service AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owners Manual

Careandcleaning

Careandcleaning
Generalinformation
Regular,propercarehelpstomaintainyourvehi-
cle'svalue.Itcanalsobearequirementwhen
submittingwarrantyclaimsforcorrosiondamage
andpaintdefectsonthebody.
Thenecessarycareproductscanbe obtained
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacility.Readandfollowtheinstruc-
tionsforuseonthepackaging.

Z\WARNING
—Usingcleaningandcareproductsincorrectly
canbedangeroustoyourhealth.
—Alwaysstorecleaningandcareproducts out
ofreachofchildrentoreducetheriskofpoi-

soning.

@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Purchaseenvironmentally-friendlycleaning
productsifpossible.
—Donotdisposeofcleaningandcareprod-
uctswithhouseholdtrash.
Carwashes
Thelongerthatdepositsremain onthevehicle,
themorethesurfacemaybedamaged.High
temperaturessuchasthosecausedbysunlight
increasethedamagingeffect.
Beforewashing,rinseoffheavydepositswith
plentyofwater.
Stubborndepositssuchasbirddroppingsortree
saparebestremovedwithplentyofwateranda
microfibercloth.
Also,washtheundersideofyourvehicleonce
roadsaltstopsbeingusedfortheseason.
Pressurewashers
Whenwashingyourvehiclewithapressurewash-
er,alwaysfollowthe operatinginstructions pro-
videdwiththepressurewasher.Thisisespecially
importantinregardtothepressureandspraying
distance.Donotdirectthestreamofwaterdi-
rectlyontosealsforthesidewindows,doors,lug-
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gagecompartmentlidorhoodorontothetires,
rubberhoses,insulatingmaterial,sensors*or
cameralenses*.Keepadistanceofatleast16in
(40cm).
Donotremovesnowandicewithapressure
washer.
Neveruseconenozzlesorhighpressurenozzles.
Thewatertemperaturemustnotbeabove140°F
(60°C).
Automaticcarwash
Sprayoffthevehiclebeforewashing.
Makesurethatthewindowsareclosedandthe
windshieldwipersareoff.Followinstructions
fromthecarwashoperator,especiallyifthereare
accessoriesattachedtoyourvehicle.
Ifpossible,usecarwashesthatdonothave
brushes.
Washingbyhand
Cleanthevehiclestartingfromthetopandwork-
ingdownwardusingasoftspongeorcleaning
brush.Usesolvent-freecleaningproducts.
Washingvehicleswithmattefinishpaintby
hand
To reducetheriskofdamagingthepaintwhen
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,youmustretracttheextendablerear
spoiler*ifnecessary,andfoldtheexterior
mirrorsintoreducetheriskofdamage.
Powerfoldingexteriormirrors*mustonly
befoldedinandoutusingthepowerfolding
function.
—Toreducetheriskofpaintdamage,donot
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothesurface,
donotuseinsectremovingsponges,kitchen
sponges,orsimilaritems.
—Whenwashingmattefinishpaintedvehicle
components:
—To reducetheriskofdamagetothesur-
face,donotusepolishingagentsorhard
wax.
—Neveruseprotectivewax.Itcandestroy
themattefinisheffect.
— Donotplaceanystickersormagnetic
signsonvehiclecomponentspaintedwith
mattefinishpaint.Thepaintcouldbe
damagedwhenthestickersormagnets
areremoved.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Onlywashthevehicleinfacilitiesspeciallyde-
signedforthatpurpose.Thiswillreduce the
riskofdirtywatercontaminatedwithoilfrom
washthevehicleindirectsunlight.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,donotwash
decorativedecals*withapressurewasher.
Cleaningandcareinformation
Whencleaningandcaringforindividualvehicle
components,refertothefollowingtables.The
informationcontainedthereissimplyrecommen-
dations.Forquestionsorforcomponentsthat
Exteriorcleaning
enteringthesewersystem.
arenotlisted,consultanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Alsofollow
theinformationfoundin>A.






