2015 AUDI A4 chains

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-the spa re tire* /inflatable spare tire* is
mounted.
Warning symbols
[IJ Loss of pressure in at least one tire¢,&. .
Check the tire or tires and replace or repair if necessa ry. The indicator light
[IJ in the instru ­
ment cluster also illuminates
¢page 13.
Check/correct the pressures of all four tires
and resetTPMS via radio or MMI*.
mm (T ire Pressure Monitoring System) Ti re
pre ssure: S ystem m alfuncti on!.
1tE appea rs after sw itching the ign it ion on
or while d rivi ng and the ind icator light
[IJ in
the instrument cluster blinks for approxi­ mately one minute and then stays on, there is
a system malfunction. Attempt to store the
correct t ire pressure ¢
page 259. If the indi­
cator light does not turn off or if it turns on
shortly thereafter, immediately drive your ve­
h icle to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized repair facility to have the malfunction
corrected.
.&, WARNING
- If the t ire pressure indicator appears in
the instrument cl uster d isplay, one or
more o f your tires is significantly under­
inflated. Reduce your speed immediately
and avoid any hard steering or braking
maneuvers. Stop as soon as possible and
check the t ires and the ir pressures. In­
flate the tire pressure to the proper pres­
sure as indicated on the vehicle 's t ire
pressure label~
page 234 . Driving on a
significantly under-inflated tire ca uses
the tire to overhea t and can lead to tire
failure. Under-inflation also is likely to impair the vehicle 's handling and stop ­
ping ability.
- The driver is responsible for mainta ining
the correct tire pressures. You must check the tire pressures regularly .
- Under certain cond itions (such as a spor ­
ty driving style, winter conditions or un­ paved roads), the pressure monitor indi­
cator may be de layed .
Tire s an d wheel s 259
-Ask your a uthorized Audi dea ler if run­
flat tires may be used on your vehicle.
(D Tips
- The tire pressure mon itoring system may
stop working when there is an ESC ma l­
function.
- Using snow chains may res ult in a system
ma lfunction.
- The tire pressure mon itor ing system on
your Audi was deve loped using tires with
the "AO" or "RO" identification on the
tire s idewall
~ page 248. We recom­
mend us ing these tires.
Reset tire pressure monitoring system
App lies to vehicles: with tire pressure mon itor ing system
If the tire pressure is adjusted, wheels ore ro­
tated or changed, the TPMS must be reset via
radio or MMI*.
... Before storing the new tire pressures, check
that the current pressures on all four tires
correspond to the specified va lues and
adapt the pressures to the current load
¢ page 234.
.,. Switch on the ignition.
.,. Select: the
I CARI funct io n button > Tir e pre s­
s ure mon itoring
> Store now . Or
.,. Select: the
I CARI fu nct ion button > Car sy s­
tem s*
contro l button > S erv icing & che cks >
Tire pres sure mon itor in g > Store tire pre s­
s ures
> Yes, sto re now .
(D Tips
Do not store the tire pressure if there are
snow chains on the tire . Otherwise, a sys­
tem mal function may occur.
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.. Turn the large screw q fig . 197 counter ­
clockwise.
.. Take out the spare tire.
.. Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack *,
and the replaced tire in the luggage com­
partment
c:> page 132.
.. Unhook the cargo floor before clos ing the
rear lid .
Using the spa re tire (compact spare tir e)
The compact spare tire is only intended for
emergenc ies until you can reach a repair shop.
Replace it as quickly as possible with a stand­
ard wheel and t ire .
There are some restrictions on the use of the
compact spare t ire . The compact spare t ire
has been des igned specifically for your type of
veh icle.
It must not be swapped with a com­
pact spare tire from another type of veh icle.
Snow chains
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains
on the compact spare tire is
not p erm itted .
If you do have to drive with snow chains and a
front tire fails, mount the spare whee l w ith
tire instead of a rear tire. Install the snow
chains on the rear t ire and use it to replace
the defective front tire.
.,&. WARNING
- Never use the spare tire if it is damaged
or if it is worn down to the tread wear in­
dica to rs.
- If the spare tire is mo re tha n 6 years o ld,
use it only in an emerge ncy and w it h ex­
tr eme cau tion a nd careful d riving .
- T he spare tire is intended only fo r tem­
porary and sho rt-term use.
It should be
rep laced as soon as possib le w ith the
normal wheel and t ire.
- After mount ing the compac t spare ti re,
the tire pressu re must be che cked as
soon as possible . The tire pressure of the
compact spa re tire m ust 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 accident.
What do I d o now ? 261
-Avoid full-thrott le acceleration, heavy
brak ing, and fast cornering. You risk hav­
ing an accident .
- Never drive using more than one spare
wheel and tire. You r isk having an acci­
dent .
- Normal summer or winter t ires must not
be mounted on the compact spare w heel
rim .
- For technical reasons, the use of tire
chains on the spa re tire is not permitted .
