2019 AUDI A4 snow chains

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Parkingaid

Parkingaid
Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswitharearparkingsystem/parkingsys-
templus/rearviewcamera/peripheralcameras
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipment,various
parkingaidswillhelpyouwhenparkingandma-
neuvering.
Therearparkingsystemisanaudible parkingaid
thatwarnsyouofobstaclesbehindthevehicle
=>page130.
Theparkingsystemplusassistsyouwhilepark-
ingbyaudiblyandvisuallywarningyouofobjects
detectedinfrontofandbehindthevehicle
=>page130.
Therearviewcamerashowstheareabehindthe
vehicleintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.The
linesintherearviewcameraimagehelpyouto
parkormaneuver>page132.
Theperipheralcamerasgivevariousviewsto
helpyouwhenparkingormaneuvering
=page133.Theparkingsystemplusfunctions
arealsoavailable>page130.

ZAWARNING
—Alwayslookfortrafficandcheckthearea
aroundyourvehiclebylookingatitdirectly
aswell.Theparkingsystemcannotreplace
thedriver'sattention.Thedriverisalways
responsiblewhenenteringorexitingapark-
ingspaceandduringsimilarmaneuvers.
—Pleasenotethatsomesurfaces,suchas
clothing,arenotdetectedbythesystem.
—Sensorsandcamerashaveblindspotsin
whichpeopleandobjectscannotbedetect-
ed.Beespeciallycautiousofsmallchildren
andanimals.
—Alwayskeepyoureyesonthevehicle'ssur-
roundings,usingtherearviewmirroraswell.
— Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetotheradiatorgrille,bumper,
wheelhousingandtheunderbody.Thepark-
ingsystemmaybeimpairedasaresult.
HaveanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.

C@)Note
—Someobjectsarenotdetectedordisplayed
bythesystemundercertaincircumstances:
—objectssuchasbarrierchains,trailerdraw
bars,verticalpolesorfences
—objectsabovethesensorssuchaswallex-
tensions
—objectswithcertainsurfacesorstructures
suchaschainlinkfencesorpowdersnow
—Ifyoucontinuedrivingclosertoalowob-
ject,itmaydisappearfromthe sensor
range.NotethatyouwillnoLongerbe
warnedaboutthisobstacle.
—Maintainenoughdistancefromthecurbto
reducetheriskofdamagetotherims.
@)Tips
—The systemmayprovideawarningeven
thoughtherearenoobstaclesinthecover-
ageareainsomesituations,suchas:
—certainroadsurfacesor whenthereistall
grass
—externalultrasonicsourcessuchasfrom
cleaningvehicles
—inheavyrain,snow,orthickvehicleex-
haust
—Werecommendthatyoupracticeparkingin
atraffic-freelocationorparkinglotto be-
come
familiarwiththesystem.Practice
parkingingoodlightand weathercondi-
tions.
—Youcanchangethevolumeofthesignals
andthedisplay>page136.
—Whatappearsintheinfotainmentdisplayis
somewhattime-delayed.
—Thesensorsmustbekeptcleanandfreeof
snowandicefortheparkingaidtooperate.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithrearwindowwiper:
Therearviewcamerawillbecleanedwith
therearwindow>page53.
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IntelligentTechnology


—Presstheacceleratorpedalcarefullywhen
acceleratingonsmooth,slipperysurfaces
suchasiceandsnow.Thedrivewheelscan
spinevenwhenthesecontrolsystemsarein-
stalledandthiscanaffectdrivingstability
andincreasetheriskofacollision.

