& WARNING (contin ued)
for example with insects , carefully clean th e wiper blade s with a
spon ge or a s oft brush .
• For yo ur safety , you should replace the wipe r blade s o nce o r
twic e a year . See your authorized Audi deal er for replace me nt
blade s.
0 Note
• The windshield wiper blades must only be replaced when in the
service position :::>
page 61 ! Otherwise, you risk damaging the paint
on t he hood or the windshield w iper motor.
• To prevent damage to the wipe r system, always loosen blades
which are frozen to the windshield before operating wipers.
• To prevent damage to w iper blades, do not use gasoline, kero-
sene, paint thinner, or other solvents on or near the wiper blades.
• To prevent damage to the wiper arms or other components, do
not attempt to move the wipers by hand.
[ i ] Tips
Commercial hot waxes applied by automatic car washes affect the
how easily t he glass surface can be cleaned. •
Mirrors
Manual glare - dimming
Standard setting
- Move the small lever (located on the bottom edge of the
mirro r) to the front.
Controls and equip -
ment
Safety first
Clear v ision
Anti - glare setting
- Move the small lever (located on the bottom edge of the
mirror) to the rear. •
Applies to veh icles: with automat ically dimm ing inside mirro r
Automatically dimming inside mirror
The automatic dimming function can be turned on and
off if required.
Disabling auto dimming
Fig. 6 1 I nside rear
view mirror
- Press button @ ~ fig. 61 briefly, - the indicator light @
goes out.
Activating / reactivating auto dimming
- Press but t on @ briefly, - the indicator light @ goes on .
Automat ic dimming function
The automatic dimm ing funct ion is activated every time the ign ition
is t urned on. The green indicato r light is lit to indicate auto dimming
is active.
When dimming is activated, the inside mirror w ill darken
automati-
cally in response to the amount of light str iking the m irror (such as .,_
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