What Do 1 Do Now; Vehicle Tool Kit; Tire Repair - Audi TT 2012 Owner's Manual

222 What do 1 do now?
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Preliminary steps
Fig. 163 Tire Mobility System under luggage compart-
ment Roor
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For the sake of the environ ment
Used sealant bottles can be dropped off at
a recycling facility.
~ If you have a flat tire, park the vehicle as far
as possible from moving traffie.
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Apply the parking brake firmly.
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Shift into lst gear on vehicles with manual
transmission, or move the selector lever ta
the P position on veh icles with automatic
transmission.
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Check whether a repair using the Tire Mobi-
litYSystem is possible
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page 222, General
and safety pointers.
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Have all passengers leave the vehicle and
stay away from the danger zone
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Take the sealant bottle and the electric air
pump fram the luggage compartment un-
derthefloorc;.fig.163.
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Note
Do not use commercially available tire
sealants. The electrical components of the
tire pressure monitoring system will no
longer work properly.
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Tips
- If
sealant has run out, allow it to dry.
Then you ca n peel it off.
- Have the tire sealant replaced every 4
years at a dealership.
Some preliminary steps ore necessary for tire
repair.
Applies to vehicles: with Tire Mobility System
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WARNING
The tire sealant must not come into con-
tact with ski n, eyes or clothing.
- Ifyou get any tire sealant in your eyes or
come into contact with it, rinse the af-
fected area thoroughly with clean water.
Find a physician immediately!
- Change any clothing contaminated with
tire sealant immediately.
- Do not inhale the vapor!
- Ifyou have swallowed tire sealant, rinse
your mouth thoroughly right away and
drink plenty of water.
- Do not induce vomiting! Find a physi-
cian immediately!
- If you have allergic reactions, find a
physician immediately.
- Keep the tire sealant away from children.
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WARNING
Take the following precautions after re-
pairing the tire:
_ Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/
hl!
_ Avoid full-throttle acceleration, heavy
braking and fast cornering.
_ The vehicle's road behavior can be affect-
ed.
_ Tires sealed with TMS are intended only
for temporary, short-term use.
_ After using the tire sealant the tire pres-
sure monitoring system may no longer
work praperly. Drive carefully to the next
professional repair facility.
- TMS must NOT be used,
- for cuts or punctures in the tire which
are larger than 0.16 inch (4 mm)
- for damage to the rim
- ifyou have been driving with very low
tire pressures or tires with no air
- 5eek prafessional assistance if it is not
possible to repair the tire with the tire
sealant.
Fig. 162 Tire damage for which the Tire Mobility Sys-
tem is not suited
Your vehicle is equipped with a tire repair kit,
the Tire Mobility System (TMS)*.
In the event of a tire failure, the TMS is in the
luggage compartment under the floor.lt con-
sists of the tire sealant and an electric air
pump.
Using TMS, tire damage caused by foreign
bodies up to about 0.16 inch (4 mm) in diam-
eter can be sealed reliably
The foreign object can stay in the tire.
The tire sealant must not be used:
Tire repair is intended onLy for temporary,
short-term use.
- Never use the hexagonal socket in the
handle of the screwdriver to loosen or
tighten the wheel bolts.
Tire repair
General and safety pointers •
Applies to vehicles: with Tire Mobility System
Using the TMS is described in the section
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page
223,
Preliminary steps.
TMS can be used at temperatures down to
- 4 oF (- 20 oC).
- for cuts or punctures in the tire which are
largerthan 0.16 inch (4 mm)
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- for damage to the rim
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- if you have been driving with very low tire
pressures or tires with no air@)
What do 1 do now?
VehicLe tool kit
The onboard tool kit includes:
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WARNING
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- Using a bumper jack to raise the vehicle
will damage the bumper system. The
jack may slip, causing injury.
- Never support your vehicle on cinder
blocks, bricks or other Çlbjects. These
may not be able to support the load and
could cause injury when they fa il.
- Never start or run the engine while the
vehicle is supported by the jack.
- If you must work under the vehicle, al-
ways use safety stands specifically de-
signed for this purpose.
The toots are stored underneath the fLoor
panet in the tuggage compartment.
Fig. 161 Luggage compartment: vehicle tool kit
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Swing the luggage compartment floor up-
wards.
~ Remove the vehicle tool kit.
- Hook for removi ng wheel covers*
- Plastic clip to remove wheel bolt covers*
- Wheel bolt wrench
- Alignment pin for changing wheels
- Screwdriver with reversible blade
- Replacement bit (reversible Torx bit for
changing lamps)
- Open ended wrench 10 x 13
- Towing eye
Note: some of the onboard itemslisted above
are provided on certain models only or are op-
tional extras.