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• Do not use th e he xago nal socket in th e scr ewd river han dle t o
loos e n or t ight e n t he whee l bo lts . •
Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design m ust be m ounted
with their tread pa t tern pointed in the right direction.
Using a spare tire with a tread pattern intended for
use in a specific direction
When using a spare t ire wit h a t read pa tt er n inten d ed fo r use in a
specific direction, please note the following :
• The direction of rotation is ma rked by an arrow on the side of the
tire .
• If the spare tire has to be installed in the incor rect dir ect ion, use
t he spare t ire only tem porar ily since t he tir e will not be ab le t o
achieve its optimum perfo rmance characte rist ics with rega rd to
aquap lanin g, no ise and wea r.
• We recommen d that you pay particular attention to t his fact
dur ing wet wea t her a nd that you adj ust you r spe ed to match road
conditions.
• Replace t he f lat t ire with a new one and have it installed o n your
veh icle as soon as pos sible to restore the hand ling advantages of a
unid irect ional tire. •
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the information~ page 295, "New t ires and rep lacing
tires and wheels" if you a re going to use a spare ti re which is different
fr om t he tires on your vehicle.
After you change a tire:
• Check the tire pressure on the spare immediately after installa-
tion .
• Have the wheel bolt tightening torque checked with a torque
wrench as soon as possible by your authorized Audi dealer or a qual -
ified workshop.
• With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel bolts are correctly
tightened at a torque of 90 ft lbs. (120 Nm) .
• If you noti ce that the wheel bolts are corroded and difficult to
turn while changing a tire, they should be replaced befo re you check
the tightening torque.
• Replace the flat tire with a new one and have it installed on your
vehicle as soon as possible. Remount the wheel cover.
Until then, drive with extra care and at reduced speeds .
& WARNING
• If you are going to equip your vehicle with tires or rims which
differ from those which were factory installed, then be sure to
read the information ~
page 295 , "New tires and replacing tires
and wheels".
• Always make sure the damaged wheel or even a flat tire and
the jack and tool kit are properly secured in the luggage compart-
ment and are not loose in the passenger compartment.
• In an accident or sudden maneuver they could fly forward,
injuring anyone in the vehicle.
• Always store damaged wheel, jack and tools securely in the
luggage compartment. Otherwise, in an accident or sudden
maneuver they could fly forward, causing injury to passengers in
the veh icle.
0 Note
Do not use commercially available tire sea la nts. Otherwise, the elec-
tr ica l componen ts of t he tir e pre ssure moni t oring system * will no
longer work properly and the se nsor for t he t ire pressure monitoring
syst em * will have to be rep laced by a quali fied wor ksho p. •
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