spare wheel AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2014 User Guide

248 What do I do now?
(D Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the sil l. Position
the vehicle jack only at the designated lift­
ing points on the sill. Otherwise, your vehi­
cle will be damaged.
Taking the wheel off/installing the spare
tire
Follow these instructions step -by -step for
changing the wheel .
Fig. 195 Chang ing a w hee l: u sing t he screwdriver han ­
dle (with the blade removed) to turn th e bo lts
Fig . 196 Chan ging a w hee l: al ig nm en t pi n inside the
top hole
After you have loosened a ll wheel bolts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, remove and
replace the wheel as follows:
Removing the wheel
.. Remove the topmost wheel bolt completely
with the
hexagonal socket in the screwdr iv­
er hand le (vehicle tool kit)
c::>fig. 195 and
set it aside on a
clean surface.
.. Screw the threaded end of the
alignment
pin
from the tool kit hand -tight into the
empty bolt hole
c::> fig . 196.
.. Then remove the other wheel bo lts as de­
scribed above. ..
Take off the wheel leaving the alignment pin
in the bolt hole
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Putting on the spare tire
.. Push the spare tire over the alignment pin.
.. Screw on the wheel bolts and tighten them
slightly using the hexagonal socket .
.. Remove the alignment pin and insert and
tighten the remaining wheel bolt slightly
like the rest.
.. Turn the jack handle counter-clockwise to
lower the vehicle until the jack is fully re­
leased .
.. Use the wheel bolt wrench to tighten all
wheel bo lts firm ly
c::> page 246 . Tighten
them
in a crisscross pattern, from one bolt
to the (approximately) opposite one, to keep
the wheel centered .
.. Perform the steps required after changing
the wheel
c::> page 245, After changing a
wheel.
The hexagonal socket makes it easier to re­
move the wheel bolts from the rim. Care
should be taken when removing the reversible
blade .
(D Note
When removing or installing the wheel,
the rim cou ld hit the brake rotor and dam­
age the rotor. Work carefu lly and have a
second person to help you.
(@ Tips
- When mounting tires with
unidirectional
tread design
make sure the tread pat­
tern is po inted the right way
c::> page 249.
- The wheel bolts should be clean and easy
to turn. Check for dirt and corrosion on
the mating surfaces of both the wheel
and the hub. Remove all d irt from these
surfaces before remounting the wheel.
- Do not use the hexagonal socket in the
screwdriver handle to loosen or t ighten
the whee l bolts .

Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed in the right direction.
Using a sp are t ire w ith a tread p attern
int ended fo r use in a specific dir ection
When us ing 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
a r­
ro w o n th e side o f th e tire .
-If the spare t ire has to be installed in the in­
correct direction, use the spare tire only
temporarily since the ti re will not be able to
achieve its optimum performance character­
i st ics with rega rd to aquaplaning, noise and
wear.
- We recommend that you pay particular at­
tent ion to this fact du ring wet weathe r and
that you adjust your speed to match road conditions.
- Replace the fla t tire w ith 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 233, New
tires and replacing tires and wheels
i f 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 tir e p re ss ure on the spare imme ­
di ately after in st a ll at ion.
- Have th e wheel b olt ti ghtenin g torqu e
ch ecked with a t orque wrench as soon as
possible by your autho riz ed Audi dealer o r
qu alified work shop .
- With ste el a nd all oy wh eel rims , the wheel
bolts are correc tly tighten ed at a torque of
90 ft lb s. (120 Nm ).
- If yo u n otice that the wheel bolt s are cor­
r oded a nd d ifficult to tu rn whil e changi ng
a t ire, the y should be replaced be fore you
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- Repla ce the flat ti re w ith a new one and
h av e it i nsta lled on you r veh icle as s oon as
po ssible. Remount the whe el cov er.
Un til th en, d riv e with extr a care and at re­
duc ed sp eeds.
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
c:> page 233,
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, injuring anyone in the
veh icle.
- Always sto re damaged wheel, jack and
too ls se curely in the luggage compa rt­
ment. Otherwise, in an accident or su d­
den maneuver they could f ly forward,
causing injury to passengers in the vehi­
cle.
([) Note
Do not use comme rcially ava ilab le tire
sea lants. Otherwise, the e lectrica l compo­
nents of the tire pressure monitoring sys­
tem* wi ll no longer work properly and the
sensor for the tire pressure monitoring
system* will have to be replaced by quali­
fied workshop. •
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