Care and cleaning
– Never use chrome care or cleaning prod-
ucts.
– Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
– Rubber seals
– Never clean safety belts or their compo-
nents with chemicals or with corrosive flu-
ids or solvents and never allow sharp ob-
jects to come into contact with the safety
belts. This could cause damage to the belt
webbing.
– There is a risk of damage if chemical
cleaning solutions or solvents are used.
– Paint
– To reduce the risk of scratches, the vehicle
must be free of dirt and dust before pol-
ishing or waxing.
– If there is damage to the webbing, the
connections, the retractors, or the buck-
les, have them replaced by an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Fa-
cility.
– To prevent paint damage, do not polish or
wax the vehicle in direct sunlight.
– To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
polish away rust spots.
– Textiles/artificial leather/microfiber
– Remove cosmetics and sunscreen immedi-
ately because they could damage the
paint.
– Never treat artificial leather or microfiber
with leather care products, solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remover, or simi-
lar products.
– Decorative decals
– Do not clean decorative decals with a pres-
sure washer, because the decals could
loosen.
– Have a cleaning specialist remove stub-
born stains to reduce the risk of damage.
– Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
– To reduce the risk of damage, do not use
any rough powder or abrasive cleaning
products.
– Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry
the seat.
– To reduce the risk of damage, do not pol-
ish decorative decals.
– Objects with sharp edges, such as zippers
or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage to the surface.
– Due to the risk of damage, do not use an
ice scraper to remove snow and ice on win-
dows with decorative decals on them.
– Displays and instrument cluster
– Open hook and loop fasteners, for exam-
ple on clothing, can damage seat covers.
Make sure hook and loop fasteners are
closed.
– Make sure that the display and instrument
cluster are turned off and have cooled
down before cleaning. To turn off the cen-
ter display, select on the MMI home
screen: SETTINGS > Display & Brightness
> MMI > Screen cleaning.
– Natural leather
– Never treat leather with solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remover or simi-
lar products.
– Objects with sharp edges, such as zippers
or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage to the surface.
– Displays, the instrument cluster, and the
trim surrounding it must not be cleaned
with dry cleaning methods because they
could become scratched.
– Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
– Make sure no fluids enter the spaces be-
tween the instrument cluster and the
trim, because this could cause damage.
– Controls
– Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry
the seat.
– To help prevent the leather from fading,
do not leave the vehicle in direct sunlight
for long periods of time. If leaving the ve-
hicle parked for long periods of time, you
should cover the leather to protect it from
direct sunlight.
– Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause damage.
– Safety belts
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