Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual page 249

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Wheels
Model/
Tire designation
Tire pressure
Engine
Normal load
Maximum load
(up to 2 people)
front
rear
front
rear
PSI
RS:
245/35
Rl9 93Y
5.2
liter
High Performance
32
10
cylin-
295/35
Rl9 104V
der
High Performance
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245/30
R20 90V
High Performance
35
305/30
R20 103V
---
High Performance
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WARNING
Please note the important safe-
ty precautions regarding tire
pressure
9
page 245
and load
limits
9
page 247.
Tires and vehicle load limits
There are limits to the amount of
load or weight that any vehicle
and any tire can carry. A vehicle
that is overloaded will not handle
well and is more difficult to stop.
Overloading can not only lead to
loss of vehicle control, but can al-
so damage important parts of the
vehicle and can lead to sudden
tire failure, including a blowout
and sudden deflation that can
cause the vehicle to crash.
Your safety and that of your pas-
sengers also depends on making
sure that load limits are not ex-
kPA
PSI
kPA
PSI
kPA
PSI
kPA
22 0
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41
280
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29
200
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36
250
240
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49
340
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32
22 0
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41
280
ceeded. Vehicle load includes ev-
erybody and everything in and on
the vehicle. These load limits are
technically referred to as the vehi-
cle's
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat-
ing
("GVWR").
The "GVWR" includes the weight
of the basic vehicle, all factory in-
stalled accessories, a full tank of
fuel, oil, coolant and other fluids
plus maximum load. The maxi-
mum load includes the number of
passengers that the vehicle is in-
tended to carry ("seating capaci-
ty") with an assumed weight of
150 lbs (68 kg) for each passen-
ger at a designated seating posi-
tion and the total weight of any
luggage in the vehicle.
The
Gross Axle Weight Rating
("GAWR") is the maximum load
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