2019 AUDI S4 lock

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.

Careandcleaning



ComponentSituationSolution
Exhausttailpipes|RoadsaltWater,cleaningsolutionsuitableforstainlesssteel,ifnec-
essary
Decorativeparts/|DepositsMildsoapsolution®),acleaningsolutionsuitableforstain-
trimlesssteel,ifnecessary

PaintPaintdamageRefertothepaintnumberonthevehicledatalabel,repair
withtouchuppaint>page372.

SpilledfuelRinsewithwaterimmediately

SurfacerustRustremover,thenprotectwith hardwax;forquestions,
consultanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServ-
iceFacility.

CorrosionHaveitremovedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacility.

Waternolonger
beadsonthesurface
ofclean paint
Protectwithhardwax(atleasttwiceperyear)

Noshineeventhough
painthasbeenpro-
tected/paintlooks
poor
Treatwithsuitablepolish;thenapplypaintprotectantif
thepolishthatwasuseddoesnotcontainanyprotectant

Depositssuchasin-
sects,birddroppings,
treesap,androad
salt
Dampenwithwaterimmediatelyandremovewithamicro-
fibercloth

Grease-basedcon-
taminantssuchas
cosmeticsorsunblock
Removeimmediatelywithamildsoapsolution®)anda
softcloth


Carboncompo-DepositsCleanthesamewayaspaintedcomponents>page342
nents
Decorativedecals|DepositsSoftspongewithamildsoapsolution®

a)Mildsoapsolution:maximumtwotablespoonsof
Interiorcleaning
neutralsoapin1quart(1liter)ofwater




ComponentSituationSolution
WindowglassDepositsGlasscleaner,thenwipedry
Decorativeparts/|DepositsMildsoapsolution®
trim
PlasticpartsDepositsDampcloth

HeavierdepositsMildsoapsolution@),detergent-freeplasticcleaningsolu-
tion,ifnecessary



Displays/instru-|DepositsSoftclothwithLCDcleaner;dustinthelowerareaofthe
mentclusterinstrumentclustercanberemovedusingasoftbrush.
ControlsDepositsSoftbrush,thenasoftclothwithamildsoapsolution®

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Emergencyassistance

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

Z\WARNING
Follow thesteps givenabove.Thisisforyour
protectionandtheforthesafetyofotherson
theroad.


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

SMTOTAL
Fig.266Luggagecompartment:cargofloorcover
Thevehicletoolkit,vehiclejack,tiremobilitykit
andcompressorarestoredintheluggagecom-
partmentunderthecargofloorcover.
>Appliesto:sedan:Toopenthefrontcompart-
ment,liftthecargofloorcoverbythestrap(@).
>Appliesto:allroad:Toopenthefrontcompart-
ment,pullthecargofloorcoverbytheplastic
handle@)slightlytowardtherear.Lift thecar-
gofloorcoveroverthefrontcompartment.
>Toopentherearcompartment,liftthecargo
floorcoverbytheplastichandle@).
348
>Appliesto:sedan:Hooktheplastichandle(2)
intotheluggagecompartmentseal.
>Toremovethecargofloorcovercompletely,
pullittowardtherearattheplastichandle@).
>
Appliesto:vehicleswithsparetire:Turn the
handlecounter-clockwiseandremovethespare
tire.
>Appliesto:sedan:Unhookthecargofloorcover
again
beforeclosingtheluggagecompartment
lid.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thevehicletool
kit,tiremobilitykit,andcompressormaybelo-
catedunderanothercoverthatissecuredwitha
handwheel.
Appliesto:vehicleswithvehiclejackinthestor-
agebag:Thebagwiththevehiclejackissecured
tothetie-downsintheluggagecompartment
andmustbesecuredtothetie-downsagainafter
usingit.

ZXWARNING
Appliesto:vehicleswithvehiclejackinthestoragebag
Avehiclejackthatisunsecured,incorrectlyse-
cured, ornotsecuredintheluggagecompart-
mentmayslideoutofplacewhenbraking,
turning, orinanaccident,whichincreasesthe
riskofinjuriestovehiclepassengers.Tore-
ducetheriskofanaccident,nevertransport
thevehiclejackwithoutsecuringit.

ZA\WARNING
Improperuseofthevehiclejackcan causese-
riouspersonalinjuries.
—Neverusethescrewdriverhexheadtotight-
enwheelbolts,sincetheboltscannotattain
thenecessarytighteningtorqueifyouuse
thehexhead,potentiallycausinganacci-
dent.
—Thefactory-suppliedjackisintendedonly
foryourvehiclemodel.Undernocircum-
stancesshoulditbeusedtoliftheavyvehi-
clesorotherloads;youriskinjuringyour-
self.
—Neverstarttheenginewhenthevehicleis
raised,whichcouldcauseanaccident.
—Supportthevehiclesecurelywithappropri-
atestandsifworkistobeperformed

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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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a
é
?
Fig.270Wheel:wheelboltswith caps
351

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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.
355

Fusesandbulbs


Fuseassignment-Leftsideoftheluggage
compartm
Fusepanel(©)(red)
10|Dynamicsteering


