Audi A8 2014 Owner's Manual page 273

Space-saving spare tire (compact spare
tire)*
Applies to vehicles: with space-saving 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.
Fig. 2 19 Spare t ire
Taking out the spare tire
.. Lift the cargo floor by the plast ic handle
¢ fig. 219 .
.. Hook the hand le into the luggage compart-
ment weather strip.
.. Turn the large screw
¢
fig. 219 counter-
clockwise .
.,. Take out the spare tire.
.,. Always store the vehicle too l kit, the jack*
and the replaced tire in the luggage com-
partment ¢ page 141.
.. Unhook the cargo floor before clos ing the
rear lid.
Using the spare tire (compact spare tir e)
The compact spare tire is on ly intended for
emerge ncies until you can reach a repair shop.
Replace it as quickly as possible with a stand -
ard wheel and tire.
There are some res t rictions on the use of the
compact spare t ire. The compact spare t ire
has been des igned specifically for you r type of
vehicle . It must not be swapped with a com-
pact spare tire from another type of vehicle .
Snow chains
For technica l reasons, the use of snow chains
on the compa ct spare tire is not permitt ed.
If you do have to dr ive with snow chains and a
front tire fails, mount the spar e whee l with
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ti re instead of a rear tire. Install the snow
chains o n the rear tire and use it to rep lace
the defect ive 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-
d icators .
- If
the spare tire is more than 6 years old,
use it only in an emergency a nd with ex-
treme caution and careful driv ing.
- 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 whee l and t ire.
- 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 mu st be 4 .2 bar; oth-
erwise, you risk having an acciden t .
- Do not dr ive faste r than 50 mph (80 km/
h). You risk havi ng a n accide nt.
- Avoid full-thro t t le acceleration, heavy
brak ing, and fast cornering. You risk hav-
ing an accident .
- Never d rive using more than one spa re
wheel and ti re. You ris k having an acci-
dent.
- Normal summer or wint er tir es must no t
be mou nted on t he compa ct spare wheel
rim.
- For technical reasons, t he use of ti re
cha ins on the spa re tire is not permi tt ed.
If it is necessary to drive with t ire chains,
the spare wheel must be mounted on the
fro nt ax le in the event of a flat in a rear
tire. The newly available front wheel
must then be insta lled in place of the
rear whee l with the flat tire. Installing
the ti re cha in before mounting the whee l
and tire is recomme nded.
- Loose items in the passenger compart-
ment can cause se rious pe rsonal injury
du ring hard brak ing or in an accident.
Never store the inflatable spa re tire or
jack and tool s in t he passenger compart -
men t.