268 Tires and wheels
the tire to overheat and can lead to tire
failure. Under-inflation also is likely to
impair the vehicle's handling and stop
ping ability.
- The driver is responsible for maintaining
the correct tire pressures. You must
check the tire pressures regularly.
- Under certain conditions (such as a spor
ty driving style, winter conditions or un paved roads), the pressure monitor indi
cator may be delayed.
-Ask your authorized Audi dealer if run flat tires may be used on your vehicle.
Your vehicle registration becomes invalid
if you use these tires when not permit
ted. Damage to your vehicle or accidents
could also result.
@ Tips
- The tire pressure monitoring system
stops working when there is an ESC/ABS
malfunction.
- Using snow chains may result in a system
malfunction.
- The tire pressure monitoring system on
your Audi was developed using tires with the "AO" or "RO" identification on the
tire sidewall¢
page 259. We recom
mend using these tires.
Reset tire pressure monitoring system
Applies to vehicles: with tire pressure monitoring system
If the tire pressure is adjusted, wheels are ro
tated or changed, the TPMS must be reset via
radio or MMI*.
11> Befo re resetting the TPMS, the current pres
sures of all four tires must correspond to
the specified values. Adjust the tire pressure
and reset the pressure in the tire pressure
monitoring system according to the load
you are carry ing
¢page 252.
11> Turn on the ignition.
11> Select: ICARI function button > Tire pres
sure monitoring
> Store now . Or
i,. Select: ICARI function button > Car sys
tems *
control button > Servicing & checks >
Tire pressure monitoring > Store tire pres
sures.
@ Tips
Do not store the tire pressure if there are
snow chains on the tire.
What do I do now?
Jack, tools and
inflatable spare tire
Onboard tool kit and vehicle jack
The vehicle tools and vehicle jack* are stored
in the luggage compartment under the floor
cover.
Fig . 209 Luggage co mpa rtment: onboard too l kit and
v e hicle jack
The vehicle jack* is sto red under the on board
tool kit¢
fig. 209.
Hybr id drive*: the storage location of the on
board tool kit varies
¢ page 104.
The on board tool kit includes:
- Hook for removing wheel covers*
- Plastic hook to remove wheel bolt covers*
- Al ignment p in for changing wheels
- Wheel bolt wrench
- Folding chocks
- Screwdriver with reversible blade
- Socket (removable Torx socket)*
- 10 x 13 open ended wrench (for disconnect-
ing the battery cables)
- Towing eye
Before storing the jack*, make sure it is
wound back down as far as it will go.
A WARNING
Imprope r use of the vehicle jack* can
cause serious personal injuries.
- Never use the j ack* supplied with your
Audi on another vehicle, particularly on a heavier one . The jack* is only suitable for
use on the vehicle it came with .
What do I d o now ? 269
-Using a bumper jack to ra ise the vehicle
will damage the bumper system. The
jack may slip, causing injury.
- Never support your vehicle on cinder
blocks, br icks or other objects. These
may not be able to support the load and
could cause injury when they fa il.
- Never start or run the engine while the
veh icle is supported by the jack* .
- If you must work under the vehicle, al
ways use safety stands specifically de signed for th is purpose .
- Never use the hexagonal socket in the
handle of the screwdriver to loosen or
tighten the wheel bolts .
- Always make sure the inflatable spare
tire* and even a flat tire are secured in
place and not loose, otherwise they
could fly forward, causi ng personal injury
to passengers in the vehicle in an acci
dent or sudden maneuver.
(0 Tips
Some of the on board items listed above
a re provided on certain models only or are
optiona l extras.
Folding chocks
The folding chocks are part of the on board
tool kit.
Fig . 210 Ope ning folding chocks .
To use the chocks, you first have to raise the
support plate¢
fig. 210 (D and then insert
the locking plate with the two "tabs" into the
elongated holes in the base plate@¢& . ""
2 70 What do I do now ?
& WARNING
-The ch ock cannot fulfil its function and
may lose its stab ility if t he "tabs" on the
s u pport plate are not inserted cor rectly
in to the elongat ed ho les i n th e b ase
pla te. If th is happens, the veh icle may
sta rt to move wh ile a wheel is being
change d.
- N ever u se the f old ing chocks if they are
damaged o r if th ey have no t been assem
bled correc tly .
Removing bass box
Appl ies to vehicles: wit h bass box
Before the inflatable spare tire" can be taken
out, the bass box mus t be removed.
Fig . 211 Spare w hee l well : Bas s box
Removing bass box
., Lift up the cargo floor using the hand le .
., Sq ueeze the locking ta bs
c:::> fig . 211 © of
the connector .
