Care and cleaning
avoid scratches, move the scraper on ly in
one direction and not back and forth.
- Never remove snow or ice from door win-
dows and mirrors using warm or hot water
because this could cause cracks to form .
- To avoid damage to the rear window de -
fogger, do not apply any stickers on the
heating wires on the inside of the window .
- Decorative parts / trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning prod-
ucts.
- Paint
- To red uce the risk of scratches, the vehicle
must be free of dirt and dust before pol-
ishing or waxing .
- To prevent pa int damage, do not polish or
wax the veh icle in direct sunlight.
- To red uce the risk of pa int damage, do not
polish away rust spots.
- Remove cosmetics and sunscreen immedi-
ately - these could damage the paint.
- Dis plays
- 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 damage.
- Safety belts
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or t heir compo-
nents chemically or with cor rosive fluids
or so lvents and neve r al low sha rp objects
t o come into con t act with the safe ty belts.
This could cause damage to the belt web -
bing .
- If there is damage to the webbing, the
connections, the retractors or the buckles,
have them replaced by an author ized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
- Textiles / artificial leather/ Alcantara
- Never treat artificia l leather/ Alcantara
with leather care products, so lvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remove or similar
prod uct s.
- Have a specialist remove st ubborn stains
to prevent damage.
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- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc . when cleaning .
- Do not t urn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat.
- Objects with sharp edges, such as zippe rs
or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage to the surface .
- Open hook and loop fasteners, fo r exam-
ple on clothing, can damage seat covers.
Make sure hook and loop fastene rs are
closed.
- Natural leather
- Never treat leather with solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remover or sim i-
lar products .
- Objects with sharp edges, such as zippers
or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage to the surface.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating * to dry the
seat.
- To he lp prevent the leather from fad ing,
do not leave the vehicle in direct sunlight
for long periods of time . If leav ing the ve-
hicle parked fo r long pe riods of time, you
should cove r the leathe r to pro t ect it from
direct sunlight.
{D Tips
- Insects are easier to remove from paint that
has been freshly waxed.
- Regular waxing can prevent rust spots from
forming.
Placing your vehicle out
of service
If you would like to take your vehi cle out of serv-
ice for a longer period of time, contact an author-
ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili-
ty. They will adv ise you of important measures,
such as corrosion protect ion, serv ice and storage
procedures . Also follow the information about
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