ComponentSituationSolution
Windshieldwiper|DepositsSoftclothwithglasscleaner,>page37
blades
Headlights/DepositsSoftspongewithamildsoapsolution®
Taillights
Sensors/DepositsSensors:softclothwithsolvent-freecleaningsolution
CameralensesCameralenses:softclothwithalcohol-freecleaningsolu-
tion
Snow/iceHandbrush/solvent-freede-icingspray
WheelsRoadsaltWater
BrakedustAcid-freespecialcleaningsolution
Exhausttailpipes|RoadsaltWater,cleaningsolutionsuitableforstainlesssteel,ifnec-
essary

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ComponentSituationSolution
RearspoilerDepositsCleansimilartopaintedparts>page270;removedustin
therearspoilercompartment
Snow/iceHandbrush/solvent-freede-icingspray
Decorativeparts/|DepositsMildsoapsolution®),acleaningsolutionsuitableforstain-
Trimlesssteel,ifnecessary

PaintPaintdamageRefertothepaintnumberonthevehicledatalabel,repair
withtouchuppaint>page293

SpilledfuelRinsewithwaterimmediately

SurfacerustRustremover,thentreatwith hardwax;forquestions,con-
sultanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facility.

CorrosionHaveitremovedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacility.

Waternolonger
beadsonthesurface
ofcleanpaint
Treatwith hardwax(atleasttwiceperyear)

Noshineeventhough
painthasbeenpro-
tected/paintlooks
poor
Treatwithsuitablepolish;thenapplypaintprotectantif
thepolishthatwasuseddoesnotcontainanyprotectant

Depositssuchasin-
sects,birddroppings,
treesapandroadsalt
Dampenwithwaterimmediatelyandremovewithamicro-
fibercloth

Grease-basedcon-
taminantssuchas
cosmeticsorsun-
block
Removeimmediatelywithamildsoapsolution®andasoft
cloth


Carboncompo-Depositscleanthesamewayaspaintedparts>page270
nents
Decorativedecals|DepositsSoftspongewithamildsoapsolution®

2)Mildsoapsolution:maximumtwotablespoonsofneutralsoapin1quart(1liter)ofwater
Interiorcleaning


ComponentSituationSolution
WindowsDepositsGlasscleaner,thenwipedry
Decorativeparts/|DepositsMildsoapsolution®
Trim
PlasticpartsDepositsDampcloth

HeavierdepositsMildsoapsolution ®,detergent-freeplasticclean-
ingsolution,ifnecessary

Displays/instru-
mentcluster

DepositsSoftclothwithLCDcleaner;dustdepositsinthe
lowerareaoftheinstrumentclustercanbere-
movedusingasoftbrush.

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—Removesnowandiceonwindowsandex-
teriormirrorswithaplasticscraper.Tore-
ducetheriskofscratches,movethescra-
peronlyinonedirectionandnotbackand
forth.
—Neverremovesnoworicefromdoorwin-
dowsandmirrorsusingwarmorhotwater
becausethiscouldcausecracks toform.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetotherear
windowdefogger,donotapplyanystick-
ersontheheatingwiresontheinsideof
thewindow.
—Decorativepartsandtrim
—Neverusechromecareorcleaningprod-
ucts.
—Paint
—Toreducetheriskofscratches,thevehicle
mustbefreeofdirtanddustbeforepol-
ishing orwaxing.
—Topreventpaintdamage,donotpolishor
waxthevehicleindirectsunlight.
—Toreducetheriskofpaintdamage,donot
polishawayrustspots.
—Removecosmeticsandsunscreenimmedi-
atelybecausetheycoulddamagethe
paint.
—Decorativedecals
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,donot use
anyroughpowderorabrasivecleaning
products.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,donotpol-
ishdecorativedecalsthathaveamatteor
printedfinish.
—Duetotheriskofdamage,donotuse an
icescrapertoremovesnowandiceonwin-
dowswithdecorativedecalson them.
—
Instrumentcluster
—Makesurethattheinstrumentclusteris
switchedoffandhascooledoffbefore
cleaningit.
—Theinstrumentclusterandthetrimsur-
roundingitmustnot becleanedwithdry
cleaningmethodsbecausetheycouldget
scratched.
—Makesurenofluidsenterthe spacesbe-
tweentheinstrumentclusterandthe
trim,becausethatcouldcausedamage.
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—Controls
—Makesurethatnofluidsenterthecon-
trols,becausethiscouldcausedamage.
—Safetybelts
— Donotremovethesafetybeltstoclean
them.
—Nevercleansafetybeltsortheircompo-
nentswithchemicalsorwithcorrosiveflu-
idsorsolventsandneverallowsharpob-
jectstocomeintocontactwiththesafety
belts.Thiscouldcausedamagetothebelt
webbing.
—Ifthereisdamagetothewebbing,the
connections,theretractors,orthebuck-
les,havethemreplacedbyanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cility.
—Textiles,artificialleather,andAlcantara
—Nevertreatartificialleather orAlcantara
withleathercareproducts,solvents,floor
polish,shoepolish,spotremover,orsimi-
larproducts.
—Haveacleaningspecialistremovestub-
bornstainstoreducetheriskofdamage.
—Neverusesteamcleaners,brushes,hard
sponges,etc.whencleaning.
— Donotturnontheseatheating*todry
theseat.
—Objectswithsharpedges,suchaszippers
orrivetsonclothing orbelts,cancause
damagetothesurface.
—Openhookandloopfasteners,forexam-
pleonclothing,candamageseatcovers.
Makesurehookandloopfastenersare
closed.
—Naturalleather
—Nevertreatleatherwithsolvents,floor
polish,shoepolish,spotremoverorsimi-
larproducts.
—Objectswithsharpedges,suchaszippers
orrivetsonclothing orbelts,cancause
damagetothesurface.
—Neverusesteamcleaners,brushes,hard
sponges,etc.whencleaning.
— Donotturnontheseatheating*todry
theseat.

