
Emergencyassistance
rolling.Usesuitableobjects toblockthefront
andbackofthewheelthatisdiagonalfrom
thewheelwiththeflattire.
Z\WARNING
Youoryourpassengerscouldbeinjuredwhile
changingawheelifyoudonotfollowthese
safetyprecautions:
—Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasafedistance
offtheroad.Turnofftheengine,turnthe
emergency
flashersonanduseotherwarn-
ingdevicestoalertothermotorists.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
placeawayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Tohelppreventthevehiclefrommoving
suddenlyandpossiblyslippingoffthejack*,
alwaysfullysettheparkingbrakeandblock
thefrontandbackofthewheeldiagonally
oppositethewheelbeingchanged.When
onefrontwheelisliftedofftheground,
placingtheAutomaticTransmissioninP
(Park)willnotpreventthevehiclefrommov-
ing.
—Beforeyouchangeawheel, besurethe
groundislevelandfirm.Ifnecessary,usea
sturdyboardunderthejack*.
—Alwaysstorethevehicletoolkit,thejack*
andthereplacedtireintheluggagecom-
partment>page61.
@Tips
—Obeyalllaws.
—Beforechangingthewheel,youmustacti-
vatethejackingmode*,sothattheauto-
maticcontrolsfortheairsuspension*do
notmakeitmoredifficulttoliftthevehicle
withthejack*>page353.
352
Removingthecaps
B4L-1337
Fig.272Wheel:wheelboltswithcaps
>Slidetheplasticclipfromthevehicletoolkit
ontothe capuntilitengages>fig.272.
>Removethecapwiththeplasticclip.
Looseningthewheelbolts
B8K-1481
fh
Fig.273Wheel:looseningthewheelbolt
>Slidethewheelwrenchfromthevehicletoolkit
allthewayontothewheelbolt.
>Turn thewheelboltapproximatelyoneturnto
theleft.Toachievetherequiredtorque,hold
theendofthewheelwrench.Ifthewheelbolt
willnotloosen,presscarefullyonthewheel
wrenchwithyourfoot.Holdontothevehiclese-
curelywhiledoingthisandmakesureyourfoot-
ingisstable.
ZA\WARNING
Toreducetheriskofanaccident,onlyloosen
thewheelboltsgentlyoneturnbeforeraising
thevehiclewiththevehiclejack*.

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Emergencyassistance
Raisingthevehicle
Appliesto:vehicleswithvehiclejack
BFY-0032
Fig.275Sill:positioningthevehiclejack
> Placethevehiclejackfromthevehicletoolkit
onafirmsurface.Useaflat,stablesupportif
necessary.Onaslipperysurfacesuchastile,
youshoulduseanon-slippadsuchasarubber
mat>A\.
> Findthemarkingonthesillthatisclosestto
thetirethatwillbechanged>fig.274.Behind
themarking,thereisaliftingpointontheside
sillforthevehiclejack.
>Turn thehandwheeltoraisethevehiclejackun-
dertheliftingpointonthesidesilluntilthe
bracketonthejack@)completelycoversthe
notch
onthevehicle.
>
Alignthevehiclejacksothebracket@)covers
the notchandthebase(2)isflatontheground.
Thebase(@)mustbedirectlyunderthemount-
ingpoint@.
>Installtherodonthevehiclejack:Insertthe
rodintotheopeningonthehandwheel.Turn
the
cranktotheleftorrighttosecureit.
>Continueraisingthevehiclejackwiththecrank
untilthewheelliftsoffthegroundslightly.
ZAWARNING
— Makesurethevehiclejackisstable.Thereis
ariskofinjurywhenthegroundisslippery
orsoft,becausethevehiclejackcouldslide
orsink.
—Onlyraiseyourvehiclewiththevehiclejack
providedbythefactory.Ifyouuseavehicle
jackdesignedforanothervehicle,yourvehi-
clecouldslipandcauseinjury.
—Positionthevehiclejackonlyatthedesig-
natedmountingpointsonthesidesilland
alignthejack.Otherwise,thevehiclejack
couldslipandcauseaninjuryifitdoesnot
have
sufficientholdonthevehicle.
