2014 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK flat tire

252 What do I do now?
(D Note
Do not use commerc ia lly available tire
sealants . The electrical components of the
tire pressure mon itoring system will no
longer work properly.
@ For the sake of the environment
Used sealant bottles can be dropped off at
a recycl ing facility.
@ Tips
- If sealant has run out, allow it to dry.
Then you can peel it off.
- Have the tire sealant replaced every 4
years at a dea lership.
Preliminary steps
Some preliminary steps ore necessary for tire
repair.
.,. If you have a fla t t ire, park the veh icle as far
as possible from moving traffic.
.,. Apply the
parking brake firmly .
.,. Move the
selector lever to the P position .
.,. Check whether a repair using the Tire Mobili­
ty System is possible Q page 251, General
and safety pointers .
.,. Have all passengers leave the vehicle and
stay away from the danger zone
q ,& .
.,. Take the s ealant bottle and the electric air
pump
from the luggage compartment un­
der the floor.
.,. Remove the "max . SO mph" (80 km/h) stick­
er from the sealant bottle and aff ix it to the
instrument cluster in the driver's view .
A WARNING
-Turn the hazard flashers on and set up
the warning triangle* if you have a flat
tire in moving traffic. In this way you pro­
tect you rs elf and other road users .
- Make sure that all passengers are in a
safe place, out of the danger zone (for
example, behind a guard ra il).
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(D Note
Particular care is necessary if you are mak­
ing a tire repa ir on a steep incl ine.
@ Tips
Obey all laws.
Making a tire repair
Tire repair consists of the following sections.
Fig. 206 Parts of t he Tire Mob ility System
Fig. 207 Co nn ector for the Tire Mobility Sys tem
Assembling Tire Mobility System
.,. Open the lid @of the electric air pump
qfig. 206.
.,. Pull the plug @and the pressure hose ®
with the gauge out of the housing .
.,. Screw the pressure hose ® of the electric
air pump onto the flange ® of the sealant
bottle @.
.,. Push the sealant bottle w ith the flange
down into the recess@ on the lid of the
electric air pump .
.,. Remove the d ust cap from the valve of the
defective tire .
.,. Screw the hose@) onto the valve
(J)
qfig. 207 .
.,. Insert the plug@¢ fig. 206 into the socket
for the cigarette lighter.
IJJ,

~ Switch on the ignition.
Inflating tire
~ Move the sw itch @ c:> fig. 207 on t he e lec­
t ric air pump
ll to posi tion I. After 5 mi­
nutes, t ire press ure mus t have reac hed at
l east 1.8 ba r.
~ Switch the electric air pump off -switch in
position
0 . If the requi red tire p ressure of at
least 1.8 bar has not been reached, follow
the instructions in t he section
Re-inflating
tire.
Re -inflating tire
~ Remove the hose from the valve and p ull the
pl ug out of the soc ket .
~ Drive the vehicle s low ly 33 feet (10 meters)
backward or forward. Th is helps to distrib­
ute the sealant better.
~ Remove the empty inflat ion bott le and
screw t he hose ®
c:> fig. 206 from the elec­
t ric pump directly onto the va lve.
~ Inse rt the plug @ c:> fig. 206 into the so cket
f o r t he cig arette lighter.
~ Switch on the igni tion.
~ Move the sw itch @ c:>fig . 207 on the e lec­
tric ai r pump
ll to positio n I. After 5 mi­
nutes, t ire pressure must have reached at
least 1.8 bar.
~ Switch the electric a ir pump off - switch in
pos itio n
0. If the requ ired t ire pressu re of at
least 1.8 ba r has not been reached, it is not
poss ib le to make a repa ir with t he tire seal­
an t. Seek profession al ass istance.
Disassembling Tire Mobility System
~ Remove the hose from the valve and pu ll the
plug out of the socket .
~ Screw the dust cap onto the va lve .
~ Pla ce the emp ty sealant bottle ba ck in the
o rigi nal packag ing and clip i t in place unde r
the floor so that no tire sealant can r un out
into the vehicle.
~ Place the elect ric a ir pump in the luggage
compartment fo r the time being .
l) The e lectr ic a ir pu m p sh oul d never r un for long er than
6 min utes.
