4M1012721BC
Care and cleaning
A WARNING height and width of the inside of the car
wash.
—To reduce the risk of accidents, only wash
the vehicle when the ignition is off and fol-
low the instructions from the car wash oper-
ator.
—To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
wash the vehicle in direct sunlight.
—To reduce the risk of damage, do not wash
decorative decals* with a pressure washer.
—To reduce the risk of damage to the surface,
do not use insect removing sponges, kitchen
sponges, or similar items.
— When washing matte finish painted vehicle
components:
—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 moisture on the
brake rotors or ice in the winter. This in-
creases the risk of an accident. The brakes
must be dried with a few careful brake appli-
cations.
— To reduce the risk of damage to the sur-
face, do not use polishing agents or hard
wax.
— Never use protective wax. It can destroy
the matte finish effect.
@) Note — Do not place any stickers or magnetic
signs on vehicle components painted with
matte finish paint. The paint could be
damaged when the stickers or magnets
are removed.
— If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash, you must fold the exterior mirrors in
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors.
Power folding exterior mirrors* must only
be folded in and out using the power folding (@) For the sake of the environment
function.
—To reduce the risk of damage to the rims
and tires, compare the width between the
wheels on your vehicle with the distance be-
tween the guide rails in the car wash.
Only wash the vehicle in facilities specially de-
signed for that purpose. This will reduce the
risk of dirty water contaminated with oil from
entering the sewer system.
—To reduce the risk of damage, compare the
height and width of your vehicle with the
Cleaning and care information
When cleaning and caring for individual vehicle are not listed, consult an authorized Audi dealer
components, refer to the following tables. The or authorized Audi Service Facility. Also follow
information contained there is simply recommen- __ the information found in > A.
dations. For questions or for components that
Exterior cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Windshield wiper | Deposits Soft cloth with glass cleaner, > page 60
blades
Headlights/ Deposits Soft sponge with a mild soap solution®
tail lights
Sensors/ Deposits Sensors: soft cloth with a solvent-free cleaning product
camera lenses Camera lenses: soft cloth with an alcohol-free cleaning sol-
ution
Snow/ice Hand brush/solvent-free de-icing spray >
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4M1012721BC
Index
Vehicle control services ..............085 196
Vehicledata labels « « scisce so wsscie x saree ee 313
Vehicle identification number............ 313
Vehiclejack’: z ass s 2 sews ss ven se wees 2 gs 286
Lifting POINtS:. « ces ¢ & comme we enw ve wee 290
Tire change mode.............--.0005 288
Vehicle key... 0... cece eee eee 34, 38
Vehicle start system. ...........0000000. 106
Vehicletoolikiti. awsome a a arses 2 0 anne ww aoe 286
Ventilation. = 2 isin + wien ea nae we ammo oo a 93
VIEW BUTTON: « « seu » ¢ some © ¢ eee 2 eset « 13
Voiceiiigile + eaen x2 seam a © meee & © Been 8 ge 189
Voice recognition system..............-.. 27
External «a cme 0 2 esi o a came 9 com © a 28
Operating ........ 0... cee ee eee ee eee 27
Ww
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights..............0.0. 7
Washing matte finish paint.............. 280
Wave band
refer to Frequency band............... 214
Weights... 20... 0... cece eee eee eee 314
Wheel bolts.......... 5... c cece eee eee 274
@nti-theftons: « « wesw ss ames ¢ 2 seme fs ee 289
Tightening specification............... 291
WHEELS wesws + nese s 5 ween s ¢ wee s o EEE s 259
Cleaning.......... 0... eee cece eee 282
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .. 262
Loose wheel warning.............-.... 274
Replacing ssc «0 ase + a meee < 1 eee » stewees 288
Tire pressure monitoring system........ 277
Tires and vehicle load limits............ 271
Wheel Wrench « cus z+ ome ss mee : sm « 286
Wi-Fi
HOtSpOtSettingss: ss mwas s = wane a remy 5 197
Using ahotspot................-.000- 195
Wild animal recognition................ 132
Windows
Child safety lock.............0...00000- 44
Cleaning and removing ice............. 282
Convenience opening and closing......... 46
Defrosting ........-. 000 c cece eee es 95
Opening and closing................... 45
POWOr WINdOWS's « = wane 5 =e ase s 2 wees 8 £ KS 45
Windshield
Cleaning........... 00. cece ee eee eee eee 58
also refer to Windshield................ 58
Windshield washer system..........- 58, 257
Reservoircapacityss « & sscos 6 ewes oo eas 9 314
Windshield wipers.............---00000- 58
Winter operation
Car washes « ssi « 2 soma ao ees @ 6 one @ 8 280
Cooling systeM... 0... . cee eee eee eee 251
Defrosting the windows................ 95
Rear window defogger...............05 95
Removing ice from windows............ 282
S€at HeStinO’s « «sca ¢ een s ¥ Seu ee Rs se 95
SHOW GHAINS sesosu « arasisor o wsmrm ox mca 4 a oe 275
Steering wheel heating................. 96
TIES 0 ee eee 275
Vehicle battery (12 Volt)............... 255
Windshield washer system............. 257
WINE EES srssiee so ar aw ernene vo armeeM # oa 275
Wireless Apple CarPlay
refer to Audi smartphone interface...... 234
Wireless charging...............+-.05- 186
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