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LightsandVision
approximately2mph(4km/h).Thehigherthe
sensitivityoftherainsensor*isset(switch@)to
theright),theearlierthewindshieldwipersreact
tomoistureonthewindshield.Youcandeacti-
vatetherainsensormode®intheInfotainment
system,whichswitchestheintermittentmode
on.SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:MENU
button>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Rainsensor>Off.
@-Slowwiping
@-Fastwiping
@-Singlewipe.Ifyouholdtheleverinthisposi-
tionlonger,thewipersswitchfromslowwiping
tofastwiping.
©)-Cleanthewindshield.Toeliminatewater
droplets,thewindshieldwipersperformoneaf-
terwipeafterseveralsecondswhiledrivingin
temperaturesabove39°F(4°C).Youcanswitch
thisfunctionoffbymovingthelevertoposition
©within10secondsoftheafterwipe.Theafter-
wipefunctionisreactivatedthenexttimeyou
switchtheignitionon.
Cleantheheadlights*.Theheadlightwashersys-
tem*onlyfunctionswhenthe lightsareswitched
on.Theheadlightsareautomaticallycleanedthe
firsttimeandeveryfifthtimetheleverismoved
topositionG).
Z\WARNING
—Therainsensor*isonlyintendedtoassist
thedriver.Thedrivermaystill beresponsi-
ble formanuallyswitchingthe wiperson
basedonvisibilityconditions.
— Thewindshieldmustnotbetreatedwith
water-repellingwindshieldcoatingagents.
Unfavorableconditions,suchaswetness,
darkness,andwhenthe sunislow,can
causeincreasedglare,whichincreasesthe
riskofanaccident.Wiperbladechatterisal-
sopossible.
—Properlyfunctioningwindshieldwiper
bladesarerequiredforaclearviewandsafe
driving>page38,Replacingwindshield
wiperblades.
C@)Note
—Ifthereisfrost,makesurethewindshield
wiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind-
shield.Switchingonthewindshieldwipers
whenthebladesarefrozentothewind-
shieldcandamagethewiperblades.
—Thewindshieldwipersystemmustbe
switchedoff(leverinposition0)beforeus-
ing
acarwash.Thispreventsthewipers
fromswitchingonunintentionallyandcaus-
ingdamagetothewindshieldwipersystem.
@)Tips
—Thewindshieldwipersswitchoffwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.Youcanactivatethe
windshieldwipersaftertheignitionis
switchedonagainbymovingthewindshield
wiperlevertoanyposition.
—Wornordirtywindshieldwiperbladesresult
instreaking.Thiscanaffecttherainsensor*
function.Checkyourwindshieldwiper
bladesregularly.
—Thewasherfluidnozzlesinthewindshield
washersystemareheated*atlowtempera-
tureswhentheignitionison.
—Whenstoppingtemporarily,suchasata
trafficlight,thespeedofthewindshield
wipersautomaticallyreducesbyonelevel.
Cleaningwindshieldwiperblades
Cleanthewiperbladeswhenyouseewiper
streaks.Cleanthewiperbladeswithasofttowel
andglasscleaner.
>Placethewindshieldwiperarmsintheservice
position>page38.
>Foldthewindshieldwiperarmsawayfromthe
windshield.
Z\WARNING
Dirtywindshieldwiperbladescanimpairvi-
sion,whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.
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LightsandVision
Replacingwindshieldwiperblades
he
B8R-0379
Fig.35Removingwindshieldwiperblades
Windshieldwiperserviceposition/blade
replacementposition
>Tobringthewindshieldwipersintotheservice
position,turntheignitionoffandmovethe
windshieldwiperleverintoposition@)
=>page36,fig.34.
>Tobringthewipersintothestartingposition,
turntheignitiononandmovethewindshield
wiperleverintoposition@)foratleasttwosec-
onds>page36,fig.34.
Removingthewiperblade
> Foldthewindshieldwiperarmawayfromthe
windshield.
>Pressthelockingknob(@)©fig.35onthewiper
blade.Holdthewiperbladefirmly.
>Removethewiperbladeinthedirectionofthe
arrow.
