tire pressure AUDI Q5 2019 Owner's Manual

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control,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.

©)Note
—Snowchainscandamagetherimsand
wheelcovers*ifthechainscomeintodirect
contactwiththem.Removethewheelcov-
ers*first.Usecoatedsnowchains.
—Donotinstallandusesnowchainsifthereis
amalfunctionintheairsuspension*,be-
causethevehicleheightwillbeverylow.If
youdrivewithsnowchainsanyway,the
wheelhousingsandothervehiclecompo-
nentscanbeseverelydamaged.
@)Tips
Whenusingsnowchains,itmaybeadvisable
tolimittheESC>page145.
Low-profiletires
Appliesto:vehicleswithlow-profiletires
Comparedtoothertire/rimcombinations,low-
profiletiresofferawidertreadsurfaceanda
largerrimdiameterwithshortertiresidewalls.
Thisresultsinanagiledrivingstyle.However,it
mayreducethelevelofcomfortandincrease
roadnoise whendrivingonroadsinpoorcondi-
tion.
Low-profiletirescanbecomedamagedmore
quicklythanstandardtireswhendrivingover
largebumps,potholes,manholecovers,and
curbs.Therefore,itisparticularlyimportantto
maintainthecorrecttirepressure>page334.
Toreducetheriskofdamagetothetiresand
rims,driveverycarefullyonpoorroads.
Checkyourwheelsregularlyevery2,000mi
(3,000km)fordamage.Forexample,checkfor
bulges/cracksonthetiresordeformations/cracks
ontherims.
Afteraheavyimpactordamage,havethetires
andrimsinspectedorreplacedimmediatelyby
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
Low-profiletirescanwearoutfasterthanstand-
ardtires.
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Uniformtirequalitygrading
—Treadwear
—TractionAAABC
—TemperatureABC
Qualitygradescanbefoundwhereapplicableon
thetiresidewallbetweentreadshoulderand
maximumsectionwidth>page325,fig.264.
Forexample:Treadwear200,TractionAA,Tem-
peratureA.
AllpassengercartiresmustconformtoFederal
SafetyRequirementsinadditiontothesegrades.
Treadwear
Thetreadweargradeisacomparativerating
basedonthewearrateofthetirewhentested
undercontrolledconditionsonaspecifiedgov-
ernmenttestcourse.
Forexample,atiregraded150wouldwearone
andonehalf(11/2)timesaswellonthegovern-
mentcourseasa tiregraded100.
Therelativeperformanceoftiresdependsupon
theactualconditionsoftheiruse,however,and
maydepartsignificantlyfromthenormdueto
variationsindrivinghabits,servicepracticesand
differencesinroadcharacteristicsandclimate.
Traction
Thetractiongrades,fromhighesttolowest, are
AA,A,BandC.Thosegradesrepresentthetire's
abilitytostoponwetpavementasmeasuredun-
dercontrolledconditionsonspecifiedgovern-
menttestsurfacesofasphaltandconcrete.Atire
markedCmayhavepoortractionperformance
>A.
Temperature
ThetemperaturegradesareA(thehighest),B,
andC,representingthetire'sresistancetothe
generationofheatanditsabilitytodissipate
heatwhentestedundercontrolledconditionson
aspecifiedindoorlaboratorytestwheel.
Sustainedhightemperaturecancausethemate-
rialofthetiretodegenerateandreducetirelife,
andexcessivetemperaturecanleadtosudden
tirefailure>A\.

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ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperform-
ance
whichallpassengercartiresmustmeetun-
dertheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard
No.109.GradesBandArepresenthigher levels
ofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthan
theminimumrequiredbylaw.

Z\WARNING
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireis
basedonstraight-aheadbrakingtraction
tests,anddoesnotincludeacceleration,cor-
nering,hydroplaningorpeaktractioncharac-
teristics.


ZAWARNING
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestab-
lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedand
notoverloaded.Excessivespeed,underinfla-
tion,orexcessiveloading,eitherseparatelyor
incombination,can cause heatbuildupand
possibletirefailure.

Z\WARNING
Temperaturegradesapplytotiresthatare
properlyinflatedandnotoverorunderinflat-
ed.


