2017 AUDI A6 wheel alignment

Wheels
&,. WARNING -
-Only use tire/rim combina­
tions and suitable wheel bolts
that have been approved by
Audi. Otherwise, damage to
the vehicle and an accident could result.
-For technical reasons, it is not
possible to use tires from oth­
er vehicles -in some cases,
you cannot even use tires from
the same vehicle model.
-Make sure that the tires you
select have enough clearance
to the vehicle. Replacement
tires should not be chosen
simply based on the nominal
size, because tires with a dif­
ferent construction can differ
greatly even if they are the
same size. If there is not enough clearance, the tires or
the vehicle can be damaged and this can reduce driving
safety and increase the risk of
an accident.
-Only use tires that are more
than six years old when abso­
lutely necessary and drive
carefully when doing so.
-Do not use run-flat tires on
your vehicle. Using them when
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not permitted can lead to ve­
hicle damage or accidents.
-If you install wheel covers on the vehicle, make sure they al­low enough air circulation to
cool the brake system. If they do not, this could increase the
risk of an accident.
Tire wear/damage
Fig. 189 Tire profile: treadwear indica­
tor
Tire wear
Check the tires regularly for wear.
-Inflation pressure that is too low
or high can increase tire wear
considerably.
-Dr iving quickly through curves,
rapid acceleration and heavy
braking increase tire wear.
-Have an authorized Audi dealer
or authorized Audi Service Facili­
ty chec k the wheel alignment if
there is unusual wear.
-Have the wheels rebalanced if an imbalance is causing noticeable
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Taking the wheel off/installing the spare
Follow these instructions step-by-step for chang­
ing the wheel.
Fig. 201 Changing a wheel: us ing the screwdriver hahd le
(with the blade removed} to turn the bolts
F ig. 202 C hangin g a whee l: alignment pin ins ide the top
hole
After you have loosened all wheel bo lts and
raised the vehicle
off the ground, remove and re­
p lace the whee l as follows:
Removing th e wheel
.. Use the hexagon al so cket in the screwdri ver
handle
to completely remove the topmost
wheel bolt and set it aside on a
clean surface
¢ fig. 201 .
.. Screw the threaded end of the alignment pi n
from the tool kit hand-tight into the empty bolt
hole ¢
fig. 202 .
.. Then remove the other wheel bolts as described
above .
.. Take
off the wheel leaving the a lignment pin in
the bolt ho le ¢ 0 .
Puttin g on the spa re wh eel
.. Lift the spare wheel and carefully slide it over
the alignment pin to guide it in place ¢0 .
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
.. Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdr iver
handle to screw in and tighten all wheel bolts
slightly.
.. Remove the alignment pin and insert and tight­
en the remaining wheel bo lt slight ly like the
rest .
.. Tu rn the jack handle counter-clockw ise to lower
the vehicle unt il the jack is fully released .
.. Use the wheel bo lt wrench to t ighten a ll wheel
bol ts fi rmly¢
page 238. Tighten them cross­
wise,
from one bo lt to the (approx imately) op­
posite one, to keep the wheel centered.
(D Note
When removing o r insta lling the wheel, the
rim could h it the brake rotor and damage t he
rotor . Work carefully and have a second per­
son help you .
@ Tips
Never use the hexagonal socket in the hand le
of the screwdrive r to loosen or t ighten the
whee l bolts.
- Pull the reversible blade from the screwdriv ­
er before you use the hexagonal socket in
the handle to turn the whee l bolts.
- When mount ing tires with
unidirectional
tread de sign
make sure the tread pattern is
pointed the right way¢
page 241 .
-The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to
turn. Check for dirt and corrosion on the
mating surfaces of both the wheel and the
hub. Remove all dirt from these surfaces be­
fore remounting the wheel.
Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed in the
right direction .
Usi ng a sp are t ire w ith a tread patte rn
intended f or u se in a sp ecific direction
When using a spare tire with a tread pattern in­
tended for use in a specific direction, please note
the following:
- The direction of rotation is marked by an arrow
on the side of the tire. "'
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Symbols
4-zone deluxe automatic climate control 60
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Res idual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
A
A/C (4-zone deluxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
A/C (deluxe automatic climate control) 61
ABS
refer to Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . 120
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 261
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Adjusting the vibration warning . . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Adaptive air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 93
Stop -and -go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
AdBlue. ... .. .. ................ ..... . 194
Me ssages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Opening the tank door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adjusting air distribution (4-zone deluxe auto­
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting a ir distribution (deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting the temperature (4-zone deluxe au ­
tomatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting the temperature (deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Index
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 154
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Front airbags .... .. ............. 151, 152
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 157
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 154
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Impo rtant safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Knee airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
PASSENGER A IR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 159
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
S ide curta in airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
When must the system be inspected? 159
Air pressure (tire pressure monitoring
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Alignment pin (tire changing) . . . . . . . . . . . 236
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Alternator
refer to A lternator (indicator light) . . . . . . 14
Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Amb ient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Anti-freeze Windsh ield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Anti -lock braking system
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Anti-s lip regulat ion
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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