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- Never use the jack s upplied with your
Audi on another vehicle, particularly on a
heavier one. The jack is only suitable for
use on the vehicle it came with.
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Tips
- Some of the on board items listed above
are provided on certain mode ls only or
are optional extras.
- Before you can raise your vehicle using
the jack, you must activate the jack ing
mode
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Space-saving spare tire (compact spare
tire)
The spare tire/wheel is located in the luggage
compartment under the cargo floor cover. It
is intended for short-term use only.
Taking out the spare tire
... Fold the floor to the seatback with the help
of the handle.
... Turn the large screw ~
page 264, fig . 208
counter-clockw ise .
.,. Take out the spare tire .
.,. Always store the vehicle too l kit, the jack*
and the replaced tire in t he luggage com-
partment
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Using the spare tire (compact spare tir e)
The compact spare tire is on ly intended for
emergenc ies until you can reach a repair shop.
Replace it as quick ly as poss ible with a stand-
ard wheel and t ire.
There are some restrict ions on the use of the
compact spare t ire. The compact spare t ire
has been des igned specifically for you r type of
veh icle. It must not be swapped wit h a com-
pact spare tire from another type of vehicle .
Snow chains
For techn ica l reasons, the use of snow chains
on the compact spare tire is not permitt ed.
If you do have to dr ive with snow chains and a
front tire
fails, mount the spare wheel w ith
tire instead of a rear t ire . Install the snow
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do I do now?
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chains on the rear tire and use it to rep lace
the defective front tire .
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WARNING
- Never use the spare t ire if it is damaged
or if it is worn down to the tread wear in-
dicators.
- If the spare tire is more than 6 years old,
use it only in an emergency and with ex-
treme caution and careful driving.
- The spare tire is intended only for tem-
porary and short-term use . It should be
replaced as soon as poss ible with the
normal wheel and tire .
- After mounting the compact spare t ire,
the t ire pressure must be checked as
soon as possible . The tire pressure of the
compact spare t ire must be 4. 2 bar; oth-
erwise, you risk having an a ccident.
- Do not dr ive faster than SO mph (80 km/
h). You risk having an accident .
- Avoid full-throttle acceleration, heavy
brak ing, and fast cornering. You risk hav-
ing an accident .
- Never drive using more than one spare
wheel and ti re. You risk having an acci-
dent.
- Normal summer or winter t ires must not
be mounted on the compact spare wheel
rim.
- For technical reasons, the use of tire
chains on the spa re tire is not permitted .
If it is necessary to d rive with t ire chains,
the spare wheel must be mounted on the
front axle in the event of a flat in a rear
tire. The newly available front whee l
must then be insta lled in place of the
rear wheel w ith the flat tire. Installing
the t ire cha in before mounting the whee l
and tire is recommended .
- Loose items in the passenger compart-
ment can cause serious personal injury
during hard brak ing or in an accident.
Never store the inflatable spare tire or
jack and tools in the passenger compart-
ment.
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