What do I do now? 253
~ S tart driving rig ht away so tha t the sealant
is dist ributed in the tire .
A WARNING
- Follow the manufacturer 's sa fety instruc­
tions on the decal for the air p ump and
the sealant bottle.
- If a tire pressure of 1.8 bar cannot be
achieved after pumping for S minutes,
the t ire is too severe ly damaged . Do not
con tinu e to dr ive .
- Seek pro fessional assistance if it is not
possible to repa ir the tire w ith the t ire
sealant.
(D Tips
- Do not operate the electric air pump for
more than 6 minutes witho ut stopping,
otherwise it can overheat . When the a ir
pump has coo led down, you can continue
to use it.
- If sea lant has escaped, allow it to dry,
t hen yo u can peel it off .
Final check
After driving for a short distance, tire pressure must be checked
~ A ft er driving for about 10 mi nutes, stop and
check the tire pressure.
~ If tire pressure is st ill at least 1.3 bar, in­
flate the tire to specif ied p ress ure (see dr iv­
er's side B-pillar), drive to the next repa ir
sh op and have t he tire and the sealant bot­
tle replaced .
~ If tire pressu re is less than 1.3 bar, the tire
is too severely damaged. Do not cont inu e to
dr ive . See k professiona l as sistan ce.
A WARNING
If tir e press ure is less th an 1.3 bar a fter
d riving for 10 minutes, the t ire is too se ­
ve rely damage d. Do not cont in ue to drive .
Seek professional ass istance .
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254 What do I do now?
After a tire repa ir, have the sealant bottle
rep laced at a dealership. This restores full
functionality to the Tire Mob ility System.
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 experience a tire fa ilure, pull the
car well away from moving traffic and try to
reach
level g ro und before you stop¢ /.1..
• All passengers sho uld le ave the car a nd
move to a sa fe loca tion (fo r instance, beh ind
t h e guardrai l) ¢
/.1. .
• Engage the pa rking b rake to prevent your
vehicle from ro lling unintentionally ¢
/.1..
• Move selector leve r to position P ¢ &_ .
• Take the jack out of the luggage compart­
ment
¢ page 250.
A WARNING
You or your passe ngers cou ld be injured
w hile c hanging a whee l if you do not fol­
low t hese safety p re cau tions:
-If you have a flat t ire, move a safe dis­
tan ce off the road. Tur n off the e ng in e,
tu rn the e mergen cy fla shers o n and use
other wa rning dev ices to alert o ther mo­
torists.
- M ake su re th at passengers wai t in a safe
place away from the ve hicl e an d well
away from the road and traff ic.
- T o help p revent the veh icle from mov ing
s u dden ly and possibly slipping off the
jack, a lways fully set the parking bra ke
and bloc k the whee l diagona lly opp osite
the whee l being cha nged. When one
front whee l is lifted off the gro und, plac­
ing the A utomat ic Transmiss io n in P
(Pa rk) will
not pre vent the vehicle from
moving. -
Before you change a wheel, be s ure t he
ground is level and firm. If necessary,
use a sturdy board under the jack.
- Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack
and the rep laced tire in t he luggage com­
partment
¢page 129.
(D Note
If you are changing the whee l on a steep
i ncl ine, use a roc k or similar object to
block the opposite whee l to prevent the
vehicle from moving.
(D Tips
- Before changing the wheel, you must ac­
tivate the jacking mode, so that t he au­
tomatic cont rols for the Adaptive Air
Suspension* do not ma ke it mo re d iff i­
cult to lift the veh icle w it h the jack
¢page 256.
- Obey all laws.
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel , follow these­
quence described below step-by-step and in
exactly that order .
l. Activate the vehicle jack mode*
¢ page 256.
2. Remove the wheel bolt caps* . For more
details see also ¢
page 255, Wheels with
wheel bolt caps.
3. Loosen the wheel bolt s ¢page 255.
4. Loc ate the p roper moun ting point fo r the
j ack an d align the jack be low that poin t
¢page 256.
5. Raise the car with the jack¢ page 256.
6. Remove the wheel with the flat tire and
then insta ll the other whee[¢
page 258.
