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WARNING
Pay attent ion to the following after repairing
the tire:
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Do not drive faster than SO mph (80 km/h)
.
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Avoid hard acceleration, brak ing sharp ly,
and fast cornering.
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The veh icle may become mo re diff icult to
contro
l.
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If the t ire is too seve rely damaged, see an
authorized Audi dealer
or
a utho rized Aud
i
Service Facility for assistance
.
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For the sake of the environment
You can g ive the used t ire sealant bottle to an
author ized Audi dealer or authori zed Audi
Serv ice Facility fo
r
disposal.
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Tips
Remember to obtain a new bottle of sea lant
from an aut ho rized
Audi
dea le
r
or a uthorized
Audi
Serv ice Facility after repairing a tire.
Replacing
wheels
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your own
and your passenger's safety when changing a
wheel.
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After you experience a tire fail ure, pull the car
well away from moving traff ic and try to reach
level
ground before you stop
¢
&_
.
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All passengers should
leave the
car
and move
to a safe location (for instance, be hind the
guardrail)
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.
~
Engage the
parking brake
to prevent you
r
vehi-
cle from rolling unintentionally
¢
&_
.
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Move
select
or lever to position P
¢
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~
Take the
ja ck
¢
page
2
70 and
t
he
spare ti re
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page 2 78
ou
t
of the luggage compartment.
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WARNING
You or your passengers cou ld be injured while
chang ing a wheel if you do not follow these
safety precautions:
Em
er
g
e
nc
y
a
ss is
tanc
e
-
If you have a flat tire, move a safe distance
off the road. Turn off the eng ine, turn the
emergency flashers on and use other warn-
ing dev ices to alert other motorists.
-
Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traff ic.
-
To help prevent the veh icle from moving
suddenly and possib ly slipping off the jack,
always fully set the parking brake and block
the wheel diagonally opposi
t
e the wheel be-
ing changed. When one front whee
l
is lifted
off
t
he groun d, placing
t
he Automatic
Transmission in P (Par k) will
not
prevent the
veh icle from moving.
-
Before you change
a
wheel, be sure
t
he
g round is leve
l
and firm. If necessary, use a
sturdy board under the jack
.
-
Always
st
ore the vehicle tool kit, the jack
and the replaced tire in the luggage com-
partment
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.
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, follow the sequence
described below step-by -step and in exactly that
order.
1.
Remove
t
he
decorative wheel cover*
.
Fo
r
more detai ls see a lso
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274, Decora-
tive wheel covers
o
r
¢
page
2
74, Wheels
with wheel bolt caps
.
2
.
Loosen the
wheel bolts
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.
3.
Locate the proper mounting point for the
jack and align the jack below that point
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page 2
7
5
.
4
.
Raise
the car with the jack
¢
page 2
75.
5.
Remove the
wheel with th
e
flat tire
and then
insta
ll
the spare
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page 2
76.
6. Tighte
n
all whee
l
bolts lightly.
7
.
Lower
the vehicle
wit
h the jack.
8
.
Use the whee
l
bolt wrench and
firml
y
tighten
all wheel bo lts
¢
page 275
.
9.
Replace the decorat ive
wheel cover*
.
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