2019 AUDI Q7 change wheel

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Wheels

increasethetirepressuretothe
maximumspecifiedpressure>/A\.
Checkingandcorrectingtire
pressure
>Checkthetirepressureatleast
oncepermonthandalsocheckit
beforeeverylongdrive.
>Alwayscheckthetirepressure
when
thetiresarecold.Donot
reducethepressureifitincreas-
eswhenthetiresarewarm.
>Checkthelabel>fig.271for
thecorrecttirepressurebased
onvehicleload.
>Correctthetirepressureifnec-
essary.
>Storethenewtirepressurein
theInfotainmentsystem
>page344.

Z\WARNING
Alwaysadaptthetirepressure
toyourdrivingstyleandtheve-
hicleload.
—Overloadingcanleadtolossof
vehiclecontrolandincrease

theriskofanaccident.Read

andfollowtheimportantsafe-
typrecautionsin>page338,
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits.
—Thetiremustflexmoreifthe
tirepressureistooloworif
thevehiclespeedorloadare
toohigh.Thisheatsthetireup
toomuch.Thisincreasesthe
riskofanaccidentbecauseit
cancausethetiretoburstand
resultinlossofvehiclecon-
trol.
—Incorrecttirepressureincreas-
estirewearandhasanegative
effectondrivingandbraking
behavior,whichincreasesthe


riskofanaccident.
@Note
Replacelostvalvecapstore-
ducetheriskofdamagetothe
tirevalves.

(*)Forthesakeoftheenvi-
ronment
Tire pressurethatistoolowin-
creasesfuelconsumption.
Ncweyecm]1c
Pleasenotethattheinformation
containedinthefollowingtable
wascorrectatthetimeofprint-
ing,andtheinformationissub-
jecttochange.Ifthereareany
differences,youshould always
337
>

Wheels

Ifthetirepressuremonitoringindicator
appears
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Thetirepressureindicatorintheinstrument
clusterinformsyouifthetirepressureistoolow
orifthereisasystemmalfunction.
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremonitor-
ingsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircumference
andvibrationcharacteristicsoftheindividual
tires.Ifthepressurechangesinoneormore
tires,thisisindicatedintheinstrumentcluster
displaywithanindicatorlight(Jandamessage.
Ifonlyonetireisaffected,thelocationof that
tirewillbeindicated.
ThetirepressuresmustbestoredintheInfotain-
mentsystemagaineachtimethepressures
change(switchingbetweenpartialandfullload
pressure)orafterchangingorreplacinga tireon
yourvehicle>page344.Thetirepressuremoni-
toringsystemonlymonitorsthetirepressureyou
havestored.Refertothetirepressurelabelfor
therecommendedtirepressureforyourvehicle
=>page336,fig.271.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharacter-
isticscanchangeandcauseatirepressurewarn-
ingif:
—Thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoolow
—Thetireshavestructuraldamage
—Thetire wasreplacedorthetirepressurewas
changedanditwasnotstored>page344
—Tiresthatareonlypartiallyusedarereplaced
withnewtires
Indicatorlights
@-lossofpressureinatleastonetire>A\.
Checkthetiresandreplaceor repairifnecessary.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtiresand
storethepressureagainintheInfotainmentsys-
tem>page344.
iis(TirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tirepres-
sure:malfunction!Seeowner'smanual.Ifi
appearsafterswitchingtheignitiononorwhile
drivingandthe@indicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterblinksforapproximatelyone minute
andthenstayson,thereissystemmalfunction.
344
Trytostorethecorrecttirepressures
=>page344.Insomecases,youmustdrivefor
severalminutesafterstoringthepressuresuntil
theindicatorlightturnsoff.Iftheindicatorlight
doesturnofforturnsonagainafterashortperi-
odoftime,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
tiresandtheirpressure.
tirepressureregularly.
indicatormaybedelayed.

—Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsinthe
display,reduceyourspeedimmediatelyand
avoidanyhardsteeringorbrakingmaneu-
vers.Stopassoonaspossibleandcheckthe
—Thedriverisresponsibleformaintainingthe
correcttirepressure.Youmustcheckthe
—Undercertainconditions(suchasasporty
drivingstyle,winterconditions,orunpaved
roads),thetirepressuremonitoringsystem

(i)Tips
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemcanal-
sostopworkingwhenthereisanESCmal-
function.
—Usingsnowchainsmayresultinasystem
malfunction.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsysteminyour
Audiwascalibratedwith“AudiOriginal
Tires”>page333.Using thesetiresisrec-
ommended.
Storingtirepressures
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Ifthetirepressurechangesoratireisreplaced,
itmustbeconfirmedinthe Infotainmentsys-
tem.
>Beforestoringthetirepressures,makesurethe
tirepressuresinallfourtiresmeetthespeci-
fiedvaluesandareadaptedtotheload
=>page336.
>Switchtheignitionon.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:

MENU but-
ton>Vehicle>Service&checks>Tirepressure>

Emergencyassistance

Emergencyassistance
Generalinformation
>Parkthevehicleasfaraspossiblefrommoving
trafficinthe eventofabreakdown.Intheevent
ofaflattire,parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
Ifyouareonasteephill,beespeciallycareful.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Switchtheemergencyflasherson.
>Havethepassengersexitthevehicle.They
shouldmovetoasafeplace,forexamplebe-
hindaguardrail.

ZXWARNING
Follow thesteps givenabove.Thisisforyour
protectionandtheforthesafetyofotherson
theroad.

Equipment
Vehicletoolkit,tiremobilitykit,and
vehiclejack
Appliesto:vehicleswiththevehicletoolkit,tiremobilitykit,
andvehiclejack

Thevehicletoolkit,vehiclejack,tiremobilitykit
andcompressorarestoredintheluggagecom-
partmentunderthecargofloorcover.Liftthe
cargofloorusingthehandle.

ZAWARNING
Improperuseofthevehiclejackcancausese-
riouspersonalinjuries.
—Neverusethescrewdriverhexheadtotight-
enwheelbolts,sincetheboltscannotattain
thenecessarytighteningtorqueifyouuse
thehexhead,potentiallycausinganacci-
dent.
— Thefactory-suppliedjackisintendedonly
foryourvehiclemodel.Undernocircum-
stances
shoulditbeusedtoliftheavyvehi-
clesorotherloads;youriskinjuringyour-
self.
—Neverstarttheenginewhenthevehicleis
raised,whichcouldcauseanaccident.
—Supportthevehiclesecurelywithappropri-
atestandsifworkistobeperformedunder-

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neaththevehicle;otherwise,thereisapo-
tentialriskforinjury.
—NeverusethejacksuppliedwithyourAudi
onanothervehicle,particularlyonaheavier
one.Thejackisonlysuitableforuseonthe
vehicleitcamewith.
G)Tips
Thevehiclejackinyourvehicleismainte-
nance-free.


Tiremobilitykit
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page352.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Checkifarepairwiththetiremobilitykitispos-
sible>page352.
UTeRamee)Tiina

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Fig.272Tire: tiredamagethatcannotberepaired
Thetirerepairisonlymeantfortemporaryuse.
Changethedamagedtireassoonaspossible
SA.
Ifthetireispiercedby anobjectsuchasanail,
donotremovetheobjectfromthetire.
Thetiremobilitykitcanbe usedattemperatures
aslowas -4°F(-20°C).
Thetiremobilitykitmustnotbeused:
—Ifthetirehascutsorpuncturesthatare larger
than0.16in(4mm)@©fig.272
—Iftherimisdamaged@)

Emergencyassistance

Inflatingatire
>Movetheswitch(8)>fig.274onthecompres-
sorintopositionI.
>Inflatethetiretobetween29psi(200kPA)
and36psi(250kPA)andreadthepressureon
thegauge.
>Ifthistirepressureisnotreached,removethe
fillerhose.Driveslowlyapproximately33feet
(10m)forwardorinreversesothatthesealant
canbedistributedinthetire.Inflatethetire
again>A\.
Z\WARNING
—Readandfollowthemanufacturer'ssafety
precautionsonthecompressorandinthein-
structionsonthebottleofsealant.
—Ifatirepressureof29psi(200kPA)cannot
reachedafterinflatingfor6minutes,then
thetireistooseverelydamaged.Donotcon-
tinuedriving.
—Ifthetirecannotberepairedwiththetire
sealant,seeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
G)Tips
Donotoperatethecompressorformorethan
sixminutescontinuously,oritcanoverheat.
Oncethecompressorhascooled,youcancon-
tinuetouseit.
Completing
>Affixthestickerthatsays"max.50mph(max.
80km/h)"thatisprovidedwiththetiremobili-
tykitwithinthedriver'sfieldofvision.
>Stopthevehicleafterdrivingforabout10mi-
nutesandcheckthetirepressure.
>
Ifthetirepressureislowerthan19psi(130
kPA),thenthetireistooseverelydamaged.Do
notcontinuedriving.