7. Tighte n all whee l bolts lightly .
8.
Lower the vehicle wi th the jack .
9 . Use the wheel bolt w rench and
firmly
t ig ht en al l w heel bo lt s¢ page 255.
10. Re place the wheel bolt caps* .

11. Deactivate the vehicle jack mode* in the
MMI:
! CARI function button> (C ar)* sys ­
tem s
control button > Servicing & chec ks
> Air susp. : jack mo de> Off .
The vehicle jack mode* switches off automati­
cally at speeds above 6 mph (10 km/h).
A WARNING
Always read and follow all WARNINGS and
information
c:> .&. in Raising the vehicle on
page 257
and c::> page 259.
After changing a wheel
A wheel change is not complete without the
doing the following .
.. Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack*
and the replaced tire in the luggage com­
partment
c::> page 129.
.. As soon as possible, have the tighten ing
torqu es
on all wheel bolts checked with a
torque wrench . The correct tightening tor ­
que is 90 ft lb (120 Nm) .
.. Have the flat tire
re pl ace d as soon as poss i­
ble.
@ Tips
- If you notice that th e whee l bolts are
corroded and difficult to turn wh ile
changing a t ire, they should be replaced
before you check the tighten ing torque .
- Drive at reduced speed unt il you have the
tightening torq ues checked .
- After changing a wheel, the tire pressure
i n a ll four tires must be checked/cor rect­
ed and the tire pressure mon itoring indi­
cator must be stored in the MM I
c::>page248 .
What do I do now ? 255
Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Applies to vehicles: with wheel bolts with caps
The caps must be removed first from the
wheel bolts before the bolts can be un­
screwed .
Fig. 208 C hanging a whee l: removi ng the wheel bo lt
caps
Removing
.. Push the pla stic clip (provided with the veh i­
cle too l kit) over the wheel bo lt cap until the
inner retainers on the clip align w ith the
edge of the cove r.
.,. Remove the cap with the
plas tic clip (ve hicle
too l kit)
c::> fig. 208 .
Refitting
.,. Place the caps over the whee l bolts and
push them back on.
The caps are to protect and keep the wheel bolts clean.
Loosening and tightening the wheel
bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before rais­
ing the vehicle.
Fig. 209 Changing a wheel: loosening t he wheel bolts ..

256 What do I do now?
Loosening
.,. Slide the wheel wrench onto the wheel bolt
as far as it will 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 ion of arrow
c:;, fig. 209.
Tightening
.,. Slide the wheel wrench onto the wheel bolt
as far as it will go .
.,. Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench
hand le and turn each wheel bolt
clockwise
until it is seated.
_& WARNING
- Do not use force or hurry when changing
a wheel -you can cause the vehicle to slip
off the jack and cause serious personal injuries.
- Do not loosen the wheel bolts more than
one turn
before you raise the vehicle with
the jack. -You risk an injury.
@ Tips
- Never use the hexagonal socket in the
handle of the screwdriver to loosen or
tighten the wheel bolts.
- If a wheel bolt is very tight, you may find
it easier to loosen by carefully pushing
down on the end of the wheel bolt
wrench with
one foot only. As you do so,
hold on to the car to keep your balance
and take care not to slip.
Ra ising the vehicle
The vehicle must be lifted with the jack first
before the wheel can be removed .
Fig. 210 Sill pane ls : markings
; q
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Fig. 211 Sill: posit ioning the Ve hicle jack
.,. Activate the vehicle jack mode* in the MMI:
!CARI function button> (Car)* systems con­
trol button>
Servicing & checks> Air susp.:
jack mode
> On.
.,. Engage the parking brake to prevent your
vehicle from rolling unintentionally.
.,. Move the
selector lever to position P .
.,. Find the cover on the sill that is nearest the
wheel that will be changed
c:;, fig. 210 . Un­
der the cover, there is a
lifting point on the
sill for the vehicle jack .
.,. Remove the cover from the sill before lifting
the vehicle with a vehicle jack
c:;, page 257 .
