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T ires and whee l s
Driving style
- Extra care must be taken when
Driving fast around curves,
rotating direction-specific
heavy acceleration and hard
tires ¢ page 311 .
braking increase tire wear.
Wheel balancing
Rotating tires for more even
The wheels on new vehicles are
wear
balanced. However, various sit-
For all four tires on your vehicle
uations during everyday driving
to have the same service life,
can cause them to become un-
we recommend that the front
balanced, resulting in vibra-
and rear tires are rotated ac-
tions you can usually feel
cording to the tire manufactur-
through the steering wheel.
er's suggested tire rotation in-
Unbalanced wheels must be re-
tervals . Please remember the
balanced to avoid excessive
following:
wear on steering, suspension
-T ire rotation intervals may dif-
and tires. A wheel must also be
fer from the vehicle service in·
rebalanced when a new tire is
tervals outlined in your War-
insta lled.
ranty
&
Maintenance booklet .
Incorrect wheel alignment
- The longer one tire is used in
Incorrect wheel alignment can
one location on the vehicle,
cause excessive ti re wear, im-
the more it wears at certain
pairing the safety of t he vehi-
points; t herefore, we recom-
cle. If t ires show excessive
mend that you follow the tire
wear, have the wheel alignment
manufacturer's suggested tire
checked by an authorized Audi
rotation interva ls.
dealer or qualified workshop.
-Vehicles with front-wheel
drive experience more t read
All-wheel drive
wear on the front wheels com-
Vehicles with quattro must al-
pared to all-wheel drive (quat-
ways have tires of the same
tro) .
size, construction and tread
-Please rotate tires as shown
type. For details see
¢
fig . 253.
¢ page 227.
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