Audi Q5 2017 - Page 260

Emergency assistance
- Position the jack* only at the designated
lifting points and align the jack *. Other-
wise, the jack* could slip and cause an in-
jury if it does not have sufficient hold on
the vehicle .
- A soft or unstable surface under the jack*
may cause the vehicle to slip off the jack* .
Always provide a firm base for the jack* on
the ground. If necessary, use a sturdy
board un der the jack*.
- On hard, s lippery surface (such as tiles)
use a rubber mat or similar to prevent the
jack* from slipping.
- To help prevent injury to you rself and you r
passengers:
- Do not raise the vehicle until you are sure
the jack* is securely engaged.
- Passengers must not remain in the vehicle
when it is jacked up.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traffic.
- Make sure jack position is correct, adjust
as necessary and then continue to raise
the jack *.
(D Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the sill. Position the
jack * only at the designated lifting points on
the sill. Otherwise, your vehicle will be dam-
aged.
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Taking the wheel off/installing the
inflatable spare tire
Follow these instructions step-by-step for chang-
ing the wheel
Fig. 219 Changing a whee l: using the screwdriver handle
(with the blade removed) to turn the bolts
Fig. 220 Changing a wheel: alignment pin inside the top
ho le
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, remove and re-
place the wheel as follows:
Removing the wheel
.,. Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver
handle
to completely remove the topmost
wheel bolt and set it aside on a
clean surface
qfig. 219 .
.. Screw the threaded end of the alignment pin
from the tool kit hand-tight into the empty bolt
hole
q fig. 220 .
.,. Then remove the other wheel bolts as described
above .
.,. Take off the whee l leaving the alignment pin in
the bolt hole
q (D.
Putting on the inflatable spare tire*
.,. Inflate the inflatable spare tire* q page 252
and push the whee l over the alignmen t pin.