2019 AUDI A4 flat tire

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Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit


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Fig.269Diagram:tiremobilitykitconnection
Requirement:thetiremobilitykitmustbelaid
outandreadyforuse>page348.
Settingupthetiremobilitykit
>Openthecover@)onthecompressor)
>fig.268.
>Removetheconnector(4)andpressurehose(5)
withpressuregaugefromthehousing.
>Connectthecompressorpressurehose(5)to
theflange©onthetiresealantbottle@.
> Insertthesealantbottlewiththe flangeatthe
bottomintotheopening@)onthecompressor
cover.
>Removethevalvecapfromthefaultytire.
>Installthefillerhose@)onthevalve(7)
>fig.269.
>Connecttheplug@>fig.268toanoutletin
thevehicle.
>Switchtheignitionon.

D_Thecompressormaylookdifferent.However,thewayitis
operatedisgenerallythesame.
350
Inflatingatire
>Movetheswitch(8)>fig.269onthecompres-
sorintopositionI.
>Inflatethetiretobetween29psi(200kPA)
and36psi(250kPA)andreadthepressureon
thegauge.
>Ifthistirepressureisnotreached,removethe
fillerhose.Driveslowlyapproximately33feet
(10m)forwardorinreverseso thatthesealant
can bedistributedinthetire.Inflatethetire
again>A\.
Z\WARNING
—Readandfollowthemanufacturer'ssafety
precautionsonthecompressorandinthein-
structionsonthebottleofsealant.
—Ifatirepressureof29psi(200kPA)cannot
reachedafterinflatingfor6minutes,then
thetireistooseverelydamaged.Donotcon-
tinuedriving.
—Ifthetirecannotberepairedwiththetire
sealant,seeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
(i)Tips
Donotoperatethecompressorformorethan
sixminutescontinuously,oritcanoverheat.
Oncethecompressorhascooled,youcancon-
tinuetouseit.
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Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit


>Affixthestickerthatsays"max.50mph(max.
80km/h)"thatisprovidedwiththetiremobili-
tykitwithinthedriver'sfieldofvision.
>Stopthevehicleafterdrivingforabout10mi-
nutesandcheckthetirepressure.
»Ifthetirepressureislowerthan19psi(130
kPA),thenthetireistooseverelydamaged.Do
notcontinuedriving.

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ZA\WARNING
Payattentiontothefollowingafterrepairing
thetire:
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h).
—Avoidhardacceleration,heavybraking,and
fastcornering.
— Thevehiclemaybecomemoredifficultto
control.
—Ifthetireistooseverelydamaged,seean
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.

()Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youcangivetheusedtiresealantbottletoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityfordisposal.
@)Tips
Remembertoobtainanewbottleofsealant
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityafterrepairingatire.
Changingatire
Youmustcompletethepreparationbefore
changingatire.
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page348.
>Set theparkingbrake.
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
>Shiftinto1stgear.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Whentowingatrailer:disconnectthetrailer
fromyourvehicle.
>Layoutthevehicletoolkit>page348andthe
sparetire>page355.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
traprecautionstopreventthevehiclefrom
rolling.Usesuitableobjectstoblockthefront
andbackofthewheelthatisdiagonalfrom
thewheelwiththeflattire.


Z\WARNING
Youoryourpassengerscouldbeinjuredwhile
changingawheelifyoudonotfollowthese
safetyprecautions:
—Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasafedistance
offtheroad.Turnofftheengine,turnthe
emergencyflashersonanduseotherwarn-
ingdevicestoalertothermotorists.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
place
awayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Tohelppreventthevehiclefrommoving
suddenlyandpossiblyslippingoffthejack*,
alwaysfullysettheparkingbrakeandblock
thefrontandbackofthewheeldiagonally
oppositethewheelbeingchanged.When
onefrontwheelisliftedoffthe ground,
placingtheAutomaticTransmissioninP
(Park)willnotpreventthevehiclefrommov-
ing.
—Beforeyouchangeawheel,besurethe
groundislevelandfirm.Ifnecessary,usea
sturdyboardunderthejack”.
—Alwaysstorethevehicletoolkit,thejack*
andthereplacedtireintheluggagecom-
partment>page64.


