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Care and c leaning
- To reduce the risk of cuts, protect yourse lf
from sharp metal components when wash-
ing the underbody or the inside of the wheel
housings.
- After washing the vehicle, the braking effect
may be delayed due to moisture on the
brake rotors or ice in the winter. The brakes
must be d ried first with a few careful bra ke
applications.
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Note
- If you wash the ve hicle in an automatic car
wash, you must retract the rear spoiler if
necessary, and fold the exter ior mirrors in to
reduce the risk of damage. Power folding
ext er ior mirrors* must on ly be folded in and
out using the power folding function.
- To prevent pa int damage, do not wash the
vehicle in direct sunlight.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the surface,
do not use insec t removing sponges, kitche n
sponges or similar ite ms.
- Matte finish painted vehicle components:
- To reduce the risk of damage to the sur-
face, do not use polish ing agents or hard
wax.
- Never use protective wax.
It
can destroy
the matte finish effect.
- Do not place any stickers or magnet ic
signs on vehicle parts painted with matte
finish paint. The pa int could be damaged
when the stickers o r mag nets are re-
moved.
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For the sake of the environment
Only wash t he ve hicle in facilities spec ially de-
signed for that purpose. This will reduce the
risk of dirty water co ntaminated w ith oil from
ente ring the sewe r system.
Cleaning
and care information
When clean ing and caring for ind ividua l vehicle
com ponents, refer to the following t ables. The
info rmation conta ined there is simply recommen-
dations. For questions or for compo nents t ha t
are not listed, refer t o a n au t hor ized Audi dealer.
Also follow the information found in
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Exterior cleaning
Component
Situation
Solution
Windshield wiper Deposits
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page 50, Cleaning windshield wiper blades
blades
Headlights /
Deposits
Soft sponge with a mild soap solut ional
tail lights
Sensors /
Deposits
Sensors: soft cloth with solvent-free cleaning so lution
camera lenses
Camera lenses: soft cloth w ith alcoho l-free clean ing solu-
tion
Snow/ ice
Hand br ush/solvent -free de- icing sp ray
Wheels
Road sa lt
Water
Brake d ust
Acid-free spec ia l cleaning solut ion
Exhaust t ail pipes Road sa lt
Wat er, clea ning solution s uitab le for stain less stee l, if nee -
essary
Decorative parts/
Deposits
Mild soap so lutiona>, a cleaning so lution suitable for stain -
t rim
less stee l,. if necessary
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