2013 AUDI A8 jack points

276 What do I do n ow ?
ho ld on to the car to keep your ba lance
and take care not to slip .
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be lifted with the jack first
before the wheel can be removed .
Fig. 220 Sill panels : m ark ings
Fig . 22 1 Sill: posit ion ing t he veh icle jack
.. Activate the vehicle jack mode in the MMI:
I CAR ! function button > Ca r sys tem s control
button>
S ervicing & checks > Air susp .:
jack mod e > On .
.. Engage the parking brake to prevent your
vehicle from ro lling u ninten tionally.
.. Move the
se lector l ever to po siti on P .
.. Find the marking (imprint) on the sill that
is nearest the wheel that will be changed
o
fig. 220 . Behind the marking, there is a
lifting point on the s ill for the vehicle jack .
.. Turn the
ve hicle jack located under the lift­
ing point on the si ll to raise the jack until its
arm @o
fig. 221 is located under the des ­
i gnated plastic mount o ,& o0.
.. Align the jack so that its arm@o
fig. 221
engages in the designated lifting po int in
the door sill and the movable base @ lies
flat on the gro und. The base @ must be
ver­
tical
under the lifting point @. ..
Wind the jack up fu rther until the f lat t ire
comes off the ground o
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Position t he vehicle jack only under the desig ­
nated lifting points on the si ll
c:> fig. 220.
There is exactly one locat ion for each wheel.
The jack must not be positioned at any other location
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An un stable surfac e under the jack ca n cause
the vehicle to slip off the jack . Always provide
a firm base for the jack on the ground . If nec­
essary place a sturdy board or simi lar support
under the jack. On
hard, slipper y surfaces
(such as tiles) use a rubbe r mat or similar to
prevent the jack from slipping
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A WARNING ~
-You or your passengers co uld be injured
while changing a wheel if you do no t fo l­
low these safety p reca utio ns:
- Position the vehicle jack on ly at the
designated lifting points and align the
jack. Otherwise, the vehicle jack co uld
slip and cause an injury if it does not
have sufficient hold on the vehicle.
- A soft or unstable surface under the
jack may cause the vehicle to slip off
the jack . Always prov ide a firm base for
the jack on the ground. If necessa ry,
u se a st urdy boa rd under the jack.
- On hard, s lippery su rface (such as t iles)
use a rubber mat or sim ilar to prevent
the jack from slipping.
- To help prevent injury to yo urself and
your p asse ngers:
- Do not raise the vehicle until you are
sure the jack is securely engaged.
- Passengers must not remain in the ve­
hicle when it is jacked up.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a
safe place away from the vehicle and
well away from the road and traffic .
- Make sure jack pos ition is correct, ad ­
just as necessary and then continue to
raise the jack.
- Changes in temperature or load can af­
fect the height of the vehicle.

CD Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the sill. Position
the vehicle jack only at the designated lift ­
ing points on the sill. Otherwise , your vehi­
cle will be damaged.
(D Tips
The vehicle jack mode switches off auto ­
matically at speeds above 10 km/h .
Taking the wheel off/installing the spare
Follow these instructions step-by-step for
changing the wheel.
Fig. 222 C h ang ing a w hee l: u sing t he sc rew drive r han ­
d le (w it h th e blade remov ed) to tu rn th e bolt s
Fig. 223 C h ang ing a w hee l: alig nme nt 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
.. Use the hexagonal socket in the screwd riv­
er handle
to completely remove the top­
most wheel bol t and set it aside on a
clean
surface ¢ fig. 222 .
What do I do now? 27 7
.. Sc rew the threaded end o f the alignment
pin
from the tool kit hand-tight into the
empty bolt hole
¢ fig. 223 .
.. Then remove the other wheel bolts as de­
scribed above.
.. Take off the wheel leaving the alignment
pin in the bolt hole
¢(D .
Putting on the spare wheel
.. Lift the spare wheel and carefully slide it
over the alignment p in to guide it in place
¢ (]).
.. Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver
handle to screw in and tighten all wheel
bolts
slightly.
.,. Remove the a lignment pin and insert and
tighten the rema ining wheel bolt slightly
like the rest .
.. Turn the jack hand le counter-clockwise to
lower the vehicle until the jack is fully re­
leased .
.. Use the wheel bolt wrench to tighten all
wheel bolts f irmly
¢ page 2 75. Tighten
them
crosswise, from one bolt to the (ap ­
proximately) opposite one, to keep the
wheel cente red.
CD Note
When removing or installing the wheel,
the rim could hit the brake rotor and dam­
age the rotor. Work carefully and have a
second person help you.
@ Tips
Never use the hexagonal socket in the han­
dle of the screwdriver to loosen or tighten
the wheel bolts.
- Pull the reversible blade from the screw­
driver before you use the hexagonal
socket in the hand le to turn the wheel
bolts.
- When mount ing tires with
unidirectional
tread design
make sure the tread pat­
tern is pointed the right way
¢page 278.
- The wheel bolts shou ld be clean and easy
to turn. Check for dirt and corrosion on
the mating surfaces of both the wheel

