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.. If the removed wheel does not fit in the spare
whee l well, store it securely in the luggage
compartment
r::!:> page 185.
.. Check the tire pressure on the installed whee l
as soon as possible .
.. Check the tire pressure and store it in the Info
ta inme nt system .
.. The wheel bo lt tightening specification must be
90
ft lbs (120 Nm) . Check it as soon as possible
with a torq ue wrench. Drive carefully unt il then .
.. Have the faulty wheel rep laced as quick ly as
possible .
(D Tips
-If you notice that the wheel bolts are cor
roded and diffic ult to turn w hile changing a
tire , they should be rep laced 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 c::> page 262 if you
are go ing to use a spare tire which is different
from the tires on your vehicle .
After you change a tire:
- Che ck the tire pre ssure on the spare immedi
atel y after in stallation .
- Hav e the wheel bolt tightening torque
che cked with a to rque w rench a s soon a s pos·
s ible b y your author ized Audi deal er o r a
qualified servi ce stat ion.
- With ste el and allo y wh eel rim s, the wheel
b o lts a re co rrectly tightened at a torque of
90 ft lb (120 Nm) .
- If you n otice that the wh eel bolt s are corroded
and d iff icult to turn while cha nging a t ire ,
the y shou ld be re pla ced befo re you ch ec k t he
t igh ten ing to rque .
- Replac e the flat tire w ith a new one and h ave
i t in stalled on you r vehicle as soon as possi
bl e. Remount th e wheel co ver .
Until th en, drive with e xtra care a nd at reduc ed
speeds.
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
A WARNING
--If you are going to equip your vehicle with
tires or r ims which differ from those which
were factory installed, then be sure to read
the information
r::!:> page 262 .
-Always make sure the damaged wheel or
even a flat tire and the jack and tool kit are
p roperly sec ured i n the luggage compart
men t and ar e not loose in the passenger
compartment.
- I n an accident or sudden maneuver they
could fly forward, injuri ng a nyone in the ve
h icle.
- Always s to re damaged wheel, jack and tools
securely in the luggage compartment. Oth
erwise, in an acciden t or sudden maneuver
they co uld fly forward, causing injury to pas
sengers in the veh icle .
Spare tire
General information
App lies to: veh icles w it h space -sav ing spare t ire (compact
s pa re tir e)
F ig. 211 Lu ggage compar tm en t: spare t ir e
F ig . 2 1 2 Spa re t ire (e xa mple)
T he spare tire is intended for short-term use on -
ly . Have the damaged tire checked and replaced if ..,.
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Emerg enc y assis ta nc e
necessary by an authorized Audi dealer or author
ized Audi Service Facility as soon as possible.
There are some restric tions on the use of the
compact spare tire. The compact spare tire has
been designed specifically for your type of vehi
cle. Do not replace it with the spare tire from an
other type of vehicle .
Remo ving th e spar e tire
.,. Turn the handle~ fig. 211 @counter-clock-
wise.
.,. Remove the spare tire.
Remov ing th e vehicle jac k
.,. Lift up the cover on the right side of the lug
gage compartment and remove the vehicle
jack.
Snow chain s
For technical reasons, the use of snow cha ins on
the compact spare t ire is not permitted.
If you have to drive with snow chains and a front
tire fails, mount the spare wheel in place of a
rear tire. Install the snow cha ins on the rear tire
that you removed, and install that in place of the
front tire that failed .
.&, WARNING
-
-After installing a spare t ire, the tire p res
s u re must be checked as soon as poss ible.
T he tire pressure is available on
~ page 265,
fig . 199.
-If the spare tire is more than 6 years o ld,
use it only in an emergency and with ex
treme caution and carefu l driving.
- T he spare tire is intended on ly for tempora
ry and short-term use. It shou ld be replaced
as soon as possible with the norma l wheel
and tire.