., Disconnect the connector @and place the
l ead to one side.
., Turn the large screw counter -cloc kwise .
., Carefully remove the bass box .
Installing bass box
., Carefully place the bass box in the wheel.
The inscr ipt io n "FRO NT" on the bass box
must face forward .
., Reconnect the connector that was removed .
., Secure the bass box wi th the large sc rew.
., Fold the cargo floor back down.
Inflatable spare tire
Applies to vehicles: w ith inflatable spare t ire
The inflatable spare tire expands to its full di
ameter when it is inflated .
Fig . 2 12 In flatable spa re t ire wi th compresso r
Removing inflatable spare tire
., Lift up t he cargo floo r using the handle .
., Remove the dirt t ray .
., Tur n the large screw
c:::>fig. 212 co u nte r
clockw ise .
., Remove the bass box as required
¢ page 270 .
., Take out the inflatable spa re tire .
., Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack*
and the rep laced tire in the luggage com
pa rtment
¢ page 145.
Stow ing the inflatable spare tire
., Release the air by unscrewing the va lve
stem .
., Screw the valve stem back in afterwards .
., Wait a few hours before p lacing the wheel
in the spare wheel well¢
A-
., Inst all the bass box as required¢ page 270.
., Se cure t he wheel with t he large screw .
., Place the d irt tr ay b ack in .
., Fold t he cargo floor back down.
After using the inflatable spare wheel
T he inflatab le spare tire can be re-used as
lo ng as it is not damaged a nd is not wo rn
down to the t read wear indi ca tors ¢
_A .
When you let the a ir out of the inf latab le
spar e tir e, it does not ass ume its folded shape
again for severa l hours . U nti l then, it cannot
be pla ced ba ck in the spare whee l we ll and
stowed secu re ly.
I
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-No. Consumer
6
Headlights range control sys-
tern/Co rnering light
7 Headligh t (corner ing l ight)
Control modules (electrome-
8
chanical parking brake, shock
absorber, quattro Sport, trailer
hitch), DCDC converter
9 Adaptive cruise contro
l or high
voltage battery (hybrid drive)
12 Headlight range contro
l, park
ing system
13 Airbag
14 Rear wiper
15 Auxiliary fuse (ins
trument pan
el)
Auxilia ry fuse terminal 15 (en-
16 gine area)
Fuse panel
@ (brown )
1 E lectric exhaust door
2
3
4
5
6
7 Brake light sensor or brake ped
al movement sensor (hybrid
drive)
Fuel pump
Brake booster (hybrid drive)
Left seat heating with/without
seat venti
lation
ESC
Horn
Left fron t door (window regula -
8 tor, central locking, mirror,
sw itch, lighting)
-9 Wiper motor
10 ESC
Left rear door (window regula
l l tor, sw itch, light ing)
12 Rain and light sensor
Fuse panel © (red)
3 Lumbar support
4 Dynam ic ste ering
5 Climatized cupholder
-Amps
5/ 7,5
7,5
5
5/7,5
5
5
5
15
10
40
5/10
5
25
25
1 5/30
5
15
30
30
2 5
30
5
10
35 10
-
Fu se s and bulb s 281
No. Consumer
6 W
indshield washer system,
headlamp washer system 35
7
Vehicle electrical system control
module 1 20
8
Vehicle electrical system control
module 1 30
9 Panorama su
nroof
10 Vehicle elec
trical system control
30
mod ule 1
11 Sun shade (panorama sunroof)
20
12 Anti-theft alarm warning sys-
tern 5
Right cockpit fuse assignment
Fi g. 22 5 Right cockp it : fuse panel wit h plast ic cl ip
No. Consumer Amps
Fuse panel @ (black )
5 Steering column switch module 5
7 Te
rm inal 15 d iagnost ic connec-
tor
5
8 Gateway (Databus diagnostic in-5 terface)
-..
9 Supp
lementary heater 5
Fuse panel @ (brown)
1 CD /D V D p layer 5
Front towing loop
Do not install the front towing loop until it is
needed.
Fig. 229 Fro nt bumper : removing the cover cap
Fig. 230 Front bumper: screwing in the towing loop
The towing loop fits into the th readed hole lo
cated on the r igh t side of the fron t bumper
and covered by a cove r when not in use.
"' Remove the towing loop from the veh icle
toolkit
c:::> page 269.
"' Carefu lly remove the cover
c:::>fig. 229.
"' Screw the towing loop tightly into the
threaded hole as far as it will go
c:::> fig. 230.
When it is no longer needed, unscrew the
towing loop and put it back into the veh icle
too lkit. Be sure to have the towing loop stored
in the vehicle at all times.
