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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine IfthebrakefluidlevelfalLsconsiderablybe
Lowthe"MIN" mark,thebrakewarning/indi-
catorlight(U.s.models:,Canadian
models:.)willcomeonqpage14.Donot
continuetooperatethevehicle. Thecomplete
brakesystemshouldbethoroughlychecked
byanauthorizedAudidealerorotherquali
fied facility
andthecausecorrected.Ifthe
brakefLuidLevelistoolow,thebrakewarning/
indicator lightwillilluminate.Contactanau
thorizedAudidealerimmediately.
Changing brakefluid
Havethebrake fluidchanged byan experi
enced technician.
Brakefluidabsorbsmoisturefromtheair.If
thewatercontentinthebrakefluidistoo
high, corrosioninthebrakesystemmayresult
afteraperiodoftime.The boilingpointofthe
brake fluidwillalsodecreaseconsiderablyand
decreasebrakingperformance.
Therefore,thebrake fluidmustbechanged
everytwoyears.Always usenew brake fluid
which
conformstoFederal MotorVehicle
Standard"FMVSS116DOT4".
Thebrake fluidreservoir canbedifficultto
reach,therefore,werecommendthatyou
have
thebrake fluidchangedbyyourauthor
izedAudi deaLer. Yourdealerhasthecorrect
tools,therightbrakefluidandtheknow-how
todothisforyou.
&.WARNING
- Brake fluidispoisonous.
Itmustbestor
ed onlyintheclosed originalcontainer
outofthereachofchiLdren!
- Brake failure can
resultfromoldorinap
propriatebrakefluid. Observethesepre
cautions:
- Use only brake fluid
thatmeetsSAE
specification]1703andconformsto
Federal MotorVehicleStandard116.
Always checkwithyourauthorizedAudi
dealertomakesureyouareusingthe
correctbrake fluid.Thecorrecttypeof
brake fluidisalsoindicated onthe
brakefluidreservoir.
- The brake fluid
mustbenew. Heavy use
ofthebrakes cancauseavaporLockif
thebrake fluidisleftinthesystemtoo
long.Thiscanseriouslyaffecttheeffi
ciency
ofthebrakesaswellasyour
safety.This could resuLtinanaccident.
CDNote
Brake fluidwill
damagethepaintofyour
vehicle.
@lForthesakeoftheenvironment
Because
oftheproblemofproperdisposal
ofbrake fluidaswell asthespecialtools
requiredandthenecessaryexpertise,we
recommendthatyouhavethebrakefLuid
changedbyyourauthorizedAudi deaLer.
Battery
General information •
Your vehicle
isequippedwithaspeciaL bat
tery,
anAGMbattery.Thisbatteryis located
intheluggagecompartmentandmustbe re
placed with
anoriginalequipmentbattery.
Under
normaloperatingconditions,thebat
teryismaintenance-free.
Havethebatterycheckedwhenyoutakeyour
vehicle
inforservice.YOlr"arewell advisedto
replace abatterythatisoldèr-thanSyears.
Disconnecting thebattery terminaIs
Somevehiclefunctions(powerwindowregu
lators,forexample)arelostifthebatteryter
minalsaredisconnected.Thesefunctionshave
toberelearnedafterthebatteryterminalsare
connectedagain.Topreventthis,thebattery
shouldonly bedisconnectedfromthevehicle
electricalsystemwhenabsolutelynecessary
for repairs.
Vehicles notdriven forlong periods
Ifyouaregoingtoletyourvehiclestandfora
longtimeandnotdriveit,youshouldremern
berthereareelectricalcomponentswhich are~
stillfunctioningandtheywilldrawenergy
fromthebatteryanddrain it,forexample,the
engine immobilizer.Topreventthis,youcan
either
chargethebatteryoccasionallytokeep
it
ingood working condition oryou candis
connect
thenegativecableonthebattery.
Winter operation
During
thewintermonths,batterycapacity
tendstodecreaseastemperaturesdrop. This
isbecausemorepowerisaLsoconsumedwhile
starting,andtheheadlights,rearwindow de
fogger,
etc.,areusedmoreoften.
Avoidunnecessarypowerconsumption,par
ticularly
incity traffic orwhentraveling only
shortdistances.LetyourauthorizedAudi
dealer check
thecapacityofthevehicle bat
tery before
wintersetsinqpage196.Awell
charged
batterywillnotonlypreventstarting
problems whentheweatheriscold,butwill
also
lastlonger.
Replacing battery
Thenewbatterymusthavethesamecapaci
ty,voltage(12volts),amperage,construction
andplugsealing,astheoriginalbattery.Spec
ifications
arelisted onthebatteryhousing.
Batteries specially
developedbyAudifulfill
the
maintenance,output,andsafetyrequire
ments.
When installing
thebattery,makesuretheig
nition
andailelectricalconsumersareswitch
edoffq(j).
Werecommendthatyou usemaintenance
freeorcycle-resistant/leak-proofbatteries
accordingtothestandardsTL82S06(from
December
1997)andVW7SO73(fromAu
gUst2001).
Replacingthebatteryshouldbe carriedbya
qualified workshop. Pleasefollowtheinstruc
tions on
thebatterycover.
CDNote
-Allworkonthebatteryrequirestechni
calknowledge. PleasecontactanAudi
dealershiporanotherauthorizedfacility
Checkingandfilling19:
forquestionsaboutthebattery-danger
ofacidburnsandexplosionhazard!
- The
batterymustnotbeopened!Donot
trytochangethebattery'sliquid level,
otherwisedetonatinggaswillescape
fromthebattery-explosion hazard!
- The
AGMbatteryintheluggagecom
partmentcannotleak,becausetheelec
trolyteforthisbatteryisabsorbedinto a
special
glassmat.This leak-proofbattery
mustnotbereplace withaconventional
battery.
