238 Tires and wheels
pothole or hit a curb while park
ing. It is usually not possible to
see whether the radial tires
used today are underinflated
just by looking at them.
Therefore, be sure to check tire
pressures at least once a month
and always before going on a
long trip. Make sure to take the
number of people and the
amount of luggage into ac
count when adjusting tire pres
sure for a trip -even one that
you would not consider to be "long ." See ¢
page 240, Tires
and vehicle load limits
for more
important information.
Always use an accurate tire pressure gauge when checking
and adjusting inflation pres
sures . Check all of the tires. If
the pressure in any tire is too high when the tire is "cold," let
air out of the t ire slowly with
the edge of the tire gauge and keep checking the pressure un
til you reach the pressure that is correct for the load (passen
gers and luggage) and kind of
driving you plan to do .
If the pressure in any tire is too
low, note the difference be- tween the pressure
in the cold
tire and the pressure you need
and add the air that you need to reach the correct pressure for
the vehicle load (passengers
and luggage) for the tires on
your vehicle as listed on the on
your vehicle and in this manual and the kind of driving you plan
to do.
Never exceed the maximum in
flation pressure listed on the
tire sidewall for any reason.
Remember that the vehicle
manufacturer , not the tire man
ufacturer, determines the cor
rect tire pressure for the tires
on your vehicle.
It is important to check the tire
pressure when the tires are
cold .
-Read the required tire pres sure from the tire pressure la
bel. The tire pressure label is
located on the driver's side 8-
pillar.
-Turn the valve stem cap coun ter -clockwise to remove it
from the tire valve.
-Place the air pressure gauge on the valve .
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What do I do now? Emergency warning
triangle
App lies to vehicles: with emerge ncy warning triangle
The warning triangle is located on the inside
of the trunk lid .
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Fig. 203 Trun k lid: Warn ing triang le
.,. To open the cover, turn the locking mecha
nism and pull the cover downward . "'
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Remove the warning triangle from its hold
er .
The rear lid is only designed to ho ld the warn
ing triangle offered by the original accessories
program. If you would like to retrofit your ve
hicle with a warning triangle, p lease contact
your authori zed Audi dealer.
Vehicle tool kit
Vehicle tool kit and jack
The vehicle tool kit is located in the luggage
compartment under the cargo floor cover.
F ig . 204 Trunk lid: V eh icl e too l kit
.,. Fold the floor to the seatback with the help
of the handle .
What do I d o now ? 259
.,. Turn the handwheel counter-clockwise and
remove the cover to reach the vehicle tool
kit .
T he onboard too l kit includes:
- T ire repair kit ( Tire Mobility System)
- Hooks to remove the wheel covers*
- Plastic hook to remove wheel bolt covers*
- Wheel bolt wrench
- Alignment pin for changing wheels
- Screwdriver with reversib le blade
- Tow ing eye
- Jack
Before storing the jack, make sure it is wound
back down as far as it will go.
A WARNING
Imp roper use of the vehicle jack can ca use
serious pe rsonal injur ies.
- Never use the screw driver hex head to
tighten wheel bo lts, since the bolts can
not attain the necessary tighten ing tor
que if you use the hex head, potentially
causing an ac cident .
- The fac tory-supplied jack is intended on
ly for yo ur vehicle model. Under no c ir
cumstances should it be used to lift
heavy vehicles or other loads; you risk in
juring yourself.
- Never start the engi ne when the vehicle
is raised, which could cause an acc ident.
- Support the vehicle securely with appro
priate stands if work is to be performed
underneat h the vehicle ; otherwise, there
is a potentia l risk for injury.
- Never use the jack supplied wit h your
Audi on another vehicle, particularly on a heav ier one. The jack is only su itable for
use on the veh icle it came with.
@ Tips
- Some of the on board items listed above
are provided on certa.in models only or
are opt ional extras.
- Before you can raise your vehicle using
the jack, you must activate the jacking
mode¢
page 265 .
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Loosening
• Slide the wh eel wr ench onto the wheel bolt
as far as it will go.
• Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench
handle and turn the whee l bolts
counter
cl oc kwis e
about one single turn in the direc
tion of arrow c:>
fig. 209.
Tightening
• Slide the wheel wrench onto the whee l bolt
as far as it will go.
• Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench
handle and turn each wheel bolt
clockwi se
until it is seated.
A WARNING
- Do not use force or hurry when chang ing
a wheel -you can cause the vehicle to slip
off the jack and cause serious persona l
injuries.
- Do not loosen the wheel bolts more than
one turn
before you raise the veh icle w ith
the jack. -You risk an injury .
@ Tips
-Never use the hexagonal socket in the
handle of the screwdrive r to loosen or
tighten the wheel bo lts.
- If a whee l bolt is very tight, yo u may find
i t easier to loosen by ca refully push ing
down on the end of the wheel bolt
wre nch w ith
one foot only. As yo u do so,
ho ld on to the car to keep your ba lance
and take care not to slip .
