2017 AUDI A4 jack points

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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Rear towing loop
Fig. 277 Rea r bumper: install ing the tow ing loop
The threaded opening for the towing loop is lo­
cated on the r ight rear of the bumper.
.. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit
¢page 343.
.. Press the cap inward with brief, forcefu l pres­
sure ¢
fig. 277. The cap will loosen from the
bumper .
.,. Insert the towing loop all the way into the
threaded opening and tighten it w ith a wheel
wrench .
.. After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit.
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be
pulled out when tow ing the vehicle and that
cou ld cause an accident .
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 278 Vehicle on flat bed truck
Front hook up
-
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp.
Emergency situations
.. Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed.
Rear hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp .
.. Attach the w inch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed.
(D Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
truck ramp.
Raising the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be lifted at the lifting
points illustrated .
Fig. 279 Front lifting point
Fig. 280 Rear lif tin g po int
.. Read and heed WARNING ¢&, .
.. Locate lifting points¢
fig. 279 and¢ fig. 280.
.,. Adjust lifting arms of workshop hoist or floor
jack to match vehicle lifting points .
.. Insert a rubber pad between the floor jack/
workshop hoist and the lifting points . .,.
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Emergency situations
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath, be sure the vehicle is safely
supported on stands intended for this purpose .
Front lifting point
T he lift ing po int is loc ated on the floo r pan re in ­
for cement about at the same leve l as t he jack
mounting po int r=;,
fig. 279. Do not lift the veh i­
cle at the vertical sill re inforcement.
Rear lifting point
T he lift ing po int is loca ted on the vert ica l re in­
for cement of the lower sill fo r t he on b oard ja ck
r=:> fig. 280 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to r=;, page 347.
A WARNING
- To reduce the risk of ser io us injury and vehi­
cl e d amage.
- Always lift t he ve hicle only at the special
wo rkshop ho ist and floo r jack lift po ints il­
lustrated
r=;, fig . 279 a nd r=;, fig. 280.
- Fa ilure to lift the vehicle at these poin ts
could cause the vehicle to tilt or fa ll from
a lift if there is a change in vehicle weight
distr ibut io n and balance. This might hap­
pen, for exam ple, when heavy co mpo­
n e nts s uch as the engine b lock or tra ns­
mi ssio n are removed.
- When removing heavy components like
th ese, a nchor vehicle to hoist o r add cor re ­
s pon ding weigh ts t o ma in ta in t he ce nte r o f
gr avit y. Ot herwise, t he ve hicl e migh t tilt or
s lip
off the hoist, causing ser ious perso na l
injury .
(D Note
- Be awa re o f th e followi ng poi nts before li ft­
in g th e ve hicle:
-The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil
pan, the transmiss ion housing, the front
or rear axle or the body side members .
This could lead to serious damage.
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame, a rubber pad must be in-
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serted between the floor jack and the lift
points.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist ,
check that the vehicle weight does not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity of
the hoist.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist , en­
sure that there is sufficient clearance be­
tween the hoist and low parts of the ve­
hicle .

Index
Lifting points (vehicle jack) 347
Light/rain sensor
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
I ndicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
I ntermittent mode (w indshield w ipers) . . . 56
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
I nterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lights Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Entry/exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
H eadlight assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
H eadlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1
H eadlight range contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
H igh beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
I nterior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
L ow beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Listening to music
refer to Media .. ................ 209,217
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . 242
Locking/unlocking On the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 41
W ith the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
W ith the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Low beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
L uggage compartment
Increas ing the size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Pass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Socket... .. .. ............... ........ 64
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
also refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment .. .. .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. . 242
Luggage compartment lid Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Motion-activated opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
L umbar s upport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
374
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Maintenance i nterval ... ........ ... .. .. 316
Making an emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . . 25
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Map Operat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Matrix LED headlights
Headlight assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Mechanica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39
Media ..... .. .. .. .. .. ........... 209,217
Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Memory buttons
refer to Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 141, 147
Memory capac ity
D irectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Jukebox ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 211
Memory card SD card reader (MMI) .. ............. .. 210
Supported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Menu language
refer to Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . 229
Menus/symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Mirror Compass.. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. . 58
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Mirrors Adjusting the outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Dimming .. .... .. .. .. ............. .. . 55
MM I
refer to Multi Media Interface. . . . . . . . . . 141
MM I search
refer to Free text search . ......... 149, 219
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
MODE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 265