Do-It-Yourself Service; What Do I Do Now; Jack, Tools And Inflatable Spare Tire - Audi Q5 2011 Owner's Manual

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What
do I do n o w ?
What
do I do now?
Jack, tools
and
inflatable
spare
tire
Onboard tool kit and vehicle jack
The vehicle tools and vehicle jack are stored
in the luggage compartment under the floor
cover.
Fig. 221 Luggage compartme nt: on board tool kit and
vehicle jack
The vehicle jack is stored unde r the on board
too l kit ¢fig.
221.
The onboard tool kit includes:
- Hook for removing wheel covers*
- Plastic hook to remove whee l bolt covers*
- Alignment pin for changing wheels
- Whee l bolt wrench
- Foldi ng chocks
- Screwdriver with reversible blade
- Socket (removable Torx socket)*
- 10 x 13 open ended wrench (for disconnect-
ing the battery cables)
-T owing eye
Before st oring t he ja ck, make sure it is wound
back down as f ar as it w ill go.
A
WARNING
Imprope r use of the vehicle jack can cause
serious persona l inju ries.
- Never use the jack supplied with your Au-
di on another vehicle, particularly on a
heavier one. The jack is only suitable for
use on the vehicle it came w ith.
- Using a bumper jack to raise the vehicle
will damage the bumper system . The
jack may slip, causing injury.
- Never support your vehicle on cinder
blocks, br icks or other objects. These
may not be able to support the load and
could cause injury when they fa il.
- Never start or run the engine while t he
vehicle is suppo rted by the j ack.
- If you must work under the vehicle, al-
ways use safety stands specifically de-
signed for th is purpose.
- Never use the hexagonal socket in t he
handle of the screwd river to loosen or
tighten the whee l bolts.
- Always make sure the inflatable spare
tire and
eve n
a flat tire are secured in
place and not loose, otherw ise they
could fly forwa rd, causing personal injury
to passengers in t he vehicle in an acci-
dent or sudden maneuver .
@
Tips
Some of t he on board items listed
above
are provided on cert ain mode ls only or are
optiona l extras.
Folding chocks
The folding chocks are part of the on board
tool kit.
Fig. 222 Opening folding chocks
To use the chocks, you first have to raise the
support plate¢
fig . 222
©
and then insert
the locking plate with the two "tabs" into the
elongated holes in the base plate @ ¢ & .
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