-Makesuretheventilationhose onthe
sideofthebatteryisconnected,other
wisefumesorbatteryacidcanleakout.
-Batteryholderandterminalsalways
have
tobesecured correctly.
- Bèfore allwork on
thebatteryfollowthe
warnings belowq.&inWorkingonthe
batteryonpage 194.
eForthe sakeoftheenvironment
Because
oftheproblemofproperdisposal
ofabattery,werecommendyourauthor
ized Audidealerchangethebatteryfor
you.Batteriescontainsulfuric acidand
leadandmustalwaysbedisposedofprop
erly
incompliancewithall environmental
regulations.Disposingofvehiclebatteries
improperlyisverydangeroustotheenvi
ronment.Makesurethattheremovedbat
terycannotoverbalance,otherwisesulfu
ric acid
mightescape!
iTips
Ifyourvehicleisleftstandingforseveral
weeksatextremelylowtemperatures,the
vehiclebatteryshouldberemovedand
storedwhereitwillnotfreeze. Thiswill
preventitfrombeingdamagedandhaving
tobereplaced.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 194CheckingandfiLLing
ThebotteryocidLeveLinthebotteryconbe
checkedthroughthec1eorinspection windaw.
CDNote
Donotoverfillthebattery,otherwisebat
teryacidwilloverflowthroughthevent
opening. Thiscandamagethepaintand
causecorrosion.
Fig.148Luggagecompartment:8atterywithmagic
eye.
CheckingthebatteryacidLeveLonmagiceyebatteries·
Ontopofthebattery,thereisa round"win
dow". Thiswindow (magiceye)changescolor
asthebatterychargeandacid levelchange.
~Readandheed allWARNINGSq.&.in
Warking anthebotteryanpage194
~Readtheacidlevel fromthewindowonthe
batteryqfig.14B.
Airbubblesinthewindow cancauseaninac
curatereading.Carefullytaponthesideof
thewindow.
-
Ifthewindowisgreen,thebatteryacid level
iscorrect.
-
Ifthewindow hasnocolororisbrightyel
low,
thebatteryacid levelistoolow.Have
thebatterytestedbyyourauthorizedAudi
dealeroraqualified workshop.
-Ifthewindowisblack,thenthebatteryis
insufficientlycharged.Rechargethebattery
assoonaspossibleqpoge196.J!Note
mustbedisconnected.Ifyouarejustgo
ing
toreplace alight bulb,thenitis
enoughtoswitch offthelights.
-Before disconnectingthebattery,switch
off
theanti-theftalarmsystem!Other
wise youwill
setoffthealarm.
-When disconnectingthebattery,first
disconnectthenegative cableandthen
thepositive cable.
- Before reconnecting
thebattery,make
sureallelectricalconsumersare switch
ed off. Reconnect
thepositive cablefirst
and
thenthenegative cable.Neverinter
changethecables -thiscouldstartafire!
-Neverchargeafrozenorathawed-out
battery.Ttcould explode!Ifabatteryhas
frozen,
thenitmustbe replaced. Adis
charged
batterycan freeze overat32OF(0oC).
-Makesuretheventhoseisalwaysattach
edtotheopeningonthesideofthebat
tery.
- Never use
batterieswhicharedamaged.
Dangerofexplosion! Alwaysreplacea
damagedbattery.
-Donotdisconnectthevehiclebattery
whentheignitionisswitchedonorwhen
theengineisrunning,otherwise,youwill
damageelectroniccomponentsinthe
electricalsystem.
-Ifyour vehicleisgoingtostandfora
long period
oftimewithoutbeing driven,
protectthebatteryfrom"freezing",oth
erwiseitwillbedamagedandwillthen
havetobereplaced.
.&WARNING
California Proposition
65Warning:
- Battery
posts,terminalsandrelatedac
cessories containleadandleadcom
pounds, chemicals known
totheStateof
Californiatocausecancerandreproduc
tive
problems.Washhandsafterhan
dling.
AWARNING
Wheneverworking onthebatteryoron
theelectricalsystem,thereistheriskof
injury,accidentand even fire.Read and
heedthefollowing WARNINGS:
- Always
weareye protection.Donotlet
batteryacidorany lead particlesgeton
your skinorclothing. Shieldyoureyes.
Explosive
gasescancauseblindness or
otherinjury.
-Batteryacidcontainssulfuric acid.Sulfu
rieacidcancauseblindness andsevere
burns.
- Always
weargloves andeyeprotection.
Donottiltthebatterybecauseacid
could leak
outoftheventilation open
ings.
-
Ifyougetbatteryacidinyour eyesor
on your skin,
immediatelyrinse with
cold
waterfor severalminutesandget
medicalattention.
-Ifyoushouldingestanybatteryacid,
seekmedicalattentionimmediately.
-Donotexposethebatterytoanopen
flame,electricsparksoranopenlight.
-
Donotsmoke.
-Donotinterchangethepositive andneg-
ative cables.
-
Whenworking onthebattery,besure
nottoshort-circuittheterminalswith
toolsorothermetaobjects.Thiswould
causethebatterytohe-qtupvery quickly,
which couldlead
todamageorexplosion
and
personalinjury.
-When abatteryischarged, itproduces
hydrogen
gaswhichisexplosive and
could
causepersonalinjury.
-Always keepthebatterywelloutofthe
reachofchildren.
-Beforeworkisdoneontheelectrical sys
tem,disconnectthenegativegroundca
ble.
- Before performing anywork on
theelec
trical
system,switch offtheengine and
ignition
aswell asany electrical equip
ment.Thenegative cableonthebattery
Beespeciolly carefuLwhenworking anorneor
thebattery!