Z\WARNING
Whenusingthevehiclejack”onaroad witha

steephillorwhenoffroad,youmusttakeex-

(i)Tips
Obeyalllaws.
Removingthecaps
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Fig.270Wheel:wheelboltswith caps
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>Slidetheplasticclipfromthevehicletoolkit
ontothe capuntilitengages>fig.270.
>Removethecapwiththeplasticclip.
Looseningthewheelbolts
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Fig.271Wheel:looseningthewheelbolt
>Slidethewheelwrenchfromthevehicletoolkit
all
thewayontothewheelbolt.
>Turn thewheelboltapproximatelyoneturnto
theleft-arrow-.Toachievetherequiredtorque,
holdtheendofthewheelwrench.Ifthewheel
boltwillnotloosen,presscarefullyonthe
wheelwrenchwithyourfoot.Holdontotheve-
hiclesecurelywhiledoingthisandmakesure
yourfootingisstable.

Z\WARNING
To reducetheriskofanaccident,onlyloosen
thewheelboltsgentlyoneturnbeforeraising
thevehiclewiththevehiclejack*.
Raisingthevehicle


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Fig.272Sillpanels:markings
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Fig.273Sill:positioningthevehiclejack
>Placethevehiclejack*fromthevehicletoolkit
onafirmsurface.Useaflat,stablesupportif
necessary.Onaslipperysurfacesuchastile,
youshoulduseanon-slippadsuchasarubber
mat>/\.
>Findthemarkingonthesillthatisclosestto
thetirethatwillbechanged>fig.272.Behind
themarking,thereisaliftingpointontheside
sillforthevehiclejack*.
>Turn thehandwheeltoraisethevehiclejack*
undertheliftingpointonthesidesilluntilthe
bracketonthejack@completelycoversthe
notchonthevehicle.
>Alignthevehiclejack*sothebracket@covers
thenotchandthebase(2)isflatontheground.
Thebase@)mustbedirectlyunderthemount-
ingpoint@.
>Mountthecrankonthevehiclejack*:insertthe
crankintotheopeningonthehandwheel.Turn
thecranktotheleftorrighttosecureit.
>Continueraisingthevehiclejack*withthecrank
untilthewheelliftsoffthegroundslightly.

ZAWARNING
—Makesurethevehiclejack*isstable.There
isariskofinjurywhenthegroundisslippery
orsoft,becausethevehiclejack*couldslide
orsink.
—Onlyraiseyourvehiclewiththevehiclejack*
providedbythefactory.Ifyouuseavehicle
jackdesignedforanothervehicle,yourvehi-
clecouldslipandcauseinjury.
—Positionthevehiclejack*onlyatthedesig-
natedmountingpointsonthesidesilland
alignthejack.Otherwise,thevehiclejack*
couldslipandcauseaninjuryifitdoesnot
havesufficientholdonthevehicle.>

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@)Note
Whenremovingorinstallingthewheel,the
rim
couldhitthebrakerotoranddamagethe
rotor.Workcarefullyandhaveasecondper-
sonhelpyou.
G)Tips
—Whenmountingtireswithunidirectional
treaddesignmakesurethetreadpatternis
pointedtherightway>page354.
— Thewheelboltsshould becleanandeasyto
turn.Checkfordirtandcorrosiononthe
matingsurfacesofboththewheelandthe
hub.Removealldirtfromthesesurfacesbe-
foreremountingthewheel.
Unidirectionaltires
Aunidirectionaltireprofileisidentifiedbyarrows
onthetiresidewallthatpointintherunningdi-
rection.Youmustalways maintain thespecified
runningdirection.Thisisnecessarytoensurethe
tire'soptimumperformanceinregardtoadhe-
sion,runningnoise,andfriction,andtoreduce
theriskofhydroplaning.
Tobenefitfullyfromtheadvantagesoftheuni-
directionaltiredesign,youshouldreplacefaulty
tiresassoonaspossibleandrestorethecorrect
runningdirectiononallofthetires.
>Reinstallthecapsonthewheelboltsifnecessa-
ry.
>Storethevehicletoolkitinitsdesignated
place.
>Iftheremovedwheeldoesnotfitinthespare
wheel well,storeitsecurelyintheluggage
compartment>page64.
>Checkthetirepressureontheinstalledwheel
assoonaspossible.
>CorrectthetirepressureandstoreitintheIn-
fotainmentsystem>page341.
>Thewheelbolttighteningspecificationmustbe
90ftlbs(120Nm).Haveitcheckeditassoon
as possiblewithatorquewrench.Drivecareful-
lyuntilthen.
354
>Havethefaultywheelreplacedasquicklyas
possible.
@)Tips
—Ifyounoticethatthewheelboltsarecor-
rodedanddifficulttoturnwhilechanginga
tire,they should bereplacedbeforeyou
checkthetighteningtorque.
—Driveatreducedspeeduntilyouhave the
tighteningtorqueschecked.
Notesonwheelchanging
Pleasereadtheinformation>page329ifyou
aregoingtouseareplacementtirewhichisdif-
ferentfromthetiresonyourvehicle.
Afteryouchangeatire:
—Checkthetirepressureonthereplacement
tireimmediatelyafterinstallation.
—Havethewheelbolttighteningtorque
checkedwithatorquewrenchassoonaspos-
siblebyyourauthorizedAudidealerorquali-
fiedworkshop.
— Withsteelandalloywheelrims,thewheel
boltsarecorrectlytightenedat atorqueof
90ftlbs(120Nm).
—
Ifyounoticethatthewheelboltsarecorroded
anddifficulttoturnwhilechangingatire,
theyshouldbereplacedbeforeyoucheckthe
tighteningtorque.
—Replacetheflattirewithanewone andhave
itinstalledonyourvehicleassoonaspossi-
ble.Remountthewheelcover.
Untilthen,drivewithextracareandatreduced
speeds.

