Audi A4 2013 Owner's Manual page 262

260 What do I do n o w ?
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page 2 60 , Decorative wheel cov-
ers or
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page 260, Wheels with wheel
bolt caps.
2 . Loosen the wheel bolt s
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page 261.
3 . Locate the proper mounting point for the
jack and align the jack below that point
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4 . Lift the car with the jack
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page 261 .
5 . Remove the whee l with th e flat tire and
then install the spare tire
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page 262 .
6 . Tighten all wheel bolts light ly.
7 . L owe r the ve hicle with the jack .
8 . Use the wheel bolt wrench and firmly
tighten all whee l bolts in a crisscross pat-
tern
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9 . Replace the decorat ive whe e l cover* or
the wh ee l bolt caps*.
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WARNING
Always read and follow all WARNINGS and
information
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in Raising the vehicle on
page 262 and c:>page 263.
After changing a wheel
A wheel change is not complete without the
doing the following .
.,. Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack*,
and the replaced tire in the luggage com-
partment
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.,. Check the tire pressu re of the spare tire as
soon as poss ible .
.,. As soon as possible, have the tightening
torqu es on all wheel bo lts checked with a
torq ue wrench . The correct tightening tor-
que is 90 ft lbs. (120 Nm) .
.,. Have the flat tire replaced as soon as poss i-
ble .
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Tips
- If you notice that the whee l bolts are
corroded and difficult to turn while
changing a t ire, they should be replaced
before you check the tighten ing torque.
- Drive at reduced speed unt il you have the
tightening torques checked .
Decorative wheel covers
Applies to vehicles: with decorative whee l covers
The decorative wheel covers must be removed
first to access the wheel bolts .
Fig. 202 Cha ng ing a whee l: removing t he wheel cover
Removing
.,. Insert the hook prov ided with the vehicle
too l kit in the hole in the hub.
.,. Pull off the decorative whee l cove r
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Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Applies to vehicles: with wheel bolts with caps
The caps must be removed first from the
wheel bolts before the bolts can be un-
screwed .
Fig. 203 Changing a wheel: removing t he wheel bolt
caps
Removing
.,. Push the plast ic clip provided with the ve hi-
cle tool kit over the wheel bo lt cap until it
engages.
.,. Pull on the plastic clip to remove the cap
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fig. 203.