Fig.147Luggage compartment:AGMbattery
Workingonthebattery
No
•sparks
-flames
•smoking.
Whenabatteryischarged,itproduces
~hydrogengaswhichisexplosiveand
couldcausepersonalinjury.
~ALwayskeepthebatterywelloutof
~reachofchiLdren.
The
batteryislocatedintheluggagecompart
ment.
~Swing
uptheluggagecompartmentfloor.
The positive
(+)batteryterminalisprotected
byaplastic coyer.Thiscoyermustberemoved
toaccessthepositive(+)terminalwhencon
necting
jumpercablestostarttheengine.
Always heed
thesafetywarnings,whenwork
ing on
thevehiclebatteryorthevehicle elec
trical
systemtopreventinjury.
ThefollowingWARNINGSareveryimportantwhenworkingonthebattery:
AlwaysheedthefollowingWARNINGSYM
BOLSandsafetyprecautionswhenworking
onthebattery.
®ALwaysweareyeprotection.
Batteryacidcontainssulfuric acid.Al
wayswearglovesandeyeprotection.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine CDNote
Donotmixenginecoolantantifreezeor
any
otheradditivestofill upthewind
shield
washerreservoir.
..pressthecap backontothefiller neckafter
fillingthecontainer.
Youcanfindthereservoircapacityinthetable
inco:>page242.
cleanwatershouldbeusedwhenfilling up.If
possible,usesoftwatertopreventscaling on
the
washerjets.Alwaysaddaglasscleaner
solution (withfrostprotectioninthewinter).
Fig.149Fender,left:Windshield washerfluidreservoir
iTips
Thevehiclebatterymustnotbecharged
withastandardsmallchargerthatplugs
intothecigarettelighteroroutlet.
-Toreducethedangerofexplosion,neve;
connectordisconnectchargercables
while
thechargerisoperating.
-Fastcharging abatteryisdangerousand
shouldonlybeattemptedbyacompe
tenttechnicianwiththeproperequip
ment.
-Batteryacidthatmayspill during charg
ing
shouldbewashedoffwith asolution
ofwarmwaterandbakingsodatoneu
tralizetheacid .
----------------------------_.::..'.-~~~~~~~~
WindshieLd/headLight
vvashercontainer
Thewasherfluidcontainerismarked withthe
symbolWonitscap.
.. Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedail
WARNINGS
9AinWarkinginthe engin e
compartmenton
page182.
..Liftthefiller captonguetoaddwasherflu
-
id.
Youcan fillthecontainertothetop.~
fCDNote1
Never useafastchargerasaboosterto
starttheengine.This willseriouslydam
agesensitiveelectraniccomponents,such
ascontrolunits, relays, radio,etc.,asweil
asthebatterycharger.
-AWARNING
Itisnotnecessarytoremovethebatteryfram
theluggagecompartment,anditisalsonot
necessarytodisconnectthecables.
..Alwaysreadandheedail WARNINGS be
low
9Aand9AinWarking onthe bat
teryonpage 194.
..Switchofftheignitionandailelectricalcon
sumers.
.. Make
suretheareaisweilventilatedwhen
youchargethebattery.
..Connectchargercables.ALWAYSconnect
chargercablesPOSITIVEGtoPOSITIVE
G;NEGATIVEOtoNEGATIVE0
..Switch onthecharger.
..Makesurethechargingrateisnotover
6
amps.
..Turnoffthecharger9A.
~Disconnectthechargercables.
..
Connectbothbatterycablestothebattery
ifnecessary-firstplus,thenminus.
Charging a
batterycanbedangerous.
-Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Itmay ex
plodebecauseofgastrappedintheice.
Allowafrozenbatterytothawoutfirst.
-
Donotreusebatterieswhichwerefro
zen. The
batteryhousing mayhave
cracked
andweakenedwhenthebattery
froze.
- Charge
thebatteryinaweilventilated
area.Keep awayfromopenflameorelec
tricalspark.Donotsmoke.Hydrogengas
generatedbythebatteryisexplosive.
Chargingofbattery
Starting theengine requires aweil charged
battery.
Normally, abatteryshouldbechargedatno
morethan10percentofitsratedcapacity.
For
example,a chargingcurrentof4.5amps
wouldbeusedon abatteryratedat45Ah.
Rated
capacityofthebatteryinyourvehicleis
listed onthebatteryhousing.
The
batterycapsshouldnotbeopenedwhen
charging abattery.
196Checkingandfilling
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Tiresandwheels
Tires
Generalnotes
Tiresmaybethe[eastappreciated andmost
abusedpartsofamotorvehicle.
Tiresmaybetheleastappreciatedandmost
abusedpartsofamotorvehicle. Tiresare,
however,
oneofthemostimportantpartsofa
vehicle, particularly considering
thecompara
tivelysmallpatchofrubberoneach tirethat
assuresthatall-importantcontactbetween
you,your vehicleandtheroad.
Maintaining
thecorrecttirepressure,ma king
surethatyour vehicleanditstiresdonothave
tocarrymoreweightthantheycansafely han
dle, avoiding
damagefromroadhazardsand
regularly
inspectingtiresfordamageinclud
ing cuts,
slashesirregularwearandoverall
condition
arethemostimportantthingsthat
you candotahelpavoidsuddentirefailure in
cluding
treadseparationandblowouts.
Avoidingdamage
Ifyouhavetadrive overacurb orsimilarob
stacle,drive veryslowlyandascloseaspossi
ble
atarightangletathecurb.
Always keep
chemicalsincludinggrease,ail,
gasolineandbrakefluidoffthetires.
Inspectthetiresregularlyfordamage(cuts,
cracks or
blisters,etc.).Remove anyforeign
bodies
embeddedinthetreads.
