Sun visors are one of those details that you only really appreciate when the sun is low in the sky. In your Audi TT 8N, they not only help to reduce glare, but they can also contribute to safer driving: less glare = better visibility. We are all familiar with “regular” sun visors: they can be lowered to block the sun from the front and turned towards the door window to block the low sun from the side. But there is another clever extra that many TT drivers have not (yet) discovered: the third sun visor above the rear-view mirror.
The standard sun visors: front and side
The two main 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:
- the mirror stays clean longer
- you avoid unwanted reflections
- it looks sleek
The hidden ‘third sun visor’ above the rear-view mirror
Here's where it gets interesting: above the rear-view mirror (against the headliner), many Audi TTs have an extra flap. It's not big, but it's extremely 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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