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Transmitters with the same frequency
,
such as radio head-
phones in the vehic le or radio equipment, can cause a temporary
disruption of the system through excessive electromagnetic
fields
.
•
Elimina
t
e the interference if possible/if you can and then
proceed as follows
:
Turn off the engine for 20 minutes
.
Then drive
another 10 min. If the warning light comes on aga in, you should
contact your authorized Audi dealer immediately to have the
problem corrected
.
•
Do not use commercially
avai lable
t
ire sealants. Otherwise, the
electrical componen
t
s of the tire pressure monitoring
system* wil
l
no longer work properly and the sensor for the tire pressure moni-
toring system
*
will have to be replaced by a qualified workshop
.
•
Run-flat
tires
Ap
pli
es to ve
hicles:
w
ith Run -flat
tires
Introduction
Run-flat tires help keep you moving if a tire goes flat.
Reinforced sidewalls give the tires run -flat capability if t ire pressure
is lost
.
We recommend that run -flat tires only be mounted on vehicles that
were origina lly equipped with these special tires at the factory and
have a Tire Pressure
M
onitoring System.
Run-flat tire
s
can be identified by
t
he letter
s "RSC"
on the tire
side-
wa
ll.
If you do change the tires on you
r
vehicle from normal
t
o run -flat
tires
,
you must buy the special rims required for run -flat tires, and
the
T
ire Pressure
M
on itoring System must be reprogrammed
by an
authorized Audi dea ler or other qual ified workshop.
What
do run -fl
a
t tires do
?
These specia
l
tires have run-flat capabilities
t
hat help keep you
moving if a tire loses pressure and goes flat. Under favorab le condi
-
tions tires can be driven
at least 30 mile
s
(50
km), but you must not
drive
faster than 50 mph (80
km/ h)
=>
page 261, "Driving with run
-
flat tires".
The Tire Pressure
M
onitoring System constant ly checks the air
pres-
sure in the tires. If the run-flat system is active (shown in the center
display), you must inspect the affected t ire or t ires and then decide
whether to cont inue dr iving. Be sure
t
o
f
ol low these tips
=>
page 261, "Driving with run -flat tir es"
.
When
it is n
o
t po
ss
ible to c
o
ntinue
dri
v
ing, ev
e
n with
run-flat
tir
e
s
?
•
If t he Electronic Stabi lization Program (ESP) is not work ing o
r
keeps coming on.
•
If the
T
ire Pressure
M
onitoring System does not work.
•
If the tire has been severely damaged, in a crash, for example
.
The t read can separate from a damaged tire as
t
he wheel
t
urns
,
and
hit parts of the vehicle, such as the fuel tank filler neck, fuel lines or
brake lines.
•
Do not con
t
inue d riving if severe vibra
t
ion occurs
o
r if
t
he tire
starts to smoke because the tire is running hot.
•
Do
not conti nue drivi ng if da
m
age to the tire, such as cracks in
the sidewal l, appears
.
&
WARNING
Improper use of run-flat tires can cause vehicle da mage th at can
lead to
loss
of vehicle control
, a
crash and
serious
personal
injury.
•
Run-flat t ires can only be used w ith special rim
s.
•
Run-flat tires must
alw
ays be monitored
w
ith
a
properly
programmed Tire Pressure Monitoring System.
•
Alw ays
inspect a tire that
has
lost air to make sure it
is
safe to
drive with the tire in the run-flat mode
.
•
Never drive with run-flat tire
s
th at have been dam aged in a
collision.
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