11|Enginestart
Fuseassignment-Driver'ssideofthe
(fold4o)ig

B4M-0148


Fig.280Driversidecockpit:fusepanelwithplasticbracket
























Fusepanel
No.|Equipment
1|Vehicleopening/start(NFC)-
2
|
TelephonePaineoftheluggagecompartment:fusepanel
4|Head-updisplay
5|Audimusicinterface,USBchargingportFusepanel(@)(black)
6|FrontclimatecontrolsystemcontrolsNo.|Equipment
7
|
Steeringcolumnlock2|Windshielddefroster
8
|
Infotainmentsystemdisplay 3|Windshielddefroster
9|InstrumentclusterS
|
Suspensioncontrol
10
|
Infotainmentunit6|Automatictransmission
11
|
Lightswitch,switchpanel7
|
Rearwindowdefogger
12
|
Steeringcolumnelectronics8
|
Rearseatheating
14
|
Infotainmentsystem9
|
Lefttaillights
16
|
Steeringwheelheating10
|
Leftsafetybelttensioner

360
11|Centrallockingsystem

12|Luggagecompartmentlid

Fusepanel(8)(red)

No.|Equipment

Notassigned

Fusepanel©(brown)

No.|Equipment

2|Telephone


Lumbarsupport

Emergencysituations


—Jumpercables mustbelongenoughsothat
thevehiclesdonottouch.
—Whenconnectingjumpercables,makesure
thattheycannotgetcaughtinanymoving
partsintheenginecompartment.
—Donotbendoverthebatteries-dangerof
chemicalburns!
—Thebatterycelllockingscrewsmustbe
tightenedsecurely.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall

WARNINGS>page309.

@Note
Improperhook-upofjumpercablescanruin
thegenerator.
—AlwaysconnectPOSITIVE(+)toPOSITIVE
(+),andNEGATIVE(-)toNEGATIVE(-)
groundpostofthebatterymanagercontrol
unit.
—Checkthatallscrewplugsonthebattery
cellsarescrewedinfirmly.Ifnot,tighten
plugspriortoconnectingclamponnegative
batteryterminal.
—Pleasenotethattheprocedureforconnect-
ingajumpercableasdescribedaboveap-
pliesspecificallytothecaseofyourvehicle
beingjumpstarted.Whenyouaregivinga
jumpstarttoanothervehicle,donotcon-
nect
thenegative(-)cabletothenegative
(-)terminalonthedischargedbattery@)
>fig.283.Instead,securelyconnectthe
negative(-)cabletoeitherasolidmetal
componentthatisfirmlyboltedtotheen-
gineblockortotheengineblockitself.If
thebatterythatisbeingchargeddoesnot
vent
totheoutside,escapingbatterygas
couldigniteandexplode!
Towingwithatowtruck
Generalhints
YourAudirequires specialhandlingfortowing.
Thefollowinginformationistobeusedbycom-
mercialtowtruckoperatorswhoknowhowtoop-
eratetheirequipmentsafely.
364
—NevertowyourAudi,towingwillcausedam-
agetotheengineandtransmission.
—Neverwrapthesafetychainsorwinchcables
aroundthebrakelines.
—Topreventunnecessarydamage,yourAudi
mustbetransportedwithaflatbedtruck.
—Toloadthevehicleontotheflatbed,use the
towingloopfoundinthevehicletoolsandat-
tachtothefrontorrearanchorage>page364
and>page365.

ZXWARNING
Avehiclebeingtowedisnotsafeforpassen-
gers.Neverallowanyonetorideinavehicle
beingtowed,foranyreason.
Fronttowingloop
Onlyinstallthefronttowingloopwhenitis
needed.




Fig.284Frontbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightsideofthefrontbumper.
»Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page348.
>Pressthecap inwardwithbrief,strong pressure
=> fig.284.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.

ZA\WARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnottighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe>

Emergencysituations

>Adjustliftingarmsofworkshophoistorfloor
jack tomatchvehicleliftingpoints.
> Insertarubberpadbetweenthefloorjack/
workshophoistandtheLiftingpoints.
Ifyoumustliftyourvehiclewithafloorjack to
workunderneath,besurethevehicleissafely
supportedonstandsintendedforthispurpose.
Frontliftingpoint
Theliftingpointislocatedonthefloorpanrein-
forcementaboutatthesamelevelasthejack
mountingpoint>fig.287.Donotliftthevehi-
cleattheverticalsillreinforcement.
Rearliftingpoint
Theliftingpointislocatedontheverticalrein-
forcementofthelowersillfortheonboardjack
>fig.288.
Liftingwithvehiclejack
Referto>page352.

ZA\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofseriousinjuryandvehi-
cledamage.
—Alwayslift thevehicleonlyatthespecial
workshophoistandfloorjackliftpointsil-
lustrated>fig.287and>fig.288.
—Failuretoliftthevehicleatthesepoints
couldcausethevehicletotiltorfallfroma
lift ifthereisachangeinvehicleweight
distributionandbalance.Thismighthap-
pen,forexample,whenheavycomponents
suchastheengineblockortransmission
areremoved.
—Whenremovingheavycomponentslike
these,anchorvehicletohoistoraddcorre-
spondingweightstomaintainthe centerof
gravity.Otherwise,thevehiclemighttiltor
slipoffthehoist,causingseriouspersonal
injury.

()Note
—Beawareofthefollowingpointsbeforelift-
ingthevehicle:
—Thevehicleshouldneverbeliftedor
jackedupfromunderneaththeengineoil
366
pan,thetransmissionhousing,thefront
or rearaxleorthebodysidemembers.
Thiscouldleadtoseriousdamage.
—Toavoiddamagetotheunderbodyor
chassisframe,arubberpadmustbein-
sertedbetweenthefloorjackandthelift
points.
—Beforedrivingoveraworkshophoist,
checkthatthevehicleweightdoesnot
exceedthepermissibleliftingcapacity of
thehoist.
—Beforedrivingoveraworkshophoist,en-
surethatthereissufficientclearancebe-
tweenthehoistandlowpartsoftheve-
hicle.