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Tires and wheels
you have stored . The system does not recog-
nize the load condition of your vehicle.
The effectiveness of the tire pressu re monitor-
ing system w ill be impaired if yo u store nor-
mal load pressures but then operate the vehi -
cle at its maximum load ¢ .&..
See the illustration¢
fig. 249
for the location
of the lab el on driver's side 8-pillar (color of
the actua l label and exact location on the ve-
hicle wi ll vary slightly).
Note that the following table is accurate at
the time of going to press and is subject to
Model/
Tire designation
change. In the event of discrepancies, the t ire
pressure label located on the driver's side 8-
pillar always takes precedence.
The table below lists the recommended
cold
ti re inflation pressures for the Audi mode l
covered by your Owner's Literature at the vehi-
cle's capacity weight and the t ire sizes instal-
led on the respective models as original
equipment, or as a factory option.
Tire pressure
Engine
normal load condition
full load condition
front
rear
front
rear
PSI
kPA
PSI
kPA
PSI
kPA
PSI
kPA
255/55
Rl8 109H XL
35
240
35
240
44
300
49
340
All Season
265/50
Rl9 llOH XL
35
240
35
240
44
300
49
340
All Season
Q7:
275/45
R20 llOH XL
3 .0 liter
35
240
35
240
44
300
49
340
All Season
6-cylinder
275/45
R20 llOYXL
35
240
35
240
44
300
49
340
High Performance
295/35
R21 107V XL
36
250
35
240
44
300
49
340
High Performance
XL= reinforced or extra load tire. It may also appear as xl, EXTRA LOAD, or RF on the tire side-
wall.
The correct tire pressure for the spare wheel is
located on a label on the dr iver's side 8-p illar .
Because technical changes may be made to
vehicle equipment dur ing the model year, al-
ways compare the tire size designation on the
tire pressure label on your vehicle w ith the
tires on your vehicle. Make sure that the tire
size info rmation on the veh icle label is the
same as the size of the tires on the vehicle.
This is especially important if the vehicle be-
longs to someone else or you bought the vehi-
cle with different rims/tires or you bought the
vehicle as a previously owned vehicle.
Remember, your safety and that of yo ur pas-
sengers also depends on making sur e that
load lim its are not exceeded . Veh icle load in-
cludes everybody and eve ryth ing in and on the
vehicle. These load limits are techn ica lly refer-
red to as the veh icle's Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating ("GVWR"). The Gross Axle We ight Rat-
ing ("GAWR") is the maximum load that can
be applied at each of the vehicle's two ax les.
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and the
Gross Axle Weight Rating are listed on the
safety comp liance sticker label located on the
driver's side 8-pillar . The tire pressure label on
your Audi lists the maximum combined
weight of all of the occupants and luggage or
other cargo that the veh icle can carry . For the
location of the tire pressure label ¢
fig. 249.
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