Audi A3 2024 - Space-Saving Spare Tire

Emergency assistance
» Reinstall any covers on the wheel bolts that
were removed.
» Store the vehicle tool kit in its designated
place.
» If the removed wheel does not fit in the spare
wheel well, store it securely in the luggage
compartment © page 82.
» Check the tire pressure on the installed wheel
as soon as possible.
» Correct the tire pressure and store it in the MMI
© page 254 or > page 256.
» Applies to: A3/S3: The wheel bolts must be
tightened to 100 ft lbs (140 Nm). Have them
checked as soon as possible with a torque
wrench. Drive carefully until then.
» Applies to: RS model: The wheel bolts must be
tightened to 90 ft lbs (120 Nm). Have them
checked as soon as possible with a torque
wrench. Drive carefully until then.
» Have the faulty wheel replaced as soon as pos-
sible.
Space-saving spare tire
Applies to: vehicles with space-saving spare tire (compact
spare tire)
The spare tire is intended for short-term use on-
ly. Have the damaged tire checked and replaced if
necessary by an authorized Audi dealer or author-
ized Audi Service Facility as soon as possible.
There are some restrictions on the use of the
compact spare tire. The compact spare tire has
been designed specifically for your type of vehi-
cle. Do not replace it with the spare tire from an-
other type of vehicle.
The compact spare tire is located in the luggage
compartment under the cargo floor @ page 266.
The tire pressure must be adjusted to a specified
value listed on the tire pressure sticker
> page 246, fig. 147.
Snow chains
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains on
the compact spare tire is not permitted.
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Applies to: A3/S3: If you have to drive with snow
chains and a front tire fails, mount the spare tire
in place of a rear tire. Install the snow chains on
the rear tire that you removed, and install that in
place of the front tire that failed.
~ After installing a spare tire, the tire pressure
must be checked as soon as possible.
— Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h)
with a compact spare tire. Driving faster
than that increases the risk of an accident.
—To reduce the risk of an accident, avoid hard
acceleration or braking and driving fast
around curves with the compact spare tire.
To reduce the risk of an accident, never drive
with more than one compact spare tire.
— Normal summer or winter tires must not be
mounted on the compact spare wheel rim.
Jump starting
You should only perform the following steps if
you have the necessary technical knowledge and
tools.
If the engine does not start because the vehicle
battery is drained, you can jump start your vehi-
cle using another vehicle. Jump start cables are
needed to do this.
Both vehicle batteries must have 12 V nominal
voltage. The voltage capacity (Ah) of the vehicle
battery that is giving power must not be less
than the capacity of the drained vehicle battery.
Jump start cable
Only use a jump start cable with a large enough
diameter. Note the manufacturer's specifica-
tions.
Only use a jump start cable with insulated termi-
nal clamps.
Positive cable - usually red.
Negative cable - usually black.
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