262 What do I do now ?
Vehicle tool kit
Vehicle tool kit and jack
The vehicle tool kit is located in the luggage
compartment under the cargo floor cover.
Fig. 204 Luggage compart men t: cargo floor cover
folded upward/spare t ire
Fig. 205 Trunk lid: Vehicle tool kit
• Lift the cargo floor by the plastic handle
c:>fig. 204.
• Hook the handle into the luggage compart-
ment weather strip.
• Turn the handwheel counter-clockwise
c:>fig. 204 and remove the spare tire to
reach the vehicle tool kit.
• Unhook the cargo f loor before clos ing the
rear lid.
The onboard tool kit includes:
- Hooks to remove the wheel covers*
- Plastic hook to remove wheel bolt covers*
- Wheel bolt wrench
-Alignment pin for changing wheels
- Screwdr iver with reve rsible blade
- Towing loop
- Jack
Before storing the jack, make sure it is wound
back down as far as it will go.
A WARNING
,-
Improper use of the vehicle jack can cause
serious personal injuries.
- Never use the screw driver hex head to
tighten wheel bolts, since the bolts can-
not attain the necessary tighten ing tor-
que if you use the hex head, potentially
causing an accident .
- The factory-supplied jack is intended on-
ly for your vehicle model. Under no cir-
cumstances should it be used to lift
heavy vehicles or othe r loads; you risk in-
juring yourself.
- Never start the engine when the vehicle
is raised, wh ich could cause an accident.
- Support the vehicle securely with appro-
priate stands if work is to be performed
underneath the vehicle; otherwise, there
is a potential risk for injury.
- Never use the ja ck supplied with your
Audi on another vehicle, particularly on a
heavier one. The jack is only suitable for
use on the vehicle it came with.
(D Tips
- Some of the onboard items listed above
are provided on certain models only or
are optional extras .
- Before yo u can raise your vehicle using
the jack, you must activate the jacking
mode
c::> page 266 .
Space-saving spare tire (compact spare
tire )
The spare tire/wheel is located in the luggage
compartment under the cargo floor cover. It
is intended for short-term use only.
Taking out the spare tire
.,. Lift the cargo floor by the plastic handle
c::> page 262, fig . 204 .
.,. Hook the handle into the luggage compart-
ment weather strip.
.,. Turn the large screw
c:> page 262, fig. 204
counter-clockwise .
.,. Take out the spa re tire.