2017 AUDI A4 flat tire

Emergency assistance
Trunk escape latch
In case of an emergency, the rear lid can be
opened from the inside using the trunk escape
latch.
Fig. 257 Luggage compartment: Trunk escape latc h
• Push the latch in the direction of the arrow un­
t il the lock releases.
The trunk escape latch ins ide the rear lid is made
of fluorescent material to glow in the dark.
_& WARNING
The trunk escape latch is to be used only in an
emergency .
@ Tips
The emergency release lever should never be
used as a handle fo r closing the luggage com­
par tment l id.
General information
• Park the vehicle as far as poss ible from moving
t raff ic in the event of a breakdown . In the event
of a flat tire , park the vehicle on a leve l surface .
It you are on a steep hill, be especially careful.
• Set the parking brake.
• Switch the emergency flashers on.
• Have the passengers exit the vehicle. They
should move to a safe place, for example be­
hind a guard rail.
Emergen cy a ssis tanc e
_& WARNING
-Follow the steps given above. Th is is for your
protection and the for the safety of other driv ­
ers .
Equipment
Vehicle tool kit/vehicle jack
Applies to: vehicles wit h the vehicle tool kit and vehicle jack
Fig. 258 Lu ggage compa rt ment: vehicle tool kit, vehicle
jack*, tir e m ob ility kit and compressor
The vehicle tool kit, vehicle jack, tire mobility k it
and compressor are stored in the luggage com­
partment under the cargo floor cover.
• Lift the cargo floor using the p lastic handle and
hook the handle onto the luggage compart­
ment seal
c:> fig . 258.
• Vehicles with spare tire: turn the handle coun­
ter -clockwise and remove the spare tire .
"' Unhook the cargo floor before closing the rear
lid .
Depending on vehicle equipment, the vehicle tool
k it, tire mobility kit and compressor may be lo­
cated under another cover that is secured w ith a
handwheel.
(D Tips
The vehicle jack in your vehicle is mainte­
nance-free.
Tire mobility kit
Preparation
"' Read and follow the important safety precau­
tions
c:> page 343.
• Set the parking brake. ll>-
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• Remove the connector@) and pressure hose ®
with the pressure gauge from the housing.
• Install the compressor pressure hose ® on the
flange @ on the tire sealant bottle@.
• Insert the sealant bottle with the flange at the
bottom into the opening @ on the compressor
cover .
• Remove the valve cap from the fau lty t ire .
• Install the fi ller hose @on the valve(!)
r::!vfig. 261.
• Connect the plug@¢ fig. 260 to a socket in
the vehicle .
• Switch on the ignition.
Inflating a tire
• Move the sw itch @ r::?v fig. 261 on the comp res­
sor into posit ion
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• Inflate the tire to between 29 psi (200 kPA)
and 36 psi (2SO kPA) and read the pressure on
the gauge.
• If this tire pressure is not reached, remove the
filler hose. Drive slowly approximately 33 feet (10m) forward or in reverse so that the sea lant
can be d istributed in the tire . Pump up the t ire
again
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A WARNING
-Read and follow the manufacture r's safety
precautions on the compresso r and in the
ins tructions on the bottle of sealant.
- If a tire press ure of 29 ps i (200 kPA) cannot
be reached afte r inflating for six m in utes,
then the tire is too severe ly damaged . Do
not continue driving.
- If the t ire cannot be repaired with the tire
sealant, see an authorized A udi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Serv ice Facility for assistance .
@ Tips
Do not operate the compressor for mo re than
six m inutes continuously, or i t can overheat .
Once the compressor has coo led, you can con ­
tinue using it .
Emergenc y ass is tanc e
Completing AdBlue refill
• Ad here the sticker that says "max. SO mph
(max . 8 0 km/h) " that is provided wi th t he tire
mob ility kit w it hi n the driver's field of vision.
• Stop the vehicle a fter driving for abou t 10 mi­
nutes and check the tire pressure.
• If the tire pressure is lower than 19 psi (130
kPA), then the tire is too severely damaged. Do not continue dr iving.
A WARNING
Pay attention to the following afte r repa iring
the tire:
- Do not dr ive faste r than SO mph (80 km/h) .
- Avoid hard acce leration, braking sharply,
and fast cornering .
- The vehicle may become more difficult to
control.
- If the tire is too severe ly damaged, see an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Serv ice Facility for assistance.
(® For the sake of the environment
You can give the used tire sealant bottle to an
a uthorized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi
Service Fac ility for disposal.
