Digital Compass - Audi A3 Sedan 2015 Owner's Manual

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Tips
- If the light reaching the rearview mirror
is obstructed, the automatic dimming
mirror will not function correctly,
- The automatic dimming mirrors do not
dim when the interior lighting is turned
on or the reverse gear is selected .
Digital compass
Switching the compass on and off
Applies to vehicles: with digita l compass
Fig. 40 Rearview m irror : d igit al com pass activated
"To turn the compass on or off , press the but-
ton @ unt il the compass in the mirror ap-
pears or disappears .
The digi t al compass only works when t he igni-
tion is turned on. The directions are indicated
with abbreviations :
N
(north),
NE
(northeast),
E (east), SE (southeast), S (south), SW (south-
west), W (west), NW (no rthwest) .
You must recalibrate the compass if it does
not display the correct direction ¢
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Calibrating the compass .
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Tips
To prevent inaccurate compass readings,
do not bring any remote controls, electri-
cal devices or meta ll ic objects near the
mirror.
Adjusting the magnetic zone
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The magnetic zone mu st be adjusted correctly
for the compass to read accurately .
Fig. 41
North Am erica: m agnet ic zone map
• Press and hold the button @
¢
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fig . 40
until the number of the magnetic
zone appears in the rearv iew mirror .
• Press the button @ repeat edly to select the
correct mag netic zone . The select ion mode
turns off after a few seconds.
Calibrating the compass
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
You must recalibrate the compass if it does
not display the correct direction.
• Press and hold the button @ ¢
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fig. 40 unti l a C appea rs in the rearview mir-
ror.
• Drive in a circle at about 5 mph (10 km/h)
until a direction is displayed in the rearview
mirror.
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WARNING
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- To avoid endangering yourse lf and other
drivers, calibrate the compass in an area
where there is no traffic .