warning light AUDI Q5 2019 User Guide

Openingandclosing

—Parkingaid*
—Adaptivecruisecontrol*
—Active laneassist*
—Sideassist*
—Trafficjamassist*
—Distancewarning*
—Audipresense*
—Speedwarning*
Thestoredsettings areautomaticallyrecalled
whenyouunlock thevehicle,openthedoorsor
turnontheignition.
@)Note
Protectthe keyagainsthightemperatures
anddirectsunlight.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
‘©Donotdisposeofvehiclekeysinhousehold
trash.Theycontainmaterialsthatcanbere-
cycled.ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityformorein-
formation.
@)Tips
—Thevehiclekeyfunctioncanbetemporarily
disruptedbyinterferencefromtransmitters
nearthevehicleworkinginthesamefre-
quencyrange(suchasamobiledeviceorra-
dioequipment).Alwayscheckifyourvehicle
islocked.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page370.
Removingthemechanicalkey
: 2

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Fig.18Vehiclekey:Removingthemechanicalkey
30
>Pressthereleasebuttons(@©fig.18andre-
movethemechanicalkeyfromthevehiclekey.
Usingthemechanicalkey,youcan:
—Lockorunlocktheglovecompartment.
—Manuallylock orunlockthevehicle>page33.
—Mechanicallylockthedoors>page33.
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Fig.20Vehiclekey(rearside):Removingthebatteryhold-
er
LEDinthevehiclekey
TheLED@)indicatesthevehiclekeyfunction.
>Ifyoupressabuttonbriefly,theLEDblinks
once.
>Ifyoupressandholdabutton(convenience
opening/closing),theLEDblinksseveraltimes.
>IftheLEDdoesnotblink,thevehiclekeybat-
teryisdrained.Replacethebatteryinthevehi-
clekey.
Replacingthevehiclekeybattery
>Pressthereleasebuttons(@)>fig.19andre-
movethemechanicalkey.

Openingandclosing

Unlockingthevehicle
> Gripthedoorhandle.Thedoorunlocksauto-
matically.
>Pullonthedoorhandletoopenthedoor.
Lockingthevehicle
> Selectthe"P"position.Thevehiclecannotbe
lockedif"P"isnotselected.
>Tolockthevehicle,closethedoorandtouch
the sensorinthedoorhandleonce>fig.22.Do
notholdthedoorhandlewhiledoingthis.
Youcanunlock/Llockthevehicleateverydoor.The
conveniencekeycannotbemorethanapproxi-
mately4feet(1.5m)awayfromthedoorhandle.
Thefunctionshouldnotbe impairedifthecon-
veniencekeyisinyourjacketpocketorinyour
briefcase,forexample.
Ifyouholdthedoorhandlewhilelocking,this
canimpairthelockingfunction.
Thedoor cannotbeopenedforabriefperioddi-
rectlyafterlockingit.Thiswayyouhavethe op-
portunitytocheckifthedoorslockedcorrectly.
ThesettingsintheInfotainmentsystemdeter-
mineiftheentirevehicleoronlyoneofthedoors
isunlockedwhenunlockingthevehicle
>page33.


ZA\WARNING
ReadandfollowingallWARNINGS>A\inDe-
scriptiononpage28.

G)Tips
Ifyourvehicleisleftstandingforalongperi-
odoftime,notethefollowing:
—Topreventthevehiclebatteryfromdis-
charging,theenergymanagementgradual-
lyswitchesoffconveniencefunctionsthat
arenotneeded.Youthenmaynolongerbe
abletounlockyourvehiclewiththesensors.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page370.
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G)Tips
Unlockingwiththeconveniencekey(keyless
access)canbedeactivatedintheInfotain-
mentsystem>page33.
Centrallockingswitch


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Fig.23Driver'sdoor:centrallockingswitch
>Tolockthevehicle,pressthe(button>/\.
>Tounlockthevehicle,presstheGbutton.
Whenlockingthevehiclewiththecentral locking
switch,
thefollowingapplies:
—Thedoorsandtheluggagecompartmentlid
cannotbeopenedfromtheoutsideforsecurity
reasons,suchastopreventunauthorizedopen-
ingwhilestoppedatalight.
—TheLEDinthecentral lockingswitchturnson
whenalldoorsareclosedandlocked.
—Youcanopenthedoorsindividuallyfromthein-
sidebypullingthedoorhandle.
—Intheeventofacrashwithairbagdeployment,
thedoorsunlockautomaticallytoallowaccess
tothevehicle.

