change wheel AUDI Q5 2019 Owner's Manual

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Wheels

Productionoptionsweight
meansthecombinedweightof
thoseinstalledregularproduction
optionsweighingover5lbs.
(2.3kg)inexcessofthosestand-
arditemswhichtheyreplace,not
previouslyconsideredincurb
weightoraccessoryweight,in-
cludingheavy dutybrakes,ride
levelers,roofrack,heavyduty
battery,andspecialtrim.
Radialplytire
meansapneumatictireinwhich
theplycordsthatextendtothe
beadsarelaidatsubstantially
90degreestothecenterlineof
thetread.
Recommendedinflation
pressure
see>page327,Coldtireinfla-
tionpressure.
Reinforcedtire
meansatiredesignedtooperate
athigherloadsandathigherin-
flationpressuresthanthecorre-
spondingstandardtire.Rein-
forcedtiresmaybeidentifiedas
“XL”,“xl”,“EXTRALOAD”,or“RF”
onthesidewall.
Rim
meansametalsupportforatire
oratireandtubeassemblyupon
whichthetirebeadsareseated.
Rimdiameter
meansnominaldiameterofthe
beadseat.Ifyouchangeyour
wheelsize,youwillhavetopur-
chasenewtirestomatchthenew
rimdiameter.
Rimsizedesignation
meansrimdiameterandwidth.
Rimwidth
meansnominaldistancebetween
rimflanges.
Sidewall
meansthatportionofatirebe-
tweenthetreadandbead.
Speedrating(lettercode)
meansthespeedatwhichatireis
designedtobedrivenforextend-
edperiodsoftime.Theratings
rangefrom93mph(150km/h)
to186mph(298km/h)>table
onpage325.Youmaynotfind
thisinformationonalltiresbe-
causeitisnotrequiredbylaw.
Thespeedratinglettercode,
whereapplicable,ismoldedon
thetiresidewallandindicatesthe>
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increasethetirepressuretothe
maximumspecifiedpressure>/A\.
Checkingandcorrectingtire
pressure
>Checkthetirepressureatleast
oncepermonthandalsocheckit
beforeeverylongdrive.
>Alwayscheckthetirepressure
when
thetiresarecold.Donot
reducethepressureifitincreas-
eswhenthetiresarewarm.
>Checkthelabel>fig.267for
thecorrecttirepressurebased
onvehicleload.
>Correctthetirepressureifnec-
essary.
>Storethenewtirepressurein
theInfotainmentsystem
>page342.

Z\WARNING
Alwaysadaptthetirepressure
toyourdrivingstyleandtheve-
hicleload.
—Overloadingcanleadtolossof
vehiclecontrolandincrease

theriskofanaccident.Read

andfollowtheimportantsafe-
typrecautionsin>page336,
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits.
—Thetiremustflexmoreifthe
tirepressureistooloworif
thevehiclespeedorloadare
toohigh.Thisheatsthetireup
toomuch.Thisincreasesthe
riskofanaccidentbecauseit
cancausethetiretoburstand
resultinlossofvehiclecon-
trol.
—Incorrecttirepressureincreas-
estirewearandhasanegative
effectondrivingandbraking
behavior,whichincreasesthe


riskofanaccident.
@Note
Replacelostvalvecapstore-
ducetheriskofdamagetothe
tirevalves.

(*)Forthesakeoftheenvi-
ronment
Tire pressurethatistoolowin-
creasesfuelconsumption.
Ncweyecm]1c
Pleasenotethattheinformation
containedinthefollowingtable
wascorrectatthetimeofprint-
ing,andtheinformationissub-
jecttochange.Ifthereareany
differences,youshould always
335
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Wheels

