2018 AUDI A4 rims
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Emergency assistance
CJ) Note
When removing or installing the whee l, the
r im could hit the brake rotor and damage the
rotor. Work ca ref ull y and have a second pe r
son help you.
@ Tips
- When mounting tires w ith unidirectional
tread design
ma ke s ure the t read pattern is
po inted the r ight
way ¢ page 366.
-The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to
turn. Check for d irt and cor ros ion on the
mating s urfaces of both the wheel and the
h ub. Remove all dirt from t hese surfaces be
fo re re mo unt ing th e wheel.
Unidirectional tires
A unid irec tional tire p rofile is ident ified by a rrows
th at poin t in the run nin g dir e cti on o n the tire
sidewall. You mus t always a dhere to the speci
fied running d irec tion. This is necessary ens ure
the t ire's optim um perfo rmance in regar d to a d
hes ion, r unning noise, fr iction and hydrop la ning.
T o be nefi t fu lly fro m the adv ant ages of the uni
d irect ional tire des ign, you sho uld replace faulty
tires as soon as possi ble an d restore the correct
r u nning di rect io n on all of the tires.
Finishing
.,. Reinstall the caps on the whee l bolts if neces
sary .
.,. Store the vehicle tool kit in its designated
place .
.,. If the re m oved whee l does not fi t in the spa re
whee l we ll, store it se cur ely in t he luggage
com partmen t¢ page 2 59.
.,. Check the tire press ure on the ins talled whee l
as soon as possible.
.,. Co rrect the tire p ressure and store it in the I n
fota inment system
¢ page 353 .
.,. The wheel bo lt tightening specification must be
90 ft lbs (120 Nm) . Check it as soon as poss ible
with a torq ue wrenc h. Dr ive ca refully unt il t hen .
.,. Have th e faulty wheel rep laced as quic kly as
poss ible.
366
(D Tips
-If you not ice that t he w heel bo lts a re cor
rode d and difficult to tur n while changing a
t ir e, t hey s hou ld be replaced befo re yo u
check the t ightening torque.
- Drive at red uce d speed unti l yo u have the
t ightening to rques checked.
· Notes on wheel changing
Please read t he informat ion¢ page 341 if yo u
are going to use a replacemen t tire which is d if
ferent from the tires on yo ur 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 cor rectly 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, dr ive with e xtra care and at reduced
speeds.
A WARNING
- If you are going to equip yo ur vehicle wi th
t ires or r ims which diffe r from those which
we re fac to ry insta lled , th en be su re to read
t he
informa tion ¢ page 341.
- Always make sure the damage d w heel or
ev en a fla t tire and the jack* an d tool kit are
p ro p erl y se cured in t he lug gage com part
me nt an d ar e no t lo o se in the pas senge r
c o mp artme nt.
- I n an ac cident or su dde n man euver they
co uld fl y forw ard , injur ing an yone i n t he ve
hicle.
Page 397 of 403
Index
Rearview camera
re fer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . 137, 138
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Rear window sh ade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Rear window washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
REAR (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Recircu lation mode (automatic climate con-
t rol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Refueling ....... ........... ........ .. 317
Fuel filler door emergency release 319
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Remote control operation Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 52
Remote locking and unlocking
Audi connec t vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Removing the caps (wheel bolts) . . . . . . . . . 363
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Replacing wiper b lades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 63
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 262
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Residual heat (automatic climate control) . . 79
Resta rt (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Reverse gea r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Reversible cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Right control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rims ..... .. .. .... ... ... ..... .. .. .. . 349
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 85
Roaming
refer to Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 95
Roof emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
396
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 4
also ref er to Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Route criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Route guidan ce
refer to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Running direc tion (tires)
s
Safe driving habits
Safety 366
254
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
P edal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
T ele phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 268
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 268
Safety belt pretensioner Serv ice and d isposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263, 266
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Danger to passengers who do not w ear a
saf ety b elt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Fas tening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . .
306
Special considerat ions for pregnant wom -
en .......... ..... .. ............... 268
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Worn p roperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 285
Saving fuel Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17