Audi Q5: Performing the repair

Applies to vehicles: with tire repair kit

Fig. 215 Performing the repair

Preparations

• Park the vehicle as far as possible from moving traffic in the event of a flat tire.
• Set the parking brake to prevent the vehicle from rolling unintentionally.
• Shift the selector lever into the P position.
• Determine whether a repair with the tire repair kit is possible or not.
• Let all of the passengers exit the vehicle and move a safe distance away.
• Take the sealant bottle and the compressor out of the luggage compartment > fig. 115.
• Affix the label "max. 50 mph (80 km/h)", found on the sealant bottle, to the instrument cluster where it can be seen by the driver.

Filling a tire

• Shake the bottle thoroughly before filling.
• Screw the accompanying filling hose completely onto the bottle. This breaks through the foil seal automatically at the connection.
• Remove the valve cap from the tire valve and unscrew the valve insert using the accompanying valve insert tool > fig. 215.
• Lay the valve insert on a clean surface.
• Remove the sealing plug from the filling hose and connect the hose to the tire valve.
• Hold the bottle with the bottom facing upward and empty the entire contents into the tire.
• Then pull out the hose and screw the valve insert tightly back into the tire valve.

Inflating a tire

• Inflate the tire to between 29 PSI (200 kPA) and 36 PSI (250 kPA) and read the pressure on the gauge.
• If this tire pressure is not reached, drive your vehicle approximately 33 ft (10 meters) forward or backward so that the sealant can be redistributed inside the tire. If at this time the required air pressure still cannot be reached, the tire is too badly damaged and cannot be repaired with the tire sealant.

Final inspection

• Stop the vehicle after driving for about 10 minutes and check the tire pressure.
• If the tire pressure is lower than 19 PSI (130 kPA), then the tire is too severely damaged.

  Do not continue driving. Please seek professional assistance.

WARNING

• Turn on the emergency flashers if you have a flat tire while in moving traffic. This is for your protection and the for the safety of other drivers.
• Take care to move all of the passengers to a safe place (behind a guard rail for example).
• Read and follow the manufacturer's safety precautions on the compressor and in the instructions on the bottle of sealant!
• If a tire pressure of 29 PSI (200 kPA) cannot reached after inflating for 12 minutes, then the tire is too severely damaged. Do not continue driving.
• Obtain qualified help if it is not possible to perform the repair with the tire sealant.
• If the tire pressure is less than 19 PSI (130 kPA) after 10 minutes of driving, then the tire is too severely damaged. Do not continue driving. Seek professional assistance.

Note

Special care is required if you are repairing the tire on a steep incline.

Tips

• Do not operate the compressor for more than 12 minutes continuously, otherwise it can overheat. Once the compressor has cooled, you can continue to use it.
• If sealant has spilled out, let it dry and then you can remove it by peeling it away like a foil.
• Remember to obtain a new bottle of sealant from your authorized Audi dealer after repairing a tire. After this, the functionality of the tire repair set is restored.
• Obey all laws.

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