If it is necessary to drive with t ire chains,
the spare wheel must be mounted on the
fro nt axle in the event of a flat in a rear
tire. The newly available fron t wheel
m ust then be inst alled in place of the
rea r whee l w ith the flat tire. Installing
the tire chain before mounting the whee l
a nd 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 spare tire or jack and
too ls in the passenger compartment.
Inflatable spare tire
App lies to vehicles: wi th inflatable spa re tire
The inflatable spare tire expands to its full di­
ameter when it is inflated .
Fig. 19 8 I nflatable spare tir e w it h compressor
Removing inflatable spare tire
.. Lift up the cargo floo r us ing the handle .
.. Tur n the large screw ¢
fig. 198 counte r-
clockw ise.
.. Take out the in fla table spare tire.

262 What do I do now ?
• Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack *
and the replaced tire in the luggage com­
partment ¢
page 132.
Stowing the infl atable spare tir e
• Release the air by unscrew ing the va lve
stem.
• Screw the valve stem back in afterwards.
• Wait a few hours before p lacing the wheel in
the spare wheel well¢.&_ .
• Secure the wheel with the large screw.
• Fold the cargo floor back down.
Aft er usi ng th e inflat able sp are wh eel
The inflatable spare tire can be re-used as
long as it is not damaged and is not worn
down to the tread wear indicators¢&. .
When you let the air out of the inflatable
spare tire, it does not assume its folded shape
again for several hours . Until then, it cannot
be p laced back in the spare wheel well and
stowed securely .
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 inflatable spare tire is more than 6
years old, use it only in an emergency and w ith extreme caut ion and caref ul
dr iv ing .
- The inflatable spare tire is intended only
for temporary and short-term use.
It
should be replaced as soon as possible
with the norma l wheel and tire.
- T he tire pressure value for the inflatable
spare t ire is located on the drive r's side
8 -pilla r
¢page 234, fig. 190.
-Maximum perm iss ible speed is SO mph
(80 km/h).
- Avoid full-throttle acce le rat ion, heavy
braking, and fast corner ing.
- When the air is let out of the inflatable
spare wheel, it does not ass ume its fold­
ed shape for severa l hours. Until t hen, it
cannot be p laced back in the spare wheel
we ll and stowed secu rely . -
Never drive with more than one inflata­
ble spare tire.
- For technical reasons, the use of tire
chains on the inflatable spare tire is not
perm itted. If it is necessary to drive with
tire chains, the inflatab le spare wheel
must be mounted on the rear axle in the
event of a f lat in a front tire . The newly
availab le rear whee l must then be instal­
led in place of the front whee l with the
f lat t ire. Instal ling the tire chain before
mount ing the wheel and tire is recom­
mended .
- L oose items in the passenger compart­
ment can cause serious personal injury
during hard braking or in an accident.
Never store the inflatable spare tire or
jack* and too ls in the passenger com­
partment.
(D Note
- The inflatable spa re tire has been deve l­
oped specifically for this vehicle mode l.
It must not be exchanged or used for
other vehicle models. Sim ilarly, inflata­
ble t ires from other vehicle models must
not be used.
- Normal summer or w inter tires must not
be installed on the inflatable t ire rim.
Inflating inflatable
spare tire
Applies to veh icles: w ith inflatable spare t ire
F ig. 199 Lu gg age compart ment: co mpressor
• Remove the cover for the veh icle tools and
remove the compressor. For some vehicle
models, the compressor is located i n a hold-
er under the spare tire . .,.

