2015 AUDI A3 Owners Manual

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual Equipment 
Vehicle tool  kit 
Applies  to  vehicles: with  vehicle  tool  kit 
Fig . 163 Luggage  compartment:  cargo floor  cover 
folded  upward 
The vehicle  tool  kit  is  located  in  the  luggag

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual 248  What  do I do  now? 
-Do not  drive  faster  than  50  mph  (80  km/ 
h) . You risk  having  an  acc ident. 
- Avoid full-throttle  acce le ration,  heavy 
braking,  and  fast  corner ing.  You r

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual -Make sure  that  passengers  wait  in a safe 
place  away  from  the  vehicle  and  well 
away  from  the  road  and  traffic. 
- To help  prevent  the  vehicle  from  moving 
suddenly  and  possibly

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual 250  What  do  I  do  now? 
• Pull  off  the decorative  wheel  cover 
Q fig.  167. 
Wheels  with  wheel  bolt  caps 
Applies  to  vehicles:  with whee l bo lts  wit h caps 
The  caps  must  be  rem

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual hold on to  the  ca r to  keep your  ba lance 
and  take  care  not  to  slip. 
Raising  the  vehicle 
Th e ve hicl e must  be  li~ed with  the jack  first 
before  the  wheel  can  be removed. 
F ig.

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual 252  What  do I do  n ow ? 
-Support  the  vehicle  securely  with  ap ­
propriate  stands  if work  is to  be  per ­
formed  underneath  the  vehicle; 
otherw ise,  there  is a  potential  risk for

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual (D Note 
When  removing  or  installing  the  wheel, 
the  rim  could  hit  the  bra ke  rotor  and  dam­
age  the  rotor . W ork  carefully  and  have  a 
second  person  help  you. 
N ever  use  th

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual 254  What  do  I  do  now? 
-Always store  damaged  wheel,  jac k and 
tools  secure ly in the  luggage  compart­
ment.  Otherw ise, in  an acc ident  or  sud­
den maneuver  they  cou ld fly  forwar