(D Tips
Remember to obtain a new bott le of sealant
from an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
A udi Service Fac ility after repairing a tire.
Replacing wheels
Preparation
You must complete the preparation before
changing a tire.
• Read and follow the important safety precau-
tions
~ page 343 .
• Set the par king brake.
• Sele ct the P selec to r lever posit ion.
• W hen tow ing a tr ailer: d isconne ct the trailer
from your vehicle .
• Lay out the vehicle too l kit ~
page 343 and the
spare tire
¢ pag e 349 . .,,.
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Emerg ency assis ta nce
The vehicle jack mode* switches off automatical­
ly at speeds above 6 mph (10 km/h).
A WARNING
If you are changing a tire on a steep hill, use a
block or similar object to block the opposite
wheel to prevent the vehicle from moving.
A WARNING
You or your passengers could be injured wh ile
chang ing a wheel if you do not follow these
safety precautions :
- If you have a flat t i re, move a safe d ista nee
off the road . Turn off the engine, turn the
emergency flashers on and use other warn­
ing devices to alert other motorists.
- Make s ure that passengers wa it in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traffic.
- To help prevent the vehicle from moving
suddenly and possibly slipp ing off the jack,
always fully set the parking brake and block
the wheel diagona lly oppos ite the wheel be­
ing changed with the folding chocks or oth ­
er objects . When one front wheel is lifted
off the ground, placing the Automatic
Transmission in "P" (Park) will
not prevent
the vehicle from moving.
- Before you change a wheel, be sure the
ground is level and firm. If necessary, use a
sturdy board under the jack.
- Always store the veh icle tool k it, the jack
and the replaced tire in the luggage com­
partment
c::> page 242.
@ Tips
Obey all laws.
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Removing the cap
Fig. 262 Whee l: wheel bolts with c aps
Whee l bolts with cap s
.. Slide the p lastic clip (from the vehicle tool k it)
onto the cap until it engages
c::> fig . 262.
.,. Remove the cap with the plastic clip.
Loosening the wheel bolts
Fig . 263 Whee l: loosen ing t he whee l bolt
.. Slide the wheel wrench (from the vehicle tool
kit) all the way onto the wheel bolt .
.. Turn the wheel bolt approximately one turn to
the left -arrow- . To reach the required torque,
hold the end of the wheel wrench . If the wheel
bolt will not loosen, press ca refu lly on the
wheel wrench with your foo t. H old onto the ve­
hicle securely whi le dur ing th is and make sure
your stance is stable.
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of an accident, only loosen
the wheel bolts gent ly (one turn) before rais­
i ng the veh icle with the vehicle jack*.

lifting the vehicle
Fig. 264 Sill p anels : m arkin gs
Fig. 265 Sill: posit io nin g th e vehicle jack
.,. Place the vehicle jack* (vehicle tool kit) on a
firm surface . Use a flat , stable support if neces ­
sary . On a slippery surface such as tile, you
sho uld use a non-s lip pad (such as a rubber
mat)
¢ 8, .
.,. Find the mar king on the sill that is closest to
the tire that will be changed¢
fig. 264. Behind
the marking, there is a lift ing point on the side
sill for the v ehicle jack* .
.,. Turn the handwheel to raise the veh icle jack*
under the lifting point on the s ide s ill until the
bracket on the jack @completely covers the
notch on your vehicle.
.,. Align the vehicle jack* so the bracket @covers
the notch and the base @ is flat on the gro und .
The base @ must be direct ly unde r the lifting
poin t@ .
.,. Mount the crank on the vehicle jack*: insert the
crank into the opening on the handwheel. Turn
the rod left or right to secu re it .
.,. Cont inue raising the vehicle jack* with the
crank until the wheel lifts off the ground slight­
ly .
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
A WARNING
--Make sure the vehicle jack* is stable. There
is a risk of inju ry when the ground is slick o r
soft, because the vehicle jack* could slide or
sink .
- Only raise your vehicle w ith the vehicle jack*
provided by the factory . If you use a vehicle
jack designed for anothe r vehicle, your veh i­
cle ca n slide and cause injury.
- Position the veh icle jack* only at the des ig­
nated lifting points on the side s ill and align
the j ack. Othe rw ise, the vehicle jack* could
slip and cau se an i njury if it does not have
sufficient hold on the vehicle.
- To reduce the r is k of an accident, neve r start
the engine when the vehicle is raised.
- To reduce the r isk of injury, support the ve­
h icle sec urely with s uitable stands if wor k is
to be performed underneath the vehicle .
