warning AUDI S3 2015 Owner's Manual

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_& WARNING
Always take the key with you whenever you
leave your vehicle. The electronic immobil­
izer can be deactivated w ith the key, so
this could make it possible for unauthor­
ized persons to star t the engine and oper­
ate vehicle systems such as the power win­
dows or sunroo f. This can increase the risk
of serious injury.
(D Tips
-The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used .
It may not be poss i­
ble to start the vehicle under certain cir­
cumstances, for example if there is an ­
other radio module like the key from an­
other vehicle or a transponder on the
same keychain.
- For an explanation on conformity with
the FCC regu lations in the United States
and the Industry Canada regulations, re­
fer to
q page 292.
Safety central locking
App lies to vehicles: with safety central locking
Safety central locking provides the possibility,
to only unlock the driver's door and the fuel
filler door. The rest of the vehicle remains
l oc ked.
Unlocking the driver's door and the fuel
filler door
~ Press the remote control key or convenience
key~ button
once or turn the key onc e in
the opening direction.
Unlocking all doors , the luggage
compartment lid and the fuel filler door
~ Press the remote contro l key or convenience
key ~ button
twice within five seconds or
turn the key
twice within five seconds in the
opening direction.
When unlocking just the driver's door, the an­
ti-theft alarm system* is also immediately de­
activated.
Opening and closing 41
In vehicles with an MM I, you can directly ad ­
just the safety centra l locking
Q page 40.
Front passenger 's door and rear doors
emergency locking
All doors must be locked separately if the
power locking system fails.
Fig. 2 7 Eme rgency door locking
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The driver's door can be locked using the door
lock cylinder
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The emergency lock on the other doors is lo­
cated on the side of the front passenger's and
rear doors.
It is only vis ible when the door is
open.
~ Pull the cover cap out of the opening.
~ Insert the key bit in the slot inside and turn
the key all the way to the right (right door)
or left (left doo r).
Once the door has been closed, it can no lon­
ger be opened from the outs ide. The door can
be unlocked and opened from the inside by
pulling the door ha ndle once .
If the child safety lock on the rear doors is ac­
tivated, pull the inner door handle first. Then
you can open the door from the outs ide .

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.. To turn off, turn the ignition key opposite
the direction of the arrow .
When the child safety locks are activated, the
inside door handles do not work and the doors
can only be opened from the outside.
The ch ild safety lock only f unctions on the
door in whi ch it was act ivated.
Power windows
Controls
T he driver can control oil power windows .
Fig. 31 Sectio n of the drive r's d oor: Control s
All power window sw itches are provided with
a two-position function :
Opening the windows
.. Press the sw itch to the fir st stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired pos i­
tion.
.. Press the sw itch br iefly to the
second stop
to automatically open the window.
Closing the windows
.. Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the des ired posi­
t ion .
.. Pull the switch briefly to the
second stop to
automatically close the window.
Power window switches
@ Switch ~ fig. 31 for the window in the
driver's door.
@ Switch for the window in the front pas­
senger 's door.
© Sw itch for the window in the left rear
door.
Opening and closing 43
@ Switch for the window in the right rear
door.
® Safety button* .
Parental control
When the safety button®~ fig. 31 is press ­
ed, the@symbol in the button lights up. The
power window sw itches in the rear doors are
switched off.
A WARNING
-Always remove the ign ition key when you
leave your vehicle, even for a short peri­
od of time. This applies particula rly when
children remain in the vehicle. Otherwise
the children could sta rt the engine or op­
erate electrical equipment such as power
windows. The power windows continue
to function until the driver's door or
front passenger's door has been opened.
- Never close the windows carelessly or in
an uncontrolled manner. It could cause injury by pinching.
- When locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be unoccupied since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.
(D Tips
After turning the ignition off you can still
open and close the windows for approxi­
mately 10 seconds. The power windows
are not switched off until the driver's door
or front passenger's door has been
opened .
Convenience opening/closing
With the convenience opening/closing func­
t ion, you can centrally and easily open the
windows and the panorama sunroof* from the
outside.
