jack points AUDI TT 2012 Owners Manual

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~Extendthejackundertheliftingpointon
thedoorsilluntil itsarmispositioneddi­
rectlyundertheliftingpoint9A.
~Alignthejack50thatitsarm@~fig.170
engagesinthedesignatedliftingpointin
thedoorsillandthemovable base®lies
flatontheground.Thebase®mustbever­
tical
undertheliftingpoint@.
~Windthejack upfurtheruntiltheflattire
comesofftheground~A.
AWARNING
-Vouoryourpassengerscould beinjured
while changing a
wheelifyoudonotfol­
lowsafetyprecautions:
- Positioning
thejackunderthevehicle
atanyotherplacethanthoseindicated
above may
damagethevehicle ormay
resultinpersonalinjuries.
- A
softorunstablesurfaceunderthe
jack maycausethevehicletoslipoff
thejack. Always provide afirm basefor
thejackontheground.Ifnecessary,
use a
sturdyboardunderthejack.
-
Onhard, slipperysurface{suchastiles}
use a
rubbermatorsimilartoprevent
thejack from slipping.
-
Tohelppreventinjurytoyourself and
your
passengers:
-Donotraisethevehicle untilyouare
surethejackissecurelyengaged.
-Passengersmustnotremainintheve-
hicle when itisjacked up.~
Thejackmustbeinstalledonlyattheplaces
indicated
~fig.169.Thereisexactlyoneloca­
tionfor each wheel. Thejackmustnotbe
positioned
atanyotherlocation~&..
Anunstablesurfaceunderthejack cancause
thevehicletoslipoffthejack. Always provide
a firm basefor
thejackontheground.Ifnec­
essaryplace asturdyboard orsimilarsupport
underthejack.Onhard,slipperysurfaces
(suchastiles) usearubbermatorsimilarto
preventthejackfromslipping~&..
Fig.170Close-up: properpositioningofjack
iTips
_Nevertryandusethehexagonalsocket
inthehandleofthescrewdrivertoloos­
en
ortightenthewheelbolts.
_If awheelboltsitsverytight,you may
find it
easiertoloosenbycarefully push­
ing down
ontheendofthewheelbolt
wrench withonefootonly.Asyoudo,
hold
ontothecartokeepyourselfstable
andtakecarenottoslip.
Fig.169Changing awheel: mounting pointsforthejack
Raisingthevehicle
•Applytheparkingbrakefirmlytoprevent
yourvehicle fromrolling unintentionally.
•Shiftintolstgearonvehicles withmanual
transmission,ormovetheselectorleverto
thePpositiononvehicles withautomatie
transmission.
•Positionthejackbelowthedoorsillunder
themountingpointthatisc10sesttothe
wheeltobechanged~fig.169.
Thevehiclemustbeliftedwiththejockfirst
before
thewheel canberemoved.
The
wheel
boltsmustbeloosenedbeforerois­
ingthevehicle.
Looseningandtighteningthewhee.!abolts•
Fig.168Wheel change: looseningthewheelbolts
Refitting
~Placethecapsoverthewheelbolts and
pushthembackin.
The
capsaretheretoprotectand keepthe
wheelboltsc1ean.
4.WARNING
-Using forcewithoutcontroltospeedthe
wheelchangeupcancausethevehicle to
slip off
thejack andcauseserious per­
sonalinjuries.
-Donotloosenthewheelboltsmorethon
oneturnbeforeyouraisethevehicle with~thejack.-Riskofinjury!
Loosening
~FitthewheelboItwrenchoverthewheel
boltandpushitdownasfarasitwill go.
~Closeyourgrip aroundtheendofthe
wrenchhandleformaximumtorqueand
turnthewheelbolts counter-c1ockwise
aboutonesingleturninthedirectionofar­
row~fig.168.
Tightening'-
~FitthewheelboItwrenchoverthewheel
boItandpushitdownasfarasitwill go.
~Close yourg·riparoundtheendofthe
wrenchhandleformaximum·torqueand
turneachwheelboltc10ckwise untilitsits
tight.
Fig.166Wheel change: removingthewheelcover
Wheelswithcap-coveredwheelboltsAppliestovehicles: withcap-covered wheelbolts
Fig.
