2018 AUDI TT ROADSTER jack points

Emerg enc y assis ta nce
Loosening the wheel bolts
Fig. 198 Chan gin g a tire : loosen t he wheel bolts
.,. Slide the wheel wrench (from the vehicle tool
k it) 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
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith vehicle jack
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Fig. 199 Sill: markings (examp le)
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Fig. 200 S ill : pos ition ing the vehicle jack
.,. Place the veh icle jack* (vehicle tool kit) on a
firm s urface. Use a f lat, stab le support if neces­
sary. On a slippery surface such as ti le, 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
c> fig. 199. Behind
the marking, there is a lifting point on the side
sill for the vehicle jack* .
.,. Turn the vehicle jack* located u nder the mount ­
ing point on the sill to raise the jack until its
arm
(D c> fig. 200 i s located under the desig­
nated mou nting point .
.,. Align the vehicle jack* so the a rm (!) engages in
the designated mounting point in the side sill
and the base @lies flat on the ground. The
base @ must be directly under the mounting
point @.
.,. Continue raising the vehicle jack* until the
wheel lifts off the ground slightly.
A WARNING
- Make sure the vehicle jack* is stable . There
is a risk of injury when the ground is s lick or
soft, because the vehicle jac k* could sl ide or
sink.
- On ly raise your vehicle w ith the vehicle jac k*
provided by the factory. If you use a ve hicle
j a ck designed for anothe r vehicle, your veh i­
cle can slide and cause injury .
- Posi tion the veh icle jack* only at the des ig­
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 ra ised.

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-To reduce the risk of injury, support the ve­
hicle securely with suitab le stands if work is
to be performed underneath the vehicle.
- To help prevent injury to yourself and your
passengers:
- Do not ra ise 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
p lace away from the vehicle a nd well away
from the road and t raffic.
- Make sure jack posit ion is correct, adjust
as necessary and then cont inue to raise
the jack.
- If work has to be done under the v ehicle,
ensure that it is safely s upported on su ita­
b le stands
-risk of inju ry!
- Never start the engine when the vehicle is
on the jac k
-risk of accident!
(D Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the sill . Position the
veh icle jack* only at the des ignated mounting
points on the side s il l. Otherwise, yo ur vehicle
w ill be damaged.
Removing and mounting a wheel
Fi g. 2 01 Wheel : internal hex socket to turn the wheel
bolts
Em ergen cy as sis tanc e
Fig. 202 Whee l: alignment pin in the top ho le
Removing a wheel
.,. Remove the top wheel bolt completely using
the hex socket in th e screwdriver handle (in the
ve hicle tool kit) ¢
fig. 201 and p lace it on a
clean s urface.
.,. Then insta ll the alignment pin (from the ve hicl e
too l kit) by hand into the empty wheel bolt hole
<=> fig . 202.
.,. Remove the rest of the wheel bo lts.
.,. Remove the wheel <=>CD. The alignment pin re-
mains in the hole while doing this.
Install a wheel
Read the directions on <=> page 2 78 when in stal­
ling unidirectiona l tires.
.,. Slide the wheel on over the alignment pin ¢ (D .
.,. Insta ll the whee l bolts and tighten gently us ing
t he hex socket .
.,. Remove the alignment pin and also tighten the
remain ing whee l bolt .
.,. Carefully lower the vehicle using the vehicle
jack* .
.,. Tighten the wheel bolts in a d iagonal pattern
using the wheel wrench .
The wheel bolts must be clean and loosen/tight­
en easily . Check the contact surfaces for the
whee l and hub. Contam inants on these su rfaces
must be removed before installing the wheel.
_&. WARNING
Neve r use the hex socke t in the screwd river
handle to t igh ten the wheel bo lts . Using the
h ex socket will not ac hieve the required t ight­
ening torque, which increases the risk of an
accident .
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Emergency situations
Rear towing loop
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Fig. 212 Rear bumper: i nstalling the towing loop
There are threads located behind the right side of
the rear bumper where a towing loop can be in­
stalled.
.. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit
Q page 272.
.. To remove from the bumper, push the cap in ­
ward in the
lower area -arrow- and lift it up in
the
upper area ¢ fig. 212 .
.,. Tighten the towing loop in the threaded open­
ing until it stops and then tighten it with a
whee l w rench .
.. 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 flatbed truck
Fig. 213 Vehicle o n flatbed tru ck
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Front hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the center line of the car
carrier ramp.
.. Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
pr eviously installed.
Rear hook up
.,. Align the vehicle with the centerl ine of the car
carrier ramp .
.. Attach the winch 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. 214 Front lifting point
Fig. 215 Rear lif ting po int
.,. Read and heed WARNING ¢&, .
.. Locate lifting points ¢fig. 214 and ¢fig . 215. II>

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~ Adjust lifting a rms o f wo rkshop ho ist o r floo r
jack to match veh icle lifting points .
~ In se rt a r ubber pad between t he floor jack/
wor kshop hoist and the lifting points.
The vehicle jac k mode* must be activated so that
the automatic a djustment of the Adaptive Air
Suspension* does not make it more difficult to
raise t he ve hicle w it h the floor jac k.
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 h e lif ting poi nt is locat ed on the floor pan re in ­
fo rceme nt abou t at t he s ame leve l as t he jac k
mo unt ing poin t
i::> fig . 214. Do not lift the vehi­
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
T h e lif tin g point is loc ated o n the ve rt ical rein­
f o rc eme nt of th e lowe r sil l fo r th e on-bo ard jac k
¢fig . 215.
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to i::> page 2 76 .
A WARNING
- T o re duc e th e risk of seri ous injur y an d vehi­
cl e dama ge.
- A lways lift t he veh icle only at the s pecial
wo rksho p hoist and floo r jack lift po ints il­
lust rated
¢ fig. 214 and ¢ fig. 215.
- Fa ilu re to li ft the vehicle at these points
could cause the vehicle t o til t or fa ll from
a li ft if there is a change in veh icle we ig ht
d istr ibu tion a nd balance. Th is m ight hap ­
p en , fo r e xamp le, wh en h eavy co m po­
n e nts s uch a s the engi ne b lock or tran s­
mission ar e re mo ved.
- W hen remo ving h eavy compo nents like
t h ese, anchor vehicle to hoi st or add cor re­
s p ondi ng we ights to ma inta in t he ce nt er of
g ra vity . Ot herwise, the vehi cle m ight ti lt or
s lip off the hoist, causin g serio us persona l
injury .
Emergency situations
@ Note
-Be aware of t he fo llow ing poin ts befo re lift ­
in g th e vehicle:
-The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil
pan, the transmission 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
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.
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