2014 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET spare tire location

you have stored. The system does not recog ­
nize the load condition of your vehicle.
The effectiveness of the ti re pressu re monitor­
ing sys tem* will be impaired if you store nor ­
mal load pressures but then operate the vehi ­
cle at its maximum load¢,& .
See the illustration ¢
fig. 182 for the location
of the label on dr iver's side B-pillar (co lor of
the actual labe l and exact location on the ve­
hicle wi ll vary slig htly) .
Note that the fo llowing tab le is accurate a t
the t ime o f go ing to press and is subject to
Model Tire designation
Engine
AS Cabriol et: 225/50 Rl 7 94H
2.0 lit er All S eason
4 -cy linder
24 5/40 R18 93H
All Sea son
245 /45 R17 95H
All Sea son
255 /35 R19 96 V
High Performanc e
S5 Cabriol et: 245/40 R18 9 7V
3.0 liter High Performance
6- cyl inder
255/35 R1 9 96V
High Performanc e
Tires an d wheel s 22 7
ch ange. In the event of discrepancies, the ti re
pressure label is located on the driver's side B­
pillar always takes precedence .
T he table below lists the recommended cold
ti re inflat ion pressures for the Audi mode l
covered by your Owner's Literat ure at the vehi­
cle's capacity weight and the t ire sizes instal­
l ed on the respective models as orig inal
equipment, or as a factory option.
Tire pressure
normal load condition full load condition (up to 2 occupants)
front rear front rear
PSI kPA PSI kPA PSI kPA PSI kPA
33 230 30 210 36 250 39 270
35 240 32 220 38 260 41 280
32 220 29 200 35 240
38 260
32 220 32 220 3S 240 38 260
39 270
35 240
42 290 44
300
39 270 35 240 42 290 44
300
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XL= reinfo rced or extra lo ad tire. It may al so appear a s xl, EX TRA LOAD , or R F on the tire side-
w all.
The correct tire pressure for the spare wheel is
l ocated on a label on the driver's side B-pillar.
Because technical changes may be made to
vehicle equipment during the model year, a l­
ways compare the tire size designation on the
tire pressure label on your vehicle with the
tires on your vehicle. Make sure that the tire
size information on the vehicle label is the
same as the size of the t ires on the vehicle.
This is especially important if the vehicle be­
l ongs to someone else or you bought the ve hi- cle w
ith different rims/tires or you bought the
vehicle as a previously owned vehicle .
Remember, your safety and that of your pas ­
sengers also depends on making sure that
l oad lim its are not exceeded. Vehicle load in ­
cludes everybody and everything in and on the
vehicle. These load limits are technically refer­
red to as the veh icle's Gross Vehicle Weight
Rat ing ("GVWR"). The Gross Axle We ight Rat­
ing ("GAWR") is the maximum load that can
be applied at each of the vehicle's two ax les .
T he Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing and the .,,.

24 4 What do I do no w?
There are some restrictions on the use of the
compact spare tire. The compact spare tire
has been des igned specifically for your type of
vehicle.
It must not be swapped with a com­
pact spare tire from another type of vehicle.
Sno w cha in s
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains
on the compact spare tire is
n ot permitted .
If you do have to dr ive with snow cha ins and a
front tire fails, mount the spare wheel w ith
tire instead of a rear tire. Install the snow
chains on the rear tire and use it to rep lace
the defective front tire.
A WARNING
- Never use the spare tire if it is damaged
or if it is worn down to the tread wear in­
dicators.
- If the spare tire is more than 6 years o ld,
use it only in an emergency and w ith ex­
t reme caution and careful driving.
- The spare tire is intended only for tem­
porary and short-term use. It should be
replaced as soon as possib le w ith the
normal wheel and t ire.
- After mounting the compact spare tire, the tire pressu re must be checked as
soon as poss ible. The tire pressure of the
c ompac t spare tire must be 4.2 bar; oth­
erwise, you risk hav ing an accident.
- Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/
h). You risk having an acc ident.
- Avoid full-throttle acce le rat ion, heavy
braking, and fast corner ing . Yo u risk hav­
ing an acc iden t.
- Never drive us ing more than one spare
wheel and tire. You risk having an acci­
dent.
- No rma l summer or winte r tires m ust not
be mounted on the compact spare whee l
rim.
- F or te chni cal reasons, the use of ti re
chains on the spare tire is not permitte d.
If it is necessary to drive with tire chains,
the spare whee l must be mounted on the
front axle in the event o f a f lat in a rear tire. The new
ly available front wheel
must then be installed in place of the
rear whee l with the flat tire. Installing
the t ire cha in before mounting the whee l
and tire is recommended .
- Loose items in the passenger compart­
ment can cause serious personal injury
during hard brak ing or in an accident.
Never store the spa re tire or jack and
too ls in the passenger compa rtment.
Changing a wheel
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your
own and your passenger's safety when chang­
ing a wheel .
"'After you expe rience a tire failure, pull the
car we ll away from moving traffic and try to
reach
le vel ground before you stop ¢ ,&.
"'All passengers should leave the car and
move to a safe location (for instance, behind
the guardrail)¢ &,.
"' Engage the
parking brake to p revent your
veh icle from rolling unintentionally¢&, .
"' Move the
selec tor lever to the P positi on.
"'I f you are towing a t railer : unhitch t he trai l­
er from you r vehicle.
"' Take the
jack ¢ page 243 and the spare tire
¢ page 243 out of the luggage compart­
ment .
A WARNING
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You or your passengers could be injured
while changing a wheel if you do not fo l­
l ow these safety precaut ions :
- If you have a flat tire, move a safe dis­
tance off the road . Turn off the engine ,
turn the eme rgency flashers on and use
other warning devices to a le rt other mo­
torists.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from th e vehicle and well
away from the road and traffi c.
- To help prevent the vehicle from moving
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suddenly a nd possib ly slipping off the ..,_