tow AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owners Manual
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8S1012721BA
Foreword
Thankyouforchoosingan Audi-wevalueyourtrustinus.
YournewAudiwillallowyoutoexperiencethebestingroundbreakingtechnologyandpremiumquality
equipmentthatavehiclehastooffer.WerecommendthatyoureadyourOwner'sManualthoroughly
sothatyouquicklybecomeacquaintedwithyourAudiandmakeuseofallofitsfeatures.
Inadditiontoexplaininghowthedifferentfeatureswork,weprovidemanyuseful tips andinformation
concerningyoursafety,howtocareforyourvehicle,andhowtomaintainyourvehicle'svalue.Wealso
giveyouusefultipsandinformationonhowtodriveyourvehiclemoreefficientlyandinanenviron-
mentally-friendlymanner.
Wehopeyouenjoydrivingyour Audiandwewishyousafeandpleasantmotoring.
AUDIAG
AWARNING
Operating,servicingandmaintainingapassengervehicleor
off-highwaymotorvehiclecanexpose youtochemicalsinclud-
ingengineexhaust,carbonmonoxide,phthalates,andlead,
whichareknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerand
birthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.Tominimizeexpo-
sure,avoidbreathingexhaust,donotidletheengineexceptas
necessary,serviceyourvehicleinawell-ventilatedareaand
wearglovesorwashyourhandsfrequentlywhenservicing
yourvehicle.Formoreinformationgotowww.P65Warnings.
ca.gov/passenger-vehicle.
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Tableofcontents
AboutthisOwner'sManual......5Warmandcold...2.2.0...eeeeeee
Climatecontrolsystem............0.0.
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QuickACCESS8:6 6icibsewseeewe6DeIVING).«cisco62eseoeencesaewe6
Cockpitoverview.............-0000-56Generalinformation.................
Indicatorlightsoverview...........0..7Steeritig
Displayandoperation............10Electromechanicalparkingbrake.......
Instrumentcluster...............10Starting todrive..............02000--
Instrumentclusteroverview...........10SpOrtyCrivinGiesx «wus4 werom2 2mewn28g
Coolanttemperatureindicator.........10Automatictransmission.............
Tachometer.........0.0 eeeeeeee11Trailertowing...........00000000000-
OdOMeterws ywax«game2 2Beeesdemeg11
Outsidetemperaturedisplay...........11Driverassistance.................
Fuellevel...........0...cee eee eeeee 12.Assistsystems...................
Multifunctionsteeringwheel..........12Speedwarningsystem................
Vehiclefunctions«csv.eeveeweveo15Cruise controlsystem.............0--
Messages...0.0.0.0eeeeeeeeeeee16Audiactivelaneassist................
Laptinienwesxxaugsseae5oo8 2ROS
Startinganddriving.............21,Audisideassisthersosswans5 3suesosaves«3
Openingandclosing.............21:Audidriveselect(drivesettings)........
Cenitrallocking2.2%ssiesssscenescece21
Luggagecompartmentlid.............27Parking1d).«vc.2siesoore6 ooo
Powerwindows...............00000528Introduction.............0.0.0.2eee
Garagedooropener...........--...--29Rearparkingsystem............-....
Parkingsystemplus...605sseeeesees
LightsandVision.................32Rearviewcamera......2.0...ceceeee
Exteriorlighting................0000832Adjusting thedisplayandthewarning
Interiorlighting’:«gems=:sewssesees34TONGScon& ©peaseewegeSeeGeSeege
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Windshieldwipers............-...0--36
Digital.compass:;«acssscesseewesace38IntelligentTechnology...........
Electronicstabilizationcontrol(ESC)....
Seats...0...eee40Brakes...6...eeeeee
Generalinformation.................40Steering«eee«=neue=¢oeseeeeeee
Fromtsseats«scwessstvcivesosees3 2serenaa40Allwheeldrive(quattro)..............
Rearbenchseat..................00.AlRearspoiler...1.2.0...ceceeeeeee
Energymanagement................-
Stowingandusing...............42Informationaboutdata recordedby
Ashtray...2.eeeeeeee42vehiclecontrolmodules...............
Cigarettelighter.................005.42
POWerSOUIGCESex5:2sporesa ¢eames« 5ewe&42Infotainmentsystem............
SEOMAGEScisceessc+cynanesw wanmuens© &catesWewceases43MultiMediaInterface............
Luggagecompartment...............44Trafficsafetyinformation.............
