Spare Wheel - Audi A3 Sportback g-tron Owner's Manual

242 Self-help
drive with extra care because the tyre will not
give optimum performance in this situation.
Bear this in mind particularly when driving on
wet roads.
To benefit from the advantages of tyres with
this type of tread pattern, the defective tyre
should be replaced and refitted as soon as
possible so that all tyres again rotate in the
correct direction.
After changing a wheel
"' Fit the hub cap or wheel bolt caps back on,
as required.
"' Put the tools and jack back in the luggage
compartment.
"' If the replaced wheel will not fit into the
s pare wheel well, stow it safely in the lug-
gage compartment
Q page 162.
"' Check the tyre pressure of the fitted wheel
as soon as possible.
"' On vehicles with tyre pressure monitoring
system, adjust the tyre pressu re and store it
via the sound system o r MMI* Q page 232.
"'The wheel bolts should be t ightened to 120
Nm. Have this checked as soon as possible
with a torque wrench . Until then, drive with
caution.
"' Have the flat tyre replaced as quickly as pos-
sible.
Spare wheel
General notes
Applies to vehicles: with compact temporary spa re wheel
Fig .
247 Luggage compart ment: Floor panel folded up
(A3 and A3 Sportbacl< top, A3 Saloon bottom)
Fig.
248 Compact temporary s pare wheel (example)
The compact temporary spare wheel
Q
Fig. 248 is only intended for temporary use
over short distances. Have the damaged
wheel checked as soon as possible by a quali-
fied workshop and , if necessary, replaced .
Please note the fo llowing restrictions when
using the compact temporary spare wheel.
The compact temporary spare wheel is de-
signed specifically for this model. For this rea-
son, do not use a spare wheel from a different
type of vehicle. ..,.