167Wheel change: removingthewheelboltcaps
Removing
~Insertthehookprovided withtheonboard
toolkitintothehole onthecenterhub
piece.
~Pull offthedecorativewheelcoyer
~fig.166.
DecorativewheelcoversApplies tavehides: withdecorativewheel(avers
Thedecorative wheelcaversmustberemoved
firsttooccessthewheel bolts.
The caps
mustberemovedfirst fromthe
wheelboltsbeforetheboltscanbeun­
screwed.
Removing
~Pushtheplasticclipprovided withtheon­
boardtoolkitdown overthewheelboltcap
until it
engages.
~Pullontheproperlyengagedplasticclipto
extractthecap~fig.167.

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Afteryouchangeatire:
Notesonwheelchange
andthehub. Remove alldirtfromthese
surfaces beforeremountingthewheel.
Aunidirectional tirecan be identified
byar­
rows onthesidewall, whichpointinthedirec­
tion
oftherotation.Youmustfollowthe
specified directionofrotation.Thisisnecessa­
ryin·orderforthesetirestodeveloptheirop­
timumcharacteristics regardinggrip,road
noise, wear,andhydroplaning.
Tireswith unidirectional treaddesignmustbe
mountedwiththeir tread pattern pointedthe
rightdirection.
sensorforthetirepressure monitoring
systemwillhavetobereplacedbyaquali­
fied workshop.
Tireswithunidirectionaltreaddesign
-
JCDNote
.&.WARNING
-
Ifyou aregoingtoequip yourvehicle
with tires
orrims which differfromthose
whichwerefactory installed,thenbe
sure
toreadtheinformationqpage209,
New tires andreplacing tires
and
wheels.
-AlwaysstorethetooLssecurelyinLug­
gagecompartment.Otherwise,inanac­
cident or
suddenmaneuvertheycouldfly
forward, causing
injurytopassengersin
thevehicle.
Donotusecommercially availabletire
seaLants. Otherwise,
theelectrical compo­
nentsofthetirepressure monitoring sys­
temwillnolongerworkproperly andthe
Pleasereadtheinformationqpage209,New
tires andreplacing tiresandwheels,
ifyou are
going
touse aspare tirewhichisdifferent
fromthetiresonyour vehicle.
_ Check
thetirepressureonthespareimme­
diatelyaftermounting.
- HavethewheelboIttighteningtorque
checkedwithatorquewrenchassoonas
possible byyourauthorizedAudidealeror
aqualified servicestation.
-Withsteelandalloywheelrims,thewheel
boltsarecorrectlytightenedatatorqueof
90ftlb(120Nm).
-
Ifyounoticewhitechangingatirethatthe
wheelboLtsarecorrodedanddifficultto
turn,then theyshouldbereplaced before
you check
thetighteningtorque.
-ReplacethefIattirewithanewoneand
have itinstalledonyourvehicleassoonas
possible.Remountthewheelcoyer.
Until
then,drivewithextracareandatre­
duced
speeds.
CDNote
Whenremovingorinstallingthewheel,
therim could hitthebrakerotoranddam­
agetherotor. Workcarefully andhave a
secondperson helpyou
iTips
Never usethehexagonalsocketinthehan­
dle
ofthescrewdrivertoloosenortighten
thewheelbolts.
- Pull
thereversible bladefromthescrew­
driver before youuse
thehexagonal
socketinthehandletoturnthewheel
bolts.
-
Whenmounting tireswith unidirectional
treaddesignmakesurethetreadpat­
ternispointedtheright way
qpage229.
-The wheel boltsshould beclean andeasy
toturn.Checkfordirtandcorrosion on
thematingsurfacesofboththewheel
Puttingonthewheel
~Liftthesparewheelandcarefully slideit
over
thealignmentpintoguide itinplace
q(D.
~Usethehexagonalsocketinthescrewdriver
handletoscrewinandtightenallwheel
bolts
slightly.
~Unscrewthealignmentpin andinsertand
tightentheremainingwheelbolt slightly
like
therest.
~Turnthejack handle counter-clockwise to
lower
thevehicle untilthejackisfullyre­
leased.
~Usethewheelboltwrenchtotightenall
wheelbolts firmlyqpage226.Tighten
themcrosswise,fromonebolttothe(ap­
proximately)
oppositeone,tokeepthe
wheelcentered.