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MMIOn/Offknobwithjoystickfunction..
MMIoperation...............0..000.
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Kihe@erairbaggie==secueeessea 0anevace¥ ¥oe204
Sideairbags..........0.0ceceeeeeee206
Sidecurtainairbags...............00.209
Childsafety......................212
Importantinformation...............212
Childsafetyseats...............-.04.218
Securingchildsafetyseats............223
LATCHsystem(loweranchoragesand
tethersfor'children)ossscsiscwees &ons226
Additionalinformation...............230
MaintenanceandCare...........231
CheckingandFilling.............231,
Fuel...2...eeeeee231
RETUSIINGcis« xexwx«eaey+Haasa xpews232
Emissionscontrolsystem.............235
Enginecompartment.................235
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Goolingisystem« ssuas«xsomesw 2cmweneoane242
Brakefluid...............-eeeeee243
Electricalsystem.........-..00--000-244
Battenyis2asncaa= 6were2 6women2sawn©ae244
Windshieldwashersystem...........-246
Serviceintervaldisplay...............247
ad|248
WheelsandTires......-.0.0eeeeeee248
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......265
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......267
Careandcleaning................270
Generalinformation.................270
Carwashes............0.00.eeeeeee270
Cleaningandcareinformation.........271
Takingyourvehicleoutofservice.......275
Do-ItYOURSELFa5¢ccascamaasaan276
Emergencyassistance...........276
Generalinformation0...c.ccueeees276
Equipment..................0.0000.276
MireMHODIWEYKitoarssswow2¢ens2 oee276
Replacingwheels................-00.278
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Fusesandbulbs..................285
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BUILDSsscus ¢ae5 ¢Haws2cerseBeeges287
Customerinformation...........288
Accessoriesandtechnical
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Warranty.=cesscoaenniceooenecate= oects288
AudiLiteratureShop..............0--288
Drivinginothercountries.............288
Maintenance,repairs,andtechnical
modifications...............02--008-288
Accessoriesandparts..............-.290
ReportingSafetyDefects..............290
Declarationofcompliancefor
telecommunicationsequipmentand
electronicsysteMS.........002.eee291
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Instrumentcluster
Vehiclefunctions
On-boardcomputer
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,youmaybe
abletoaccessthefollowinginformationinthis
orderontheon-boardcomputer>page10,fig.3
@:
—Timeanddate>page169
—Averageconsumption
—Short-termmemoryoverview
—Long-termmemoryoverview
—Energyconsumers>page15
—
Driverassistance
—Trafficsignrecognition
Theshort-termmemorycollectsdrivinginforma-
tionfromthetimetheignitionisswitchedonun-
tilitisswitchedoff.Ifyoucontinuedrivingwithin
twohoursafterswitchingtheignitionoff,the
newvaluesareincludedwhencalculatingthecur-
renttripinformation.
Unliketheshort-termmemory,thelong-term
memoryisnoterasedautomatically.Youcanse-
lectthetimeperiodforevaluatingtripinforma-
tionyourself.
Energyconsumers*
The Energyconsumersviewlistsotherequip-
mentthatiscurrentlyaffectingfuelconsump-
tion.Thedisplayshowsuptothreeequipment
items.Theequipmentusingthemostpoweris
listedfirst.Ifmorethanthreeitemsusingpower
areswitchedon,theequipmentthatiscurrently
usingthemostpowerisdisplayed.Achartalso
showsyouthecurrenttotalofallotherconsum-
ers.
Fuelconsumption
Thecurrentfuelconsumptioncan beshownusing
abargraph.Theaverageconsumptionstoredin
theshort-termmemoryisalsodisplayed.Ifthe
barisgreen,yourvehicleissavingfuelthrough
oneofthefollowingfunctions:
—Recuperation:electricalenergycanbestoredin
thebatterywhenthevehicleiscoastingordriv-
ingdownhill.Thebarwillmovetoward(1.
Engineoiltemperaturedisplayandboost
indicator
Appliesto:vehicleswithengineoiltemperaturedisplay/boost
indicator
Theengineoiltemperaturedisplayandboostin-
dicatorareonlyshownintheenhancedvieworin
thesportview>page13.
Engineoiltemperatureindicator=
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtempera-
turewhentheengineoiltemperatureisbetween
176°F(80°C)and248°F(120°C)undernormal
drivingconditions.Theengineoiltemperature
maybehigherifthereisheavyengineloadand
hightemperaturesoutside.Thisisnotacausefor
concernaslongasthe7}=>page239orEA
=page239indicatorlightsdonotturnon.
