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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
veh icle as a previously owned vehicle.
Remember, your safety and that of your pas-
sengers also depends on making 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
Rati ng ("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 We ight Rating and the
Gross Axle We ight Rating are listed on the
safety compliance sticker 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 t he occupants and luggage or
other cargo that t he vehicle can carry. For the
locat io n of the tire pressure labe l ¢
fig . 200 .
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WARNING
Overloading a vehicle can cause loss of ve-
hicle control, a crash or other accident, se-
rious personal inju ry, and even death.
- Carry ing more weight than yo ur vehicle
was designed to ca rry will prevent the
vehicle from hand ling properly and in-
crease the risk of a loss of veh icle con-
t ro l.
- The bra kes 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 -
tro l and a crash.
- Always make sure that the tota l load be-
ing transported
- includ ing the weight of
a tra iler hitc h and the tongue weight of a
loaded trailer - does not make the veh i-
cle heav ier than the veh icle's Gross Vehi-
cle Weight Rating.
Tire s an d wheel s
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WARNING
- Incorrect tire pressures and/or underin-
f lation can lead to a ser ious or fatal acci-
dent .
- Incorrect tire pressures and/or underin-
f lation cause increased tire wear and can
affect the handl ing of the vehicle .
- Incorrect tire pressures and/or underin -
f lation can a lso lead to sudden t ire fail-
ure, including a blowout and sudden de-
f lation , ca us ing 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
pressure label located on driver's side 8-pil-
lar.
The recommended
tire pressures are on the
t ire press ure label and in the table
¢
page 247, Cold tire inflation pressure.This
means t hat the pressure m ust be chec ked and
adjusted when the t ire has not been dr iven for
more than a couple of miles (kilometers) at
low speeds d ur ing the previous th ree ho urs .
Air in the tires expands when the tire heats up
as a result of internal frict ion as it flexes in
use. The tire pressure is higher when the tire
has warmed up than when it is "cold."
It is the inflation pressure in a "co ld" t ire that
counts. Therefore, you should never let a ir out
of a warm tire to match "Cold t ire inflat ion
pressure" recommendat ions ¢
page 247 .
The
ti res wou ld then be unde rinflated and could
fail suddenly .
The tire pressure label on your Audi lists the
recommended
cold tire inflation pressures at
max imum capacity for the new, or ig inal
equipment tires that were on your vehicle at
t he time it was ma nufactu red. For the loca-
t ion of the labe l ¢
page 247, fig. 200.
Most t ires lose air naturally ove r t ime . They
can a lso lose some air if you d rive over a pot-
ho le or hit a curb while par king. It is usually
not poss ible to see whether the rad ia l t ires
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