ZA\WARNING
— Thecentral lockingswitchalsoworkswhen
theignitionisswitchedoffandautomatical-
lylockstheentirevehiclewhenthe&button
ispressed.
—Thecentral lockingswitchisinoperative
when
thevehicleislockedfromtheoutside.
—Lockeddoorsmakeitmoredifficultfor
emergencyworkerstoenterthevehicle,
whichputslivesatrisk.Donotleaveanyone
behindinthevehicle,especiallychildren.>

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Openingandclosing

Childsafetylock
Thechildsafetylockpreventsthereardoors
frombeingopenedfromtheinsideandtherear
powerwindowsfrombeingoperated.
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Fig.32Applies@@:)vehicleswithmanualchildsafetylocks:
Reardoor:manualchildsafetylock
Vehicleswithbutton#
Appliesto:vehicleswithpowerchildsafetylocks
>Toactivateanddeactivatethechildsafetylock
(doorhandleandpowerwindowswitch)forthe
areardoor,presstheleftorright#buttonin
thedriver'sdoor(@)thatcorrespondstothat
reardoor>fig.31.Theindicatorlightinthe
buttonturnson/blinks.
>Makesurethechildsafetylockisworkingby
checkingthefunctionontherearpowerwin-
dowswitchanddoorhandle.
Vehicleswithbutton
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualchildsafetylocks
>Toactivateordeactivatethechildsafetylock
forthepowerwindowswitchinthereardoors,
pressthe&buttoninthedriver's door(2)
>fig.31.Theindicatorlightinthe buttonturns
on/blinks.
>Toactivateordeactivatethemanualchildsafe-
tylockforthereardoorhandle,openthere-
spectivereardoorandturnthekeyswitchwith
themechanicalkeyinthedirectionofthearrow
oroppositethedirectionofthearrow>fig.32.
Thiswilldisablethefunctionofthereardoor
handle.
>Makesurethechildsafetylockisworkingby
checkingthefunctionontherearpowerwin-
dowswitchanddoorhandle.
Itisnotpossibletooperatetherearclimatecon-
trolsystem*whenthechildsafetylockisswitch-
edon.TheSETREARfunctionallowsyoutoapply
allsettingstotherearusingtheclimatecontrol
systemcontrolsinthecockpit>page71.
Messageintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Childproofcatch:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthechildsafetylock.
Pressthe#/Gbuttonagain.
Ifthemessagestayson,driveimmediatelytoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitytohavethemalfunctionrepaired.

ZXWARNING
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengineoroperateelectricalequipment
(suchaspowerwindows),whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.
—Amalfunctioninthechildsafetylockcould
allow
thereardoorstobeopenedfromthe
inside,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.


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Openingandclosing

Panoramicglassroofemergencyclosing
Appliesto:vehicleswithpanoramicglassroof
Ifanobjectisdetectedwhenclosing,theroof
willopenagainautomatically.Inthiscase,you
canthencloseitwiththepoweremergencyclos-
ingfunction.
>Withinfivesecondsafterthesunroofopensau-
tomatically,pulltheapplicablebuttonuntilthe
roofisclosed.
Garagedooropener
pledtlCela)
Appliesto:vehicleswithgaragedooropener


Fig.35Garagedooropener:examplesofusagefordiffer-
entsystems
Withthegarage dooropener,youcanactivate
systemssuchasthegaragedoors,securitysys-
temsorhouselightsfrominsideyourvehicle.
Threebuttonsareintegratedintheheadliner
thatcanbeprogrammedtouptothreeremote
controls.
To beabletooperatesystemsusingthegarage
dooropener,thebuttonsintheheadlinermust
firstbeprogrammed.
ZXWARNING
Whenoperatingorprogrammingthegarage
dooropener,makesurethatnopeopleorob-
jectsareintheareaimmediatelysurrounding
theequipment.Peoplecanbeinjuredorprop-
ertycanbedamagedifstruckwhenclosing.


