Do-It-Yourself Service; What Do I Do Now; Vehicle Tool Kit; Space-Saving Spare Tire (Compact Spare Tire) - Audi AS Coupe 2014 Owner's Manual

What do I do now?
Vehicle tool kit
The tools ore stored underneath the floor
panel in the luggage comportment.
Fig. 174
Luggage compartment: tool
kit
When you need access to the veh icle tool kit
or jack*, you will need to take o ut the spare
tire* and cover ¢
page 243.
The vehicle tool kit includes:
- Hook for removing wheel covers*
- Plastic hook to remove wheel bolt covers*
- Alignmen t pin for cha nging the whee l
- Screwdriver w ith reversible blade
- Tool for chang ing light bulbs
- Reversible bit (reversible Torx bit for chang -
ing light bulbs)
- Rod for jack
- Jack*
- Lug wrench
- Towing eye
Some of the vehi cle items listed above are
provided o n certain models o nly or are opt io n-
al extras .
Before returning the jack* to its place, retract
the jack arm fully.
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WARNING
-
- Never use the screw d river hex head to
tighten whee l bolts, since the bolts can-
not attain the necessary tightening tor -
que if you use the hex head, potentially
caus ing an accident.
- The factory-supplied jac k is intended on-
ly for your vehicle model. Unde r no cir-
What do I d o now ? 24 3
cumstances should it be used to lift
heavy veh icles or other loads; you risk in-
juring yourself.
- Never start the engine when the vehicle
is raised, wh ich could cause an acc ident.
- Support the vehicle securely wit h appro-
priate stands if work is to be performed
underneath the vehicle; otherwise , there
is a pote ntia l risk for injury .
Space-saving spare tire
(compact spare tire)
Applies to vehicles: wit h space -saving spare tire
The spore tire/wheel is located in the luggage
comportment under the cargo floor cover. It
is intended for short-term use only.
Fig. 1 75
Spare t ire
Removing th e spare t ire
.. Lift the cargo floor by the plastic handle
¢ fig. 175 .
.. Hook the handle into the luggage compart-
ment wea t her strip .
.,. Turn the large screw <=>
fig . 175
counter -
clockw ise.
.,. Take out the spa re tire .
.,. Always st ore the vehicle tool kit, the jack*,
and the rep laced tire in the luggage com-
partment
¢ page 125 .
.. Unhook the cargo floor before closing the
rear lid .
Using th e spare tire (compact spare tire )
The compact spare t ire is only intended fo r
eme rgencies unt il you can reach a repa ir shop.
Replace it as qu ickly as possible with a stand -
ard whee l and tire. Ill-