Tirepressuremonitoring
system
(1)Generalnotes
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),
should becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflat-
edtotheinflationpressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardor
tireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehas
tiresofadifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedon
thevehicleplacardortireinflation pressurela-
bel,youshoulddeterminethepropertireinfla-
tionpressureforthosetires).
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeen
equippedwithatirepressuremonitoringsystem
(TPMS)thatilluminatesaLowtirepressuretell-
talewhenoneormoreofyourtiresissignificant-
lyunder-inflated.Accordingly,whenthelowtire
pressuretelltaleilluminates,youshouldstopand
checkyourtiresassoonaspossible,andinflate
themtotheproperpressure.Drivingonasignifi-
cantlyunder-inflatedtirecausesthetiretoover-
heatandcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflation
alsoreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingandstop-
pingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMSisnotasubstitutefor
propertiremaintenance,anditisthedriver'sre-
sponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttirepressure,
evenifunder-inflationhasnotreachedthelevel
totriggerillumination oftheTPMSlowtirepres-
suretelltale.
YourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwithaTPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthesys-
temisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMSmal-
functionindicatoriscombinedwiththelowtire
pressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxi-
matelyone minuteandthenremaincontinuously
illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongasthe mal-
functionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated,
thesystemmaynotbeabletodetectorsignal
lowtirepressureasintended.TPMSmalfunctions
mayoccurforavarietyofreasons,includingthe
installationofreplacementoralternatetiresor
wheelsonthevehiclethatpreventtheTPMS
fromfunctioningproperly.Alwayscheck the
TPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafterreplacingoneor
moretiresorwheelsonyourvehicletoensure
thatthereplacementoralternatetiresand
wheelsallowtheTPMStocontinuetofunction
properly.
Meeemermelee
appears
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Thetirepressureindicatorintheinstrument
clusterinformsyouifthetirepressureistoolow
orifthereisasystemmalfunction.
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremonitor-
ingsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircumference
andvibrationcharacteristicsoftheindividual>
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tires.Ifthepressurechangesinoneormore
tires,thisisindicatedintheinstrumentcluster
displaywithanindicatorlight(Jandamessage.
Ifonlyonetireisaffected,thelocationof that
tirewillbeindicated.
ThetirepressuresmustbestoredintheInfotain-
mentsystemagaineachtimethepressures
change(switchingbetweenpartialandfullload
pressure)orafterchangingorreplacinga tireon
yourvehicle>page342.Thetirepressuremoni-
toringsystemonlymonitorsthetirepressureyou
havestored.Refertothetirepressurelabelfor
therecommendedtirepressureforyourvehicle
=>page334,fig.267.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharacter-
isticscanchangeandcauseatirepressurewarn-
ingif:
—Thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoolow
—Thetireshavestructuraldamage
—Thetire wasreplacedorthetirepressurewas
changedanditwasnotstored>page342
—Tiresthatareonlypartiallyusedarereplaced
withnewtires
Indicatorlights
®-Lossofpressureinatleastonetire>A\.
Checkthetiresandreplaceorrepairifnecessary.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtiresand
storethepressureagainintheInfotainmentsys-
tem>page342.
ia(TirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tirepres-
sure:malfunction!Seeowner'smanual.ri
appearsafterswitchingtheignitiononorwhile
drivingandthe@indicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterblinksforapproximatelyone minute
andthenstayson,thereissystemmalfunction.
Trytostorethecorrecttirepressures
=>page342.Insomecases,youmustdrivefor
severalminutesafterstoringthepressuresuntil
theindicatorlightturnsoff.Iftheindicatorlight
doesturnofforturnsonagainafterashortperi-
odoftime,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethe malfunctioncorrected.
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ZAWARNING
—Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsinthe
display,reduceyourspeedimmediatelyand
avoidanyhardsteeringorbrakingmaneu-
vers.Stopassoonaspossibleandcheckthe
tiresandtheirpressure.
—Thedriverisresponsibleformaintainingthe
correcttirepressure.Youmustcheckthe
tirepressureregularly.
—Undercertainconditions(suchasasporty
drivingstyle,winterconditions,orunpaved
roads),thetirepressuremonitoringsystem
indicatormaybedelayed.
@Tips
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemcanal-
sostopworkingwhenthereisanESCmal-
function.

—Usingsnowchainsmayresultinasystem
malfunction.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsysteminyour
Audiwascalibratedwith“AudiOriginal
Tires”>page331.Usingthesetiresisrec-
ommended.
Storingtirepressures
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Ifthetirepressurechangesoratireisreplaced,
itmustbeconfirmedintheInfotainmentsys-
tem.
>Beforestoringthetirepressures,makesurethe
tirepressuresinallfourtiresmeetthespeci-
fiedvaluesandareadaptedtotheload
=>page334.
>Switchtheignitionon.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Service&checks>Tirepressure
monitoring>Storetirepressure>Yes,store
now.
G@)Tips
Donotstorethetirepressuresifsnowchains
areinstalled.