Installingthewiperblade
>Insertthenewwiperbladeintothemounton
thewiperarm(2)untilyouhearitlatchinto
place.
» Placethewiperarmbackonthewindshield.
>Turn theservicepositionoff.
Z\WARNING
Forsafetyreasons,thewindshieldwiper
bladesshouldbereplacedonceortwiceeach
year.
@)Note
— Thewindshieldwipersmustonlybefolded
upwhenintheserviceposition!Otherwise,
338
youriskdamagingthepaintonthehoodor
thewindshieldwipermotor.
—Youshouldnotdriveyourvehicleorpress
thewindshieldwiperleverwhenthewiper
armsarefoldedawayfromthewindshield.
Thewindshieldwiperswouldmovebackin-
totheiroriginalpositionandcoulddamage
thehood andwindshield.
G)Tips
—Youcanalsousetheserviceposition,forex-
ample,ifyouwanttoprotectthewindshield
fromicingbyusingacover.
—Youcannotactivatetheserviceposition
whenthehoodisopen.
Digitalcompass
SicaatematmeelnieRniemela
Appliesto:vehicleswithdigitalcompass
BFV-0288
@
Fig.36Rearviewmirror:digitalcompassisswitchedon
>Toturnthecompassonoroff,pressthe button
@untilthecompassdisplayinthemirrorturns
onoroff.
Thedigitalcompassonlyworkswhentheignition
isturnedon.Thedirectionsareindicatedwithab-
breviations:N(north),NE(northeast),E(east),
SE(southeast),S(south),SW(southwest),W
(west),NW(northwest).
(i)Tips
Topreventinaccuratecompassreadings,do
notbringanyremotecontrols,electricaldevi-
ces or metallicobjectsnearthemirror.
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Careandcleaning
—Toreducetheriskofcuts,protectyourself
fromsharpmetalcomponentswhenwash-
ingtheunderbodyortheinsideofthewheel
housings.
—Afterwashingthevehicle,thebrakingeffect
maybedelayedduetomoistureonthe
brakerotorsoriceinthewinter.Thisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.Thebrakes
mustbedriedwithafewcarefulbrakeappli-
cations.
@)Note
—Ifyouwashthevehicleinanautomaticcar
wash,youmustretracttheextendablerear
spoiler*ifnecessary,andfoldtheexterior
mirrorsintoreducetheriskofdamage.
Powerfoldingexteriormirrors*mustonly
befoldedinandoutusingthepowerfolding
function.
—Toreducetheriskofpaintdamage,donot
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothesurface,
donotuseinsectremovingsponges,kitchen
sponges,orsimilaritems.
—Whenwashingmattefinishpaintedvehicle
components:
—To reducetheriskofdamagetothesur-
face,donotusepolishingagentsorhard
wax.
—Neveruseprotectivewax.Itcandestroy
themattefinisheffect.
— Donotplaceanystickersormagnetic
signsonvehiclecomponentspaintedwith
mattefinishpaint.Thepaintcouldbe
damagedwhenthestickersormagnets
areremoved.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Onlywashthevehicleinfacilitiesspeciallyde-
signedforthatpurpose.Thiswillreduce the
riskofdirtywatercontaminatedwithoilfrom
washthevehicleindirectsunlight.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,donotwash
decorativedecals*withapressurewasher.
Cleaningandcareinformation
Whencleaningandcaringforindividualvehicle
components,refertothefollowingtables.The
informationcontainedthereissimplyrecommen-
dations.Forquestionsorforcomponentsthat
Exteriorcleaning
enteringthesewersystem.
arenotlisted,consultanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Alsofollow
theinformationfoundin>A.
