audio_video_guy

i check out the subwoofer in the trunk and notice that spare tire doesn't have any air???
Does yours come with air at the right psi? It should, right?

RichWaz

A 12v powered compressor is stored behind the left rear panel in the cargo area.

arter

It is a collapsible spare that takes up less room deflated.

As above the compressor is in the left side compartment as detailed in your owners manual.

audio_video_guy

Thanks a lot guys.
Learn something new every day. This is my first car having built in compressor!!!

ex-quattro PETE

Its not built in. Its just one of those portable ones.

SJGQ5

anbody use it yet? How long does it take to fill up the spare?

idale

Couple minutes or so from what I recall. Didn't time it when I was forced to use it a while back, but it wasn't too terrible. I still miss full-size spares, but at least we've got something to swap out.

hilld

took about 8 minutes to get to the full pressure. The compressor was pretty darn noisy and got quite warm as well. At least it wasn't raining while filling the tire. Definitely interesting to watch it inflate with all the popping and contorting going on.

SJGQ5

Yeah..I used to work in the tire business..back in the 80's. Some cars had the inflatable spares..like ours..sort of before the mini-temp spare…The cars with the inflatables didn't have a compressor though.they had a can of compressed air…kind of like a bomb in your trunk! Saw several folks drive in with the inflatable not inflated!..Now that is a scary spare.

They are fun to watch inflate though!

Redd

Those compressors are all disposable, literally. They use a Teflon ring instead of lubricant oil for the piston, and if runs too long, too often, or simply in weather that it too hot, it melts and loses compression. In theory it will be good enough, with careful use, for one owner and the car. Maybe two owners, who knows.

The flat tire will not fit back in the "spare" space, you'd better have room in the car.

And the spare will not fit back in the place it came from, until you've give it some hours to fully deflate and collapse again. The rubber doesn't just snap back down. So...

RTFM, finding and using the tools won't be easy either.

An automatic sealing and inflating kit (from Slime or others) is inexpensive, much simpler, and actually the same thing that Audi supplies for cars like the R8, which ship with no spare at all. Of course the Audi kit uses black goo instead of green or white, and can't be found at WalMart or Amazon.

FWIW.