Audi Q5: Inflatable spare tire

Applies to vehicles: with inflatable spare tire

The inflatable spare tire expands to its full diameter when it is inflated.

Fig. 212 Inflatable spare tire with compressor

Removing inflatable spare tire

• Lift up the cargo floor using the handle.
• Remove the dirt tray.
• Turn the large screw > fig. 212 counter-clockwise.
• Remove the bass box as required.
• Take out the inflatable spare tire.
• Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack and the replaced tire in the luggage compartment.

Stowing the inflatable spare tire

• Release the air by unscrewing the valve stem.
• Screw the valve stem back in afterwards.
• Wait a few hours before placing the wheel in the spare wheel well.
• Install the bass box as required.
• Secure the wheel with the large screw.
• Place the dirt tray back in.
• Fold the cargo floor back down.

After using the inflatable spare wheel

The inflatable spare tire can be re-used as tong as it is not damaged and is not worn down to the tread wear indicators.

When you let the air out of the inflatable spare tire, it does not assume its folded shape again for several hours. Until then, it cannot be placed back in the spare wheel well and stowed securely.

WARNING

• Never use the spare tire if it is damaged or if it is worn down to the tread wear indicators.
• If the inflatable spare tire is more than 6 years old, use it only in an emergency and with extreme caution and careful driving.
• The inflatable spare tire is intended only for temporary and short-term use. It should be replaced as soon as possible with the normal wheel and tire.
• The tire pressure value for the inflatable spare tire is located on the driver's side B-pillar > fig. 207.
• Maximum permissible speed is 50 mph (80 km/h).
• Avoid full-throttle acceleration, heavy braking, and fast cornering.
• When the air is let out of the inflatable spare wheel, it does not assume its folded shape for several hours. Until then, it cannot be placed back in the spare wheel well and stowed securely.
• Never drive with more than one inflatable spare tire.
• For technical reasons, the use of tire chains on the inflatable spare tire is not permitted.

  If it is necessary to drive with tire chains, the inflatable spare wheel must be mounted on the front axle in the event of a flat in a rear tire. The newly available front wheel must then be installed in place of the rear wheel with the flat tire. Installing the tire chain before mounting the wheel and tire is recommended.

• Loose items in the passenger compartment can cause serious personal injury during hard braking or in an accident. Never store the inflatable spare tire or jack and tools in the passenger compartment.

Note

• The inflatable spare tire has been developed specifically for this vehicle model. It must not be exchanged or used for other vehicle models. Similarly, inflatable tires from other vehicle models must not be used.
• Normal summer or winter tires must not be installed on the inflatable tire rim.

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