Audi A3 2010 Owner's Manual page 275

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Ap p li es to vehi cle s: with cap-covered wheel bolts
Wheels with cap-covered wheel bolts
The caps must be removed first from the wheel bolts
before the bolts can be unscrewed.
Rem o vin g
Fig. 185 Wheel
change : removin g t he
whee l bolt caps
- Push the plastic clip provided with the onboard tool kit
down over the wheel bolt cap until it engages.
- Pull on the properly engaged plastic clip to extract the
cap
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fig . 185.
R efitting
- Place the caps over the whee l bolts and push them back
1n.
The caps are there to protect and keep the wheel bo lts clean . •
Ap plies to vehicles: with anti- theft wh eel bo lts
Anti-theft whee l bolts
To tighten or untighten the anti-theft wheel bolts you
must use a special adapter.
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Fig . 186 Ant i-theft
whee l bolt w it h cap
and adapter
- Remove the cap* ~ fig. 186
0
using the plastic clip
found in the vehicle tool kit .
- Insert the adapter
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as far as it wi ll go into the anti-theft
wheel
G)
bolt.
- Push the socket wre nch over t he adap t er
G).
- Loosen or tighten the wheel bolt ~
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274.
To remove the cap*
0,
make sure the plastic clip is pushed in as far
in as possib le until it lines up wi t h the edge of the cap .
We recommend you keep the wheel bolt adapter in the tool kit.
The code numb er of the wheel bolt lock is stamped on the front side
of the adap t er. You will need this number in orde r to get a replace -
ment from your author ized Audi dealer.
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Tips
Write down the code number and keep it in safe place . Do not keep
it in the vehicle. •
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