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Careandcleaning

Careandcleaning
Generalinformation
Regular,propercarehelpstomaintainyourvehi-
cle'svalue.Itcanalsobearequirementwhen
submittingwarrantyclaimsforcorrosiondamage
andpaintdefectsonthebody.
Therequiredcleaningandcareproductscanbe
obtained
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedServiceFacility.Readandfollowthein-
structionsforuseonthepackaging.

ZAWARNING
—Usingcleaningandcareproductsincorrectly
canbedangeroustoyourhealth.
—Alwaysstorecleaningandcareproductsout
ofreachofchildrentoreducetheriskofpoi-
soning.

@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Purchaseenvironmentally-friendlycleaning
productsifpossible.
—Donotdisposeofcleaningandcareprod-
uctswithhouseholdtrash.
Carwashes
Thelongerthat depositssuchasinsects,bird
droppings,treesaporroadsaltremain ontheve-
hicle,themorethesurfacecanbedamaged.High
temperaturessuchasthosecausedbysunlight
increasethedamagingeffect.
Beforewashing,rinseoffheavydepositswith
plentyofwater.
Stubborndepositssuchasbirddroppingsortree
saparebestremovedwithplentyofwateranda
microfibercloth.
Also,washtheundersideofyourvehicleonce
roadsaltstops beingusedfortheseason.
Pressurewashers
Whenwashingyourvehiclewithapressurewash-
er,alwaysfollowthe operatinginstructions pro-
videdwiththepressurewasher.Thisisespecially
importantinregardtothepressureandspraying
distance.Donotaimthespraydirectlyatthe
sealsonthesidewindows,doors,lidsorthesun-
roof*orattires,rubberhoses,insulatingmateri-
al,sensors*orcameralenses*.Keepadistanceof
atleast16in(40cm).
Donotremovesnowandicewithapressure
washer.
Neveruseconenozzlesorhighpressurenozzles.
Thewatertemperaturemustnotbeabove140°F
(60°C).
Automaticcarwash
Sprayoffthevehiclebeforewashing.
Makesurethatthewindowsandroof*areclosed
andthewindshieldwipersareoff.Followinstruc-
tionsfromthecarwashoperator,especiallyif
thereareaccessoriesattachedtoyourvehicle.
Ifpossible,usecarwashesthatdonothave
brushes.
Washingbyhand
Cleanthevehiclestartingfromthetopandwork-
ingdownwardusingasoftspongeorcleaning
brush.Usesolvent-freecleaningproducts.
Washingvehicleswithmattefinishpaintby
hand
Toreducetheriskofdamagingthepaintwhen
washing,firstremovedustandlargeparticles
fromyourvehicle.Insects,greasespots,andfin-
gerprintsarebestremovedwithaspecialcleaner
formattefinishpaint.
Applytheproductusingamicrofibercloth.Tore-
ducetheriskofdamagingthepaintsurface,do
notuse toomuchpressure.
Rinsethevehiclethoroughlywithwater.Then
cleanusinganeutralshampooandasoftmicro-
fibercloth.
Rinsethevehiclethoroughlyagainandletitair
dry.Removeanywaterresidueusingachamois.

ZAWARNING
—Toreducetheriskofaccidents,onlywash
thevehiclewhentheignitionisoffandfol-
lowtheinstructionsfromthecarwashoper-
ator.

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—Toreducetheriskofcuts,protectyourself
fromsharpmetalcomponentswhenwash-
ingtheunderbodyortheinsideofthewheel
housings.
—Afterwashingthevehicle,thebrakingeffect
maybedelayedduetomoistureonthe
brakerotorsoriceinthewinter.Thisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.Thebrakes
mustbedriedwithafewcarefulbrakeappli-
cations.