Convenience opening
.. Press the open button l@J on the remote con­
trol key until all windows and the panorama
sunroof* have reached the desired position,
or .,,.

44 Opening and clo sing
• Hold the key in the driver's door lock until all
windows and the panorama sunroof* have
reached the desired position .
Conveni ence closing
• Hold the key in the d river's door lock i n the
lock pos ition until a ll wi ndows and the pan ­
o rama sunroo f* are closed .
Convenience closing with the convenience
key*
• To uch the sensor* on one of the front door
h and les and cont in u e touching it unt il all of
the windows and the panorama s unroof* are
closed . Do not place your hand in the door
hand le when doing th is.
Adjusting the convenience opening in the
MMI
• Se lect : the I MENU ! button> Car> Systems *
control button > Vehicle sett ings > Central
locking > Long -press to open windows
To enab le convenience opening of the win -
dows and the roo f*, the
Front windows , Rear
w indows *
and Roof* functions must be
sw itched
On .
A WARNING
-Never close the windows or pano rama
sunroof* carel essly or in an uncontro lled
m ann er, be cause th is increases the risk
o f i njury.
- Fo r se curity reasons, the windows can
only be opened with the remote c ontro l
k ey at a maxim um dis tance of ap proxi­
ma tely 6 feet ( 2 meters) from the ve hi­
cle .
- Pa y att ention when using the lock cyli n­
der to close the windows and t he panora ­
ma sunroof* so that no one is pinche d.
Clos ing stops whe n the key is moved into
the start ing pos ition.
Correcting power window malfunctions
After disconnecting the vehicle battery , the
one-touch up and down feature must be acti­ vated again .
• Pull the power window switch u ntil the win­
dow is completely ra ised .
• Release the sw itch and pull it agai n for at
l e ast one s econd .
Panorama sunroof
Description
Applies to vehicles: with panoramic sunroof
Fig. 32 Sect io n fr om headli ner: pano ra m a s unroof but ­
to n
The butto n has two stages . In the second
stage, the roof automat ically runs to the end
pos ition (open/closed) when the button is op ­
era ted br iefly . T he movement ca n be s topped
by pressing the b utton .
@Tilting and sliding
• To t ilt the sunroof completely , press the
sw itch br iefly to the second level.
• To close t he roof completely, pu ll the button
down b riefly to the seco nd leve l or s lide the
button forward br iefly to the s econd level
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.. To se le ct an in termedia te pos it ion , press/
pull t he sw itch in the firs t leve l until the de­
sired position is reached .
@ Opening and closing
• To open t he su nroof completely, sli de the
button bac k to ju st befo re the second level.
• To close t he roof comple tely, p ush the but-
t on fo rward br ie fly to the se cond level or .,..

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pull the button down briefly to the second
level ~
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~ To se lect an intermediate position, press/
pull the switch forward/back in the first lev­
el until the des ired pos it ion is reached.
A wind deflector integrated in the panorama
sunroof adapts automatica lly to the sunroof
position . Th is reduces w ind noise to a mini­
mum in all panorama sunroof positions .
You can still operate the panorama sunroof
for about 10 minutes after the ignition is
switched off. The sw itch is deact ivated once
the dr iver 's or front passenger 's door is
opened .
Sun blind
The sun shade can be opened and closed man ­
ually, depending on the position of the panor­
ama sunroof. The sun shade can be opened partially .
A WARNING
Be careful when closing the panoramic
sunroof -otherwise serious injury could re­
sult! Always take the ignition key with you
w hen leav ing the veh icle.
0 Note
Always close your panoramic sun roof when
leaving your veh icle . Sudden rain can cause
damage to the in terior equ ipment of you r
veh icle, part icu larly the electronic equ ip­
ment .
(D Tips
-Fo r information about convenience
opening/closi ng, refer to~
page 43.
- The panorama sunroof can only be
opened when the temperature is warmer
than -4°F
(-20 °().
Panorama sunroof emergency closing
Appl ies to vehicles: wit h pa noram ic sunroof
If the panorama sunroof detects resistance or
a n object in its path while closing, the sunroof
will open aga in automatically. If the sunroof
Opening and clo sin g 45
fails to close after removing the object and af­
ter trying to close a second time, you can per­
form an emergency closing .
