Service
Wheels and tyres
Edition 11.2014
Service Department. Technical Information
Service
List of Workshop Manual Repair Groups
Repair Group
44 Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry
Technical information should always be available to the foremen and mechanics, because their
careful and constant adherence to the instructions is essential to ensure vehicle road worthiness and
safety. In addition, the normal basic safety precautions for working on motor vehicles must, as a
matter of course, be observed.
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Audi 100 1991 ➤ , Audi 80 1992 ➤ , Audi A1 2011 ➤ , Audi A2 2001 ➤ , A
Wheels and tyres Edition 11.2014
Contents
44 Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry 1
1 Requirements for retrofitting different wheel/tyre combinations documents 1
1.1 Legal requirements 1
1.2 Technical requirements 2
1.3 Registration documents since 1 October 2005 2
1.4 COC document EC certificate of conformity 3
2 General information 5
3 Tightening torques for wheel bolts 6
3.1 Tightening torques for wheel bolts current models 6
3.2 Tightening torques for wheel bolts other models 7
4 Re tightening wheel bolts 8
5 Permissible differences in tread depth 9
5.1 Models with longitudinally installed engine 9
5.2 Models with transversely installed engine 10
6 Recommended snow chains 11
6.1 Recommended snow chains RUD 11
6.2 Recommended snow chains König 13
7 Additional wheel housing extensions flaps 15
8 Rims with bonded wheel trim 16
9 Rims with exchangeable trim elements bonded 17
9.1 Removing trim element 17
9.2 Installing trim element 19
10 Rims with exchangeable trim elements bolted 22
11 Split rim composite wheels 23
12 Wheel bolts 24
12.1 Anti theft wheel bolts 25
12.2 Adapter sets for anti theft wheel bolts 25
13 Fitting wheels / tyres / Tyre Pressure Monitoring System / Tyre Pressure Loss Indicator 27
13.1 General information on wheels and tyres 27
13.2 Exploded view of components for light alloy wheels 27