flat tire AUDI A4 2016 Owner's Manual

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7. Lower the vehicle with the jack .
8 . Use the wheel bolt wrench and
firmly tighten
all wheel bolts in a crisscross pattern
c>page242.
9. Replace the decorative wheel cover* or the
wheel bolt caps* .
A WARNING
Always read and follow all WARNINGS and in­
formation
¢ &. in Raising the vehicle on
page 243
and c> page 244.
After changing a wheel
A wheel change is not complete without the do­
ing the following .
.,. Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack*, and
the replaced tire in the luggage compartment
c>page 126.
.,. Check the tire pressure of the spare tire as soon
as possible.
.,. As soon as possible, have the
tightening tor·
ques
on all wheel bolts checked with a torque
wrench. The correct tightening torque is 90 ft lbs. (120 Nm).
.,. Have the flat tire
replaced as soon as possible.
@ Tips
- 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.
- D rive at reduced speed until you have the
tightening torques checked.
Emergency assistance
Decorative wheel covers
Applies to vehicles: with decorative wheel covers
T he decorative wheel covers must be removed
first to access the wheel bolts.
Fig. 198 Changing a whee l: re moving the wheel cover
Removing
.,. Insert the hook provided with t he vehicle tool
kit in the hole in the hub.
.,. Pull off the
decorative wheel cover c> fig. 198 .
Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Applies to vehicles: with wheel bolts w,th caps
The caps must be removed first from the wheel
bolts before the bolts can be unscrewed .
Fig. 199 Changing a wheel: removing the wheel bolt cap s
Removing
.,. Push the plastic clip provided with the vehicle
too l kit over the wheel bolt cap un til it engages .
.,. Pull on the
plastic clip to remove the cap
c>fig. 199 .
Refitting
.,. Place the caps over the whee l bolts and push
them back on.
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.. Align the vehicle jack so the jaw@ covers the
notch and the base plate @ is flat on the floor.
The base plate @ must be
vertical under the
lift ing point @.
.. Install the rod on the vehicle jack : Insert the
rod into the opening on the handwheel. Turn
t h e rod left or right to secure it .
.. Cont inue raising the jack with the rod until the
wheel lifts off the ground slightly .
Position the vehicle jack
only under the designat­
ed lifting points on the sill~
fig. 201. There is ex­
actly
one locat ion for each wheel. The jack m ust
n ot be positioned at any other location~ &~© -
Soft gro und under the jack can cause the veh icle
to slip off the jack. Always place the jack on firm
g round . U se a flat, stable support if necessary .
Use a non-slip surface such as a r ubber mat on a
slippery surfa ce such as tile.
& WARNING
- Yo u or your passengers could be injured
whi le changing a wheel if you do not follow
these safety precautions:
- Position the veh icle jack only at the desig­
nated lifting points and align the jack .
Othe rw ise, the vehicle jac k cou ld slip and
cause an injury if it does no t have suffi­
cient hold on the vehicle .
- A soft or uns table s urface unde r the jack
may c ause the vehicle to slip off the jac k.
Always p rovide a firm base for the jack on
the ground . If necessary, use a sturdy
board under the jack .
- O n ha rd, slippery surface (such as tiles)
use a rubber mat or similar to prevent the
jack from slipping.
- To help prevent injury to yourself and yo ur
passengers:
- Do not ra ise the vehicle unt il you are sure
the jack is securely engaged.
- Passengers must not remain in the vehicle when it is jacked up.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traff ic.
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
-Make sure jack position is correct, adjust
as necessary and then continue to raise
the jack.
(D Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the si ll. Pos ition the
vehicle jack on ly at the designated lifting
po ints on the sill. Otherwise, your veh icle w ill
be damaged.
Taking the wheel off /installing the spare
tire
Follow these instructions step-by-step for chang­
ing the wheel.
F ig . 203 Chang ing a w hee l: us ing the screwdriver handle
(with the blade removed) to turn th e bolts
Fi g. 20 4 Cha ngin g a w heel: alignme nt pin ins ide the top
h ole
After yo u have loosened all wheel bolts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, remove and re­
place the wheel as follows:
Removing the wheel
.. Remove the topmost wheel bo lt completely
w ith the
hexagon al so cket in t he sc rewdrive r
handle (ve hicl e too l kit) ~
fig. 203 and set it
aside on a
clean surface.
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Emergency assistance
"' Screw the threade d end of the alignment pin
from the tool kit hand-tight into the empty bolt
ho le ¢
fig . 204 .
"'Then remove the other wheel bolts as described
above.
"' Take off the wheel leav ing the a lignment pin in
the bol t ho le ¢ (D .
Putting on the spare tire
"'all road : Inf late the inflatable spare tire
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"'Push the spare tire over the alig nment pin .
