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contribution to good road holding and safe
handling when in good condition and properly
inflated
¢
.&. .
We recommend that all work on t ires and
wheels be performed by an authorized Audi
dealer. They are familiar with recommended
procedures and have the necessary special
too ls and spare parts as we ll as the proper fa -
cilities for dispos ing of the old tires .
Authorized Audi dealers have the necessary
information about techn ical requ irements for
installing or changing tires and rims.
Replacing t ires and w heels
Tires should be rep laced at least in pairs and
not individua lly (for example both front tires
or both rear tires together).
Be sure to read and heed the information to
the tire pressure monitoring system*
¢ page 249.
Always buy rep lacement radial tires that have
the same specifications as the t ires approved
for your vehicle by Audi. Replacement tires
must always have the same load rating speci-
fication as the original equipment or approved
optional tires listed in the table ¢ page 235.
Audi-approved specification tires are specially
matched to your vehicle and its load limits ,
and can contribute to the important road hold-
ing, driving character istics, and safety of the
vehicle. The table (¢ page 235) lists specifica-
tions of t he t ires approved for the Audi mod-
els covered by your Owner 's Literature .
The tire pressure label located on dr iver's side
B-pillar (¢ page 235, fig. 177) lists the speci-
fications of the orig inal equipment tires in-
stalled on your veh icle at the time it was man-
ufactured .
Federal law requires t ire manufacturers to
place st anda rdized information on the side-
wall of all tires ¢ fig . 180 . This information
ident ifies and describes the fundamental
characterist ics, the quality grade of the tire
and also provides a tire ide ntificat ion number
Tire s an d wheel s
243
fo r saf ety standard certification and in case of
a recall.
Tire specifications
Knowledge of tire specifications makes it eas-
ier to choose the correct tires . Radial ti res
have the tire specifications marked on the
sidewa ll , for examp le:
P255 / 35 Rl 9 96Y XL
This conta ins the following information :
P
Indicates the tire is for passenger cars
(where applicable)
255 Nom inal tire width in mm of the tire
from sidewall edge to sidewall edge. In
general, the larger the number, the wider
the t ire
35 Height/w idth ratio in percent (aspect ra-
t io)
R
Tire construct ion: Radial
1 9
Rim diameter code (in inches)
96 Load rating code
Y
Speed rati ng letter code
XL
(or "xl",
"EXTRA LOAD",
or
"RF"
I ndicates
t hat the t ire is a"Reinfo rced" or an " Ext ra
Load" t ire
M+S (or "M/S") I ndicates that the ti re has
some mud and snow capabil ity
The tires could also have the informat ion of
direction of rotat ion ¢ page 231 .
Tire manufacturing date
The manufact uring date is also indicated on
the tire sidewall (possibly only on the inner
side of the wheel):
"DOT ... 2212 ... "means, for examp le, that
the tire was produced in the 22nd week of
2012.
Speed rating (letter code)
The speed rating letter code on the whee ls in-
dicates the maximum permissible road speeds
¢ .&. in Winter tires on page 247.
P
up to 93 mp h (150 km/h)
Q
up to 99 mp h (1 58 km/h)
R
up to 106 mph (170 km/h)
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