~ Within five seconds after the sunroo f opens
automatically, pu ll the switch until the roof
closes .
If you let go of the switch early, the pano rama
s u nroof will open aga in.
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46 Lights and Vi sion
Lights and Vision
Exterior lighting
Switching lights on and off
Fig . 33 Instr ument pane l: lig ht sw itc h (example)
The headlights only work when the ignition is
switched on. The headlig hts turn
off automat­
ically when the engine is switched on or when
the ign ition is switc hed off . Only the side·
marker lights stay on .
A warning symbol w ill appear in the driver in­
formation display if the system is no t func­
tioning correctly
c:> page 25 .
Light switch ·'ti-·
T u rn the switch c:> fig . 33 to the corresponding
position . When the lights are switched on, the
respective symbol t urns on.
0 -lights off. In some countries, the day time
running lights* are turned on and
off together
with the ign ition.
- USA models: The daytime r unnin g lights
switch on automatically when the ignition is
switched on and the light switch
c:> fig. 33 is
in the
O pos ition or the AUTO position (on ly
in daylight). The
Daytime running lights
can be switched on and off in the MMI
c:> page 48 c:> ,& .
-Canada models: The daytime running lig hts
switch on automatically when the ignition is
switched on and the light switch
c:> fig . 33 is
i n t he
0 , the :oo : or th e AUTO position (only
i n daylight)
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AUTO* -Automatic headlights switch on and
off depend ing on b rightness, fo r example in
tw ilight, during rain or in tunnels . In veh icles with in
tegrated daytime r unning lights*, ei ­
t h e r the daytime running lights or the head­
lights wi ll tu rn on automat ica lly, depending
on the amount of light (may vary depending
o n the country).
:oo : -Parking lights
iD · Low beam he ad lights
T he following w il l happen in these light
switch pos itions whe n you lock the ve hicle:
-iD -Low beam: the entire exterior lights
sw itch
off
- AUTO*: the Coming home* function is
turned on
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Fog lights* /rear fog light(s)
P ress the correspon ding button c:> fig. 33 :
}0-Front fog lig ht s* (no t picture d). Thi s bu t­
ton rep laces the button for all-wea ther
li gh ts ,;,rto . When the fog lights are swi tched
on, the
iD symbo l in the button illuminates .
0$ -Re ar fog ligh t(s) . When the rea r fog lig hts
are swi tched on, the
0$ sym bo l in t he bu tton
i ll uminates .
All-weather lights*
apples to vehicles with LED headlig hts.
Press the corresponding button
,;;iP c:> fig. 33
on the light switch .
<,t;O -All-weather lights . The sym bo l <,tP in the
button lights up when all-weather lights are
switched on.
In veh icles with all-weather lights, the front
li ghts are ad justed automatically so that you
are less like ly to see glare from your own
headlights, for example when driving on a wet
r oad.
Headlight range control system
T he hea dlight range adjusts automatically
when there is a change in vehicle load and
during b raking and accele rating so that the
headlig hts do not cause g lare for oncom ing
t raff ic.

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Aud i adapti ve lig ht*
The adaptive light on ly functions when the
light switch is in the AUTO position. You can
deactivate adaptive light in the MMI
c:> page
48.
When switched on, adapt ive light adjusts to
curves depending on the vehicle speed and
steering whee l ang le. This provides better
l ighting through the curve . The system op er­
ates in a speed range from approximately
6 mph (10 km/h) to 68 mph (110 km/h).
St atic corner ing li ght * (vehicles with adaptive
l ight) -th e corne ring light switches on auto ­
matically when the steering whee l is tu rned at
a cert ain angle a t speeds up to approximately
44 mph (70 km/h) and when the turn signal is
activated at speeds up to approximately
25 mph (40 km /h). The area to the s ide of the
ve hicle is il luminated better when turning .
