2018 AUDI A4 replacing tires

Table of content s
Media ... . ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ...
227
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Media drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
W i- F i aud io player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
O nline med ia and Internet radio . . . . . . . . 232
Mu ltimedia connect io ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
P lay ing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Addit io nal sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Supporte d media and file formats . . . . . . 242
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Audi smartphone interface ...... 246
Se tup ... .. .... ... . ...... ... .. .. ... 246
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
MMI sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Connection manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
System update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Volume sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Restart ing the M MI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Sof twa re license i nfo rm at ion 253
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 54
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
B asics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Correct passenger se ating positions . . . . . 255
D river's and front passenger 's footwell . . 2S8
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Airbag system .................... 271
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 1
Front airbags ....................... 275
M on itor ing the Advan ced Airbag System . 283
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 7
4
Side a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
LATCH system (lower anchorages and
tethers for c hildren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Additional informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Maintenan ce and Care ........... 31S
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31S
Gasoline ........................... 315
D iesel fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 7
Se lective cata lytic red uction (AdBlue/
DE F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 19
Emissions control systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Se rvice interva l display 333
Wheels ........ ................ ... 334
Whee ls and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
T ire p ressure mo nitoring system 351
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Car w ash es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 4
Cleaning an d care information . . . . . . . . . 355
Placing your vehicle out of service . . . . . . 3 59
Do It Yourself ... .. .. ........... .. 3 60
Emergency as sistance . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Eq uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Replacing a whee l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Space-sav ing spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Collaps ible spa re ti re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

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Also see¢ page 146, Electronic stabilization
control (ESC) .
The all-wheel drive system dist ributes the d riving
power var iably to the front and rear axle. It works
together with selective whee l torque cont rol,
which activates when driving through curves
c:> page 146. With the sport differentia l*, power
d istribution to the rear wheels is variable and can
be adjusted using the dr ive select
c:> page 134.
The all wheel drive concept is designed for high
engine power. Your ve hicle is exceptionally pow­
erful and has excellent driving characterist ics
both under norma l dr iving condit ions and on
snow and ice . Always read and fo llow safety pre ­
cautions
c:> .&. .
Winter t ires
By us ing all wheel drive, yo ur vehicle has good
forward motion with standard tires in w inte r con­
d itions. However, using winter or all season tires
on
all four wheels in the winter is recommended ,
because this will improve the
braking effec t.
Snow chains
If there are snow chain laws, snow chains must
also be used on vehicles with all wheel drive
c:> page 350, Snow chains .
Replacing tire s
For vehicles with all whee l drive, only whee ls with
the same ro lling circumference s hou ld be used.
Avoid using tires w ith different tread depths
c:> page 341, New tires or wheels.
Offroad vehicle?
The ground clearance is too low on some mode ls
to drive on rough terrain. Therefore, avoid off­ road trips.
A WARNING
-Also, in vehicles with a ll w heel d rive, adapt
your dr iv ing style to the current road and
t raff ic conditions . Do not let the increased
safety provided tempt you into tak ing risks,
because t his increases the r is k of an acci­
dent .
Intellig ent Technology
- The braking ab ility o f your vehicle is limited
to the traction of the wheels. In this way, it
is not different from a two wheel drive vehi­
cle . Do not be tempted to accelerate to a
h igh speed whe n the road is sli ppery, be­
cause this i ncreases the risk of an accident.
- No te that o n wet streets, the fron t wheels
can "hydrop la ne" if dr iv ing at speeds that
are too high. Unlik e front wheel d rive
veh icles, the engine does not rev h ig her sud­
denly when the vehicle begins hydrop laning.
F orthisre ason,ad aptyo urspeedto the
road conditions to re duce the risk of an acci­
dent .
Energy management
The starting ability is optimized
The energy management system manages the
electrical energy distribution and optimizes the
availability of electrical energy for starting the
engine .
When a vehicle with a conventional energy sys­
tem is not drive n for a long time, the ve hicle bat­
te ry is d rained by equipment (for example, t he
immob ilizer). In certa in circ ums tances , there
c ou ld m ay no t be eno ugh e nergy to start the en­
gine.
You r vehicle is equi pped with an in tell igent ener­
gy manageme nt system fo r dist ributing electrici­
ty. This sig nifican tly improves the start ing ability
and in cre ase s t he vehicle battery life.
The ene rgy ma nagement system Is made up of
battery diagnosi s, idling current management ,
and dynamic energy management .
Battery diagnosis
The battery diagnos is determines the vehicle bat­
te ry c harge level. The sensors determine the bat ­
te ry vo ltage, the batte ry cu rrent, and the batte ry
temperat ure. The current c ha rge level and t he
perfo rman ce of the vehicle battery a re de ter-
mine d base d on this.
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151

