flat tire AUDI Q5 2016 Owner's Manual

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Performing the repair
Applies to vehicles: w ith tire repair k it
Fig. 215 Performing the repair
Preparations
.,. Park the vehicle as far as possible from moving
traffic in the event of a flat tire.
.,. Set the
parking brake to prevent the vehicle
from rolling unintentionally.
.,. Shift the
selector lever into the P position.
.,. Determine whether a repair with the tire repair
kit is possible or not¢
page 257.
.,. Let all of the passengers
exit the vehicle and
move a safe distance away¢_&. .
.,. Take the
sealant bottle and the compressor
out of the luggage compartment ¢ page 104,
fig. 115.
.,. Affix the label "max. 50 mph (80 km/h)", found
on the sealant bottle, to the instrument cluster
where it can be seen by the driver.
Filling a tire
.,. Shake the bottle thoroughly before filling.
.,. Screw the accompanying filling hose complete­
ly onto the bottle. This breaks through the foil
seal automatically at the connection .
.,. Remove the valve cap from the tire valve and
unscrew the valve insert using the accompany­
ing valve insert tool
~fig. 215.
.,. Lay the valve insert on a clean surface .
.,. Remove the sealing plug from the filling hose
and connect the hose to the tire valve .
.,. Hold the bottle with the bottom facing upward
and empty the entire contents into the tire .
.,. Then pull out the hose and screw the valve in­
sert tightly back into the tire valve.
258 Inflating a tire
.,.
Screw the filling hose for the compressor onto
the tire valve and insert the connector into the
cigarette lighter.
.. Inflate the tire to between 29 PSI (200 kPA)
and 36 PSI (250 kPA) and read the pressure on
the gauge .
.,. If this tire pressure is not reached, drive your
vehicle approximately 33
ft (10 meters) for ­
ward or backward so that the sealant can be re­
distributed inside the tire. If at this time the re­
quired air pressure still cannot be reached, the
tire is too badly damaged and cannot be re­
paired with the tire sealant.
Final inspection
.,. Stop the vehicle after driving for about 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 dam­
aged. Do not continue driving. Please seek pro­
fessional assistance .
&_ WARNING
- Turn on the emergency flashers if you have a
flat tire while in moving traffic. This is for
your protection and the for the safety of
other drivers.
- Take care to move all of the passengers to a
safe place (behind a guard rail for example) .
- Read and follow the manufacturer's safety
precautions on the compressor and in the instructions on the bottle of sealant!
- If a tire pressure of 29 PSI (200 kPA) cannot
reached after inflating for 12 minutes, then
the tire is too severely damaged. Do not
continue driving.
- Obtain qualified help if it is not possible to
perform the repair with the tire sealant .
- If the tire pressure is less than 19 PSI
(130 kPA) after 10 minutes of driving, then
the tire is too severely damaged . Do not
continue driving. Seek professional assis­
tance .

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Special care is required if you are repairing
the tire on a steep incline.
@ Tips
- Do not operate the compressor for more
than 12 minutes continuously, otherwise it
can overheat. Once the compressor has
cooled, you can continue to use it.
- If sealant has spi lled out, let it dry and then
you can remove it by peeling it away like a
foil.
- Remember to obtain a new bott le of sealant
from your authorized Audi dealer after re­
pair ing a tire. After this, the functionality of
the tire repair set is restored .
- Obey all laws.
Replacing wheels
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your own
and your passenger's safety when changing a
wheel.
""After you experience a tire failure, pull the car
well away from moving traff ic and try to reach
level ground before you stop¢_& .
.. All passengers sho uld
leave the car and move
to a safe location (fo r instance, behind the
guardrai l) ¢ .&_ .
.. Engage the
par king b rake to prevent yo ur vehi ­
cle from roll ing unintentionally ¢&_ .
.. Move
selecto r le ver to po sitio n P ¢ &_ .
"" If you are towing a trailer: unh itch the trailer
from your veh icle.
"" Block the diagonally opposite wheel with the
folding chocks o r other objects .
""T ake the
jac k* and the inflatable spa re tir e*
out of the luggage compartment ¢ page 254 .
A WARNING
You or your passengers cou ld be inj ured while
changing a wheel if you do not follow these
safety precautions:
- If you have a flat tire, move a safe distance
off the road. Turn off the engine, turn the
Em ergenc y ass is tanc e
emergency flashers on and use other wa rn­
ing dev ices to alert other motorists.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traff ic.
- To help prevent the veh icle from moving
suddenly and possib ly slipping off the jack*,
always fully set the parking brake and block
the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel be­ i n g changed with the fold ing c hocks or oth­
er objects . When one front whee l is lifted
off the ground, placing the Automatic
Transmission in P (Park) w ill
not prevent the
veh icle from moving.
- Before you change a wheel, be sure the
gro und is leve l and firm.
If necessary, use a
sturdy board under the jack*.
- Always s tore the vehicle too l kit, the jack*
and the replaced tire in the lugg age com­
partment
¢ page 139.