.,. Turn the vehicle jack located under the lift­
ing point on the sill to raise the jack until its
arm @
c:;, fig. 211 is located under the des­
ignated plastic mount
c:;, &c:;,(I) ,
.,. Align the jack so that its arm @ c:;, fig. 211
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 tire
comes off the ground
c:;, & . ..,.

Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed in the right direction .
Using a replacement tire with a tre ad
patte rn intend ed for us e in a specific
directi on
When us ing a replacement t ire with a tread
pattern intended for use in a specific direc­
tion, please note the fo llowing :
- T he direction of rotation is marked by an ar­
row on the side of the tire .
-If the replacement tire has to be installed in
t h e incorrect d irection, use the rep lacement
t ire only temporarily since the t ire will not
be able to achieve i ts optimum performance
characteristics with regard to aquap laning,
noise and wear .
- We recommend that you pay particular at­
tention to this fact during wet weather and
that you adjust your speed to match road conditions .
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and
have it installed on you r veh icle as soon as
poss ible to restore the handling advantages
of a unid irect ional tire.
Notes on wheel changing
P lease read the information ¢ page 239, New
tires and replacing tires and wheels
i f you are
go ing to use a replacement tire w hich is dif­
fe rent from the tires on your vehicle.
After you change a ti re :
- Chec k the tir e p ress ure on the rep lacement
t ire immed ia tel y aft er in stall ation.
- Ha ve the wheel bolt tight ening torque
checked w ith a to rqu e wrench as soon as
possible by your auth oriz ed Aud i dealer o r
a qu alifi ed s erv ice station .
- With steel and allo y wheel rims , the wheel
bol ts are correctl y tightened at a to rque of
9 0 ft lb (1 20 Nm ).
- If y ou no tice th at the whee l bolts are cor­
roded and d ifficult to tu rn whil e cha nging
What do I do now? 259
a tire , th ey s hould be repl aced before you
c heck the tightening torq ue.
- Repl ac e th e flat ti re with a new on e and
ha ve it in sta lled on you r veh icle as s oon a s
po ssible. Remount the whee l cove r.
Until then , dri ve with extr a care and at r e­
du ced sp ee ds.
A WARNING
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- If you are going to equip your vehicle
with tires or rims which differ from those
which were factory installed, then be sure to read the information ¢
page 239,
New tires and replacing tires and
wheels .
-Always make sure the damaged wheel or
even a flat tire and the jack and tool kit
are properly secured in the luggage com­
partment and are not loose in the pas­
senger compartment .
- In an accident or sudden maneuver they
co uld fly forwa rd , injuring anyone in the
veh icle.
- Always sto re damaged wheel, jack and
too ls securely in the luggage compa rt­
men t. Othe rwise , in an accident or s ud ­
den maneuver they co uld f ly forward ,
causing injury to passengers in the vehi ­
cle.
([) Note
Do not use commercially avai lab le tire
sea lants . O therwise, the e lectr ica l compo­
nents of the tire pressure monitoring sys ­
tem will no longer work properly and the
sensor for the tire pressure mon itor ing
system will have to be rep laced by quali­
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268 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
Mount the tie-down chains/cables over the
running surface (circumference) of the
tires. Never secure the vehicle by the axle,
the suspension struts or the front or rear
towline eye. For technical reasons, the
pressure in the suspension struts may
change during the transport and this will
adversely affect vehicle handling.
Lifting vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with
floor jack
The vehicle may only be lifted at the lifting
points illustrated.
Fig. 226 Front lift in g po int
Fig. 227 Rear lifti ng point
.,. Read and heed WARNING¢&, .
~ N 0 6 .., (0
... Activate the vehicle jack mode* in the MMI:
!CARI function button > (Car)* systems con­
trol button>
Servicing & checks> Air susp.:
jack mode > On.
... Locate lifting points ¢ fig . 226 and
¢fig . 227 .
.,. Adjust lifting arms of workshop hoist or
floor jack to match veh icle lifting points .
.,. Insert a rubber pad between the floor jack/
workshop hoist and the lifting points .
The vehicle jack mode* must be activated so
that the automat ic adjustment of the Adap­
tive Ai r Suspens ion* does not make it more
difficult to raise the vehicle with the floor
jack .
