change wheel AUDI A5 COUPE 2010 User Guide

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hub. Remove all dirt from these surfaces before remounting the
w he el.
• Do not use the he xagonal socket in the screwdriver hand le to
loo sen or tighten the wh eel bo lts.•
Tires with unidirectional tread design
T ir es with unid irecti onal trea d des ign m ust be moun ted
with th eir tread pattern poin ted in th e right dir ection .
Using a spare tire with a tread pattern intended for use
in a specific direction
When usi ng a s pa re t ire wi th a tre a d patte rn intended for use i n a
s p ecific direc tion, p lease note the following:
• Th e direc tio n of rot ati on is marke d by an
arrow on the side of the
tire .
• I f th e spare tir e has to be insta lled in th e incor rec t di recti on, use
the spare tire only temporar ily since the tir e will not be able to
ac hieve it s optimu m perf ormance cha rac te ris tic s wit h rega rd to
aqua plani ng, no ise and wea r.
• W e recom men d th at you pay pa rticu lar att ent ion to this f act
du ring wet weather and that you adjust your sp eed to match road
c o nditio ns.
• Replace the flat tire with a n ew on e and have i t installe d on your
v eh ic le as so on as possib le to re st ore th e handl ing a dvant ages of a
un idirectional tir e.•
Notes on wheel changing
P lease read the information=> page 299, "New tir es and r ep lacing
tir es a nd wh eels" if yo u are g oing t o use a spare t ire w hich is
differ ent from th e tires on your v ehicle.
A fter yo u change a ti re:
• Check the tire pressure on the spare immediately after installa ­
tion.
• Have the wheel bolt tightening torque checked with a torque
wrench as soon as possible by your authorized Audi dealer or a qualified workshop.
• With steel and alloy wheel rims , the wheel bolts are correctly
tightened at a torque of 90 ft lbs. 1120 Nm l.
• 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 possible . Remount the wheel cover .
Until then , drive with extra care and at reduced speeds.
& 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
=> page 299 , "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 compart­ ment and are not loose in the passenger compartment .
• In an accident or sudden maneuver they could fly forward,
injuring anyone in the vehicle .
• Always store damaged wheel , jack and tools securely in the
luggage compartment . Otherwise , in an accident or sudden
maneuver they could fly forward , causing injury to passengers in
the vehicle .
0 Note
Do not use commercia lly available tire sealants. Otherwise, the elec ­
tr ica l comp onents o f the tire pr essur e mon it o ring syste m * w ill n o .,

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& WA RNIN G (continu ed )
• The engine compartment of any motor vehi cle i s a potentially
h az ardou s area. N ev er re ach into the are a arou nd or to uch the
r a di ator fan . It is temperature co ntrolled and can swi tc h o n
s uddenly -even wh en the engine i s off and the ignition key h as
been removed . The r adiator f an switches on autom atic all y w hen
the coolant reache s a certain temperature and will continue to run
until the coo lant t emper ature drop s.
• Alway s remov e th e ignition key befo re anyone get s under the
v ehi cle .
• Alway s s upport your vehi cle with safety sta nd s if it i s ne ces­
sa ry to wor k unde rne ath the veh icle . The ja ck suppl ied with the
v ehic le i s not adequ ate for thi s purpo se and could coll ap se
c au sin g s eriou s per son al in jury .
• If you m ust w ork under neath the vehi cle with the wheel s on
the ground , alwa ys m ake sure the veh icle i s on l eve l ground , that
the wheels ar e always securely blocked and that the engine
ca nn ot be sta rted .
• Alway s mak e sure the tran sm iss ion selecto r leve r (automatic
tr ansmi ssion ) is in "P " (Park po sition ) or Neutr al (manu al tr ansmi s­
s ion ) and th e park br ake i s firmly applied.
c£> For the sake of the environment
• Changing the engine settings w ill adverse ly affect emission
levels . This is detrimenta l to the environment and increases fuel
consumption.
• Always observe environmenta l regu lations when disposing of
old engine oil, used brake fluid, dirty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires.
• Undeployed airbag modules and pretens ioners might be classi ­
fied as Perchlorate Material -specia l handling may apply, see
www .dtsc .ca .gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate. When the vehicle or
parts of the restraint system including airbag modules safety belts
with pretens ioners are scrapped, all applicable laws and regu la-
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first Vehicle operation
tions must be observed. Your authorized Audi dealer is familiar with
these requirements and we rec
ommend that you have your dea ler
perform this service for you .•
Additional accessories ,
modifications and parts replacement
Addition al a ccessori es and parts
replacement
Always c onsul t an authorized Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design features ensuring a high standard of act ive and passive safe ty .
This safety could be compromised by non -approved changes to the
vehic le . F or this reason, if par ts have to be replaced, please observe
the following points when insta lling additiona l accessories:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are avai lable
from authorized Audi dealers.
These dealers also have the necessary facilities, tools and trained specialis ts to install the parts and accessories prope rly.
& WARNING
Using the wrong spare part s or u sing non-approved acce ssorie s
c an cause d am age to the vehi cle and seriou s pe rsonal injur y.
• Use onl y acc essorie s ex pres sly approved by Audi and g enuine
Audi spare p art s
• The se p art s and acce ssorie s have been spe cia lly de signed to
be used on you r vehi cle .
• Nev er in stall acc ess orie s s uch a s telep hone cra d le s or
be ver age holder s on airb ag cover s or within th e airbag deploy-
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