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authorized Audi dealer. Replace a damaged
tire as soon as possible.
- Inspect your tires every 2 ,000 miles (3,000
km) for damage and wear. Damage is not a l-
ways easy to see . Damage can lead to loss of
air and underinflation, which could eventu-
ally cause tire failure. If you be lieve that a
t ire may have been damaged, replace the
t ire as soon as possible .
- These tires may wear more quick ly than oth-
ers .
- Please also remember that, while these tires
deliver respons ive handling, they may ride
less comfortably and make more noise than
other cho ices .
Reduced perform ance in winte r/ cold
season conditions
All tires are des igned for certai n purposes.
The low aspect ratio, ultra high pe rformance
tires orig inally installed on your veh icle are in-
tended fo r max imum dry and wet road per-
formance and handling . They are not suitable
for cold, snowy or icy weather conditions. If
you drive under those circumstances, you
should equip your vehicle with all-season or
winter tires, which offer better traction under
those cond itions . We suggest you use the rec-
ommended snow or all-season tires specified
for your vehicle, or their equ ivalent .
Refer to
c> page
298 for more detailed infor-
mat ion regarding winter t ires.
Tire pressure
monitoring
system
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General notes
Each t ire, includ ing the spare (if provided),
should be checked monthly when cold and in-
flated to the inflation pressure recommended
by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle
placard or tire inflation pressure label. (If your
ve hicle has t ires of a different size than the
size ind icated on the vehicle placard or tire in-
flation pressure label, you should determine
the proper tire inflation pressure for those
tires).
Tire s an d wheel s
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As an added safety featu re, your veh icle has
been equipped with a tire pressure monitoring
system (TPMS) that illum inates a low tire
pressure telltale when one or more of your
tires is significantly under-inflated. According-
ly, when the low tire pressure telltale illumi -
nates, you should stop and check your tires as
soon as possib le, and inflate them to the
proper pressu re. Driving on a sign ificantly un-
der- infla t ed ti re causes the tire t o overhea t
and can lead to tire fa ilure . Unde r-inflation al-
so reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle's handling and
stopp ing ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute
for proper tire maintenance, and it is the driv-
er's responsibility to maintain correct tire
pressure, even if under-inflation has not
reached the level to tr igger illuminat ion of the
TPMS low tire pressure tellta le.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a
TPMS malfunction ind icator to ind icate when
the system is not operating properly . The
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
the low tire pressure telltale . Whe n the sys -
tem detects a malfunction , the telltale will
flash for approximate ly one m inute and then
rema in continuously illum inated . This se -
quence will continue upon subseque nt vehicle
start-ups as long as the malfunct ion exists.
When the malfunction indicato r is illum inat-
ed, the sys t em may not be ab le to detect or
signal low tire pressure as intended. TPMS
malfunctions may occur for a var iety of rea-
sons, including the insta llation of rep lace-
ment or a lternate tires or wheels on the vehi-
cle that prevent the TPMS from functioning
properly. Always check the TPMS malfunction
telltale after rep lacing one or more tires or
whee ls on your vehicle to ensure that the re-
placeme nt or alternate ti res and wheels allow
the TPMS to cont inue to funct ion prope rly.
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