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Completing
Appl
ies to vehicles: W ith t ire repair set
.,.
Adhe re
t
he sticke
r
that says "max. SO mph
(max. 80 km/h)" that is provided w ith the t ire
mobility kit within the driver's fie ld of vision .
.,.
Stop the vehicle after driving for about 10 mi
-
nutes and check the tire pressure
.
.,.
lfthe tire pressure is lower than 19 psi (130
kPA), then the tire is too severely damaged. Do
not cont inue driving. See an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility for as-
sistance .
.,.
If the t ire pressure is at least 19 psi (130 kPA),
adjus
t
the tire pressu re to
t
he spec ified value
~
page 263, Tire pressure
.
Store the t ire pres
-
sures
~page 273, Storing tire pressures
.
Drive
to the nearest authorized Audi dealer or au-
thorized Audi Serv ice Facility to have the tire re-
placed.
A
WARNING
If the tire pressure is less than 19 psi
(130 kPA) after 10 minutes of d riving, then
the tire is too severely damaged. Do not con-
tinue dr iving
.
See an authorized Audi dealer
or autho rized Audi Service Fac ility for assis-
t
ance.
A
WARNING
Pay
at
tent ion
t
o the following after repair ing
the tire:
-
Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h).
-
Avoid hard acceleration,
brak ing sharp ly,
and fast corner ing.
-
The veh icle may become mo re difficu lt to
co ntro
l.
-
If
the t ire is too severely damaged, see an
authorized Audi dealer
or
autho rized Aud
i
Service Facility for assistance
.
@
For the sake of the environment
You can g ive the used t ire sealant bottle to an
author ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Serv ice Facility fo
r
disposal.
Em
er
g
e
nc
y
a
ss is
tanc
e
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Tips
Remember to obtain a new bott le of sealant
from an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service 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.
.,.
After you experience a t ire failure, pull the car
well away from moving traffic and try to reach
level
grou nd before you stop
~
,&
.
.,.
All passengers should
leave the car
and move
t
o a safe location (for ins
t
ance, behind
t
he
gua rdrail)
~
,&
.
.,.
Engage the
parking brake
to prevent your vehi
-
cle from rolling unintentiona lly
~
.,&
.
.,.
Move
sele ctor lever to posit ion P
~
.,&
.
.,.
If you are tow ing a trai ler, unhitch the trailer
from yo
ur
vehicle
.
.,.
Take the
jack
Q
page
280 and the
spare tire
~
page 289
out of the luggage compartment.
A
WARNING
You
or
you
r
passengers could be injured while
changing a whee
l
if yo
u
do not follow these
safety precaut ions
:
- If
you have a fla
t
tire, move a safe dis
t
ance
off
t
he road. Turn off the eng ine, turn the
emergency flashers on and use other warn
-
ing devices to alert other motorists.
- Make sure that passenge rs wai
t
in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and t raffic.
- To help prevent the vehicle from moving
suddenly and possib ly slipping off the
j
ack,
always fu lly set the park ing brake and block
the wheel d iagonally opposite the wheel be-
ing changed
.
When one front whee
l
is lifted
off the ground, placing the Automatic
Transmission
in
P (Park) w ill
not
prevent the
veh icle from moving.
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