ZAWARNING
—Ifyouaregoingtoequipyourvehiclewith
tiresorrimswhichdifferfromthosewhich
werefactoryinstalled,thenbesuretoread
theinformation>page329.
—Alwaysmakesurethedamagedwheelor
evenaflattireandthejack*andtoolkitare
properlysecuredintheluggagecompart-
mentandarenotlooseinthepassenger
compartment.>

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—Inanaccidentorsuddenmaneuverthey
couldflyforward,injuringanyoneintheve-
hicle.
—Alwaysstoredamagedwheel,jack*and
toolssecurelyintheluggagecompartment.
Otherwise,inanaccidentorsuddenmaneu-
vertheycouldflyforward,causinginjuryto
passengersinthevehicle.

Space-savingsparetire
Appliesto:vehicleswith space-saving sparetire(compact
sparetire)
Thesparetireisintendedforshort-term useonly.
Havethedamagedtirecheckedandreplacedif
necessaryby anauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityassoonaspossible.
Thereare somerestrictionsontheuseofthe
compactsparetire.Thecompactsparetirehas
beendesignedspecificallyforyourtypeofvehi-
cle.Donotreplaceitwiththesparetirefroman-
othertypeofvehicle.
Thecompactsparetireislocatedintheluggage
compartmentunderthecargofloorcover
=>page348.
Thetirepressuremustbe61PSI(420kPA).
Snowchains
For technical reasons,the useofsnowchainson
thecompactsparetireisnotpermitted.
Ifyouhavetodrivewithsnowchainsandafront
tirefails,mountthesparetireinplaceofarear
tire.Installthesnowchainsonthereartirethat
youremoved,andinstallthatinplace ofthe
fronttirethatfailed.

AWARNING
—Afterinstalling asparetire,thetirepressure
mustbecheckedassoonaspossible.
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h)
withacompactsparetire.Drivingfaster
thanthatincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,avoidfull-
throttleacceleration,heavybraking,and
fastcorneringwiththecompactsparetire.


—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverdrive
withmorethanonecompactsparetire.
—Normal summerorwintertiresmustnotbe
mountedonthecompactsparewheelrim.

