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Vehicle tool kit
Vehicle tool kit and jack
The vehicle tool kit is located in the luggage
compartment under the cargo floor cover.
Fig. 217 Luggage compart men t: cargo floor cover
folded upwa rd
Fig. 218 Trunk lid: Vehicle tool kit
... Lift the cargo floor by the plastic handle.
... Hook the handle into the luggage compart-
ment weather strip
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... Remove the spare wheel to reach the vehicle
tool kit .
.,. Remove the foam piece.
The onboard tool kit includes:
- Hooks to remove the wheel covers* or wheel
hub covers
- Plastic hook to remove wheel bolt covers*
- Wheel bolt wrench
- Alignment pin for changing wheels
- Screwdriver with reversible 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
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