Wheels
the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure la­
bel, you should determine the proper tire
inflation pressure for those tires).
As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been
equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pressure tell­
tale when one or more of your tires is significant­
ly under-inflated. Accordingly, when the low tire
pressure telltale illuminates, you should stop and
check your tires as soon as possible, and inflate
them to the proper pressure . Driving on a signifi­
cantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to over­
heat and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation
also reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle's handling and stop­
ping ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for
proper tire maintenance, and it is the driver's re­
sponsibility to maintain correct tire pressure,
even if under-inflation has not reached the level
to trigger illumination of the TPMS low tire pres­
sure telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a TPMS
malfunction indicator to indicate when the sys­
tem is not operating properly. The TPMS mal­
function indicator is combined with the low tire
pressure telltale. When the system detects a
malfunction, the telltale will flash for approxi­
mately one minute and then remain continuously
illuminated . This sequence will continue upon
subsequent vehicle start-ups as long as the mal­
function exists .
When the malfunction indicator is illuminated,
the system may not be able to detect or signal low tire pressure as intended. TPMS malfunctions
may occur for a variety of reasons, including the
installation of replacement or alternate tires or
wheels on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS
from functioning properly. Always check the TPMS malfunction telltale after replacing one or
more tires or wheels on your vehicle to ensure
that the replacement or alternate tires and
wheels allow the TPMS to continue to function
properly .
352
· If the tire pressure monitoring indicator
appears
The tire pressure indicator in the instrument
cluster informs you if the tire pressure is too low
or if there is a system malfunction.
Using the ABS sensors, the tire pressure monitor­
ing system compares the tire tread circumfer­
ence and vibration characteristics of the individu­
al tires. If the pressure changes in one or more
tires, this is indicated in the instrument cluster
display with an indicator light
[I] and a message.
If only one tire is affected, the location of that
tire will be indicated.
The tire pressures must be stored in the Infotain­
ment system again each time the pressures
change (switching between partial and full load
pressure) or after changing or replacing a tire on
your vehicle
c:> page 353. The tire pressure moni­
toring system only monitors the tire pressure you
have stored . Refer to the tire pressure label for
the recommended tire pressure for your vehicle
c:> page 344, fig . 2 77.
Tire tread circumference and vibration character­
istics can change and cause a tire pressure warn­
ing if:
- the tire pressure in one or more tires is too low
- the tires have structural damage
- the tire was replaced or the tire pressure was
changed and it was not stored
c:> page 353
- tires that are only partially used are replaced
with new tires
Indicator lights
[I]-Loss of pressure in at least one tire c:> ,&..
Check the tires and replace or repair if necessary.
Check/correct the pressures of all four tires and
store the pressure again in the Infotainment sys­
tem
c:> page 353.
mm (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) Tire
pressure: malfunction! See owner's manual.
If
mm appears after switching the ignition on or
while driving and the
[I] indicator light in the in­
strument cluster blinks for approximately one minute and then stays on, there is system mal-
function. Try to store the correct tire pressures
IJJ,,,

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

Index
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
267
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 264
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 336
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 352
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 265
When must the airbag system be inspected? 283
Where are lower anchorages located?
310
Wi-Fi
Audi music stream .. .......... .... ...
231
Audio player .. ... ............ .... .. . 231
Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
also refer to Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Windows
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
356
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Windshield Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
also refer to Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . 60, 332
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Winter operation
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
354
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Defrosting the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Removing ice from w indows . . . . . . . . . . .
356
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
350
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Vehicle battery .... ........... .... ... 331
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
400
X
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
z
Zooming (map) .. .. .. .. ........... 206, 214