Spee d d epen de nt ligh t dist rib uti on* -The
speed dependent light distribution adapts the
light in towns and on highways or express­
ways . Inte rsect io ns can also be illuminated on
veh icles w ith a navigation system* .
Highway light function*
(Vehicles with adaptive light or L ED head ­
lights) -This function adapts the light ing for
h ighway driving based on vehicle speed .
A WARNING
-Automatic headligh ts* are only intended
to assist the dr iver. They do not re lieve
the driver of responsibility to check the headlights and to turn them on manua lly
according to the current light and visib ili­
ty conditions. For example, fog cannot be detected by the light sensors. So al­
ways switch on the low beam under
these weather conditions and when driv­ ing in the dark
io .
-Acc idents could occur if you cannot see
the road ahead of you well and if othe rs
on the road cannot see you. Always
swit ch you r headlights on so that you can Ligh
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see the road ahead of you and ot hers can
see your vehicle from behind.
- Please observe legal regulations when
using the lighting systems described.
(D Note
The rear fog lights shou ld only be turned
on in accordance with traffic regu lations,
to prevent glare for traffic behind your ve­
hicle.
(D Tips
- The light sensor for the automatic head ­
lights * is in the rearview mirror mount.
Therefore, do not place any stickers in
this area on the windshield .
- Some functions of the exterior lighting
can be adjusted
c:> page 48.
-If you turn off the ignition while the ex­
terior lights are on and open the door,
you will hear a warning tone.
- The tail lights do not switch on when the
daytime running lights switch on.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of
the headlights, turn signals and tail
lights can fog over due to the tempera­
ture difference between the inside and
outside . They w ill clear shortly after
switching them on . This does not affect
the se rvice life of the lighting.
- A message w ill appear in the instrument
cluster if there is a malfunction in the
light senso r
c:> page 25.
Emergency flasher
Fig. 34 In str umen t pa nel: em erg ency fla sher button

48 Lights and Vision
The emergency flashers ma kes other drivers
aware of your ve hicle in dangero us situations .
... Press the~ button to sw itch the e mergency
flashers on o r off.
You can indicate a lane change or a tu rn whe n
the eme rgency flashers are sw itched on by us­
ing the turn sign al lever. The eme rgency flash ­
e rs stop temporarily .
The emergency flashers also work when the ignit io n is tu rned off.
(D Tips
You should switch the em ergency f lashe rs
on if:
- You are the last ca r in a traffic jam so
that all o ther veh icles app roach ing from
behind can see you, or if
- Your vehicle has broken down o r you are
having an eme rgency, or if
- Your vehicle is being towed or if you a re
tow ing another vehicl e.
Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 35 Turn sig na l an d high beam leve r
Turn signals ¢¢
The tu rn s ignals activate when you move the
l eve r into a turn s ignal pos ition when the ign i­
tion is switche d on.
@ -Turn sig nal
@ -Turn signal
The turn s ignal blinks three times if yo u tap
the lever (conven ience turn signal).
High beams and headlight flasher [D
Move the lever to t he corres po nding po sitio n:
@ -high b eams on
© -high beams off or headlight flasher
The
II indicator light in t he inst rument cl us­
te r turns on .
A WARNING
High beams can cause glare for other driv­
e rs, which increases the r isk of an acci­
dent. For this reason, on ly use the h igh
beams o r the headlight flasher when they
will not create glare for o ther drivers .
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The settings are adjusted in the MMI.
... Select: the I MENU I> Car > Systems * control
button
> Vehicle sett ings > Exterior light­
ing .
Automatic headlights
You can adjus t the following se tt ings in the
Automatic headlights menu :
Activation time : -Yo u can ad just if the head­
li gh ts sw itch on
early , medium or la te ac co rd­
ing to the sens it iv ity o f the lig ht senso r.
Audi adaptive light * -you can switch adaptive
li gh t
on and off .
Coming home, Leaving home*
The coming home function illuminates the
area o utside the vehicle whe n you tu rn the ig­
nition off and open the d river 's doo r. T o turn
t h e fun ction on , se lect
Lights when leaving
car > on .
The leaving home illum inates the area outs ide
the ve hicl e when you un lock the vehicl e. T o
tu rn t he fun ct ion on, se lect
Light s when un­
locking car > on.