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—Forsecurityreasons,werecommendthat
youcleartheprogrammedbuttonsbefore
sellingthevehicle.
—ForadditionalinformationaboutHomeLink,
visitwww.homelink.com.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page370.
Appliesto:vehicleswithgaragedooropener
Requirements:thebuttonintheheadlinermust
beprogrammed>page42andthevehicle
mustbewithinrangeofthesystem,suchasthe
garagedoor.
>Pressthebuttontoopenthegaragedoor.The
LED@)°page42,fig.36blinksorturnson.
>Pressthebuttonagaintoopenthegaragedoor.
G@)Tips
Whenopeningorclosingthegaragedoor,do
notpressandholdthebuttonlongertensec-
ondsorthegarage dooropenerwillswitchto
programmingmode.
Programmingbuttons
Appliesto:vehicleswithgaragedooropener
a©S$
2
=oa
Fig.36Headliner:controls
Youcanprogrambothfixedcodeandrollingcode
systemsusingthisprocedure.

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LightsandVision
Exteriorlighting
Switchingthelightsonandoff

Fig.37Instrumentpanel:lightswitchwithbuttons
Lightswitch©
Turnthelightswitchtothecorrespondingposi-
tionwhentheignitionisswitchedon.2andthe
selectedpositionturnon(exceptposition0).
O-Thedaytimerunninglightsautomaticallyturn
on.Invehiclesforcertainmarkets,youcan
switchtheautomaticdaytimerunninglightson
andoffintheInfotainment*system.
AUTO-Theheadlightsautomaticallyadapttothe
surroundingbrightness.
300-Parkinglights
2D-Lowbeamheadlights
Buttons
WhenyouturnthelightswitchtotheAUTOor
lowbeamheadlightpositionZO,youcanactivate
thefollowingfunctions:
So-All-weatherlights.Theheadlightsautomati-
callyadjustsothattherewillbelessglare,forex-
amplewhentheroadsurfaceiswet.
Q#-Rearfoglights*
Automaticheadlightrangecontrolsystem
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanautomatichead-
lightrangecontrolsystemthatreducesglarefor
oncomingtrafficifthevehicleloadchanges.The
headlightrangeadjustsautomatically.
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Audiadaptivelight
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audiadaptivelight
Adaptivelightprovidesbettervisibilitywhenitis
darkbyadaptingthelightstotheroadconditions
basedonspeed,suchasonexpressways,rural
roads,at intersections,andincurves.Theadap-
tivelightonlyfunctionswhenthelightswitchis
intheAUTOposition.

ZAWARNING
—Automaticheadlights*areonlyintendedto
assistthedriver.They donotrelievethe
driverofresponsibilitytocheckthe head-
lightsandtoturnthemonmanuallybased
onthecurrentlightandvisibilityconditions.
Forexample,fogcannot bedetectedbythe
lightsensors.Soalwaysswitchonthelow
beamsundertheseweatherconditions and
whendrivinginthe dark20.
—Topreventglarefortrafficbehindyourvehi-
cle,therearfoglightsshouldonlybeturned

oninaccordancewithtrafficregulations.