—Vehicleswithairsuspension”:changesin
temperatureorloadcanaffectthe heightof
thestoppedvehicle.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,neverstart
theenginewhenthevehicleisraised.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,supportthevehi-
clesecurelywithsuitablestandsifworkisto
beperformedunderneaththevehicle.
Z\WARNING
Tohelppreventinjurytoyourselfandyour
passengers:
—Donotraisethevehicleuntilyouaresure
thejackissecurelyengaged.
—Passengersmustnotremaininthevehicle
whenitisjackedup.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
place
awayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Makesurejackpositioniscorrect,adjustas
necessaryandthencontinuetoraisethe
jack.
—Ifworkhastobedoneunderthevehicle,en-
surethatit issafelysupportedonsuitable
stands-riskofinjury!
—Neverstarttheenginewhenthevehicleis
onthejack-riskofaccident!
CG)Note
DonotLiftthevehiclebythesill.Positionthe
vehiclejackonlyatthedesignatedmounting
pointsonthesidesill.Otherwise,yourvehicle
couldbedamaged.>
353

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Emergencyassistance
>Reinstallthecapsonthewheelboltsifnecessa-
ry.
>Storethevehicletoolkitinitsdesignated
place.
>Iftheremovedwheeldoesnotfitinthespare
wheel well,storeitsecurelyintheluggage
compartment>page61.
>Checkthetirepressureontheinstalledwheel
assoonaspossible.
>CorrectthetirepressureandstoreitintheIn-
fotainmentsystem>page342.
>Thewheelbolttighteningspecificationmustbe
100ftlbs(140Nm).Haveitcheckedassoonas
possiblewithatorquewrench.Drivecarefully
untilthen.
>Havethefaultywheelreplacedasquicklyas
possible.
G)Tips
—Ifyounoticethatthewheelboltsarecor-
rodedanddifficulttoturnwhilechanginga
tire,theyshould bereplacedbeforeyou
checkthetighteningtorque.
—Driveatreducedspeeduntilyouhavethe
tighteningtorqueschecked.
Notesonwheelchanging
Pleasereadtheinformation>page331ifyou
aregoingtouseareplacementtirewhichisdif-
ferentfromthetiresonyourvehicle.
Afteryouchangeatire:
—Checkthetirepressureonthereplacement
tireimmediatelyafterinstallation.
—Havethewheelbolttighteningtorque
checkedwithatorquewrenchassoonaspos-
siblebyyourauthorizedAudidealerorquali-
fiedworkshop.
— Withsteelandalloywheelrims,thewheel
boltsarecorrectlytightenedat atorqueof
100ftlbs(140Nm).
—Ifyounoticethatthewheelboltsarecorroded
anddifficulttoturnwhilechangingatire,
theyshouldbereplacedbeforeyoucheckthe
tighteningtorque.
—Replacetheflattirewithanewone andhave
itinstalledonyourvehicleassoonaspossi-
ble.Remountthewheelcover.
Untilthen,drivewithextracareandatreduced
speeds.
ZA\WARNING
—Ifyouaregoingtoequipyourvehiclewith
tiresorrimswhichdifferfromthosewhich
werefactoryinstalled,thenbesuretoread
theinformation>page331.
—Alwaysmakesurethedamagedwheelor
evenaflattireandthejack*andtoolkitare
properlysecuredintheluggagecompart-
mentandarenotlooseinthepassenger
compartment.
—Inanaccidentorsuddenmaneuverthey
couldflyforward,injuringanyoneintheve-
hicle.
—Alwaysstoredamagedwheel,jack*and
toolssecurelyintheluggagecompartment.
Otherwise,inanaccidentorsuddenmaneu-
vertheycouldflyforward,causinginjuryto
passengersinthevehicle.
Collapsiblesparetire
Appliesto:vehicleswithcollapsiblesparetire
Thecollapsiblesparetireisintendedforshort-
termuseonly.Havethedamagedtirechecked
andreplacedifnecessarybyanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityassoon
aspossible.
Therearesomerestrictionsontheuseofthecol-
lapsiblesparetire.Thecollapsiblesparetirehas
beendesignedspecificallyforyourtypeofvehi-
cle.Donotreplaceitwiththecollapsiblespare
tirefromanothertypeofvehicle.
