Audi Q3: Cleaning/changing wiper blades
Fig. 46 Windshield wipers: changing the wiper blades
Wiper blade replacement position
- Switch off the ignition and hold the windshield
wiper lever in position 4 fig.
44 until
the windshield wiper moves into the wiper
blade replacement position.
- To bring the windshield wipers into the normal
position, switch the ignition on and hold the
lever in position 4 until the windshield wipers
go back to the original position, or drive faster
than 8 mph (12 km/h).
Applies to: MMI: You can also activate or deactivate
the wiper change position in the center display:
- Switch the windshield wipers off (position 0
fig. 44).
- Select on the home screen: VEHICLE > Settings
& Service > Wiper change position.
Cleaning the wiper blades
Requirement: the windshield wipers must be in
the wiper blade replacement position.
- Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the
windshield.
- For information on cleaning.
Replacing the wiper blades
Requirement: the windshield wipers must be in
the wiper blade replacement position.
- Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the
windshield.
- Hold the wiper blade firmly.
- Press the locking knob 1 on the wiper blade.
- Remove the wiper blade from the windshield
wiper arm mount 2.
- Insert the new wiper blade into the mount on
the wiper arm until it clicks into place.
- Place the wiper arm back on the windshield.
- Exit the wiper blade replacement position.
WARNING
- For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice
each year.
- Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair vision,
which increases the risk of an accident.
Note
Tips
- You can also use the wiper blade replacement
position for other reasons, for example
if you want to protect the windshield
from icing by using a cover.
- You cannot activate the wiper blade replacement
position when the hood is open.
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Fold the wiper arm away from the rear window.
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Follow all safety precautions when working with
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→ Chapter "Pyrotechnic Components Safety Precautions".
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