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th rough or over such obstacles can damage
your tires. Impact with a curb may also
cause damage to your tires .
- After any impact, immediately inspect your
tires or have them inspected by the nearest
authorized Audi dea ler. Replace a damaged
t ire as soon as possible.
- Inspect your tires every 2,000 miles (3,000
km) for damage and wear . Damage is not al-
ways easy to see. Damage can lead to loss of
air and underinflation, wh ich could eventu-
ally cause tire fa ilure . If you believe that a
t ire may have been damaged, replace the
t ire as soo n as possible.
- These tires may wear more quickly than oth-
ers .
- Please also remember that, while these tires
deliver respons ive handling, they may ride
less comfortably and make more noise than
othe r cho ices .
Reduced perf ormance in winter / cold
season condition s
All t ires are des igned for certain purposes.
The low aspect ratio, ultra hig h performance
tires orig inally installed on your vehicle are in-
tended for maximum dry and wet road per -
formance and handling . They are not suitable
for cold, snowy or icy weather conditions. If
you dr ive under those circumstances, you
should equip your vehicle with all-season or
winter tires, which offer better traction under
those cond itions . We suggest you use the rec-
ommended snow or all-season tires specified
fo r your vehicle, or their equ ivalent.
Refer to ¢
page 264
for mo re deta iled infor-
mat ion regarding winter t ires .
Tire pressure
monitoring
system
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General notes
Each t ire, includ ing the spare (if provided),
should be checked month ly when cold and in-
flated to the inflation pressure recommended
by t he vehicle manufacture r on the vehicle
placard or t ire inflation pressure label. (If your
Tire s an d wheel s
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vehicle has tires of a different size than the
size indicated on the vehicle placard or tire in-
flat ion pressure labe l, you sho uld determine
the proper t ire inflation press ure for those
tires).
As an added safety feature, your vehicle has
been equipped with a tire pressure monitoring
system (TPMS) that illum inates a low tire
pressure telltale when one or more of your
ti res is significant ly under-inflated. According-
ly, when the low tire pressure telltale illumi-
nates, you shou ld stop and check you r tires as
soon as possib le, and inflate them t o the
proper pressu re. Driving on a sign ifican t ly un-
der -infla t ed ti re causes the tire to overhea t
and can lead to tire failure . Under-inflation al-
so reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle 's hand ling and
stopp ing ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute
for proper tire maintenance, and it is the driv-
er's respons ibility to maintain correct tire
pressure, even if under-inflation has not
reached the level to tr igger illuminat ion of t he
TPMS low tire pressu re tellta le.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a
TPMS malfunction indicator to ind icate when
the system is not operating properly. The
TPMS ma lfunction indicator is combined with
the low t ire pressure telltale . Whe n the sys-
tem detects a malfunction, the telltale will
flash fo r approximate ly one m inute and then
rem ain continuously illum inated . This se-
quence will continue upon subsequent vehicle
start-ups as long as the malfunction exists .
When t he malfunction indicato r is illum inat-
ed, the syst em may not be ab le to detec t or
signal low tire pressure as int ended . TPMS
malfu nctions may occur for a var iety of rea -
sons, including the insta llation of rep lace-
ment or alternate tires or wheels on the vehi-
cle that prevent the TPMS from functioning
properly. Always check the TPMS malfunction
telltale after rep lacing one or more tires or
whee ls on your vehicle to ensu re that the re-
placement or alternate tires and wheels allow
the TPMS to conti nue to funct ion properly.
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