Get Emergency assistance -> Changing a tire Guide for Audi A5 4 Door Third Generation (2025-2026)

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Removing the caps

WARNING

Pay attention to the following after repairing

a tire:

– Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h).

– Avoid hard acceleration or braking and driv-

ing fast around curves.

– The vehicle may become more difficult to

control.

– If the tire is too severely damaged, see an

authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi

Service Facility for assistance.

Fig. 176 Wheel: wheel bolts with caps

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Slide the plastic clip from the vehicle tool kit

onto the cap until it engages ðfig. 176.

Remove the cap using the plastic clip.

For the sake of the environment

You can give the used tire sealant bottle to an

authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi

Service Facility for disposal.

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Loosening the wheel bolts

Tips

Remember to obtain a new bottle of sealant

from an authorized Audi dealer or authorized

Audi Service Facility after repairing a tire.

Changing a tire

Preparation

You must complete the preparation before

changing a tire.

Fig. 177 Wheel: loosening the wheel bolts

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Read and follow the important safety precau-

tions ðpage 285.

Set the parking brake.

Select the “P” position.

When towing a trailer: disconnect the trailer

from your vehicle.

Lay out the vehicle tool kit ðpage 285 and the

spare tire ðpage 291.

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Slide the wheel wrench* from the vehicle tool

kit all the way onto the wheel bolt.

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Turn the wheel bolt approximately one turn to

the left. To achieve the required torque, hold

the end of the wheel wrench*. If the wheel bolt

will not loosen, press carefully on the wheel

wrench* with your foot. Hold onto the vehicle

securely while doing this and make sure your

footing is stable.

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Turn off the ignition.

WARNING

The vehicle must also be secured to prevent it

from rolling when using the vehicle jack*. Use

suitable objects to block the front and back of

the wheel that is diagonal from the wheel

with the flat tire.

To reduce the risk of an accident, only loosen

the wheel bolts gently one turn before raising

the vehicle with the vehicle jack*.

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Raising the vehicle

Applies to: vehicles with vehicle jack

WARNING

– To reduce the risk of injury, make sure no

one is in the vehicle before raising it.

– Make sure the vehicle jack is stable. The risk

of injury is increased when the ground is

slippery or soft, because the vehicle jack

could slide or sink.

– Only raise your vehicle with the vehicle jack

provided by the factory. If you use a vehicle

jack designed for another vehicle, your vehi-

cle could slip and cause injury.

Fig. 178 Sill panels: markings

– Position the vehicle jack only at the desig-

nated mounting points on the side sill and

align the jack. Otherwise, the vehicle jack

could slip and cause an injury if it does not

have sufficient hold on the vehicle.

– To reduce the risk of injury, do not raise any

other vehicles or other loads using the vehi-

cle jack provided by the factory.

– To reduce the risk of an accident, never start

the engine when the vehicle is raised.

– To reduce the risk of injury, no work should

be performed under the vehicle while it is

raised.

Fig. 179 Sill: positioning the vehicle jack

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Place the vehicle jack from the vehicle tool kit

on a firm surface. Use a flat, stable support if

necessary. On a slippery surface such as tile,

you should use a non-slip pad such as a rubber

Note

Do not lift the vehicle by the sill. Position the

vehicle jack only at the designated mounting

points on the side sill. Otherwise, your vehicle

could be damaged.

mat ð

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Find the marking on the sill that is closest to

the tire that will be changed ðfig. 178. Behind

the marking, there is a lifting point on the side

sill for the vehicle jack.

Turn the handwheel to raise the vehicle jack un-

der the lifting point on the side sill until the

bracket on the jack 1 completely covers the

notch on the vehicle.

Align the vehicle jack so the bracket 1 covers

the notch and the base 2 is flat on the ground.

The base 2 must be directly under the mount-

ing point 1 .

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Mount the crank on the vehicle jack: insert the

crank into the opening on the handwheel. Turn

the crank to the left or right to secure it.

Continue raising the vehicle jack with the crank

until the wheel lifts off the ground slightly.