~Screwthethreadedendofthealignment
pin fromthetoolkithand-tightintothe
nowvacantbolt holeqfig.172.
~Then completely unscrewtheotherwheel
boltsasdescribed above.
~Takeoffthewheelleavingthealignment
pininthebolthole.
Taking
thewheeloff
Fig.171WheeL change: usingthescrewdriverhandLe(withthebLaderemoved)toturntheboLts
Fig.
172Wheel change: aLignment pininside thetophoLe
Removingthewheel
~Usethehexagonalsocketinthescrewdriv­
erhandletocompletelyturnoutthetop­
mostwheelboltandsetitaside onacleon
surfaceqfig.171.
Follow theseinstructions step-by-step for
changing
thewheel.
- Makesurethatpassengerswaitina
safeplace awayfromthevehicle and
well away from
theroadway andtraffie.
- Make
surejack positioniscorrect, ad­
justasnecessary andthencontinueto
raisethejack.
After youhave loosened all
wheelboltsand
raised
thevehicle offtheground, performthe
followingstepstoremoveandreplacethe
wheel:
KDNote
Afloor jackorthepadsonthehoistarms
mustnotbepositionedatthepoints
shown
-arrows-.

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Removethetowingloopwhen youaredone
using itand place itbackinthevehicletool
kit. Always keepthetowing loopinthevehi­
cle.
When installing
theairintake grille,insertthe
tabsonthegrilleinthemountsonthevehicle
first. Then press
thegrilleintosecure it.
AWARNING
Ifthetowingloapisnottighteneduntilit
stopswhen installing,thethreadsmaybe
pulled
outwhen towingthevehicleand
thatcouldcauseanaccident.
Reartowingloop
Donotinsto/l therear towing{oopunti{itis
needed.
Fig.183Right rearsection
Fig.
184Rear bumper: screwing inthe towing loop
Ontherightsideundertherearbumperthere
isathreadedholeforthetowing loop.The
threadedholeispratectedbyacoyer.
~Removethetowing loopfromthevehicle
toolkit
Qpage222.
~Presstherightsideofthecoyer inward
forcefully
toremove itframthebumper.
Qfig.183.
~Screwthetowinglooptightly intothe
threadedholeasfarasitwill go.
When it
isnolongerneeded,unscrewthe
towing loopandputitback intothevehicle
toolkit.
Besuretohavethetowing loopstored
inthevehicleatalltimes.
AWARNING
Ifthetowing loopisnotscrewedinasfar
asitwill go,thethreadcanpulloutwhen
thevehicleistowed-potentialriskofan
accident.
Loadingthevehicleanteaflatbedtruc~
Fig.185Vehicle onflatbedtruck
Fronthookup
~Alignthevehicle withthecenterlineofthe
carcarrier ramp.
~Attachthewinchhooktothefronttowline
eye previously installed.
"--Rearhookup
~Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthe
carcarrier ramp.
~Attachthewinchhooktothereartowline
eye previously installed.
(DTips
Checkcarefullytomakesurethehook-up
issecure beforemovingthecaruptheflat­
bed truck ramp.
LiftingvehicLe
Liftingwithworkshophoistandwith
floorjack
Thevehiclemayonlybeliftedatthelifting
points i/lustrated.
Fig.186Rearliftingpoint(rightside)
Fig.
187Frontliftingpoint(rightside)
~ReadandheedWARNINGQ&'
~Locate liftingpointsQfig.186Qfig.187.
~Adjust liftingarmsofworkshop hoistor
floorjacktomatchvehicle liftingpoints.
~Insertarubber padbetweenthefloorjack!
workshop hoistand
thelifting points.
Ifyoumustliftyourvehiclewithafloorjack
toworkunderneath,besurethevehicle is
safelysupportedonstandsintendedforthis
purpose.
Frontliftingpoint
Thelifting pointislocated onthefloorpanre­
inforcementaboutatthesamelevel asthe
jackmounting pointQfig.187.Donotlift
thevehicleattheverticalsillreinforcement.
Rearliftingpoint
Thelifting pointislocated onthevertical rein­
forcementofthelowersillfortheonboard
jack
Qfig.186.
Emergencysituations2::
Liftingwithvehiclejack
RefertoQpoge227.
