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What
do
I
do now?
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The whe
el
bo lts should be cl ean and easy to turn
.
Check for dirt
an
d corro
sion on
the m ati
ng
surf
aces
of bot
h th
e w
heel and
t
he
hub. Remove
all
dirt fro
m
these surfaces before remountin
g
the
whee
l.
•
Notes
on wheel
change
Please read th
e
inf
o rmati
on
=>
p ag
e
248,
"
New tir es
an
d rep
laci ng
tir es and whee ls", if you ar
e
goin
g
to
use
a spar
e
tire which is
d ifferent
from th
e
tir es on
yo
ur v
eh
icle.
After you change
a
t ire
:
•
Check the tire pressure on the spare immediately after
mounting.
•
Have the wheel bolt tightening torque checked with a torque
wrench as soon as possible by your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified service station
.
•
With steel and alloy wheel
rims,
the wheel bolts are correctly
tightened at a torque of 90 ft lb (120 Nm
l.
•
If you notice while changing a tire that the wheel bolts are
corroded and difficult to turn
,
then they should be replaced before
you check the tightening torque.
•
Replace the flat tire with a new one and have it installed on your
vehicle as soon as possible
.
Remount the wheel cover.
Until then
,
drive with extra care and at reduced
speeds.
&
WARNING
•
If you are going to equip your vehicle with tires or rims which
differ from those which were factory installed
,
then be sure to read
the information
=>
page 248, "New tires and replacing tires and
wheels
".
•
Always store the tools securely in luggage compartment
.
Otherwise, in an accident or sudden maneuver they could fly
forward, causing injury to passengers in the vehicle.
0
Note
Do not
use
comme
rcially
avai
labl
e
t
ire sea lants. Otherw ise, t he elec
-
trical components of the ti re pressure monitor ing system* will no
lo nger wor
k
properly
and
th
e senso
r
fo
r t
he
ti
re pr
essu
re m
o
ni-
to
r
ing system will have to be rep laced
by
a qualified workshop.
•
Tires with
unidirectional
tread
design
Ti
res w
i th
unid
irec tion al
tread design must be mounted
w
ith
their tread
pa
ttern po
in ted the rig
ht
di rection.
A un
id
ir
ectiona
l
t
ir
e
can
be iden
t
ified by
arrows on the sidewall
,
w
hi
ch
po
i
nt in th
e
d irecti
o
n of the
rotati
on
.
You
m ust f
o
ll ow th
e
specified direction of rotati
o
n
.
This is necessa ry in o rder fo
r
these
t
i res to de velop
th eir
o
ptimum
charac
t
er ist ics rega
rdin
g g
ri
p, road
noise, wear, and hydroplaning
.
•
Do-it-yourself service
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