change wheel AUDI A3 SEDAN 2017 Owner's Manual

car to keep your balance and take care not
to slip .
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be li~ed with the jack first be­
fore the wheel con be removed .
Fig. 291 S ill pane ls: mark ings (example)
F ig. 292 S ill: position ing the ve hicle jack
"Engage the parkin g brak e to prevent your vehi­
cle from roll ing unintentionally .
"Move the se lector le ver to p osition P .
"Find the markin g (imprint) on the s ill that is
nearest the whee l tha t will be changed
r::> fig. 291 . Behind the marking, there is a lift­
ing point on the sill for the vehicle jack.
"Vehicles with a sill: Note the position of the sill
when positioning the vehicle jack¢
fig. 292.
"Place the vehicle jack (vehicle tool kit) on a firm
surface. Use a flat, stable support if necessary.
On a slippery surface such as tile, you should
use a non-slip pad (such as a rubber mat) ¢
,&.
"Turn the ve hi cle jack located under the lifting
po int on the s ill to ra ise the jack until its
arm @
r::> fig. 292 is located under the des ignated plas-
gi tic mount r::> ,& , ¢0).
~ "Align the jack so that its arm @¢ fig. 292 en-
8 gages in the designated lift ing point in the door
~ sill and the movable base ® lies flat on the
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
ground. The base ® must be vertical unde r the
lifting point @.
"Wind the jack up further until the f lat tire
comes off the
ground ¢,& .
Position the vehicle jack only unde r the designat­
ed lifting points on the sill¢
fig. 291. T here is ex­
actly
one location for each wheel. The jack must
not be positioned at any other
location¢ ,&.¢0) .
An un sta b le surf ace under the jack can cause the
vehicle to slip off the jack . Always provide a firm
base for the jack on the ground. If necessary
place a sturdy board or similar support under the
jack. On
ha rd , s lippery surfa ces (such as tiles)
use a rubber mat or similar to prevent the jack
from
slipp ing ¢,&. .
.&, WARNING
-
-You o r you r passengers could be inj ured
while changing a wheel if you do not fo llow
these sa fety precautions :
- Position the vehicle jack only at the desig­
nated lifting points and align the jack.
Otherwise, the vehicle jack could slip and
cause an injury if it does not have suffi­
c ient hold on the vehicle .
-A soft or unstable surface under the jack may cause the veh icle to slip off the jack.
Always provide a firm base for the jack on
the g ro u nd. If necessary, use a sturdy
board unde r the jack.
- On hard, slippe ry su rface (s uch as t iles)
u se a r ubber mat or simi lar to prevent the
j ac k from slipping.
- Only raise yo ur vehicle with the veh icle
j ac k prov ided by the factory.
If you use a
vehicle jack for another veh icle, your vehi­
cle can s lide and cause injury.
- Changes in load can affe ct the height of
the vehicle.
- Never star t the eng ine when the vehicle is
raised, which could cause an accident.
- Suppor t the vehicle se cur ely with appro­
priate stands if work is to be performed
underneath the vehicle; otherwise, there
i s a potential risk for injury.
.,.
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Index
A
A/C (automatic climate control system) . . . . 71
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 380
Active lane assist
refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . 136
Active rollover protection system . . . . . . . . 256
Retracting rollover protection.......... 257
Adaptive cruise control
refer to Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . 126
Adaptive light
refer to Audi adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Adjusting the air distribution Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 72
Adjusting the air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 72
Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Airbag .... .. .. ............... .... ... 267
Airbag system .. .... .............. 267,287
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 274
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Ch ildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Ch ild restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 277
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 274
How the Advanced Airbag System compo -
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 279
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
When must the system be inspected? . . . 279
Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336, 345
A lignment pin (tire change) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
All-weather lights..... ......... .... .. .. 51
382
All season tires
All wheel drive 342
refer to quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . .
. . 154
AMI
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 228, 229
Android Auto
refer to Audi smartphone interface . . . . . 239
Ant i-freeze
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Anti -Lock Braking System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 151
Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Apple CarP lay
refer to Aud i smartphone interface . . . . . 239
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Messages . .. .. .. ... .... ....... .... .
Audi adaptive cruise control ........... . .
Cleaning the sensor . .. .. ........... . . 138
126
348
Distance display, distance warning ..... . 132
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Audi adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 143
Audi connect e-tron services . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Doors and lights .. .. .. .. ........... .. 198
Audi connect (Infotainment) ........ 190,195
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Services overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Audi magnetic ride
refer to Suspension control . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Audi music stream
refer to Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Audio player Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Wi-Fi audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Audio track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 136
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 378
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Messages . ....... ... ..... .........
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Rear cross-traffic assist ... ........... . 143
142