spare tire AUDI A7 2014 User Guide

Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed in
the right direction.
Using a spare tire with a tread pattern
intended for use in a specific direction
When using a spare tire w ith a tread pattern
in tended for use in a specific direction, please
note the following:
- The direction of rotation is marked by an ar­
row on the side of the tire.
- If the spare t ire has to be installed in the in­
correct direction, use the spare tire only
temporarily since the tire will not be able to
achieve its optimum performance character­
istic s with rega rd to aquaplaning, noise and
wear.
- We recommend that you pay particular at­
tention to this fact during wet weather and
that you adjust your speed to match road
conditions.
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and
have it installed on your veh icle as soon as
possib le to restore the handling advantages
of a unid irectiona l tire .
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the information c:> page 254, New
tires and replacing tires and wheels
if you are
going to use a spare t ire which is different
from the tires on your veh icle.
After you change a tire :
-Check the tire pressure on the spare imme­
diately after installation .
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as
possible by your authorized Audi dealer or
a qualified service station.
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of
90 ft lb (120 Nm).
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are cor­
roded and difficult to turn while changing
a tire, they should be replaced before you
check the tightening torque. What do I do now? 271
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and
have it installed on your vehicle as soon as
possible. Remount the wheel cover.
Until then , drive with extra care and at re­
duced speeds.
A WARNING
-
- If you are going to equ ip your vehicle
with tires or rims which differ from those
which were factory installed, then be
sure to read the information<=>
page 254,
New tires and replacing tires and
wheels.
- Always make sure the damaged wheel or
even a flat tire and the jack and tool kit
are properly secured in the luggage com­
pa rtment and are not loose in the pas­
senger compartment .
- In an accident or sudden maneuver they
could fly forward, in juring anyone in the
veh icle.
- Always store damaged wheel, jack and
too ls securely in the luggage compa rt­
ment. Otherwise , in an accident or su d­
den maneuver they could fly forward,
causing injury to passengers in the vehi­
cle.
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29 2 Index
Certification ...... ..... ... .. .. .... . 288
Changing a wheel .............. .. ... 266
Changing engine oi l ........ .. .. .. .. . 233
Chec king
Engine coolant leve l .... ... .. .. .... . 235
Tire pressure ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 249
Ch ild restra ints
Da nger of us ing ch ild restra ints in the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? .. 193
Ch ild restra int system anchors ... ..... 189
Ch ild safety .. ..... ........ .. .. .... . 175
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . 186
Important safety instructions for using
ch ild safety seats ........... .. .. .. . 179
I mportant th ings to know when dr iving
with ch ildren . ............. .. .... . 175
Tether anchors .................... 192
Tether straps .. ... ...... ... .. .... . 192
Ch ild safety lock
Rear doors . .............. ... .. .... 40
Child safety seats .............. .... . 181
Boo ster se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Convertible child seats ............. 182
Conve rtible locking retractor ......... 186
H ow do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ...... .. .. .. .. .. . 179
I nfant sea ts ............. .. .. .. .. . 181
I nstall ing .... ............. ...... . 186
I nstalling a child restraint using the
L ATCH system .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 191
LATCH system ... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 19 1
Lower anchorages ............ .... . 190
Mount ing and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .. .. ... .... ...... ... ... .. . 191
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Unused safety belts on the rear seat .. 181
C igarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
C le a ning .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. . 213
Climate control Air vents ... ... .... ...... ... ... .. .. 71
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
C limate con trol system
Supp lementary hea ter ... .. .. .. .... . . 74
Climate control (four-zone)
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Climate control (three
-zone)
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Clock .............................. 28
Closing Rear lid ........................... 38
Sl id ing/tilting sunroof ............. .. 42
Co ld tire inflation pressure ..... ... .. .. 247
Coming home ... .. ............. .... . 46
Compact spare tire .............. .... 265
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 138, 285
Consumption (fuel) ... .......... .. .. . 25
Co ntacting NHTSA . ................ . 138
Controls Cleaning . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 215