- To help preven t injury to yourse lf and your
passengers:
- Do not raise the vehicle until you are sure
the jack is securely engaged .
- Passengers must not remain in the vehicle
when it is jacked up.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traffic .
- Make sure jack position is correct, adjust
as necessary and then continue to raise
the jack .
- If work has to be done under the veh icle,
ensure that it is safely supported on suita­
ble stands -risk of i njury!
- Never start the eng ine when the vehicle is
o n the jack -risk of accident!
(D Note
Do not lift the ve hicle by the s ill. Pos ition the
vehicle jack* only at the designated lifting po ints on the side sill. Otherw ise, your veh icle
will be damaged .
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~ If the removed wheel does not fit in the spare
whee l we ll, store it securely in the luggage
compartment ¢
page 242.
~ Check the tire pressure on the installed whee l
as soon as possible.
~ On vehicles with a Tire Pressure Monitoring Sys ­
tem*, check the tire pressure and store it in the
Infotainment system
<::;> page 336 .
~ The wheel bolt tightening specification must be
90
ft lbs (120 Nm). Check it as soon as possible
with a torque wrench . Drive carefully until then.
~ Have the faulty wheel replaced as quickly as
possible.
(D Tips
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are cor­
roded and difficult to turn while changing a
tire, they should be replaced before you
check the tightening torque.
- Drive at reduced speed until you have the
tightening torques checked.
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the information ¢ page 324 if you
are go ing to use a replacement tire which is dif­
ferent from the tires on your vehicle.
After you change a tire:
- Check the tire pressure on the replacement
tire immediately after installation.
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as pos­
sible by your authorized Audi dealer or quali­
fied workshop.
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of
90 ft lbs (120 Nm).
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded
and difficult to turn while changing a tire,
they should be replaced before you check the
tightening torque.
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and have
it installed on your vehicle as soon as possi­
ble . Remount the wheel cover.
Until then, drive with extra care and at reduced
speeds .
Emergency assistance
A WARNING
- If you are going to equip your vehicle with
tires or rims which differ from those which
were factory installed, then be sure to read
the information
r::;> page 324.
-Always make sure the damaged wheel or
even a flat tire and the jack and tool kit are
p ro perly secured in the luggage compart­
ment and are not loose in the passenger
compa rtment.
- In an accident or sudde n maneuver they
could fly forward , injur ing anyone in the ve­
h icl e.
- Always store damaged wheel, jack and tools
securely in the luggage compartment. Oth­
erwise, in an acc ident or sudden maneuver
they could fly forward, causing injury to pas­
sengers in the ve hicle.
Space-saving spare tire
Applies to: vehicles with space-saving spare tire
-
The spare tire is intended fo r short-term use on­
ly. Have the damaged tire checked and replaced,
if necessary, by an authorized Audi dea ler or au­
thori zed Audi Service Facility as soon as possible.
T he re are some restrictions on the use of the
spare tire. The spare tire has been designed spe­
cifically for your type of vehicle . Do not rep lace it
with the spare tire from another type of vehicle .
T he tire press ure must be 61 PS I (420 kPA).
Removing the spare tire
~ Lift the cargo floor using the p lastic handle and
hook the handl e onto the luggage compa rt­
ment seal
¢page 343, fig . 258.
~ Remove the handle by turning it counter-clock­
wise and remove the spare tire.
~ Unhook the cargo floor before closing the rear
lid.
Snow chains
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains on
the compact spare tire is not pe rmitted .
If you have to drive w ith snow chains and a front
tire fails , mount the spare wheel in place of a .,..
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Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 247
High beam headlights Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Hill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
H ome address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 194
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 48
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
H ow are child restraint system anchors re lat-
ed to chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 260
How safety belt pretensioners work 251
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Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Switching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
I mportant things to do before driving . . . . 236
Importing/exporting (contacts) . . . . . . . . . 169
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 251
I ndicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
PASSENGER AIR BAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
I nput
Using MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Inspection interval ........... .. .. .. .. . 316
I nstall ing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Index
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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Front...... ... .. .. ................. . 53
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Intermittent mode (windsh ield wipers) 56
Internet
refer to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 172
Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
iPod
refer to Audi music interface.......... . 215
iTunes tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
J
Jukebox 211
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Jump start cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
K
Key......... ... .. .. ... ........... ... . 38
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 , 39
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 42
V ehicle code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Kick-down (automatic transm ission) . . . . . . . 87
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 271
L
Lane assist
refer to Active lane ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Installing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .... ... .. .. .. ...... ....... .. .. 293
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Left control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
License agreement (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
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