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Tips
Open Velcro fasteners on your clothing can
damage the seat cover. Please make sure
that Velcro fasteners are closed.
Plastic parts and instrument panel
Always use a clean cloth moistened in clear
water to clean these areas . For pers istent dirt
use an Audi approved solvent-free plastic
cleane r/protectant.
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WARNING
Solvents can change the properties of
some plast ics and make it harder for the
airbag to dep loy.
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- Never clean the instr ument pane l or the
surface of airbag modules with cleaning
products that contain solvents.
- Products containing solvents w ill make
the surface of this part porous.
- Serious injur ies can result if plas t ic par ts
come loose when the airbag is deployed .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other informa t ion ¢
page 200.
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Note
Clea ning agents contain ing solvents will
attac k the mater ial a nd can change the
way it behaves.
Natural leather
Applies to vehicles: with natural leather
Audi makes great efforts to maintain the
properties, natural look and feel of interior
leather.
General
We offer many different types of leather on
our veh icles . Most are different types of nappa
leather, which has a smooth surface and
comes in var ious colors .
The intensity of the color determines the visu -
al characteristics and appearance.
If
the sur-
face of the leathe r has a typical natural look,
then the leather is a nappa leat her tha t has
Cleaning
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been left in a relative ly natural condit ion . This
leather offers particular ly good comfort and
breathes well. Fine veins, closed grains, insect
bites, sk in fo lds, and subt le variations in color
rema in visible. These character istics demon-
strate that the material is natural.
Natura l nappa leather is not covered by a col-
or finish. It is therefore more sens itive to soil-
ing and wear, which is someth ing you need to
consider if children, animals or other facto rs
mig ht prove to be part icularly hard o n the
leather .
By contrast, leather types that are covered by
a colo red finish layer are more durable. This
has a positive effect on the leather's resist-
ance to wear and soiling in dai ly use . On the
othe r hand, the typ ical character istics of natu -
ral leathe r a re barely or not app a rent. Howev-
er, th is does not mean that the leathe r itse lf
is of infe rior quality.
Care and handling
Because of the exclusive nature of the types of
leather that Audi uses and their uniq ue prop-
erties (such as sen sit ivity t o oils, grease, soil-
ing, etc.), you will need to be somewhat care-
ful with these leathers, and a certain type of
care is requi red. For example, dark clothing
mater ia ls can disco lor leather seats (especia l-
ly if such clothing is damp and was not dyed
correct ly). Dust and dirt particles in pores,
folds, and seams can have an abrasive effect
and can damage the leather surface as well as
weaken seams.
The leather should be cleaned regularly as
needed . After having been used for a relat ively
long time, your leather seats will acq uire a
rich aged fin ish. This is a character istic of nat-
ural leathe r and a s ign of t rue quali ty.
In order to maintain the value of this natural
product over the life of your veh icle, you
shou ld follow t he recomme ndat ions below:
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