@)Tips
—Ifthevehiclebatteryhasbeendischarging
forawhile,theparkinglightmayswitchoff
automatically.Avoidusingtheparking
lightsforseveralhours.
—Follow theregulationsapplicabletothe
countrywhereyouareoperatingthevehicle
whenstoppingthevehicleandwhenusing
thelightingsystems.
—Thelightsensorfortheautomatichead-
lights*isintherearview mirrormount.Do
notplaceanystickersinthisareaonthe
windshield.
—Awarningtonewillsoundifyouopenthe
doorwhentheexteriorlightsareswitched
on.
—Onlythefrontheadlightsturnonwhenthe
daytimerunninglightsareswitchedon*.In
vehiclesincertainmarkets,thetaillights
willalsoturnon.
—Incoolordampweather,theinsideofthe
headlights,turnsignals,andtaillightscan
fog
overduetothetemperaturedifference
betweenthe insideandoutside.Theywill
clearshortlyafterswitchingthemon.This>

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doesnotaffecttheservicelifeofthelight-
ing.
Turnsignalandhighbeamlever

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Fig.38Turnsignalandhighbeamlever
Theleveroperatestheturnsignals,thehigh
beamsandtheheadlightflasher.
Turnsignals@>>
Theturnsignalsactivatewhenyoumovethelev-
erintoaturnsignalpositionwhentheignitionis
switchedon.TherespectiveaorBindicator
lightflashes.
@-Rightturnsignal
@- Leftturnsignal
Theturnsignalblinksthreetimesifyoujusttap
the
lever.
HighbeamsZOandheadlightflasher
Movethelevertothecorrespondingposition:
@®)-Highbeamson(vehicleswith highbeamas-
sistant*>page45)
@-Highbeamsofforheadlightflasher
TheEqjindicatorlightintheinstrumentcluster
willturnon.

ZAWARNING
Highbeamscancauseglareforotherdrivers,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.For
this reason,onlyuse thehighbeamsorthe
headlight
flasher whentheywillnotcreate
glareforotherdrivers.

thmeee
Appliesto:vehicleswithhighbeamassistant
Thehighbeamassistantautomaticallyturnsthe
highbeamsonoroffdependingonthesurround-
ingconditions.
Acameraontherearview mirrormountcande-
tectlightsourcesfromotherroadusers.Thehigh
beamsswitchonoroffautomaticallydepending
onthepositionofvehiclesdrivingaheadandon-
comingvehicles,thevehiclespeed,andotheren-
vironmentalandtrafficconditions.
Activatinghighbeamassistant
Requirement:thelightswitchmustbesettothe
AUTOpositionandthehighbeamassistantmust
be switchedonintheInfotainmentsystem
=>page46.
>Toactivatethehighbeamassistant,tap the
leverforward@)>page45,fig.38.TheBYin-
dicatorlightappearsintheinstrumentcluster
displayandthehighbeamsareswitchedon/off
automatically.Ifthehighbeamswerecom-
pletelyorpartiallyswitchedon,theEaindica-
torlightwillturnon.
Switchingthe high beamsonoroffmanually
Ifthehighbeamsdidnotswitchonoroffauto-
maticallyasexpected,youmayswitchthemonor
offmanuallyinstead:
>Toswitchthehighbeamsonmanually, tapthe
leverforward@)>page45,fig.38.The=0}in-
dicatorlightturnson.
>Toswitchthehighbeamsoffmanually,pullthe
leverback@)>page45,fig.38.Thehighbeam
assistantisdeactivated.
Operatingthe headlightflasher
>Tooperatethe headlightflasherwhenthehigh
beamassistantisactivatedandhighbeamsare
switchedoff,pulltheleverback@)>page45,
fig.38.Thehighbeamassistantremainsac-
tive.
Messagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
BaAudiadaptivelight:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
4s

LightsandVision

Highbeamassistant:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.Youcanstillswitchthe
highbeamsonoroffmanually.
Headlightassistant:currentlyunavailable.
Cameraviewrestrictedduetosurroundings.
Seeowner'smanual
Thecameraviewisblocked,forexamplebya
stickerordebris.
Thesensorislocatedbetweentheinteriorrear-
viewmirrorandthewindshield.Donotplaceany
stickersinthisareaonthewindshield.

