tire pressure AUDI A4 2017 Owner's Manual

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• Remove the connector@) and pressure hose ®
with the pressure gauge from the housing.
• Install the compressor pressure hose ® on the
flange @ on the tire sealant bottle@.
• Insert the sealant bottle with the flange at the
bottom into the opening @ on the compressor
cover .
• Remove the valve cap from the fau lty t ire .
• Install the fi ller hose @on the valve(!)
r::!vfig. 261.
• Connect the plug@¢ fig. 260 to a socket in
the vehicle .
• Switch on the ignition.
Inflating a tire
• Move the sw itch @ r::?v fig. 261 on the comp res­
sor into posit ion
I.
• Inflate the tire to between 29 psi (200 kPA)
and 36 psi (2SO kPA) and read the pressure on
the gauge.
• If this tire pressure is not reached, remove the
filler hose. Drive slowly approximately 33 feet (10m) forward or in reverse so that the sea lant
can be d istributed in the tire . Pump up the t ire
again
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A WARNING
-Read and follow the manufacture r's safety
precautions on the compresso r and in the
ins tructions on the bottle of sealant.
- If a tire press ure of 29 ps i (200 kPA) cannot
be reached afte r inflating for six m in utes,
then the tire is too severe ly damaged . Do
not continue driving.
- If the t ire cannot be repaired with the tire
sealant, see an authorized A udi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Serv ice Facility for assistance .
@ Tips
Do not operate the compressor for mo re than
six m inutes continuously, or i t can overheat .
Once the compressor has coo led, you can con ­
tinue using it .
Emergenc y ass is tanc e
Completing AdBlue refill
• Ad here the sticker that says "max. SO mph
(max . 8 0 km/h) " that is provided wi th t he tire
mob ility kit w it hi n the driver's field of vision.
• Stop the vehicle a fter driving for abou t 10 mi­
nutes and check the tire pressure.
• If the tire pressure is lower than 19 psi (130
kPA), then the tire is too severely damaged. Do not continue dr iving.
A WARNING
Pay attention to the following afte r repa iring
the tire:
- Do not dr ive faste r than SO mph (80 km/h) .
- Avoid hard acce leration, braking sharply,
and fast cornering .
- The vehicle may become more difficult to
control.
- If the tire is too severe ly damaged, see an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Serv ice Facility for assistance.
(® For the sake of the environment
You can give the used tire sealant bottle to an
a uthorized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi
Service Fac ility for disposal.
(D Tips
Remember to obtain a new bott le of sealant
from an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
A udi Service Fac ility after repairing a tire.
Replacing wheels
Preparation
You must complete the preparation before
changing a tire.
• Read and follow the important safety precau-
tions
~ page 343 .
• Set the par king brake.
• Sele ct the P selec to r lever posit ion.
• W hen tow ing a tr ailer: d isconne ct the trailer
from your vehicle .
• Lay out the vehicle too l kit ~
page 343 and the
spare tire
¢ pag e 349 . .,,.
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~ If the removed wheel does not fit in the spare
whee l we ll, store it securely in the luggage
compartment ¢
page 242.
~ Check the tire pressure on the installed whee l
as soon as possible.
~ On vehicles with a Tire Pressure Monitoring Sys ­
tem*, check the tire pressure and store it in the
Infotainment system
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~ The wheel bolt tightening specification must be
90
ft lbs (120 Nm). Check it as soon as possible
with a torque wrench . Drive carefully until then.
~ Have the faulty wheel replaced as quickly as
possible.
(D 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.
- Drive at reduced speed until you have the
tightening torques checked.
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the information ¢ page 324 if you
are go ing to use a replacement tire which is dif­
ferent from the tires on your vehicle.
After you change a tire:
- Check the tire pressure on the replacement
tire immediately after installation.
- Have the wheel bolt tightening 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 lbs (120 Nm).
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded
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 .
Emergency assistance
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
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-Always make sure the damaged wheel or
even a flat tire and the jack and tool kit are
p ro perly secured in the luggage compart­
ment and are not loose in the passenger
compa rtment.
- In an accident or sudde n maneuver they
could fly forward , injur ing anyone in the ve­
h icl e.
- Always store damaged wheel, jack and tools
securely in the luggage compartment. Oth­
erwise, in an acc ident or sudden maneuver
they could fly forward, causing injury to pas­
sengers in the ve hicle.
Space-saving spare tire
Applies to: vehicles with space-saving spare tire
-
The spare tire is intended fo r short-term use on­
ly. Have the damaged tire checked and replaced,
if necessary, by an authorized Audi dea ler or au­
thori zed Audi Service Facility as soon as possible.