ZA\WARNING
Payattentiontothefollowingafterrepairing
thetire:
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h).
—Avoidhardacceleration,heavybraking,and
fastcornering.

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— Thevehiclemaybecomemoredifficultto
control.
—Ifthetireistooseverelydamaged,seean
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.

@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youcangivetheusedtiresealantbottletoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityfor disposal.
G)Tips
Remembertoobtainanewbottleofsealant
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityafterrepairingatire.
Changingatire
Youmustcompletethepreparationbefore
changingatire.
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page352.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Whentowingatrailer:disconnectthetrailer
fromyourvehicle.
>Layout thevehicletoolkit>page352andthe
sparetire.
>Switchonwheelchangemode*intheInfotain-
mentsystem:[MENU]button>Vehicle> left
controlbutton>Service&checks>Airsuspen-
sion:wheelchange.
>Switchtheignitionoff.


Thevehiclejackmode*switchesoffautomatically
atspeedsabove6mph(10km/h).

ZA\WARNING
Whenusingthevehiclejack*onaroadwitha
steephillorwhenoffroad,youmusttakeex-
tra
precautionstopreventthevehiclefrom
rolling.Usesuitableobjectstoblockthefront
andbackofthewheelthatisdiagonalfrom
thewheelwiththeflattire.>

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Emergencyassistance



ZA\WARNING
Youoryourpassengerscouldbeinjuredwhile
changingawheelifyoudonotfollowthese
safetyprecautions:
—Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasafedistance
offtheroad.Turnofftheengine,turnthe
emergencyflashersonanduseotherwarn-
ingdevicestoalertothermotorists.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
place
awayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Tohelppreventthevehiclefrommoving
suddenlyandpossiblyslippingoffthejack*,
alwaysfullysettheparkingbrakeandblock
thefrontandbackofthewheeldiagonally
oppositethewheelbeingchanged.When
onefrontwheelisliftedofftheground,
placingtheAutomaticTransmissioninP
(Park)willnotpreventthevehiclefrom mov-
ing.
—Beforeyouchangeawheel, besurethe
groundislevelandfirm.Ifnecessary,usea
sturdyboardunderthejack*.
—Alwaysstorethevehicletoolkit,thejack*
andthereplacedtireintheluggagecom-
partment>page62.

G)Tips
—Obeyalllaws.
—Beforechangingthewheel,youmustacti-
vatethejackingmode*,sothattheauto-
maticcontrolsfortheairsuspension*do
notmakeitmoredifficulttoliftthevehicle
withthejack*>page356.
Removingthecaps
NF
—o~~
a
Fig.275Wheel:wheelboltswith caps

B4L-1337

>Slidetheplasticclipfromthevehicletoolkit
ontothe capuntilitengages>fig.275.
>Removethecapwiththeplasticclip.
Looseningthewheelbolts
|
=
xo.a
iN
Fig.276Wheel:looseningthewheelbolt

>Slidethewheelwrenchfromthevehicletoolkit
allthewayontothewheelbolt.
>Turn thewheelboltapproximatelyoneturnto
theleft-arrow-.Toachievetherequiredtorque,
holdtheendofthewheelwrench.Ifthewheel
boltwillnotloosen,presscarefullyonthe
wheelwrenchwithyourfoot.Hold ontotheve-
hiclesecurelywhiledoingthisandmakesure
yourfootingisstable.

Z\WARNING
Toreducetheriskofanaccident,onlyloosen
thewheelboltsgentlyoneturnbeforeraising

thevehiclewiththevehiclejack*.