ZA\WARNING
Highbeamassistantisonlyintendedtoassist
thedriver.Thedriverisstillresponsiblefor
controllingtheheadlightsandmayneedto
switchthemonandoffmanuallydepending
onlightandvisibilityconditions.Itmaybe
necessarytooperatethemmanuallyinsitua-
tionssuchas:
—Inadverseweatherconditionssuchasfog,
heavyrain,blowingsnoworsprayingwater.
—Onroadswhereoncomingtrafficmaybe
partiallyobscured,suchasexpressways.
—Whenthereareroadusersthatdonot have
sufficientlighting,suchasbicyclersorvehi-
cleswithdirtytaillamps.
—Intightcurvesandonsteephills.
—Inpoorlylitareas.
—Withstrongreflectors,suchassigns.
—Iftheareaofthewindshieldnearthesensor
isfoggedover,dirty,icyorcoveredwitha
sticker.

Adjustingtheexterior lighting
ThefunctionsareadjustedintheInfotainment
system.

> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Exteriorlighting.
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Automaticheadlights
YoucanadjustthefollowingsettingsintheAuto-
matic
headlightsmenu:
Activationtime-youcanadjustiftheautomatic
headlights switchonEarly,MediumorLateac-
cordingtothesensitivityofthelightsensor.
Headlightassistant*-youcanswitchthehigh
beamassistant*onandoff.
Entry/exitlighting
Whenitisdark,theEntry/exitlightingillumi-
natestheareaaroundthevehiclewhenunlocking
the
vehicleandafterswitchingofftheignition
andopeningthedriver'sdoor.
TheEntry/exitlightingonlyworkswhenitisdark
andthelightswitchisintheAUTOposition.
Daytimerunninglights
USAmodels:thedaytimerunninglightscanbe
switchedon/off.SelectOnorOff.
Canadamodels:thisfunctioncannotbe switched
off.Theyactivateautomaticallyeachtimetheig-
nitionisswitchedon.
Emergencyflashers

Fig.39Centerconsole:emergencyflasherbutton
The
emergencyflashersmakesotherdrivers
awareofyourvehicleindangeroussituations.
>PresstheAbuttontoswitchtheemergency
flashersonoroff.
Youcanindicatealanechangeoraturnwhenthe
emergencyflashersareswitchedonbyusingthe
turnsignallever.Theemergencyflashersstop
temporarily.

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moveoutof reverseandintoanothergear,the
newmirrorpositionisstoredandassignedtothe
keyyouareusing.
Themirrorgoesbackintoitsoriginalposition
onceyoudriveforwardfasterthan9mph
(15km/h)orturntheignitionoff.

ZAWARNING
Curvedmirrorsurfaces(forexampleconvex)
enlargethefieldofvision.However,they
makeobjectsinthemirrorappearsmallerand
fartheraway.Youmayestimateincorrectly
whenyouusethesemirrorstogaugeyourdis-
tancefromthevehiclesbehindyouwhen
changinglanes,whichincreasestheriskofan
accident.

()Note
—Appliesto:vehicleswithpowerfoldingexte-
riormirrors:ifthemirrorhousingwas
movedbyoutsideforces(suchasanimpact
whenmaneuvering),youmustuse thepow-
erfoldingfunctiontofoldthemirrorallthe
wayout.Themirrorswillmakealoudnoise
when
theylatchintoplace.Themirrorhous-
ingmustnot bemovedbackintoplaceby
handbecausethiscouldimpairthefunction
ofthemirrormechanism.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithoutpowerfolding
exterior mirrors:Ifthemirrorhousingwas
movedbyoutsideforces(suchasanimpact
whenmaneuvering),youmustmoveitback
inplacebyhand.
—Ifyouwashthevehicleinanautomaticcar
wash,youmustfoldtheexteriormirrorsin
toreducetheriskofdamagetothemirrors.
Neverfoldpowerfoldingexteriormirrors*
byhand.Onlyfoldtheminandoutusing
thepowercontrols.
G)Tips
—Ifthepoweradjustingfunctionmalfunc-
tions,theglassinbothmirrorscanbead-
justedbypressingontheedgeof itbyhand.
— Theexteriormirrorsettings arestoredwith
thememoryfunction*>page58.
Dimmingthemirrors
Yourvehicleisequippedwithamanualorauto-
matic*dimmingrearviewmirror.
Manualdimmingrearviewmirror
> Pulltheleveronthebottomofthemirrorback.
Automaticdimmingrearviewmirror*
>Theinteriorandexteriormirrorsdimautomati-
callywhenlightshinesonthem,forexample
fromheadlightsonavehiclebehindyou.