Storingtires
Marktireswhenyou removethemtaindicate
thedirectionofrotation.Thisensuresyouto
beabletomountthemcorrectlywhenyoure
install
them.
Whenremoved,thewheelsortiresshouldbe
storedina cool, dryandpreferablydarkplace.
Storetiresinavertical positioniftheyarenot
mountedonrims,inahorizontalposition if
theyaremountedonrims.
Newtires
NewtireshavetobebrokeninqlA.
Thetreaddepthofnewtiresmay vary, accord
ing
tathetypeand makeoftireandthetread
pattern.
Hiddendamage
Damagetatiresandrimsisoftennotreadily
visible.
Ifyounoticeunusualvibration orthe
vehiclepullstaoneside,thismayindicate
thatoneofthetires hasbeendamaged.The
tiresmustbecheckedimmediatelybyanau
thorizedAudidealerorqualified workshop.
Unidirectionaltires
Aunidirectional tirecanbeidentifiedbyar
rows onthesidewall,thatpointinthedirec
tion
thetireisdesignedtorotate.Youmust
followthespecified directionofrotation.This
isnecessarysothatthesetirescandevelop
theiroptimumcharacteristicsregarding grip,
road noise,
wearandhydroplaning resistance.
For
moreinformationqpage 229.
AWARNING
Newtiresortiresthatareold,worn or
damagedcannatprovidemaximumcon
trolandbraking ability.
- New
tirestendtabe slipperyandmust
bebroken in.Toreducetheriskoflosing
control,acollisiona~seriouspersonal
injuries, drivewith
speci~careforthe
first350miles(s60km).
-Driving withwornordamagedtirescan
lead
talossofcontrol,suddentire fail
ure, including a
blowoutandsuddende
flation,crashesandseriouspersonalin
juries.Havewornordamagedtiresre
placed immediately.
- Tires
ageEveniftheyarenotbeing used
andcanfailsuddenly, especiallyathigh
speeds.Tiresthataremorethan6years
old can only
beused inanemergency
andthenwithspecialcareandatlow
speed.
_Nevermountusedtiresonyourvehicle if
you are
notsureoftheir"previous histo
ry." Old
usedtiresmay havebeendam
agedeventhoughthedamagecannotbe
seenthatcanleadtosuddentirefailure
andlossofvehiclecontrol.
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology
Accessoryweight
meansthecombinedweight(inexcessof
thosestandarditemswhich maybereplaced)
of
automatictransmission,powersteering,
power brakes,powerwindows,powerseats,
radio,andheater,tatheextentthatthese
itemsareavailableasfactory-installedequip
ment(whetherinstalledornot).
Aspectratio
meanstheratiooftheheighttothewidthof
thetireinpercent.Numbersof55orlowerin
dicate alowsidewallforimprovedsteeringre
sponse
andbetteroverallhandlingon dry
pavement.
Bead means
thepartofthetirethatismadeof
steel wires,wrappedorreinforcedbyplycards
andthatisshapedtafittherim.
Bead
separation
means abreakdownofthebondbetween
componentsinthebead.
Cord
means
thestrandsformingthepliesinthetire.
Cold
tireinflationpressure
meansthetirepressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufacturerfor atireofadesignated
sizethathasnotbeendrivenformorethana
COupleofmiles (kilometers)atlowspeedsin
thethreehourperiodbeforethetirepressure
ismeasuredoradjusted.
Tiresand\NheeLs
-Ifyounoticeunusualvibration orifthe
vehiclepullstaonesidewhendriving, al
ways
stopas soonasitissafetadosa
andcheckthewheelsandtiresfordam
age.
Curbweight
meanstheweightofamotorvehicle with
standardequipmentincludingthemaximum
capacityoffuel,oil,andcoolant,aircondi
tioning
andadditionalweightofoptional
equipment.
Extraloadtire
mea~sa tiredesignedtaoperateathigher
loadsandathigher inflationpressuresthan
thecorrespondingstandardtire.Extra load
tiresmaybeidentified as"XL","xl","EXTRA
LOAD",or"RF"onthesidewall.
GrossAxleWeightRating(uGAWRU
)
meanstheload-carrying capacityofasingle
axlesystem,measuredatthetire-groundin
terfaces.
GrossVehicleWeightRating(uGVWR")
meansthemaximumtotalloadedweightof
thevehicle.
Groove
meansthespacebetweentwoadjacenttread
ribs.
Loadrating(code)
meansthemaximumloadthatatireisrated
tacarryfora given inflation pressure.You
maynotfindthisinformationonall tires be
causeitisnotrequiredbylaw.
Maximumloadrating
meanstheloadrating foratireatthemaxi
mumpermissibleinflationpressureforthat
tire.
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mallyloadedvehicle
2
infront
Tiresandwheels2(
meansthatload onanindividual tirethatis
determinedbydistributingtoeachaxleits
shareofthemaximumloaded vehicleweight
anddividingbytwo.
meansthatthetirewasproducedinthe22nd
weekof2011.Theothernumbersaremarket
ingcodesthatmayormaynotbeusedbythe
tiremanufacturer.Thisinformationisusedto
contactconsumersifatiredefectrequiresa
recall.
Vehiclenormalloadonthetire
meansthatload onanïndividualtirethatis
determinedbydistributingtoeach axleits
shareofthecurbweight,accessoryweight,
andnormaloccupantweight(distributedin
accordancewithtablebelowc:>page201)
anddividingbytwo.
Vehiclemaximumloadonthetire
tiremeetsallfederalstandards.Thenexttwo
numbersorlettersindicatetheplantwhereit
wasmanufactured,andthelastfournumbers
representtheweekandyearofmanufacture.
