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&WARNING
Heavyloadswillinfluencetheway your ve-
hicle
handles.Tohelpreducetheriskofa
loss
ofcontrolleadingtoseriouspersonal
injury:
- Always keep
inmindwhentransporting
heavyobjects,thatachangeinthecen-
terofgravitycanalsocausechangesin
vehicle handling:
- Always
distributetheloadasevenlyas
possible.
- Place heavy
objectsasfarforwardin
theluggagecompartmentaspossible.
- Never exceed
theGrossAxleWeightRat-
ing
ortheGross VehicleWeightRating
specified
onthesafetycompliancestick-
erontheleftdoorjamb.Exceeding per-
missible
weightstandardscancausethe
vehicletoslideandhandledifferently.
- Please
observeinformationonsafedriv-
ing
~page93.
&WARNING-Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgas
frombeing drawnintothevehicle, always
keep
therearlid closed whiledriving.
- Never
transportobjectslargerthan
thosefittingcompletelyintotheluggage
areabecausetherearlidcannotbefuUy
closed.
-
Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewiththerear
lidopen,observethefollowingnotesto
reducetheriskofpoisoning:
- Close allwindows,
- Open
aUairoutletsintheinstrument
panel,
-Switchofftheair recirculation,
-
Setthefreshair fantothehighest
speed.
&WARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthedoors, allwin-
dows
andtherear lidaresecurely closed
andlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
-After closingtherearlid,always make
surethatitisproperly closedandlocked.
- Never leaveyourvehicle
unattendedes
peciaUy with
therearlidleftopen.A
child could crawl
intothevehiclethrough
theluggagecompartmentandclosethe
rearlidbecomingtrappedandunableto
getout.Beingtrappedinavehicle can
lead
toseriouspersonalinjury.
- Never
letchildren playinoraroundthe
vehicle.
- Never
letpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmust
always beproperlyrestrainedinoneof
thevehicle'sseatingpositions.
-~Tips
-Aircirculationhelpstoreduce window
fogging.
Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel,onthe
left sideoftheluggagecompartment.
Besuretokeeptheseslotsfreeand
open.
-The tirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load. Thetirepressureisshownonthe
tirepressurelabel. Thetirepressurela
belislocatedonthedriver's sideB-pillar.
The tire
pressurelabelliststherecom
mendedcold tireinflationpressuresfor
thevehicleatitsmaximumcapacity
weightandthetiresthatwereonyour
vehicleatthetimmwasmanufactured.
Forrecommendedtire'pressuresfornor
malloadconditions,pleaseseechapter
~page202.
Tie-downs•
Theluggagecompartmentisequipped with
four tie-downs tasecure luggage andother
items.
Usethetie-downstosecureyourcargoprop
erly
~page99,Loading theluggagecom
partment.
Inacollision,thelawsofphysicsmeanthat
Evensmalleritemsthatarelooseinthevehi
cle will
becomeheavy missilesthatcancause~
---.inJ·ury.Itemsinthevehiclepossessen-seriOUswhichvarywith vehiclespeedandthe
ergyhtoftheitem.Vehiclespeedisthemostwelgsignificant factor.
xamp le
inafrontalcollisionataspeedFore'f30mph(48km/hl,theforcesactingon
a
~O-lb(4.5kg)objectareabout20timesthe
normalweightoftheitem.Thismeansthat
the weightoftheitemwouldsuddenlybe
about
200lbs.(90kg).Youcanimaginethe
injuriesthata200lbs.(90kg)itemflying
freely
throughthepassengercompartment
could causeinacollision likethis.
AWARNING
Weak,damagedorimproperstrapsused
to secure
itemstotie-downscanfail dur
inghard braking orinacollisionandcause
seriouspersonalinjury.
_ Always
usesuitable mountingstrapsand
properlysecureitemstothetie-downsin
theluggagecompartmenttohelppre
ventitemsfromshifting orflying for
ward
asdangerousmissiles.
_ When
therearseatbackrestisfolded
down, alwaysusesuitablemounting
strapsandproperlysecureitemstothe
tie-downs intheluggagecompartment
tohelppreventitemsfromflyingfor
ward
asdangerousmissilesintothepas
sengercompartment.
