Wiper And Washer System - Audi A5 2009 Owner's Manual

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Wiper and washer system
Switching on the windshield wipers
Fig. 67 Wind shield
w iper lever
Move the windshield wiper lever to the corresponding position:
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Windshie ld wiper off
G) -
Interval mode. To extend/shorten the wiper intervals, move t he
switch @ to the left/right . In vehicles with a rain sensor * , the wind -
shield wipers are activated automatically st arti n g at a speed of
2 mph (4 km/hl. The higher the sensitivity of the rain sensor* is set
(switch @ t o t he right), the earl ier the windshield wipers react to
moisture on the windshield.
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Slow wiping
G) -
Fast wiping
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Single w ipe
© - Clean the windshield. To eliminate water droplets, the wind -
shield wiper perf o rms one afterwipe o peration after severa l
seconds while driving. You can switch this function off by moving
the lever to pos it ion © within 10 seconds of the afterwipe opera-
tion. The afterwipe function is reactivated the next time the ignition
is sw it ched on.
Cleaning the headlights*. The headl ight washer system* on ly f unc -
tions when the light is switched on. The headlights are automati -
cally cleaned the first time and every fifth time the lever is moved to
position ® · They are also cleaned every time you ho ld the lever in
pos ition © for longer than 2 seconds .
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WARNING
• The rain sensor is only intended to assist the driver. The dr iver
is still responsible for manually swit ching the wiper s on according
to the visibility condit ions.
• The wind shield may not be treated with water -repelling wind -
shield coating agents . Unfavorable conditions , such as wetness ,
darkne ss, low sun, can result in increased glare. W iper blade
chatter is also possible.
• Properly functioning wind shield wiper blade s are required for a
clear view and safe driving
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page 68, "Installing new wipe r
blades ".
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Note
• In the case of frost, check whether the windsh ield wiper blades
are frozen to the w indshield. Switching on the windshield wipers
can damage the w i per b lades!
• Prior to using a car wash, the windshield wiper system must be
switched off (lever in position OJ. This p revent s un intentiona l
switching on and damage to the windshield wiper system.
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Tip s
• The windshield wipers are switched off when the ignition is
t urned off . Activate the windshie ld wipers after the ignition is
switched back on by moving the windshield wiper lever to any posi -
tion .
• Worn or dirty windshield wiper blades result in streaking . This
can affect the rain sensor* function. Check your windshie ld w iper
blades regu larly. I),