Co nvenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Star ting the engine ............ .. .. . 76
Stopping the eng ine (START ENG IN E
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Switching the ignition on .... ... .. .. . 76
Un locking and locking vehicle ......... 36
Converti ble child sa fe ty seats ..... .... 182
Co nvertib le locking retractor
Activati ng .... .... ............... . 188
Deact ivat ing . .. .. .......... ...... . 188
U si ng to secu re a child safety seat 1.86, 188
Coolant
refer to Engine coolant ............ . 234
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) 72
Cooling mode (climate control) ......... 70
Cruise contro l
Changi ng speed .. .. ... ....... ... .. . 85
Presett ing your speed ............... 85
Switching off .. .................... 85
Switch ing on . .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 84
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 24
(upholder .. .. ... . .. .... .... ... .. .. . 60
C u rve light . ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 102
Cylinder on demand System ........... 27
D
Data recorder ... ................... 196
Date disp lay . ..... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 28
Daytime run ning lights ........... .. .. . 44

Safety belt warning light ... ... .. .. .. . 140
S afety complianc e st icker ............ 282
Safety equipment .......... ... ... .. . 130
Safety features for occupant restra int and
protection ... ..... ..... ... ... ... ... 130
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety instructions
Eng ine compartment ............... 227
for side curtain airbags ............. 173
for using child safety seats ... .. .. .. . 179
for using safety be lts ............. .. 143
M on itoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem . .... .. ................. .. ... 164
Safety systems
War ning/ indicator lights ....... .. .. .. 1 9
Seat adjustment
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Driver 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 134
Safety guide lines ................... 53
Seat belts
Why YOU MUST wear them 140
Seat covers Cleaning ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 216
Seat heating/vent ilation (automatic cli-
mate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Seat heating (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seating position Driver ... .. .. .. ........... ....... 131
Front passenger .......... .. .. .. .. . 132
H ow to adjust the front seats ... .. .. . 132
Incorrect seat position ............ .. 134
Occupants ................ ...... .. 13 1
Rear passengers ................... 133
Seat memory ............. .... .. .... 57
Seats Comfort seat side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Select ive catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue ........... .... .. ... 223
Select ive unlock feature .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 35
Selecto r leve r .................... .. 109
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . 115
Inde x 299
Serv ice and disposa l
Safety be lt pretensioner ..... ... .. .. 147
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Se rv ice interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 •
Sh ift buttons .. .. .. ................. 113
Sh ip ( transport ing your vehicle) . ... .. .. 280
Sh utting down vehicle ............... 206
Side a irbags
Description .. .. .. ................. 169
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
s ide ass ist . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 98
Adjusting the brightness ..... ... .. .. 100
Sensor range . ... .. .. .. ...... ... .. . 99
Side assist Activati ng and deactivat ing .......... 100
Cleaning the sensors . .. ..... ... .. .. 214
S ide curta in airbags ................. 172
Desc ription .. .. .. .... ........... .. 172
How they wor k ... .. .. ........... .. 173
Sa fety i nstr uctions ................. 173
Side marker lights ................. .. 44
Ski sack . ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 67
also refer to Trunk pass-through . .. .. . 68
Slid ing/til ting s unroof
Emergency clos ing . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 43
Opening and closing . ... .... ... .. .. . 42
Snow cha ins ...... .. ............... 259
Socket ....... .. .. ................. . 60
Sources of informa tion abo ut child re -
stra ints and their use .. .. ..... ... .. .. 193
Space-savi ng spa re tire ... .. ..... ... .. 265
Spare tire . .. .. .. .. .. ............... 265
Speed limi ter . .. ...... ........... .. . 31
Speedometer ... .. .. . .. .... ...... .. . 27
Speed rating letter code .. ..... ... .. .. 255
Speed warning system ............. ... 84
Sport d ifferential .. ............. .. .. 102
Ind icator lig ht ... ................. . 23
Star button ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 25
Start-Stop-System ................... 81
E ngine does not swit ched off ......... 82
E ngine sta rts a utomat ica lly .......... 82
Ind icator lights .. ................. . 82
Messages ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 83
Starting/stopp ing the engine .. .. .. .. . 82
switching off/on .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. . 83
START ENG IN E ST O P bu tton ........... 76