2018 AUDI A4 jack points

Emergency assistance
Loosening the wheel bolts
Fig. 284 Wheel: loosening the wheel bolt
• Slide the wheel wrench (from the vehicle tool
kit) all the way onto the wheel bolt.
• Turn the wheel bolt approximately one turn to
the left -arrow-. To reach the required torque,
hold the end of the wheel wrench. If the wheel
bolt will not loosen, press carefully on the
whee l wrench with your foot. Hold onto the ve­
hicle securely while during this and make sure
your stance is stable .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of an accident, only loosen
the wheel bolts gently (one turn) before rais­
ing the vehicle with the veh icle jack*.
Raising the vehicle
Fig . 28S Sill panels: markings
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Fig. 286 Sill: positio ning the vehicle jack
• Place the veh icle jack* (vehicle tool kit) on a
firm s urface. Use a flat, stable support if neces­
sary. On a slippery surface such as tile, you
should use a non-slip pad (such as a rubber
mat)¢ &.
• Find the marking on the sill that is closest to
the tire that will be
changed¢ fig. 2 85 . Behind
the marking, there is a lifting point on the side
sill for the vehicle jack*.
• Turn the handwheel to raise the vehicle jack*
under the lifting point on the side sill 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 ground.
The base ® must be directly under the lifting
point @.
• Mount the crank on the vehicle jac k*: insert the
crank into the opening on the handwheel. Turn
the crank to the left or right to secure it.
• Continue ra is in g the veh icle jack* with the
crank until the wheel lifts off the ground slight­
ly.
A WARNING
- Ma ke sure the vehicle jack* is stable. Th ere
is a risk of injury when the ground is slick or
soft, because the vehicle jack* could slide or
sink.
- Only raise your vehicle with the vehicle jack*
provided by the factory . If you use a vehicle
jack designed for another vehicle, your vehi­
cle can slide and cause injury.
- Position the vehicle jack* only at the desig­
nated mounting points on the side sill and
align the jack. Otherwise, the vehicle jack*

could slip and cause an injury if it does not
have sufficient hold on the vehicle.
- To reduce the risk of an accident, never start
the engine when the vehicle is raised.
- To reduce the risk of injury, support the ve­
hicle securely with suitable stands if work is
to be performed underneath the vehicle.
- To help prevent injury to yourself 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 vehicle, 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 accident!
(D Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the sill. Position the
vehicle jack* only at the designated mounting points on the side sill. Otherwise, your vehicle
will be damaged.
Removing and installing a wheel
Fig. 287 Wheel: inte rnal hex socket to turn the whee l
bolts
Emergency assistance
Fig. 288 Whee l: alignment pin in the top ho le
Removing a wheel
.,. Remove the top wheel bolt completely using
the hex socket in the screwdriver handle (in the
vehicle tool kit)
~fig. 287 and place it on a
clean surface.
.,. Install the alignment pin (from the vehicle tool
kit) by hand into the empty
hole ~ fig. 288.
.,. Remove the rest of the wheel bolts.
.,. Remove the wheel. The alignment p in remains
in the hole while doing this.
Install a wheel
Read the directions on~ page 366 when instal­
ling unidirectional tires.
.,. Slide the wheel on over the alignment pin .
.,. Install the wheel bolts and tighten gently using
th e hex socket.
.,. Remove the alignment pin and also tighten the
remai ning wheel bolt.
.,. Carefully lower the vehicle using the vehicle
jack*.
.,. Tighten the wheel bolts in a diagonal pattern
using the wheel wrench .
The wheel bolts must be clean and loosen/tight­
en easily. Check the contact surfaces for the
wheel and hub . Contaminants on these surfaces
must be removed before installing the wheel.
A WARNING
Never use the hex socket in the screwdriver
handle or the hex socket wrench with the
ratchet to loosen or tighten the wheel bolts.
This increases the risk of an accident, because
you will not reach the tightening specification
required .
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Rear towing loop
Fig. 298 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 360.
.. Press the cap inward with brief, forcefu l pres­
sure ¢ fig. 298. 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. 299 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. 300 Front lifting point
Fig. 301 Rear lif tin g po int
.. Read and heed WARNING ¢&, .
.. Locate lifting points¢ fig. 300 and ¢ fig. 301.
.,. 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 <=:>
fig. 300. 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
<=:>fig . 301 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to <=:> page 364.
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 <=:>
fig. 300 and <=:> fig. 301.
- Fa ilure to lift the vehicle at these poin ts
could cause the vehicle to til t 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
t h ese , a nch or 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 .

K
Key....... .. .. ................ ..... .. 38
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38, 39
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 42
Vehicle code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Kick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . .
95
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Important safety instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . 289
L
Lane assist
refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . 125
Lap timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Evaluating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
LATCH · · · · · . .... ............. .. .. .. . 309
Descr iption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Install ing a child restraint ............ . 311
Location
· · . .. ..... ....... ... .. .. .. . 310
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook
. . .. .. .... ............. .. .. .. . 311
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Left contro l button ............. .. .. .. .. 14
License agreement (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
253
Lifting points (vehicle jack) ....... ..... . 364
Light/rain sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
Interval mode (w ipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Light functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
High beam assistant
55
Instrument illum ination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Lighting
Exterior
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . .. .. .. 54
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Lights
~ Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 54
;::; Listening to mus ic ,....
8 refer to Media .. ............. .. . 227 , 236
3 Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . 259
Index
Locking/unlocking
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
With the centra l locking switch . . . . . . . . .
41
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
With the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42
Low beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cover..... .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 70
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Socket.. .. .. .. . ............ .... .. .. . 68
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Val et parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
also refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment ..... .. .. .. ................. ..
259
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Maintenanc e intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Making an emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Malfunc tion indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . . 24
Map
Display
219
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Update . .. .. .. .. ............... .. ..
204
Mapupdate ... .. .. .................. . 217
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39
Media ... .. .. .. .. ............... 227, 236
Drives · · · · .. .. .. .. ....... ........ .. 228
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Media center .. .. .. .. ............... .. 237
Memory buttons
refer to Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 162
Memory capa city
D. ,rectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Memory card SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
228
Supported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
MENU button
· · · · · · · · · · · · ·........ ... 155
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