Care and cleaning
- 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 vehicle 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.
- Instrument cluster
- Make sure that the instrument cluster is
switched off and has cooled off before
cleaning it.
- The instrument cluster and the trim sur-
round ing it must not be cleaned with dry
cleaning methods because they could get
scratched .
- Make sure no fluids enter the spaces be-
tween the instrument cluster and the
trim, because that could cause damage.
- Controls
- Make sure tha t no fluids enter t he con-
trols, because t his could cause damage .
- Safety belt s
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or their compo-
nents chemically or with corrosive flu ids
or so lvents and never allow sharp objects
to come into contact with the safety belts .
This could cause damage to the belt web-
bing.
- If there is damage to the webbing, the
connect ions, the retractors or the buckles,
have them replaced by an author ized Audi
dealer or author ized Audi Service Facility.
- Textiles / artificial leather / Alcantara
- Never treat artificia l leather/ Alcant ara
with leather care products, so lvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remove or similar
prod ucts.
- Have a specialist remove stubborn stains
to prevent damage.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat .
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- Objects with sharp edges such as zippers,
rivets on clothing or be lts can cause dam-
age to the surface .
- Open hook and loop fasteners, for exam-
ple on clothing, can damage seat covers.
Make sure hook and loop fasteners 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,
rivets on clothing or be lts ca n cause dam-
age to the surfa ce.
- 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 cover the leather t o prot ect it from
direct sunlight .
(D Tips
- Insects are easie r to remove from paint that
has been freshly waxed.
- Regular waxing can prevent rus t spots from
forming.
Placing your vehicle out
of service
If you would like to take your vehicle out of serv-
ice for a longer time, contact your authorized
Audi dealer or qualified repair facility. They will
advise you of important measures, such as corro-
s ion protection, maintenance and storage proce -
dures . Also follow the info rmation about the bat-
tery ¢ page
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