2013 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET wheel bolts

254 What do I do now? Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed in the right direction .
Using a spare tire w ith a tread pattern
intended for use in a specific direction
When using a spa re tire w ith a t read patte rn
i n tended fo r use in a specific direction, please
n ote t he followi ng:
- The direction of rotation is marked by a n
ar­
row on the side of the tire .
-If the spare t ire has to be installed in the in­
correct direction, use the spare tire only
tempora rily si nce the t ire will not be able to
achi eve its optimum perfo rma nce cha racter­
i st ics w ith reg ard t o aquaplani ng, noise and
we ar.
- W e reco mmend t hat you pay pa rticular at­
ten tion t o this fact during wet we ather and
t h at you a dju st you r spee d to m atc h ro ad
con ditions.
- R epl ace the fla t tire w ith a n ew one an d
have it ins talled o n your ve hicle as soon as
p oss ible to restore the handlin g ad vantages
of a uni direct io na l tire .
Notes on wheel changing
Please rea d the information c> page 238 , New
t ires and replacing tires and wheels
if you are
go ing t o use a spare tire which is d ifferent
from the tires on your ve hicle.
Afte r you chan ge a t ire :
-Check the tire pressure on the spare imme­
diately after installation.
- 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 . (120 Nm) .
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are cor­
roded 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 re­
duced speeds.
_& WARNING
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- If yo u are going to e quip your ve hicl e
with tires o r rims which differ from those
which were facto ry installed, then be
sure to read the informati on
¢ page 238,
New tir es and replacing tires and
w he els .
- Always ma ke sure the damaged wheel o r
even a flat tire a nd the jack a nd tool kit
a re pro pe rly s ecu red in the luggage co m­
p artm ent and are not lo ose in the pas ­
s en ger c ompa rtm en t.
- I n an acci dent or sudde n man euve r they
co uld fly forwa rd, inju ring anyone in the
ve hicl e.
- Always s to re damaged wh ee l, j ack and
t oo ls se cur ely in the l uggage co mpa rt­
ment. Otherwise, in an accident or su d­
de n maneuve r they co uld fly forwa rd,
causing inj ury to passe ngers in the ve hi­
cle.
(D Note
Do not use comm erc ia lly availabl e tire
sea lants. O therwise, t he e lectr ical co mpo ­
n ents of t he ti re pressu re mo nitoring sys­
tem * w ill no longe r work proper ly an d the
sensor fo r the tire pressure mo nitor ing
system* will have t o be replaced by a
q ualified wor ks ho p.

284 Index
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ......... .. .... . 178
Spare tire .. ................. .. .... . 248
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code ...... ..... .. . 239
Speed warn ing system ...... .. .. .... .. 82
Sport different ial ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 107
I ndicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
START ENGINE STOP button (convenience
key) ...... .. ................ ... ... . 79
STAR T ENGIN E ST OP button (Convenience
key) .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... . 78
Starting from rest .............. .... .. 81
Starting off with a tra iler .... .. .. .. .. . . 82
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 78
Steer ing
L ack ing the steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
also refer to Electro-mechanical power
assist ..... ................ ..... . 183
Steering wheel
Adjusting steering column ... .. .. .. . . 75
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 183
Steps for determining correct load limit . 236
Stopp ing the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 79
Storage ... .... ........... .... .... .. 66
S tronic . .. ................. .. .... .. 86
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
S tron ic transmission
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Launch Control Program ... .. .. .... .. 91
Sun visors .... ............ .. .. .. .. .. 57
Symbols
refer to Warni ng/ind icator lights .. .. . . 13
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Technical modifications .............. 272
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards ... .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 187
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 128
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Driving .. .. ................ ..... .. 88
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Manual
shift program ............ .. . 90
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
T ire pressure .... .. ............. .... 233
Tire pressure monitoring system Loss of air pressure . .. ...... ... .. .. 246
Malfunction ... .. ..... ........... . 246
Resetting tire pressures ............ . 247
Tires ....... .... .. ................. 227
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Service life .... .. ... .......... .... 237
Speed rating letter code ...... ... ... 239
Tire manufacturing date ...... ... ... 239
T ire pressure monitoring system . .. .. 245
T ire specifications .. ........... .. .. 239
T read depth ... .. ............. .... 237
Uniform tire quality grading ......... 241
Winter tires ..... ................ . 242
T ires and vehicle load limits ..... .. .. .. 235
Tires and wheels Checking tire pressure .......... .... 233
Cold tire inflation pressure .......... 231
Dimens ions .. .. .. ....... ...... .. .. 238
Genera l notes .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. 227
Glossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy ....... .. .. .. .. ... ............ 228
New tires and wheels .............. . 238
Replacing ..... .. ............. .... 239
Snow chains ..... ................ . 243
Tires and veh icle load limits ..... .... 235
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Win ter tires ..... ............. .... 242
Tire service life .... ................ . 23 7
Tool kit ....... ... ................ . 248
Torn or frayed safety belts ........ .... 135
T o uch -up pa int .. .. ... .......... .. .. 199
Towing Front eyelet ... .. ....... ...... .. .. 262
Rear eyelet .. .. .. ............. .. .. 262
T ow t ruck procedures ............. .. 261
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system ..... 246
T railer towing ..... ................ . 191
Operating instructions .......... .... 191
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . 191, 192
Tips .. .... .... .. ............. .... 193

