2015 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK wheel alignment

244 Tires and whee ls
Driving style -Extra care must be taken when
Driving fast around curves, rotating direction-specific
heavy acceleration and hard tires
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page 268.
braking increase tire wear. Wheel balancing
Rotating tires for more even
The wheels on new vehicles are
wear ba lanced. However, various sit-
For all four tires on your vehicle uations during everyday driving
to have the same service life, can cause them to become un-
we recommend that the front balanced, resulting in vibra-
and rear tires are rotated ac -tions you can usually feel
cording to the tire manufactur- through the steering wheel.
er's suggested tire rotation in- Unbalanced wheels must be re-
tervals . Please remember the
balanced to avoid excessive
following: wear on steering, suspension
-T ire rotation intervals may dif -and tires. A wheel must also be
fer from the vehicle service in· rebalanced when a new tire is
tervals outlined in your War- insta
lled .
ranty
& Maintenance booklet . Incorrect wheel alignment
-The longer one tire is used in
Incorrect wheel alignment can
one location on the vehic le,
cause excessive ti re wear, im-
the more it wears at certain
pairing the safety of the vehi-
points; t herefore, we recom-
cle . If tires show excessive
mend that you fo llow the tire
wear, have the wheel alignment
manufacturer's suggested tire
checked by an authorized Audi
rotation intervals.
dealer or qualified wo rkshop.
-Vehicles with front-wheel
dr ive experience more t read
All-wheel drive
wear on the front wheels com-
Vehicles with quattro must al -
pared to all-wheel drive (quat- ways have tires of the same
tro) .
size, construction and tread
-Please rotate tires as shown type. For details see
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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¢
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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 - "' rl
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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
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-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.