Boostindicator
Thecurrentengineload(meaningthecurrent
boostpressure)isindicatedbyabar.
Shiftlightindicator
Appliesto:vehicleswithshiftlightindicator
Theshiftlightindicatorinformsthedriverwhen
therpmlimitisreached.
Accessingtheshiftlightindicator
Requirement:tiptronicmodemustbeactivated
=>page62.
>Selectthesportview>page13.Theshiftlight
indicatorisdisplayedwithgreen,yellowand
redrangesintheupperareasofthetachome-
ter.
Theshiftlightindicatorwillblinkredwhenap-
proachingtheenginespeedlimit.Shifttothe
nexthighestgearattherighttime.
SeamEN
Appliesto:vehicleswithSportdisplays
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thesport
displaysmayincludetheG-meter, theengineda-
taandthetirepressuremonitoringsystem.You
canaccessthesportdisplaysinthecentralarea
orintheadditionaldisplayinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.>
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Instrumentcluster
BMFTtaN
TheEaindicatorlightmonitorsthesafetysys-
tems.
Safetysystem
Ifthekaindicatorlightturnsonorblinks,there
isamalfunctioninasafetysystem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Z\WARNING
Havethesafetysystemsinspectedimmedi-
ately.Otherwise,thereisariskthatthesys-
temsmaynotactivateduringacollision,
whichincreasestheriskofseriousinjuryor
death.
eSTeeriaatl
TheBaindicatorlightstaysonuntilthedriver's
andfrontpassenger's*safetybeltsarefastened.
Aboveacertainspeed,therewillalsobeawarn-
ingtone.
G)Tips
Foradditionalinformationonsafetybelts,
see>page180.
Q/ARearsafetybelt
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearsafetybeltdetection
Therespectiveindicatorlightwillturnonbriefly
whenasafetybeltontherearseatsisfastened
orunfastened.
a|-Thisindicatorlightturnsonbrieflyifasafe-
tybeltontherearseatisnotfastened.
B-Thisindicatorlightturnsonbrieflyifthe
safetybeltontherearseatisfastened.
El-Ifthisindicatorlightblinks,thesafetybelt
wasunfastenedwhiledriving.Aboveacertain
speed,therewillalsobeawarningtone.
G)Tips
Foradditionalinformationonsafetybelts,
see>page180.
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@-Steeringlock
2]Steering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle
Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.Youcannotturntheignitionon.
Donottowyourvehiclebecauseitcannotbe
steered.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
|e—e]Steeringlock:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Z\WARNING
Donottowyourvehiclewhenthereisamal-
functionintheelectronicsteeringlock-this
increasestheriskofanaccident.
®—eEnginestartsystem
&Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService
Donotswitchtheignitionoffbecauseyoumay
notbeabletoswitchitonagain.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
&Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thereisamalfunctionintheenginestartingsys-
tem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
*\Enginestop whiledriving
Ifthe8indicatorlightturnson,theremaybea
malfunctionintheengineorfuelsupply.
Moreforceisneededtosteerandbrakethemov-
ingvehiclewhentheengineisstopped.Ifthe>
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LightsandVision
LightsandVision
Exteriorlighting
SistemcLLatseal
B8V-0430
Fig.27Instrumentpanel:lightswitch
Lightswitch
Turntheswitchtothecorrespondingposition.
Whenthe lightsareswitchedon,the2»symbol
turnson.
O-lightsareoff(insomemarkets,thedaytime
runninglights*areswitchedonwhentheignition
isswitchedon.)
—USAmodels:thedaytimerunninglightsswitch
onautomaticallywhentheignitionisswitched
onandthelightswitchisset totheOorthe
AUTOposition(onlyindaylight).TheDaytime
runninglightscan beswitchedonandoffin
theMMI>page33>A.
—Canadamodels:thedaytimerunninglights
switchonautomaticallywhentheignitionis
switchedonandthelightswitchissettotheO,
20aortheAUTOposition(onlyindaylight)>A\.
AUTO*-automaticheadlightsswitchon andoff
dependingonbrightness,forexampleintwilight,
duringrainorintunnels.