tires.Ifthepressurechangesinoneormore
tires,thisisindicatedintheinstrumentcluster
displaywithanindicatorlight(Jandamessage.
Ifonlyonetireisaffected,thelocationof that
tirewillbeindicated.
ThetirepressuresmustbestoredintheInfotain-
mentsystemagaineachtimethepressures
change(switchingbetweenpartialandfullload
pressure)orafterchangingorreplacinga tireon
yourvehicle>page342.Thetirepressuremoni-
toringsystemonlymonitorsthetirepressureyou
havestored.Refertothetirepressurelabelfor
therecommendedtirepressureforyourvehicle
=>page334,fig.267.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharacter-
isticscanchangeandcauseatirepressurewarn-
ingif:
—Thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoolow
—Thetireshavestructuraldamage
—Thetire wasreplacedorthetirepressurewas
changedanditwasnotstored>page342
—Tiresthatareonlypartiallyusedarereplaced
withnewtires
Indicatorlights
®-Lossofpressureinatleastonetire>A\.
Checkthetiresandreplaceorrepairifnecessary.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtiresand
storethepressureagainintheInfotainmentsys-
tem>page342.
ia(TirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tirepres-
sure:malfunction!Seeowner'smanual.ri
appearsafterswitchingtheignitiononorwhile
drivingandthe@indicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterblinksforapproximatelyone minute
andthenstayson,thereissystemmalfunction.
Trytostorethecorrecttirepressures
=>page342.Insomecases,youmustdrivefor
severalminutesafterstoringthepressuresuntil
theindicatorlightturnsoff.Iftheindicatorlight
doesturnofforturnsonagainafterashortperi-
odoftime,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethe malfunctioncorrected.
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ZAWARNING
—Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsinthe
display,reduceyourspeedimmediatelyand
avoidanyhardsteeringorbrakingmaneu-
vers.Stopassoonaspossibleandcheckthe
tiresandtheirpressure.
—Thedriverisresponsibleformaintainingthe
correcttirepressure.Youmustcheckthe
tirepressureregularly.
—Undercertainconditions(suchasasporty
drivingstyle,winterconditions,orunpaved
roads),thetirepressuremonitoringsystem
indicatormaybedelayed.
@Tips
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemcanal-
sostopworkingwhenthereisanESCmal-
function.

—Usingsnowchainsmayresultinasystem
malfunction.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsysteminyour
Audiwascalibratedwith“AudiOriginal
Tires”>page331.Usingthesetiresisrec-
ommended.
Storingtirepressures
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Ifthetirepressurechangesoratireisreplaced,
itmustbeconfirmedintheInfotainmentsys-
tem.
>Beforestoringthetirepressures,makesurethe
tirepressuresinallfourtiresmeetthespeci-
fiedvaluesandareadaptedtotheload
=>page334.
>Switchtheignitionon.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Service&checks>Tirepressure
monitoring>Storetirepressure>Yes,store
now.
G@)Tips
Donotstorethetirepressuresifsnowchains
areinstalled.

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>Removethevalvecapfromthefaultytire.
>Installthefillerhose@)onthevalve(7)
>fig.271.
>Connecttheplug@)©fig.270toanoutletin
thevehicle.
>Switchtheignitionon.
Inflatingatire
> Movetheswitch(8)>fig.271onthecompres-
sorintopositionI.
>Inflatethetiretobetween29psi(200kPA)
and36psi(250kPA)andreadthepressureon
thegauge.
>Ifthistirepressureisnotreached,removethe
fillerhose.Driveslowlyapproximately33feet
(10m)forwardorinreverse sothatthesealant
canbedistributedinthetire.Inflatethetire
again>A\.
ZAWARNING
—Readandfollowthemanufacturer'ssafety
precautionsonthecompressorandinthein-
structionsonthebottleofsealant.
—Ifatirepressureof29psi(200kPA)cannot
reachedafterinflatingfor6minutes,then
thetireistooseverelydamaged.Donotcon-
tinuedriving.
—Ifthetirecannotberepairedwiththetire
sealant,seeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
@Tips
Donotoperatethecompressorformorethan
sixminutescontinuously,oritcanoverheat.
Oncethecompressorhascooled,youcancon-
tinuetouseit.
feyeats]
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit



> Affixthestickerthatsays"max.50mph(max.
80km/h)"thatisprovidedwiththetiremobili-
tykitwithinthedriver'sfieldofvision.
>Stopthevehicleafterdrivingforabout10mi-
nutesandcheckthetirepressure.
>Ifthetirepressureislowerthan19psi(130
kPA),thenthetireistooseverelydamaged.Do
notcontinuedriving.

ZAWARNING
Payattentiontothefollowingafterrepairing
thetire:
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h).
—Avoidhardacceleration orbrakinganddriv-
ingfastaroundcurves.
— Thevehiclemaybecomemoredifficultto
control.
—Ifthetireistooseverelydamaged,seean
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.