The coming home a nd leav ing home funct ions
only operate when it is dark and the light
swit ch is in the
AUTO posi tion.

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A WARNING
-The ra in sensor is only intended to assist
the driver. The driver is still responsible
for manually sw itching the w ipers on ac­
cording to the v is ibility conditions.
- The windshield may not be treated w ith
water-repe lling windshield coat ing
agents. Unfavorable conditions, such as
wetness, darkness o r low sun, can result
in increased glare. W iper blade chatter is
also possible.
- Properly functioning windshie ld w iper
blades are requi red fo r a clear view and
safe driving~
page 51, Replacing
front windshield wiper blades .
(D Note
-In case of frost, make sure the wind­
shield wiper b lades are not frozen to the
windsh ield . Sw itching on the windshield
wipers when the blades are frozen to the
windsh ield can damage the wiper blades.
- Prior to using a car wash, the windshield
wipe r system must be switched
off (lever
in position 0). This prevents unintention­
al sw itching on and damage to the wind­
s h ield wiper system.
- Do not use the wipers to remove ice from
the windows. Using windshie ld w ipers as
i ce scrapers destroys the wiper b lades.
(D Tips
- The windshield wipe rs switch off when
t h e ignit ion is turned
off. You can acti­
vate the windshield wipers after the igni­
tion is switched back on by moving the
windsh ield wiper leve r to any pos ition.
- Worn or dirty windsh ie ld w iper blades
r esult in streak ing. This can affect the
r ain senso r funct ion. Check your wind­
s hi eld wipe r blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozzles in the w ind­
s hi eld washer system are heated* at low
temperatures when the ig nit ion is on.
- When stopping temporar ily, e.g. at a
traff ic light, the se t speed of the w ind- Light
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shield w ipers is automatically reduced by
one speed.
- In vehi cles w ith an MMI, you can switch
the rain senso r or
off in the Driver assi s­
tance
menu.
Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the wiper b lades when you see w iper
streaks . Use a soft clot h and a glass cleaner .
.,. Place the windshie ld wiper arms in the serv­
ice pos ition
~ page 51.
.,. Fold the windshie ld w iper arms away from
the windshield.
A WARNING
Di rty windsh ield wiper b lades can impair
v ision, which increases the r isk of an acci­
dent.
(D Note
If you see streaks again after clean ing the
wiper blades, the blades must be replaced
~page 51.
Replacing front windshield wiper blades
Fig. 41 Remov ing w indsh ie ld wipe r blades
Wiper servic e posit ion /bl ade repl ace ment
position
.,. To bri ng the w ipers into the service position,
tur n the ignition
off and move the wind­
shield w iper lever into pos ition @
~ page 50, fig. 40.
.,. To bring the w ipers into the starting posi­
t ion, tur n the ig nition on and move t he
w indshie ld w iper lever into position @
~ page 50, fig. 40 .
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52 Lights an d Vi sion
Removing the wip er blad e
.,. Fold the w indshield wiper arm away from
the windshie ld .
.,. Press the locking knob
(D ¢ fig. 41 on the
wip er blade . Hold th e wiper blade f irm ly.
.,. Remove the wipe r blade in the direction of
t he arrow.
In stall ing t he wip er blade
.,. Inse rt the new wipe r blade into the mount
on the w iper arm @ until you hear it latch
into place .
.,. Place the wiper arm back on the windshie ld.
.,. Tu rn the serv ice position off.
_& WARNING
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice
each year.
Q) Note
- The w indshield wiper blades must only
be folded away when in the serv ice posi ­
tion . Otherw ise, you risk damag ing the
paint on the hood or the windshield wip­
er motor.
- You should not drive your veh icle or
press the w indshield w iper lever when
the wiper arms are folded away from the
winds hield. The w indshie ld w ipers would
move back into their original position
and could damage the hood and wind­
shield.
- To prevent damage to the windshield
washer system, always loosen wiper
blades that have frozen to the wind­
s h ield before turning the wipers on.
