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T i re s and w heel s
- Drive carefu lly on roads with potholes, deep
gullies or ridges. The impact from driving
through 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 neares t
authorized Audi dealer. Replace a damaged
t ire as soon as possible .
- 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 underinflation,
wh ich could eventu-
ally cause t ire failu re. If you be lieve that a
t ire may have been damaged, replace the
t ire as soon as poss ible.
- These tires may wea r more quick ly than oth-
ers.
- Please also remember that, whi le these t ires
deliver respons ive handling, they may ride
less comfortably and make mo re no ise t han
othe r choices.
Reduced perf ormance in winter / cold
season conditions
All ti res are des igned for certa in pu rposes.
The low aspect ratio, ultra high 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 condit ions. If
you dr ive under those circumstances, you
should equip your vehicle with all-season or
winter tires, which offer better traction under
those cond it ions . We suggest you use the rec-
ommended snow or all-season tires specified
for your vehicle, or their equ ivalent .
Refe r to
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ma ti on regarding winter tires.
Tire pressure
monitoring
system
(l)
General notes
App lies to vehicles: with tire pressure monitoring system
Each t ire shou ld be checked monthly when
cold and inflated to the inflat ion pressu re rec-
ommended by the vehicle manufacturer
on
the vehicle p lacard or tire inflation press ure
label. (If your vehicle has tires of a d ifferent
s ize than the size indicated on the veh icle
placard or tire inflation pressure label, you
should determine the proper tire inflation
pressure for those tires) .
As an added safety feature, 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 you r
tires is significantly under-inflated . According-
ly, when the low tire pressure telltale illumi-
nates, you shou ld stop and check you r tires as
soon as possib le, and inflate them t o the
proper pressure . Driving on a signi ficantly un -
der-inflated tire causes the tire to overheat
and can lead to tire fa ilure. Under-inflation al-
so reduces fuel effic iency 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 ma intenance, 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 pressu re tellta le.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a
TPMS ma lfunction indicator to ind icate when
the system is not operating prope rly. The
TPMS ma lfunction ind icator is comb ined w ith
the low t ire pressure telltale . Whe n the sys-
tem detects a malfunc t ion , the t elltale will
flash fo r approxima t ely one min ute and then
remain continuously illuminated. This se-
quence will continue upon subsequent vehicle
start-ups as long as the malfunct ion exists .
When the malfunction indicato r is illum inat-
ed , the system 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 installation of replace-
ment or alternate tires or wheels on the vehi-
cle that prevent the TPMS from functioning
properly . Always check the TPMS malfunction
te lltale after rep lacing one or more tires o r
whee ls on your vehicle to ens ure that the
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