lug pattern AUDI TT 2012 Owners Manual

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Afteryouchangeatire:
Notesonwheelchange
andthehub. Remove alldirtfromthese
surfaces beforeremountingthewheel.
Aunidirectional tirecan be identified
byar­
rows onthesidewall, whichpointinthedirec­
tion
oftherotation.Youmustfollowthe
specified directionofrotation.Thisisnecessa­
ryin·orderforthesetirestodeveloptheirop­
timumcharacteristics regardinggrip,road
noise, wear,andhydroplaning.
Tireswith unidirectional treaddesignmustbe
mountedwiththeir tread pattern pointedthe
rightdirection.
sensorforthetirepressure monitoring
systemwillhavetobereplacedbyaquali­
fied workshop.
Tireswithunidirectionaltreaddesign
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JCDNote
.&.WARNING
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Ifyou aregoingtoequip yourvehicle
with tires
orrims which differfromthose
whichwerefactory installed,thenbe
sure
toreadtheinformationqpage209,
New tires andreplacing tires
and
wheels.
-AlwaysstorethetooLssecurelyinLug­
gagecompartment.Otherwise,inanac­
cident or
suddenmaneuvertheycouldfly
forward, causing
injurytopassengersin
thevehicle.
Donotusecommercially availabletire
seaLants. Otherwise,
theelectrical compo­
nentsofthetirepressure monitoring sys­
temwillnolongerworkproperly andthe
Pleasereadtheinformationqpage209,New
tires andreplacing tiresandwheels,
ifyou are
going
touse aspare tirewhichisdifferent
fromthetiresonyour vehicle.
_ Check
thetirepressureonthespareimme­
diatelyaftermounting.
- HavethewheelboIttighteningtorque
checkedwithatorquewrenchassoonas
possible byyourauthorizedAudidealeror
aqualified servicestation.
-Withsteelandalloywheelrims,thewheel
boltsarecorrectlytightenedatatorqueof
90ftlb(120Nm).
-
Ifyounoticewhitechangingatirethatthe
wheelboLtsarecorrodedanddifficultto
turn,then theyshouldbereplaced before
you check
thetighteningtorque.
-ReplacethefIattirewithanewoneand
have itinstalledonyourvehicleassoonas
possible.Remountthewheelcoyer.
Until
then,drivewithextracareandatre­
duced
speeds.
CDNote
Whenremovingorinstallingthewheel,
therim could hitthebrakerotoranddam­
agetherotor. Workcarefully andhave a
secondperson helpyou
iTips
Never usethehexagonalsocketinthehan­
dle
ofthescrewdrivertoloosenortighten
thewheelbolts.
- Pull
thereversible bladefromthescrew­
driver before youuse
thehexagonal
socketinthehandletoturnthewheel
bolts.
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Whenmounting tireswith unidirectional
treaddesignmakesurethetreadpat­
ternispointedtheright way
qpage229.
-The wheel boltsshould beclean andeasy
toturn.Checkfordirtandcorrosion on
thematingsurfacesofboththewheel
Puttingonthewheel
~Liftthesparewheelandcarefully slideit
over
thealignmentpintoguide itinplace
q(D.
~Usethehexagonalsocketinthescrewdriver
handletoscrewinandtightenallwheel
bolts
slightly.
~Unscrewthealignmentpin andinsertand
tightentheremainingwheelbolt slightly
like
therest.
~Turnthejack handle counter-clockwise to
lower
thevehicle untilthejackisfullyre­
leased.
~Usethewheelboltwrenchtotightenall
wheelbolts firmlyqpage226.Tighten
themcrosswise,fromonebolttothe(ap­
proximately)
oppositeone,tokeepthe
wheelcentered.
~Screwthethreadedendofthealignment
pin fromthetoolkithand-tightintothe
nowvacantbolt holeqfig.172.
~Then completely unscrewtheotherwheel
boltsasdescribed above.
~Takeoffthewheelleavingthealignment
pininthebolthole.
Taking
thewheeloff
Fig.171WheeL change: usingthescrewdriverhandLe(withthebLaderemoved)toturntheboLts
Fig.
172Wheel change: aLignment pininside thetophoLe
Removingthewheel
~Usethehexagonalsocketinthescrewdriv­
erhandletocompletelyturnoutthetop­
mostwheelboltandsetitaside onacleon
surfaceqfig.171.
Follow theseinstructions step-by-step for
changing
thewheel.
- Makesurethatpassengerswaitina
safeplace awayfromthevehicle and
well away from
theroadway andtraffie.
- Make
surejack positioniscorrect, ad­
justasnecessary andthencontinueto
raisethejack.
After youhave loosened all
wheelboltsand
raised
thevehicle offtheground, performthe
followingstepstoremoveandreplacethe
wheel:
KDNote
Afloor jackorthepadsonthehoistarms
mustnotbepositionedatthepoints
shown
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