What do I d o now ? 265
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be lifted with the jack first
before the wheel can be removed .
Fig . 210 Sill panels: markings
Fig. 211 Sill: pos ition ing the veh icle jack
• Ac tiva te the vehicle jack mode* in the MM I:
!CAR I fu nction button > (Car) * system s con
trol button>
Se rvicing & ch eck s> Air susp. :
jack mode > On .
• Engage the parking brake to prevent your
veh icle from rolling unintentionally .
• Move the
selector le ver to position P .
• Find the co ver on the sill that is nearest the
wheel that will be changed c:>
fig. 210. Un
de r the cover, t here is a
lifting po int on the
sill for the veh icle jack.
• Remove the cover from the sill before l ifting
the vehicle with a ve hicle jack c:>
page 266.
•Turn the vehicle jack located under the lift
ing point on the sill to raise the jack unti l its
arm @ c:>
fig. 211 is located under the des
ignated plastic mount c:> &_ c:>(D.
• Align the jack so that its arm @c:>
fig. 211
engages in the designated lifting point in
the door s ill and the movable base @ lies
flat on the ground. The base@ must be
ver
tical
under the lifting point @.
• W ind the jack up fu rther until the flat t ire
comes off the ground c:> &_ .
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Taking the wheel off/installing a wheel
Follow these instructions step-by-step for
changing the wheel.
Fig. 213 Changing a wheel: using the screwdriver han
dle (with the blade removed) to turn the bo lts
F ig . 214 Changing a wheel: alignment pin ins ide the
top hole
After you have loosened a ll wheel bolts and
ra ised the veh icle off the ground, remove and
replace the wheel as follows:
R emoving the wheel
.. Use the hex agon al so ck et in th e screw driv
e r handle
to comp letely remove the top
most wheel bo lt and set it aside on a
clean
s u rface ¢fig. 213.
.. Screw the threaded end of the alignm ent
pin from the tool k it hand -tight into the
empty bolt hole¢
fig. 214.
.. Then remove the other wheel bo lts as de
scribed above .
.. Take off the wheel leaving the alignment pin
in the bolt hole ¢(D .
Putting on the oth er w heel
"' .. Lift the wheel and carefully slide it over the N
a:: alignment pin to guide it in place ¢(D. I.J -
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.. Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver
handle to screw in and tighten all wheel
bolts
slightly.
.. Remove the alignment pin and insert and
tighten the remaining wheel bolt slightly like the rest.
.. Turn the jack handle counter-clockwise to
lower the veh icle until the jack is fully re
leased .
.. Use the wheel bo lt wrench to tighten all
wheel bo lts firm ly¢
page 264. Ti ghten
them
crosswise, from one bolt to the (ap
proximately) opposite one, to keep the
wheel centered.
(D Note
When removing or installing the whee l,
the rim could hit the brake rotor and dam
age the rotor. Work carefully and have a
second person help you.
@ Tips
Never use the hexagonal socket in the han
dle of the screwdriver to loosen or tighten
the w heel bolts.
- Pull the reversible blade from the screw
dr iver before you use the hexagonal
socket in the handle to turn the wheel
bolts.
- When mounting tires w ith
unidi rectional
tread design
make sure the tread pat
tern is po inted the right way
~page 268.
-The wheel bo lts shou ld be clean and easy
to turn. Check for dirt and corrosion on
the mating surfaces of both the wheel
and the hub. Remove all d irt from these
surfaces before remounting the whee l.
288 Index
Child restra int system anchors ....... . 179
Ch ild safety .. ................ ... ... 165
Conve rtible locking retracto r .. .. .... . 176
Important safety instructions for u sing
chi ld safety seats ..................
169
Important things to know when driving
with children .... ....... ... .. .... .
165
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Ch ild safety lock
Rear doors ............... ... .... .. 40
Ch ild safety seats ............... ....
17 1
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Conve rtible child seats ............. 172
Convertible locking retractor .. .. .... . 176
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ......... ... .... .
169
Infant seats .............. ... .... . 171
Installing .... ............. ...... . 176
Installing a child restraint using the
LATCH system .... ..... .... ... ... ..
181
LATCH system ................. .... 181
Lower anchorages ................. 180
Mount ing and releasing the ancho rage
hook .. .. .. ... .......... ...... .. .
181
Safety instructions ............ .... . 169
Unused safety belts on the rear seat .. 171
C igarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
C leaning .. ................. .. .... . 201
C limate control (four-zone)
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Clock .. .... ................... ... .. 26
C losing
Rear lid .. ............... ........ ..
37
Sliding/tilting sunroof ....... .. .. .. . . 41
Cold ti re inflation pressure .... ... .... . 233
Com ing home ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. ..