(*)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youcangivetheusedtiresealantbottletoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityfor disposal.
@)Tips
Remembertoobtainanewbottleofsealant
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityafterrepairingatire.
Changingatire
Youmustcompletethepreparationbefore
changingatire.
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page349.
>»Set theparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Whentowingatrailer:disconnectthetrailer
fromyourvehicle.
>Switchonwheel changemode*intheInfotain-
mentsystem:[MENU]button>Vehicle> left
controlbutton>Service&checks>Airsuspen-
sion:wheelchange.
>Switchtheignitionoff.


Thevehiclejackmode*switchesoffautomatically
atspeedsabove6mph(10km/h).

ZAWARNING
Whenusingthevehiclejack*onaroadwitha
steephillorwhenoffroad,youmusttakeex-
traprecautionstopreventthevehiclefrom>


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rolling.Usesuitableobjects toblockthefront
andbackofthewheelthatisdiagonalfrom
thewheelwiththeflattire.

Z\WARNING
Youoryourpassengerscouldbeinjuredwhile
changingawheelifyoudonotfollowthese
safetyprecautions:
—Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasafedistance
offtheroad.Turnofftheengine,turnthe
emergency
flashersonanduseotherwarn-
ingdevicestoalertothermotorists.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
placeawayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Tohelppreventthevehiclefrommoving
suddenlyandpossiblyslippingoffthejack*,
alwaysfullysettheparkingbrakeandblock
thefrontandbackofthewheeldiagonally
oppositethewheelbeingchanged.When
onefrontwheelisliftedofftheground,
placingtheAutomaticTransmissioninP
(Park)willnotpreventthevehiclefrommov-
ing.
—Beforeyouchangeawheel, besurethe
groundislevelandfirm.Ifnecessary,usea
sturdyboardunderthejack*.
—Alwaysstorethevehicletoolkit,thejack*
andthereplacedtireintheluggagecom-
partment>page61.

@Tips
—Obeyalllaws.
—Beforechangingthewheel,youmustacti-
vatethejackingmode*,sothattheauto-
maticcontrolsfortheairsuspension*do
notmakeitmoredifficulttoliftthevehicle
withthejack*>page353.
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Removingthecaps

B4L-1337

Fig.272Wheel:wheelboltswithcaps
>Slidetheplasticclipfromthevehicletoolkit
ontothe capuntilitengages>fig.272.
>Removethecapwiththeplasticclip.
Looseningthewheelbolts
B8K-1481
fh
Fig.273Wheel:looseningthewheelbolt
>Slidethewheelwrenchfromthevehicletoolkit
allthewayontothewheelbolt.
>Turn thewheelboltapproximatelyoneturnto
theleft.Toachievetherequiredtorque,hold
theendofthewheelwrench.Ifthewheelbolt
willnotloosen,presscarefullyonthewheel
wrenchwithyourfoot.Holdontothevehiclese-
curelywhiledoingthisandmakesureyourfoot-
ingisstable.

ZA\WARNING
Toreducetheriskofanaccident,onlyloosen
thewheelboltsgentlyoneturnbeforeraising

thevehiclewiththevehiclejack*.

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Raisingthevehicle
Appliesto:vehicleswithvehiclejack

BFY-0032



Fig.275Sill:positioningthevehiclejack
> Placethevehiclejackfromthevehicletoolkit
onafirmsurface.Useaflat,stablesupportif
necessary.Onaslipperysurfacesuchastile,
youshoulduseanon-slippadsuchasarubber
mat>A\.
> Findthemarkingonthesillthatisclosestto
thetirethatwillbechanged>fig.274.Behind
themarking,thereisaliftingpointontheside
sillforthevehiclejack.
>Turn thehandwheeltoraisethevehiclejackun-
dertheliftingpointonthesidesilluntilthe
bracketonthejack@)completelycoversthe
notch
onthevehicle.
>
Alignthevehiclejacksothebracket@)covers
the notchandthebase(2)isflatontheground.
Thebase(@)mustbedirectlyunderthemount-
ingpoint@.
>Installtherodonthevehiclejack:Insertthe
rodintotheopeningonthehandwheel.Turn
the
cranktotheleftorrighttosecureit.
>Continueraisingthevehiclejackwiththecrank
untilthewheelliftsoffthegroundslightly.

