Tires and wheels Ill
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holding, driving characteristics, and safety of the vehicle. The table
( =>
page 322) lists specifications of the tires approved for the Audi
models covered by your Owner's Literature .
Th e tire pressure label located on the driver's side B-pillar
=> page 322, fig. 242 lists the specifications of the original equ ip
ment tires insta lled on your vehicle at the time it was manufactured.
Federal law requires tire manufacturers to place standardized infor
mation on the sidewall of all tires=>
page 330, fig. 245. This infor
mation identifies and describes the fundamenta l characteristics, the
quality grade of the tir e and also provides a tire ident ification number
for safety standard certification and in case of a reca ll.
Tire specifications
Knowledge of tire specifications makes it easier to choose the correct
tires . Radial tires have the tire spec ifications marked on the s idewall,
for example:
P255 / 55 R 18 109 H XL
This contains the following information:
P Indicates the tire is for passenger cars (where applicable)
255 Nominal tire width in mm of the tire from sidewall edge to side-
wall edge. In general, the larger the number, the wider the tire
55 Height/width ratio in percent (aspect ratio)
R Tire construction: Rad ial
18 Rim d iameter code ( in inches)
109 Load rating code
H Speed rating letter code
XL (or "xl", "EXTRA LOAD", or "RF" Indicates that the tire is a"Rein
forced" or an "Extra Load" tire
M+S (or "M/5") Indicates that the t ire has some mud and snow capa
bility
The tires could also have the info rmation of direction of rotation
=> page 318.
Safety first
Tire manufacturing date
The manufacturing date is a lso indicated on the tire sidewa ll
(poss ibly only on the
inner side of the wheel):
"DOT ... 2210 ... "means, for example, that the tire was produced in
t he 22nd week of 2010.
Speed rating (Letter code)
The speed rat ing letter code on the wheels ind icates the maximum
permissible road speeds =>
& in "Winter tires" on page 334.
P up to 93 mph (150 km/h)
Q up to 99 mph (158 km/h)
R up to 106 mph (1 70 km/h)
S up to 110 mph (180 km/h)
T up to 118 mph ( 190 km/h)
U up to 124 mph (200 km/h)
H up to 130 mph (210 km/h)
V up to 149 mph (240 km/h)
3>
Z over 149 mph (240 km/h)3>
W up to 168 mph (270 km/h)3
)
Y up to 186 mph (298 km/h)3>
Your vehicle is normally factory equ ipped with t ires, which possess
excellent driving characte ristics and give yo ur Audi opt imum dr iv in g
comfort. An electronic speed limiter=>
page 30 will normally prevent
your vehicle from going faster than the tire speed rating
=> &.
U.S. DOT Tire Identification Number (TIN) and tire
manufacture date
Th is is the tire's "ser ial number" . It begins w ith the letters "DOT" and
indicates that the tire meets all federal standards. The next two
numbers or letters indicate the plant where it was manufactured, and
the last four numbers represent the week and year of manufacture .
For example, the numbers 2210 mean that the tire was produced in
~
3> F o r tires w ith a maximum speed capab ili ty over 149 mph (240 km/h), tire
manufact urers somet imes use the letters "ZR."
Vehicle care Technical data
-Fuses and bulbs PW.___ ______________ _
No. Consumer
10 HomeLink
11 Control module Gateway
1 2 Headlight range adjustment
Right cockpit fuse assignment
Fi g. 262 Right co ckp it : fu se pane l with plastic cl ip
No. Consumer
Fuse p anel © (black )
1 Heated rear seats
2 Telephone, ce ll phone package
3 Front seat hating/seat ventilation (right)
4 Electronic S tabi lity Program (ESP)
•
Amps
5
5
5
Amps
20
5
30/15
20
•
No . Consumer
5
Door control module (right side of vehicle)
6 Rear electrical ou tlets
7 Lumbar support passenger's seat
8 C igarette lighter front
9 Fron t electrical outlets
1 0 A/C contro ls
11 Cooler
12 I ntelligent power mo du le passenge r
Fuse panel® (brown)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Headlight ele ct ro nic sys tem (r ight side of vehi
cle)
Ride height adjustment
Telephone package Audi side assist Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP)
Automat ic transmission
Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP)
Shift gate automatic transmission
9 Pa rk ing system
11 Heated rear seats
12 Air-condition ing
Fuse panel © ( red )
1 Instrumen t cluster
2 Rear view camera
II Amps
15
25
10
20
25
10
15
15
10
5
5
5
5
5/20
5
5
5
5
5
5
1 0
5
Fuses and bulbs -_______________ __.fWI
No. Consumer
3 CD player, DVD drive
4 MMI
Display
5 Automatic transmission
7 Panoramic sliding sunroof segment
l
8 Panoramic sliding sunroof segment 2
9 Panoramic sliding sunroof sunblind
CD player, DVD drive
11 W
indow regulators (right side of vehicle)
12 Rear air-conditioning controls
Right luggage compartment fuse
assignment
Amps
5
5
15
20
20
20 5
35 10
Fig. 263 Right luggage compartment: fuse panel with plastic clip