Z\WARNING
Iftheglassonanautomaticdimmingmirror
breaks,electrolytecanleakout.Thisliquid
canirritatetheskin,eyesandrespiratorysys-
tem.Ifthereiscontactwiththefluid,flush
immediatelywithplentyof water.Consulta
physicianifnecessary.
—Repeatedorlong-termexposuretoelectro-
lytefluidcanleadtoirritationoftheair-
ways,especiallyinpeoplewithasthmaor
otherrespiratory conditions.Takedeep
breathsimmediatelyafterleavingthevehi-
cleor,ifthisisnotpossible,openallofthe
doorsandwindowsaswideaspossible.
—Ifelectrolytefluidenterstheeyes,flush
themthoroughlywithalargeamountof
cleanwaterforatleast15minutesandthen
seekmedicalattention.
—Ifelectrolytefluidcomesintocontactwith
theskin,flushtheaffectedareawithclean
waterforatleast15minutesandthenclean
withsoapandwaterandseekmedicalatten-
tion.Cleanaffectedclothingandshoesthor-
oughlybeforewearingagain.
—Ifthefluidwasswallowedandthepersonis
conscious,flushthemouthwithwaterforat
least15minutes.Donotinducevomiting
unlessthisisrecommendedbymedicalpro-
fessionals.Seekmedicalattentionimmedi-
ately.


@)Note
Iftheglassonanautomaticdimmingmirror
breaks,electrolytecanleakout.Thisliquid
damagesplasticsurfacesandpaint.Clean
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@-Fastwiping
@-Singlewipe.Ifyouholdtheleverinthisposi-
tionlonger,thewipersswitchfromslowwiping
tofastwiping.
©-Cleanthewindshield&.Thewiperswipeone
timeafterseveralsecondsofdrivingtoremove
waterdroplets.Youcanswitchthisfunctionoff
bymovingthelevertopositionG)within10sec-
ondsoftheafterwipe.Theafterwipefunctionis
reactivatedthenexttimeyouswitchtheignition
on.
Cleantheheadlights*.Theheadlightwashersys-
tem*operatesonlywhenthelowbeamhead-
lightsare on.Ifyoumovetheleverintoposition
©,theheadlightswillbecleanedatfixedinter-
vals.
©-WipetherearwindowSJ.Thenumberof
wipesdependsonthewindshieldwipermove-
ment.
Therearwiperautomaticallyswitchesonwhen
thereversegearisselectedandthefrontwind-
shieldwipersareonandrunning.
@-Cleantherearwindow&.Thenumberof
wipesdependsonhowlongtheleverisheldin
position(2).Thismayalsocleantherearview
camera,dependingonthevehicleequipment.

ZAWARNING
—Therainsensorisonlyintendedtoassistthe
driver.Thedrivermaystill beresponsiblefor
manuallyswitchingthe wipersonbasedon
visibilityconditions.
— Thewindshieldmustnotbetreatedwith
water-repellingwindshieldcoatingagents.
Unfavorableconditions,suchaswetness,
darknessorlowsun,canresultinincreased
glare,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.Wiperbladechatterisalsopossible.
—Properlyfunctioningwindshieldwiper
bladesarerequiredforaclearviewandsafe
driving>page52,Replacingwiperblades.

