2019 AUDI S4 Tire

Emergencyassistance

>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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—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverstart
theenginewhenthevehicleisraised.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,supportthevehi-
clesecurelywithsuitablestandsifworkisto
beperformedunderneaththevehicle.

ZAWARNING
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.
Removingandinstallingawheel
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Fig.274Wheel:internalhexsocket to turnthewheelbolts

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Fig.275Wheel:alignmentpininthetophole
Removingawheel
>Removethetopwheelboltcompletelyusing
thehexsocketinthescrewdriverhandlefrom
thevehicletoolkit>fig.274andplaceitona
cleansurface.
>Theninstallthealignmentpinfromthevehicle
toolkitintheemptywheelboltholebyhand
>fig.275.
>Removetherestofthewheelbolts.
>Removethewheel>().Thealignmentpinre-
mainsintheholewhiledoingthis.
Installingawheel
Readthedirectionsonpage354wheninstal-
lingunidirectionaltires.
>Slidethewheelonoverthealignmentpin>@.
>Installthewheelboltsandtightenthemgently
usingthehexsocket.
>Removethealignmentpinandtightenthere-
mainingwheelbolt.
>Carefullylowerthevehicleusingthevehicle
jack*.
»
Tightenthewheelboltsinadiagonalpattern
usingthewheelwrench.
Thewheelboltsmustbecleanandloosenand
tighteneasily.Checkthecontactsurfacesforthe
wheelandhub.Contaminantsonthesesurfaces
mustberemovedbeforeinstallingthewheel.

Z\WARNING
Neverusethehexsocketinthescrewdriver
handleorthehexsocketwrenchwiththe
ratchettoloosenortightenthewheelbolts.
This increasestheriskofanaccident,because
youwillnot beabletoachievethecorrect
tighteningspecification.>


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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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>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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Technicaldata

Capacities

Fueltank,frontwheeldrive14.3gal(54L)
Fueltank,allwheeldrive15.3gal(58L)
Windshieldandheadlightwashersystem*5.1qt(4.8L)

MotelsRoofload
Themaximumpermissibleroof loadis200lbs
(90kg).

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Appliesto:Sedan
Fig.290safetycertificate

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Appliesto:allroad
Fig.291safetycertificate
GrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR)
Themaximumpermittedtotalweight@ofthe
vehicleislistedonthesafetycertificateonthe
sideareaofthedoororonthedriver'sdoorpillar.
GrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR)
Themaximumpermittedloadonthefrontaxle
@ortherearaxle@)islistedonthesafetycer-
tificateonthesideareaofthedoororonthe
driver's doorpillar.
Load
Themaximumpermittedloadislistedonthetire
pressurelabelonthedriver's doorpillar.
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Index

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
Childsafety... 0.0...cece ceceeeeeee285
Importantsafetyinstructionsforusingchild
Safetyseats..«weve¢wae+wenna 6meena289
Installinga childrestraintusingtheLATCH
SYStGMscum9 fMem&WORM& EBONNoTBEEF301
Mountingandreleasingtheanchorage
hook...02.eeeeee301
TetheRanchOrSiass sxerox2 gsam9geaseao:302
Tether'straps=cos«2sweooowesaoees<302
Childsafetylock
POWerwindOWStss.+ ©sconsa 6memesw2omens+ 6 «40
Reardoors... 2...2...eeecece40
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
COMpPAFtMENtSicrssvscevvsnaovener¥ 6wwe63
CompasstintheMIMOr'ss ¢wowssycoves« &eae56
GoitipliatiC@ls:«»wescsssews2 9ewe=eae2370
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
Consumption(UE):«sees=