Collapsiblesparetire
Appliesto:vehicleswithcollapsiblesparetire
Thecollapsiblesparetireisintendedforshort-
termuseonly.Havethedamagedtirechecked
andreplacedifnecessarybyanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityassoon
aspossible.
Thereare somerestrictionsontheuseofthecol-
lapsiblesparetire.Thecollapsiblesparetirehas
beendesignedspecificallyforyourtypeofvehi-
cle.Donotreplaceitwiththecollapsiblespare
tirefromanothertypeofvehicle.
Thecollapsiblesparetireislocatedinthelug-
gagecompartmentunderthecargofloorcover.
Requirement:thevehicletoolkit>page348and
thecompressormustbelaidout.
Removing
>Removethecargofloorcover>page348,
fig.266.
>Turn thehandwheelcounter-clockwiseandre-
moveit.
>Removethecollapsiblesparetire.
Youmustinflatethecollapsiblesparetirebefore-
handinordertouseit.
Inflating
>Removethevalvecapfromthecollapsible
sparetire.
>Tightenthecompressorhoseonthecollapsible
sparetirevalve.
>Connectthecompressorhosetoavehiclesock-
etandswitchiton.
>Letthecompressorrununtilthespecifiedvalue
onthetirepressurestickerisreached
>page332,fig.265>@.
>Screwthevalvecapbackontothevalve.
Returningtostorage
>Removethevalvecaptodraintheair.
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Luggagecompartmentlid...............35
Mechanicallyunlockingandlocking.......33
Remotecontrolkey...0.0...cbeeeeeeens31
Settingx 2wcmse6vemos2cormsooomnesvvvee33)
Vehiclekey....00...ceceeeeeee eee31
Centrallockingswitch.............0eeeee32
Certifications.« =sissons asessnss 2ewesane«0sense@370
Changingtheiseale:.«vcsaswsan«2wennoowe16
Charging
refertoPowersourcesS.........---0000062
Chargingthebattery(mobiledevi-
COS)eeeeeeeeeeee174,226,228
Childrestraints
Dangerofusingchildrestraintsinthefront
to)ee262
WherecanIgetadditionalinformation
aboutchildrestraintsandtheiruse?.....304
Childrestraintsystemanchors...........299
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Importantsafetyinstructionsforusingchild
Safetyseats..«weve¢wae+wenna 6meena289
Installinga childrestraintusingtheLATCH
SYStGMscum9 fMem&WORM& EBONNoTBEEF301
Mountingandreleasingtheanchorage
hook...02.eeeeee301
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Tether'straps=cos«2sweooowesaoees<302
Childsafetylock
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Childsafetyseats........0.0.00eeeeee291
BOOSTERS@atSiccssoeaesosemesBeesHe294
Convertible:childseats...oc...ieeees293
Dangerofusingchildrestraintsinthefront
SCAU:< §sgeah@ §SRNRFSAGEFdBeoe262
HowdoIproperlyinstallachildsafetyseat
inmyvehicle?........ceeeee eeeeee289
Infantseats................0.000000291
LATGHSystem's« ssssx 9saw¢6eae2owe301
Safetyinstructions................00-289
SECUrING.eeeeee eee eeeeee296
Unusedsafetybeltsontherearseat.....291
Childseats
Loweranchorages............-0000005300
Cigarettelightelioniosceeemewsoomenwe62
ClASSICVIEW's2=sane:& 2sure«=siemme&2nome317
ClGANINGsaws+ ¢weve¢ swoeaeewesgeceee342
376
CleaningAlcantara................0000.345
Cleaningartificialleather...............345
Cleaningcarboncomponents........344,345
Cleaningcontrols’:«seas¢ ¢evesxeeegoex344
Cleaningdecorativeparts/trim...........344
Cleaningexhausttailpipes..............344
Cleaningplasticparts..................344
Cleaningtextiles................00000.345
Climatecontrolsystem
refertoAutomaticclimatecontrol........71
Clock...eee19,240
Closing
Automaticluggagecompartmentlid......36
Convenienceclosing..............-.05.41
IGOR),» «smiwse0)soccunns5nett«xamaence«acenae310
Luggagecompartmentlid...............35
Luggagecompartmentlidwithfootmotion.37
Panoramicglassroof.................0.43
Sliding/tiltingsunroof..................42
SUMSHAGEssescrzsweesxeeeetSea2tee43
WiNdOWS...2...eeeeee4l
Cockpit(Overview).2sscmeooieoveatena aoe8
Collapsiblesparetire
Inflating...0.eeeeeeeee355
Collapsibletire
refertoCollapsiblesparetire...........355
Colornumber...........0cceceeeeeee372
Command (voice
recognitionsystem)......164
Compactsparestires.scomnessocaverseecsuenoo355
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CompasstintheMIMOr'ss ¢wowssycoves« &eae56
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GONNMECEcx< sseuss«+Sete& =wenseteeee186
Dataiplanss« 2sswsvweenevemiwowauee«194
DataPrivacy.................0..0.00.194
EmergencyCallssass= seeu5 icomesoves196
ANnfOtaNMeNtrecen«2sevesoase«aoawonoo186
Infotainmentservices............00005187
Online roadsideassistance.............197
Vehiclecontrolservices................190
Connectionmanager............--..005241
Connections
refertoMedidbicis5cessseweenso ow220,229
Consumerinformation..............0004367
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