300:-Parkinglights
2D-Lowbeamheadlights
220-All-weatherlights*
Q#-Rearfoglight(s)*
All-weatherlights*
Invehicleswithall-weatherlights,thefront
lightsareadjustedautomaticallyso thatyouare
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lesslikelytoseeglarefromyourownheadlights,
forexamplewhendrivingonawetroad.
Automaticdynamicheadlightrangecontrol
system*
Yourvehicleisequippedwithaheadlightrange
controlsystemsothatthereislessglareforon-
comingtrafficifthevehicleloadchanges.The
headlightrangealsoadjustsautomaticallywhen
brakingandaccelerating.
Lightfunctions
Thefollowinglightfunctionsmaybeavailable
dependingonvehicleequipmentandonlyfunc-
tionwhenthelightswitchisintheAUTOposi-
tion.
Staticcorneringlight*(vehicleswithLEDhead-
lights)-thecorneringlightswitchesonautomat-
icallywhenthesteeringwheelisturnedatacer-
tainangleatspeeds uptoapproximately44mph
(70km/h)andwhentheturnsignalisactivated
atspeedsuptoapproximately25mph
(40km/h).Theareatothesideofthevehicleis
illuminatedbetterwhenturning.
Highwaylightfunction*(vehicleswithLEDhead-
lights)-thisfunctionadaptsthelightingfor
highwaydrivingbasedonvehiclespeed.
Speeddependentlightdistribution*(vehicles
withLEDheadlights)-thespeeddependentlight
distributionadaptsthelightintownsandon
highwaysorexpressways.Intersectionscanalso
beilluminatedonvehicleswithanavigationsys-
tem*.
ZA\WARNING
—Automaticheadlights*areonlyintendedto
assistthedriver.They donotrelievethe
driverofresponsibilitytocheck thehead-
lightsandtoturnthemonmanuallybased
onthecurrentlightandvisibilityconditions.
Forexample,fogcannot bedetectedby the
lightsensors.Soalwaysswitchonthelow
beamsundertheseweatherconditionsand
whendrivinginthe darkZO.
—Toreduceglarefortrafficbehindyourvehi-
cle,therearfoglights*shouldonlybe
turnedoninaccordancewiththelegal>
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Automaticheadlights
YoucanadjustthefollowingsettingsintheAuto-
matic
headlightsmenu:
Activationtime-youcanadjustiftheheadlights
switchonEarly,Medium,orLateaccordingto
thesensitivityofthelightsensor.
Audiadaptivelight*-youcanswitchadaptive
lightOnandOff.
Daytimerunninglights*
USAmodels:thedaytimerunninglightscanbe
switched
onoroffusingtheMMI.SelectOnor
Off.
Canadamodels:thisfunctioncannotbeswitched
off.Theyactivateautomaticallyeachtimetheig-
nitionisswitchedon.Thismenuitemisshown
witha“graybackground”.
Entry/exitlighting
Theentrylightingfunctionilluminatesthearea
outsidethevehiclewhenyouunlockthevehicle
whenitisdark.Toswitchonthefunction,select
Entry/exitlighting.
Theexitlightingfunctionilluminatesthearea
outsidethevehiclewhenyouturntheignitionoff
andopenthedriver'sdoorwhenitisdark.To
switchonthefunction,selectEntry/exitlight-
ing.
Theentry/exitlightingonlyworkswhenitisdark
andthelightswitchisintheAUTOposition.
Emergencyflashers
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>imo
Fig.29Centerconsole:emergencyflasherbutton
Theemergencyflashersmakesotherdrivers
awareofyourvehicleindangeroussituations.
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>PresstheAbuttontoswitchtheemergency
flashersonoroff.
Youcanindicatealanechangeoraturnwhenthe
emergencyflashersareswitchedonbyusingthe
turnsignallever.Theemergencyflashersstop
temporarily.
Theemergencyflashersalsoworkwhentheigni-
tionisturnedoff.
G)Tips
Youshouldswitchthe emergencyflasherson
if:
—youarethelastcarinatrafficjamsothat
allothervehiclesapproachingfrombehind
can seeyourvehicle
—yourvehiclehasbrokendownoryouare
havinganemergency
—yourvehicleisbeingtowedorifyouaretow-
inganothervehicle
Interior lighting
Interiorlighting
Fig.30Headliner:interiorlighting
4-Doorcontactswitch.Theinteriorlightingis
controlledautomatically.
Aswitchisnolongerneededtoswitchtheread-
ing lightson.Aswipingmovementorabrieftap
onthelightisallthatisneededtoswitchthe
lightonoroff.Ifyouholdyourfingeronthe
readinglightwhenswitchingiton,thiscandim
thelightdowntoacertainlevel.
