Audi A4 2013 Owner's Manual page 263

Refitting
• Place the caps over the wheel bo lts and
push th e m back on.
The caps are to protect and keep the wheel
bolts clean.
Loosening and tightening the wheel
bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before rais-
ing the vehicle.
Fig. 204 Changin g a whee l: loosening the wheel bolts
Loosening
• Install the wheel bolt w rench over the
wheel bolt and push it down as far as it will
go .
• Take tight hold of the
end
of the wrench
hand le and turn the whee l bolts counter-
clockwise about
one single
turn in the direc-
t ion of arrow
9
fig. 204 .
Tightening
• Install the whe el bolt w rench over the
wheel bolt and push it down as far as it will
go .
• Take tight hold of the
end
of the wrench
hand le and t urn each wheel bol t clockwise
until it is seated .
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WARNING
- Do not use force or hurry when changing
a whee l - you can cause the vehicle to slip
off the jack and cause serious persona l
injuries.
- Do not
Loosen the wheel bolts
more than
one turn
before you raise the veh icle with
the jack. - You risk an injury .
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Tips
- Never use the hexagona l socket in the
hand le of the screwdr iver to loosen or
tighten the wheel bolts.
- If a wheel bo lt is very tight, you may find
it eas ier to loosen by carefully pushing
down on the end of the wheel bolt
wrench with
one foot only.
As you do so,
hold o n to the car to keep your balance
and take care not to slip .
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be lifted with the jack first
before the wheel can be removed .
Fig. 205 Sill panels: mark ings
Fig. 20 6
Sill: position ing the ve hicle jack
The location of the jack po int is indicated by
an indentation on the underside of the vehicle
9 fig. 205 .
• Activate the parking brake to prevent the
veh icle from rolling unintentionally .
• Shift into 1st ge ar on veh icles with ma nu al
transmiss ion or move the selector Lever to
the P position on vehicles w ith automatic
transm iss ion .
• Find the marking (impr int) on the sill that
is nearest the wheel that will be changed .,..