When re- insta llin g the cover be s ure to first
i nse rt the tabs on the cover in to the retainers
near the radiator gri lle. Then install the other
side of the cover and p ush it into the retainers
c:::> fig . 229.
The appearance of the cove r va ries from the il
l ustration fo r some model versions .
Emergenc y situ ation s 287
A WARNING
If the tow ing loop is not screwed in as far
as it will go, the thread can pull out when
the vehicle is towed -potent ia l risk of an
accide nt.
(D Note
The cover is attached to the bumper with
several hooks. Do not use excess ive force
when removing t he cover to avoid damag
i ng it.
Rear towing loop
On vehicles without a factory-installed trailer
hitch*, the threaded hole for the towing loop
is on the right side of the rear bumper.
Fi g. 231 Rear b umper: Cover
N N .... -- o
!
Fig . 232 Rear bumper: Screwing in tow ing loop
V ehicles with a towing loop
"' Remove the tow ing loop from the vehicle
t oo lki t
c:::> page 269.
"' Press the cover in by app lying short strong
pressure to the bottom part to release it
from the bumper
c:!) fig. 231.
"' Screw the tow ing loop t ightly into the
threaded hole as far as it w ill go
¢ fig. 232. ..,.
Malfunction ...... .... ... .. .. .. ... 267
Resetting tire pressures . ... .. .. .. .. . 268
Tires .............................. 24 8
Repa ir kit .. ............. .. .. .. ... 272
Repai r set .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 104
Service life ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 2S8
Speed rating letter code ... .. .. .. .. . 260
T ire manufacturing date ... .. .. .. .. . 260
Tire specifications .......... .. .. .. . 260
Tread depth ............. .... .. ... 258
Uniform tire quality grading .. ....... 262
W inte r tires ..... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 263
Tires and vehicle load limits . ... .. .. .. . 256
Tires and whee ls
Chec king tire pressure .............. 254
Cold ti re inflat ion pressu re ... .. .. .. . 2 52
Dimensions .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 259
General notes ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 248
Glossary of t ire and load ing term ino lo-
gy .. .. ... . .... ............. .. .. . 249
Low aspect ratio tires ..... .... ... .. . 265
New tires and wheels ............... 259
Replacing ............ ............ 260
S now chai ns ............. .... .. ... 264
Tire pressure monitor ing system . 16, 266
Tires and vehicle load lim its .. .. .. .. . 256
Wheel bolts .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 265
W inter tires . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 263
Tool kit ... .. ................. .. ... 269
Tools ..... .. ................. .. ... 104
Torn or frayed sa fety belts ... .. .. .. .. . 152
Touch-up paint ............. ...... .. 22 1
T ow ing
Front eyelet ............. .... .. ... 287
Rear eye let . ............. .... .. .. . 287
Tow truck procedures ...... .. .. .. .. . 286
Towing a trai ler
Park ing system . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 134
TPMS Tire pressure monitori ng sys tem .. .. . 26 7
Trailer towing ...................... 212
Operating instructions ......... .. .. . 213
Tec hnical req uirements ...... .. 212,213
Tong ue load ............. .. .. .. .. . 213
Trailer towing tips ........ .. .. .. .. . 214
T railer turn signa l assembly
War ning/ indicato r lights ....... ... ... 16
Inde x 311
Transmission
Malfunction (indicator light) .. ... .. .. 128
t iptron ic . ... .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 123
T ranspo rt Canada .. .... ........... .. 14 7
Travel mode .. .. .. .. ..... ........... 51
T read Wear Ind icator (TWI)
Tr ip compute r 258
Fuel consumpt io n ............. .... . 23
Mileage . .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. . 23
S ingle -trip memo ry .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 23
Tota l-trip memory . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 23
T rip odomete r ............ ........... 13
Trunk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
T urn signals ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 52
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 16
u
Undercoa ting . .. .. .. . .............. 222
Un fastening safety belts ............. 154
U nidirectional tires ... . .. ..... ... .. .. 248
U ni form tire quality gradi ng .......... 262
U nlocking
Power locking switch ................ 42
Rea r lid/tru nk lid ... . .. .. ... ..... .. . 43
Remote cont ro l key ............... .. 40
U sin g the mec hanical key ............ 41
Use of jumper cables ............ .... 285
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Vehicle Transpo rt ... .... .. . .. ... .... ... .. 106
Vehicle-care products . ............... 216
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . ... 290
Vehicle jac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269, 276
Vehicle literature .. ................. .. 5
Vehicle tool kit .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 104
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
w
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Airbag system .... ................. 15
Anti- lock b rake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 17
Br ake system .. .. ................. . 18
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