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—Tohelppreventtheleatherfromfading,
donotleavethevehicleindirectsunlight
forlongperiodsoftime.Ifleavingtheve-
hicleparkedforlongperiodsoftime,you
shouldcovertheleathertoprotectitfrom
directsunlight.
@Tips
—Insectsareeasiertoremovefrompaintthat
hasbeenfreshlywaxed.
—Regularwaxingcanpreventrustspotsfrom
forming.
—Decorativedecalscanageduetoenviron-
mentalconditions,whichcanresultindam-
agesuchasbrittleness.Thecolormayfade
ifexposedtoexcessivesunlight.
Takingyourvehicleout
ofservice
Ifyouwouldliketotakeyourvehicleoutofserv-
iceforalongerperiodoftime,contactanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
ty.Theywilladviseyouofimportantmeasures,
suchascorrosionprotection,service,andstorage
procedures.Alsofollowtheinformationabout
thevehiclebattery.
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Emergencyassistance

Emergencyassistance
Generalinformation
>Parkthevehicleasfaraspossiblefrommoving
trafficinthe eventofabreakdown.Intheevent
ofaflattire,parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
Ifyouareonasteephill,beespeciallycareful.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Switchtheemergencyflasherson.
>Havethepassengersexitthevehicle.They
shouldmovetoasafeplace,forexamplebe-
hindaguardrail.

ZAWARNING
Follow thesteps givenabove.Thisisforyour
protectionandtheforthesafetyofotherson
theroad.

Equipment
Vehicletoolkit/tiremobility
compressor
kit/
=}\V

Fig.193Luggagecompartment:cargofloorclosed
Thevehicletoolkit,tiremobilitykitandcompres-
sor arestoredintheluggagecompartmentunder
thecargofloorcover.
>Push ontheplastichandleandliftupthecargo
floor.
>Openthecargofloor.
Completelyretractthevehiclejackarmbefore
storingthevehiclejack”.
G)Tips
Thevehiclejack*doesnotrequireanymainte-
nance.
276
Tiremobilitykit
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page276,Generalinformation.
»Settheparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Checkifarepairwiththetiremobilitykitispos-
sible>page276.
ORTManetee)Lisald
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit

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Fig.194Tire: tiredamagethatcannotberepaired
Thetirerepairisonlymeantfortemporaryuse.
Changethedamagedtireassoonaspossible
SA.
Ifthetireispiercedbyanobjectsuchasanail,
donotremovetheobjectfromthetire.
Thetirerepairsetisabletobeusedattempera-
turesaslowas -4°F(-20°C).
Thetiremobilitykitmustnotbeused:
—Ifthetirehascutsorpuncturesthatarelarger
than 0.16in(4mm)@©fig.194.
—Iftherimisdamaged(2)
—Ifyouhavedrivenwithverylowtirepressureor
withoutairinthetire@)
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistanceinthesesituations.