- Neverattachachildsafetyseattether
straptoatie-down.
ReportingSafety
Defects
ApplicableteU.S.A.
Ifyoubelievethatyour vehicle
has adefect whichcouldcause
a crash orcould cause
injuryor
death,
youshould immediately
inform
theNational Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
DrivingSafely10
(NHTSA)inadditiontonotify
ing
AudiofAmerica, Inc.
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcom
plaints, itmay open aninvesti
gation, and
ifitfindsthata
safety defects exists
inagroup
ofvehicles, itmay order arecall
and remedy campaign. Howev
er,
NHTSAcannotbecomein
volvedinindividual problems
between you,your dealer, or
Al.\diofAmerica, Inc.
TocontactNHTSA,youmaycall
theVehicle SafetyHotline toll
free at:
Tel.:
1-888-327-4236(TTY:
1-800-424-9153)
or write to:
Administrator
NHTSA
1200NewJersey Avenue,SE
Washington,D.C.20590
Youcanalso obtainotherinfor
mation
aboutmotorvehicle
safety fram:
http://www.safercar.gov
ApplicableteCanada
Canadian customers:;who wish
tereportasafety-related de
fect
toTransport Canada,

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156Intelligenttechnology
RearspoiLer
Appliestovehicles:withretractable rearspoiler
Therear spoiler improves vehiclehandling
andenhances drivercontrol.
Fig.13S$witchforrearspoiler
The rearspoilerdeploysandretracts.Spoiler
operationcanbesetforautomaticormanual
operation.
Automaticmode(normaloperation)
-Automaticdeployment:Ataspeedofabout
7Smph(120km/h),therearspoilerdeploys
automatically.
-
Automaticretraction:Whenspeeddropsbe
low
about50mph(80km/h),therearspoil
erretractsautomatically.
Manualmode
-Manualdeployment:Tapping brieflyonthe
switchc:>fig.135deploystherearspoiler.
- Manual retraction: At
speedsuptoabout
10mph(20km/h),retracttherearspoiler
bypressingandholdingtheswitch
c:>fig.135.Atspeedsbetween10mph(20
km/h)and7Smph(120km/h),retractthe
rearspoilerbytappingontheswitch
c:>fig.135.
.&WARNING
Driving
athigherspeedswithouttherear
spoilerdeployed canimpair handling char
acteristics, making
thevehicleharderto
control.
-Always makesurethatthespoilerisde
ployed
whendrivingatspeedsover
85mph(140km/h).Iftherearspoiler
warning/indicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclustercomeson,therearspoiler
maynothavedeployed.
- Never driveatspeedshigherthan
85mph(140km/h) ifthespoilerisnot
deployed. Havethespoilerinspectedas
soonaspossiblebyanauthorizedAudi
dealerorqualifiedworkshop.
- Always obey
speedlimitsandothertraf
fic laws.
.&WARNING
Improperoperationoftherearspoilercan
causecrushing injuries.
- Always make
surethatnobody, especially
children, is
inthewaywhentherear
spoilerisdeployedorretracted.
CDNote
Neverpushthevehicleorapplyforceto
therearspoiler-it could bedamaged.
@Tips
Cleanthespoilercompartmentevery2to
3months.Thespoilercompartmentmust
alwaysbefreeofice,snow, leavesorother
debris.
Braking
Generalinformation.r
WhataffectsbrokingeffiLiency?
'-Operatingconditionsanddrivinghabits
Thebrakesontoday'sautomobilesarestill
subjecttowear,dependinglargely onoperat
ing
conditionsanddrivinghabitsc:>A.Onve
hiclesthatareeitherdrivenmostlyinstop
and-gocity trafficoraredriven hard,the
brakepadsshouldbecheckedbyyourauthor
ized Audi
dealermoreoftenthanspecifiedin
theWarranty&Maintenancebooklet.Failure
tohave your brakepadsinspectedcanresult
inreducedbrakeperformance.
