2010 AUDI A5 COUPE wheel bolts

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Taking the wheel off /installing the spare tire
Follow these instructions step -by-step for changing the
wheel.
Fig . 245 Changing a
wheel: using the screwdriver handle
!with the blade
removed) to turn the
bolts
Fig . 246 Changing a
wheel: alignment pin
inside the top hole
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and raised the
vehicle off the ground, remove and replace the wheel as
follows:
Removing the wheel
-Remove the topmost wheel bolt completely with the
hexagonal socket in the screwdriver handle (vehicle tool
kit) => fig. 245 and set it aside on a
clean surface. - Screw the threaded end of the
alignment pin from the
tool kit hand-tight into the empty bolt hole=> fig. 246.
- Then remove the other wheel bolts as described above.
- Take off the wheel leaving the alignment pin in the bolt
hole.
Putting on the inflatable spare tire
- Push the spare tire over the alignment pin.
- Screw on t he wheel bolts and tighten them
slightly using
the hexagonal socket.
- Remove the alignment pin and insert and tighten the
remaining wheel bo lt slightly l ike the rest.
- Turn the jack handle counter -clockwise to lower the
vehicle until the jack is fully released .
- Use the wheel bolt wrench to tighten all wheel bolts
firmly =>
page 315. Tighten them Tighten them in a criss­
cross pattern ,
from one bolt to the (approximately) oppo­
site one, to keep the wheel centered.
- Perform the steps required after changing the wheel
=>
page 313, "After changing a wheel".
The hexagonal socket makes it easier to remove the wheel bolts
from the rim . Care should be taken when removing the reversible
blade.
[ i] Tips
• When mounting tires wi th unidirectional tread design make sure
the tread pattern is pointed the right way~
page 318.
• The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to turn. Check for dirt
and corrosion on the mating surfaces of both the wheel and the .,
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service irechnical data

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hub. Remove all dirt from these surfaces before remounting the
w he el.
• Do not use the he xagonal socket in the screwdriver hand le to
loo sen or tighten the wh eel bo lts.•
Tires with unidirectional tread design
T ir es with unid irecti onal trea d des ign m ust be moun ted
with th eir tread pattern poin ted in th e right dir ection .
Using a spare tire with a tread pattern intended for use
in a specific direction
When usi ng a s pa re t ire wi th a tre a d patte rn intended for use i n a
s p ecific direc tion, p lease note the following:
• Th e direc tio n of rot ati on is marke d by an
arrow on the side of the
tire .
• I f th e spare tir e has to be insta lled in th e incor rec t di recti on, use
the spare tire only temporar ily since the tir e will not be able to
ac hieve it s optimu m perf ormance cha rac te ris tic s wit h rega rd to
aqua plani ng, no ise and wea r.
• W e recom men d th at you pay pa rticu lar att ent ion to this f act
du ring wet weather and that you adjust your sp eed to match road
c o nditio ns.
• Replace the flat tire with a n ew on e and have i t installe d on your
v eh ic le as so on as possib le to re st ore th e handl ing a dvant ages of a
un idirectional tir e.•
Notes on wheel changing
P lease read the information=> page 299, "New tir es and r ep lacing
tir es a nd wh eels" if yo u are g oing t o use a spare t ire w hich is
differ ent from th e tires on your v ehicle.
A fter yo u change a ti re:
• Check the tire pressure on the spare immediately after installa ­
tion.
• Have the wheel bolt tightening torque checked with a torque
wrench as soon as possible by your authorized Audi dealer or a qualified workshop.
• With steel and alloy wheel rims , the wheel bolts are correctly
tightened at a torque of 90 ft lbs. 1120 Nm l.
• If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded and difficult to
turn while changing a tire, they should be replaced before you check
the tightening torque .
• Replace the flat tire with a new one and have it installed on your
vehicle as soon as possible . Remount the wheel cover .
Until then , drive with extra care and at reduced speeds.
& WARNING
• If you are going to equip your vehicle with tires or rims which
differ from those which were factory installed , then be sure to read
the information
=> page 299 , "New tires and replacing tires and
wheels ".
• Always make sure the damaged wheel or even a flat tire and
the jack and tool kit are properly secured in the luggage compart­ ment and are not loose in the passenger compartment .
• In an accident or sudden maneuver they could fly forward,
injuring anyone in the vehicle .
• Always store damaged wheel , jack and tools securely in the
luggage compartment . Otherwise , in an accident or sudden
maneuver they could fly forward , causing injury to passengers in
the vehicle .
0 Note
Do not use commercia lly available tire sealants. Otherwise, the elec ­
tr ica l comp onents o f the tire pr essur e mon it o ring syste m * w ill n o .,