@)Note
—Ifyouwashthevehicleinanautomaticcar
wash,youmustfoldtheexteriormirrorsin
toreducetheriskofdamagetothemirrors.
Powerfoldingexteriormirrors*mustonly
befoldedinandoutusingthepowerfolding
function.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetotherims
andtires,comparethewidthbetweenthe
wheelsonyourvehiclewiththedistancebe-
tweentheguiderailsinthecarwash.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,comparethe
heightandwidthofyourvehiclewiththe
heightandwidthoftheinsideofthecar
wash.
—Toreducetheriskofpaintdamage,donot
washthevehicleindirectsunlight.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,donotwash
decorativedecals*withapressurewasher.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothesurface,
donotuseinsectremovingsponges,kitchen
sponges,orsimilaritems.
—Whenwashingmattefinishpaintedvehicle
components:
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothesur-
face,donotusepolishingagentsorhard
wax.
—Neveruseprotectivewax.Itcandestroy
themattefinisheffect.
— Donotplaceanystickersormagnetic
signsonvehiclecomponentspaintedwith
mattefinishpaint.Thepaintcouldbe
damagedwhenthestickersormagnets
areremoved.
(@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Onlywashthevehicleinfacilitiesspeciallyde-
signedforthatpurpose.Thiswillreduce the
riskofdirtywatercontaminatedwithoilfrom
enteringthesewersystem.
Cleaningandcareinformation
Whencleaningandcaringforindividualvehicle
components,refertothefollowingtables.The
informationcontainedthereissimplyrecommen-
dations.Forquestionsorforcomponentsthat
Exteriorcleaning
arenotlisted,consultanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Alsofollow
theinformationfoundin>A.








ComponentSituationSolution
Windshieldwiper|DepositsSoftclothwithglasscleaner,>page51
blades
Headlights/DepositsSoftspongewithamildsoapsolution®
Taillights
Sensors/DepositsSensors:softclothwithasolvent-freecleaningsolution
cameralensesCameralenses:softclothwithanalcohol-freecleaningsol-
ution
Snow/iceHandbrush/solvent-freede-icingspray
WheelsRoadsaltWater
BrakedustAcid-freespecialcleaningsolution>

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Emergencyassistance

Thetirerepairisonlymeantfortemporaryuse.
Changethedamagedtireassoonaspossible
oA.
Ifthetireispiercedbyanobjectsuchasanail,
donotremovetheobjectfromthetire.
Thetiremobilitykitcan beusedattemperatures
aslowas-4°F(-20°C).
Thetiremobilitykitmustnotbeused:
—Ifthetirehascutsorpuncturesthatare larger
than0.16in(4mm)@©fig.269
—Iftherimisdamaged(2)
—Ifyouhavedrivenwithverylowtirepressureor
withoutairinthetire@)
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistanceinthesesituations.

ZA\WARNING
—Pleasenotethatthetiremobilitykitcannot
be
usedinallsituations,andthatitmayon-
lybeusedtemporarily.
— Thetiresealantmustnotcomeincontact
withskin,eyes,orclothing.
—If tiresealantcomesintocontactwithyour
eyesoryourskin,thoroughlyrinsetheaf-
fectedareaimmediatelywithcleanwater.
—Donotinhalethefumes.
—Ifyouswallowanyofthetiresealant,thor-
oughlyrinseyourmouthimmediatelyand
drinkalotofwater.Donotinducevomiting.
Seekmedicalattentionimmediately.
—Changeyourclothingimmediatelyifit
comesintocontactwithtiresealant.
—Ifanallergicreactionoccurs,seekmedical
attentionimmediately.
—Keepthetiresealantawayfromchildren.

@)Tips
—Ifsealantleaks,allowittodryinplace.You
canthenpeelitofflikeasticker.
—Notetheexpirationdateonthesealantbot-
tle.Replace thetiresealantatanauthorized

D_Thecompressormaylookdifferent.However,thewayitis
operatedisgenerallythesame.
350
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cility.
—Radioreceptioncanbeinterruptedwhen
operatingthecompressor.
—Follow thelegalregulationsthatareappli-
cableinthecountrywhereyouareoperating
thevehicle.

Repairingtires
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit

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Fig.271Diagram:tiremobilitykitconnection
Requirement:thetiremobilitykitmustbelaid
outandreadyforuse>page349.
Settingupthetiremobilitykit
>Openthecover@)onthecompressor)
>fig.270.
>Removetheconnector(4)andpressurehose(5)
withpressuregaugefromthehousing.
>Connectthecompressorpressurehose(S)to
the flange©onthetiresealantbottle@.
>Insertthesealantbottlewiththeflangeatthe
bottomintotheopening@)onthecompressor
cover.

