A5: Running gear
Also for this vehicle: A5 Cabriolet (8F7) L4-2.0L Turbo (CAEB) (2011), A5 Cabriolet L4-2.0L Turbo (CAEB) (2010), A5 Quattro Coupe (8T3) L4-2.0L Turbo (CAEB) (2011), A5 Quattro Coupe L4-2.0L Turbo (CAEB) (2010), A5 Quattro Coupe V6-3.2L (CALA) (2009).
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Brake system52 pages
Technical data7 pages
- Brakes
- Brake fluid
- Brake test
Assessing degree of wear on ceramic brake discs3 pages
- Assessment of ceramic brake discs
ABS, ADR, TCS, EDL, ESP10 pages
- General information on the anti-lock brake system
- Speed sensors of ABS/ESP system - overview
- Connecting VAS?5051B/ 5052 and selecting functions
- ABS/ESP Bosch 8.1 - overview
- Removing and installing parts of ABS/ESP system
Hydraulic unit -N55- with ABS control unit -J104- - overview3 pages
Brakes, hydraulics, regulator, servo28 pages
- Servicing brake caliper - FBC brakes (PR 1LA/1LJ)
- Servicing brake caliper (PR 1LT)
- Brake hoses and brake lines
- Servicing rear caliper for electronic parking brake (EPB)
Brake caliper (ceramic brakes)3 pages
- Brake servo/ brake master cylinder - exploded view
- Vacuum pumps for brake servo
Bleeding brake system3 pages
Vacuum pump for brakesV192 - exploded view (RS?5)6 pages
Running gear, front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive55 pages
Technical data9 pages
Front suspension, drive shafts10 pages
- Track control link, swivel joint, guide link, vehicle level sender
- Drive shaft
- Suspension strut with mounting bracket, shock absorber fork, upper links, body brace
- General notes
- Subframe, cross brace, diagonal strut, anti-roll bar, coupling rod, subframe shield
Wheel bearing housing, wheel bearing unit5 pages
Rear suspension, drive shaft7 pages
- Upper transverse link, track rod, coil spring, lower transverse link, vehicle level sender
- Wheel bearing housing, wheel bearing unit, shock absorber - front-wheel drive vehicles
- General notes
- Wheel bearing housing, wheel bearing unit, shock absorber - four-wheel drive vehicles
- Subframe, anti-roll bar, coupling rod, diagonal strut - front-wheel drive vehicles
- Subframe, anti-roll bar, coupling rod, diagonal strut - four-wheel drive vehicles
- Drive shaft
Self-levelling air spring system3 pages
Steering19 pages
- Removing and installing hydraulic fluid cooler
- Installation position of hoses
- Hydraulic power steering box
Airbag steering wheel3 pages
- Electromechanical power steering box
- Power steering pump, hydraulic pipes and hoses, fluid reservoir (vehicles with 4-cylinder diesel engine)
- Power steering pump, hydraulic pipes and hoses, fluid reservoir (vehicles with 4-cylinder TFSI engine)
- Power steering pump, hydraulic pipes and hoses, fluid reservoir (vehicles with 6-cylinder diesel engine)
- Power steering pump, hydraulic pipes and hoses, fluid reservoir (vehicles with 6-cylinder TFSI engine)
- Power steering pump, hydraulic pipes and hoses, fluid reservoir (vehicles with 6-cylinder FSI engine)
- Steering column
- General notes
- Power steering pump, hydraulic pipes and hoses, fluid reservoir (vehicles with 8-cylinder FSI engine)
Checking fluid level, bleeding steering system and checking for leaks4 pages
Wheels and tyres › Wheels, tyres. axle align43 pages
- Legal and technical requirements for retrofitting different wheel/tyre combinations
- Vehicle pulls to one side
- Tyres with run-flat capability (PAX)
- General information on wheels and tyres (passenger cars)
- Tyre wear/ mileage
- Rough running caused by wheels/tyres
- Rims with exchangeable trim elements (bonded)
- Wheel bolts
- Tyre requirements and tyre maintenance
- Vehicles with breakdown set
- Reduced rolling resistance tyres
- Additional wheel housing extensions (flaps)
- Rims with bonded wheel trim
- Fitting wheels / tyres / tyre pressure monitor
- Wheel balancing
- Rims with exchangeable trim elements (bolted)
- Split rim composite wheels
Design of wheels (rims)5 pages
- Tightening torques for wheel bolts
- Tyre damage
- Repairing slight damage on rims
Tyre pressure monitoring systems3 pages
Self supporting tyres (SST) with run-flat capability4 pages
System description - Running gear, steering wheel › Self diagnosis, V.A.G Inspection Service3 pages