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1.
Airbagsystem
Ttisnotpossibletodefinearangeofvehicle
speedsthatwillcoyereverypossible kindand
angleofimpactthatwillalwaystriggerthe
airbags,sincethecircumstanceswillvary con­
siderably
betweenonecollisionandanother.
Importantfactorsinclude, forexample,the
nature(hardorsoft)oftheobjectwhichthe
carhits,theangleofimpact,vehiclespeed,
etc.Thefrontairbagswillalsonotinflatein
sideorrearcollisions,orinroll-overs.
Always
remember:Airbags willdeployonly
once,
andonlyincertainkindsofcollisions.
Your
safetybeltsarealwaystheretoofferpro­
tectioninthosesituationsinwhichairbags
arenotsupposedtodeploy,orwhentheyhave
alreadydeployed;forexample,whenyourve­
hicle
strikesorisstruckbyanotherafterthe
firstcollision.
This
isjustoneofthereasonswhy anairbagis
asupplementaryrestraintandisnotasubsti­
tuteforasafetybelt.Theairbagsystem
worksmosteffectivelywhenusedwiththe
safetybelts.Therefore,alwaysproperlywear
yoursafetybeltsqpage103.
.&WARNING
Sittingtooclosetothesteeringwheelor
instrumentpanelwilldecreasetheeffec­
tivenessoftheairbagsandwillincrease
theriskofpersonalinjuryinacollision.
- Never
sitcloserthanlainches (2Scm)
tothesteeringwheelorinstrumentpan­
el.
-Ifyoucannotsitmorethanlainches
(2Scm)fromthesteeringwheel,investi­
gatewhetheradaptiveequipmentmay
be available
toheld youreachthepedals
andincreaseyourseatingdistancefrom
thesteeringwheel.
-Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,
sittingsidewaysorout·ofposition inany
way,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
-
Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
could evenbekilledifyouareupagainst
theairbagortooclosetoitwhenitin­
flates-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag. -
Toreducetheriskofinjurywh
enanair­
baginflates,alwayswearsafetybelts
properlyqpage107,Safetybelts.
-Alwaysmakecertainthatchildrenage12
oryoungeralways rideintherearseat.If
childrenarenotproperlyrestrained,they
maybeseverely injuredorkilledwhenan
airbaginflates.
-Neverletchildren rideunrestrainedor
improperlyrestrainedinthevehicle.Ad­
justthefrontseatsproperly.
- Never ride
withthebackrestreclined.
- Always
sitasfaraspossiblefromthe
steeringwheelortheinstrumentpanel
qpage94,Proper occupantseatingpo­
sitions.
- Alwayssituprightwithyourbackagainst
thebackrestofyourseat.
- Never placeyourfeetontheinstrument
panelorontheseat.Always keepboth
feetonthefloorinfrontoftheseatto
helppreventseriousinjuriestothelegs
andhipsiftheairbaginflates.
-Never reclinethefrontpassenger'sseat
totransportobjects.Itemscanalso
moveintotheareaofthesideairbagor
thefrontairbagduring brakingorina
suddenmaneuver.Objectsneartheair­
bagscanbecomeprojectilesandcause
injurywhenanairbaginflates.
.&WARNING'--.
Airbagsthathavedeployedfnacrashmust
bereplaced.
-Use only originalequipmentairbagsap­
proved byAudiandinstalledbyatrained
technicianwhohasthenecessarytools
anddiagnosticequipmenttoproperly re­
placeanyairbaginyourvehicleandas­
suresystemeffectivenessinacrash.
-Neverpermitsalvagedorrecycled air­
bagstobeinstalledinyourvehicle.
Childrestraintsonthefrontseat-sorne
ilTlPortant
thingstoknow
~Besuretoreadtheimportantinformation
and headtheWARNINGSforimportantde­
tailsaboutchildrenandAdvanced Airbags
qpage133.
Eventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithan
AdvancedAirbagSystem,makecertainthat
allchildren, especiallythose12yearsand
younger,always rideinthebackseatproperly
restrained
fortheirageandsize. Theairbag
onthepassengersidemakesthefrontseata
potentially
dangerousplace forachildtoride.
