Windshield Wipers - Audi A8 2016 Owner's Manual

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Light s and Vision
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WARNING
When lowering or raising the sunshade, make
sure there is nothing in its way and that it has
a free path to travel. This could cause person-
al injury .
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Tips
- Pressing the button
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several times con-
secutively can trigger the overload protec -
tion . The sun shade can only be extended/
retracted again after a brief wa iting period .
- The rear window sun shade only functions
when the vehicle interior is warmer than
14°F (-10°C).
Vanity mirror in the rear
Applies to: vehicles with vanity mirrors in the rear
Fig. 54 Rear headl iner: vanity mirro r
• Press the button to fold the m irror open. The
mirror lighting turns on automat ically .
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• To change the mirror's ang le, move it forward/
bac k with your hand .
Windshield
wipers
Switching the windshield wipers on
Fig. 55 Windshi eld wip er lever
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Move the windshield wiper lever to the corre-
sponding position:
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Windshield wipers off
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Rain sensor mode . The windshield w ipers
switch on once the vehicle speed exceeds approx-
imately 2 mph (4 km/h) and it is raining. The
higher the rain sensor sensit ivity is set (switch @
to the right) , the earlier the windshield wipers re-
act to moisture on the windshield . You can deac-
t ivate rain sensor mode in the MMI, which will
then activate intermittent
mode . Select:
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function button > Car systems control button >
Driver assist > Rain sensor> Off. In intermitten t
mode, you can adjust the interval time using the
switch @ .
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Slow wiping
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Fast wiping
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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 after several seconds of driving to remove
water droplets . You can sw itch this function off
by moving the lever to posit ion ® within 10 sec-
onds after the afterwipe . The afterwipe function
is re activated the next time you switch t he igni-
tion on .
Cleaning the headlights . The headlight washer
system* only functions when the headlights are
on . If you move the lever to position ® , the
headlights and the night vision system camera*
are washed in intervals .
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WARNING
- The rain sensor is on ly designed to assist
and support the dr iver . It remains ent irely
the driver's responsibility to monitor out-
side weather conditions and to manually ac-
tivate the wipers as soon as rain or dr izzle
reduces visibility through the windshield .
- The windsh ield must not be treated with
water-repellent
materials. They can increase
glare under poor visibility cond itions such as
wetness, darkness, or when the sun is low

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