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- The use of incorrect tire pressure values
can lead to accidents or other damage.
Therefore it is essential that the driver
observe the specified tire pressure values
for the tires and the correct pressu res for
the funct ion of the tire pressure mon itor-
ing system*.
- Always inflate t ires to the recommended
and correct tire pressure before driving
off.
- Driving with under inflated tires bend
more, letting them get too hot resu lting
in tread separation, sudden t ire fa ilure
and loss of control.
- Excessive speed and/ove rloading can
cause heat bui ld-up, sudden tire fail ure
and loss of control.
- If the t ire pressure is too low or too high,
the tires w ill wear prematurely and the
vehicle will not hand le we ll.
- If the t ire is not flat and you do not have
to change a wheel immediate ly, drive at
reduced speed to the nearest service sta-
tio n to check the tire pressure and add
air as required.
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Note
Driving without valve stem caps ca n cause
damage to the tire valves. To prevent this,
always make sure that factory installed
valve stem caps on all wheels are secure ly
mounted on the valve.
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For the sake of the environment
Underinflated tires will a lso increase the
fue l consumption .
Tires and vehicle load limits
There are limits to the amount of load or
weight that any veh icle and any t ire can carry .
A vehicle that is overloaded w ill not handle
well and is more difficult to stop . Overload ing
can not on ly lead to loss of vehicle con t rol,
but can a lso damage important par t s of the
vehicle and can lead to sudden tire failure, in-
cluding a blowout and sudden deflation that
can cause the vehicle to crash.
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Your safety and that of your passengers also
depends on making sure that load limits are
not exceeded. Vehicle load includes everybody
and everything in and on the veh icle. These
load lim its are technically referred to as the
vehicle's
Gross Vehicle Wei ght Rating
("GVWR").
The "GVWR" includes the weight of the basic
vehicle, all factory installed accessories, a full
tank of fuel, oil, coolant and other fluids plus
maximum load. The max imum load includes
the number of passengers that the vehicle is
int ended to carry ("seat ing capac ity") with an
assumed we ight of 150 lbs (68 kg) for each
passenger at a designated seating posit ion
and the total weight of any luggage in the ve-
hicle . If you tow a trai ler, the weight of the
trailer hitch and the tongue weight of the
loaded tra iler must be included as part of the
vehicle load.
The
Gross Axle We ight Rating
("GAWR") is
the maximum load that can be applied at each
of the vehicle's two axles.
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 B-pillar. Your Audi has 4 seat ing
pos itions, 2 in the front and 2 in the rear for
total seating capacity of 4 . In some vehicles
there are 5 seating pos it ions, 2 in the front
and 3 in the rear for tota l seating capacity of
5. Each seat ing position has a safety belt
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page 140, Safety belts .
The fact that there is a n upper limit to you r
vehicle's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating means
that the total weig ht of whatever is being car-
ried in the vehicle (includ ing the weight of a
trailer hitch and the tongue weight of the
loaded trai ler) is limited . The more passen-
gers in the vehicle or passengers who are
heavier than the standard we ights assumed
mean that less we ight can be carried as lug-
gage .
The tire pressure label on your Audi also lists
the maximum combined weight of a ll of the
occupants and luggage or other cargo that
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