2013 AUDI TT jack points

Tightening
• Fit the wh eel b olt wren ch over t he wheel
bolt and push it down as far as it will go .
• Close your gr ip aro und the
end of the
wrench handle for maximum torque and
turn each whee l bolt
cl ock wise until it sits
tight.
A WARNING
- Us ing force without control to speed the
wheel change up can cause the veh icle to
slip off the jack and cause serious pe r­
sonal inj uries.
- Do not loosen the wheel bolts more than
one turn
before you ra ise the veh icle with
the jack. -Risk of inj ury!
@ Tips
- Never t ry and use the hexagonal socket
i n the handle of the screwdriver to loos­
en o r tighten the wheel bolts .
- If a wheel bolt sits very t ight, you may
find it easie r to loosen by carefully push­
i ng down on the end of the whee l bolt
wre nch w ith
one foot only. As you do,
ho ld on to the ca r to keep yourse lf stable
and ta ke care not to slip .
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be li~ed with the jack first
before the wheel can be removed .
Fig. 160 Sill pa nels : m arkin gs
What do I d o now ? 225
Fig. 1 61 Sill : pos itio ning the veh icle jac k
• Apply the parkin g brake firmly to prevent
your veh icle from rolling unintentionally.
• Shift into
1st gear on vehicles with manual
transm iss ion, or move the
se lecto r l ever to
the P p ositio n
on vehicles with automatic
transm ission .
• Pos it ion the jack be low the door sill under
the
mounting point that is closest to the
wheel to be changed
r=> fig. 160.
.. Extend the jack under the lifting point on
the door sill until its arm is posit ioned di ­
rectly under the l ifting point ¢&_ .
• Align the jack so that its arm@¢
fig. 161
engages in the designated lifting point in
the door s ill and the movable base ® lies
flat on the ground. The base @ must be
ver­
tical
under the lifting point @.
• Wind the jack up further until the flat t ire
comes off the ground
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Position the vehicle jack
onl y under the desig­
nated lifting points on the si ll
r=> fig. 160.
There is exactly one locat io n for each wheel.
The jack must not be positioned at any other
location
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An un stab le su rfa ce under the jack can cause
the veh icle to slip off the jack . Always provide
a firm base for the jack on the ground . If nec­
essary place a sturdy board or similar support
under the jack . On
hard , slipper y surf aces
(such as tiles) use a rubbe r mat or similar to
prevent the jack from slipping
c:::> .&. .
A WARNING
-You or your passengers co uld be in ju red
while changing a wheel if you do no t fo l­
low safety precautions :

226 What do I do now ?
-Position the vehicle jack only at the
designated lifting points and align the
jack. Otherwise, the vehicle jack could slip and cause an injury if it does not
have sufficient ho ld on the vehicle.
- A soft or unstab le 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 necessary,
use a sturdy board un der the ja ck .
- On hard, slippery surfac e (such as tiles)
use a rubber mat o r similar to prevent
the j ack fr om s lipp ing.
- T o he lp p revent injury to yoursel f and
yo ur passenge rs:
- Do not raise the vehicle unti l yo u are
sure the jack is sec urely engaged.
- Passenge rs must not rema in in the ve­
h icle when it is jac ked up .
- Make sure that passen gers wait in a
safe p lace away from the vehicle and
well away from the roadway and traffic.
- Make sure jack position is correct, ad­
just as necessary and then contin ue to
ra ise the jack.
0 Note
A floor jack or the pads on the hoist arms
m ust
not be positioned at the points
shown
-arrows-.
Taking the wheel off
Follow these instructions step -by -step for
changing the wheel.
Fi g. 1 62 W heel change : us ing the screwd river ha ndle
(w ith the b lade removed) to turn the bolts
Fig. 163 Whee l cha nge : alig nme nt pin in side the top
hole
After you have loosened all wheel bo lts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, pe rform t he
fo llowing steps to remove and replace the
wheel:
Removing the wheel
.,. Use the
hexagonal s ocket in the screwdri v·
er handle
to completely tur n out the top ­
most whee l bolt and set it aside on a
clean
surface c;, fig. 162.
.,. Screw the threaded end of the alignment
pin from t he too l kit hand-t ight into t he
now vacant bolt hole
c:> fig. 163 .
.,. Then completely unscrew the other wheel
bolts as desc ribed above.
.,. Take off the whee l leav ing the a lignment
p in in the bo lt ho le
c;, (D .
Putting on the wheel
.,. Lift the spa re wheel and carefully s lide it
over the alignmen t pin to g uide it in place
c;, (D .
.,. Use the he xagonal socke t in the screwdr iver
h and le to screw in and tig hten all whee l
bolts
slightly .
.,. Unscrew the alignment pin and insert and
tighten the remaining whee l bolt slightly
like the rest .
.,. Turn the jack handle co unte r-clockwise to
lower the vehicle until the jack is fully re­
leased .
.,. Use the wheel bo lt wrench to tighten all
wheel bo lts firm ly
c;, page 224 . Tighten
t hem
cro sswise, from o ne bol t to the ( ap­
proxima tely) opposi te one, to keep the
wheel cente red.

Lifting vehicle
lifting with workshop hoist and with
floor jack
The vehicle may only be lift ed at the lifting
poin ts illustra ted.
F ig. 177 Rear lift ing point (r ig ht side)
Fi g. 178 Front lift ing po int frig h t side)
• Rea d and h eed WARN ING c:::> A-
• Locate lifting points c:::> fi g. 177 c:::> fig. 178 .
• Adjust lift ing arms o f wor kshop hoist or
f loor jac k to match vehicle lifting points.
• Inse rt a r ubber pad between the floor jac k/
workshop hoist a nd the lifti ng points.
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack
to work underneath, be sure the vehicle is safely supported on stands intended for this
purpose.
Front lifting point
The lifting point is locate d on the f loor pan re­
info rcement about at the same level as the
jack mounting point
c:::> fig. 178. Do not lift
the vehicle at the vertical sill reinforcement .
Rear lifting point
The lifting poi nt is locate d on t he vertical rein­
forcement of the lower sill for t he on boa rd
jack
c:::> fig. 177.
Emergency situations 237
lifting with vehicle jack
Re fer to c:::> page 225 .
_&. WARNING
-To re duce t he risk of ser ious injury an d
ve hicl e damage.
- Alwa ys lift the veh icl e only at the spe­
c ial w orkshop hoist and floor jack lift
p oin ts ill ust rated
c:::> fig. 177 and
c:::> fig. 178 .
-Fa il u re to Lift th e ve hicl e at th ese
p o ints co uld cau se the ve hi cle to til t or
f all from a lift if th ere i s a cha nge in ve­
h icl e weigh t distr ibu tion and balan ce.
This mi ght h app en, fo r ex am ple, whe n
h eavy co mpon ent s such as the eng ine
b lock o r transmission are remove d.
- Wh en removin g hea vy componen ts li ke
these, anchor vehicle to h oist or ad d cor ­
respo nding wei ghts to ma intain t he ce n­
ter of gravity. Ot herwis e, th e ve hicle
might tilt or slip off the ho ist, caus ing
serio us pe rso nal i nju ry.
CI) Note
-Be aware of the following points before
lifting the 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 seriou s
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
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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