Thecollapsiblesparetireislocatedinthelug-
gagecompartmentunderthecargofloorcover.
Requirement:thevehicletoolkit>page349and
thecompressormustbelaidout.
Removing
>»Foldthecargofloorcoverback>page349,
fig.268.
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Index
Tether'strap©erisecc2 6sevevoenuevoaoneaneoes305
TextMeSSageSsiucscsameasweeoemamea 6 6184
alsorefertoTextmessages............184
THEAOWNSfo2sroxnie20sieteue= 0memes©remain©suicemas65
Tighteningspecification
Wheelbolts............00.ceceeee eee355
Tighteningspecification(wheelbolts).....255
Tiltangledisplays.« «cscccve1commas5 auenarewa82
TIDIOssancesaomsiemwoce xo cm emoOHo245
TireMobilitySystem(tirerepairset).......349
TURESsexes¢ =seeps2 =see& =SeeGFBRRSFHe324
CIAMGIAGi+seaeusa +cyeasse6 &vmueneoocanen35,
Low-profiletires...0... 2...ceeeeeae340
Repairset:«casa +qews==sews= 2seesey349
Servicelifes««sassauessewn6 aveanauaovaoanive333
Tirepressure...2...2...334
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........341
Tirepressuretable.................04.335
Tirepressure(trailertowing)..........-.90
Treadwearindicators..................333
Unidinectionalss«2scciss< 2casia 2enees326,354
Uniformtirequalitygrading............340
Tiresandwheels
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology..327
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits............336
TC
refertoTrafficinformation.............217
Tone(sound)
refertoAdjustingthesound............249
TODesseersx wcseneasmomenssaanNEESae349
Tornorfrayedsafetybelts...............260
Touch
refertoMMItouch............000e008155
Towing
TowtruckS...2.0.0...ceceeeeeee364
Towingloop...........ceceeeeeee364,365
Towingprotectionmonitoring.............34
TPMS
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........341
Trafficinformation................217,218
Trafficjamassist...6.0...eeeeee108
TraffiCMessagescri.«6awex 0wareseeecnvene«213
Trafficisigninecognition®s.« &swam:«xawe# 2aave95
TGPadie:« 2savesx =eae4&REEooRES373
Trailermode(navigation)...............211
386
Trailertowingevesescccevaccusea vanevada ¥eon90
Trailerload...eeeeee90
TUNSigitalSivs« «exes3 eeee¢ ooresceeee26
Treble(SOUT)ax= «aswu¢ 2aaiaw5 @saws4¥we249
Tripcomputer...0...eeeeeeeee19
Turnassist...0.2.0...cee eeeeeeeeeee112
Turnsignal....0.0...ececeeeeeee45
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Unfasteningsafetybelts................263
Uniformtirequalitygrading.............340
Unlockingandlocking................00-28
Byremotecontrol.............--.0000-31
Usingthelockcylinder.................33
Withthecentral lockingswitch..........32
Withtheconveniencekey............00.31
Withthevehiclekey................0..31
Updatingstations(radio)................220
USBchargingport..............59,231,233
USBstick
refertoAudimusicinterface...........231
Usingresidualheat...............0--000.72
V
Vanitymirror...2...eeeeeeeee50
Vehicle
Care/cleaning..........-.0eee eeeeeeee343
DIMENSIONS»mex«2ees2enona swenase372
Identificationdatatics. .swe«2soreswssme372
Outofservice....6.2...eeeeeeeee 348
Raising’ss«seas¢ ¢gwen3 0ees5 2cowcees353
TRAMSPOPEeases+ +anette© «enews+ «ceowwemene126
Vehiclebattery
Chargelevel.......0...00.cceceeeeee148
Vehiclecare...eeeeeeee343
Vehicleidentificationnumber............372
Vehlicledackt.«+ssnsawweoosmaw 2creama349
Liftingpoints..........00.00...eeeee353
Tirechangemode.............---000-351
Vehiclekey...2.0...cee eeeeeeee28,29
Convenienceopening/closing............40
LEDccenins=crewso0)cine1s2sowtroyewe 5,cosmoaa30
Mechanicalkey...........000ceeeeeee30
Personalconveniencesettings...........29
ReplacingtheBatterywiencomvcownae««30
Unlockingandlocking...............00531