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T i re s and w heel s
In o rder to minimize the occurrence of impact
damage to the tires of your vehicle, we recom-
mend that you observe the following precau-
tions :
- Always maintain recommended
inflation
pressures. Check your tire pressure every
2,000 miles (3,000 km) and add a ir if neces-
sary.
- 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
tires or have them inspected by the nearest
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 event u-
ally cause t ire fail ure. If you be lieve that a
ti re may have been damaged, replace the
tire as soon as possible.
- These t ires may wea r more qui ckly than oth-
ers.
- Please a lso remembe r that, whi le t hese t ires
deliver responsive handling, they may ride
less comfortably and make more noise than
other choices.
Reduced perf ormance in winter / cold
season condit ions
All tires are designed for certain purposes .
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 cond it ions. If
you dr ive under those circumstances, you
should equip your vehicle with all-season or
winter ti res, which offe r better traction under
those cond it ions . We suggest you use the rec-
ommended snow or a ll-season tires specified
for your vehicle, or their equiva lent .
Refe r to ~
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for mo re deta iled infor-
mat ion regarding winter tires.
Tire pressure
monitoring
system
ill
General notes
Applies to vehicles: w ith tire pressure monito ring system
Each tire, incl uding the spare (if provided),
sho uld be checked monthly when cold and in-
flated to the inflation pressure recommended
by the veh icle manufacturer
on the veh icle
placard or tire inflation pressure label. (If your
vehicle has tires of a different size than the
s ize indicated on the vehicle placard or tire in-
flat io n pressu re label, you shou ld dete rmine
the proper t ire infla t ion pressure fo r those
t ires) .
As an added safety feature, your veh icle has
been equipped with a tire pressure mon itoring
system (TPMS) that illum inates a low ti re
pressure te lltale whe n one or more of you r
tires is significant ly under -inflated . According-
ly, when the low tire pressure te lltale illumi-
nates, you shou ld stop and check your tires as
soon as possib le, and inflate them to the
proper pressure. Driving on a sign ificantly u n-
der- inflated t ire causes the tire to overheat
and can lead to tire fa ilure . Under -inflation al -
so reduces fuel eff iciency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle 's hand ling 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 respo ns ibility to maintain correct tire
pressure, even if under -inflation has not
reached t he leve l 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 sys t em is not operating properly . The
TPMS ma lfunction indicator is combined with
the low tire pressure te lltale. Whe n the sys-
tem detects a malfunction, the telltale will
flash for approximately one min ute and then
rema in con t inuously illum inated . This se-
quence will continue upon subsequent vehicle
start-ups as long as t he malfunct ion exists .
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