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 cou ld 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 / t rim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning
products.
- Paint
- To reduce the risk of scratches, the ve-
hicle must be free of dirt and d ust 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.
-Trim
- To reduce the risk of damage, do not
treat the trim around the panorama
sunroof with paint polish.
- Decorat ive dec als
- To reduce the risk of damage, do not
use any rough powder or abrasive
cleaning products.
- To reduce the risk of damage, do not
polish deco rat ive parts that have a
matte finish.
- 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 dam-
age .
- Safety belts
- Do not remove the safe ty belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or their com-
ponents chemically or with corrosive
fluids or solvents and never a llow
sharp objects to come into contact
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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.
- Text iles/Vi nyl/Alcanta ra
- 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 autho rized Aud i dea ler
or a qualified workshop.
- Neve r use steam cleaners, brushes,
hard sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zip-
pers, rivets on clothing or be lts can
cause damage to the surface.
- Open hook and loop fastene rs, for ex-
ample on cloth ing, can damage seat
covers. Make sure hook and loop fas-
teners are closed.
- Nat ural leath e r
- 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 d irect
sunlight for long per iods of t ime . If
leaving the vehicle parked for long pe-
riods of time, you should cover the
leathe r to protect it from d irect sun-
light.
(D Tips
- Insects are easier to remove from paint
that has been freshly waxed.
- Regular waxing can prevent rust film
from forming.
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