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T i re s and w h ee l s
The correct tire pressure for the spare wheel is
located on a label on the driver's side B-pillar.
Because tec hnical changes may be made to
vehicle equ ipment dur ing the model year, a l-
ways compare the tire size designation on the
tire pressure labe l on your vehicle with the
tires on your vehicle . Make sure that the tire
size information on the vehicle label is the
same as the size of t he tires on the vehicle.
This is especially important if the vehicle be -
longs to someone else or you bought the veh i-
cle with different rims/tires or you bought the
vehicle as a previously owned vehicle.
Remember, your safety and that of your pas-
sengers also depends on mak ing sure that
load limits are not exceeded. Vehicle load in-
cludes everybody and everything in and on the
vehicle. These load limits are technically refer-
red to as the vehicle's Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating ("GVWR"). The Gross Axle Weight Rat-
ing ("GAWR") is the maximum load that can
be applied at each of the veh icle's two axles.
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and the
Gross Axle Weight Rating are listed on the
safety compliance st icker labe l located on the
driver 's side B-pillar . The tire pressure label on
your Audi lists the maximum combined
weight of all of the occupants and luggage or
ot her cargo that the vehicle can carry. For the
location of the tire pressu re labe l
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fig. 195.
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WARNING
Overloading a vehicle can cause loss of ve-
hicle control, a cras h or other accident, se-
rious personal injury, and even death.
- Carrying more weight than your vehicle
was designed to carry will prevent the
vehicle from handling properly and in-
crease the risk of a loss of veh icle con-
trol.
- The brakes on a veh icle that has been
overloaded may not be able to stop the
vehicle within a safe distance.
- Tires on a vehicle that has been overload-
ed can fail suddenly causing loss of con-
t rol and a crash .
- Always make sure that the total load be-
ing transported - including the weight of
a trailer hitch and the tongue we ight of a
loaded trailer - does not make the vehi-
cle heavier than the vehicle's Gross Vehi-
cle Weight Rating.
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WARNING
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- Incorrect tire pressures and/or underin-
flation can lead to a serious or fatal acci-
dent.
- Inco rrect tire pressures and/or underin-
flation cause increased ti re wear and can
affec t the handling of the vehicle .
- Inco rrect tire pressures and/or underin-
flation can a lso lead to sudden t ire fail-
ure, including a blowou t and sudden de-
flation, ca using loss of veh icle cont ro l.
Checking tire pressure
The correct tire pressure for the tires original-
ly installed on your vehicle is listed on the tire
pressur e label located on driver's side 8-pil-
lar.
The recommended tire pressures are on the
t ire pressure label and in the table
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page 244, Cold tire inflation pressure.This
means that the pressure must be checked and
adjusted when the t ire has not been dr iven for
more than a couple of miles (kilometers) at
low speeds during the previous three hours.
Air in the tires expands when the tire heats up
as a result of inter nal frict ion as it flexes in
use . The t ire pressure is higher when the tire
has warmed up t han whe n it is "co ld. "
It is the inflation pressure in a "co ld" t ire that
counts . The refore, you should never let a ir out
of a wa rm tire to match "Cold t ire inflat ion
pressure" recomme ndat ions
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page 244 . The
t ires wo uld then be unde rinflated and could
fail suddenly .
The t ire pressure label on your Audi lists the
recommended cold t ire inflation pressures at
maximum cap acity for the new, or ig inal
equipmen t tires t ha t were on your vehicle at
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