Audi A6 Typ 4G (2011–2018) Owner's Manual / Do It Yourself / Emergency assistance / Taking the wheel off/installing the spare
Audi A6 Typ 4G: Taking the wheel off/installing the spare
Follow these instructions step-by-step for changing the wheel.
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Fig. 201 Changing a wheel: using the screwdriver handle
(with the blade removed) to turn the bolts
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Fig. 202 Changing a wheel: alignment pin inside the top
hole
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and raised the vehicle off the ground, remove and replace 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
fig. 201. - Screw the threaded end of the alignment pin
from the tool kit hand-tight into the empty bolt
hole
fig. 202.
- Then remove the other wheel bolts as described above.
- Take off the wheel leaving the alignment pin in the bolt hole.
Putting on the spare wheel
- Lift the spare wheel and carefully slide it over the alignment pin to guide it in place.
- Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver handle to screw in and tighten all wheel bolts slightly.
- Remove the alignment pin and insert and tighten the remaining wheel bolt slightly like the rest.
- Turn the jack handle counter-clockwise to lower the vehicle until the jack is fully released.
- Use the wheel bolt wrench to tighten all wheel bolts firmly. Tighten them crosswise, from one bolt to the (approximately) opposite one, to keep the wheel centered.
Note
When removing or installing the wheel, the rim could hit the brake rotor and damage the rotor. Work carefully and have a second person help you.
Tips
Never use the hexagonal socket in the handle of the screwdriver to loosen or tighten the wheel bolts.
- Pull the reversible blade from the screwdriver before you use the hexagonal socket in the handle to turn the wheel bolts.
- When mounting tires with unidirectional tread design make sure the tread pattern is pointed the right way.
- The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to turn. Check for dirt and corrosion on the mating surfaces of both the wheel and the hub. Remove all dirt from these surfaces before remounting the wheel.