T he re are some restrictions on the use of the
spare tire. The spare tire has been designed spe­
cifically for your type of vehicle . Do not rep lace it
with the spare tire from another type of vehicle .
T he tire press ure must be 61 PS I (420 kPA).
Removing the spare tire
~ Lift the cargo floor using the p lastic handle and
hook the handl e onto the luggage compa rt­
ment seal
¢page 343, fig . 258.
~ Remove the handle by turning it counter-clock­
wise and remove the spare tire.
~ Unhook the cargo floor before closing the rear
lid.
Snow chains
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains on
the compact spare tire is not pe rmitted .
If you have to drive w ith snow chains and a front
tire fails , mount the spare wheel in place of a .,..
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A
A/C MAX (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . 70
A/C (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 365
Active lane assist ................ .. ... 112
Adjusting steering time......... ... .. . 115
Adjusting the vibration warning . . . . . . . . 115
C leanin g th e came ra area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Adaptive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
C lean ing sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Congestion assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Distance indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Di stance warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Me ssages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Predictive control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . 102
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Stop-and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Adaptive dampers....... ..... ... ... .. . 121
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Adaptive light Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
AdBlue .. .. .. .. .................. ... . 300
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Additional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Additional phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161, 230
Adjusting air distribution (climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Adjusting the temperature (climate control
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Advanced Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 260
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Ch ildren ...... ........... ...... ... . 279
Ch ild restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Index
Dang er of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenge r seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Disposa l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Front airbags . ... .. ............. 257,258
How do the front airb ags work? . . . . . . . . 263
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 260
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Important informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Kn ee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
PASSENGER AIR BAG light . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Safety ins truc tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
S id e airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Side curta in airbags . .............. ... 274
When must the system be inspected? 265
Air pressure Tire Pressure Monitoring System . . . . . . . 335
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Alignment pin (changing the wheel) . . . . . . 343
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
AMI
ref er to Aud i music interface.......... . 215
Android Auto
refer to Audi smartphone interface . . . . . 227
Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
In dicator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Anti-s lip-regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Anti-Slip-Regulation Indicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Appl e CarPlay
refer to Audi smartphone interface . . . . . 227
Arrow view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Audi connect emergency call and service . . 184
Emer gency ca ll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Online Audi Service enqu iry . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Online roadside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Audi connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Parking location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Remote locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Vehicle status report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
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Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 247
High beam headlights Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Hill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
H ome address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 194
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 48
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
H ow are child restraint system anchors re lat-
ed to chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 260
How safety belt pretensioners work 251
I
Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Switching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
I mportant things to do before driving . . . . 236
Importing/exporting (contacts) . . . . . . . . . 169
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 251
I ndicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
PASSENGER AIR BAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
I nput
Using MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Inspection interval ........... .. .. .. .. . 316
I nstall ing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Index
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
.......... ... .. .. ................. . 54
Front...... ... .. .. ................. . 53
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Intermittent mode (windsh ield wipers) 56
Internet
refer to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 172
Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
iPod
refer to Audi music interface.......... . 215
iTunes tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
J
Jukebox 211
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Jump start cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
K
Key......... ... .. .. ... ........... ... . 38
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 , 39
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 42
V ehicle code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Kick-down (automatic transm ission) . . . . . . . 87
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 271
L
Lane assist
refer to Active lane ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Installing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .... ... .. .. .. ...... ....... .. .. 293
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Left control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
License agreement (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
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Voice mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Volume 233
w
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Washer fluid level (indicator light) . . . . . . . . 35
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
l oose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
249
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 246
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Loosening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Removing the cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Tightening specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
348
Wheels . .. .. .. ...... .... ..... .. .. ... 317
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 319
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Tire Pressure Monitoring System . . . . . . . 335
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 247
When must the airbag system be inspected? 265
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . .
292
Wi-Fi
Audi music stream .............. .... .
213
Audio player .. ............... .. .... . 213
Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Online media ......... ..... ... ... .. . 214
also refer to Personal Wi-F i hotspot . . . . . 172
also refer to W i-F i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Wide vent (climate control system) . . . . . . . 70
Window regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Index
Windows
Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
339
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Windshield Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
56
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
also refer to Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Windsh ield washer system . . . . . . . . . . 56, 316
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Windshield wipers
Chang ing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58
Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Folding upward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Winter operation
Battery ....... .. .. ... ....... .... ...
312
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Cooling system . .. .. ............... .. 310
Defrosting the windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Removing ice from windows . . . . . . . . . . .
339
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Winter tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
X
Xenon head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
z
Zooming (map) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Zoom (map) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
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