@)Note
—Ifthereisfrost,makesurethewindshield
wiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind-
shield.Switchingonthewindshieldwipers
whenthebladesarefrozentothewind-
shieldcandamagethewiperblades.
—Thewindshieldwipersystemmustbe
switchedoff(leverinposition0)beforeus-
ing
acarwash.Thispreventsthewipers
fromswitchingonunintentionallyandcaus-
ingdamagetothewindshieldwipersystem.
Gi)Tips
—Thewindshieldwipersswitchoffwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.Youcanactivatethe
windshieldwipersaftertheignitionis
switchedonagainbymovingthewindshield
wiperlevertoanyposition.
—Wornordirtywindshieldwiperbladesresult
instreaking.Thiscanaffecttherainsensor
function.Checkyourwindshieldwiper
bladesregularly.
—Thewasherfluidnozzlesforthewindshield
washersystemareheatedwhentheignition
isoniftheoutsidetemperatureislow.
—Whenstoppingtemporarily,suchasata
trafficlight,thespeedofthewindshield
wipersautomaticallyreducesbyonelevel.
Cleaningthewiperblades
Cleanthewiperbladeswhenyouseewiper
streaks.Useasoftclothandaglasscleaner.
Windshieldwiper
>Placethewindshieldwiperarmsintheservice
position>page52.
>Foldthewindshieldwiperarmsawayfromthe
windshield.
Rearwindowwiper
>Foldthewiperarmawayfromtherearwindow.

Z\WARNING
Dirtywindshieldwiperbladescanimpairvi-
sion,whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.

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Replacingwiperblades

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a)

Fig.49Removingwindshieldwiperblades
Windshieldwiperserviceposition/blade
replacementposition
>Switchofftheignitionandholdthewindshield
wiperleverinposition@)>page50,fig.47un-
tilthewindshieldwipermovesintotheservice
position.
>Tobringthewindshieldwipersbacktothenor-
malposition,switchtheignitiononandhold
thewindshieldwiperleverinposition@)until
thewindshieldwipersgobacktothenormal
position,ordrivefasterthan8mph(12km/h).
Youcanalsoturntheservicepositiononoroffin
theInfotainmentsystem:
>Switchthewindshieldwipersoff(position@
=>page50,fig.47).
>Select:[MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcontrol
button>Service&checks>Wiperchangepo-
sition.


Removingthewiperblade
> Foldthewindshieldwiperarmawayfromthe
windshield.
>Pressthelockingknob@©fig.49onthewiper
blade.Holdthewiperbladefirmly.
>Removethewiperbladeinthedirectionofthe
arrow.
Installingthewiperblade
> Insertthenewwiperbladeintothemounton
thewiperarm(2)untilitclicksintoplace.
> Placethewiperarmbackonthewindshield.
>Exittheserviceposition.
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ZAWARNING
Forsafetyreasons,thewindshieldwiper
bladesshouldbereplacedonceortwiceeach
year.
@)Note
—Onlyfoldthewindshieldwipersawaywhen
theyareintheserviceposition.Otherwise,
youriskdamagingthepaintonthehoodor
thewindshieldwipermotor.
—Youshouldnotmoveyourvehicleoroperate
thewindshieldwiperleverwhenthewiper
armsarefoldedawayfromthewindshield.
Thewindshieldwiperswouldmovebackin-
totheiroriginalpositionandcoulddamage
thehood andwindshield.
G)Tips
—Youcanalsousetheserviceposition,forex-
ample,ifyouwanttoprotectthewindshield
fromicingbyusingacover.

—Youcannotactivatetheserviceposition
whenthehoodisopen.
Replacingrearwiperblade

B4G-0314

Fig.50Rearwindowwiper:installingthewiperblade
Removingthewiperblade
>Foldthewiperarmawayfromtherearwindow.
>Removethewiperbladefromitsholder.
Installingthewiperblade
>Pressthewiperblademountintotheretainer.
> Foldthewindowwiperarmbackontotherear
window.