Transmission ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 86
multitronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
S tron ic . ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 86
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Transm iss ion ma lf u nct ion (ind icator light) 92
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
T read Wear Indica to r (TWI) .. .. .. .. .. . 237
Trip computer Fue l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
M ileage . ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 25
Sing le-tr ip memory .......... .... ... 25
Total-t rip memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trip odometer ............. .... .. .... 12
Trunk
refer to L u ggage compartment. . . 68, 127
T runk escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid .......... .. .. .. .. .. 37
Turn signa ls . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 53
Warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 23
u
Undercoat ing . .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 201
Unfasten ing safety belts .... .. .. .. .. . 138
Unid irect iona l tires ......... .. .. .. .. . 227
Uniform t ire q uality grading . .. .. .. .. . 24 1
Unlock ing
Rear lid ...... ................ .... . 37
Unlocking/ locking
at the lock cylinder ........ .. .. .. .. .. 36
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central locking switch .. .. .. .. 35
with the convenience key ........ .... . 35
Upper cabin heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Use of jumper cab les ....... .. .. .. .. . 260
V
Valet park ing ............... ... ... ... 40
Vanity mirrors ............. .... .. .. .. 57
Ve hicle-c are prod ucts ....... .. .. .. .. . 194
Vehicle e lectrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) ... . 26 5
Vehicle jack .. .... ... ..... ..... .. ... 25 2
Vehicle key .. ............. .... .. .... 32
Inde x 285
Vehicle literatu re .... . .. .. ..... ... .. .. 5
Vehicle tool kit .. ... ................ 248
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
w
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . 10, 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Anti- lock braking system (ABS) ... .. .. . 19
Brake system .. .. ................. . 15
E lectromechanical parking brake . ..... 16
El ectronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
El ectronic Stab ilization Contro l (E5C) .. . 19
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) .. .. . 21
Sa fety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Turn signals ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 23
Wa rranty coverages ............. .. .. 269
Washer reservo ir ...... ............. 226
Washing ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 194
Automatic car wash .. .. ..... ... .. .. 195
by hand ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 195
General information ........... .... 194
Matte finish paint ................. 197
Power top clean ing . ... ..... ... .. .. 197
with a power washer ............... 196
Waxing . ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 198
Wea r indica to r .. .. ............... .. 237
Weights .. .. .. .. .. .. ............... 26S
Wha t happens if yo u wear your safety belt
too loose? . ....... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 137
What happe ns to unbe lted occupants? .. 133
What impairs driving safety? ...... .. .. 122
Wha t shou ld I do after changing a
whee l? ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 234
What shou ld I do after replac ing whee ls? 234
Wheel bolts Torque ...... .. ...... ............. 244
Whee ls . ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 2 27
Cast alloy ....... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 200
Checking tire pressure ... .... ... .. .. 233
Co ld tire inflation pressure ...... .. .. 231
General notes .. .. ................. 227
G lossary of tire and loading term inolo-
gy .......... ... .. ............... 228
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