Audi A4 2024 - Space-Saving Spare Tire; Collapsible Spare Tire

Emergency assistance
» The wheel bolts must be tightened to 90 ft lbs
(120 Nm). Have them checked as soon as possi-
ble 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 272.
The tire pressure must be adjusted to a specified
value listed on the tire pressure sticker
page 255, fig. 170.
Snow chains
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains on
the compact spare tire is not permitted.
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.
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— Normal summer or winter tires must not be
mounted on the compact spare wheel rim.
Secure the spare tire in the spare tire well us-
ing
the handwheel in order to reduce the risk
of damage to other components.
Collapsible spare tire
Applies to: vehicles with collapsible spare tire
The collapsible spare tire is intended for short-
term use only. Have the damaged tire checked
and replaced if necessary by an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility as soon
as possible.
There are some restrictions on the use of the col-
lapsible spare tire. The collapsible spare tire has
been designed specifically for your type of vehi-
cle. Do not replace it with the collapsible spare
tire from another type of vehicle.
The collapsible spare tire is located in the lug-
gage compartment under the cargo floor.
Requirement: the vehicle tool kit page 272 and
the compressor must be laid out.
Removing
» Lift the cargo floor using the handle.
» Turn the handwheel counter-clockwise and re-
move it.
» Remove the collapsible spare tire.
You must inflate the collapsible spare tire before-
hand in order to use it.
Inflating
> Remove the valve cap from the collapsible
spare tire.
» Tighten the compressor hose on the collapsible
spare tire valve.
> Connect the compressor hose to a vehicle sock-
et and switch it on.
» Let the compressor run until the specified value
on the tire pressure sticker is reached
> page 255, fig. 170°@.
> Screw the valve cap back onto the valve.
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