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, follow the sequence
described below s tep-by -step and in exactly that
order.
1. Remove the de corative wheel cover* . For
more detai ls see also¢
page 260, Decaro-
tive wheel covers
o r¢ page 260, Wheels
with wheel bolt cops .
2. Loosen the w
heel bolt s ¢ page 260.
3 . Locate the proper mounting point for the
jack* and align the jack* below that point
¢ page 261.
4. Li ft the car with the jack*¢ page 261 .
s. Remove the wheel with th e flat tire and then
insta ll the
inflatable spar e tir e *
¢ page 262.
6. Tighte n all whee l bolts lightly.
7 .
Lo wer the vehicle wi th the jack *.
8 . Use the whee
l bolt wrench and
firml y tighten
all wheel bo lts ¢
page 260 .
9. Replace the decorat ive wheel co ver* .
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_& WARNING
Always read and follow all WARNINGS and in­
formation
c:> & in Raising the vehicle on
page 261
and c:>poge 263.
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 139 .
.. As soon as possible, have the tightening tor­
ques
on all wheel bolts checked with a torque
wrench. The correct t ightening torque is
105 ft lb (140 Nm) .
.. Have the flat tire
replaced as soon as possible.
(j) Tips
- If
you notice that the wheel bolts are cor­
r oded and difficu lt 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.
Decorative wheel covers
Appl ies to veh icles: w ith deco rat ive whee l covers
The decorative wheel covers must be removed
first to access the wheel bolts.
Fig. 216 Chan gin g a w heel : Removing the wheel cover
Removing
.. Insert the hook provided with the vehicle too l
kit in the hole in the hub.
.. Pull off the
decorative wheel cover c:> fig. 216.
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Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Applies to vehicles: wit h whee l bo lts wi th caps
The cops must be removed first from the wheel
bolts before the bolts con be unscrewed .
Fig. 217 Changing a wheel: removing the wheel bo lt caps
Removing
.. Push the plastic clip provided with the vehicle
tool kit over the wheel bolt cap until it engages .
.. Pull on the
plastic clip to remove the cap
c:!>fig. 217.
Refitting
.. Place the caps over the whee l bolts and push
them back on.
The caps are to protect and keep the wheel bo lts
clean.
Loosening and tightening the wheel bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before raising
the vehicle .
Fig. 218 Changing a whee l: loosening the wheel bolts
Loosening
.. Insta ll the wheel bolt wren ch over the wheel
bolt and push it down as far as it wi ll go .

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.. Take t ight hold of the end of the wrench handle
and turn the wheel bolts
c o un ter-cloc kwi se
about one single tu rn in the d irection of arrow
r=> fig . 218.
T igh tening
.. Install the wheel b olt w renc h over the wheel
bolt and push it down as far as it will go .
.. Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench handle
and turn each wheel bolt
cl oc kwise until it is
seated.
_& WARNING
- Do not use force or hurry when changing a
wheel - you can cause the vehicle to slip off
the jack* and cause ser ious personal inju­
ries.
- Do not loosen the wheel bolts more than
one turn
before you raise the vehicle with
the jac k*. -Yo u ris k an injury.
@ Tips
If a wheel bolt is very tight, you may find it
easier to loosen by carefu lly pushing down on
the end of the wheel bo lt wrench with
one
foot only.
As you do so, hold on to the car to
keep your balance and take care not to slip.
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be li~ed with the jack* first be­
fore the wheel can be removed .
Fig . 219 Sill pane ls: markin gs
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
Fig . 220 Sill: pos ition ing the jack
.. Engage the parking brake to prevent your vehi­
cle from rolling unintentionally
.. Move the
sel ecto r le ver to po sitio n P.
.. Find the mark ing (imprint) on the sill that is
nearest the wheel that will be changed
r=> fig . 219 . Behind the marking, there is a lift­
ing point on t he sill fo r the jack* .
"" Turn the
ja ck * located under the lifting point
on the sill to raise the jack until its arm @
r=> fig. 220 is located under the designated plas ­
tic mo unt
r=> A r=> (j) .
.. Align the jack* so that its arm @ r=> fig. 220 en­
gages in the designated lifting point in the door
sill and the movable base @ lies flat on the
ground. The base @ must be
vertical under the
lifting point @.
"" Wind the jack* up furthe r unt il the flat tire
comes off the g round
r=> _&. .
Pos ition the jack* onl y under the designated lift­
ing points on the s ill
r=> fig . 219. There is exactly
one location for each wheel. The jack* must not
be pos itioned at any othe r loca tion
r=> & r=> @.
An un stable surf ace under the jack* can cause
the vehicle to slip off the jack* . Always prov ide a
firm base for the jack* on the ground .
If necessa­
r y place a s turdy board or similar support unde r
t h e jack*. O n
hard, slipp ery surfa ce s (such as
t il es) use a r ubber mat or sim ilar to prevent the
jac k* from slipp ing
r=> .&. .