Interiorlighting
Thereareotheroptionalinteriorlightingfunc-
tionsthatareavailable.Severalfunctionscanbe>
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setintheInfotainmentsystem.SelectintheIn-
fotainmentsystem:MENUbutton>Vehicle>left
controlbutton>Vehiclesettings>Interiorlight-
ing.
NidaToateertela)
BFV-0015
Fig.31Instrumentillumination
Thebrightnessoftheinstrumentclusterandthe
centerconsolecan beadjusted.
>Presstheknobtoreleaseit.
>Turn theknobtoward"-"or"+"toreduceorin-
creasethebrightness.
>
Presstheknobagaintoreturnittoitsoriginal
position.
Vision
Adjustingtheexteriormirrors
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Fig.32Driver'sdoor:knobfortheexteriormirrors
Turntheknobtothedesiredposition:
CV/®-Adjuststheleft/rightexteriormirror.
Movetheknobinthedesireddirection.
GA-Heatsthemirrorglassdependingontheout-
sidetemperature.
SA-Foldstheexteriormirrors*.IntheInfotain-
mentsystem,youcanselectifthemirrorsfoldin
automaticallywhenyoulockthevehicle
=>page26.
Frontpassenger'sexteriormirrortilt
function*
Tohelpyouseethecurbwhenbackingintoa
parkingspace,thesurfaceofthemirrortilts
slightly.Forthistohappen,theknobmustbein
thepositionforthefrontpassenger'sexterior
mirror.
Youcanadjustthetiltedmirrorsurfacebyturn-
ingtheknobinthedesireddirection.Whenyou
moveoutofreverseandintoanothergear,the
newmirrorpositionisstoredandassignedtothe
keyyouareusing.
Themirrorgoesbackintoitsoriginalposition
onceyoudriveforwardfasterthan9mph
(15km/h)orturntheignitionoff.
ZXWARNING
Curvedmirrorsurfaces(convex)enlargethe
fieldofvision.However,theymakeobjectsin
themirrorappearsmallerandfartheraway.
Youmayestimateincorrectlywhenyouuse
thesemirrorstogaugeyourdistancefromthe
vehiclesbehindyouwhenchanginglanes,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.
QoNote
Ifthemirrorhousingwasmovedbyoutside
forces(suchasanimpactwhenmaneuver-
ing),youmustuse thepowerfoldingfunction
tofoldthemirrorallthewayout.Themirror
housingmustnot bemovedbackintoplace
byhandbecausethiscouldimpairthefunc-
tionofthemirrormechanism.
G)Tips
Ifthepoweradjustingfunctionmalfunctions,
theglassinbothmirrorscan beadjustedby
pressingontheedgeofitbyhand.
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LightsandVision
Dimmingthemirrors
Manualdimmingrearviewmirror
>Pulltheleveronthebottomofthemirrorback.
Automaticdimmingrearviewmirror*
>Theinteriorrearview mirrorandexteriormir-
rors*dimautomaticallywhenlightshineson
them,forexamplefromheadlightsonavehicle
behindyou.
G)Tips
—Ifthelightreachingtherearviewmirroris
obstructed,theautomaticdimmingmirror
willnotfunctioncorrectly,
— Theautomaticdimmingmirrorsdonotdim
whentheinteriorlightingisturnedonor
thereversegearisselected.
WARNING
Electrolytefluidcanleakfromautomaticdim-
mingmirrorsiftheglassisbroken.Electrolyte
fluidcanirritateskin,eyesandairways.
—Repeatedorlong-termexposuretoelectro-
lytefluidcanleadtoirritationoftheair-
ways,especiallyinpeoplewithasthmaor
otherrespiratory conditions.Takedeep
breathsimmediatelyafterleavingthevehi-
cleor,ifthisisnotpossible,openallofthe
doorsandwindowsaswideaspossible.
—Ifelectrolytefluidenterstheeyes,flush
themthoroughlywithalargeamountof
cleanwaterforatleast15minutesandthen
seekmedicalattention.
—Ifelectrolytefluidcomesintocontactwith
theskin,flushtheaffectedareawithclean
water
foratleast15minutesandthenclean
withsoapandwaterandseekmedicalatten-
tion.Cleanaffectedclothingandshoesthor-
oughlybeforewearingagain.