"' Screw on the wheel bo lts and tighten them
slightly using the hexagonal socke t.
"' Remove the a lignment pin and inse rt and tig ht­
en the rema ining whee l bol t slightly like the
r e st .
"'T urn the jack handle counte r-clo ckwise to lower
the ve hicl e until the jack is fully re leased .
"' Use the whee l bolt wrench to tighten all whee l
bo lts firmly ¢
page 242. Tighten them in a
crisscross pattern,
from one bolt to the (ap­
prox imately) opposite one, to keep the wheel
cente red .
"' Perform the steps req uired afte r changing th e
whee l¢
page 241, After changing a whe el.
The hexago nal soc ket makes it eas ier to remove
the wheel bolts from t he rim . Care shou ld be tak­
e n when remov ing t he revers ible b lade .
([) Note
When removi ng or installing the wh ee l, the
r im cou ld hit the brake ro tor and damage th e
rotor . Work ca refull y and have a secon d per­
so n t o help yo u.
@ Tips
- W hen mounting tir es w ith unidirectional
tread design
mak e sure th e tread pa ttern is
p oin te d t he r igh t way ¢
page 2 44.
-The w heel bol ts should b e cle an an d easy to
t urn. Check for d irt and cor ros io n on the
m at ing s urf ac es o f both t he whee l and the
hu b. Rem ove a ll di rt from th ese sur fac es b e­
f o re remo untin g t he wheel.
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- Do not use the hexagonal socke t in the
sc rewdrive r hand le to loose n or tig hten the
wheel bol ts .
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 t read pattern in­
tended for use in a specif ic direction, please note
the following:
- The direction of rotation is marked by an
arrow
on the side of the tire.
- If the spare tire has to be inst alled in the inco r­
rect direction, use the spare tire on ly tempora ­
r il y since the tire will not be a ble to ac hieve its
optimum performance characterist ics with re­
gard to aquaplan ing, no ise and wear.
- We recommend that you pay part icu lar atten­
tion to th is fact d uring wet weather and that
you adjust your speed to matc h road condi­
tions .
- Rep lace the flat tire w ith a new one and have it
installed o n your veh icle as soon as possib le to
restore the hand ling advan tages of a un id irec­
t ional tire.
Notes on wheel changing
Please re ad th e inf ormati on ¢ page 224, New
t ires or w heels
if yo u are going to use a sp are tire
which is d iffe rent from the t ires on your ve hicle.
Af ter yo u cha nge a tire :
-Check the tire pressure on the spare immedi­
ately after installation .
- Have the wheel bolt t ightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as pos­
sible by your authorized Audi dealer or quali­
fied workshop.
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of 90
ft lb s. (120 Nm). ..,_

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and difficult to turn while changing a tire,
they should be replaced before you check the
tightening torque.
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and have
it installed on your vehicle as soon as possi­
ble. Remount the wheel cover.
Until then, drive with extra care and at reduced
speeds.
A WARNING
- If you are going to equip your vehicle with tires or rims which differ from those which
were factory installed, then be sure to read
the information
c> page 224, New tires or
wheels.
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- Always make sure the damaged wheel or
even a flat tire and the jack and tool kit are
properly secured in the luggage compart­
ment and are not loose in the passenger
compartment.
- In an accident or sudden maneuver they
could fly forward, injuring anyone in the ve­
hicle.
-Always store damaged wheel, jack and tools
securely in the luggage compartment. Oth­
erwise, in an accident or sudden maneuver
they could fly forward, causing injury to pas­
sengers in the vehicle.
(D Note
Do not use commercially available tire seal­
ants. Otherwise, the electrical components of
the tire pressure monitoring system* will no
longer work properly and the sensor for the
tire pressure monitoring system* will have to
be replaced by qualified workshop .
Emergency assistance
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Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Hood
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Gearshift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Gearshift lever
6-speed manual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 90
General illustration
Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 219
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
GPS controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 255
Ground clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
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Head lights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Headlights Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
L eft hand drive, right hand drive . . . . . . . . . 50
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
H eadlight washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Adjusting .. .. .... ...... ... .. . 61, 62, 124
Removing/installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
rear window .. ................. .... .. 78
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
windshield washer spray nozzles . . . . . . . . 54
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
H eavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 132
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
H igh voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 44 Opening
203
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are chi ld restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
How many air bags does my vehicle have? . . 144
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 136
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Ignit ion
switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ignition key Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ignit ion lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Importantthingstodobeforedriving .. .. 121
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
PASS ENG ER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
also refer to Warning/indicator lights . . . . 13
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Inflatable spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Inflating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Installing the upper tether strap on the an-
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Instruments and contro ls
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights
Front...... ... . ... ................ .. 51
R ear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 54
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Jump-starting 250
Jumper cables . .. .. ............... .. .. 251
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