2008 AUDI A4 AVANT TPMS

To set the date, for example, proceed as follows :
- Press the [R eset] button . The Start menu appears
=> page 41, fig . 30.
- Tap the rocker
switch => page 42, fig. 3 1 until Set
=> page 44, fig. 34 is activated.
- Press the [Reset] button. The men us avai lab le under
Set
appear.
- Tap the rocker switc h unti l
Clock => page 44, fig . 35 is
disp layed .
- Press the [Reset] button . The c lock settings menu
appears .
Continued => page 45, "Practica l examp le (part 2)" . •
Practical example (part 2)
Continue w ith se tting the date as follows :
- Tap the rocker
switch => page 42, fig. 3 1 until Date is acti­
vated.
- If there a n empty box in front o f Date, press the [Reset]
button. Now a check mark appears in t he box .
- Tap the rocker switc h until the date display is activated
and press the [Reset] button. The day flashes.
- Tap the rocker switc h up or down until the correct
number for the day appears . Press the [Reset] button .
Now the month flashes.
- Chan ge the mon th and th e year as needed in the same
way.
Controls and equip ­
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Continued=> page 45 , "Practical example (part 3)" . •
Practical example (part 3)
Close setting the da te as follows:
- Tap the rocker
switch => page 42, fig. 31 until Back is act i­
vated.
- Press the [Reset] button. The
Set menu appears again .
- Press th e [Reset] butto n again. The Star t menu appears
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Tire pressure monitoring system
Applies to veh ic les: with tir e pr essure monitor in g system
General notes
As an adde d safe ty feature, your vehicle has been equ ipped wit h a
tire pressure monitoring sys tem (TPMS) that i lluminates a low tire
pressure te llta le when one or more of your tires is significant ly
under-inflated . The TPMS only provides a low tire pressure warning
and does not reinflate your tires.
According ly, when the low tire pressure te llta le i llum inates, you
shou ld stop and check your tires as soon as possib le, and infla te
them to the proper pressure . Driv ing on a significantly under ­
inf lated tire causes the tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure.
Under -inflation a lso reduces fue l efficiency and tire tread life, and
may affect the vehicle 's hand ling and stopping ab ility .
0 Note
• Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper tire
maintenance , and it is the driver's responsibility to maintain correct
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tire pressure, even if under-inflation has not reached the level to
t rigger il lum ination of the TPMS low tire pressure te llta le .
• Each tire should be checked month ly when cold and inflated to
the infla tion pressure recommended by the vehic le manufacturer
on the vehicle placard , tire inflation pressure label, or in chapter
=> page 297 . (If your ve hicle has tires o f a different size than t he size
indicated on the vehicle placard or tire inf lation pressure label, you
should de termine the proper tire inflation pressure for those
tires.) •
Applies to vehi cles : with tire p ress ure mo nit o ring system
TPMS malfunction indicator
Your vehic le has also been equipped with a TPMS ma lfunction indi ­
cator to indicate when the system is not operating properly. The
TPMS ma lfunct ion indicator is combined with the low tire pressure
telltale . When the system detects a ma lfunction, t he tellta le wi ll
f lash for approximately one minute and then remain continuous ly
il lum inated. T his sequence wil l continue upo n subsequent veh icle
star ts up as long as the malfunction exists.
When the ma lfunc tion ind icator is ill uminated, the system may not
be able to detect or signal low tire pressure as intended .
TPMS malfunctions may occur for a variety of reasons, including the
installation o f rep lacement or a lternate tires or wheels on the
vehic le that prevent the TPMS from functioning properly . A lways
check t he TPMS malfunction tellta le after replac ing one or more
tires or whee ls on your v ehicle to ensur e that the replacement or
a lternate t ires and wheels al low the TP MS to continue to function
proper ly. •
Ap plies to ve hicles : w it h tir e pressu re m oni to ring sy ste m
Introduction
T he tire pressure monitoring system monitors air pressure
in all four road wheels while the vehicle is moving.
As soon as the tire pressure monito ring system se nses a significant
loss of air pressure in one or several tires, text messages and yel low
symbo ls appear in the instrument clus ter disp lay to a lert the driver.
The
(l) warning light in the instrument cluster comes on when the
t ire is significa ntly under inflated.
The warning light
(l) also lights up during a system failure .
When the whee l is turning, the system receives radio signals from
sensors located inside each tire.
A factory spare wheel is delivered with sensor . However, the spare
whee l is not checked by the ti re pressure monitoring sys tem. Such
monitoring can on ly occur after the spare wheel has been insta lled
and
initia lized => page 50.
Be aware that t ire pressure is a lso dependent o n the temperature of
the tire . For every 18 °F (1
O °C) increase in tire temperature, tire pres ­
su re increases by about 1.5 psi (0 .1 barl. The tire warms up wh ile the
vehic le is moving and t ire pressure rises. So you should adjust tire
pressure only when they are
cold, when tire temperature is roughly
the same as ambient air temperature .
I n order to keep the tire pressure moni toring system prope rly ca li­
brated, tire pressure on all four tires shou ld be checked at regular
intervals, adjusted if necessary and saved in the proper sett ing
(reco mmended
pressure) => page 48.
The tire pressure is shown on the tire pressure label. On USA vehi ­
cles, the tire pressure label is located on the dr iver's side B -pillar. On
Canada vehicles, the tire pressure labe l is located either on the
driver's side B -p illar o r inside the fue l fi ller flap. The tire pressure
label l ists the recommended cold tire inflation pressures for the
vehic le at its maximum capacity weight and the tires that were on
your vehicle at the t ime it was manu factured . For recommended tire
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