ZAWARNING
— Makesurethevehiclejackisstable.Thereis
ariskofinjurywhenthegroundisslippery
orsoft,becausethevehiclejackcouldslide
orsink.
—Onlyraiseyourvehiclewiththevehiclejack
providedbythefactory.Ifyouuseavehicle
jackdesignedforanothervehicle,yourvehi-
clecouldslipandcauseinjury.
—Positionthevehiclejackonlyatthedesig-
natedmountingpointsonthesidesilland
alignthejack.Otherwise,thevehiclejack
couldslipandcauseaninjuryifitdoesnot
have
sufficientholdonthevehicle.
—Vehicleswithairsuspension”:changesin
temperatureorloadcanaffectthe heightof
thestoppedvehicle.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,neverstart
theenginewhenthevehicleisraised.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,supportthevehi-
clesecurelywithsuitablestandsifworkisto
beperformedunderneaththevehicle.


Z\WARNING
Tohelppreventinjurytoyourselfandyour
passengers:
—Donotraisethevehicleuntilyouaresure
thejackissecurelyengaged.
—Passengersmustnotremaininthevehicle
whenitisjackedup.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
place
awayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Makesurejackpositioniscorrect,adjustas
necessaryandthencontinuetoraisethe
jack.
—Ifworkhastobedoneunderthevehicle,en-
surethatit issafelysupportedonsuitable
stands-riskofinjury!
—Neverstarttheenginewhenthevehicleis
onthejack-riskofaccident!
CG)Note
DonotLiftthevehiclebythesill.Positionthe
vehiclejackonlyatthedesignatedmounting
pointsonthesidesill.Otherwise,yourvehicle
couldbedamaged.>
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>Reinstallthecapsonthewheelboltsifnecessa-
ry.
>Storethevehicletoolkitinitsdesignated
place.
>Iftheremovedwheeldoesnotfitinthespare
wheel well,storeitsecurelyintheluggage
compartment>page61.
>Checkthetirepressureontheinstalledwheel
assoonaspossible.
>CorrectthetirepressureandstoreitintheIn-
fotainmentsystem>page342.
>Thewheelbolttighteningspecificationmustbe
100ftlbs(140Nm).Haveitcheckedassoonas
possiblewithatorquewrench.Drivecarefully
untilthen.
>Havethefaultywheelreplacedasquicklyas
possible.
G)Tips
—Ifyounoticethatthewheelboltsarecor-
rodedanddifficulttoturnwhilechanginga
tire,theyshould bereplacedbeforeyou
checkthetighteningtorque.
—Driveatreducedspeeduntilyouhavethe
tighteningtorqueschecked.
Notesonwheelchanging
Pleasereadtheinformation>page331ifyou
aregoingtouseareplacementtirewhichisdif-
ferentfromthetiresonyourvehicle.
Afteryouchangeatire:
—Checkthetirepressureonthereplacement
tireimmediatelyafterinstallation.
—Havethewheelbolttighteningtorque
checkedwithatorquewrenchassoonaspos-
siblebyyourauthorizedAudidealerorquali-
fiedworkshop.
— Withsteelandalloywheelrims,thewheel
boltsarecorrectlytightenedat atorqueof
100ftlbs(140Nm).
—Ifyounoticethatthewheelboltsarecorroded
anddifficulttoturnwhilechangingatire,
theyshouldbereplacedbeforeyoucheckthe
tighteningtorque.
—Replacetheflattirewithanewone andhave
itinstalledonyourvehicleassoonaspossi-
ble.Remountthewheelcover.
Untilthen,drivewithextracareandatreduced
speeds.

ZA\WARNING
—Ifyouaregoingtoequipyourvehiclewith
tiresorrimswhichdifferfromthosewhich
werefactoryinstalled,thenbesuretoread
theinformation>page331.
—Alwaysmakesurethedamagedwheelor
evenaflattireandthejack*andtoolkitare
properlysecuredintheluggagecompart-
mentandarenotlooseinthepassenger
compartment.
—Inanaccidentorsuddenmaneuverthey
couldflyforward,injuringanyoneintheve-
hicle.
—Alwaysstoredamagedwheel,jack*and
toolssecurelyintheluggagecompartment.
Otherwise,inanaccidentorsuddenmaneu-
vertheycouldflyforward,causinginjuryto
passengersinthevehicle.

