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also reduces fuel e fficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle's handling and stop p ing ability .
Pl ease no te that the TPMS is not a substi tute for
p roper tire maintenance, and it is the drive r's re
sponsib ility to maintain cor rect tire pressure,
even if under-inflation has not reached the leve l
to tr igger illum inat ion of the TPMS low tire pres
sure telltale.
Your vehicle has also been eq uipped with a TPMS
mal funct ion indicator to indicate when the sys
tem is not operating properly. The TPMS mal
function indicator is combined w ith the low tire
pressure tellta le. Whe n the system detects a
malfunct ion, the telltale will flash for approx i
mately one min ute and then remai n cont inuo usly
i llum inated. This sequence will continue upon
s ubseq uen t ve hicl e start- ups as long as the m al
f u nction ex ists.
When the malfunct io n in dicator is ill uminated,
the system may not be ab le to detect or signa l
l ow tire press ure as intended . TPM S malfu nctions
may oc cur for a var iety of reasons, incl uding the
installation of replacement or alternate ti res o r
wheels on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS
from functioning properly . Always check the
TPMS malfunction telltale after rep lacing one or
more t ires or whee ls on your ve hicle to ensure
that the replacement or alternate tires and
wheels allow the TPMS to cont inue to funct ion
p roperly.
If the Tire Pressure Monitoring System
ind icator appears
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Tir e Pressure Moni toring System in
di cato r
The tire pressure indicator in the instrument
cluster informs you if the tire pressure is too low
or if th ere is a system malfunction .
Using the ABS sensors, the tire p ressure mo nitor
i ng system compa res the tire tread circumfer
e n ce and vib ra tion characteristics of the individ u
a l tir es .
If the pressure c hanges in o ne or more
wheels , th is is indica ted in the instrument clus ter
d is p la y with a n
[I] indica to r li ght and a message.
Wh eel s
If only one tire is affected, the location of tha t
t ir e will be indicated.
T he tire press ures mus t be store d in the Infot ain
ment system again each t ime the pressures
c h ange (switching between partia l and full load
pressure) or after changing or replacing a tire on
yo ur vehicle
r::!;> page 190 . The tire pressure mon i
toring system on ly monitors the tire pressure you
have stored . Refer to the t ire pressure label for
the recommended t ire press ure fo r yo ur vehicle
r::!;>page 181, fig . 150 .
Tire tread c ircumfe rence and vibration cha racter
istics can change and cause a tire pressu re warn
i ng if :
- the t ire pressure in one or more tires is too low.
- the t ire has str uctural damage .
- t he t ire w as rep lace d or the t ire pressu re was
changed and it was no t store d
r::!;> page 190.
- t he spare tire* is i nstalled.
Indicator lights
[I] -Loss of pressu re in at leas t one tire r::!;> & .
Check the tires and replace or repair if necessary .
Check/correct the pressures of all fou r tires and
store the pressu re again in the menu disp lay
r::!;>page 190.
ffim (T ire Pressure Moni tor ing Sys tem) Tire
pre ssure: Syst em malfunction!. Ifm appears
after sw itching the ignition on or while d riv in g
and the
[I] i ndic ator ligh t in the i nstru men t clus
te r blinks for approx imately one minute and then
stays on, the re is system ma lf u nction . Try to
store the co rrect tire pressures
r::!;> page 190 . If
the indicator light does turn off or turns on again
after a short period of time, drive to an author
ized Audi dealer or author ized Audi Se rvice Facili
ty immediate ly to have the ma lfunction correct
ed.
_&. WARNING
- I f the tire p ressure in dicator appears in the
d isp lay, redu ce you r speed immedi ately and
a void any h ard stee ring or bra king m aneu
vers . S to p as soon as poss ible and check the
tires an d their pressure .
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.. Install the rod on the vehicle jack: Insert the
rod into the opening on the handwheel. Turn
the rod left or r ight to secure it.
.. Cont inue raising the jack with the rod until the
wheel lifts off the ground slightly.
Position the vehicle jack
onl y under the designat
ed lifting points on the sill
c:::> fig. 156. There is ex
actly
one location for each wheel. The jack must
not be pos itioned at any other location
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c:::> CD.
Soft grou nd under the jack can cause the vehicle
to slip off the jack. Always place the jack on firm
ground . Use a flat, stable support if necessary.
Use a non-slip surface such as a rubber mat on a
s lipper y surfa ce such as tile .
_& WARNING
-
-Yo u or your passengers could be injured
wh ile chang ing a whee l if yo u do not follow
these safety precau tions:
- Position the veh icle jack only at the desig
nated lifting points and align the jack.
Otherw ise, the vehicle jack cou ld slip and
cause an injury if it does not have suffi
cient hold on the vehicle.
- Use on ly the jack* supplied with your vehi
cle to raise the vehicle.
If yo u use a jack
from a d ifferent vehicle, your veh icle may
slip off the jack -ris k of injury!
- Do not use the jack* supp lied with your ve
h icle to ra ise other veh icles, as these may
slip off the jack -ris k of injury!
- A soft or unstable s urface under the jack
may cause the vehicle to s lip off the jac k.
Always p rovide a firm base fo r the jack on
the ground . If necessary, use a sturdy
board underthejack .
- On hard, sl ippery surfa ce (such as tiles)
use a rubbe r mat or similar to prevent the
jack from slipp ing.
- T o help prevent injury to you rself and yo ur
passenge rs:
- Do not ra ise the vehicle unt il you are sure
the jack is securely engaged .
- Passengers must not remain in the vehicle
when it is jacked up.
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
-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 injury!
- Never start the engine when the vehicle is
on the jack -risk of acc ident!
(D Note
Do not lift the ve hicle by the s ill. Pos ition the
vehicle jack only at the des ignated lifting
po ints on the sill. Otherw ise, your veh icle will
be damaged.
Taking the wheel off/installing the spare
tire
Follow these instructions step-by-step for chang
ing the wheel.
F ig . 1 58 Chang ing a w hee l: us ing the hexagona l socket
(with the blade removed) to turn the bolts
Fig. 159 Changi ng a whee l: alig nment p in i nside the top
h ole
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