Onsteepslopes,youshouldusethebraking
effectoftheengine.Thisway, youpreventun
necessarywearonthebrakesystem.Ifyou
mustuseyour brakes, donotholdthebrakes~
downcontinuously.Pumpthebrakesatinter
vals.
Noises mayoccur when braking
dependingon
thespeed,braking forceandoutsidecondi
tions
suchastemperatureandhumidity.
Moistureorroadsalt
Undercertainconditions,forexa mple,when
drivingthroughwaterorvery heavy rain,or
evenafterwashingyourvehicle,thebraking
effect can
bereducedduetomoisture(orin
freezingconditionsice)onthebrake pads.A
few
cautiousbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff
thebrakepadsor remove anyicecoatings.
Theeffectivenessofthebrakescanbereduced
when
thevehicle isdriven onasalt-covered
road
andthebrakesarenotused. Likewise,
you clean
offaccumulatedsaltcoatingfrom
brake discs
andpadswithafewcautiousap
plications
ofthebrakec:>A.
Corrosion
There maybeatendencyfordirttobuildup
on
thebrakepadsandcorrosiontoformon
thediscs ifthecarisnotdriven regularly or
onlyforshorttripswithlittleuseofthe
brakes.
Ifthebrakesarenotusedfrequently,orifcor
rosion has
formedonthediscs,itisadvisable
tocleanoffthepadsanddiscsbybraking
firrnlya
fewtimesfromamoderatelyhigh
speed
c:>A.
Faultsinthebrakesystem
Ifyoushouldnotice asuddenincreasein
brakepedaltravel,thenoneofthetwobrake
circuits mayhave failed
c:>A.
Lowbrakefluidlevel
Malfunctions canoccurinthebrakesystemif
thebrake fluidlevelistoolow.Thebrake fluid
level is
monitoredelectronically.
Brake
booster
The brakeboosterincreasesthepressurethat
Yougeneratewiththebrake pedaloItworks
only when
theengineisrunning.c:>A
Intelligenttechnology
Brakeliningwearstatus
Brake liningwearmaybecheckedbyvisual in
spectionoftheconditionofthebrakepads
throughtheopeningsinthewheel.Ifneces
sary,
thewheelmayberemovedforthisin
spectionc:>page225,WhatshouldI be
aware
ofwhenchanging atire?
ÂWARNING
-
Youshouldperformbrakingmaneuvers
forthepurposeofcleaningthebrake
systemonly ifroadconditionspermit.
Otherroadusersmustnotbeputatrisk
'you maycauseanaccident!
- Before
descendingasteepgrade,reduce
speedandshifttransmissioninto alower
gearorlower driving range.Donotride
thebrakesorholdthepedaldowntoo
long ortoooften.Thiscouldcausethe
brakestogethotanddiminish braking
efficiency.
-
Donot"ridethebrakes"byrestingyour
footonthepedalwhenyoudonotintend
tobrake. Thismaycausethebrakesto
overheat,prematurewearandincreased
stoppingdistance.
-Undercertainclimaticandoperating
conditionssuchaspassingthroughwa
ter, driving
inheavy rainorafterwashing
thevehicle,theeffectivenessofthe
brakescanbereduced.Inwinter, icecan
accumulateonthebrakepads,linings,
discs
anddrums.Carefully applybrakes
foratest.Brakeswilldryandicecoat
ings will
becleanedoffafterafew care
fulbrakeapplications.
-Drivingforanextendedperiodoftimeon
salt-coveredroadswithoutusing your
brakes can
alsoaffectbraking efficiency.
Clean
offaccumulatedsaltcoatingfram
brake discsandpadswithafewcautious
brakeapplications.
-Ifyoudamagethefrontspoiler, orifyou
installadifferentspoiler,besuretheair
flow
tothefrontbrakesisnotobstruct-
ed.Otherwisethebrakesystemcould~

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Automaticcarwash
Thevehiclecanbewashedinalmostany
modern automatic carwash.
