bolt pattern AUDI Q3 2015 Owners Manual

222 What do I do now?
-If work has to be done under the vehi ­
cle , ensure that it is safely supported
on suitable stands -risk of injury!
- Never start the engine when the vehi­
cle is on the jack -risk of accident!
CD Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the si ll. 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. 167 Changing a whee l: u sing the hexago nal socket
(w ith the blade removed) to turn the bolts
Fig. 168 Changing a w hee l: a lignm en t pi n inside the
top hole
After you have loosened a ll wheel bolts and
ra ised the veh icle 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 screwdriv­
er handle (vehicle tool kit)
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set it as ide on a
clean su rface. >
Screw the threaded end of the
alignment
pin
from the tool kit hand-tight into the
empty bolt hole
¢ fig. 168 .
... Then remove the other whee l bolts as de­
scribed above.
> Takeoff the whee l 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
¢ CD.
... 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 veh icle until the jack is fully re­
leased .
... Use the wheel bolt wrench to tighten all
wheel bo lts firm ly. Tighten them
in a criss­
cross pattern,
from one bolt to the (approx i­
mately) oppos ite one, to keep the wheel
centered.
> Perform the steps required after changing
the wheel
¢ page 219, After changing a
wheel.
A WARNING
-
Do not use the hexagonal socket in the
screwdriver hand le to tighten the whee l
bolts. It is not possible to tighten the bolts
to the required torque using the hexagonal
socket - risk of accident!
CD Note
When removing or installing the whee l,
the rim cou ld hit the brake rotor and dam­
age the rotor. Work carefu lly and have a
second person to help you.
(D Tips
-When mount ing tires with unidirectional
tread design
make sure the tread pat­
tern is po inted the right way
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- The wheel bolts shou ld be clean and easy
to turn. Check for dirt and corrosion on

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th e mat ing s urfaces o f both the whee l
and t he hub . R emove a ll dirt f rom these
su rfaces before remo untin g t he wheel.
Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with uni directional 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
W hen using a spa re tire w it h a t read patte rn
intended fo r use in a specific direction, p lease
note t he followi ng:
- The di rection of rotation is ma rked by an
ar­
row on the side of the t ire.
- If the s pare tire has to be inst alled in the in ­
correct di rection, use the spare tire only
temporarily since the t ire wi ll not be a ble to
achieve its optimum pe rformance character­
ist ics with regard t o aquaplani ng, noise and
wea r.
- We recommend that you pay particular at­
tent io n to this fact during wet weather and
t h at y ou adjust y our speed to matc h road
co ndi tions .
- Rep lace the flat tire w ith a new one and
have it installed on your ve hicle as soon as
poss ible to restore the handling a dvan tages
of a uni direct io na l ti re.
Notes on wheel changing
Please re ad the inform ation ~ p age 206 , New
tires and repl acing tires and wheels
if you are
goi ng to use a s pare t ire which is different
from the tires on your ve hicle .
A ft er you ch ange a tire:
- Check the tire pressure on the spare imme­
diately after installation .
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as possible by your authorized Audi dealer or
qualified workshop. What do I do now? 223
- With steel and alloy wheel r ims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of
90 ft lbs. (120 Nm).
- 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.
- 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 re­
duced speeds.
_& WARNING
- If you are goin g to e quip your ve hicle
wit h tires o r rims which differ from th ose
which were facto ry installed, then be
sure to r ead th e information
~ pag e 206,
N ew tir es and replacing tir es and
w heels.
- Always make sur e the d amag ed wh eel o r
ev en a fl at ti re a nd the j ack and t ool kit
a re pr operly se c u red in the lugg age co m­
partment and are not loose in the pas­
sen ger c omp artment.
- In an accide nt or su dde n maneuver they
co uld fly forw ard, in ju ring anyone in the
ve hicl e.
- Always s tore dama ged wheel, j ack and
to ols se curely in the lugg age comp art­
ment . Othe rwise, in an accident o r su d ­
den maneuver the y co uld fly forwa rd,
causing inju ry to passengers in the ve hi­
cle.
([) Note
Do not use comme rcially ava ila bl e tire
sea lants. Ot herwise , th e e lectr ica l compo­
nents of the tire pressu re monitoring sys­
tem* wi ll no l onge r wor k properly an d the
se nsor fo r th e tire pressur e mo nitor ing
syste m* will have to be replaced by quali­
fied wor kshop. •
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