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 located on the floor pan re­
inforcement about at the same level as the
jack mounting point
¢fig. 226. Do not lift
the vehicle at the vertical sill reinforcement .
Rear lifting point
The lifting point is located on the vert ical rein­
forcement of the lower sill for the on-board
jack
c!;> fig. 2 2 7.
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to¢ page 256 .
A WARNING
-To reduce the risk of ser ious injury and
veh icle damage.
- Always lift the vehicle only at the spe­
cial workshop hoist and floor jack lift
points illustrated¢
fig. 226 and
¢ fig. 227.
-Failure to lift the veh icle at these
points could cause the vehicle to tilt or
fall from a lift if there is a change in ve­
hicle weight distribution and balance.
This might happen, for example, when
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Child restraints
Dang er of using chi ld rest raints in th e
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Where can I get addit ional information
about child restra ints and their use? . . 186
Ch ild restra int system anchors ... .. .. . 182
Ch ild safety .. ................ ... ... 168
Convertible locking retracto r . . . . . . . . . 179
I mportant safety instr uctions fo r using
ch ild safety seats ......... .. .. .. .. . 172
I mportant things to know when dr iv ing
with chi ld ren .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 168
T ether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Tether straps ............ .... .. .. . 185
C hild safety loc k
Rear doors ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 4 0
Ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
B ooste r seats . .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 177
Conver tible c hild seats .... .. .. .. .. . 175
Conve rtible locking re tra cto r .. .. .. .. . 179
H ow do I properly ins tall a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 172
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Instal ling .. ............. .... .. ... 179
Instal ling a child restraint us ing the
LATC H system ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 184
LA TC H system ............... ... ... 184
L ower ancho rages ......... ... ... .. 183
M ount ing and releas ing the ancho rage
hook .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. ... 184
Safety ins truc tions ........ .. .. .. .. . 172
Unused safety belts on the rear seat .. 17 4
Cigarette lig hter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
C leaning ... . ............. .... .. .. . 203
Climate con trol (four-zone)
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Clock ..... ... ...... ............. ... 26
C losing
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sliding/tilting su nroof ..... .. .. .. .. .. 42
Cold ti re inflat ion pressure ... .. .. .. .. . 23 2
Com ing home ..... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 4 6
Compartments . ........... .. .. .. .... 60
Com plian ce .. ............. .... .. .. . 276
Consume r Info rmation . . . . . . . . . . 131, 273
Consumption (fue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Contact ing N HTSA ......... .. .. .. .. . 13 1
Inde x 279
Controls
Cleaning . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 205
Convenie nce key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Star ting the engine ............ .. .. . 74
Stopping the eng ine (STAR T ENGIN E
STOP b utton) .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 7S
Switching the ignition on .... ... .. .. . 74
U nlocking and loc king vehicle . ... .. .. . 36
Conve rtib le child sa fe ty seats ..... .. .. 17S
Convertib le locking retractor
Activati ng .... ... .. ..... .......... 181
Deact ivati ng .. ... .. ..... .......... 181
U sing to secure a child safety seat l.79, 181
Coolant
refer to Eng ine coolant ......... .. .. 220
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) 70
Cruise cont ro l
Changi ng speed .. ................. . 80
P rese tt ing your speed .......... .. .. . 80
S wi tching off .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. . 80
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 22
( upholder .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. . 60
Curve light .. .. .. .. .. ............... . 96
Cylinder on demand System ... ... .. .. . 26
D
Data recorde r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Date d isp lay .. .. .. .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 26
Daytime running lights . ... .... ... .. .. . 44
Decla rat io n of compliance
Adaptive c ruise cont ro l ......... .. .. 276
A udi s ide ass ist ...... ......... .. .. 276
C e ll phone package ... ...... ... .. .. 276
Co nvenience key .... . .. ..... ... .. .. 276
E lectronic immobi lizer .. ..... ... .. .. 276
Homelink universal remote control . .. 276
Remote contro l key ............ .. .. 276
Tire pressure mo nitor ing system . .. .. 276
Decorative pa rts/trim
Cleaning . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 205
D EF
Wh at does this mea n when it appears in
t h e tr ip odomete r display? ...... .. .. . 26
Defec tive light bu lb warni ng ......... .. 21
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