The vehiclepaintissodurablethatthevehicle
can normally be
washedwithoutproblemsin
anautomaticcarwash. However,theeffecton
thepaintdependstoalargeextentonthede
sign
ofthefacility,thefilteringofthewash
water,thetypeofwashandcarematerial,etc.
Ifthepainthasa dullappearanceaftergoing
throughthecarwashorisscratched,bring
thistotheattentionoftheoperatorimmedi
ately.Ifnecessary,useadifferentcar wash.
Before going
throughacar wash, besureto
taketheusualprecautionssuch asclosingthe
windows. Removeantennaifapplicable.
Ifyouhave instaLLedadditionalaccessorieson
thevehicle -suchasspoiLers, etc.-itisbestto
askthecar washoperatoriftheseshouldbe
removed.
AWARNING
Always readandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformationqpage 167.
Washingthevehiclebyhand
Alotofwaterisneeded whenwashing avehi
cle byhand.
~Before youstartwashing,makesureyou
have read
andunderstoodtheWARNINGS
q8.inGeneral information onpage 167.
~Firstsoakalldrieddirtuntilitissoft,then
rinse itoff.
~Asyou cleanyourvehicle,startwiththe
roof andworkyourway downtothebottom,
using asponge,aspongegLoveoraclean
brush.
~RinsethespongeorthespongegLoveoften,
flushing itcleaneachtime.
~Use speciaLcarshampooonlyforvery per
sistentdirt.
~Rinsethecarthoroughlywithwater.
~Useachamoisleathertogentlywipetheex
teriordry. Use
a
separatespongeforcleaningthe
wheels,doorsillsandotherregionsexposed
toroad dirt.Inthisway,youwillnotscratch
thepaintwithcoarseparticlesimbeddedin
thespongethenexttimeyouwashthecar.
AWARNING
-
Donotcleantheundersideofthechas
sis,
fenders,wheelcovers, orotherhard
toreachpartswithoutprotectingyour
ha nds
andarms.Youmaycutyourselfon
sharp-edgedmetalparts.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGS and
otherinformationqpage167.
CDNote
-Nevertrytorem ove dirt, mudordustif
thesurfaceofthevehicleisdry.Never
useadry clothorsponge,sincethis
couldscratchyour vehicle'spaintorwin
dows.
- Never
washyour carinbrightsunlight.
Dropsofwateractasmagnifyinglenses
andmaydamageyourpaint.
-Whenyouwashyourcarinthewinter:if
you rinseyourvehicle withahose, be
carefulnottoaimthestreamofwater
directlyatlocks,oral:doororhatch
openings-theycanfreezeshut.
-Neverusespongesdesignedtoremove
insects,
orany kitchen scouringsponges
orsimilarproducts.Tlieycandamage
yourpaintfinish."\.
-Youshouldremovedebris (suchasin
sectslfromtheheadlightlensesona
regularbasis,forexamplewhenrefuel
ling your vehicle.
- Never useadry
clothorspongetoclean
theheadlights.Onlyusewetclothsor
spongestopreventscratches.Itisbest
tousesoapywater.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Intheinterestoftheenvironment,theve
hicleshouldonly bewashedinspecial
washbays.
Washingyourvehiclewithapower
washer
Cleaningtheexteriorofyourcarwith ahigh
pressure powerwasher is
safeaslong asyou
observe afew simple rules.
~Before usingthepowerwasher,makesure
youhave readandunderstoodtheWARN
INGSq8.inGeneral information on
page 167.
~Always followtheoperatinginstructionsfor
thepowerwasher.
~Makesurethatthejetonthesprayhose
produces a"fanshapedspray".
~Donotholdthespray nozzletoocloseto
50ftmaterials.
When cleaningthevehicle withapower wash
er
alwaysfoLlowtheoperatinginstructions.
This applies particuLarlytotheoperating
pressureandthesprayingdistance.Maintain
a sufficient
distanceto50ft materiaLs suchas
rubberhosesandsound/vibrationdeadening
materials(particularly ontheundersideofthe
enginehoodl.Donotuseajetwhichsprays
water
inadirectstreamoronethathas ara
tatingjet.
Watertemperatureshouldnotexceed140OF
(60oC).