—Ifthefluidwasswallowedandthepersonis
conscious,flushthemouthwithwaterforat
least15minutes.Donotinducevomiting
unlessthisisrecommendedbymedicalpro-
fessionals.Seekmedicalattentionimmedi-
ately.
©)Note
Iftheglassonanautomaticdimmingmirror
breaks,electrolytecanleakout.Thisliquid
damagesplasticsurfaces.Removetheliquid
asquicklyaspossible,forexampleusinga
wetsponge.
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Fig.33Sunvisor
Thesunvisorscan bemovedoutoftheirbrackets
[email protected]
mirrorlightswitchesonwhenthecoveroverthe
vanitymirror@)opens.
Windshieldwipers
Switchingthewindshieldwiperson
BFV-0019
Fig.34Windshieldwiperlever
Movethewindshieldwiperlevertothecorre-
spondingposition:
@-Windshieldwipersoff
@-Intervalmode.Toincrease/decreasethewip-
erintervals,movetheswitch@)totheleft/right.
Invehicleswitharainsensor*,thewipersturnon
intherainoncethevehiclespeedexceeds
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approximately2mph(4km/h).Thehigherthe
sensitivityoftherainsensor*isset(switch@)to
theright),theearlierthewindshieldwipersreact
tomoistureonthewindshield.Youcandeacti-
vatetherainsensormode®intheInfotainment
system,whichswitchestheintermittentmode
on.SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:MENU
button>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Rainsensor>Off.
@-Slowwiping
@-Fastwiping
@-Singlewipe.Ifyouholdtheleverinthisposi-
tionlonger,thewipersswitchfromslowwiping
tofastwiping.
©)-Cleanthewindshield.Toeliminatewater
droplets,thewindshieldwipersperformoneaf-
terwipeafterseveralsecondswhiledrivingin
temperaturesabove39°F(4°C).Youcanswitch
thisfunctionoffbymovingthelevertoposition
©within10secondsoftheafterwipe.Theafter-
wipefunctionisreactivatedthenexttimeyou
switchtheignitionon.
Cleantheheadlights*.Theheadlightwashersys-
tem*onlyfunctionswhenthe lightsareswitched
on.Theheadlightsareautomaticallycleanedthe
firsttimeandeveryfifthtimetheleverismoved
topositionG).
Z\WARNING
—Therainsensor*isonlyintendedtoassist
thedriver.Thedrivermaystill beresponsi-
ble formanuallyswitchingthe wiperson
basedonvisibilityconditions.
— Thewindshieldmustnotbetreatedwith
water-repellingwindshieldcoatingagents.
Unfavorableconditions,suchaswetness,
darkness,andwhenthe sunislow,can
causeincreasedglare,whichincreasesthe
riskofanaccident.Wiperbladechatterisal-
sopossible.
—Properlyfunctioningwindshieldwiper
bladesarerequiredforaclearviewandsafe
driving>page38,Replacingwindshield
wiperblades.
C@)Note
—Ifthereisfrost,makesurethewindshield
wiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind-
shield.Switchingonthewindshieldwipers
whenthebladesarefrozentothewind-
shieldcandamagethewiperblades.
—Thewindshieldwipersystemmustbe
switchedoff(leverinposition0)beforeus-
ing
acarwash.Thispreventsthewipers
fromswitchingonunintentionallyandcaus-
ingdamagetothewindshieldwipersystem.
@)Tips
—Thewindshieldwipersswitchoffwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.Youcanactivatethe
windshieldwipersaftertheignitionis
switchedonagainbymovingthewindshield
wiperlevertoanyposition.
—Wornordirtywindshieldwiperbladesresult
instreaking.Thiscanaffecttherainsensor*
function.Checkyourwindshieldwiper
bladesregularly.
—Thewasherfluidnozzlesinthewindshield
washersystemareheated*atlowtempera-
tureswhentheignitionison.
—Whenstoppingtemporarily,suchasata
trafficlight,thespeedofthewindshield
wipersautomaticallyreducesbyonelevel.
Cleaningwindshieldwiperblades
Cleanthewiperbladeswhenyouseewiper
streaks.Cleanthewiperbladeswithasofttowel
andglasscleaner.
>Placethewindshieldwiperarmsintheservice
position>page38.
>Foldthewindshieldwiperarmsawayfromthe
windshield.
Z\WARNING
Dirtywindshieldwiperbladescanimpairvi-
sion,whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.
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