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Emergencyassistance

Raisingthevehicle

B4M-0178


RAZ-0258


Fig.278Sill:positioningthevehiclejack
> Placethevehiclejack*fromthevehicletoolkit
onafirmsurface.Useaflat,stablesupportif
necessary.Onaslipperysurfacesuchastile,
youshoulduseanon-slippadsuchasarubber
mat>/\.
> Findthemarkingonthesillthatisclosestto
thetirethatwillbechanged>fig.277.Behind
themarking,thereisaliftingpointontheside
sillforthevehiclejack*.
>Usingthe hexsocketwrench(3)fromthevehi-
cletoolkit,turnthevehiclejack*undertheLift-
ingpointonthesidesilluntilitishighenough
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natedplasticmount.
>Alignthevehiclejack*sothearm@engagesin
thedesignatedliftingpointinthedoorsilland
the base@)liesflatontheground.Thebase(2)
mustbedirectlyunderthemountingpoint(@).
>Toliftthevehicle,positiontheratchet@)from
thevehicletoolkitwiththecorrectsideonthe
hexsocketwrench@).
> Movetheratchet(@)clockwisebackandforth
untilthewheelliftsupslightlyfromthe
ground.
356

ANWARNING
—Makesurethevehiclejack*isstable.There
isariskofinjurywhenthegroundisslippery
orsoft,becausethevehiclejack*couldslide
orsink.
—Onlyraiseyourvehiclewiththevehiclejack*
providedbythefactory.Ifyouuseavehicle
jackdesignedforanothervehicle,yourvehi-
clecouldslipandcauseinjury.
—Positionthevehiclejack*onlyatthedesig-
natedmountingpointsonthesidesilland
alignthejack.Otherwise,thevehiclejack*
couldslipandcauseaninjuryifitdoesnot
have
sufficientholdonthevehicle.
—Vehicleswithairsuspension”:changesin
temperatureorloadcanaffecttheheightof
thestoppedvehicle.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,neverstart
theenginewhenthevehicleisraised.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,supportthevehi-
clesecurelywithsuitablestandsifworkisto
beperformedunderneaththevehicle.


ZXWARNING
Tohelppreventinjurytoyourselfandyour
passengers:
—Donotraisethevehicleuntilyouaresure
thejack*issecurelyengaged.
—Passengersmustnotremaininthevehicle
whenitisjackedup.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
place
awayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Makesurejackpositioniscorrect,adjustas
necessaryandthencontinuetoraisethe
jack*.
—Ifworkhastobedoneunderthevehicle,en-
surethatitissafelysupportedonsuitable
stands-riskofinjury!
—Neverstarttheenginewhenthevehicleis
onthejack*-riskofaccident!

@)Note
Donotliftthevehiclebythesill.Positionthe
vehiclejack*onlyatthedesignatedmounting
pointsonthesidesill.Otherwise,yourvehicle
couldbedamaged.

Emergencyassistance

>Reinstallthecapsonthewheelboltsifnecessa-
ry.
>Storethevehicletoolkitinitsdesignated
place.
>Storethereplacedtiresecurelyintheluggage
compartment>page62.
>Checkthetirepressureontheinstalledwheel
assoonaspossible.
>CorrectthetirepressureandstoreitintheIn-
fotainmentsystem>page344.
>Thewheelbolttighteningspecificationmustbe
120ftlbs(160Nm).Haveitcheckeditassoon
as possiblewithatorquewrench.Drivecareful-
lyuntilthen.
>Havethefaultywheelreplacedasquicklyas
possible.
Gi)Tips
—Ifyounoticethatthewheelboltsarecor-
rodedanddifficulttoturnwhilechanginga
tire,theyshouldbereplacedbeforeyou
check thetighteningtorque.
—Driveatreducedspeeduntilyouhavethe
tighteningtorqueschecked.
Notesonwheelchanging
Pleasereadtheinformation>page333ifyou
aregoingtouseareplacementtirewhichisdif-
ferentfromthetiresonyourvehicle.
Afteryouchangeatire:
—Checkthetirepressureonthereplacement
tireimmediatelyafterinstallation.
—Havethewheelbolttighteningtorque
checkedwithatorquewrenchassoonaspos-
siblebyyourauthorizedAudidealerorquali-
fiedworkshop.
— Withsteelandalloywheelrims,thewheel
boltsarecorrectlytightenedat atorqueof
120ftlbs(160Nm).
—Ifyounoticethatthewheelboltsarecorroded
anddifficulttoturnwhilechangingatire,
theyshouldbereplacedbeforeyoucheckthe
tighteningtorque.
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—Replacetheflattirewithanewone andhave
itinstalledonyourvehicleassoonaspossi-
ble.Remountthewheelcover.
Untilthen,drivewithextracareandatreduced
speeds.