AWARNING
Neverwashtireswith ajetthatsprays wa
terinadirectstream.Thiscouldcausein
visible
damagetothetiresandweaken
them,even ifthesprayisfromarelatively
long
distanceandforashorttime.Dam
aged
andweakenedtirescan failandcause
accidentsandpersonalinjury.
CDNoteJ
Toavoiddamagingyourvehicle, always
make
surethatthereissufficientdistance
betweenthesprayheadandsoftmaterials
likerubberhoses, plasticpartsandsound
deadeningmaterials.Neveraimthespray
head
atthesamepointforaLongtime.
Thisalsoappliestocleaningheadlights
andpaintedbumpers.Remember:the
Cleaningandprotection16
closerthenozzleistothesurfaceofthe
material,thegreaterthestressonthema
terial.
WaxingandPolishing
Waxing
A good waxcoatingprotectsthevehiclepaint
toalargeextentagainsttheenvironmental
factorslistedunderqpage167,Washingand
evenagainstslightscratches.
Youcanusea liquidcarwaxtoprotectyour
paintassoonasoneweekafteryour vehicle
hasbeendeLivered.
Even ifyou regularly
useawaxingprocessin
automaticcarwashes,werecommendthat
youmanualLyappLyacoatofwaxtogivethe
paintextraprotection,particularLyifwaterno
Longer
beadsontheclean paint.
Pratectplastic bodypartswithcarwaxinthe
samewayasthevehicle body.
During
warmweatherdeadinsectstendto
collectonthefrontbumperandonthefor
wardareaofthehood. Theyaremucheasier
toremovefrompaintthatiswaxedoften.
Polishing
Polish yourvehicleonLyifthepainthaslostits
shineandtheglosscannotbebroughtback
withwax.
Ifthepolishuseddoesnotcontainpreserva
tive
compounds,thepaintmustbewaxed af
terwards.
AWARNING
ALwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
otherinformationqpage 167.
ICDNote
Donotusecarwax on
-
matteoranodizedmetaltrim
-rubberorrubber-liketrim.

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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
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sengersalsodependsonmakingsurethat
load limitsarenotexceeded.Vehicle loadin
cludeseverybodyandeverythinginandonthe
vehicle.Theseload limitsaretechnieally refer
red
toasthevehicle's GrossVehicleWeight
Rating ("GVWR"). TheGross AxleWeightRat
ing ("GAWR")
isthemaximumloadthatcan
beappliedateachofthevehicle'stwoaxles.
The Gross Vehicle
WeightRatingandthe
GrossAxleWeightRatingarelistedonthe
safetycompliancestickerlabellocatedonthe
driver's sideB-pillar. Thetirepressurelabel on
yourAudiliststhemaximumcombined~
TiresandwheeLs2C
change. Intheeventofdiscrepancies,thetire
coveredbyyourOwner's Literatureatthevehi-
pressurelabel(on driver'ssideB-pillar) always
cle'scapacityweightandthetiresizes instal-
takes
precedence.led ontherespectivemodelsasoriginal
The
tablebelowliststherecommendedcoldequipment,orasafactoryoption.
tire inflation
pressuresfortheAudimodel
EngineTiredesignationTirepressurefrontTirepressurerear
(dis-normalloadplace-conditionfullloadfullloadmentin(upto2oc-condition
conditionliter)cupants)
PSIkPA PSIkPA
4-cylin-
225/50RI794HA115ea-32220322202920029200derson
2.0322203229
245/45RI795HA1l5ea-3222032220292002920050n
245/45RI795YXLHigh32220Performance
245/40RI893HA1l5ea-32220322202920029200son
245/40RI893YXLHigh32220332302920030210Performance
255/35RI996YXLHigh32220322202920029200Performance
5-cylin-245/40RI893Y35240362503222032220
der255/35RI996YXlHigh2.S35240362503222032220Performance
~L=reinforcedorextraloadtire.Itmayalsoappeara5 xl,EXTRALOAD,orRFonthetireside-
wall.
Thecorrecttirepressureforthespore wheelis
located onalabel onthedriver's sideB-pillar.