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Install the wheel bolts and tighten them gently

using the hex socket.

Remove the alignment pin and tighten the re-

maining wheel bolt.

Carefully lower the vehicle using the vehicle

jack*.

Tighten the wheel bolts in a diagonal pattern

using the wheel wrench*.

Removing and installing a wheel

WARNING

– Read and follow the important information

and notes under ðpage 261.

Fig. 180 Wheel: internal hex socket to turn the wheel

bolts

– Never use the hex socket in the screwdriver

handle or the hex socket wrench with the

ratchet to loosen or tighten the wheel bolts.

This increases the risk of an accident, be-

cause you will not be able to achieve the cor-

rect tightening specification.

Note

When removing or installing the wheel, the

rim could hit the brake rotor and damage the

rotor. Work carefully and have a second per-

son help you.

Fig. 181 Wheel: alignment pin in the top hole

Removing a wheel

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Remove the top wheel bolt completely using

Unidirectional tires

the hex socket in the screwdriver handle from

the vehicle tool kit ðfig. 180 and place it on a

clean surface.

A unidirectional tire profile is identified by arrows

on the tire sidewall that point in the running di-

rection. You must always maintain the specified

running direction. This is necessary to ensure the

tire's optimal performance in regard to adhesion,

running noise, and friction, and to reduce the risk

of hydroplaning.

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Then install the alignment pin from the vehicle

tool kit by hand in the empty wheel bolt hole

ðfig. 181

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Remove the rest of the wheel bolts.

Remove the wheel ð . The alignment pin re-

mains in the hole while doing this.

To benefit fully from the advantages of the uni-

directional tire design, you should replace faulty

tires as soon as possible and restore the correct

running direction on all of the tires.

Installing a wheel

Read the directions on ðpage 290 when instal-

ling unidirectional tires.

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Make sure that the wheel bolts and the threads

Finishing

in the wheel hub are clean, loosen/tighten easi-

ly, and are free of oil and grease.

Slide the wheel on over the alignment pin ð

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Reinstall any covers on the wheel bolts that

were removed.

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Applies to: vehicles with ceramic brake rotors*: Use a sec-

ond alignment pin* from the vehicle tool kit for the lowest

hole according to the steps described for the first align-

ment pin.

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Store the vehicle tool kit in its designated

place.

If the removed wheel does not fit in the spare

wheel well, store it securely in the luggage

compartment ðpage 87.

Check the tire pressure on the installed wheel

as soon as possible.

Correct the tire pressure and store it in the MMI

ðpage 274 or ðpage 276.

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.

– 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.

– Normal summer or winter tires must not be

mounted on the compact spare wheel rim.

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Note

Secure the spare tire in the spare tire well us-

ing the handwheel in order to reduce the risk

of damage to other components.

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Space-saving spare tire

Jump starting

Applies to: vehicles with space-saving spare tire (compact

spare tire)

Preparation

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.

You should only perform the following steps if

you have the necessary technical knowledge and

tools.

If the engine does not start because the vehicle

battery is drained, you can jump start your vehi-

cle using another vehicle. Jump start cables are

needed to do this.

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.

Both vehicle batteries must have 12 volt nominal

voltage. The voltage capacity (Ah) of the vehicle

battery that is giving power must not be less

than the capacity of the drained vehicle battery.

The compact spare tire is located in the luggage

compartment under the cargo floor ðpage 285.

The tire pressure must be adjusted to a specified

value listed on the tire pressure sticker

ðpage 265, fig. 171.

Jump start cable

Only use a jump start cable with a large enough

diameter. Note the manufacturer's specifica-

tions.

Snow chains

For technical reasons, the use of snow chains on

the compact spare tire is not permitted.

Only use a jump start cable with insulated termi-

nal clamps.

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.

Positive cable - usually red.

Negative cable - usually black.

WARNING

– A drained battery can freeze at tempera-

tures around 32 °F (0 °C). To reduce the risk

of an explosion and chemical burns, thaw a

frozen battery immediately, before

WARNING

– After installing a spare tire, the tire pressure

must be checked as soon as possible.

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