Sun visors are a detail you appreciate when the sun is low. We are all familiar with the “regular” sun visors: down against the sun from the front, and with a turn towards the door window against the low sun from the side. But there is another clever extra that many TT riders have not (yet) discovered. The third sun visor above the rear-view mirror.
The standard sun visors: front and side
The two standard sun visors do exactly what you would expect:
- To block the sun from the front: fold the sun visor down.
- To block the sun from the side: release the sun visor from the roof and turn it towards the side window.
Make-up mirror: covered (and why that is useful)
Sun visors often feature a make-up mirror. Audi has neatly covered this mirror with a sliding cover. Simply slide the cover open in the indicated direction when you want to use the mirror. This is useful because:
- mirror stays clean longer
- prevents unwanted reflections
- and it looks simply sleek
The hidden ‘third sun visor’ above the rear-view mirror
Above the interior mirror (against the headliner), many Audi TTs have an additional flap. Small but practical.
What is it for?
It's designed to block that annoying patch of sunlight between the rear-view mirror and the roof, which normal sun visors just can't reach. You flip the flap down and it “closes” that strip.
Many people overlook it in the instruction manual because there's no picture, so it often goes unnoticed. Once you've discovered it, you won't want to be without it.
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