn-
ingif:
—Thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoolow
—Thetireshavestructuraldamage
—Thetire wasreplacedorthetirepressurewas
changedanditwasnotstored>page344
—Tiresthatareonlypartiallyusedarereplaced
withnewtires
Indicatorlights
@-lossofpressureinatleastonetire>A\.
Checkthetiresandreplaceor repairifnecessary.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtiresand
storethepressureagainintheInfotainmentsys-
tem>page344.
iis(TirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tirepres-
sure:malfunction!Seeowner'smanual.Ifi
appearsafterswitchingtheignitiononorwhile
drivingandthe@indicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterblinksforapproximatelyone minute
andthenstayson,thereissystemmalfunction.
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Trytostorethecorrecttirepressures
=>page344.Insomecases,youmustdrivefor
severalminutesafterstoringthepressuresuntil
theindicatorlightturnsoff.Iftheindicatorlight
doesturnofforturnsonagainafterashortperi-
odoftime,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
tiresandtheirpressure.
tirepressureregularly.
indicatormaybedelayed.

—Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsinthe
display,reduceyourspeedimmediatelyand
avoidanyhardsteeringorbrakingmaneu-
vers.Stopassoonaspossibleandcheckthe
—Thedriverisresponsibleformaintainingthe
correcttirepressure.Youmustcheckthe
—Undercertainconditions(suchasasporty
drivingstyle,winterconditions,orunpaved
roads),thetirepressuremonitoringsystem

(i)Tips
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemcanal-
sostopworkingwhenthereisanESCmal-
function.
—Usingsnowchainsmayresultinasystem
malfunction.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsysteminyour
Audiwascalibratedwith“AudiOriginal
Tires”>page333.Using thesetiresisrec-
ommended.
Storingtirepressures
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Ifthetirepressurechangesoratireisreplaced,
itmustbeconfirmedinthe Infotainmentsys-
tem.
>Beforestoringthetirepressures,makesurethe
tirepressuresinallfourtiresmeetthespeci-
fiedvaluesandareadaptedtotheload
=>page336.
>Switchtheignitionon.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:

MENU but-
ton>Vehicle>Service&checks>Tirepressure>

Careandcleaning

Careandcleaning
Generalinformation
Regular,propercarehelpstomaintainyourvehi-
cle'svalue.Itcanalsobearequirementwhen
submittingwarrantyclaimsforcorrosiondamage
andpaintdefectsonthebody.
Therequiredcleaningandcareproductscanbe
obtained
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedServiceFacility.Readandfollowthein-
structionsforuseonthepackaging.

ZAWARNING
—Usingcleaningandcareproductsincorrectly
canbedangeroustoyourhealth.
—Alwaysstorecleaningandcareproducts out
ofreachofchildrentoreducetheriskofpoi-
soning.

@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Purchaseenvironmentally-friendlycleaning
productsifpossible.
—Donotdisposeofcleaningandcareprod-
uctswithhouseholdtrash.
Carwashes
Thelongerthatdepositssuchasinsects,bird
droppings,treesaporroadsaltremain ontheve-
hicle,themorethesurfacecanbedamaged.High
temperaturessuchasthosecausedbysunlight
increasethedamagingeffect.
Beforewashing,rinseoffheavydepositswith
plentyofwater.
Stubborndepositssuchasbirddroppingsortree
saparebestremovedwithplentyofwateranda
microfibercloth.
Also,washtheundersideofyourvehicleonce
roadsaltstopsbeingusedfortheseason.
Pressurewashers
Whenwashingyourvehiclewithapressurewash-
er,alwaysfollowthe operatinginstructions pro-
videdwiththepressurewasher.Thisisespecially
importantinregardtothepressureandspraying
distance.Donotaimthespraydirectlyatthe
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sealsonthesidewindows,doors,lidsorthesun-
roof*orattires,rubberhoses,insulatingmateri-
al,sensors*orcameralenses*.Keepadistanceof
atleast16in(40cm).
Donotremovesnowandicewithapressure
washer.
Neveruseconenozzlesorhighpressurenozzles.
Thewatertemperaturemustnotbeabove140°F
(60°C).
Automaticcarwash
Sprayoffthevehiclebeforewashing.
Makesurethatthewindowsandroof*areclosed
andthewindshieldwipersareoff.Followinstruc-
tionsfromthecarwashoperator,especiallyif
thereareaccessoriesattachedtoyourvehicle.
Ifpossible,usecarwashesthatdonothave
brushes.
Washingbyhand
Cleanthevehiclestartingfromthetopandwork-
ingdownwardusingasoftspongeorcleaning
brush.Usesolvent-freecleaningproducts.
Washingvehicleswithmattefinishpaintby
hand
Toreducetheriskofdamagingthepaintwhen
washing,firstremovedustandlargeparticles
fromyourvehicle.Insects,greasespots,andfin-
gerprintsarebestremovedwithaspecialcleaner
formattefinishpaint.
Applytheproductusingamicrofibercloth.Tore-
ducetheriskofdamagingthepaintsurface,do
notuse toomuchpressure.
Rinsethevehiclethoroughlywithwater.Then
cleanusinganeutralshampooandasoftmicro-
fibercloth.
Rinsethevehiclethoroughlyagainandletitair
dry.Removeanywaterresidueusingachamois.