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-You or your passengers could be i njured
while changing a wheel if you do not follow these safety precautions :
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-Position the jack* only at the designated
lifting points and align the jack *. Other­
wise, the jack* could slip and cause an in­
jury if it does not have sufficient hold on
the vehicle .
- A soft or unstable surface under the jack*
may cause the vehicle to slip off the jack*.
Always provide a firm base for the jack* on
the ground. If necessary, use a sturdy
board under the jack*.
- On hard, s lippery surface (such as tiles)
use a rubber mat or similar to prevent the
jack* from slipping.
- To help pre vent injury to you rself and yo ur
passenge rs:
- Do not raise the vehicle until 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 traffic.
- 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 sill. Position the
jack * only at the designated lifting points on
the sill. Otherwise, your vehicle will be dam­
aged.
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Taking the wheel off/installing the inflatable spare tire
Follow these instructions step-by-step for chang­
ing the wheel
Fig. 221 Changing a wheel: usin g the screwdriver handle
(w ith the blade removed) to turn the bolts
Fig. 222 Changi ng a w heel: alignment pin inside the top
h ole
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, remove and re­
place the wheel as follows:
Removing the wheel
.,. Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver
handle
to comp letely remove the topmost
wheel bolt and set it aside on a
clean surface
qfig. 221 .
.. Screw the threaded end of the alignment pin
from the tool kit hand-tight into the empty bolt
hole
q fig. 222 .
.,. Then remove the other wheel bolts as described
above .
.,. Take off the whee l leaving the alignment p in in
the bolt hole
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Putting on the inflatable spare tire*
.,. Inflate the inflatable spare tire* q page 256
and push the whee l over the alignmen t pin.

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,...., ~ Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver
handle to screw in and tighten all whee l bolts
slightly .
~ Remove the alignment pin and insert and tight­
en the remaining wheel bolt slightly like the
rest .
~ Turn the jack handle* counter-clockwise to low­
er the vehicle until the jack* is fully released .
~ Use the wheel bolt wrench to tighten all wheel
bolts firmly
Q page 260. Tighten them cross­
wise,
from one bolt to the (approximately) op­
posite one, to keep the wheel centered .
Q) Note
When removing or installing the whee l, the
rim could hit the brake rotor and damage the
rotor. Work carefu lly and have a second per­
son help you.
(D Tips
Never use the hexagonal socket in the handle
of the screwdriver to loosen or tighten the
wheel bolts.
- Pull the reversible blade from the screwdriv ­
er before you use the hexagonal socket in
the handle to turn the wheel bolts.
- When mounting tires w ith
unidirectional
tread design
make sure the tread pattern is
pointed the right way
Q page 263.
- The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to
turn. Check for d irt and corrosion on the
mating surfaces of both the wheel and the
hub. Remove all dirt from these surfaces be­
fore remount ing the wheel.
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 t ire with a tread pattern in­
tended for use in a specific direction, please note
the following:
- The direct ion of rotat ion is marked by an arrow
on the side of the tire.
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- If the spare tire has to be installed in the incor­
rect direction, use the spare tire on ly tempora­
r il y since the tire will not be able to ac hieve its
optimum performance characterist ics with re­
gard to aquap lan ing, no ise and wear.
- We recommend that you pay part icu lar atten­
tion to th is fact during wet weather and that
you adjust your speed to match road cond i­
tions.
- Rep lace the flat tire w ith a new one and have it
installed on your veh icle as soon as possible to
restore the handling advantages of a un id irec­
tional tire .
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the information Q page 241, New
tires or wheels
if you are going to use a spare tire
which is different from the tir es on your veh icle.
After you change a tire:
- Check the tire pressure on the spare immedi­
ately after installation.
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as pos­
sible 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
105
ft lb (140 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.
.&_ WARNING
- If you are going to equip your vehicle with
tires or rims which differ from those which
were fac tory installed, then be sure to read
the information
Q page 241, 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 .
Otherwise, in an accident or sudden maneu­
ver they could fly forward, causing injury to
passengers in the vehicle .
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Index
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Home link (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 48
Hood Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Rele ase lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
How many a irbags doe s my vehicle have? . . 157
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 149
Hybrid drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
12 volt batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Consumption display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Efficient drive mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Energy flow display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
EV mode ..... .. ................ .... 100
High voltag e battery .............. 97, 104
High voltage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
I
Ignition
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Ignition k ey
Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
I gnition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 34
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Important things to do before driving . . . . 134
I mproperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 99
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 76
I nflatable spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Inflating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Insta lling the upper tether strap on the an­
chor age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
I nstrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Messag es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
I nstrument illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
290
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Instruments and controls Genera l illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Interval wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
J
Jump-starting 270
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Jump s ta rt ing 104
K
Key..........
.. .. .. .. ............... . 36
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Ignit ion/engine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Master key with remote control . . . . . . . . . 36
Mechan ical key. .. .. .. ............. .. . 37
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Kick -down
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Descr iption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Installing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Lateral angle .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 201
Leather care/cleaning .. ... .......... .. 210
L eft hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Light Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dayt ime running l ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Driving light control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54