Emergency assistance
-If the spare tire has to be installed in the incor
rect direction, use the spare tire only tempora
rily s ince the tire w ill not be able to achieve its
optimum performance character istics with re
gard to aquaplaning, noise and wear.
- We recommend that you pay particular atten tion to this fact during wet weather and that
you ad just your speed to match road condi
tions .
-Replace the f lat t ire with a new one and have it
installed on yo ur vehicle as soon as possible to
restore the handling advantages of a unidirec
tiona l tire .
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the info rm at ion ~ page 208, New
t ires or wheels
if you are going to use a spare tire
whi ch is d ifferent from the tires on yo ur vehicle.
Afte r you change a tire:
-Check the tire pressure on the spare tire im
mediately after installation.
-Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as pos
sible by your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified service station .
-With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of 90
ft lbs (120 Nm) .
-If you notice that the whe el 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 po ssi
ble. Remount the wheel cover.
Until then, drive with extra care and at reduced
speeds .
_& WARNING
-If you a re g oin g to equip your ve hicle wit h
tir es o r rims w hich dif fer from t hose whi ch
were fa ctory inst alled, t hen be s ure t o re ad
t h e informat ion
~ page 2 08, New tires or
wheels .
232
-Always make sure the damage d wheel or
even a flat tire and the jack and tool kit are
proper ly secured in the luggage compart
ment a nd are not loose in the passenger
compartment .
-In an accident or sudd en maneuver they
could f ly forward, i njuring anyo ne i n the ve
h icl e.
-Always sto re damaged w hee l, jack and tools
secure ly in the luggage co mpart men t. Ot h
erwise, in an acciden t or sudden maneuve r
they cou ld fly forw ard , causing i nju ry t o p as
s en gers i n the veh icle.
Spare tire
Space-saving spare tire
App lies to: vehicles wit h spare tire
Fig. 200 L uggage com part ment: space-sav ing spa re tire
The sp are tire is in ten ded for short -term use on
l y . Have the damaged tire checked and, if neces
sary, rep laced by an authorized A udi d ealer or au
thorized Audi Serv ice Facility as soon as possible.
There are some restr ictions o n the use of the
spare t ire . Th e spa re t ire has been designed spe
cifica lly for your type of vehicle . Do not rep lace it
with t he spa re t ire from another type of vehicle .
Space-saving spare tire*
The tire press ure mus t be 61 PS I (4.2 bar).
Removing the spare tire
"" Lift the cargo floor us ing the p lastic handle and
hoo k the han dle on to the l uggage comp art
ment sea l
~fig . 200.
""Tur n the han dw heel coun ter-clo ckwise and re
move it.
