Emergency assistance
Finishing
.,. Reinstall the caps on the whee l bolts if neces
s ar y.
.,. Store the vehicle tool kit i n its design ate d
p lace .
.,. If the removed whee l does not fit in the spare
whee l we ll, store it sec ure ly in t he luggage
compartment
c::> page 257.
.,. Check the tire press ure on the installed whee l
as soon as possible .
.,. Correct the tire pressure a nd s to re i t in the I n
fota inment system
c::> page 343 .
.,. The w heel bo lt tig hte ning spe cifica tion mus t be
1 00 f t lbs ( 140 N m). C heck it as soon as p ossi
ble wi th a t orq ue w rench . Drive care fully unti l
then .
.,. Have the faulty wheel rep laced as quick ly as
poss ib le .
(D Tips
- If you notice t hat the w hee l bo lts are cor
r oded and diffic ult to t urn wh ile chan ging a
tire, they sh ould be replaced before you
chec k the tig htening torque.
- D rive at reduced speed until you have the
tig htening torques c hec ke d .
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the info rmation c::> page 332 if you
are go ing to use a replaceme nt tir e w hich is dif
f er ent fro m the tires on your v ehicle.
Afte r you change a t ire:
- 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 correctly tightened at a torque of
100 ft lbs (140 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.
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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, drive with extra care and at reduced
speeds.
_&. WARNING
- If you are going to equip yo ur vehicle with
tires or r ims which diffe r from those which
were facto ry installed, then be sure to read
the information
c::> page 332 .
- Always make sure the damage d w heel or
even a flat tire and the jack* and too l kit are
properly secured in the luggage compart
m en t and a re not loos e in the pass eng er
compa rtm ent .
- In a n accide nt or sudden maneuv er they
could fly forward, i njuring anyo ne in the ve
hicle .
- Always s to re damaged wh eel, jack* an d
t oo ls sec urely in th e luggage com partm ent .
O the rwise, in an a ccide nt or sud den ma neu
v er they co u ld fl y forw ard, c ausi ng injur y to
pa ssengers in the ve hicl e.
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Collapsible spare tire
App lies to: vehicles wit h co llapsible spare t ire
The co llaps ib le spa re tir e is i nte nded fo r sho rt
t e rm use o nly. H ave the d amage d tire checked
a nd rep lac ed , if necess ary, by an autho riz ed Audi
d ealer or au thor ized A udi Se rvi ce Fac ility as soo n
as possible.
T here a re so me restr ictions o n the use of the co l
lap sib le spar e tir e. The coll apsible spar e tir e h as
b een desig ned s pecif ic a lly for your type o f vehi
cl e. Do not rep lace it wit h the co llaps ible spa re
ti re from a nother type of vehicle .
T he collapsibl e spar e tir e is l oc at e d i n the l ug
g age co mpa rtmen t under the ca rgo floo r cover .
Requireme nt: t he v ehicl e too l ki t
c::> pag e 350 and
th e co mpr ess or m ust b e laid out.
Removing
.,. Fold th e cargo floor cove r back c::> page 350 ,
fig. 270 .
Index
Rear lid
refer to Luggage compartment lid . . . . 36, 37
Rea r lower ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Rear Seat Entertainment preparation
refer to Audi Entertainment mobile . . . . . 234
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems .... ... .. . 131,133
Rea r window defogge r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Rear window washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
R EAR (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Recirculat ion mode (automatic climate con-
trol system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ref ueling. ....... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 311
Remote control
refer to Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remote con trol ope ra tion
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . 43
Remote lock ing and unlocking
Aud i connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Removing the caps (wheel bolts) . . . . . . . . . 353
Repair man uals ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 371
Repa irs
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Rep lacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rep lac ing
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Replac ing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Reset
refer to Restart ( MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
Res id ual heat (automa tic climate cont rol) . . 7 2
Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
R etractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Reve rse gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Rewinding (a udio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
R igh t cont rol b utton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rims ....... .. .. ................ ... . 340
Clea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Road car rier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
384 Roaming
refer to Data connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Roof load ... .. .. .. .. .. ............ 67, 370
Roof rack ... .. .. .. .. .. ............. ... 67
also refer to Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Ro ute criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Ro ute guidance
refer to Navigation .. .. ............. . .
Running direct io n (tires)
s
Safe driving habits
S afety 2
03
355
252
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 69
Be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Correct seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Telephone . .... .. .. .. ............. .. 174
Safety be lt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Safety be lt heig ht adjustme nt . . . . . . . . . 266
S afety be lts wor n by pregnant women . . . 266
Safety be lt pretensioner
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 264
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Imprope rly wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Not wor n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
S afety be lt pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
S afety i nstr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Securing child sa fety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Specia l considerations for pregnant wom -
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Warn ing/ indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Safety i nstr uctions
fo r side c urtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
fo r us ing ch ild safety se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
f or using sa fe ty be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 283