Tires, Dismounting, Wheels Without And With Tire Pressure Monitoring System
- If equipped check the tire pressure monitoring sensor with the vehicle diagnostic tester and if necessary replace.
When cleaning disc wheel (rim), the tire pressure monitoring sensor (if equipped) must not come into contact with water or be blown with compressed air.
If equipped handle the glued-on wheel trim carefully. Surface slightly scratched.
Replace the damaged rim wheel trim.
-- Place the wheel with tire on the tire dismounting/mounting machine.
-- Turn the wheel until the tire valve or the tire pressure monitoring sensor is a minimum of 30° before the mounting head.
-- Pry the upper tire bead with the tire iron over the assembly carrier.
-- Remove the tire iron.
-- Let tire mounting device run clockwise until upper tire bead lies completely above the rim flange.
-- Turn the wheel until the tire valve or the tire pressure monitoring sensor is a minimum of 30° before the mounting head.
-- Pry the lower tire bead with the tire iron over the assembly carrier.
-- Insert the plastic mounting lever.
-- Remove the tire iron.
-- Hold the lower tire bead from the outside above the wheel rim flange with the plastic lever -1-. Let the tire mounting device run clockwise until the tire is completely off the wheel rim.
Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLCCheck the tire pressure monitoring sensor for loose or damaged parts. If the threaded connections are loose, the union nut, valve insert, seal, sealing washer and valve cap must be replaced with new parts from the repair kit. Refer to Parts Information.
Replace the tire pressure monitoring sensor if damaged.