AWARNING
-
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury and
vehicle
damage.
- Always liftthevehicleonlyatthespe­
cialworkshophoistand floor jacklift
points illustrated
Qfig.186and
Qfig·187.
-Failuretoliftthevehicleatthese
points couldcausethevehicletotiltor
fall from alift
ifthereisachangeinve­
hicle
weightdistribution andbalance.
This
mighthappen,for example, when
heavy
componentssuch astheengine
block or
transmissionareremoved.
- When removing heavy
componentslike
these,anchorvehicletohoistoraddcor­
respondingweightstomaintainthecen­
terofgravity. Otherwise,thevehicle
mighttiltorslip offthehoist, causing
serious personal
injury.
CDNote
-Beawareofthefollowing pointsbefore
lifting
thevehicle:
- The vehicle
shouldneverbeliftedor
jackedupfromunderneaththeengine
oilpan,thetransmissionhousing,the
frontorrearaxleorthebodyside
members.This could leadtoserious
damage.
-Toavoiddamagetotheunderbodyor
chassisframe,arubberpadmustbe
insertedbetweenthefloorjackand
theliftpoints.
-Before driving overaworkshophoist,
checkthatthevehicleweightdoesnot
exceedthepermissiblelifting capacity
ofthehoist.
- Before driving overa
workshophoist,
ensurethatthereissufficientclear­
ancebetweenthehoistandlowparts
ofthevehicle.

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steadilyreducedthescopeofmaintenance
andrepairswhichcanbecarriedoutbyvehicle
owners. Also,
safetyandenvironmentalcon­
cernsplaceverystrictlimitsonthenatureof
repairsandadjustmentstoengineandtrans­
missionpartswhichanownercanperform.
Maintenance,adjustmentsandrepairs usually
require special
tools,testingdevicesandoth­
erequipmentavailabletospeciallytrained
workshoppersonnelinordertoassureproper
performance,reliabilityandsafetyofthevehi­
cle
anditsmanysystems.
Impropermaintenance,adjustmentsandre­
pairs canimpair
theoperationandreliability
ofyourvehicleandeven voidyourvehicle war­
ranty. Therefore,
proofofservicinginaccord­
ancewiththemaintenanceschedulemaybea
condition
forupholdinga possiblewarranty
claim
madewithinthewarranty period.
Above all,
operationalsafetycanbeadversely
affected,creatingunnecessaryrisksforyou
andyourpassengers.
Ifindoubtaboutanyservicing, haveitdone
byyourauthorizedAudidealeroranyother
properlyequippedandqualified workshop.
We
stronglyurgeyoutogiveyourauthorized
Audidealertheopportunitytoperformall
scheduledmaintenanceandnecessaryrepairs.
Your
dealerhasthefacilities, originalparts
andtrainedspecialiststokeepyourvehicle
running properly.
Performinglimitedmaintenanceyourself
Thefollowingpagesdescribealimited num­
berofprocedureswhichcanbeperformedon
your vehicle withordinary
tools,shouldthe
need ariseandtrainedpersonnelbeunavaila­
ble. Before
performinganyoftheseproce­
dures, always
thoroughlyreadalloftheappli­
cable
textandcarefully followtheinstruc­
tionsgiven.Always rigorouslyobservethe
WARNINGS provided.
Before
youcheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedail
WARNINGSc:>.&andc:>.&inWorkinginthe
engine
compartmenton page182.
AWARNING
- Serious
personalinjurymay occurasare­
sultofimproperlyperformedmainte­
nance,adjustmentsorrepairs.
- Always
beextremelyca refulwhenwork­
ing on
thevehicle. Alwaysfollowcom­
monlyacceptedsafetypracticesandgen­
eralcommonsense.Neverriskpersonal
injury.
-
Donotattemptanyofthemaintenance,
checksorrepairs described onthefol­
lowing
pagesif youarenotfully familiar
withtheseorotherprocedureswith re­
specttothevehicle, orareuncertainhow
toproceed.
-
Donotdoany workwithouttheproper
toolsandequipment.Havethenecessary
work
donebyyourauthorizedAudi deal­
eroranotherproperlyequippedand
qualified workshop.
- The
enginecompartmentofanymotor
vehicleisapotentiallyhazardousarea.
