2008 AUDI A5 COUPE jacking

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Loosening
–Fit the box spanner as far as it will go over the wheel bolt
7).
– Grip the box spanner as close to the end as possible and
turn the wheel bolts about one turn anti-clockwise
⇒ page 261, fig. 242 -arrow-.
Tightening
– Fit the box spanner as far as it will go over the wheel bolt7).
– Grip the box spanner as close to the end as possible and
tighten the bolt firmly by turning clockwise.
WARNING
To avoid accidents, the wheel bolts should only be loosened
slightly (about one turn) before ra ising the vehicle with the jack*.
Note
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Do not use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver handle to
loosen or tighten the wheel bolts.
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If the wheel bolt is very tight, it may be possible to loosen it by
pushing down the end of the spanner carefully with your foot. Hold
on to the car for support and take care not to slip.
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be raised with the jack* to remove the
wheel.Each jacking point is marked by a recess underneath the
vehicle ⇒fig. 243.
– Place the jack underneath the jacking point closest to
the wheel being changed. Make sure the base plate is
flat on the ground.
– Wind up the jack by the knob until the claw of the jack completely surrounds the seam on your vehicle
⇒ fig. 244.
7)An adapter is required to unscrew or tighten the anti-theft wheel bolts*
⇒page 264 .
Fig. 243 Changing a
wheel: Jacking pointsFig. 244 Changing a
wheel: Jack
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AB
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– Now fit the crank handle onto the jack by inserting it
in the opening on the knob ⇒page 262, fig. 244. Turn the
crank handle clockwise or anti-clockwise to secure it in
place.
– Raise the vehicle by windin g the crank handle until the
defective wheel is clear of the ground.Recesses at the front and rear of the door sills mark the jacking
points ⇒page 262, fig. 243. There is one jacking point for each
wheel. The distance from the jacking points to the wheel arches is
approximately 20 cm at the front an d 40 cm at the rear. The jack may
only be applied at the seam of the jacking points shown.
An unstable surface under the jack may cause the vehicle to slip off
the jack. Always provide a firm base for the jack on the ground. If
necessary use a large, strong board or similar support. On a hard,
slippery surface (such as tiles) use a rubber mat or similar to prevent
the jack from slipping.
WARNING
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Prevent the base of the jack fr om slipping – risk of injury.
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The car can be damaged if the jack is not applied at the correct
jacking points. There is also a risk of injury since the jack can slip
off suddenly if it is not properly engaged.
Taking off the wheel and putting on the spare wheel
Step-by-step instructions for taking off the wheel and
putting on the spare wheel.Change the wheel as described below after loosening the
wheel bolts and raising the vehicle with the jack*.
Taking off the wheel
–Using the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver handle
(provided in the vehicle's tool kit) ⇒fig. 245, unscrew the
wheel bolt nearest to the top and place the bolt on a
clean surface.
AD
Fig. 245 Changing a
wheel: Hexagonal
socket in screwdriver
handle to turn the
wheel bolts after they
have been loosenedFig. 246 Changing a
wheel: Mounting pin in
wheel bolt hole nearest
to the top
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Index307
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General maintenance
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Technical data
Interior mirrors
See Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 66
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Intermittent wipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
JJack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255, 262
Jacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265KKey-operated switch for front passenger's airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Kick-down multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133LLeather careAlcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Light sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Loading luggage compartment . . . . . . . . 168
Load-through hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from in- side
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Locking doors manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
LongLife Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Extending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 81, 82
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Load-through hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Side storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 79
Stretch net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
See also Loading luggage compartment
168
Luggage rack See Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
MMain beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Make-up mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Manual operation
Boot lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Tilting panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 53
Manual release Selector lever (multitronic®) . . . . . . . 136
Maximum speed See Performance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Memory for driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Activating remote control key . . . . . . . 75
Recalling settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Storing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mileage recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Minimising pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Mirrors Anti-dazzle setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Automatic anti-dazzle exterior mirrors 68
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror . 66
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Make-up mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
MMI control console, cleaning . . . . . . . . 223
MMI display, cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Mobile phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Driving with multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . 130
Dynamic gear control program . . . . . 133
Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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