2012 AUDI A5 COUPE tow bar

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Replace it as quickly as possible with a stand ­
ard whee l and tir e.
There are some restric tions on the use of the
compact spare t ire . T he compact spare t ire
has been designed specifically fo r you r type of
vehicle . It must not be swapp ed with a com­
pact spare t ire from another type of veh icle .
Snow cha in s
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains
on the compact spare tire is
not p ermitt ed .
If you do have to dr ive with snow cha ins and a
front tire fails, mount the spare wheel w ith
tire instead of a rear t ire. Install the snow
cha ins on the rear t ire and use it to rep lace
the defective front tire .
A WARNING
-Never use the spare tire if it is damaged
or if it is worn down to the tread wear in­
dicators.
- If the spare tire is more than 6 years o ld,
use it only in an emergency and w ith ex­
treme caution and careful driving.
- The spare tire is intended only for tem­
porary and short-term use. It should be
replaced as soon as possib le w ith the
normal wheel and t ire .
- After mounting the compact spare tire,
the tire pressure must be checked as
soon as poss ible. The tire pressure of the
compact spare tire must be 4 .2 bar; oth­
erwise, you risk hav ing an accident.
- Do not drive faster than SO mph (80 km/
h) . You risk having an acc ident .
-Avoid full-throttle acce le rat ion, heavy
braking, and fast corner ing . You risk hav­
ing an acc ident.
- Never drive us ing more than one spare
wheel and tire . You risk having an acci­
dent .
- Normal summer or winte r tires must not
be mounted on the compact spare whee l
rim.
- For technical reasons, the use of tire
chains on the spare tire is not permitted.
If it is necessary to dr ive with tire chains, the spare wheel must be mounted on the
front ax le in the event of a flat in a rear
tire. The new ly available front wheel
must then be installed in place of the
rea r whee l w ith the flat tire . Installing
the t ire cha in before mounting the whee l
and tire is recomme nded .
- Loose items in the passenger compa rt­
ment can cause se rious personal injury
du ring hard bra king or in a n accident.
- Never store the inflatable spare ti re or
jack and too ls in the passenger com ­
partment.
- Always store all jacking equipment,
tools, and the inflatable spare t ire in
the luggage compartment.
-Tighten the knurled retaining screw for the inflatable spare tire securely .
Changing a wheel
· Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your
own and your passenger's safety when chang­
ing a wheel.
" After you experience a t ire failure, pull the
car well away from mov ing traffic and try to
reach
l evel ground before you stop ¢ A_.
" All passengers should leave th e car and
move to a safe location ( for ins tance, behind
t he guardrail) ¢&_ .
" Engage the
pa rking brake to prevent your
vehicle from rolling unintentionally¢&_ .
" Shift into
1st gear on veh icles with manual
transmiss ion, or move the
selector leve r to
the P posit ion
on vehicles w it h automatic
transmiss io n*.
" If you are towing a trailer : unhitch the trail­
er from you r vehicle.
" Take the
ja ck ¢ page 2 73 and the spare tire
¢ page 2 73 o ut o f the luggage compart­
ment .

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LA TCH .... .. .. ...... ..... .. .. .. ... 199
Description ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 200
Instal ling a chi ld restraint . ... .. .. .. . 200
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .. ...... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 200
L eather ..... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 228
C leaning ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 229
L ift ing jac k .. ............. .... .. ... 277
Lifti ng vehicle .. ........... .. .. .. ... 288
Light Com ing home .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 50
Daytime r unning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Driving light control ....... .. .. .. .. .. 49
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sw itch ing on and off ......... .... ... 49
Lighting ..... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .... 49
Lights Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2
H igh beam .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .... 52
High beam warning/ indicator light ... .. 16
Turn signa ls . ... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 52
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
L ight senso r .............. .... .. .... 49
Light sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Lock ing
Luggage compartment lid .. .. .. .. .. .. 44
Power locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Remote control key ....... .. .. .. .. .. 41
Using the mechan ica l key .. .. .. .. .. .. 43
L ow -beam headlight
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5
L ow be ams .. ............. .... .. .... 49
Lower anchorage locator button .. .. .. . 200
L ower universa l anchorage bars (Canada) 199
L ower u niversa l anchorages (Canada) 199
Luggage Stowing . .. .. .. ......... .. .. .. ... 150
L uggage compartment ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 68
Ca rgo net . ... .... .. .. ... .. .. .. .... 69
En larg ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 7 1
Escape hand le ........... .. .. .. .. .. 45
Lid .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. ....
44
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 150
Inde x 305
Open ing and closing . .. .. ..... ... .. . 44
S ki sack ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 72
Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Tie -downs . .. .. .. ................. 151
Tr unk pass-through ... ............. . 73
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Maintenance .. .. .. ................. 293
Malfunc tion Ind ic a tor Lamp (M IL) . . 16, 26
Manua l transm ission . .. .. ...... .... . 126
Master key Battery replacement . ... .... ... .. .. . 38
Check light .. .. .. .... ............. . 38
Mas ter key wit h remo te con trol . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Mechan ica l key .. ... ................. 39
Memory for driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Recalling sett ings .. ............... . 65
Stor ing settings .. .... ........... .. . 65
memo ry func tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Mileage Ave rag e ...... ... .. ..... ........... 22
Instantaneous . .. .... ........... .. . 22
Mirro rs
Activati ng the dig ital compass . .. .. .. . 59
Adjusting the exterior m irrors ....... .. 57
dimming .. .. .. .... .. ........ ...... 58
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System 173
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Natura l leather ....... .. .. ..... ... .. 228
New ti res and wheels
NHTSA 263
Co ntacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Number of seats ... .. . ... ...... ... .. 154
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Occu pan t se ating positions ....... .. .. 145
Octane rat ing ... .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 232
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Oil
refer to E ng ine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . 239, 242
Oil consumpt ion . .... ........ ..... .. 242
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