@)Tips
— TheABSandASRonlyfunctioncorrectly
whenallfourwheelshaveasimilarwear
condition.Differenttiresizescanleadtoa
reductioninenginepower.
—Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystemsde-
scribedareworking.
Switchingon/off
ESCturnsonautomaticallywhenyoustarttheengine.
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Fig.145CenterconsolewithbuttonRor
TheESCisdesignedtofunctioninlevels.Depend-
ingonthelevelthatisselected,thestabilization
functionoftheESCwillbelimitedorswitched
off.Theamountofstabilizationcontrolwilldiffer
dependingonthelevel.
Thefollowingsituationsareexceptionswhereit
maybeuseful toswitchonsportmode(sedan)or
offroadmode(allroad)toallowthewheelsto
spin:
—Rocking thevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
—Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
—Drivingwithsnowchains
—Appliesto:allroad:drivingonroughterrain
whenmuchofthecar'sweightisliftedoffthe
wheels(axlearticulation)
—Appliesto:allroad:drivingdownhillwhilebrak-
ingonlooseground
Foryoursafety,switchthesportmode/offroad
modeoffinadvance.






ESClevels
Appliesto:sedan
SportmodeonESC/ASRoffSportmodeoffor
ESC/ASRon
BehaviorThe ESC andASRstabiliza-|Thestabilizationfunctionis|Thefullstabilizationfunc-
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lightsaaturnoff.
MessagesStabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol
sport.Warning!Restricted|off.Warning!Restricted(ESC):on
stability stability

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Wheels

treadpattern),summertiresprovidelesstraction
oniceandsnow.
>Usewintertiresonallfourwheels.
>Onlyusewintertiresthatareapprovedforyour
vehicle.
>Pleasenotethatthemaximumpermitted
speedmaybe lowerwithwintertires>A\in
Generalinformationonpage322.Anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilitycan informyouaboutthemaximumper-
mittedspeedforyourtires.
>Checkthetirepressureafterinstallingwheels
=>page332.
Theeffectivenessofwintertiresisreducedgreat-
lywhenthetreadisworndowntoadepthof
0.16in(4mm).Thecharacteristicsofwintertires
alsodecreasegreatlyasthetireages,regardless
oftheremainingtread.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Reinstallsummertiresattheappropriate
time,becausetheyprovidebetterhandling
whenroadsarefreeofsnowandice.Summer
tirescauselessroadnoise,tirewear,andfuel
consumption.
@Tips
Youcanalsouseallseasontiresinsteadof
wintertires.Pleasenotethatinsomecoun-
trieswherewintertiresare required,onlywin-
tertireswiththe-4\symbolmaybepermit-
ted.
Snowchainsimprovebothdrivingandbrakingin
winterroadconditions.
>Onlyinstallsnowchainsonthefrontwheels.
>Checkandcorrecttheseatingofthesnow
chainsafterdrivingafewfeet,ifnecessary.Fol-
lowtheinstructionsfromthemanufacturer.
>Notethemaximumspeedof30mph
(50 km/h).Observethelocalregulations.
Useofsnowchainsisonlypermittedwithcertain
rim/tirecombinationsduetotechnicalreasons.
CheckwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
338
izedAudiServiceFacilitytoseeifyoumayuse
snowchains.
Usefine-meshsnowchains.Theymustnotadd
morethan 0.53in(13.5mm)inheight,including
thechainlock.
Youmustremovethesnowchainsonroadswith-
outsnow.Otherwise,youcouldimpairdriving
abilityanddamagethetires.

Z\WARNING
Usingincorrectsnowchainsorinstallingsnow
chainsincorrectlycanresultinlossofvehicle
control,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
C)Note
Snowchainscandamagetherimsandwheel
covers*ifthechainscomeintodirectcontact
withthem.Removethewheelcovers*first.
Usecoatedsnowchains.
G)Tips
Whenusingsnowchains,itmaybeadvisable
tolimittheESC>page139.
Low-profiletires
Appliesto:vehicleswithlow-profiletires

Comparedtoothertire/rimcombinations,low-
profiletiresofferawidertreadsurfaceanda
largerrimdiameterwithshortertiresidewalls.
Thisresultsinanagiledrivingstyle.However,it
mayreducethelevelofcomfortandincrease
roadnoisewhendrivingonroadsinpoorcondi-
tion.
Low-profiletirescanbecomedamagedmore
quicklythanstandardtireswhendrivingover
largebumps,potholes,manholecovers,and
curbs.Therefore,itisparticularlyimportantto
maintainthecorrecttirepressure>page332.
Toreducetheriskofdamagetothetiresand
rims, driveverycarefullyonpoorroads.
Checkyourwheelsregularlyevery2,000mi
(3,000km)fordamage.Forexample,checkfor
bulges/cracksonthetiresordeformations/cracks
ontherims.