- To prevent damage to the wiper blades,
do not apply gasoline, petroleum, thin­
ning agents or other solvents on the wip­
er blades or near them.
- To prevent damage to the wipe r arms or
other components, do not try to move
the windshie ld w ipers by hand .
-
(D Tips
-Commercial hot wax such as the types
used by car washes make it more d ifficult
to clean the windshie ld.
- You can also use the service position, for
example, if you want to protect the
w indshield from icing by using a cover.
- Yo u cannot activate the serv ice position
when the hood is open .
Outside mirror
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
F ig. 42 Drive r's doo r: kno b fo r th e exte rior mir rors (ex ­
amp le)
T urn the knob to the des ired posit ion:
q;p -In this pos ition, yo u can adjust the
dr iver's and front passenger's exterior m irrors
by turning the knob in the desired direction .
Cffil -The mirrors are heated* depend ing on the
outside temperature and dr iv ing speed .
8 - The ex ter ior m irrors are folded in*.
Front passenge r's ex terior mirror tilt
function*
To he lp you see the curb when backing into a
parking space , the surfa ce of the mirror can
be tilted s light ly. The knob mus t be in the
P pos ition for this to happen .
You can adjust the tilted mir ror surface by
turning the knob in the desired direction.
When you move ou t of reverse and into ano th­
er gear, the new m irror position is stored and
ass igned to the key you are using. .,.

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The mirror goes back into its original position
once you drive forward faster tha n 9 mph
(15 km/h) or turn the ign ition
off .
Folding mirr ors in and out
To fold the mirrors i n w ith the knob, turn the
knob in the
&l pos it ion .
To fold the m irrors out, turn the knob in the
q or
P or O position.
You can set in the MMI if the mirrors should
fold in when locking the vehicle or not
~ page 40 . When you lock the vehicle, the
m irrors fold in . When you start the ignit ion,
the mirrors fold out .
_& WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (convex or asphe­
ric*) enlarge the field of vision. However,
they make objects in the mirror appear sma ller and farther away. Your may est i­
mate incorrectly when you use these m ir­
rors to gauge your d istance from the
vehicles behind you when changing lanes -
accident risk!
(D Note
- For vehicles with power folding exterior
mirrors*: If the m irror housing was
moved by outside forces (such as an im­
pact when maneuvering), you must use
the power folding function to fold the mir ror a ll the way out. You will hear a
l oud noise when the mi rrors are latched
back in place. The mirror housing must
not be moved back into place by hand
because this would affect the mirror
mechan ism.
- Applies to vehicles witho ut power fold­
i ng exterior mirro rs:
If the mirror hous­
ing was moved by outside forces (s uch as
i n impact d uring maneuvering), you
must move the mirror housing back into
place by hand.
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic
car wash, you must fold the exterior m ir­
rors in to reduce the r isk of damage to
the mi rrors. Never fold power foldi ng ex-
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terior mirrors by hand . On ly fold them in
and out using the power controls.
a) Tips
If t h e power ad justmen t fa ils, bot h mir­
rors can be adjusted by hand by pressing
on the edge of the mirror surface.
Dimming the mirrors
Your vehicle is equipped with a manual or au­
tomatic* dimming reorview mirror.
F ig. 43 Auto mat ic d immin g rea rv iew mi rror *
Manu al dimming rear view mirror
.,. Pull the lever on the bottom of the mirror
back.
Automat ic dimming rearview mirror*
.,. Press the b utton @. The indicator light @
turns on. The rearview and driver 's exterior*
m irrors dim automatically when light shines
on them, for example from headlights on a
veh icle to the rear.
A WARNING
Elect ro lyte fluid can leak from automatic
d imm ing mirro rs if the glass is b roken .
E lec tro lyte fluid can irr itate skin, eyes and
a ir ways.
- Repeated or long-te rm expos ure to elec­
trolyte fluid can lead to irritat io n of the
a irways, especially in peop le w it h asthma
or other resp iratory co ndit ions . T a ke
deep breaths immediately after leaving
the vehicle or, if this is not possib le,
open all of the doors and windows as
wide as possible.