Emergency assistance
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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.
Connect the compressor hose to a vehicle sock-
et and turn it on.
Let the compressor run until the specified value
on the tire pressure sticker is reached
ðpage 283, fig. 172 ð
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Check the tire pressure on the installed wheel
as soon as possible.
Correct the tire pressure and store it in the MMI
ðpage 292 or ðpage 294.
The wheel bolts must be tightened to 120 ft lbs
(160 Nm). Have them checked as soon as possi-
ble with a torque wrench. Drive carefully until
then.
Screw the valve cap back onto the valve.
Returning to storage
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To release air, turn the valve insert. See an au-
thorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility.
Turn the valve insert back once the air has been
released.
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Have the faulty wheel replaced as soon as pos-
sible.
Wait several hours before placing the collapsi-
ble spare tire in the spare wheel well. Only then
will it fold down completely so that you can
store it securely.
Collapsible spare tire
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Then screw the valve cap back onto the valve.
Applies to: vehicles with collapsible spare tire
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Secure the collapsible spare tire with the hand-
The collapsible spare tire is intended for short-
term use only. Have the damaged tire checked
and replaced if necessary by an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility as soon
as possible.
wheel.
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Fold the cargo floor cover back into place.
Snow chains
Using snow chains on the collapsible spare tire is
not permitted for technical reasons.
There are some restrictions on the use of the col-
lapsible spare tire. The collapsible spare tire has
been designed specifically for your type of vehi-
cle. Do not replace it with the collapsible spare
tire from another type of vehicle.
If you have to drive with snow chains and a rear
tire fails, mount the collapsible spare tire in
place of a front tire. Install the snow chains on
the front tire that you removed, and install that
in place of the rear tire that failed.
The collapsible spare tire is located in the lug-
gage compartment under the cargo floor.
WARNING
Requirement: the vehicle tool kit ðpage 303 and
the compressor must be laid out.
– Only use the collapsible spare tire in emer-
gencies and drive very carefully, especially if
it is more than six years old.
Removing
– The compressor and the hose can become
very hot during operation which increases
the risk of burn injuries.
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Lift the cargo floor using the handle.
Turn the handwheel counter-clockwise and re-
move it.
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– After installing a collapsible spare tire, the
tire pressure must be checked as quickly as
possible to reduce the risk of an accident.
– Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h)
with the collapsible 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 collapsible spare
tire.
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Remove the collapsible spare tire.
You must inflate the collapsible spare tire before-
hand in order to use it.
Inflating
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Remove the valve cap from the collapsible
spare tire.
Tighten the compressor hose on the collapsible
spare tire valve.
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