Audi A4 2010 - Page 315

Wha t do I do now ? Ill
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Taking the wheel off/installing the spare
tire
Follow these instructions step-by-step for changing the
wheel.
Fig. 221 Changing a
wheel: using the
screwdriver handle
(with the blade
remove d) to turn t he
bolts
Fig. 222 Changing a
wheel : alignment pin
inside t he top hole
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and raised the vehicle
off the ground, remove and replace the wheel as follows :
Removing the wheel
- Remove the topmost wheel bolt completely with the
hexagon al socket in the screwdriver handle (vehicle tool
kit) :=} fig. 221 and set it aside on a
clean surface.
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- Screw the threaded end of the alignment pin from the
tool kit hand-tight into the empty bolt hole :=} fig. 222.
- Then remove the other wheel bolts as described above .
- Take off the wheel leaving the alignment pin in the bolt
hole.
Putting on th e inflatabl e spare tir e
- Push the spare tire over the alignment pin.
- Screw on the wheel bolts and tighten them
slightly using
the hexagonal socket.
- Remove the alignment pin and insert and tighten the
remaining wheel bolt slightly like the rest .
- Turn the jack handle counter-clockwise to lower the
vehicle until the jack is fully released.
- Use the wheel bolt wrench to tighten all wheel bolts firmly
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page 311 . Tighten them Tighten them in a crisscross
pattern,
from one bolt to the (approximately) opposite
one, to keep the wheel centered.
- Perform the steps required after changing the wheel
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page 309, "After changing a wheel" .
The hexagonal socket makes it easier to remove the wheel bolts from
the rim. Care shou ld be taken when remov ing the reversible blade .
[I] Tips
• When mounting tires with unidi rectional tread design make sure
the tread pattern is pointed the right way =>
page 314.
• The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to turn . Check for dirt
and corrosion on the mating surfaces of both the whee l and the hub.
Remove all dirt from these surfaces before remounting the wheel. .,
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