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Tires
and
wheels
Model/
Tire designation
Tire
pressure
Engine
Normal load
Maximum load
(up to 3 people)a>
front
rear
front
rear
PSI
kPA
PSI
kPA
PSI
kPA
PSI
kPA
A3 Sportb
225/45
Rl 7 91 Y
ack:
High Performance
30
210
28
190
36
250
36
250
2.0L
225/40
Rl8 92Y XL
4 cylinders High Performance
35
240
32
220
36
250
36
250
(Diesel en-
225/45
Rl7 91H
gine)
All Season
33
230
30
210
41
280
41
280
225/40
Rl8 92H XL
All Season
36
250
33
230
41
280
41
280
A3 Sportb
205/55
Rl6 91 V
ack e-tron: High Performance
35
240
35
240
36
250
39
270
1.4 liters
225/40
Rl8 92Y XL
4 cylinders High Performance
33
230
33
230
36
250
39
270
(Gasoline/
225/45
Rl 7 91H
electric en-
All Season
33
230
33
230
38
260
38
260
gine)
225/40
Rl8 92H XL
All Season
33
250
33
250
41
280
41
280
XL=
reinforced or extra load tire. It may also appear as xi,
EXTRA LOAD,
or
RF
on the tire sidewall.
a)
2
people in the front, 1 person in the
rear
A
WARNING
Please note the important safe-
ty precautions regarding tire
pressure
¢
page
263 and load
limits
¢
page
266.
Tires and vehicle load limits
There are limits to the amount of
load or weight that any vehicle
and any tire can carry. A vehicle
that is overloaded will not handle
well and is more difficult to stop.
Overloading can not only lead to
loss of vehicle control, but can al-
266
so damage important parts of the
vehicle and can lead to sudden
tire failure, including a blowout
and
sudden
deflation that
can
cause the vehicle to crash.
Your safety and that of your pas-
sengers
also depends on making
sure that load limits are not ex-
ceeded. Vehicle load includes ev-
erybody and everything in and on
the vehicle. These
load
limits are
technically referred to as the vehi-
cle's
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat-
ing ("GVWR").
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