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>Removethevalvecapfromthefaultytire.
>Installthefillerhose@)onthevalve(7)
>fig.271.
>Connecttheplug@)©fig.270toanoutletin
thevehicle.
>Switchtheignitionon.
Inflatingatire
> Movetheswitch(8)>fig.271onthecompres-
sorintopositionI.
>Inflatethetiretobetween29psi(200kPA)
and36psi(250kPA)andreadthepressureon
thegauge.
>Ifthistirepressureisnotreached,removethe
fillerhose.Driveslowlyapproximately33feet
(10m)forwardorinreverse sothatthesealant
canbedistributedinthetire.Inflatethetire
again>A\.
ZAWARNING
—Readandfollowthemanufacturer'ssafety
precautionsonthecompressorandinthein-
structionsonthebottleofsealant.
—Ifatirepressureof29psi(200kPA)cannot
reachedafterinflatingfor6minutes,then
thetireistooseverelydamaged.Donotcon-
tinuedriving.
—Ifthetirecannotberepairedwiththetire
sealant,seeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
@Tips
Donotoperatethecompressorformorethan
sixminutescontinuously,oritcanoverheat.
Oncethecompressorhascooled,youcancon-
tinuetouseit.
feyeats]
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit



> Affixthestickerthatsays"max.50mph(max.
80km/h)"thatisprovidedwiththetiremobili-
tykitwithinthedriver'sfieldofvision.
>Stopthevehicleafterdrivingforabout10mi-
nutesandcheckthetirepressure.
>Ifthetirepressureislowerthan19psi(130
kPA),thenthetireistooseverelydamaged.Do
notcontinuedriving.

ZAWARNING
Payattentiontothefollowingafterrepairing
thetire:
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h).
—Avoidhardacceleration orbrakinganddriv-
ingfastaroundcurves.
— Thevehiclemaybecomemoredifficultto
control.
—Ifthetireistooseverelydamaged,seean
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.


(*)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youcangivetheusedtiresealantbottletoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityfor disposal.
@)Tips
Remembertoobtainanewbottleofsealant
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityafterrepairingatire.
Changingatire
Youmustcompletethepreparationbefore
changingatire.
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page349.
>»Set theparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Whentowingatrailer:disconnectthetrailer
fromyourvehicle.
>Switchonwheel changemode*intheInfotain-
mentsystem:[MENU]button>Vehicle> left
controlbutton>Service&checks>Airsuspen-
sion:wheelchange.
>Switchtheignitionoff.


Thevehiclejackmode*switchesoffautomatically
atspeedsabove6mph(10km/h).

ZAWARNING
Whenusingthevehiclejack*onaroadwitha
steephillorwhenoffroad,youmusttakeex-
traprecautionstopreventthevehiclefrom>


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>Reinstallthecapsonthewheelboltsifnecessa-
ry.
>Storethevehicletoolkitinitsdesignated
place.
>Iftheremovedwheeldoesnotfitinthespare
wheel well,storeitsecurelyintheluggage
compartment>page61.
>Checkthetirepressureontheinstalledwheel
assoonaspossible.
>CorrectthetirepressureandstoreitintheIn-
fotainmentsystem>page342.
>Thewheelbolttighteningspecificationmustbe
100ftlbs(140Nm).Haveitcheckedassoonas
possiblewithatorquewrench.Drivecarefully
untilthen.
>Havethefaultywheelreplacedasquicklyas
possible.
G)Tips
—Ifyounoticethatthewheelboltsarecor-
rodedanddifficulttoturnwhilechanginga
tire,theyshould bereplacedbeforeyou
checkthetighteningtorque.
—Driveatreducedspeeduntilyouhavethe
tighteningtorqueschecked.
Notesonwheelchanging
Pleasereadtheinformation>page331ifyou
aregoingtouseareplacementtirewhichisdif-
ferentfromthetiresonyourvehicle.
Afteryouchangeatire:
—Checkthetirepressureonthereplacement
tireimmediatelyafterinstallation.
—Havethewheelbolttighteningtorque
checkedwithatorquewrenchassoonaspos-
siblebyyourauthorizedAudidealerorquali-
fiedworkshop.
— Withsteelandalloywheelrims,thewheel
boltsarecorrectlytightenedat atorqueof
100ftlbs(140Nm).
—Ifyounoticethatthewheelboltsarecorroded
anddifficulttoturnwhilechangingatire,
theyshouldbereplacedbeforeyoucheckthe
tighteningtorque.
—Replacetheflattirewithanewone andhave
itinstalledonyourvehicleassoonaspossi-
ble.Remountthewheelcover.
Untilthen,drivewithextracareandatreduced
speeds.

