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wear on steering, suspension and tires. A wheel must also be
rebalanced when a new tire is
installed.
Incorrect wheel alignment
Incorrect wheel alignment can
cause excessive tire wear, im­
pairing the safety of the vehi­
cle. If tires show excessive
wear, have the wheel alignment checked by an authorized Audi
dealer or qualified workshop.
All wheel drive
Vehicles with quattro must al­
ways have tires of the same
size, construction and tread
type. For details see
¢page 176.
A WARNING
Sudden tire failure can lead
to loss of control, a crash and serious personal injury!
-Never drive a vehicle when the tread on any tire is worn down to the wear indica­
tors.
-Worn tires are a safety haz­
ard, they do not grip well on
wet roads and increase your risk of "hydroplaning" and
loss of control.
Tires and wheels 229
-Always keep chemicals that can cause tire damage, such
as grease, oil, gasoline and
brake fluid away from tires.
-Tires age even if they are not being used and can fail
suddenly, especially at high speeds. Tires that are more
than 6 years old can only be used in an emergency and
then with special care and
at lower speeds.
-Never mount used tires on your vehicle if you are not sure of their "previous histo­
ry." Old used tires may have
been damaged even though
the damage cannot be seen
that can lead to sudden tire
failure and loss of vehicle
control.
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TMS can be used at temperatures down to
- 4 °F (- 20 °C).
A WARNING
Take the following precautions after re ­
pairing the tire:
- Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/
h)!
- Avoid fu ll-throttle acce leration, heavy
braking and fast cornering.
- The vehicle's road behavior can be affect ­
ed.
- Tires sealed w ith
TMS are intended only
for
temporary, short-te rm u se . Dam­
aged tires must be replaced . Drive care­
fully to the next profess iona l repa ir fa ­
c ility.
- After using the t ire sea lant the tire pres­
sure monitoring system may no longer
work properly. Drive carefully to the next
professional repair fac ility.
- TMS must NOT be used,
- for cuts or punctures in the ti re whi ch
a re l arger tha n 0.16 inch (4 mm)
- for damage to the rim
- if you have been dr iv ing with very low
tire pressures o r ti res with no air
- Seek p rofess ional assistance if it is not
poss ible to repair the tire with the tire
sealant.
- The tire sealant must not come into con­ tact with sk in, eyes or clothing.
- If you get any tire sealant in your eyes or
come into contact with it, r inse the af­
fected a rea t horoughly with cl ean water.
F ind a physicia n immediate ly!
- Change a ny clot hing contam ina ted with
t ir e sea lant immed iate ly.
- Do not inhale the vapo r!
- If you have swallowed t ire sealant, r inse
your mouth thorough ly r ight away a nd
dr ink plenty of water.
- Do not induce vomiting! Find a phys i­
cian immediate ly!
- If you have a lle rgic reactions, f ind a
physician immediate ly.
- K eep t he tire sea la nt away from chi ld ren.
What do I d o now ? 243
(D Note
Do not use comme rcially avai lab le tire
sea lants. T he e lectr ica l components of the
tire pressure monitoring system will no
l onger work properly.
@ For the sake of the environment
Used sealant bottles can be dropped off at
a recycling facility.
(D Tips
- If sea lant has run out, allow it to dry .
Then you can peel it off.
- Have the t ire sea lant rep laced eve ry 4
years at a dealership.
Making a tire repair
Fig . 190 Mak ing a t ire repa ir
Preliminary steps
11>-I f you have a f lat tire, park the vehicle as far
as poss ible from moving t raffic.
11>-App ly th e p ark ing b rake fi rm ly .
.,. Move the se lector lever to the P pos ition
.,. Check whether a repair using the Tire Mobili­
ty System is possib le ¢
page 242.
.,. Have a ll passengers leave the vehicle and
stay away from the danger zone~_&..
.,. Take the seala nt bottle and the electric air
pump from the luggage compartment under
the floor ¢
page 242.
.,. Remove the "max. SO mph" (80 km/h) stic k­
er from the sealant bottle and affix i t to the
ins trumen t cluster in the drive r's view.
Filling a tire
.,. Shake the bott le thoro ughly before filling. ..,

24 4 What do I do no w?
• Screw the accompanying filling hose com ­
pletely onto the bottle. This breaks through
the fo il seal automat ica lly at the connec­
t ion.
• Remove the valve cap from the tire valve and
unscrew the valve insert us ing the accompa ­
nying valve insert tool
q fig . 190 .
• Lay the valve insert on a clean surface .
• Remove the sealing p lug from the filling
hose and connect the hose to the t ire va lve.
• Hold the bottle with the bottom fac ing up­
ward and empty the entire contents into the
tire.
• Then pu ll out the hose and screw the valve
insert tightly back into the tire valve.
Inflating a ti re
• Screw the fi lling hose for the electric air
pump onto the tire valve and insert the con ­
nector into the cigarette lighter .
• Inf late the tire between 2.0 and 2.S bar and
read the pressure from the gauge.
• If this tire pressure is not reached, drive
your vehicle approximately 10 meters for ­
ward or backward so that the sealant can be redistr ibuted i nside the tire.
If at th is time
the required air pressure still cannot be reached, the t ire is too bad ly damaged and
cannot be repaired with the tire sea lant.
Final check
• After dr iving for about 10 minutes, stop and
check the t ire pressure .
• If tire pressure is less than 1.3 bar, the ti re
is too seve rely damaged. Do not cont in u e to
drive . Seek pro fessional assistance.
8_ WARNING
- Turn on the eme rgency flashers and set
up the emergency triangle if you have
flat tire while in moving traff ic. This is
for your protection and the for the safety
of other d rivers .
- Have all passengers leave the vehicle and
stay away from the danger zone (fo r ex­
ample, beh ind a guard rail). -
Read and follow the manufacturer's safe­
ty precautions on the compressor and in
the instructions on the bottle of sealant!
- If a tire pressure of 2.0 bar cannot
reached after inflating for six minutes,
then the t ire is too severely damaged. Do
not continue driving!
- Obta in qualified help if it is not possible
to perform the repair with the tire seal­
ant.
- If the tire pressure is less than 1.3 bar
after 10 m inutes of driv ing, then the the
tire is too seve rely damaged . Do not con­
tinue dr iving. Seek profess iona l assis­
tance.
Q) Note
Particular care is necessary if you are mak­
i ng a tire repa ir on a steep incl ine .
@ Tips
-Do not operate the electric air pump for
more than 6 minutes without stopping,
otherwise it can overheat . When the a ir
pump has cooled down, you can continue
t o u se i t.
- If sealant has spilled out, let it dry and
then you can remove it by peeling it away
like a foil.
- Rememb er to obtain a new bott le of
sealant from yo ur autho rized Aud i deale r
after repairing a tire. After this, the func­
tionality of the tire repair set is resto red.
- Obey all laws.
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 failure, pull the
car we ll away from mov ing traffic and try to
reach
le vel ground before you stop q ,& .
• All passengers should lea ve the car and
move to a safe location (for instance, behind
the guardrail)
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