ComponentSituationSolution
Windshieldwiper|DepositsSoftclothwithglasscleaner,>page37
blades
Headlights/DepositsSoftspongewithamildsoapsolution®
Taillights
Sensors/DepositsSensors:softclothwithsolvent-freecleaningsolution
CameralensesCameralenses:softclothwithalcohol-freecleaningsolu-
tion
Snow/iceHandbrush/solvent-freede-icingspray
WheelsRoadsaltWater
BrakedustAcid-freespecialcleaningsolution
Exhausttailpipes|RoadsaltWater,cleaningsolutionsuitableforstainlesssteel,ifnec-
essary
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Index
RadioStandardsSpecification(RSS).......291
Rain/lightsensor
Headlights................00.2eeeeee32
INGICatORLIGNE=sass¢ oecaa¢casasSeesae20
Intermittent(windshieldwipers).........36
Random
refertoShuffle...20...0.0...ceeeeeee161
RANG’+sieves© awineso 8onenessoomuaNoHseaKERos15
Readinglightsssii22sew22onsen© aone34
Rearlid
refertoLuggagecompartmentlid........27
Rearispoileticccs2ssess+ 5axe©0sea6%meow©88
Cleaning..........eeeeeeeeeeeeee272
Rearviewcamera
refertoParkingsystems.............79,80
Rearviewmirrordimming................36
Rearwindowdefogger.............-..05-50
RecirculationsModeerro:«+swans2 xxeneceis3suse49
REGUPEKATOMse.6 2sacuseswoasnensvoseamsowanesLS
Refueling« «sscvseecriss4 2somes23amenens¥ oome232
Remote
control
Garagedooropener..............00008.29
Remotercontrol.key,seeviweoseccoa0ceavace& ¥sess22
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........29
Keyreplacement..............---eeee22
LED2cessoreminaoeomenasennoeweeYe23
Mechanicalkey.......0...ceeeeee eee23
Personalization:« :see:2aay5 xsongs22
Replacingthebattery...........000.eee23
Unlockingandlocking............-...0-24
Removingthecaps(wheelbolts).........279
Removingthewheel hubcovers..........279
REPalNssiscnswomame6osm.6ameEIND6HaBTEEEwo288
Airbagsystem....60...0ceeeeeeeeeee202
Replacementkey.........-....-..000000522
Replacementparts............--.000005290
Replacingwindshieldwiperblades.........38
ReportingSafetyDefects................290
Reset
refertoRestart(MMI).............000.174
Restart(MMI)«seve:voscenvsooomenvoomnioo174
Retractorcss,« ¢seuss¢¢eres9cceeooeres184
Reverse(automatictransmission)..........58
Rewinding(audio/videofile).............158
RIMS0...eeeeeeeee263
RingtonesettingS......0.0...seeeeee eee120
304
ROOFloads..sieveswesecs«xcienvesovvenvsue44,294
ROOFRACKsnsioa ssssseiW@TeooaORUERA44
alsorefertoRoofrack..........-...0-4.44
Routecriterias.. 2scrseaocesneneooeras©merece137
Routeguidance
refertoNavigation..............-....130
Runningdirection(tires)................281
=
Safedriving..........0...cee eee eee eee175
Safedrivinghabits.....................175
Safety
Airbagsystem....2.2...eeeeeeeeeee188
BSlts«nass 5saeaay@ §aaa& aaGE180
Correct seatingposition...............176
Telephone.........ceceeee eee eee eee108
Safetybeltipositioms.« 0scex 6soueissoweune«185
Safetybeltswornbypregnantwomen....185
Safetybeltpretensioner
Senviceatiddisposalsecussamexsseme:187
Safetybelts..............02-.000-180,184
Cleanings= 5ses+yeae+yewsasweesee273
Dangertopassengerswhodonotweara
safetybelt....................0.0005182
FaSteninng» =seen sseem2 eepeepeesgeee184
TMproperly:WOrMiniscs6 =cesses© #execs© ¥eevee186
Indicatorlight................--00000-18
Indicatorlight(rear)...........0.eee eee18
NOtWOrttissocreas@ 6swansa 6mori@8enw@182
Safetybeltposition...................185
Safetybelttensioner.............5005-186
SafetyInstructionSrwerc2 xcass2 aeweao ov183
Securingchildsafetyseats.............223
Specialconsiderationsforpregnantwom-
OD&sano2smaw2smie©wieeoeMeoeR185
Unfastening.............0.cee eee eee186
Warning/indicatorlight...............180
Worn’properly’:cecaeseewasevecessieves182