ZA\WARNING
—Ifyouaregoingtoequipyourvehiclewith
tiresorrimswhichdifferfromthosewhich
werefactoryinstalled,thenbesuretoread
theinformation>page331.
—Alwaysmakesurethedamagedwheelor
evenaflattireandthejack*andtoolkitare
properlysecuredintheluggagecompart-
mentandarenotlooseinthepassenger
compartment.
—Inanaccidentorsuddenmaneuverthey
couldflyforward,injuringanyoneintheve-
hicle.
—Alwaysstoredamagedwheel,jack*and
toolssecurelyintheluggagecompartment.
Otherwise,inanaccidentorsuddenmaneu-
vertheycouldflyforward,causinginjuryto
passengersinthevehicle.

Collapsiblesparetire
Appliesto:vehicleswithcollapsiblesparetire
Thecollapsiblesparetireisintendedforshort-
termuseonly.Havethedamagedtirechecked
andreplacedifnecessarybyanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityassoon
aspossible.
Therearesomerestrictionsontheuseofthecol-
lapsiblesparetire.Thecollapsiblesparetirehas
beendesignedspecificallyforyourtypeofvehi-
cle.Donotreplaceitwiththecollapsiblespare
tirefromanothertypeofvehicle.
Thecollapsiblesparetireislocatedinthelug-
gagecompartmentunderthecargofloorcover.
Requirement:thevehicletoolkit>page349and
thecompressormustbelaidout.
Removing
>»Foldthecargofloorcoverback>page349,
fig.268.
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>Turn thehandwheelcounter-clockwiseandre-
moveit.
>Removethecollapsiblesparetire.
Youmustinflatethecollapsiblesparetirebefore-
handinordertouseit.
Inflating
>Removethevalvecapfromthecollapsible
sparetire.
>Tightenthecompressorhoseonthecollapsible
sparetirevalve.
>Connectthecompressorhosetoavehiclesock-
etandswitchiton.
>Letthecompressorrununtilthespecifiedvalue
onthetirepressurestickerisreached
>page334,fig.267>©.
>Screwthevalvecap backontothevalve.
Returningtostorage
>»Removethevalvecaptodraintheair.
>Waitseveralhoursbeforeplacingthecollapsi-
blesparetireinthesparewheelwell.Only then
willitfolddowncompletelyso thatyoucan
storeitsecurely.
>Thenscrewthevalvecapbackontothevalve.
>Secure thecollapsiblesparetirewiththehand-
wheel.
>»Foldthecargofloorcoverbackintoplace.
Snowchains
Usingsnowchainsonthecollapsiblesparetireis
notpermittedfortechnicalreasons.
Ifyouhavetodrivewithsnowchainsandarear
tirefails,mountthecollapsiblesparetireinplace
ofafronttire.Installthesnowchainsonthe
fronttirethatyouremoved,andinstallthatin
placeofthereartirethatfailed.


—Afterinstallingacollapsiblesparetire,the
tirepressuremustbecheckedasquicklyas
possible toreducetheriskofanaccident.
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h)
withthecollapsiblesparetire.Drivingfaster
thanthatincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,avoidhard
accelerationorbrakinganddrivingfast
aroundcurveswiththecollapsiblespare
tire.
—Neverdriveusingmorethanonecollapsible
sparetire,becausethisincreasestheriskof
anaccident.
—Normal tiresorwintertiresmustnot be
mountedonthecollapsiblesparetirerim.


ZA\WARNING
—Onlyusethecollapsiblesparetireinemer-
genciesanddriveverycarefully,especiallyif
it ismorethansixyearsold.
— The compressor andthehosecanbecome
veryhotduring operationwhichincreases
theriskofburninjuries.

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@)Note
Thecompressormustbe switchedoffaftersix
minutesatthemosttoreducetheriskof
overheating.
Letthecompressorcooldown
forseveralminutesbeforeusingitagain.

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Fig.292Safetycertificate
GrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR)
Themaximumpermittedtotalweight@ofthe
vehicleislistedonthesafetycertificateonthe
sideareaofthedoororonthedriver'sdoorpillar.
Trailerload
1650lbs(750kg)4,400lbs(2,000kg)
GrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR)
Themaximumpermittedloadonthefrontaxle
@ortherearaxle@)islistedonthesafetycer-
tificateonthesideareaofthedoororonthe
driver'sdoorpillar.
Load
Themaximumpermittedloadislistedonthetire
pressurelabelonthedriver's doorpillar.
Roofload
Themaximumpermissibleroofloadis165lbs
(75kg).

440lbs(200kg)

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