The
frontseatisnotthesafestplacefora
child
inaforward-facingchildsafetyseat.It
can beaverydangerousplaceforaninfantor
achildinarearward-facingseat.
TheAdvanced AirbagSysteminyourvehicle
has
beencertifiedtocomplywiththeRequire­
mentsofUnitedStatesFederalMotorVehicle
Safety
Standard208asapplicableatthetime
your vehiclewasmanufactured.
TheStandardrequiresthefrontairbagonthe
passengersidetobeturnedoff("sup­
pressed") ifachilduptoaboutoneyearof
agerestrainedinoneoftherear-facingorfor­
ward-facing
infantrestraintslistedinFederal
Motor Vehicle
SafetyStandard208withwhich
theAdvanced AirbagSysteminyourvehicle
was
certifjedhasbeeninstalledonthefront
passengerseat.For alistingofthechild re­
straintsthatwereusedtocertifycompliance
withtheUSSafetyStandardqpage135.
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightinthein­
strumentpaneltellsyouwhenthefrontAd­
vanced Airbagon
thepassengersidehasbeen
turnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit.
Each
timeyouturnontheignition,thePAS­
SENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightwillcomeonfora
few
secondsand:
-willstayon ifthefrontpassengerseatisnot
occupied,
-willstayonifthereisasmallchildorchild
restraintonthefrontpassengerseat,
-will gooffifthefrontpassengerseatisoc­
cu pied by
anadultasregisteredbythe
weight-sensingmatqpage122,Monitor­
ing
theAdvanced AirbagSystem.
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightcomeson
whenthecontrolunitdetectsatotalweight
onthefrontpassengerseatthatrequiresthe
frontairbagtobeturnedoff.
Ifthetotalweightonthefrontpassenger
seatismorethanthatofatypical1year-old
child
butlessthantheweightofasmall
adult,thefrontairbagonthepassengerside
candeploy(thePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeon).IfthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightdoesnotcomeon,the
frontairbagonthepassengersidehasnot
beenturnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit
andcandeployifthecontrolunitsensesan
impactthatmeetstheconditionsstoredinits
memory.
Forexample,theairbagmaydeployif:
_ a
smallchildthatis heavierthanatypical1
year-old childisonthefrontpassengerseat
(regardlessofwhetherthechildisinoneof
thechildsafetyseatslistedqpage135),or
_ achildwhohasoutgrownchildrestraintsis
onthefrontpassengerseat.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagisturnedoff,the
PASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightcomesonin
theinstrumentclusterandstayson.
Thefrontairbagonthepassengersidemay
notdeploy(thePASSENGER AIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotilluminateandstaylit)evenifa
smalladultorteenager,orapassengerwhois
notsittinguprightwiththeirbackagainsta
non-reclined
backrestwiththeirfeetonthe
vehiclefloorinfrontoftheseatisonthefront
passengerseatqpage94,Proper seating po­
sition for
thedriver.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagdeploys,the
FederalStandardrequirestheairbagtomeet
the"lowrisk"deploymentcriteriatoreduce
theriskofinjurythroughinteractionwiththe
airbag."Low risk"deploymentoccursinthose
crashesthattakeplaceatlowerdecelerations~

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asdefinedintheelectroniccontrolunit
9page122,PASSENGERAIRBACOFFlight.
Alwaysremember,achildsafetyseatorinfant
carrierinstalledonthefrontseatmaybe
struckandknockedoutofposition bytherap­
idly inflating
passenger'sairbaginafrontal
collision. Theairbagcouldgreatlyreducethe
effectivenessofthechildrestraintandeven
seriously injure
thechildduring inflation.
For
thisreason,andbecausethebackseatis
thesafestplaceforchildren -whenproperly
restrainedaccordingtotheirageandsize-we
stronglyrecommendthatchildren alwayssit
inthebackseat9page133,ChildSafety.
.&.WARNING
Achildinarearward-facing childsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
willbeseriously injuredandcanbekilledif
thefrontairbaginflates-even withanAd-
vanced AirbagSystem.
-Theinflating airbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrier withgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,dooror
roof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon, im-
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
-Forward-facing childsafetyseatsinstal-
led on
thefrontpassenger'sseatmay in-
terferewiththedeploymentoftheair-
bag
andcauseserious'personalinjuryto
thechild.
AWARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installa forward-facing childrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat:
u~
-Always makesuretheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedby
itsmanufacturerforuseonafrontseat
with apassengerfrontandsideairbag.
- Never
puttheforward-facing childre-
straintupagainstorveryneartheinstru-
mentpanel.
- Always move
thepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeand
aftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfrom
theairbagaspossiblebeforeinstalling
theforward-facing childrestraint.The
backrestmustbeadjustedtoanupright
position.
- Make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFFlightcomesonandstayson allthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitched
on.
4.WARNING
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightwill bedisplayedwheneverachild re-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassenger
seatandtheignitionisswitchedon.
-
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotstayon,performthechecks de-
scribed9page122,MonitoringtheAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
-Takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpas-
sengerseatandinstall itproperlyatone
oftherearseatpositonsifthePASSEN·
GERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnotstayon.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedby
yourAudidealerimmediately.
- Always carefully follow
instructionsfrom
child
restraintmanufacturerswhenin-
stallingchildrestraints.
.&.WARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installa forward orrearward-facing child
restraintonthefrontpassenger'sseat:
-Improperinstallationofchildrestraints
canreducetheireffectivenessoreven
preventthemfromprovidinganyprotec-
tion.~
---_Animproperly installedchildrestraint
caninterferewiththeairbagasitde­
ploys
andseriously injureorevenkillthe
child-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag
System.
_Always carefully followthemanufactur­
er'sinstructionsprovidedwiththechild
safetyseatorcarrier.
_Never placeadditionalitemsontheseat
thatcanincreasethetotalweightregis­
teredbytheweight-sensingmatandcan
cause
injuryina crash.
Frontairbags
Descriptionoffrontairbags
Theairbagsystemcan pravidesupplemental
protectiontapraperlyrestrainedfrontseat
occupants.
Fig.112Locationofdriver airbag:insteeringwheel
Fig.113Locationoffrontpassenger'sairbag:inthein­strumentpanel
Yourvehicleisequippedwithan"Advanced
Airbag
System"incompliancewith United
StatesFederal MotorVehicleSafetyStandard
(FMVSS)208asapplicableatthetimeyour
vehicle
wasmanufactured.Thesafetybelts
forthefrontseatshave"pretensioners"that
helptotakeslackoutofthebeltsystem.The
AirbagsystelTl11
pretensionersarealsoactivatedbytheelec­
troniccontrolunitfortheairbagsystem.
Thefrontsafetybeltsalsohave loadlimiters
tohelpreducetheforcesappliedtothebody
inacrash.
The
airbagforthedriver isinthesteering
wheelhub9fig.112andtheairbagforthe
frontpassengerisintheinstrumentpanel
9fig.113.Thegenerallocationoftheairbags
ismarked "AIRBAG".
There
isalotyouneedtoknowabouttheair­
bagsinyour vehicle.Weurgeyoutoreadthe
detailedinformationaboutairbags,safety
beltsandchildsafetyinthisandtheother
chaptersthatmake uptheowner'sliterature.
Plea~ebesuretoheedtheWARNINGS -they
areextremelyimportantforyoursafetyand
thesafetyofyourpassengers,especiallyin­
fantsandsmallchildren.
.&.WARNING
Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.
-Evenwhentheydeploy,airbagsprovide
only
supplementalprotection.
- Airbag workmosteffectivelywhenused
withproperlywornsafetybelts.
- Therefore, always
wearyoursafetybelts
andmakesurethateverybodyinyourve-
hicle isproperly
restrained.
.&.WARNING
Apersononthefrontpassengerseat,es-
peciallyinfantsandsmallchildren, willre-
ceive
seriousinjuriesandcan even bekil-
Ledbybeingtooclosetotheairbagwhen
itinflates.
-AlthoughtheAdvanced AirbagSystemin
yourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthe
frontpassengerairbagifaninfantora
smallchildisonthefrontpassenger
seat,nobody canabsolutelyguarantee
thatdeploymentunderthesespecial
conditionsisimpossibleinallconceiva-
ble
situationsthatmayhappenduring
theusefullifeofyourvehicle.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine -------The Advanced AirbagSystemcandeploy
inaccordancewiththe"lowrisk"option
undertheU.5.FederalStandardifachild
thatisheavierthanthetypicalone-year
old child isonthefrontpassengerseat
andtheotherconditionsforairbagde­
ploymentaremet.