46
Compartments ............ .. .. .. .. .. 60
Compl iance ........................ 285
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 128, 282
Consumption (fue l) ..... ... .. .. .... .. 24
Contact ing NH TSA .................. 128
Controls
Cleaning . .. ..................... . 203 Convenience key
... ... ....... ... ... .. 35
Starting the engine ............ .. .. .
74
Stopping the eng ine (START ENGINE
STOP button) ......................
75
Switching the ignition on ............ 74
Unlocking and locking vehicle ....... .. 35
Convertib le child safety seats . . . . . . . . .
172
Convertib le locking retractor
A ctivating . .... .. ............. ....
178
Deact ivat ing . ................. .. .. 178
Using to secure a child sa fety seat l.76, 178
Coolant
refer to Eng ine coolant ............. 217
Cooling mode (automat ic climate control) 70
Cruise cont ro l
Changing speed .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 80
Presetting your speed .. ..... ... .. .. . 80
Switching off ...................... 80
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Warning/ind icator lights ............ . 22
(upholder .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 60
Curve light ........ .. .............. .. 96
Cylinder management
refer to Cylinder on demand System .. . 24
Cylinder on demand System . . . . . . . . . . .
24
D
Data recorde r ... .. ............. .... 186
Date d isp lay .. ...... .............. .. 26
Daytime running lights . .. ..... ... .. .. . 44
Declarat ion of compliance
Adaptive cruise control .............
285
Audi side ass ist .. ............. .. .. 285
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Convenience key . ... ... ......... ... 285
E lectronic immobilizer ... .... ... .. .. 285
Garage door opener (Homelink) ...... 285
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Tire pressure monitoring system ..... 285
Decorative parts/trim
Cleaning . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 203
D EF
What does this mean when it appears in
the tr ip odometer display? ...........
25
Defective light bulb warni ng ......... .. 21
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Open door/hood/rear lid warning . . . . . . . 22
Opening Hood .. .. .. ................. .. ... 2 11
P owe r windows .......... .. .. .. .... 40
Rear lid .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 3 7
Sliding/tilting sun roof .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 41
Operate you r vehicle econom ically and
m inim ize po llution ......... .. .. .. .. . 198
Other equipment (effic iency program) . .. 25
Outle t .... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 59
p
Paint damage .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 203
Paint No ... .. ................. .. ... 279
P arking ..... .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... 77
Automatic transmission ... .. .. .. .. . 105
Va let park ing ............ .... .. .. .. 41
P ark ing brake .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. 7 7
also refer to Electromechan ica l par king
b rake . ..... .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. .... 77
P ark ing system
Ad justing the disp lay/wa rni ng tone .. . 119
C le a ning senso rs/c amera lenses . .. .. . 20 2
C lean ing t he rear view camera .. .. .. . 111
M alf u nct ion . ... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 1 19
Park ing system p lus .... ... .. .. .. .. . 110
Periphera l came ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rearviewcamera ......... .... .. .. . 111
also refer to Park ing systems . . . 110, 111
P ark ing systems . ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 109
Parts replacement ... ...... .. .. .. .. . 284
Pass-thro ugh with ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
P ASSENG ER AIR BAG O FF light ... .. .. . 152
Passenge r protection ....... .. .. .. .. . 184
Passive safety system .... ... .. .. .. .. . 120
P eda ls .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 125
Phys ica l princ iples of a frontal coll is ion 131
Pl asti c parts
C leaning ... .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. ... 203
P olishing .. ... ...... ............. .. 203
Pollen filter
refer to Po llutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
P oll utant fi lter .... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 69
Inde x 293
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Locking/unlocking the vehicle from in -
s ide . ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. . 36
Se lective unlock feature ............ . 34
Settings .. .. .. .. .... ............. . 34
U nl ocking and locking vehicle ......... 34
Power seat adjustment Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power s teer ing
refer to E lect romecha nica l power ass ist 192
Power w indows .. ... ...... ........... 40
malfu nction ...... ...... ........... 41
Pregnant women Spec ia l considerations when wear ing a
safety belt .. .. .. ............... .. 135
pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
P reventative passenge r protection ..... 184
Proper occupant seating positions . .. .. 121
Proper safe ty belt posi tion ............ 134
P roper seating position
Front passenger .. .. ... ....... ..... 122
Occupants . .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 121
Rea r passengers .. ................. 123
Protecting .. .. .. .. ................. 203
Q
quattro
refer to All-wheel drive
Question What happens to unbelted occupants?
Why safety be lts? . .. .. .. ..... ... . .
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193
131
130
Radiator fan . ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. 219
Radio clock . .. .. .. .. ... ....... ...... 26
Rain/ light sensor
Head lights .. .. .. ................. . 44
Intermittent (w indshield w ipers) . .. .. . 48
Senso r defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Range (fue l level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Reading lights . .. ...... ........... .. . 47
Rear fog lights .. .. .... ........... .. . 44
Rea r lid
A utomatic operation . .. ..... ... .. .. . 37
Emergency re lease . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 39
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