2013 AUDI Q5 jack points

276 What do I do n ow ?
loosening and tightening the wheel
bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before rais­
ing the vehicle.
F ig. 218 Chang ing a wheel: loosen ing the w hee l bo lts
loosening
.. Install the wheel b olt wrench over the
whee l bolt and push it down as fa r as it wi ll
go .
.. Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench
handle and turn the wheel bolts
counter ­
clockwise
about one single turn in the direc­
t io n ofarrow ¢fig .
218 .
Tightening
.. Install the wheel bolt w rench over the
wheel bolt and push it down as far as it will
go.
.. Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench
hand le and turn each wheel bol t
clockwise
unti l it is seated.
_& WARNING
- Do no t use for ce or hu rry w hen ch angi ng
a whee l - you c an c ause the vehicle to s lip
off the jack* and ca use serious personal
injuries .
-Do no t loosen the whee l bolts more than
one turn
before you ra ise the veh icle with
the jack* . -You risk an i njur y.
(D Tips
If a wheel bo lt is very t ight, you may find i t
e asie r to loosen by ca refully push ing dow n
on t he end of the whee l bolt wrench with
one foot only . As you do so, ho ld on to the ca
r to kee p your ba lance and take care no t
to s lip.
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be lifted with the jack * firs t
before the wheel can be removed.
Fig . 2 1 9 Sill pane ls: mark in gs
Fi g. 22 0 Sill: pos it io nin g the jack
.. Engage the parking brake to prevent your
veh icle from rolling unintentionally
.. Move the
select or lever to po sition P.
.. Find the marking (imp rint) on the sill tha t
is nearest t he wheel that w ill be changed
r:::;, fig . 219. Be hind the mar kin g, there is a
lifting point on the sill for the jack *.
.. Turn t he
jack* located under the lifting
point on the sill to ra ise the jack until its
arm @
r:::;, fig. 220 is located under the des­
ig nated p lastic mount
r:::;, ,& ¢ 0.
.. Align the jac k* so t hat its arm @ r:::;, fig. 220
engage s in the desig nated lifting poin t in
t he doo r sill and the movable base ® lies
flat on the ground. The base ® must be
ver­
tical
un der the lifting point @.
.. Win d the jack * up further until the flat tire
comes off the ground
Q ,& .
Position the jack* only under the designated
li fting points on the s ill
r:::;,fig. 219. There is Ill-

exactly one location for each whee l. The jack*
must not be positioned at any other location
¢ &. ¢ (D .
An unsta bl e s urface under the ja ck* can 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 s imilar support
under the jack*. On
ha rd , sli ppery surfaces
(such as tiles) use a rubber mat or simi lar to
prevent the jack* from slipp ing
<=> &. .
A WARNING
- Yo u or your passengers could be injured
wh ile chang ing a whee l if you do not fol­
low these safety precautions:
- Position the jack * only at the designat­
ed lift ing points and align the jack*.
Otherwise, the jack* could slip and
cause an injury if it does not have suff i­
cient hold on the vehicle.
- A soft or unstable surface under the
jack* may cause the vehicle to slip off the jack*. Always provide a firm base
for the jack* on the ground . If necessa­
ry, use a sturdy board under the jack*.
- On ha rd, slippe ry surface (such as tiles)
use a rubber mat o r similar to prevent
the jack* from slippi ng.
- T o he lp p revent injury to yourself and
yo ur passengers:
- Do not raise the vehicle unti l you are
sure the jack* is securely engaged.
- Passengers must not remain in the ve­
h icle when it is jac ked up .
- Make s ure t hat passengers wait in a
safe place away from the vehicle and
well away from the road and traffic.
- Make sure jack position is correct, ad­
just as necessary and then contin ue to
ra ise the jack *.
(D Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the s ill. Pos ition
the jack * on ly at the des ignated lifting
points o n the sil l. Otherwise, your vehicle
will be damaged.
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Taking the wheel off/installing the
inflatable spare tire
Follow these instructions step-by-step for
changing the wheel
Fig . 2 21 Changing a whee l: using the screwdriver han­
dle (w it h the blade removed) to turn the bolts
Fig. 222 Cha ngi ng a wheel: align ment p in inside the
top hole
After yo u have loosened all wheel bo lts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, remove and
replace the wheel as follows :
Removing the wheel
... Use the hexag onal so cket in the screwdri v­
er handle
to completely remove the top­
most whee l bolt and set it aside on a
clean
surface ¢ fig. 221.
... Screw the threaded end of the alignm ent
p in from the tool kit hand-tight into the
empty bolt hole
<=> fig. 222.
... Then remove the other wheel bolts as de­
scribed above.
... Take off the wheel leaving the a lignment
pin in the bolt hole
¢ (D .
Putting o n the inflat able sp are t ire*
... Inflate the inflatable spare tire*
<=> page 2 71 and push the wheel over the
alignment pin .