Because
technicalchangesmaybemadeta
vehicleequipmentduringthemodelyear, al
ways
comparethetire sizedesignationonthe
tirepressurelabel onyour vehicle withthe
tiresonyour vehicle. Makesurethatthetire
size
informationonthevehiclelabelisthe
sameasthesizeofthetiresonthevehicle.
Thisisespeciallyimportantifthevehicle be
longs
tosomeoneelseoryouboughtthevehi
ele with
differentrims/tiresoryouboughtthe
Vehicleasapreviouslyownedvehicle.
SIlECOl.OTlREPflESSUftEPNEU DlMENSK>NS l'ftESSIONDESPNEUSAFROID:~_ _KPA••PSI~E_ _KPA.•PSI
TherecommendedtirepressuresforyourAudi
dependonthekindoftiresonyour vehicle
andthenumberofpassengersand/oramount
ofluggageyouwill betransporting.
Thetirepressurelabelislocatedonthedriv
er'ssideB-pillar. Thetirepressurelabellists
therecommendedcoldtireinflation pressures
forthevehicleatitsmaximumcapacity
weightandtiresthatwereonyour vehicleat
thetimeitwasmanufactured.
Bear inmindthatthetirepressuremonitoring
systemcan onlymonitorthetirepressures
you havestored.Thesystemdoesnotrecog
nize
theload conditionofyourvehicle.
The
effectivenessofthetirepressuremonitor
ing
systemwill beimpairedifyoustorenor
malloadpressuresbutthenoperatethevehi
cle
atitsmaximumloadq,&.
Seetheillustrationqfig.150forthelocation
ofthelabel ondriver'ssideB-pillar (colorof
theactuallabelandexactlocation ontheve
hiclewillvary slightly).
Note
thatthefollowingtableisaccurateat
thetimeofgoingtopressandissubjectto
""'"DfSfCOURS_ _KPA,•PSI
Ifyouwishtoimprovecomfortwhenoperat
ing
thevehicleatnormalload(upto2 occu
pants),youcanadjusttirepressurestothose
specifiedfornormalvehicleload.Before op
eratingthevehicleatmaximumload,you
mustincreasethetirepressurestothose
specifiedformaximunrvehicleloadq,&.
Fig.151Tirepressure label
(oldtireinflationpressure
TiresandwheeLs
Tirepressureaffectstheoverallhandling, performanceandsafetyof0vehicLe.
Fig.150Tirepressure label:locatedondriver's sideBpillar
Tirepressuregenerallyreferstotheamount
ofairinatirethatitneedsittodo itsjoband
safely carrythecombinedloadoftheentire
vehicleanditscontents.Tirepressureis
measuredinkilopascals (kPa),theinterna
tionalmeasuringunitandinpoundsper
squareinch(PSI). Tirepressureisbasedin
partonthevehicle'sdesignandloadlimit
thegreatestamountofweightthatthevehi
cle can carry
safelyandthetiresize. Theprop
ertirepressureisfrequentlyreferredtoasthe
"recommendedcold tireinflationpressure."
Airinthetiresexpandswhenthetireheatsup
becauseofinternalfrictionwhenitflexesin
use. Thetirepressureishigherwhenthetire
haswarmedupthanwhenitis"cold."Itisthe
inflationpressureina"cold" tirethatcounts.
Therefore, youshouldneverletairoutofa
warmtiretomatch"coldtireinflation pres
sure"
recommendations.Thetireswouldthen
beunderinflatedandcould failsuddenly.
Maintainingpropertirepressureisoneofthe
mostimportantthingsyoucandotohelp
avoid
suddentire failure.Underinflatedtires
areamajorcauseofsuddentire failure. Keep
ing
tiresattherightpressureisalsoimpor
tantforsafeandresponsive vehiclehandling,
traction,brakingandloadcarrying. Tirepres
suresareparticularlyimportantwhenthe
vehicle isbeingdrivenathigherspeeds,and
thenespeciallywhenheavilyloadedeven
withinthepermissibleload-carryingcapaci
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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"