-Accidentstatisticshaveshownthatch il­
drenaregenerallysaferintherearseat
areathaninthefrontseatingposition.
-Fortheirownsafety,all children,espe­
cially12yearsandyounger,shouldal­
ways ride
inthebackproperlyrestrained
fortheirageandsize.
Advanced
frontairbag system
Vour vehicle is
equippedwithafrontAdvanced
Airbag
Systemincompliancewith United
StatesFederalMotor VehicleSafetyStandard
208asapplicableatthetimeyourvehiclewas
manufactured.
ThefrontAdvanced AirbagSystemsupple­
mentsthesafetybeltstoprovideadditional
protectionforthedriver'sandfrontpasseng­
er'sheadsandupperbodiesinfrontalcrashes.
Theairbagsinflateonlyinfrontalimpacts
whenthevehicledecelerationishighenough.
ThefrontAdvanced AirbagSystemforthe
frontseatoccupantsisnotasubstitutefor
yoursafetybelts.Rather,itispartoftheover­
all
occupantrestraintsysteminyourvehicle.
Always
rememberthattheairbagsystemcan
only
helptoprotectyou, ifyouaresittingup­
right,
wearingyoursafetybeltandwearingit
properly. Thisiswhy you
andyourpassengers
mustalwaysbeproperlyrestrained,notjust
becausethelawrequires youtobe.
The Advanced Airbag
Systeminyourvehicle
hasbeencertifiedtomeetthe"lowrisk"re­
quirementsfor3and6year-old childrenon
thepassengersideandverysmalladultson
thedriverside.Thelowriskdeploymentcrite­
ria
areintendedtohelpreducetheriskofin­
jury
throughinteractionwiththefrontairbag
thatcan occur, forexample,bybeingtoo
closetothesteeringwheelandinstrument
panelwhentheairbaginflates.
Inaddition,thesystemhasbeencertifiedto
complywiththe"suppression"requirements
oftheSafetyStandard,toturnoffthefront
airbagforinfants12monthsoldandyounger
whoarerestrainedonthefrontpassenger
seatinchildrestraintsthatarelistedinthe
StandardQpage135,Childrestraintsand
AdvancedAirbags.
"Suppression"requiresthefrontairbagonthe
passengersidetobeturnedoffif:
- a child up
toaboutoneyearofageisre­
strainedonthefrontpassengerseatinone
oftherear-facingorforward-facinginfant
restraintslistedinFederalMotor Vehicle
SafetyStandard208withwhichtheAd­
vancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclewas
certified.Foralistingofthechildrestraints
thatwereusedtocertifyyourvehicle's com­
pliancewiththeUSSafetyStandard
Qpage135,
-weightlessthanathresholdlevelstoredin
thecontrolunitisdetectedonthefrontpas­
sengerseat.
Whenapersonisdetectedonthefrontpas­
sengerseat,weighingmorethanthetotal
weightofachildthatisabout1yearold re­
strainedinoneoftherear-facingorforward­
facinginfantrestraints(listedinFederal Mo-'--..torVehicleSafetyStandard208withwhich
theAdvanced AirbagSysteminyourvehicle
wascertified),thefrontairbagonthepassen­
gersidemayormaynotdeploy.
The PASSENGER
AIRBAGOFFlightcomeson
whentheelectroniccontrolunitdetectsato­
talweightonthefrontpassengerseatthatre­
quiresthefrontairbagtobeturnedoff.Ifthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnot
comeon,thefrontairbagonthepassenger
sidehasnotbeenturnedoffbythecontrol
unitandcandeployifthecontrolunitsenses
animpactthatmeetstheconditionsstoredin
itsmemory.
Ifthetotalweightonthefrontpassenger
seatismorethanthatofatypical1year-old,~
br
butlessthantheweightofasmalladult,the
frontairbagonthepassengersidemaydeploy
(thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnot
conneon).