288 Emergency situations
@ Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook- up
is secure before moving the car up the flat­
bed truck ramp.
Vehicle transport
Whenever you have your vehicle transported ,
be sure to note the following:
(D Note
Mou nt the tie-down cha ins/cab les over the
r u nning surface (c ircumference) of the
tires. Never secure the vehicle by the ax le,
the suspension struts or the front or rear
towline eye . For technical reaso ns, the
pressure i n the suspension struts may
change during the t ransport and this will
adve rsely affe ct vehicle handling.
Lifting vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with
floor jack
The vehicle may only be lifted at the lif ting
poin ts illustra ted.
F ig . 23 6 Fro nt lift in g po int
Fi g. 237 Rea r lift in g point
.,. Read and heed WARNING ¢ _& .
.,. Ac tivate the vehicle jack mode in the M MI:
!CARI fu nction button > Car systems cont ro l
button
> Servicing & checks > Air susp. :
jack mode
> On .
.,. Locate lifting poi nts ¢ fig . 236 and
¢fig . 237 .
.,. Adjust lifting arms of worksho p hoist o r
floo r jack to match ve hicle lift ing poi nts .
.,. In sert a rubbe r pad be tween the floo r ja ck/
w or ksho p hoist and t he lift ing poin ts.
The veh icle jack mode must be ac tiva ted so
t h at the au tomat ic ad justment of the Adap­
t ive A ir Suspens io n does not ma ke i t more dif­
ficu lt to raise t he vehicle wit h the floor ja ck.
If you must lift your veh icle with a floor jack
to work underneath, be sure the vehicle is
safel y supported on stand s intended for thi s
purpo se.
Front lifting point
T he lifti ng poi nt is located o n the floor pan re­
i nforcement abo ut at the same l eve l as the
ja ck mount ing poi nt
¢ fig . 236 . Do not lift
the vehicle at the verti cal sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
The lifting po int is located on the vert ica l rein ­
fo rcement of the lower s ill for the on-boa rd
jack
¢ fig . 237 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to ¢page 276.
A WARNING ,= -
-To reduce the risk of ser ious injury and
veh icle damage .
- Alw ays li ft the vehicle o nly at the spe ­
c ia l workshop hoist and floor jac k lift
points illustrated
¢ fig. 236 and
¢fig. 237 .
-Fail ure to lift the ve hicl e at these
po ints co uld cause the vehicle to tilt or
fall from a lift if there is a change i n ve­
hicle weight dist ributi on and balance .
This might happen, fo r example, when
heavy components such as the eng ine
block o r transmission a re remove d .

-When removing heavy components like
these, anchor vehicle to hoist o r add cor ­
respond ing weig hts to mai nta in the cen ­
ter of g ravity. Otherwise, the vehicle
m ight tilt o r slip off the hois t, causi ng
ser ious persona l injury .
Q) Note
-Be awa re of the fo llow ing points befo re
li fting t he vehicle:
- The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine
oil pan, the transmission housing , the
front or rear axle or the body side members. This could lead to serious
damage.
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame, a rubber pad must be
i nserted between the floor jack and
the lift points .
- Before driv ing over a workshop hoist,
check that the veh icle weight does not
exceed the permissibl e lifting capacity
of the hoist.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist,
ensure that there is sufficient clear­ ance between the hoist and low parts
of the vehicle.
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