Windshield Wipers - Audi A6 2016 Owner's Manual

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Windshield wipers
Switching the windshield wipers on
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Windshield wiper lever
Move the windshield wiper lever to the corre-
spond ing position:
@ -
Windshield wipers off
@ -
Rain sensor mo de. The windshield wipe rs
switch on once the vehicle speed exceeds approx -
imately 2 mph (4 km/h) and it is raining. The
higher the rain sensor sensitivity is set (switch @
to the right), the earlier the windshie ld wipers re-
act to moisture on the windshield. You can deac-
tivate rain sensor mode in the MMI, which w ill
then activate interm ittent mode . Select:
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f unction butto n
>
(Car)* systems
control button
>
Driver assist > Rain sensor > Off .
I n inte rm it-
te nt mode, you can adjust the interval time using
the switch @ .
@ -
Slow wiping
® -
Fast wiping
@ -
Single wipe . If you hold the lever in this posi-
tion longer, the wipers switch from slow wiping
to fast wiping .
® - Clean the windshield. The wipers wipe one
time afte r several seconds of driving to remove
water drop lets. You can switch this function off
by mov ing the lever to position ® within 10 sec-
onds after the afterwipe. The afterwipe function
is reactivated the next t ime you switch the igni -
tion on.
Cleaning the headlights *. The headlight washer
system" operates on ly when the low beam head-
lights are on . If you move the lever to position
Lights and V ision
® , the headlights and the night vision assist
camera* are washed in interva ls.
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WARNING
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- The rain sensor is on ly intended to assist the
driver . The driver is sti ll respons ible for
manually switch ing the wipers on according
to the visibility cond it ions.
- The windsh ield may not be t reated w ith wa-
ter-repelling w indshield coating agents . Un-
favorable condit ions, such as wet ness, dark-
ness or low sun, can result in increased
glare, which increases the risk of an acci-
dent. Wipe r blade chatter is also possible .
- Properly func t ioning windshield wipe r
blades are requi red for a clear view and safe
dr iving
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page 52, Repla cing windshield
wiper blades .
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Note
- If
there is frost, make sure the wi ndshield
w iper blades are not froze n to the wi nd-
shield. Switch ing on the w indshie ld w ipers
when the blades are frozen to the win d-
shield can damage the w iper blades .
- Prior to using a car wash, the w indshield
w iper system must be switched off (lever in
position 0). This prevents unintentiona l
switching on and damage to the windsh ield
w iper system .
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Tips
- The windshie ld wipers switch off when the
ign ition is turned off. You can activate the
w indshield wipers after the ignition is
switched back on by moving the w indshield
w iper lever to any position.
- Worn or dirty windshie ld w iper blades result
in streaking. This can affect the rain sensor
function. Check your w indshield w iper
blades regularly .
- The washer f luid nozzles of the w indshie ld
washer system are heated at low tempera-
tur es whe n the ign it ion is on .
- Whe n stopping temporar ily, such as at a
t raffic light, the speed of the wi ndshield
w ipers automatically reduces by one level.
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