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What should I be aware of when changing a tire?
Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed the
right direction .
A unidirectiona l tire can be ident ified by arrow s
on th e sidewall ,
which point in the di rection of
the rotat ion. You mus t fo llow the spe cified direc
tion of rotation. This is necessary in order fo r
these tires to develop the ir opt imum characteris
tics regarding grip, road noise, wear, and hydro
p laning .
Anti-theft wheel bolts
A special adopter is needed to turn the anti-the~
wheel bolts.
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Fi g. 1 56 A nti-theft wheel bo lts wit h adapter
.. Install the adapter @as far as it w ill go onto
the ant i-theft wheel bolt @ .
.. Pu sh the wheel wrench over the adapter @as
far as it will go .
.. Loosen or tighten the wheel bolt ¢
page 205 .
We re commend a lways keepi ng the wheel bo lt
adapter with yo u in the vehicle . It s hould be s tor
ed in the vehicle tool kit.
There is a
c od e number for the w heel bolt lock ing
dev ice, stamped on the face of the adapte r. You
can use th is number to obt ain a repl acement
adapter at a n author ized A udi dealers hip, if nec
essary.
What do I do no w?
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Write down the wheel bo lt lock ing device
code number and store it in a safe place, away
from the vehicle.
Raising the vehicle
Appl ies to veh icles : w ith or ig inal A udi jack
The vehicle must be li~ed with the jock* first be
fore the wheel can be removed.
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F ig. 157 Sill panels: ma rk in gs
Fig. 158 Sill: posit io nin g the ve hicle jack
The descr ipt ion for usi ng the veh icl e jac k only ap
plies to the or ig inal ja ck* (not a veh icle compo
nen t; contact your au thor ized A udi dealer if
needed) .
.. App ly th e
parking brake firmly to prevent your
veh icle from rolling unintentionally.
.. Shift to
1 st gear (manual tra nsmission). I n
veh icles with automatic transmissions, make
sure t he a utomat ic parking lock is set as we ll
r:!) page 75.
.. Find the lifting point in the sill on the side with
the affected wheel<=>
fig. 157 .
.. Extend the jack under the lifting point on the
door sill until its arm is positioned directly un-
der the lifti ng po int
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