Forexample,
DOT...2211...
Vehiclecapacityweight
meanstheratedcargoandluggageload plus
ISO lbs.
(68kilograms)timesthevehicle'sto
talseatingcapacityaslisted onthelabel10
catedonthedriver's sideB-pillar.
Vehicle
normalload,number
ofoccupants
2
Designatedseatingcapacity,
numberofoccupants
4
Thisisthetire's"serialnumber"Itb~gins
withtheletters"DOl"andindicatesthatthe
Occupantloadinganddistributionforvehiclenormalloadforvariousdesignatedseating
capacities
UniformTireQualityGrading
isa tireinformationsystemdevelopedbythe
UnitedStatesNational HighwayTrafficSafety
Administration(NHTSA)thatisdesignedto
helpbuyers makerelativecomparisonsamong
tires.TheUTQGisnotasafetyratingandnota
guaranteethatatirewilllastfora prescribed
numberofmiles orperforminacertainway.
ltsimplygives tirebuyersadditionalinforma
tion
tocombinewithotherconsiderations,
suchaspriee, brand loyaltyanddealerrecom
mendations.UnderUTQG,tiresaregradedby
thetiremanufacturersinthreeareas:tread
wear,tractionandtemperatureresistance.
TheUTQGinformationonthetires,moldedin
tathesidewalls.
U.S.
DOTTireIdentificationNumber(TIN)
Treadwearindicators(TWO
rneanstheprojections withintheprincipal
grooves
designedtogive avisual indicationof
thedegreesofwearofthetread.See
Qpage207,TreadWearIndicator(TWI)for
moreinformationonmeasuringtirewear.
Tread
separation
rneans
pulling awayofthetreadfromthetire
carcass.
Tread
rneans
thatportionofa tirethatcomesinto
contactwiththeroad.
Sidewall
meansnominaldistancebetweenrim flanges.
meansthatportionofatirebetweenthe
treadandbead.
Rimwidth
Recommendedinflationpressure
seec:>page199,Coldtireinflationpressure.
Rimsizedesignation
meansrimdiameterandwidth.
Rim
Rim
diameter
Reinforcedtire
meansa tiredesignedtaoperateathigher
loadsandathigherinflationpressuresthan
thecorrespondingstandardtire. Reinforced
tiresmaybeidentifiedas"XL","xl","EXTRA
LOAD",or "RF" onthesidewall.
meansametalsupportforatire oratire and
tubeassemblyuponwhichthetirebeadsare
seated.
meansnominaldiameterofthebeadseat.If
youchangeyourwheelsize, youwill haveto
purchasenew tirestomatchthenew rimdi
ameter.
Speedrating(lettercode)'---meansthespeedatwhicha'tireisdesignedta
bedriven forextendedperiodsoftime.The
ratingsrangefrom93mph(ISOkm/hlto
186mph(298km/hlc:>page210.Youmay
notfindthisinformationonalltires because
it
isnotrequiredbylaw.
The
speedratinglettercode,whereapplica
ble, is
moldedonthetiresidewallandindi
catesthemaximumpermissibleroadspeeds
c:>ID.inWintertires onpage213.
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem
meansasystemthatdetectswhenoneor
moreofavehicle'stiresareunderinflatedand
illuminatesa low tirepressurewarning tell
tale.
Maximumloadedvehicleweight
meansthesumof:
-------------------------------------------
Normaloccupantweight
meansISOlbs.(68kilograms)timesthe
numberofoccupantsseatedinthevehicle up
tathetotalseatingcapacityofyourvehicle.
Overallwidth
Maximum(permissible)inflationpressure
meansthemaximumcoldinflationpressure
tawhich atire maybeinflated.Also called
"maximuminflationpressure."
meansthelineardistancebetweentheexteri
orsofthesidewallsofaninflatedtire,includ
ing
elevationsduetalabeling,decorations,or
protectivebandsorribs.
meansa layerofrubber-coatedparallelcards.
meansdistributionofoccupantsinavehicle.
Productionoptionsweight
meansthecombinedweightofthoseinstalled
regularproductionoptionsweighing over5
lbs. (2.3
kg)inexcessofthosestandarditems
whichtheyreplace,notpreviouslyconsidered
incurbweightoraccessory weight,including
heavy
dutY brakes, ridelevelers, roofrack,
heavy
dutYbattery,andspecialtrim.
meanstheoveralldiameterofaninflatednew
tire.
(a)Curbweight
(b)Accessoryweight
(c)Vehiclecapa cityweight,and
(d) Productionoptionsweight
Outerdiameter
Occupantdistribution
Radialplytire
Ply
meansapneumatietireinwhichtheplycords
thatextendtothebeadsare laidatsubstan
tially90degreestothecenterlineofthe
tread.
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weightofalloftheoccupantsandluggageor
othercargothatthevehiclecancarry. Forthe
locationofthetirepressurelabelqfig.150.
AWARNING
Overloading avehicle cancauselossofve-
hicle
control,a crash orotheraccident,se-
riouspersonalinjury,andevendeath.
- Carryingmoreweightthanyour vehicle
wasdesignedtocarry willpreventthe
vehiclefromhandlingproperlyandin-
creasetheriskofalossofvehicle con-
trol.
- The brakes onavehicle
thathasbeen
overloaded maynotbeabletostopthe
vehiclewithinasafedistance.
-Tires onavehiclethathasbeenoverload-
ed can
failsuddenlycausing lossofcon-
trolandacrash.
AWARNING
-Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin-
flation canlead
toaseriousorfatalacci-
dent.
-Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin-
flation
causeincreased tirewearandcan
affectthehandlingofthevehicle.
-
Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin-
flation can
alsoleadtosuddentirefail-
ure, including a
blowoutandsuddende-
flation,
causinglossofvehiclecontrol.
