Audi Q5 2011 Owner's Manual page 275

Loosening
• Install the
wheel bolt w rench
ove r t he
wh ee l bolt and push it down as far as it will
go.
• Take tight hold of th e
end
of the wrench
handle and turn the whee l bolts counter-
clockw ise abou t
one single
t urn in t he di rec·
tion of arrow c::>
fig. 228 .
Tightening
• Install the wheel bolt w rench over the
whee l bolt and push it down as far as it will
go .
• Take tight hold of the
end
of t he wrench
handle and turn each wheel bolt clockwise
until it is seated .
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WARNING
- Do not use force or hurry when changi ng
a whee l - you ca n cause t he vehicle to slip
off t he jac k a nd cause serious persona l
injuries .
- Do not
loose n the wheel bolts
more than
one turn before you ra ise the veh icle with
the jack. - You risk an injury.
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Tips
If a wheel bo lt is ve ry t igh t , you may find it
easie r to loosen by carefully pushing down
on the end of the wheel bolt wrench with
one foot only .
As you do so, ho ld on to the
car to keep yo ur balance and take care not
to slip.
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Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be lifted with the jack first
before the wheel can be removed .
Fig. 229 Chang ing a w heel : mount i ng point s for t he
j ack
Fig. 23 0 Close-up : proper posit io ning of j ack
• Engage the
parking brake
to prevent your
veh icle from rolling unintentionally
• Move t he selecto r lever to position P.
• Position the jack be low the door sill unde r
the
mounting point
that is closest to the
wheel to be changed
c::>
fig . 229.
• Extend the ja ck under the lifting point on
the door s ill until its arm is posit ioned di-
rectly under the lifting point
c::>
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• Align the jack so that its arm @
c::>
fig . 230
engages in the designated lifting point in
the door s ill and the movable base @ lies
flat on t he ground . The base @ must be ver-
tical
under the lifting poin t @ .
• Wind the jack up further until the flat tire
comes off the ground c::>
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The jack mus t be installed only at the places
indica t ed c::>
fig . 229 .
There is exactly
one
loca-
tion for each wheel. The jack must not be
pos itioned at any othe r location c::>
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An
unstable surface
unde r the jack ca n cause
the vehi cle to slip off the jack . Always provide ..,.