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Index

Freezeprotection
Coolant.....6.ee eeeeeeee315
Frequencyband.................4.215,218
alsorefertoFrequencyband...........215
Frontairbags
D@SEFPtOMs s »eeew¢wees¢pes5 2eee265
How:they:works.« scszeis osnssine+osnows3 @one271
Frontalcollisionsandthelawsofphysics...254
Frontseats
Adjusting...0.0.0...eeeeeeeeeeee249
Childrestraintsinthefrontseat.........262
alsorefertoSeatswcssesaseeecrews58
FUGLissensxeas& 2come5 2RUG©©GeeRRF8305
AddiBIVeS«ascscxevoswosciwoawaversvwanseeits6shaw306
Currentconsumption..............0000519
FUeLGAUGE:= savesesseesevneeseee13,15
Fuelitank.capacity’.«sacssoiauier«xmesic© 3373
Gasoline...0.0...cece305
Savingfuelsss2 xsees¢ 5seesyeeeeseoe126
Savingfuelconsumption................76
Fueling
Fuelfillerdooremergencyrelease.......308
Fuelgauge........2...eeececeeeeeeee15
Fueltankcapacity.................000.373
Openingthefuelfillerdoor............306
Fuses
Assignment........2.000ceceeeeeee358
Replaciigscx« «emu¢ eaeeeseeeeespee357
G
GALA
refertoSpeeddependentvolumecontrol.244
Garmenthooks»=weessyaoe2 aeeeeee63
Gasdischargelamps............--..0--361
Gasoline...2.6.6...eeeeeeeeeeee305
ACGIEIVES«cusssemewm2 2neuea xeee3eS306
GasolimeMiXEUCbess« «ceceaoacaieawavwsere305
GAWR
refertoGrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR).373
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology...325
Glovecompartment..............-00000-63
Valetparking..................eeeeee43
GrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR)........373
GrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR)...... 373
GVWR
refertoGrossVehicleWeight
Ratirig(GVWR)«wows2 2wore= 4eee5 2oes373
H
HandSTree’:« 5ewas=yawnesnewsgocame5ee171
Head-updisplay...................0000527
AGjUStINGwap+ »sages¥ &cowsyopeseveeege27
Operatiings,« 5cmos«suenessw 0someonwownomems©629827
Headlight rangecontrolsystem...........47
Headlights’.=sccmsseevenseaaaeesire62wey47
CLEATIOG).«4.asexsne0 «saunene1. oietenene#91aneneneaw6343
Headlightrangecontrolsystem..........47
Washerisystem’s«ssveossewseweeneyoes53
HeadPEStrainits«suxscamees¢neem35Be59,250
AGJUSTIAG)cca&2comweuew 6ower@6scmsan2 6save250
HeathINGsecsic@acca3wanes6wontwwaT owae71
Heavyclothingandsafetybelts..........255
HIGH DGSfSicum.«»evesy 2emsgoquezeGR48
ASSIStANGS&sascane« 2encesooeecins© ocairn6woe48
Hilldescentiassistsciccvsauce6 6waneaow140
Hilldescentcontrols+asus2 ¢eum2 yeaeaes88
HillWoldassist=wessseaesoeee alsorefertoHillholdassist.............83
Homeaddress::« =sceiicsnica+savin« «200,205
HOEN« =sews7 ¢caw7 ¢eweFoewes¥ 8eeeFee8
HOESDOESexes3 xawa¢epeoeEeeeMo193
Howarechildrestraintsystemanchorsrelat-
edtorchildsafetyoens=sneeseeneeenve299
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?..268
Howsafetybeltpretensionerswork.......259
I
Imbalance(wheels).............22--005331
Immobilizer
refertoElectronicimmobilizer...........29
Importantthingstodobeforedriving.....247
Importingandexporting(contacts).......183
Improperlywornsafetybelts............259
Indicatorlights......20.0.0...eee eee eee10
AirbagSYSteitiews« ¢xeces«seemsbeoe ge273
PASSENGER:AIRBAGici&sxaianeowcxiwne© 2 0273
INFANTSEAES&secon.sooemcosaosumeoosaeo291.
379