288 Emergency situations
Vehicles with a trailer hitch*
.,. Install the trailer hitch .
.,. Attach the towing bar o r the towing cab le
to the trai ler hitc h.
Unscrew the towing loop again a fter use and
i nstall the cover in the b umpe r. Re tur n the
towing loop to t he vehicle too lk it . Be sure to
have the towing loop stored in the vehicle at
a ll t imes.
A WARNING
- If the towing loop is not screwed in as far
as it will go, t he thread ca n pull out when
the vehicle is towed - potential risk of an acc ident .
- If your veh icle has a
trailer hitch* on ly
use a specia l towing bar to p revent dam ­
aging the ball h itch . Th ese towing bars
have been specially designed for trailer
t owing hitches.
- If your veh icle has a
trailer hitch* use on­
ly specia l towing cables .
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 2 33 Veh icle on flat bed truck
F ront hook up
.,. Align the vehicle w ith the centerline of the
car carrier ramp .
.,. Atta ch the winch hook to the front towline
eye previously insta lled .
Rear hook up
.,. Align the ve hicle with the centerline of the
car carr ier ramp .
.,. Attach the winch hook to the rear towline
eye previously installed .
(D Tips
Check caref ully to make sure t he hook -up
i s secure before mov ing the car up the f lat­
b ed truck ramp .
Lifting vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with
floor jack
The vehicle may only be lifted at the lif ting
points illustr ated.
Fig. 2 34 Fro nt li ftin g point
Fig . 2 3 5 Rea r liftin g po int
.,. Read and heed WARNING c::> .&._ .
.,. Locate lifting points c::> fig . 234 and
<=:>fig. 235 .
.,. Adjust lifting arms of workshop hoist o r
floor jack to matc h ve hicle lift ing po ints .
.,. Insert a rubbe r pad b etween the floo r jack/
workshop hoist and t he lift ing poin ts.
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack
to work undern eath, be sure the vehicle is
safely supported on stand s intended for this
purpo se .
Front lifting point
The lifting poi nt is located on the floor pan re-
inforcement abo ut at the same level as the
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jack mounting point ¢ fig. 234 . Do not lift
the vehicle at the vertical sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
T h e lift ing poin t is lo cate d on th e vertical rein ­
fo rc ement o f the lower s ill for th e on boar d
jack*
¢ fig . 235.
Lifting with vehicle jack*
Refe r to ¢ page 2 76 .
A WARNING
- To reduce the r is k o f se rious injury a nd
vehicle da mage.
- Always lift the ve hicle on ly at the spe­
cial w ork shop h oist and flo or jack lift
points illustrated¢
fig. 234 and
¢fig. 235 .
-Fai lure to lift the vehicle at these
poi nts could cause the ve hicle to tilt or
fa ll from a lift if the re is a change in ve ­
h icl e w eigh t distr ibu tion and balance .
This might happen, for exam ple, w hen
heavy c ompone nts su ch as the engi ne
b lo ck or tran smi ss ion ar e removed .
- W hen re mov ing heavy co m ponents like
th ese , a nch or ve hicle to ho ist or add cor­
res pon din g weig hts to maintai n the cen­
ter o f gravity . Othe rwise, the vehicle
mig ht tilt or s lip off the hoist , causi ng
serious persona l injury .
(D Note
- Be aw ar e of t he fo llow ing poin ts be fore
lift ing 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
inserted between the floor jack and
the lift points .
- Before driving over a workshop hoist,
check that the vehicle weight does not
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Emergency situations 289
exceed the permissible 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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