Mirrors - Audi Q7 2015 Owner's Manual

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Note
- The w indshield wiper blades must on ly
be replaced when in the service position
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page 68! Otherwise, yo u risk damag-
ing t he paint on the hood or the wind-
shield wiper motor.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper sys-
tem, always loosen blades which are fro-
zen to the windsh ield befo re operat ing
wipe rs.
- To help prevent damage to w iper blades,
do not use gasoline, kerosene, paint
th inner, or othe r solvents on or near t he
wipe r blades.
- To help prevent damage t o the wiper
arms or other components, do not at-
temp t t o move the wipers by hand .
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Tips
Commercia l hot waxes applied by auto-
mat ic car washes affect the cleanab ili ty of
the w indshield .
Changing the rear wiper blade
Fig. 72 Rear window wipe r Detac hing the rea r wipe r
blad e
Removing the wiper blade
,.. Fold the w indshield w iper arm away from
t he glass.
,.. Grasp t he uppe r end of the wiper arm with
on e hand and the metal clamp on the wiper
blade with the other
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fig. 72 .
,.. Hold the wiper arm in the direct ion of the
arrow @ and pull the wiper blade out of the
holder only in the direction of the arrow @ .
Attaching the wiper blade
,.. Adj ust t he wiper blad e in the holder.
,.. Hold t he upper end of t he wipe r arm wit h
one hand .
,.. Press the wiper blade into the holder with
your other hand.
.,. Fold the wiper arm back ont o the wind-
shield.
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WARNING
For safety reasons, the w indshie ld w iper
blades should be replaced once or tw ice a
year.
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 7 3
Forwar d sect ion of driver' s ar mres t: power mir-
ror cont rols
Adjusting exterior mirrors
,.. Rotate the knob to the © position (driver 's
exterior m irror) or to the ® position (pas-
senger's exterior m irror) ¢fig. 73 .
.,. Rotate the knob and the mirror so that you
have a clear view to t he rear.
Heated mirrors
,.. Rotate the knob to position @ .
Folding both exterior mirrors flat*
.,. Rot ate t he knob t o position @ .
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Depending on the outside tempera t ure, t he
mir ror surfaces are heated until the ig nitio n is
switc hed off - even if the knob is no lo nger in
position @ .
You are we ll -advised to fold the exter ior mir-
rors in when maneuver ing in tight spaces or .,..