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Vehicle OP-eration
No. Consumer Amps
Fuse panel @ (black)
2 AdBlue heater
30
5 Parking system
5
-
6 Intelligent power module convenience
2
15
(right side of vehicle)
7 Intelligent power module convenience 2
15
(left side of veh icle)
9 Luggage compartment electrical outlet 20
10 I
ntell igent power modu le convenience 1
20
(right side of vehicle)
11 Convenience control module
15
12 I
ntell igent power module convenience 1
30
(left side of veh icle)
Fuse panel © (red)
1 Rad io 7,5/30
3 Digital Signal Processing (DSP)/
30
BOSE amplifier
4 Bang & Olufsen amplifier 30
5 Ride height adjustment
15
6 Soft close 20
7 Power rear lid
30
8 Power rear lid 30
9 Trailer hitch 15
10 Trailer hitch (left side of vehicle)
20
1 1 Trailer hitch (right side of vehicle)
20
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Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service iTechnical data
___ A_ l_. p_ h _ a_b_ e_ t_ic _a_ l_ in_ d_e _ x ____________________________________________ _
Retractor ... .. .. .... .. .. .. ... ... . .. 205
Rims Cast a lloy . ... ... ... ... ... .... ... 284
Roof rack . .. .. .................. ... 102
Loading ..... ................. .. 103
Mounting locat ions . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103
Roof we ight ....... ... ............. 103
Rule of behavior offroad 270
s
Safe driving habits ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 190
Safety belt he ight ad justment .. .. .. .. . 208
Safety belt position .. .. .... ......... 206
Safety belt he ight adjustment ...... 208
Safety belts worn by pregnant women ...
2 07
Safety belt p retensioner ............. 209
Service and disposal ........ .... .. 210
Safety belt warn ing light .... .. .. .. 18, 201
Safety bel ts ... ................... .. 20S
cleaning ...................... .. 28 9
Dange r to passengers who do no t wear a
safety belt ............ ... ... ... 203
Fasten ing ... ...... .............. 205
Improperly worn .. .... .. ......... 209
N ot wo rn .... ................. .. 203
Safety bel t position ....... .. .. .. .. 206
Sa fety ins truc tions . .... ... .... . .. 204
Sec uring child sa fety seats ...... .. . 243
Special considerations fo r pregnant Why YOU MUST wear them .
.. .. .. . 201
Worn properly ............... ... . 204
Safety compliance sticker . ... .... ... . 362
Safety equipment ................... 190
Safety features for occupant restraint and protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 0
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment ................ .. 85
Safety instructions Engine compartme nrt ...... .. .. .. . 301
for side curtain airbags ........... . 232
for using child safety seats .. .. .... . 236
for using safety be lt s ... .. ... .. .. . 204
Monitor ing the Advanced Airbag System
224
Safety lock
Igni tion key, au tomatic transmission 1 27
Seat ad justment
Adjusting the seat height manually ... 88
Adjusting the seatback ma nua lly . .. .. 88
Dr iver's seat .......... .... ....... 85
Dr ive r's seat memory ............ .. 89
Front passenger's seat .. .. .. ... .... 86
Front sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Head res trai nts ......... .. .. .. 92, 19 4
M anu al con trols . ................. 88
Moving the seat forward o r bac kward
manua lly ....... ..... ........ ... 88
Powe r .. .. .. .. .. ... .... .. .. ... ... 86
Seat be lts
See Safety be lts ................ . 201
women .. ..... ........ ...... .. 207 Seat memory ...... .... ... . ... .... . . 8 9
Unfasten ing ·· ············ ···· ··· 208 Seat vent ilat ion .. ..... .... . ... .. .. . 121
Wa rning/ind icator light .. ......... 201 Seat
ing capac ity . ... ... .. . .. .. .. .. .. 201
Seat ing pos it ion
Driver ... .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. . ... 192
Front passenger ... ... ... .. .. . ... 193
How to adjust the front seats ...... 193
Incorrect seat position ... ......... 195
Occupants . .. .. .... ............. 192
Rear passengers
Seats Numbe r of seats 194
201
Selective un lo ck feat ure .. .. ..... .. ... 49
Selector lever . .. .... .. ........... .. 164
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner . .... ... ... 2 10
Serv ice in terva l disp lay . ........... .. . 25
Service posit ion
Windshield wipers .. .... .......... 77
Servo tro n ic
Powe r stee ring . ..... .. .. .. .... .. 2 61
Shift buttons ..................... . 168
Side airbags Description ........ ............. 227
How they work ............ .... .. 228
Side ass ist
Act ivat ing and deact ivat ing . .. .. ... 154
Description . ... .. .. ..... ..... .. . 154
Informational and a lert stage signals 156
Messages in instrument cluster disp lay ..
16 1
MM I setti ngs ........ .. .... .... .. 160
Ope ra tion ..... .. .. ... .... .. . ... 156
Safety tips ..... .. .. .. .. ... .. . ... 162
Sensor detect ion area . ... ... ... ... 1 56