Checkingtirepressure
Thecorrect tirepressure forthe tires originol
Iyinstolled onyourvehicleislistedonthe tire
pressure
lobellocotedon driver's sideB-pil
lar.
Therecommendedtirepressuresareonthe
tirepressurelabelandinthetable
qpage 202,Coldtireinflation pressure.This
meansthatthepressuremustbechecked and
adjustedwhenthetirehasnotbeendriven for
morethanacoupleofmiles (kilometers)at
lowspeedsduringthepreviousthreehours.
Airinthetiresexpandswhenthetireheatsup
asaresultofinternalfrictionasitflexesin
use. Thetirepressureishigherwhenthetire
has
warmedupthanwhenitis"cold."
ltistheinflationpressureina "cold" tirethat
counts.Therefore, youshouldneverletairout
ofawarmtiretomatch"Cold tireinflation
pressure"recommendationsqpoge 202.The
tireswouldthenbeunderinflatedandcould
failsuddenly.
Thetirepressurelabel onyourAudiliststhe
recommendedcoldtireinflationpressuresfor
thenew, originalequipmenttiresthatwere
on
yourvehicleatthetimeitwasmanufac
tured.Forthelocationofthelabel
qpage 202,fig.150.
Mosttireslose air naturally overtime.They
can
alsolosesomeairifyou drive overapot
hole
orhit acurb while parking.ltisusually
notpossibletoseewhethertheradial tires
used
todayareunderinflatedjustbylooking
atthem.
Therefore,besuretocheck tirepressuresat
leastonceamonthandalwaysbeforegoing
on along trip.Make
suretotakethenumber
ofpeopleandtheamountofluggageintoac
countwhenadjustingtirepressureforatrip
evenonethatyou wouldnotconsidertobe
"long."Seeqpage 206,Tiresandvehicle
load limits
formoreimportantinformation.
Always use
anaccuratetirepressuregauge
whencheckingandadjustinginflation pres
sures.Checkallofthetiresandbesurenotto
forgetthesparetire.Ifthepressureinany tire
istoohighwhenthetireis"cold,"letairout
ofthetire slowly withtheedgeofthetire
gaugeandkeepcheckingthepressureuntil
you reach
thepressurethatiscorrect forthe
load(passengersandluggage)andkindof
driving youplan
todo.
Ifthepressureinanytire istoolow,notethe
differencebetweenthepressureinthecold
tire
andthepressureyou need and addtheair
thatyouneedtoreachthecorrectpressure for
thevehicleload(passengersandluggage) for
thetiresonyourvehicleaslistedontheon
your vehicle
andinthismanualandthekind
ofdriving youplantodo. Never
exceedthemaximuminflationpres
surelistedonthetiresidewallforanyrea
son.
Rememberthatthevehiclemanufacturer,not
thetiremanufacturer,determinesthecorrect
tirepressureforthetireson your vehicle.
Itisimportanttocheckthetirepressurewhen
thetiresarecold.
_Readtherequired tirepressurefromthetire
pressure
labellocatedon driver's sideB-pil
lar.
_ Turn
thevalvestemcapcounter-clockwise
toremove itfromthetire valve.
_ Place
theairpressuregaugeonthevalve.
- The tire
pressuresshouldonlybechecked
and
adjustedwhenthetiresarecold. The
slightly raised
pressuresofwarmtiresmust
notbereduced.
- Adjust
thetirepressuretotheload youare
carrying.
-Reinstallthevalvestemcap onthevalve.
Whenshould1checkthetirepressure?
Thecorrecttirepressureisespecially impor
tantathighspeeds.Thepressureshould
thereforebecheckedatleastonceamonth
and alwaysbeforestartingajourney.
Whenshould1adjustthetirepressures?
Adjustthetirepressuretotheload youare
carrying. Afterchangingawheelorreplacing
wheels youhave
toadjustthetirepressures
onallwheels.Inaddition, youmusttheniniti
alize
thenewtirepressuresinthetire pres
Sure
monitoringsystemqpage216.
lÀWARNING
Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderinfla
tion canleadsuddentirefailure, lossof
control, collision,seriouspersonalinjury
or even
death.
-Whenthewarningsymbol[D]appearsin
theinstrumentcluster,stopandinspect
thetires.
-
Incorrecttirepressureand/orunderinfla
'-tion cancauseincreased tirewearand
canaffectthehandlingofthevehicleand
stoppingability.
-
Incorrecttirepressuresand/orunderin
flation can
alsoleadtosuddentirefail
ure, including a
blowoutandsuddende
flation,causing lossofvehiclecontrol.
- The driver
isresponsibleforthecorrect
tire
pressuresforalltiresonthevehicle.
The
applicablepressurevaluesarelocat
ed on asticker on
thedriver's sideB-pil
lar.
- Only
whenalltiresonthevehiclearefil
Ledtothecorrectpressure,thetire pres
suremonitoringsystemcanwork cor
rectly.
- The use
ofincorrecttirepressurevalues
c~nleadtoaccidentsorotherdamage.
Therefore itisessentialthatthedriver
observethespecifiedtirepressurevalues
forthetiresandthecorrectpressuresfor
thefunctionofthetirepressuremonitor
ingsystem.
-Always inflatetirestotherecommended
andcorrecttirepressurebeforedriving
off.
-Driving withunderinflatedtiresbend
more,lettingthemgettoohotresulting
intreadseparation,suddentirefailure
andlossofcontrol.
-Excessivespeedand/overloadingcan
causeheatbuild-up,suddentire failure
andlossofcontrol.
-Ifthetirepressureistoolowortoohigh,
thetireswillwearprematurelyandthe
vehicle willnothandlewell.
