214 Vehicle care and cleaning
- Never use abrasive cleaning materials
or alcohol to clean the camera lens.
This could cause scratches and cracks.
- Windows
- Remove snow and ice on windows and
exterior mirrors with a plastic scraper.
To avoid scratches, move the scraper
only in one direction and not back and
forth.
- Never remove snow or ice from win-
dows and mirrors using warm or hot
water because this could cause cracks
to form .
- To avoid damage to the rear window
defogger, do not apply any stickers on
the heating wires on the inside of the
window.
- Decorative parts/trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning
products.
- Paint
- To reduce the risk of scratches, the ve-
hicle must be free of dirt and dust be-
fore polishing or waxing.
- To prevent paint damage, do not polish
or wax the vehicle in direct sunlight.
- To reduce the risk of paint damage, do
not polish away rust film .
- Displays
- To avoid scratches, do not use dry
cleaning methods on displays.
- Controls
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause dam-
age.
- Safety belts
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or their com-
ponents chemically or with corrosive
fluids or solvents and never allow
sharp objects to come into contact
with the safety belts. This could cause
damage to the belt webbing.
- If there is damage to the webbing , the
connections, the retractors or the buck-
les, have them replaced by an author-
ized Audi dealer or a qualified work-
shop.
- Textiles/Vinyl/Alcantara
- Never treat Vinyl/ Alcantara with leath-
er care products, solvents, floor polish,
shoe polish, stain remover or similar
products .
- To avoid damage, have stubborn stains
removed by an authorized Audi dealer
or a qualified workshop.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes,
hard sponges, etc. when cleaning .
- Objects with sharp edges such as zip-
pers, rivets on clothing or belts can
cause damage to the surface.
- Open hook and loop fasteners, for ex-
ample on clothing, can damage seat
covers. Make sure hook and loop fas-
teners are closed.
- Natural leather
- Never treat leather with solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, stain remover or
similar products.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zip-
pers, rivets on clothing or belts can
cause damage to the surface.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes,
hard sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- To help prevent the leather from fad-
ing, do not leave the vehicle in direct
sunlight for long periods of time . If
leaving the vehicle parked for long pe-
riods of time, you should cover the
leather to protect it from direct sun-
light .
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- Insects are easier to remove from paint
that has been freshly waxed .
- Regular waxing can prevent rust film
from forming.
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