ANWARNING
—Pleasenotethatthetiremobilitykitcannot
beusedinallsituations,andthatitmayon-
lybeusedtemporarily.>

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—Thetiresealantmustnotcomeincontact
withskin,eyes,orclothing.
—If tiresealantcomesintocontactwithyour
eyesoryourskin,thoroughlyrinsetheaf-
fectedareaimmediatelywithcleanwater.
—Donotinhalethefumes.
—Ifyouswallowanyofthetiresealant,thor-
oughlyrinseyourmouthimmediatelyand
drinkalotofwater.Donotinducevomiting.
Seekmedicalattentionimmediately.
—Changeyourclothingimmediatelyifit
comesintocontactwithtiresealant.
—Ifanallergicreactionoccurs,seekmedical
attentionimmediately.
—Keepthetiresealantawayfromchildren.
—Invehicleswitha tirepressuremonitoring
system*,usingtiresealantcanresultinan
incorrectdisplayorasystemmalfunction.
DrivecarefullytothenearestauthorizedAu-

didealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.

@®Tips
—Ifsealantleaks,allowittodryinplace.You
canthenpeelitofflikeasticker.
—Notetheexpirationdateonthesealantbot-
tle.Replace thetiresealantatanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cility.
—Radioreceptioncanbeinterruptedwhen
operatingthecompressor.
—Followthelegalregulationsthatareappli-
cableinthecountrywhereyouareoperating
thevehicle.

D_Thecompressormaylookdifferent.However,thewayitis
operatedisgenerallythesame.
Repairingtires
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit

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Fig.196Diagram:tiremobilitykitconnection
Requirement:thetiremobilitykitmustbelaid
outandreadyforuse>page276.
Settingupthetiremobilitykit
>»Removetheconnector(3)andpressurehose(4)
fromthebottomofthehousing.
>Connectthecompressorpressurehose@Dto
the flange©)onthetiresealantbottle@.
>Insertthesealantbottlewiththeflangeatthe
bottomintotheopening@)onthetopofthe
compressorhousing.
>Removethevalvecapfromthefaultytire.
>»Connectthefillerhose(8)tothevalve©)
>fig.196.
>Connecttheplug@)©fig.195toanoutletin
thevehicle.
>Switchtheignitionon.
Inflatingatire
>Movetheswitch()©fig.196onthecompres-
sorintopositionI.>
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>Inflatethetiretobetween29psi(200kPA)
and36psi(250kPA)andreadthepressureon
thegauge.
>Ifthistirepressureisnotreached,removethe
fillerhose.Driveslowlyapproximately33feet
(10m)forwardorinreverse sothatthesealant
canbedistributedinthetire.Inflatethetire
again>A\.

Z\WARNING
—Readandfollowthemanufacturer'ssafety
precautionsonthecompressorandinthein-
structionsonthebottleofsealant.
—Ifatirepressureof29psi(200kPA)cannot
reachedafterinflatingfor6minutes,then
thetireistooseverelydamaged.Donotcon-
tinuedriving.
—Ifthetirecannotberepairedwiththetire
sealant,seeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-

thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.

@Tips
Donotoperatethecompressorformorethan
sixminutescontinuously,oritcanoverheat.
Oncethecompressorhascooled,youcancon-
tinuetouseit.
Completing
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit
>Affixthestickerthatsays"max.50mph(max.
80km/h)"thatisprovidedwiththetiremobili-
tykitwithinthedriver'sfieldofvision.
>Stopthevehicleafterdrivingforabout10mi-
nutesandcheckthetirepressure.
>
Ifthetirepressureislowerthan19psi(130
kPA),thenthetireistooseverelydamaged.Do
notcontinuedriving.

ZXWARNING
Payattentiontothefollowingafterrepairing
thetire:
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h).
—Avoidhardaccelerationorbrakinganddriv-
ingfastaroundcurves.
— Thevehiclemaybecomemoredifficultto
control.

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—Ifthetireistooseverelydamaged,seean
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.

()Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youcangivetheusedtiresealantbottletoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityfor disposal.
G)Tips
Remembertoobtainanewbottleofsealant
fromanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityafterrepairingatire.
Replacingwheels
Youmustcompletethepreparationbefore
changingatire.
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page276,Generalinformation.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Layout thevehicletoolkit>page276andthe
sparetire>page282.