Z\WARNING
—Ifyouaregoingtoequipyourvehiclewith
tiresorrimswhichdifferfromthosewhich
werefactoryinstalled,thenbesuretoread
theinformation>page333.
—Alwaysmakesurethedamagedwheelor
evenaflattireandthejack*andtoolkitare
properlysecuredintheluggagecompart-
mentandarenotlooseinthepassenger
compartment.
—Inanaccidentorsuddenmaneuverthey
couldflyforward,injuringanyoneintheve-
hicle.
—Alwaysstoredamagedwheel,jack*and
toolssecurelyintheluggagecompartment.
Otherwise,inanaccidentorsuddenmaneu-
vertheycouldflyforward,causinginjuryto
passengersinthevehicle.

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Index

Tiltangledisplay’. THIMG&ssiewes&&concenoeomeraomene4woeow247
TireMobilitySystem(tirerepairset).......352
TGSesasa &aes< §Ree CHANGING’:=sees© =cainewoaeerereweaveswe354
Low-profiletires..............000000.342
RepairSetsswen= 2aren=Hees& eReeEFxHe352
Runeflatioc+ xieeeoocanes+wanaavowenawe345
Servicelife...20...0.00...ceeeeee335
Tifepressures:< sanes: sseenybeens:eee336
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem....343,344
Tirepressuretable.................0..337
Tirepressure(trailertowing)............92
TreadWearindicatorsscc:& ssenseswoainsi6axe335
Unidirectional................002.328,357
Uniformtirequalitygrading............342
Tiresandwheels
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology..329
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits............338
TMC
refertoTrafficinformation.............219
Tone(sound)
refertoAdjustingthesound............251
TOOL.eeeecteee352
Tornorfrayedsafetybelts...............263
Touch
refertoMMItouch..............0205-157
Towing
TOWthUcks:«seme2 sseesweeeseeEYES366
TOWINGLOOPsicss< ¢cams¢ 5dame2ote366,367
TPMS
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........344
Trafficinformation«ce.s=sec.«see219,220
Trafficjamassist........2.-..00--0000-107
TrafficmessageS...........0-00eeeeeee215
Trafficsignrecognition...............00.97
Tirailerloadbec«+sumivine« «cessioncimnane6 9axanene«376
Trailermode(navigation)...............213
Trailertowing©asees3 xiano9 8womens@wane92
Trailerload...2...eeeeeeeee92
TUFSigtialS:«as« »wowagewesaeewe26
Treble(sound).............000cceceeee251
Tripcomputer...........00.0.0000000019)
Turnassist...2.0...eeeeeeeeeeee112
Turnsignal.......20.0...cee eee eeeeee43
U
Unfasteningsafetybelts................265
Uniformtirequalitygrading.............342
Unlockingandlocking.................--28
Byremotecontrol................0000531
Usingthelockcylinder.................33
Withthecentrallockingswitch..........32
Withtheconveniencekey...............31
Withthevehiclekey..............-.04.31
Updatingstations(radio)................222
USB
chargingport..................60,233
USBstick
refertoAudimusicinterface...........233
V
VanityiOFasssvsome«eae§ xneeceSe48
Vehicle
Gare/cleaningsae+2wea2wowsgoweesey346
DIMENSIONSscorersvovcorevowoieonve8 wwniesees8os375
Identificationdata...................375
QUCORSENVICEecmex xcen¢ xeeex 2onea351
RAISING’.«wen«commsmucmanere8 @ome&xmere356
Transporting.....0...cee eeeeee369
Vehiclebattery
Chargelevélaes¢ 2eess¢ «peepeewesoo151
Wehicl@Cat@cas«scasa= 5neaisxseeeSsBee346
Vehicleidentificationnumber............375
Vehiclejack...6...eeeeeeeeeeee352
Liftitigpoints:¢ 2eeessecowseseeecveee356
Tirechange:mode«sss«6mewn4 6wows9ws354
Vehiclekeys« »sassx «saws¢ ¢easosewes28,29
Convenienceopening/closing............38
LED...ees30
Mechanicalkey......cccseseecseeeweees30
Personalconveniencesettings...........29
Replacing thebattery..................30
Unlockingandlocking................--31
‘Vehicle:tOOLKit:»ews« saya: sswe3xees352
Ventilation...............-....2.000000-67
Versioninformation..............000005251
VIEWbutton...2.6.6...ceceeeeeee16
Voiceguidance
refertoMultifunctionsteeringwheel..16,18
Voicemail...2.0.2...eeeeeeeee188
389