- After mounting the compact spare tire, the
tire pressure must be checked as soon as
poss ible. The tire pressure of the compact
spare tire must be 61 psi (420 kPA); other
wise, you risk hav ing an accident.
- Do not drive faster than SO mph (80 km/h).
You risk hav ing an accident.
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- Avoid full-throttle acceleration, heavy brak
ing, and fast cornering. You r isk having an
accident.
- Never drive using more than one spare
wheel and tire. You r isk having an accident.
- Normal summer or winter tires must not be
mounted on the compact spare wheel rim.
- For technical reasons, the use of tire chains
on the spare tire is not permitted. If it is
necessary to drive w ith tire chains, the spare
wheel must be mounted on the front axle in
the event of a flat in a rear t ire. The newly
ava ilable front wheel must then be installed
in place of the rear wheel with the flat tire.
Installing the tire chain before mounting
the wheel and tire is recommended.
- Loose items in the passenger compartment
can cause se rious personal injury during
ha rd bra king or in an accident. Never store
the inflatable spare tire or jack and tools in
the passenger compartment .
- Normal summer or winter tires must not be
mounted on the compact spare wheel rim .
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@ For the sake of the environment
-Changing the engine settings will adversely
affect emission levels. This is detrimental to
the environment and increases fuel con
sumption.
-Always observe environmental regulations
when disposing of old engine oil, used brake
fluid, dirty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Mate
rial -special handling may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo
rate . When the vehicle or parts of the re
straint system including airbag modules
safety belts with pretensioners are scrap
ped, all applicable laws and regulations
must be observed. Your authorized Audi
dealer is familiar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your deal er perform this service for you.
Accessories and
technical changes
Additional accessories and parts replacement
Always consult on authorized Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and passive safety.
This safety could be compromised by non-ap proved changes to the vehicle. For this reason, if
parts have to be replaced, please observe the fol
lowing points when installing additional accesso
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are available from authorized Audi dealers.
These dealers also have the necessary facilities, tools and trained specialists to install the parts
and accessories properly .
Consumer information
A WARNING
Using the wrong spare parts or using non-ap
proved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use only accessories expressly approved by
Audi and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessories have been spe
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Do not use license plate brackets in the
front area that are different from the one
installed at the factory, or add additional li
cense plate brackets.
- Never install accessories such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or within the airbag deployment zones. Do
ing so will increase the risk of injury if air
bags are triggered in an accident!
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS Qpoge 244.
(D Note
-If items other than genuine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair work is not per
formed according to specified methods, this
can result in severe damage to your vehi
cle's engine and body (such as corrosion)
and adversely affect your vehicle's warranty.
- If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle examined by an
authorized Audi dealer as soon as possible.
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable for
damage which occurs due to failure to com
ply with these stipulations.
Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when tech
nical modifications ore mode.
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer
before
starting work on any modifications.
This will help ensure that vehicle function, per
formance and safety are not impaired
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Safety features for occupant restraint and protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
180
Safety instructions
for side curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
220
for using chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
For using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 211
Safety systems ( indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Saving fuel
Recupera tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Scan (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Screen
refer to Audi virtual cockpit (instrument
cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20, 22
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
SD card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
sos
refer to Voice recognition system . . . . . . . 107
Search
refer to Free text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Search area (point of interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Searching for an entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Seating position
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
181
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
H ow to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 182
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Seats
adj ust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
181
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Select ing a source
Multifunction steering wheel .........
22, 0
Selecting a source (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
163
Selection menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 98, 101, 102
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Select ive whee l torque contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Selector lever (automatic transmission)
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
69
Pos1t1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner
Ind ex
196
Service interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Settings
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
124
Map ....... ... .. .. ... ....... .... ... 145
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
T elephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . .
66
Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Side airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
215
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Des cription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
SIM card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Snow cha ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Software update
refer to System update (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . 177
Software (MMI)
License
179
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
239
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Speed-dependent volume increase . . . . . . . 178
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
START Engine STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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