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a:,
- Have t he wheel bolt tightening torque
checked wit h a to rque wrench as soon as pos-
sible by your auth orized Audi dealer or quali·
fied works hop.
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tight ened at a to rque of
105
ft lbs (140 Nm).
- If you notice th at the wheel bolts are corroded
and difficult to turn while chang ing a t ire,
they should be replaced before you check the
t ighte ning torque.
- Replace the flat t ire with a new one and have
it insta lled on your vehicle as soon as possi-
ble . Remount the w heel cover.
Until then, drive with extra care and at reduced
spee ds.
A WARNING
- If you are going to equ ip your vehicle with
t ires or rims which differ from those which
were factory installed, then be sure to read
the informat ion
¢ page 178, New tires or
wheels.
- Always make sure the damaged wheel or
even a flat tire and the jack and tool kit a re
properly secured in the luggage compart -
ment and are not loose in the passenger
compartmen t .
- In an accident o r sudden maneuver t hey
cou ld fly forward, injuring anyone in the ve-
hicle.
- Always store damaged whee l, ja ck a nd too ls
sec urely in the luggage compartment . Oth -
erwise, in an accident or sudden maneuver
they could fly forward, ca using injury to pas-
sengers in the vehicle .
(D Note
Do not use commerc ially available t ire seal-
ants . Otherwise, the electrical components of
the t ire pressure monitoring system* will no
longer work properly and the sensor for the
tire pressure mon itor ing system" will have to
be replaced by qualified workshop.
.
Em er gen cy a ss istanc e
Spare tire
Space-saving spare tire (compact spare
tire)
Applies to: vehicles with spare tire/space-saving spare tire
(compact spare tire)
Fig. 160 Luggage compar tme nt: space -saving spar e tire
(compact spa re
tire)
The spare tire is intended fo r short -term use on-
ly. Have the damaged t ire checked and replaced ,
if necessary, by an authorized Aud i dea ler or au-
thorized Aud i Service Facility as soon as possible.
There are some restr ictions on the use of the
compact spare tire . The compac t spa re t ire has
been designed specifically for your type of vehi-
cle . Do not rep lace it with the spare tire from an-
other type of vehicle .
Removing the spare tire
.,. Remove the cargo floo r.
.,. Remove the w ing bo lt
¢ fig. 160 an d then re-
move the retaine r underneath it .
.,. Remove the subwoofer*
¢ page 204.
.,. Remov e the spar e tir e.
Snow chains
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains on
the compact spare tire is not pe rmitted .
If you have to drive with snow chains and a front
tire fails , mo unt the spare wheel in place of a
rear tire. Install the snow chains on the rear t ire
that you removed, and install that in place of the
front t ire that fai led .
A WARNING
- Never use the spare tire if it is damaged or if
it is worn down to the tread wear indicators . .,.
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