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Emergency assistance
Vehicle jack, vehicle tool kit and collapsible spare
tire
Onboard tool kit and vehicle jack
The vehicle tools ond vehicle jack* are stored in
the luggage compartment under the floor cover.
Fig. 209 Luggage compartme nt: on board tool kit and vehi·
cle jack
The vehicle jack* is stored under the on board tool
ki t¢ fig.
209.
Hybrid drive*: the storage location of the on
board too l kit varies ¢
page 105.
The on board tool kit includes:
- Hook for removing wheel covers*
- Plastic hook to remove wheel bolt covers*
- Alignment p in for cha nging wheels
- Wheel bolt wrench
- Folding chocks
- Screwdriver w ith reversible blade
- Socket (removable Torx socket)*
- 10 x 13 open ended wrench (for disconnecting
the battery cables)
- Towing eye
Befo re storing the jack*, make sure it is wound
back down as far as it will go.
A WARNING
Improper use of the vehicle jack* can cause
ser ious personal injuries.
- Never use the jack* supplied with your Audi
on another vehicle, particularly on a heav ier
-
Emergen cy assistance
one. The jack * is only suitable for use on the
veh icle it came with.
- Using a bumper jack to raise the vehicle will
damage the bumper system. The jack may
slip, causing injury.
- Never support your vehicle on c inder b locks,
bricks or other objects. These may not be
able to support the load and could cause in·
jury when they fa il.
- Never start or run the engine while the vehi
cle is supported by the jack*.
- If you must work under the vehicle, always
use safety stands specifically designed for
this purpose.
- Never use the hexagonal socket in the han
dle of the screwdriver to loosen or tighten
the wheel bolts.
- Always make sure the inflatable spare tire*
and even a flat tire are secured in place and
not loose, otherwise they could fly forward,
causing personal injury to passengers in the
veh icle in an acc ident or sudden maneuver.
(D Tips
Some of the on board items listed above are
provided on certain models only or are option
al extras.
Folding chocks
The folding chocks are part of the on board tool
kit.
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Fig. 210 Open ing foldi ng chock s
To use the chocks, you first have to rais e the sup ·
port plate r::!,>
fig. 210 (!) and then i nsert the lock
ing plate with the two "tabs" into the e longated
holes in the base pl ate@¢
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Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency
crews and working personnel who have the nec
essary tools and equipment to perform these
operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
(D Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission
cannot be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by con
necting it to the battery of another vehicle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a dis
charged or weak battery, the battery can be con
nected to the battery of
another vehicle, using a
pair of jumper cables to start the engine .
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently large cross
section
to carry the starter current safely. Refer
to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated terminal
clamps which are distinctly marked:
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minus(-) cable
in most cases colored black.
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal in
jury . Follow the instructions below for safe
handling of your vehicle's battery.
-Always shield your eyes and avoid leaning
over the battery whenever possible.
-A discharged battery can freeze at tempera
tures just below 32 °F (0 °C). Before con
necting a jumper cable, you must thaw the
Emergency situations
frozen battery completely, otherwise it
could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes or
skin. Flush any contacted area with water immediately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a
vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gases.
Keep sparks, flame and lighted cigarettes
away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a
low acid level in the battery.
- The voltage of the booster battery must al
so have a 12-Volt rating. The capacity (Ah)
of the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery. Use of
batteries of different voltage or substantial
ly different" Ah" rating may cause an explo
sion and personal injury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trapped
in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has been
frozen. The battery case may have be weak
ened ,
- Use of batteries of different voltage or sub stantially different capacity (Ah) rating may
cause an explosion and injury. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
q page 221.
(D Note
-Applying a higher voltage booster battery
will cause expensive damage to sensitive
electronic components, such as control
units, relays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact between
the vehicles as otherwise current could al
ready start to flow as soon as the positive
(+) terminals are connected.
(D Tips
- The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical system. .,..
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Index
Tire Mobility System (tire repair set)
258
Tire pressure monitoring system Loss of air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Low aspect ratio t i res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 258
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Service life 243
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . 252, 2S3
T ire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Treadwear ind icators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Unidi rectiona l.... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 237
Uniform tire quality grading .... .. .. ... 251
T ires and whee ls
Glossary of t ire and load ing terminology . 23 7
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . 16
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S5
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Torn or frayed sa fety be lts 1
46
Tow ing
Fr ont eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Rear eye let . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Tow tr ucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Towing a tra iler
P ark ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
TPMS (tire pressure monitor ing system) . . . 253
T railer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Trailer towing Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Techn ica l req uirements . . . . . . . . . . . 204, 205
Tong ue load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Trailer turn signa l assemb ly
Warn ing/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Transm ission
Malfunct ion (ind icator light) . . . . . . . . . . .
127
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Trip computer Fue l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
M ileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Sing le- trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Total -trip memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
296
Trunk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Turn signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Wa rning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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ULSD No. 2 (Diese l fue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Unif orm tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
U nlocking
Power locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rea r lid/trun k lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
U si ng the mec hanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Use of jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . 277
Vehicle jac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255, 262
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Ventilat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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Warning/ind icator lights
A irbag sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
An ti- lock b rake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cruise cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
E lectromechanica l parking brake . . . . . . . . 18
E lectronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electronic Stabilization Contro l (ESC) . . . . . 15
G low p lug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Hig h beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) . . . . . . . 17
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
T ire pressure mo nitoring system . . . . . . . . 16
T rai ler turn signal assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16