Collapsiblesparetire
Appliesto:vehicleswithcollapsiblesparetire
Thecollapsiblesparetireisintendedforshort-
termuseonly.Havethedamagedtirechecked
andreplacedifnecessarybyanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityassoon
aspossible.
Therearesomerestrictionsontheuseofthecol-
lapsiblesparetire.Thecollapsiblesparetirehas
beendesignedspecificallyforyourtypeofvehi-
cle.Donotreplaceitwiththecollapsiblespare
tirefromanothertypeofvehicle.
Thecollapsiblesparetireislocatedinthelug-
gagecompartmentunderthecargofloorcover.
Requirement:thevehicletoolkit>page349and
thecompressormustbelaidout.
Removing
>»Foldthecargofloorcoverback>page349,
fig.268.
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Index

Tether'strap©erisecc2 6sevevoenuevoaoneaneoes305
TextMeSSageSsiucscsameasweeoemamea 6 6184
alsorefertoTextmessages............184
THEAOWNSfo2sroxnie20sieteue= 0memes©remain©suicemas65
Tighteningspecification
Wheelbolts............00.ceceeee eee355
Tighteningspecification(wheelbolts).....255
Tiltangledisplays.« «cscccve1commas5 auenarewa82
TIDIOssancesaomsiemwoce xo cm emoOHo245
TireMobilitySystem(tirerepairset).......349
TURESsexes¢ =seeps2 =see& =SeeGFBRRSFHe324
CIAMGIAGi+seaeusa +cyeasse6 &vmueneoocanen35,
Low-profiletires...0... 2...ceeeeeae340
Repairset:«casa +qews==sews= 2seesey349
Servicelifes««sassauessewn6 aveanauaovaoanive333
Tirepressure...2...2...334
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........341
Tirepressuretable.................04.335
Tirepressure(trailertowing)..........-.90
Treadwearindicators..................333
Unidinectionalss«2scciss< 2casia 2enees326,354
Uniformtirequalitygrading............340
Tiresandwheels
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology..327
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits............336
TC
refertoTrafficinformation.............217
Tone(sound)
refertoAdjustingthesound............249
TODesseersx wcseneasmomenssaanNEESae349
Tornorfrayedsafetybelts...............260
Touch
refertoMMItouch............000e008155
Towing
TowtruckS...2.0.0...ceceeeeeee364
Towingloop...........ceceeeeeee364,365
Towingprotectionmonitoring.............34
TPMS
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........341
Trafficinformation................217,218
Trafficjamassist...6.0...eeeeee108
TraffiCMessagescri.«6awex 0wareseeecnvene«213
Trafficisigninecognition®s.« &swam:«xawe# 2aave95
TGPadie:« 2savesx =eae4&REEooRES373
Trailermode(navigation)...............211
386
Trailertowingevesescccevaccusea vanevada ¥eon90
Trailerload...eeeeee90
TUNSigitalSivs« «exes3 eeee¢ ooresceeee26
Treble(SOUT)ax= «aswu¢ 2aaiaw5 @saws4¥we249
Tripcomputer...0...eeeeeeeee19
Turnassist...0.2.0...cee eeeeeeeeeee112
Turnsignal....0.0...ececeeeeeee45
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Unfasteningsafetybelts................263
Uniformtirequalitygrading.............340
Unlockingandlocking................00-28
Byremotecontrol.............--.0000-31
Usingthelockcylinder.................33
Withthecentral lockingswitch..........32
Withtheconveniencekey............00.31
Withthevehiclekey................0..31
Updatingstations(radio)................220
USBchargingport..............59,231,233
USBstick
refertoAudimusicinterface...........231
Usingresidualheat...............0--000.72
V
Vanitymirror...2...eeeeeeeee50
Vehicle
Care/cleaning..........-.0eee eeeeeeee343
DIMENSIONS»mex«2ees2enona swenase372
Identificationdatatics. .swe«2soreswssme372
Outofservice....6.2...eeeeeeeee 348
Raising’ss«seas¢ ¢gwen3 0ees5 2cowcees353
TRAMSPOPEeases+ +anette© «enews+ «ceowwemene126
Vehiclebattery
Chargelevel.......0...00.cceceeeeee148
Vehiclecare...eeeeeeee343
Vehicleidentificationnumber............372
Vehlicledackt.«+ssnsawweoosmaw 2creama349
Liftingpoints..........00.00...eeeee353
Tirechangemode.............---000-351
Vehiclekey...2.0...cee eeeeeeee28,29
Convenienceopening/closing............40
LEDccenins=crewso0)cine1s2sowtroyewe 5,cosmoaa30
Mechanicalkey...........000ceeeeeee30
Personalconveniencesettings...........29
ReplacingtheBatterywiencomvcownae««30
Unlockingandlocking...............00531