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Returning to the Start menu
"' Press the
I
Reset !
button longer than 2 sec-
onds to return from any menu level to the
Start menu .
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Tips
Before resetting the TPMS, the current
pressures of
all four tires
must correspond
to the specified values. Adjust the tire
pressure and reset the pressure in the tire
pressure monitoring system accord ing to
the load you are carrying
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page 198.
Run-flat
tires
Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with Run-flat tires
Run-flat tires help keep you moving if a tire
goes flat.
Reinforced sidewalls give the tires run-flat ca-
pability if tire pressure is lost.
We recommend that run-flat t ires only be
mounted on vehicles that were originally
equ ipped with these special tires at the facto-
ry and have a Tire Pressure Monitor ing Sys-
tem.
Run-flat t ires can be identified by the lett ers
"RSC"
on the tire sidewall.
If you do change the tires on your vehicle from
normal to run-flat t ires, you must buy the
specia l rims required for run-flat tires, and the
Tire Pressure Monito ring System must be re-
programmed by an authorized Audi dea ler or
other qualified workshop.
What do run-flat tires do?
These special tires have run-flat capabilities
that help keep you moving if a t ire loses pres-
sure and goes flat. Under favorable cond itions
tires can be driven
at least 30 miles (SO km),
but you must not drive
faster than SO mph
(80 km/ h)
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page 216, Driving with run-flat
tires .
Tire s an d wheel
s
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When it is not possible to continue
driv ing, even with run-flat tire s?
- If the Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP)
is not working or keeps coming on.
- If the Tire Pressure Monitoring System does
not work.
- If the tire has been severely damaged, in a
crash, for example. The tread can separate
from a damaged tire as the wheel turns, and
hit parts of the vehicle, such as the fuel tank
filler neck, fuel lines or brake lines.
- Do not contin ue driving if severe vibrat ion
occurs or if the t ire starts to smoke because
the t ire is running hot.
- Do not contin ue driving if damage to the
tire, such as cracks in the sidewall, appears.
A
WARNING
Improper use of run-flat tires can cause
vehicle damage that can lead to loss of ve-
hicle cont rol, a crash and serious personal
in
Jury.
- Run-flat tires can only be used with spe-
cial rims.
- Run-flat tires must always be monito red
with a prope rly programmed Tire Pre-
ssure Monito ring System.
- Always inspect a tire that has lost air to
make sure it is safe to drive with the tire
in t he run-flat mode.
- Never drive with run-f lat t ires that have
been damaged in a collision.
- Never drive with run-flat t ires if heat
build-up causes the tire to give off
smoke.
- Never drive with run-f lat t ires if the vehi-
cle shakes or vibrates severely.
- Never drive with a run-flat ti re that de-
velops sidewall cracks or other damage
while in use.
- If you switch between standa rd and run-
flat ti res, an aut horized Audi dealer or
qualified workshop must reprogram the
cont rol mod ule.
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