ZAWARNING
—Toreducetheriskofaccidents,onlywash
thevehiclewhentheignitionisoffandfol-
lowtheinstructionsfromthecarwashoper-
ator.

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—Toreducetheriskofcuts,protectyourself—Toreducetheriskofpaintdamage,donot
fromsharpmetalcomponentswhenwash-washthevehicleindirectsunlight.
ingtheunderbodyortheinsideofthewheel—Toreducetheriskofdamage,donotwash
housings.decorativedecals*withapressurewasher.
—Afterwashingthevehicle,thebrakingeffect—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothesurface,
maybedelayedduetomoistureonthedonotuseinsectremovingsponges,kitchen
brakerotorsoriceinthewinter.Thisin-sponges,orsimilaritems.
creasestheriskofanaccident.Thebrakes—Whenwashingmattefinishpaintedvehicle
mustbedriedwithafewcarefulbrakeappli-components:
cations.—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothesur-

face,donotusepolishingagentsorhard
@)Notewax.
—Ifyouwashthevehicleinanautomaticcar—Neveruseprotectivewax.Itcandestroy
wash,youmustfoldtheexteriormirrorsinthemattefinisheffect.
toreducetheriskofdamagetothemirrors.—Donotplaceanystickersormagnetic
Powerfoldingexteriormirrors*mustonlysignsonvehiclecomponentspaintedwith
befoldedinandoutusingthepowerfoldingmattefinishpaint.Thepaintcouldbe
function.damagedwhenthestickersormagnets
—To reducetheriskofdamagetotherimsareremoved.
andtires,comparethewidthbetweenthe
wheelsonyourvehiclewiththedistancebe-@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
tweentheguiderailsinthecarwash.Onlywashthevehicleinfacilitiesspeciallyde-
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,comparethesignedforthatpurpose.Thiswillreduce the
heightandwidthofyourvehiclewiththeriskofdirtywatercontaminatedwithoilfrom
heightandwidthoftheinsideofthecarenteringthesewersystem.
wash.
Cleaningandcareinformation
Whencleaningandcaringforindividualvehiclearenotlisted,consultanauthorizedAudidealer
components,refertothefollowingtables.TheorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Alsofollow
informationcontainedthereissimplyrecommen-__theinformationfoundin>A.
dations.Forquestionsorforcomponentsthat
Exteriorcleaning






ComponentSituationSolution
Windshieldwiper|Depositssoftclothwithglasscleaner,>page50
blades
Headlights/DepositsSoftspongewithamildsoapsolution®
Taillights
Sensors/DepositsSensors:softclothwithsolvent-freecleaningsolution
CameralensesCameralenses:softclothwithalcohol-freecleaningsolu-
tion
Snow/iceHandbrush/solvent-freede-icingspray
WheelsRoadsaltWater
BrakedustAcid-freespecialcleaningsolution>

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