Safetybeltwarninglight................180
Safetyinstructions
forsidecurtainairbags................210
forusingchildsafetyseats.............216
Forusingsafetybelts.................183
MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem...202
Safetysystems(indicatorlight)............18
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Index
Updatingstations(radio)................145
USBichargingport’.oii.scenessoonvers¥oer42
USBstick
refertoAudimusicinterface.......156,157
Vv
VanityMOPinsos:niwinswosevensoaeconassooeaseaa36
Vehicle
Care/cleaning.............0.--eeeeee270
DimensionSces<2sews«iceeeeees see293
Identificationdata................0..293
Outofservice...eeeeeeeee275
Raising..............00.0eeeee eeeee280
Vehiclebattery
Ghargelevelic:« xsawsy =ewer5oawe5seee89
VehicleCaress ¢sees¢ewescoeeesesees270
Vehicleidentificationnumber............293
Vehiclejack..............eeeeeeee276,282
LIPEINGBOINES:«cxwsa «cawvxcowsvvcaren280
VehicletoolKit’:sce= »wees=eeensoeeee276
Versioninformation.................--.172
VIEWbutton.....0...ceeeeeeeeeee12
Voiceguidance...............--00eeeee137
alsorefertoMultifunction
steeringwheel..............--0000-12,14
Voicemails:=cas¢ swews2 oewe2ewe2oe118
Voicerecognitionsystem............14,102
COMIMAMNAS«wswacesesoseewexvsveorewwaeneToo103
External.......sceeeeeeeeeeeee107
SOttinGSox=memesumews Pees+SeeR170
MOlGIMGis:x 2anessvenews©vuesaomens@Bs174
VOLUME’:«awa3owens¢wae@ sHews@ oERE=173
Multifunctionsteeringwheel............14
Voicerecognitionsystem...........14,102
WwW
Warning/Indicatorlights
AirbagSyStOttin:« «xes=owees& xmeeeges199
Warninglights
refertoIndicatorlights..........000000067
Washerfluidlevel(indicatorlight).........19
Washingmattefinishpaint..............270
Waveband
refertoFrequencyband...............145
Weights’:«ess+:news+ xaww5¥ames5 ¢ewe294
Whathappensifyouwearyoursafetybelttoo
LOOSE?2.eeeteens185
Whathappenstounbeltedoccupants?....182
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?............175
Wheellboltss«ssisnscoesses0 «asmeamevvasteinewoa263
anti-theft...0...0...eeeeeeeee279
LOOSENING=vsows=eee+SeeEgxcE279
RemovingtheCoW@rcscssnenseewwaee279
Tighteningspecification...............282
WHOIScccxsinoxsansons« 0ssacineawcianen© 9anemone248
Changing...........0.ceceeeeeeeee281
Cleaning’s« ¢seasyecapes¥ ewesx oceex271
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology..250
Replacing........5.0.0ececeeeeeens278
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........267
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits............260
Wheelwrenchss¢«seis+eonvseaneenews276
Whenmusttheairbagsystembeinspected?.199
Whereareloweranchorageslocated?.....227:
Whysafetybelts?................2-005-181
Wi-Fi
Audimusicistream'sswww©xwowsvoawwa154
Audioplayer......0...eee eeeeeeee154
Hotspot....... 2.00...ceececeeee128
OnlineMedia’:=seex xsees42ones2 2ews155
Personalhotspot..............0.20005124
alsorefertoWi-Fi.....00.00.ceeeeeee154
Windows
Cleaning/removingice................272
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........29
Defrosting...0.0...ceeeececeeeeeee50
Openingandclosing................00528
PowerwindOwSwiesssswayemcee6dainoes28
Windshield
Cleaning...00.0...ceeeeeeeeeeeeee36
Defrosting..0.0...ceceeeeeeeeee50
alsorefertoWindshield................36
Windshieldwashersystem..........-36,246
Reservoir'capacity's«cscosesasssewer©293
Windshieldwipers
Cleaningwiperblades..................37
Foldingup..........ceececeeeeeeeee38
Indicatorlight«saiss =aisoepeesoepees19
Replacingwindshieldwiperblades........38
Switchingonandoff................00.36
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