298 Index
Selector lever emergency release ..... . 100
Service and disposal Safety belt p retens ioner ... .. .. .... . 143
Service interval display ................ 28
Service position
refer to Replac ing wiper blades ... .. .. 57
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift indicator (efficiency program) ...... 27
Shutting down vehicle ............... 195
Side airbags Descr ipt ion . .............. ... .. ... 159
H ow they work ......... .. .. .. .. .. . 160
side assist
Adjusting the brigh tness . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Sensor range ................. .... 112
Side assist Activating and deactivating . .. .. .. .. . 113
Cleaning the sensors ............... 203
Descr ipt ion .............. .. .. .. .. . 111
Side curtain airbags ....... ... .. .... . 162
Description .... ........... ... .... . 162
Howtheywork ............. .. .... . 163
Safety instructions .......... .. .... . 163
Side marker lights .......... ... .... .. 49
Ski sack .... ................... ... .. 75
Sliding/tilting sunroof
Conven ience opening/closing . .. ...... 42
Emergency closing ........ .. .. .. .. .. 44
Opening and closing ....... ... .... .. 43
Sunshade .................... ... .. 43
Snow chains ............... ... .... . 255
Socket 12-vo lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sources of informat ion about child re-
straints and their use ................ 183
Spare tire .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 260
Speedometer .... ...... ..... .. .. .. .. 12
Speed rating letter code ... .. .. .. .... . 250
Speed warn ing system .......... .. .... 89
Sport differential .......... .. .. .. .. . 115
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
S TART ENG IN E STOP b utton (convenience
key) . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 86
S TART ENGIN E STOP button (Conven ience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Starting from rest
.. ... .. ..... .... . .. . 88
Starting
off w ith a trailer ............ .. 89
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 85
Stee ring
Locking the steering . .. ..... ... .. .. . 82
olso refer to Electro -mechanica l power
assist . ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 190
Stee ring wheel
Adjust ing steering col umn ........... 82
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 190
Steps for determin ing correct load limit . 244
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 86
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Storage compar tments . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 76
S tronic . ... .... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. . 93
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
S tronic transmission Emergency re lease ... .......... .. .. 100
Launch Control Prog ram ..... ... .. .. . 99
Su nroof ...... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. . 43
also refer to Slid ing/ti lting sunroof 43, 44
Sun shades
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 55
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sun visors . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 54
Symbols
refer to Warn ing/ indicato r lights . .... . 13
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tail lights
Cleaning ......................... 203
T echnical modifications .. ..... ... .. .. 286
T ether anchors .. .................. . 181
Tether strap 181
T extiles
Cleaning .. .. .. .. ... .......... .... 205
T he first 1 ,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards .. ... ... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. 193
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 133
t ipt ron ic . .. .. .. .. ............. .. ... 93
Automa tic Shift Lock (ASL) ... ... .. .. . 95
Driving ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 95
Emergency mode ... .... .... ... .. .. . 99
Manua l shift program .......... .... . 98
Se lector lever .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 94

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Tire pressure .... ....... ... .. .. .. ... 239
Tire pressure monitoring system .. . ... . 257
T ires .. .. .. .. ................. .. .. . 227
Low aspect ratio t ires ...... .. .. .. .. . 256
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Speed rating letter code . ...... ... .. 250
Tire manufacturing date . ....... .... 250
Tire spec ifications ........ .. .. .. .. . 249
Tread depth .. ........... .. .. .. ... 245
Uniform tire quality gra ding .. .. .. .. . 254
Winter tires ............. .. .. .. ... 254
Tires and vehicle load limits ... ... ... .. 242
T ires and whee ls
Checking tire pressure ..... .. .. .. .. . 239
Cold tire inflation pressure . .. .. .. .. . 234
Dimensions . ................ ... ... 248
Gene ral notes ......... .... ... ... .. 227
Glossary of tir e and loadin g termino lo-
gy .. .... .. .. ............. .. .. ... 229
N ew tires and wheels ...... .. .. .. .. . 248
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Snow chains .. ........... .. .. ..... 255
Tires and vehicle load limits . ... .. .. . 242
Wheel bolts ............. .... .. ... 256
Winter tir es .. ........... .. .. .. ... 254
Tire service life ............ .. .. ..... 245
Tool kit ... .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... . 260
T orn or frayed safety belts
139
Towing Front eyelet ............. .. .. .. .. . 277
Rear eyelet .............. .. .. .. ... 277
Tow truck procedures ............ .. . 276
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system .. .. . 257
Trailer towing ... ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 199
Operating instructions .......... .... 199
Tec hnical requir ements . . . . . . . . 199, 200
Tips ... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 201
Transm ission .............. .... .. .... 93
6-speed manual transmission ... .. .. .. 93
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) 99
Transport Canada ............. .... .. 134
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) .. .. .. .. .. . 245
Trip computer Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mil eage .. .. ............. .... .. .. .. 24
Index 299
Single-trip memory .. .......... .. .. . 24
Total-trip memory . .. .......... .. .. . 24
T rip odometer . .. .. ................. . 12
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment. . . 70, 132
T runk escape handle . .. .......... .. .. . 41
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39
Turn signals . .. .. .. .... ............. . SO
Warning/indicator lights ........... .. 22
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Un fastening safety belts 141
Uni directional tires .... .......... .. .. 228
Uniform tire quality g rading ......... . 254
Unlocking Rear lid ... .. .. .. .... ............. . 38
Unlo cking/locking
at the lock cylinder ... .......... .. .. . 37
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with t he ce ntra l locking sw itch ..... .. . 35
with the conven ience key ............ . 35
Use of jumper cables ............ .. .. 275
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Valet parking .... .... ... .......... .. . 45
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Vehicle care/clean ing ...... . .. .......... .. 202
Vehicle control modules ............. . 184
Vehicle electrica l system ............. . 16
Vehicle identifica tion label ........ .. .. 280
Vehicle Identificat ion Number (VIN) .... 280
Vehicle jack ... .... .. . .. .......... .. 265
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Vehicle literature ...... ............. .. S
Vehicle shut-down ... . .. .......... .. 195
Vehicle tool kit .. .. .. . .. .. ...... .. .. 260
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Vinyl Cleaning .. .. .... .. . .. .......... .. 205
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