Never reachinto
theareaaroundor
touchtheradiatorfan.Itistemperature
controlledandcanswitch onsuddenly­
evenwhentheengineisoffandtheigni­
tionkeyhasbeenremoved. Theradiator
fanswitchesonautomaticallywhenthe
coolantreachesacertaintemperature
andwillcontinuetorununtilthecoolant
temperaturedrops.'--.
-Always removetheignition keybefore
anyonegetsunderthevehicle.
- Always
supportyourvehicle withsafety
standsifitisnecessarytowork under­
neaththevehicle. Thejacksupplied with
thevehicleisnotadequateforthispur­
poseandcouldcollapsecausing serious
personalinjury.
-
Ifyoumustworkunderneaththevehicle
withthewheelsontheground,always
makesurethevehicleison level ground,
thatthewheelsarealways securely
blocked
andthattheenginecannatbe
started.
- Always makesurethetransmissionse­
lectorlever(automatictransmission)is
in"P"(Park position)(automatictrans­
mission)orNeutral(manualtransmis­
sion)andthehandbrakeisfirmly ap­
plied.
•Forthesakeoftheenvironment
- Changingtheenginesettingswill ad­
versely
affectemissionlevels. Thisisdet­
rimentaltatheenvironmentandincreas­
esfuelconsumption.
-Alwaysobserveenvironmentalregula­
tionswhendisposingofoldengineail,
used brake fluid, dirty
enginecoolant,
spentbatteriesorwornouttires.
- Undeployed
airbagmodulesandpreten­
sionersmightbe classifiedasPerchlo­
rateMaterial-specialhandlingmay ap­
ply,
seewww.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardous­
waste/perchlorate.Whenthevehicle or
partsoftherestraintsystemincluding
airbag
modulessafetybeltswithpreten­
sionersarescrapped,allapplicablelaws
andregulationsmustbeobserved.Your
authorizedAudidealerisfamiliarwith
theserequirementsandwerecommend
thatyou haveyourdealerperformthis
serviceforyou.
AdditionaLaccessories,
modificationsand
partsrepLacement
Additionalaccessoriesandpartsreplacement
Always consult anauthorized Audidealer be­
forepurchasing accessories.
Yourvehicleincorporatesthelatestsafetyde­
sign
featuresensuringa highstandardofac­
tive
andpassive safety.
This
safetycouldbecompromisedbynon-ap­
proved
changestothevehicle. Forthisreason,
if
partshavetabereplaced,pleaseobserve
thefollowingpointswheninstallingaddition­
al accessories:
ConsumerInformation2L
Approved AudiaccessoriesandgenuineAudi
partsareavailablefromauthorizedAudi deal­
ers.
Thesedealersalsohavethenecessaryfacili­
ties,toolsandtrainedspecialiststoinstallthe
partsandaccessoriesproperly.
AWARNING
Using
thewrongsparepartsorusing non­
approved
accessoriescancausedamageto
thevehicleandseriouspersonalinjury.
- Use only
accessoriesexpresslyapproved
byAudiandgenuineAudispareparts
-Thesepartsandaccessorieshavebeen
speciallydesignedtobeused onyour ve­
hicle.
- Never install
accessoriessuchastele­
phonecradlesorbeverageholders onair­
bag covers orwithin
theairbag deploy­
mentzones. Doingsawillincreasethe
riskofinjury ifairbagsaretriggeredinan
accident!
- Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
compartment,always readandheedall
WARNINGS
c:>page 176.
CDNote1
-IfitemsotherthangenuineAudispare
parts,add-onequipmentandaccessory
itemsareusedorifrepair workisnot
performedaccordingtospecifiedmeth­
ods,thiscanresu ltinseveredamageta
your vehicle'sengineandbody (suchas
corrosion)andadverselyaffectyourvehi­
cle's warranty.
- The innovative
aluminiumconceptof
your AudiTTmeansthatallservicing, re­
pairs or
otherwork onthevehicle body
mustbecarriedoutexclusivelybyanAu­
diworkshop.
-
Ifemergencyrepairsmustbeperformed
elsewhere,havethevehicleexaminedby
anauthorizedAudidealershipassoonas
possible.
- The
manufacturercannotbe held liable
fordamagewhich occursduetafailure
tacamplywiththesestipulations.