-
Ifthetireisnotflatandyoudonothave
tochangeawheelimmediately, driveat
reducedspeedtothenearestservicesta
tiontocheckthetirepressureand add
airasrequired.
rCDNote
Drivingwithoutvalvestemcapscancause
damagetothetire valves.Topreventthis,
always makesurethatfactory installed
valve
stemcapson allwheelsaresecurely
mountedonthevalve.
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@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Underinflatedtireswillalsoincreasethe
fuelconsumption.
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits
Therearelimitstotheamountofloador
weightthatanyvehicleandany tirecan carry.
A vehicle
thatisoverloadedwillnothandle
wellandismoredifficulttostop.Overloading
can
notonlyleadtolossofvehiclecontrol,
butcanalsodamageimportantpartsofthe
vehicleandcan leadtosuddentirefailure, in
cluding a
blowoutandsuddendeflationthat
cancausethevehicletocrash.
Your
safetyandthatofyourpassengersalso
dependson makingsurethatload limitsare
notexceeded. Vehicleloadincludes everybody
andeverythinginandonthevehicle.These
loadlimitsaretechnically referredtoasthe
vehicle'sGrossVehicleWeightRating
("GVWR").
The "GVWR" includes
theweightofthebasic
vehicle, all
factoryinstalledaccessories, afull
tankoffuel,oil,coolantandotherfluids plus
maximumload.Themaximumloadincludes
thenumberofpassengersthatthevehicleis
intendedtocarry("seatingcapacity") withan
assumedweightof150lbs(68kg)foreach
passengeratadesignatedseatingposition
andthetotalweightofanyluggageintheve
hicle.
The Gross Axle
WeightRating("GAWR")is
themaximumloadthatcanbeappliedat"each
ofthevehicle'stwoaxles.
The Gross Vehicle
WeightRatingandthe
Gross AxleWeightRatingarelistedonthe
safetycompliancestickerlabellocatedonthe
driver's sideB-pillar. You,Audi has4seating
positions, 2inthefrontand2intherearfor
totalseatingcapacityof4.Eachseatingposi
tion hasa
safetybeltqpage 103,Safety
belts.
Thefactth.atthereisanupperlimittayour
vehicle's GrossVehicle
WeightRatingmeans
thatthetotalweightofwhateverisbeing car- ried
inthevehicleislimited.
Themorepassen
gersinthevehicleorpassengerswhoare
heavierthanthestandardweightsassumed
meanthatlessweightcanbecarriedaslug
gage.
The tirepressurelabelonyourAudialsolists
themaximumcombinedweightofallofthe
occupantsandluggageorothercargothat
thevehicle cancarry. Forthelocationofthe
labelqpage202,fig.150.
.6.WARNING
Overloading avehiclecancauselossofve
hiclecontrol,a crashorotheracddent,se
rious
personalinjury,andevendeath.
- Carryingmoreweightthanyour vehicle
wasdesignedtacarry willpreventthe
vehiclefromhandling properlyandin
creasetheriskofthelossofvehiclecon
trol.
-Thebrakes onavehiclethathasbeen
overloadedmaynotbeabletastopthe
vehicle withinasafedistance.
-Tires onavehiclethathasbeenoverload
edcan failsuddenly, includingablowout
andsuddendeflation,causinglossof
controlandacrash."
Determiningcorrectloadlimit•
Usetheexample-.Qelowtocal
culate
thetotalwei~htofthe
passengersand luggage oroth
erthingsthatyou plantotrans
port50thatyoucanmake sure
thatyourvehicle willnotbe
overloaded.
Steps forDetermining
Correct
LoadLimit
1.Locatethestatement"THE
COMBINEDWEIGHTOFOC
CUPANTSANDCARGO
SHOULDNEVEREXCEEDXXX
KGORXXXLBS"onyour vehi
cle's placard (tireinflation
pressure label)
0:;>page202,
fig.150.
2.Determinethecombined
weight
ofthedriver andpas
sengersthatwillberidingin
your vehicle.
3.Subtractthecombined
weight
ofthedriver andpas
sengersfram"XXX"kilo
gramsor"XXX"pounds
shown on
thesticker
0:;>page202,fig.150.
4.The resulting figureequals
theavailableamountofcar
go and luggage loadcapaci
ty.Forexample,ifthe"XXX"
amountequals1400lbs.
and
therewill befive150
lbs. passengersinyour vehi
de,theamountofavailable
cargo andluggage loadca
pacity
is650lbs.(1400-750
(5x150)=650lbs.)
S.Determinethecombined
weight ofluggage andcargo
being loaded on
thevehide.
That weight may
notsafely
exceed
theavailable cargo
and luggage loadcapacity
calculated
inStep4.
Tiresandwheels2(
6. Ifyour vehicle willbetowing
a trailer, loadfrom yourtrail
er will betransferred toyour
vehicle. Consultthismanual
todeterminehow thisre
ducestheavailable cargo
and luggage loadcapacity of
your vehicle.
~Checkthetiresidewall
(0:;>page209,fig.154)tode
terminethedesignated load
rÇltingforaspecifie tire.
Tireservicelife
Theservice lifeoftiresdepends onalotof
different thingsincluding properinstallation
andbalancing, correcttirepressure anddriv
ing style.
Fig.152Tire tread: tread-wear indicators(TWlr
fT;;,.c;;r;'\
~))
~~\./;~j
\'
Fig.153Rotatingtiresformoreevenwear
TreadWearIndicator(TWI)
Theoriginaltiresonyourvehicle have
1/16inch(1.6mm)high"wearindicators"
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0:>fig.152runningacrossthetread.Depend
ing on
themake,therewill besixtoeightof
themevenlyplacedaroundthetire. Marks on
thetiresidewall(forexample"TWI"orother
symbols)indicatethepositionsofthetread
wearindicators. Worntiresmustbereplaced.