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Wheels

Trytostorethecorrecttirepressures
=>page341.Insomecases,youmustdrivefor
severalminutesafterstoringthepressuresuntil
theindicatorlightturnsoff.Iftheindicatorlight
doesturnofforturnsonagainafterashortperi-
odoftime,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
have themalfunctioncorrected.

ZA\WARNING
—Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsinthe
display,reduceyourspeedimmediatelyand
avoidanyhardsteeringorbrakingmaneu-
vers.Stopassoonaspossibleandcheckthe
tiresandtheirpressure.
—Thedriverisresponsibleformaintainingthe
correcttirepressure.Youmustcheckthe
tirepressureregularly.
—Undercertainconditions(suchasasporty
drivingstyle,winterconditions,orunpaved
roads),thetirepressuremonitoringsystem
indicatormaybedelayed.

@)Tips
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemcanal-
sostopworkingwhenthereisanESCmal-
function.
—Usingsnowchainsmayresultinasystem
malfunction.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsysteminyour
Audiwascalibratedwith“AudiOriginal
Tires”>page329.Usingthesetiresisrec-
ommended.
Storingtirepressures
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Ifthetirepressurechangesoratireisreplaced,
itmustbeconfirmedinthe Infotainmentsys-
tem.
>Beforestoringthetirepressures,makesurethe
tirepressuresinallfourtiresmeetthespeci-
fiedvaluesandareadaptedtotheload
=>page332.
>Switchtheignitionon.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Service&checks>Tirepressure


monitoring>Storetirepressure>Yes,store
now.
@Tips
Donotstorethetirepressuresifsnowchains
areinstalled.
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Emergencyassistance


—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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>Waitseveralhoursbeforeplacingthecollapsi-
blesparetireinthesparewheelwell.Only then
willitfolddowncompletelyso thatyoucan
storeitsecurely.
>Thenscrewthevalvecapbackontothevalve.
>Secure thecollapsiblesparetirewiththehand-
wheel.
> Foldthecargofloorcoverbackintoplace.
Snowchains
Usingsnowchainsonthecollapsiblesparetireis
notpermittedfortechnicalreasons.
Ifyouhavetodrivewithsnowchainsandafront
tirefails,mountthecollapsiblesparetireinplace
ofareartire.Installthesnowchainsontherear
tirethatyouremoved,andinstallthatinplaceof
thefronttirethatfailed.

ZA\WARNING
—Onlyusethecollapsiblesparetireinemer-
genciesanddriveverycarefully,especiallyif
it is
morethansixyearsold.
—Thecompressorandthehosecanbecome
veryhotduring operationwhichincreases
theriskofburninjuries.
—Afterinstallingacollapsiblesparetire,the
tirepressuremustbecheckedasquicklyas
possibletoreducetheriskofanaccident.
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h)
withthecollapsiblesparetire.Drivingfaster
thanthatincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Avoidfull-throttleacceleration,heavybrak-
ing,andfastcorneringwiththecollapsible
sparetire,becausethisincreasestheriskof
anaccident.
—Neverdriveusingmorethanonecollapsible
sparetire,becausethisincreasestheriskof
anaccident.
—Normal tiresorwintertiresmustnot be
mountedonthecollapsiblesparetirerim.

®Note
Thecompressormustbe switchedoffafter12
minutesatthemosttoreducetheriskof
overheating.Letthecompressorcooldown
forseveralminutesbeforeusingitagain.
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