tire type AUDI A3 2016 Owner´s Manual

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Additional information about the vehicle tool kit may be found under
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tion about the tire mobility kit under
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The vehicle must not be operated without the
tire repair set.
Vehicle transport
Applies to veh icles: w ith plug- in hybrid drive
The following contains information you should
know about transporting your vehicle.
The MQB-A lithium-ion battery system equipped
in your vehicle is composed of SANYO 12 U F 261
591 type batteries and has it passed test 38.3 in
accordance with the UN Tests and Criteria hand­ book. The vehicle may be transported with the
battery installed as conventional class 9 hazard­
ous materials without additional offic ial consent
for air and sea transportation (current law ICAO­
TI and IMDG-Code 01.01.2012) .
Jump starting and 12 volt battery
Applies to veh icles: with plug -in hybrid drive
Fig. 96 Engine compartment: connectors for a charger and
j ump start cables
The vehicle is equipped with one 12 vo lt battery
and one high-voltage battery.
If the 12 volt battery is drained, it can be charged
with a charger or you can jump start the vehicle
using another vehicle battery in the same way as
a conventional vehicle .
Note the information on charging the battery
¢
page 249 and for jump starting the vehicle
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.,. Open the hood¢ page 23 7.
.,. Remove the fuse box cover @ to access the
positive terminal
0 c::> page 239.
.,. Clamp the terminal clamps from the charging
device or jump start cable to the positive termi­
nal
0 and to the body ground point 0-
(D Note
You must not give a jump start with your vehi­
cle. This could cause s ignificant damage to
the electrical system in your veh icle.
Coolant
App lies to vehicles: with plug-in hybrid drive
Fig. 97 Engine compartme nt: coolant expa nsion tank
Your vehicle has two coolant expansion tanks
that are separate from each other:
@ : expansion tank for gasoline engine and elec­
tric motor.
@ : expansion tank for the high-voltage area .
The expansion tank@ must not be opened
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.,. Switch the ignition off .
.,. Open the hood
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.,. Always check the coolant level in both coolant
expansion tanks @ and @ using the outer
markings.
.,. When you fill coolant in the expansion tank@,
please refer to
c::> page 244, Cooling system.
.,. Do not drive any farther if the expansion tank
@ is missing coolant. Contact an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility immediately ¢&_ . ..,.

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Spare tire
General information
Applies to vehicles: with space-saving spare tire (compact
spare tire)
F ig. 220 Luggage co mpa rtmen t: ca rgo floo r fo lded up (A3
Sportback top, A3 sedan bo ttom )
F ig. 221 Compac t spare tir e
The spare tire ¢ fig. 221 is intended for sho rt­
term use only . Have the damaged tire checked
and replaced if necessary by an authorized Aud i
dealer or authori zed Audi Service Facility as soon
as possible .
There are some restrictions on the use of the compact spare tire . The compact spare tire has
been designed specif ica lly for your type of vehi­
cle . Do not replace it with the spare tire from an­
other type of vehicle.
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
Removing the sp are tire (A3 Sportback )
.,. Lift up the cargo floor wi th the p lastic handle
until it is clamped beh ind the tabs on both s ide
pane ls
(D ¢ fig. 220.
.,. Remove the subwoofer* if necessary . Check
which subwoofer is installed based on the con ­
nector : version 1 ¢
page 290 or version 2
¢page 290.
"'Turn the large screw counter -clockw ise .
.,. Remove the spare tire .
Removin g the sp are tire (A3 Sedan )
.,. Lift the cargo floor by the plastic handle.
"' Hang the p lastic hook on the luggage compart-
ment weather strip -arrow -¢
fig . 220 .
"'Turn the large screw counter-clockw ise .
"' Remove the spare tire .
Snow chains
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains on
the compact spare tire is not permitted.
If you have to drive with snow chains and a front
tire fails, mount the spare wheel in p lace of a
rear tire . Install the snow chains on the rear tire
that you removed , and install that in place of the
front t ire that fai led .
A WARNING
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-After installing a spare tire, the t ire pres-
sure must be checked as soon as possible .
The t ire pressure is availab le on ¢
page 263,
fig. 205.
- If the spa re ti re is mo re t han 6 years old,
use it only in an emergency and with ex­
treme ca ution and careful driving.
- The spare tire is intended only fo r tempora­
ry a nd short-term use.
It should be replaced
as soon as poss ible with the normal whee l
and tire .
- After moun ting the compact spare tire, the
tire pressure must be checked as soon as possible. The tire press ure of the compact
spare tire must be 61 ps i (420 kPA); other­
wise, you risk having an accident .
- Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h).
You risk having an acc ident. ""
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