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In o rder to minimize the occu rrence of impact
damage to the tires of your vehicle, we recom-
mend that you observe the following precau-
tions :
- Always maintain recommended
inflation
pressures. Check your tire pressure every
2,000 miles (3,000 km) and add a ir if neces-
sary.
- Drive carefu lly on roads with potholes, deep
gullies or ridges. The impact from driving
t hrough or over such obstacles can damage
your tires. Impact with a curb may also
cause damage to your tires .
- After any impact, immediately inspect your
t ires or have them inspected by the nearest
authorized Audi dealer . Replace a damaged
t ire as soon as poss ible .
- Inspect your t ires every 2,000 miles (3,000
km) for damage and wear . Damage is not al-
ways easy to see. Damage can lead to loss of
air and unde rinflation, wh ich could eventu-
ally cause t ire fail ure. If you be lieve that a
tire may have been damaged , replace the
tire as soon as possible.
- These t ires may wear more qui ckly than oth -
ers.
- Please a lso remembe r that, whi le t hese t ires
deliver respons ive handling, they may ride
less comfortably and make more noise than
other choices.
Reduced performance in winter /co ld
season condit ions
All tires are designed for certain purposes .
The low aspect ratio, ultra hig h performance
tires originally installed on your vehicle are in-
tended for max imum dry and wet road per-
formance and handling . They are not suitable
for cold, snowy or icy weather cond it ions . If
you dr ive under those circumstances, you
should equip your vehicle with all-season or
winter tir es, which offer better traction under
those cond it io ns . We suggest you use t he rec-
ommended snow or all -season tires specified
for your vehicle, or their equiva lent .
Refe r to ~
page
240 for mo re deta iled info r-
ma ti on regarding wint er t ires.
Tire s an d wheel s
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Tire pressure
monitoring
system
ill
General notes
Each tire, incl uding the spare (if provided),
shou ld be checked monthly when cold and in-
flated to the inflation pressure recommended
by the veh icle manufac t urer on the veh icle
placard or tire inflation pressure label. (If your
vehicle has tires of a different size than the
s ize indicated on the vehicle placard or tire in-
flat io n pressu re labe l, you shou ld dete rm ine
the proper t ire inflation press ure fo r those
t i res).
As an added safety feature , your veh icle has
been equipped with a tire pressure mon ito ring
system (TPMS) that illum inates a low ti re
pressure te llt ale when one or more of your
t ires is significant ly under -inflated . According -
ly, when the low tire pressure te lltale illumi-
nates, you should stop and check your tires as
soon as possib le, and inflate them to the
proper pressure. Driving on a sign ificantly un-
der- inflated tire causes the tire to overheat
and can lead to tire fa ilure. Under-inflation al-
so reduces fuel eff iciency and tire tread life,
and m ay affe ct the vehicle's hand ling and
stopp ing ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute
fo r proper tire ma intenance, and it is the driv-
er's respons ibility to maintain correct tire
pressure, even if under -inflation has not
rea ched the leve l t o tr igger illuminat ion of the
TPMS low tire pressure tellta le .
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a
TPMS ma lfunction indicator to ind icate when
the sys t em is not operating properly . The
TPMS ma lfunction indicator is combined with
the low tire pressure te lltale. When the sys-
tem detects a malfunction, the telltale will
flash for approximate ly one min ute and then
rema in continuously illum inated . This se-
quence will continue upon subsequent vehicle
start-ups as long as the malfunct ion exists.
When the malfunction indicator is illum inat-
ed, the system may not be ab le to detect or
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