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Then comp lete ly unscrew th e othe r whee l bolts
as descr ibed above.
~ Takeoff the wheel leaving the alignment pin in
t he bolt hole
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Putting on th e w hee l
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Lift the spare wheel and carefully slide it over
the alignment pin to guide it in place
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Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriv e r
hand le to screw in and tighten all wheel bo lts
slight ly.
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Unscrew t he alignmen t pin and insert and
t ighten the remaining wheel bolt slight ly like
the rest .
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Turn the jack handle counter-clockw ise to lowe r
the vehi cle until the jack is fu lly released.
The wheel bolts must be clean and turn easily.
Check the contact surfaces of wheel and hub . Re-
move contaminants
on these surfaces before in-
stall ing the wheel.
The hexagonal socket in the screwdriver handle
makes it eas ier to hand le the wheel bolts . The re-
ve rsible blade shou ld be removed .
When mounting unidirectional tires, observe the
d irection of rotation
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page 203 .
When removing or install ing the wheel, the
rim could hit the brake rotor/ceramic brake
roto r* and damage the rotor. Work carefully
an have a second pe rson help you .
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Tips
Never use the hexagonal socket in the handle
of t he screwdr iver to loose n or tighten the
wheel bo lts.
Tightening wheel bolts
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Fit the wheel bolt wrench ove r t he wheel bo lt
and push it down as fa r as it will go
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Close your grip aro und the
end
of t he wrench
hand le for max im um torq ue and turn eac h
whee l bolt clockwise until it s its t ight .
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You need t he appro priat e adapte r t o tight e n t he ant i-th eft
wheel bolts
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203.
What
do I d o now?
Have the tightening torque of the wheel bolts
checked as soon as possib le with a torqu e
wrenc h. It should be 120 Nm.
Check the tire press ure as soon as possible.
Return the veh icle tool kit to its proper place .
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WARNING
Loosening the whee l bolts is proh ibited; dan-
ger of a n accident!
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Tips
- Never try and use the hexagonal socket in
the handle of the screwdrive r to loosen or
tighten t he whee l bolts.
- If you have determined that wheel bolts are
corroded and difficult to turn, the bolts
must be replaced before checki ng t he tor-
que.
- Unt il the t ightening to rque is checked, d rive
at redu ced s peed s as a precaution.
Notes on wheel change
Please read t he info rmation
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page 186, New
tires and replacing tires and wheels,
if you are
going to us e a spare tire w hich is different from
the ti res on your vehicle.
After you change a tire:
- Check the tire press ure on the s pare immedi-
ate ly after mounting .
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as pos-
s ible by your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified service station .
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, th e wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of 9 0
ft lb (120 Nm) .
- If you notice while changing a tire that the
wheel bolts are corroded and difficult to turn,
then the y s hould be replaced before you check
the tightening to rque .
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205
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