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Tire wear/damage
Fig. 188 Tire profile: treadwear indica
tor
Tire wear
Check the tires regular ly for wear.
-Inflation pressure that is too low
or high can increase tire wear
considerably.
-Driving quickly through curves, rapid acceleration and heavy
braking increase tire wear.
-Have an authorized Audi dea ler
or authorized Audi Service Facili
ty check the wheel alignment if
there is unusual wear.
-Have the wheels rebalanced if an imbalance is causing noticeable
vibration in the steering wheel.
If you do not, the tire s and other
vehicle components could wear more quickly.
~ l) Obey any applicable regulations in your 0
[;:; country. 00
Wheels
Treadwear indicator
Original equipment tires contain
treadwear indicators in the tread
pattern, which are bars that are 1/16 in (1.6 mm) high and are
spaced evenly around the tire per pendicular to the running direc
tion
c:> fig. 188. The letters "TWI"
or triangles on the tire sidewall indicate the location of the tread
wear indicators.
The tires have reached the mini
mum tread depth
l) when they
have worn down to the treadwear
indicators. Replace the tires with
new ones
c:> ..1,,. .
Tire rotation
Rotating the tires regularly is rec
ommended to ensure the tires
wear evenly. To rotate the tires, install the tires from the rear axle
on the front axle and vice versa.
This w ill allow the tires to have
approximately the same length of
service life.
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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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Index
A
A/C (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Activating vibration warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Adjusting steering time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Indicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Adaptive light (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Adjusting the air d istr ibut ion (climate control
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adjusting the air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Adjusting the center console lighting . . . . . . 41
Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Adjusting the temperature (climate contro l
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Advanced Airbag System Children
....... .. .............. ....
Components ...... .............. ... .
Front airbags ..... .............. ... .
How the components work together ... .
Ai rba g .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .
I ndicator light .... .............. .... .
Airbag system .. .. .. .............. ... .
Advanced Airbag System ....... .. .. .. .
Care
. . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .
Ch ild rest raints .............. .... .. .
Components (front airbags) .......... .
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat ................ .
Disposal ... .. .. ............. .... .. .
Front airbags ... ............. .... .. .
H ow do the front airbags work? . .. .. .. .
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have?
Important information .............. .
I mportant safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . .. ............. .. .. .. .
Knee airbags .. .. ............. .... .. .
Monitoring ....... .............. ... .
PASSENGER AIR BAG light ........... .
Repairs
Safety instructions ................ .. .
Side airbags .. .. ............. .... .. .
294
218
201
199
202
194 14
213 198
208
218
201
195
208 198
203 201
194
211
210
205
206 208
207
212 Warning/Indicator
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
When must the system be inspected? . . . 205
Ala rm system
refer to Anti-theft ala rm system . . . . . . 22, 27
Alignment pin (tire change) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
All-weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Alte rnative routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
AMI
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 160, 161
Android Auto
refer to Audi smartphone interface . . . . . 171
Announcements (sett ings)
refer to Voice guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Anti-freeze Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Anti- lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Ant i-slip regulat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Apple CarPlay
refer to Audi smartphone interface . . . . . 171
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Aspect ratio (video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Services (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Audi magnetic ride
refer to Suspension control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Audi music stream
refer to Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Audio player
B luetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Wi-Fi audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Audio track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 290
Audi smartphone interface ......... 171,175
Audi virtual cockpit (instrument cluster) . . . . 8