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AUDI A3 2012  Owner´s Manual 212  Tire s and  wheel s 
Tires  and  wheels 
Tires 
General  notes 
Tires may  be  the least  appreciated  and  most 
abused parts  of  a motor  vehicle . 
Tires  may  be  the  least appreciated and

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AUDI A3 2012  Owner´s Manual -Never  mount  used  tires  on  yo ur vehicle  if 
you  are  not  sure  of their  "previous  histo­
ry."  Old used  tires  may  have  been  dam­
aged  even  though  the  damage  cannot  be 
seen  th

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AUDI A3 2012  Owner´s Manual 218  Tires  and wheels 
This  is especia lly important  if the  vehicle  be­
longs  to  someone  else or  you  bought  the  vehi­
cle  with  different  rims/tires  or you  bought  the 
vehicle  as

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AUDI A3 2012  Owner´s Manual used  today  are  underinflated  just  by looking 
at  them. 
Therefore,  be  sure  to  check  tire  pressures  at  l eas t once  a  mon th  and  always  before  going 
on  a  long  trip.  Make sure

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AUDI A3 2012  Owner´s Manual 220  Tire s and  wheel s 
-Only when  all  tires  on  the  vehicle  are  fi l­
led  to  the  correct  pressure,  the  tire  pres­
sure  monitoring  system*  can  work  correctly . 
- The  use  of  i

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AUDI A3 2012  Owner´s Manual 222  Tires  and  wheels 
and  luggag e loa d cap acit y 
c alcul ated  in St ep 4. 
6 . If your  v ehi cle will b e towing 
a  trail er, load  fro m  your  trail ­
er will b e tr ansferr ed to  your

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AUDI A3 2012  Owner´s Manual unbalanced, resulting  in vib rations  you can 
usually  feel  through the  steering  wheel. 
Unba lanced wheels  mus t be rebalanced to 
avoid excessive wea r on s teer ing, suspens ion 
and tires.

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AUDI A3 2012  Owner´s Manual 226  Tires  and wheels 
and  drive  with  extra  care.  Refit  the  nor­
mal  road  wheel  as  soon  as  safely  possi­
ble. 
- Never  drive  faster  than  the  maximum 
speed  for  which  the  tire