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The correct tire pressure for the
spare wheel
is
located on a label on the driver's side B-pillar.
Because tec hnical changes may be made to
vehicle equ ipment dur ing the model yea r, a l-
ways compa re the tire size designation on the
tire pressure label on your vehicle wit h the
tires on your vehicle . Make sure that the tire
size information on the veh icle label is the
same as the s ize of the t ires on the vehicle.
This is especially important if the vehicle be -
longs to someone else or you bought the veh i-
cle with different rims/tires or you boug ht the
ve hicle as a previously owned vehicle.
Remember, your safety and that of your pas-
sengers also depends on mak ing su re that
load limits are not exceeded. Vehicle load in-
cludes everybody and everything in and on the
veh icle. These load limits are technically refer-
red to as the vehicle's Gross Vehicle We ight
Rating ("GVWR"). The Gross Axle Weight Rat -
ing ("GAWR") is the maximum load that can
be app lied at each of the veh icle's two axles.
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and the
Gross Axle Weight Rating are listed on the
safety compliance st icker label located on the
driver's side B-pilla r. The t ire pressure label o n
your Audi lists the maximum combined
weight of a ll of the occupants and luggage or
other cargo that the vehicle can carry. For the
location of the tire pressure labe l ~
fig. 156.
A
WARNING
Overloading a vehicle can cause loss of ve-
hicle control, a crash or other accident, se-
rious personal injury, and even death.
- Carrying more weight than yo ur vehicle
was designed to carry will prevent the
vehicle from handling properly and in-
crease the risk of a loss of veh icle con-
trol.
- The brakes 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-
t rol and a crash.
Tire s an d wheel s
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- Always make sure that the total load be-
ing transported
- includ ing the weight of
a trailer hitch and the tongue we ight of a
loaded trailer - does not make the vehi-
cle heavier than the vehicles Gross Vehi-
cle Weight Rating.
A
WARNING
- Inco rrect tire pressures and/or underin-
flation can lead to a ser ious or fatal acci-
dent.
- Inco rrect tire pressures and/or underin-
flation cause increased tire wear and can
affect the handling of the vehicle.
- Inco rrect tire pressures and/or underin-
flation can a lso lead to sudden t ire fail-
ure, including a blowou t and sudden de-
flation, caus ing loss of veh icle contro l.
Checking tire pressure
The correct tire pressure for the tires original-
ly installed on your vehicle is listed on the tire
pressvre label located on driver's side 8-pil-
lar.
The recommended
tire pressures are on the
ti re pressure label and in the table
~
page
229,
Cold tire inflation pressure .
This
means that the pressure m ust be checked and
adjusted when the tire has not been dr iven for
more than a couple of miles (kilometers) at
low speeds during the previous three hours.
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 t han when it is "cold."
It is the inflation pressure in a "cold" 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 io ns ~
page
229 . The
ti res wo uld then be unde rinfl ated and could
fail suddenly.
The tire pressure label on your Audi lists the
recommended
cold t ire inflation pressures at
max imum capacity for the new, or ig inal
equipment tires that were on your vehi cle at
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