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Putting on the spare wheel
"'Lift the spare wheel and ca refully slide it
over the alignment pin to guide it in place
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"' Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver
handle to screw in and tighten all wheel
bolts
slightly.
"' Remove the alignment pin and insert and
t ighten the remaining wheel bolt s lightly
like the rest .
"'T urn the jack handle counte r-clockw ise to
lower the vehicle unt il the jac k is f ully re­
l eased .
"' Use the whee l bolt wrench to tighten a ll
whee l bolts firmly
¢ page 274. Tighten
them
crosswis e, from one bolt to the (ap­
proximate ly) opposite one, to keep the
wheel cen tered.
When removing or install ing the wheel,
the rim could hit the brake rotor and dam­
age the rotor. Work carefully and have a
second person help you .
{D) Tips
Never use the hexagonal socket in the han­
dle of the screwdriver to loosen or t ighten
the wheel bolts .
- Pull the reversib le blade from the screw­
driver before you use the hexagonal
socket in the handle to turn the whee l
bo lts.
- When mounting tires with
un id ire ctional
tread design
make s ure the tread pat­
tern is poi nted the right way
¢ page 277.
- The wheel bolts should be clean and easy
to tu rn . Check for d irt and corrosion on
the mat ing su rfaces of both the whee l
and the h ub. Remove a ll dir t from these
su rfaces before remo unting the wheel.
What do I do now? 277
Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed in the right direction .
Usi ng a spa re ti re with a tre ad patte rn
intended for use in a specific direction
When using a spare t ire with a tread patter n
intended for use in a spec ific d irection, please
note the following :
- The d irect ion of rotation is marked by an ar­
row on t he side of the ti re .
- If the spare tire has to be installed in the in­
correct direct ion, use the spare tire only
temporarily s ince the t ire will not be able to
achieve its optimum performance cha racte r­
istics w it h regard to aquap la ni ng, no ise and
wear .
- We recommend that you pay part icu lar at­
ten tion to th is fact during we t wea ther and
t ha t you adjust your speed to match road
conditions .
- Replace the fl at t ire wi th a new one and
have i t installed on your vehicle as soon as
possible to restore the hand ling advantages
of a un idirectional tire .
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the information¢ page 257, New
tires and replacing tires and wheels
if you a re
go ing to use a spare tire wh ich is different
from the tires on you r vehicle .
After you change a tire:
- Check the tire pre ssure on the spare imme­
diately after installation.
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torqu e
checked with a torque wrench as soon a s
possible by your authorized Audi dealer or
a qualified service station.
- With steel and alloy wheel rims , the wheel
bolts are cor re ctly tightened at a torque of
90 ft lb (120 Nm ).
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are cor­
roded and diff icult to turn while changing
a tire , they should be replaced before you
check the t ightening torque. .,,.
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278 What do I do no w?
-Repl ace th e flat tire with a n ew one and
h av e it in sta ll ed on you r ve hicle a s soo n a s
possible. Remount the wheel co ve r.
Until then, drive with extr a ca re a nd at re­
du ced spee ds.
A WARNING
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- If you are going to equip your vehicle
with t ires or rims wh ich d iffer from those
wh ich were factory installed, then be
sure to read the informat ion
c::> page 257,
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
partment and are not loose in the pas­
senger compartment.
- In an accident or sudden maneuver they
cou ld fly forward, inju ring anyone in the
vehicle.
- Always store damaged wheel, jac k and
tools secure ly in the luggage compart­
ment. Otherw i5e, in an acc ident or 5ud­
den maneuver they cou ld fly forward,
causing injury to passengers in the vehi­
cle .

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Radiator fan ... .... .. .... ... .. .. ... 230
Radio clock .. .. ........ ... .. .. .. .. .. 27
Rain/light sensor Headlights . ............. .... .. .... 43
Intermittent (windshield wipers) .. .. .. 48
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Range (fuel leve l) .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 25
Read ing lights ............. .... .. .. .. 46
Rear fog lights . ........... .. .. .. .. .. 43
Rear lid Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Escape hand le . ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 270
Opening and clos ing ...... .. .. .. .. .. 37
Rear ligh t
D efective .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 22
Rear v iew camera
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . 115, 1 16
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear w indow heati ng (a utoma tic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear w indow heati ng (climate control) . . . 69
Recirculation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recirculation mode (climate control) . ... 68
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Refue lling ... .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ... 216
R emote co ntrol
Un loc king and locking ..... .. .. .. .. .. 34
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Repa ir manua ls .... ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 292
R epa irs
A irbag system ........... .... .. .. . 161
Replacing Fuses .. ... ... .............. ... ... 279
Lig ht bulbs ........ ....... ... ... .. 282
T ires and whee ls ......... .... .. .. . 258
W indshield w iper blades ... .. .. .. .. .. 49
Report ing Safety Defects .. ... ... ... .. 134
R eset b utton ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... 27
Retractor .. .. .... ... ..... ..... .. ... 139
Rims Cleaning . .. .... ......... .... .. .. . 210
Roof rack .... .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 61
Loading .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 62
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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SAFE . ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 27
Safe d rivi ng habits ... . .. .. .. ... ... .. 126
Safety be lt pos ition .. ........... .... 140
Safety be lt height adjustment ... .. .. 142
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . 141
Safety be lt p retensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Service and disposa l ... ..... ... .. .. 143
Safety be lt pretensioners
Pr e sense . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 190
Safety be lts . .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. 139
Cleaning ........ .. ............... 211
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Fastening . .. .. .. ................. 139
He ight adju stment ............. .. .. 142
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2
Not wor n ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 137
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety instr uctions ................. 139
Securing child safety seats ........ .. 182
Spec ial considerations for pregnant
women ......... .. ............... 141
U nfastening . .. .... .. .. ...... ..... 141
Wa rning/ind icator light ......... .... 136
W arning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Why YOU MUST wear them ...... .. .. 136
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety be lt tens io ner
drive select .. .. ...... ........... .. 100
Safety be lt warning light ......... .. .. 136
Safety comp liance s ticker ..... ... .. .. 28 9
Safety equ ipme nt ... ............... . 126
Safety features for occ upant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
S afety gu idelines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Safety i nstr uctions
En gine compartment ........... .... 222
f or side cu rtain air bags ............. 169
f or using ch il d safety seats ...... .. .. 175
f or using sa fety belts . .. ..... ... .. .. 139
Monito ring the Advance d Airbag Sys-
tem . ... .. .. .... .. . .. ... .... ... .. 160
Safety sys tems
Warning/ind icator lights .......... .. . 19
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