-Alphabetical index
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Safety tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Sensor de tection area . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Side curtain airbags ...... .... ..... .. 210
Description . ...... .... .......... 210
How th ey work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Ski sack . ....... ... .. ...... ... .. .... 82
See also Trunk pass-through ..... .. . 83
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Sound system disp lay
Driver information display . ... .. .... 19
Sources of information abou t child restrain ts
and their use ..... .... ... ..... .. 232
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Speed rating letter code . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Speed warning system .. ..... .. ...... 26
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Starting engine Emergency key .. ...... ....... .... 41
Starting from rest .... .... .... ... .... 113
Starting of f with a trailer . ............ 114
Starting the engine .......... .. .. ... 108
Steering . ...... .. .... ....... .... . 13 ,33
Locking the stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Malfunction .. ...... ... .. .... .... . 32
Manual ly ad justing the steering whee l
107
Steering wheel column Adjusting manual ly ... .... .... .... 107
Steps for determining
correct load limit 296
Stopping the engine . .... .... ... .... 109 Storage .
.... ... ... . .. .. .. .. ........ 88
Glove compartmen t ......... ...... 89
Storage
net .......... .... ........... 79
Sun shade ..... .. ...... ...... .... ... 60
Sun v isors ... .... ...... ........ ..... 60
Switches Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Symbols Red .. ...... ........ .... ..... .... 28
Yellow . ... ..... .. .. .. .... .... .... 32
T
Tachometer ...... .... ..... .. .... .... . 9
Technical modifications .. ... .... ... .. 342
Tether anchors ...... ............ ... 230
Tether str ap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
The first 1,000 mil es (1,500 km) and
afterwards ... ..... .... .... ..... 243
Tie-down rings ...... ..... ..... .. .... 79
Tie -downs ........ ... .... .... ... 79, 177
tiptronic ..... .... .. .. ... ..... .. . ... 147
Automatic Shif t Lock (ASU . ....... . 150
Driving ............. .... ...... .. 148
Dynamic shift program . .... .... ... 151
Fail-safe mode ................... 153
Kick-down ......... ........ ... ... 151
Manual shift program .......... ... 152
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Tire pressure . .... .... ... .... .... ... 293
Tire pressure mon itoring syst em
Loss of ai r pr essur e .. ... .. .... 14,307
Malfunction . ........... ....... .. 307 Resetting tire pressures
... ..... .. . 309
Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Tires and wheels ..... .. ...... .... 301
Valves .. .. ... ... .... .... .... .... 301
Tire se rvice life .... .... ... .... .... .. 297
Tires .... ..... .... ....... .. .. ..... . 287
Replacing .. ... .... .... .. . .... .. . 301
Service life .. ...... .... .......... 297
Speed rating letter code .. ......... 300
Tire manufacturing date .. ...... ... 300
Tire specifications ........ .. .... .. 300
Tread depth .... .... ... .... .... .. 297
Uniform tir e quality grading ...... . 303
Winter tires ...... ... .. ...... .... 304
Tires and vehicle load limits .. .. .... .. 295
Tires and wheels
Checking tire pressure .. ... .. ..... 293
Co ld tire inflation pressure ....... . 291
Dimensions .. ...... ... .. . .... ... 299
Genera l notes ... ....... ...... .... 287
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .
288
New tires and whee ls ... .... .... .. 299
Replacing ..... .... .... .. . .... .. . 299
Snow chains .................. ... 305
Tire pressure monitoring system . .. 301
Tires and vehicle load limits .... .. . 295
Wheel bolts ... .... .... .. . .... .. . 305
Winter tires ................... .. 304
Tires/Wheels Low aspect ratio tires ..... .... .... 306
Tire pressure monitoring system 14, 307
Tool kit .. ...... .... ....... ...... ... 310