Different
figuresmay applyinothercountries
o:>A.
Tirepressure
Incorrecttirepressurecausesprematurewear
andcancausesuddentireblow-out. Forthis
reason,tirepressuremustbecheckedatleast
once amonth0:>page204.
Drivingstyle
Drivingfastaroundcurves, heavyacceleration
and hard braking increase tirewear.
Rotatingtiresformoreevenwear
Forallfourtiresonyour vehicletohavethe
sameservice life,werecommendthatthe
frontandreartiresarerotatedaccordingto
thetiremanufacturer'ssuggestedtire rota
tion intervals.
Pleaserememberthefollow
ing:
- Tire
rotationintervalsmay differfromthe
vehicle service intervalsoutlinedinyour
Warranty&MaintenanceBooklet.
- The
longeronetireisusedinonelocation
onthevehicle,themoreitwearsatcertain
points;therefore,werecommendthatyou
follow
thetiremanufacturer'ssuggested
tirerotationintervals.
- Vehicles with
front-wheeldriveexperience
moretreadwearonthefrontwheelscom
pared
toall-wheeldrive(quattro"').
- Pleaserotatetiresasshown0:>fig.153.
-Extra caremustbetakenwhenrotatingdi-
rection-specifie tires
0:>page229.
Wheelbalancing
Thewheelsonnewvehiclesarebalanced.
However, varioussituationsduringeveryday
driving can
causethemtobecomeunbal
anced,resultinginvibrations youcanusually
feelthroughthesteeringwheel.
-----Unbalancedwheelsmustberebalancedto
avoid excessivewearonsteering,suspension
and tires. A
wheelmustalsoberebalanced
whenanewtireisinstalled.
Incorrectwheelalignment
Incorrectwheelalignmentcancauseexces
sive tirewear, impairing
thesafetyofthevehi
cle.Iftiresshowexcessive wear,havethe
wheelalignmentcheckedbyanauthorized
Audi
dealerorqualified workshop.
all-wheeldrive
Vehicleswithquattro"'mustalwayshavetires
ofthesamesize,constructionandtreadtype.
For
detailssee0:>page158.
.&.WARNING
Suddentire failure canleadtolossofcon
trol,acrash andseriouspersonalinjury!
- Never driveavehicle
whenthetreadon
any tireisworn downtothewearindica
tors.
-Worn tiresareasafetyhazard,theydo
notgrip well onwetroads andincrease
yourriskof"hydroplaning" andlossof
control.
- Always keep
chemicalsthatcancause
tiredamage,suchasgrease,oil,gasoline
andbrake fluidawayfromtires.
- Tires
ageeven iftheyarenotbeing used
andcanfailsuddenly, especiallyathigh
speeds.Tiresthataremorethan6years
old can only beused
inanemergency
andthenwith special careandatlower
speeds.
-Nevermountusedtireson your vehicleif
youarenotsureoftheir"previous histo'
ry."
Oldused tiresmayhave beendam'
agedeventhoughthedamagecannotbe
seenthatcanleadtosuddentirefailure
andlossofvehicle control. New
tiresandreplacingtiresandwheels
Newtiresandwheels
havetobebroken in.
Fig.154Tirespecification codesonthesidewall ofatire
No.Description
@Passengercartire(where applicable)
®Nominal widthoftireinmillimeters
®Ratioofheighttowidth(aspectratio)
@Radial
®Rimdiametercode
®Loadindex andspeedrating
@Maximum loadrating
@Treadwear,tractionandtemperature
grades
@Maximum permissible inflationpres
sure
Thetiresandrimsareessentialpartsofthe
vehicle's design.Thetires andrims approved
byAudiarespeciallymatchedtothecharac
teristics
ofthevehicleandcanmakea major
COntribution
togood roadholding andsafe
Tiresandvvheels20
handling wheningoodcondition andproperly
inflated0:>A.
Werecommendthatallwork ontires and
wheelsbeperformedbyanauthorized Audi
dealer. Theyarefamiliar with
recommended
proceduresandhavethenecessary speciaL
toolsandsparepartsaswellastheproperfa
cilities fordisposing
oftheoLdtires.
Authorized Audi
dealershavethenecessary
information
abouttechnicalrequirementsfor
installing
orchanging tiresandrims.
ReplacingtiresandwheeLs
Tiresshould bereplacedatleastinpairsand
notindividually (forexamplebothfronttires
orbothreartirestogether).
Se sure
toread andheedtheinformationto
thetirepressuremonitoringsystem
0:>page216.
Always buyreplacementradialtiresthathave
thesamespecifications asthetiresapproved
foryourvehiclebyAudi.Replacementtires
mustalways havethesameloadrating speci
fication
astheoriginalequipmentor approved
optionaL tireslisted
inthetableo:>page202.
Audi-approved specificationtiresarespecially
matchedtoyourvehicleanditsload limits,
andcancontributetotheimportantroadhold
ing, driving characteristics, and
safetyofthe
vehicle.Thetable(0:>page202)listsspecifica
tionsofthetires approved fortheAudimod
elscoveredbyyourOwner's Literature.
The tire
pressurelabellocatedondriver'sside
S-pillar
(0:>page202,fig.151)liststhespeci
fications
oftheoriginalequipmenttires in
stalledonyour vehicleatthetimeitwasman·
ufactured.
Federallawrequires tiremanufacturersto
placestandardizedinformation ontheside
wall
ofall tires0:>fig.154.This information
identifies anddescribes
thefundamental
characteristics,thequalitygradeofthetire
andalso provides atireidentificationnumber
forsafetystandardcertification andincaseof
arecall.~