ZAWARNING
Whenusingthevehiclejack*onaroadwitha
steephillorwhenoffroad,youmusttakeex-
traprecautionstopreventthevehiclefrom
rolling.Usesuitableobjectstoblockthefront
andbackofthewheelthatisdiagonalfrom
thewheelwiththeflattire.

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Removingthecover
{841-1521
|

Fig.197Wheel:wheelhubcover



ta
?
Fig.198Wheel:wheelboltswith caps
Wheelhubcovers*
> Insertthehook(fromthevehicletoolkit)into
theholeonthewheelhubcover>fig.197.
>Removethewheelhubcover.
Wheelboltswithcaps*
>Slidetheplasticclipfromthevehicletoolkit
ontothe capuntilitengages>fig.198.
>Removethecapwiththeplasticclip.

Pahabatata2aCC1meledd
Appliesto:vehicleswithanti-theftwheelbolts
T
va
Fig.199Anti-theftwheelboltwithcapandadapter


B4H-0470

Youneedaspecialadapterinthevehicletoolkit
toremovetheanti-theftwheelbolts.
>»Removethewheelhubcover*orcap*(2)
>fig.199.
>Slidetheadapter@)allthewayontotheanti-
theftwheelbolt@.
>Slidethewheelwrenchfromthevehicletoolkit
allthewayontotheadapter@).
>Loosenthewheelbolt>page279.
(i)Tips
Notethecode numberforthewheelbolt
adapterandstoreitinasafeplaceseparate
fromthevehicle.Ifyouneedareplacement
adapter,contactanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityandgivethem
thecodenumber.
Looseningthewheelbolts
©
=
x©a

Fig.200Changingatire:loosenthewheelbolts
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>Reinstallthecapsonthewheelboltsifnecessa-
ry.
>Storethevehicletoolkitinitsdesignated
place.
>Iftheremovedwheeldoesnotfitinthespare
wheel well,storeitsecurelyintheluggage
compartment>page44.
>Checkthetirepressureontheinstalledwheel
assoonaspossible.
>CheckthetirepressureandstoreitintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.
>Thewheelbolttighteningspecificationmustbe
90ftlbs(120Nm). Haveitcheckedassoonas
possiblewithatorquewrench.Drivecarefully
untilthen.
>Havethefaultywheelreplacedasquicklyas
possible.
Sparetire
(eeeceleurlaela)
Appliesto:vehicleswith space-savingsparetire(compact
sparetire)

Fig.205Luggagecompartment:sparetire
Thesparetireisintendedforshort-termuseonly.
Havethedamagedtirecheckedandreplacedif
necessaryby anauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityassoonaspossible.
Thereare somerestrictionsonthe useofthe
compactsparetire.Thecompactsparetirehas
beendesignedspecificallyforyourtypeofvehi-
cle.Donotreplaceitwiththesparetirefroman-
othertypeofvehicle.
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Removingthesparetire
>Turn thehandle>fig.205@)counter-clock-
wise.
>Removethesparetire.
Removingthevehiclejack
>Liftupthecoverontherightsideofthelug-
gagecompartmentandremovethevehicle
jack.
Snowchains
For technicalreasons,the useofsnowchainson
thecompactsparetireisnotpermitted.
Ifyouhavetodrivewithsnowchainsandafront
tirefails,mountthesparetireinplaceofarear
tire.Installthesnowchainsonthereartirethat
youremoved,andinstallthatinplace ofthe
fronttirethatfailed.

ZAWARNING
—Afterinstallingasparetire,thetirepressure
mustbecheckedassoonaspossible.
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h)
withacompactsparetire.Drivingfaster
thanthatincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,avoidhard
accelerationorbrakinganddrivingfast
aroundcurveswiththecompactsparetire.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,neverdrive
withmorethanonecompactsparetire.
—Normalsummerorwintertiresmustnotbe
mountedonthecompactsparewheelrim.

Towing
Generalinformation
You shouldonlyperformthestepsthatfollowif
youhavethenecessarytoolsandtechnicalex-
pertise.
Towingrequiresacertainamountofpractice.Au-
direcommendscontactingatowingcompanyto
havethevehicletransported.
Youshouldonlyhaveyourvehicletowedbyan-
othervehiclewhendisabledinexceptionalcir-
cumstances.Inexperienceddriversshould not
tow.