Forexample,theairbagmaydeployif:
_asnnall childthatisheavierthanatypical1
year-ol
dchild
isonthefrontpassengerseat
(regardlessofwhetherthechildisinoneof
thechildsafetyseatslistedQpage135),
_achildwhohasoutgrownchildrestraintsis
on
thefrontpassengerseat.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagisturnedoff,the
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightinthecenter
oftheinstrumentpanelwillcomeonandstay
on.
Thefrontairbagonthepassengersidemay
notdeploy(thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotilluminateandstaylit)if:
_ asmalladultorteenagerisonthefrontpas­
sengerseat
_ apassengerwhoisnotsittinguprightwith
their back
againstanon-reclinedbackrest
withtheirfeetonthevehiclefloorinfront
oftheseatisonthefrontpassengerseat.
Ifthefrontpassengerairbagdeploys,the
FederalStandardrequirestheairbagtomeet
the"low risk"deploymentcriteriatohelpre­
duce
theriskofinjurythroughinteraction
withtheairbag."Low risk"deploymentoccurs
inthosecrashesthattakeplaceatlowerde­
celerationsasdefinedintheelectroniccontrol
unitQpage122.
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicle
isequippedwithAdvanced Airbags,thesafest
placeforchildrenisproperlyrestrainedonthe
backseat.Pleasebesuretoreadtheimpor­
tantinformationinthesectionsthatfollow
and besure
toheedalloftheWARNINGS.
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbag
inflates, alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly.
-Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,
sittingsidewaysoroutofpositioninany
way,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher. -
Vouwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
could
evenbekilledifyouareupagainst
theairbagortooclosetoitwhenitin-
flates-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag
Qpage111.
AWARNING
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
will beseriously injuredandcanbekilledif
thefrontairbaginflates-even withanAd-
vanced Airbag
System.
_AlthoughtheAdvanced AirbagSystemin
.yourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthe
frontairbagwhenarearward-facing
child
restrainthasbeeninstalledonthe
.frontpassengerseat,nobody canabso-
lutelyguaranteethatdeploymentisim-
possibleinallconceivablesituationsthat
mayhappenduringtheusefullifeofyour
vehicle.
_ The inflating
airbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrierwithgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,door,or
roof.
_ Always
installrearward-facingchild re-
straintsinthebackseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearward facing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon, im-
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
have
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
AWARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installaforward-facingchildrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat:
_ Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedby
its
manufacturerforuseon afrontseat
with apassengerfrontandsideairbag.

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-Never modifythefrontbumperorparts
ofthevehicle body.
- Always make
surethatthesideairbag
can
inflatewithoutinterference:
- Neverinstallseatcoversorreplace­
mentupholsteryoverthefrontseat­
backsthathavenotbeenspecifically
approvedbyAudi.
- Never use
additionalseatcushionsthat
coyertheareaswherethesideairbags
inflate.
-
Damagetotheoriginalseatcoversor
totheseamintheareaofthesideair­
bag
modulemustalways berepaired
immediatelybyanauthorizedAudi
dealer.
-
T.heairbagsystemcan beactivated only
once. After
anairbaghasinflated,it
mustbereplaced byanauthorizedAudi
dealerorqualified technician whohas
thetechnicalinformation,trainingand
specialequipmentnecessary.
- The
airbagsystemcanbedeployed only
once. After
anairbaghasbeendeployed,
itmustbereplaced withnewreplace­
mentpartsdesignedandapprovedespe­
ciallyforyour Audimodelversion.Re­
placementofcompleteairbagsystems
orairbagcomponentsmustbeper­
formedbyqualifiedworkshopsonly.
Make
surethatanyairbagserviceaction
isenteredinyour AudiWarranty&Main­
tenancebookletunderAIRBAGREPLACE­
MENTRECORD.
-Forsafetyreasonsinsevereaccidents,
thealternatorandstarterareseparated
fromthevehiclebatterywith apyrotech­
nic circuit
interrupter.
-Work onthepyrotechnic circuitinter­
ruptermustonlybeperformedbya
qualified
dealer- riskofanaccident!
-
Ifthevehicle orthecircuitinterrupter
isscrapped,allapplicablesafetypre-
cautionsmustbefollowed.~
Repair,careanddisposaioftheairbags
&.WARNING
Impropercare, servicingandrepair proce­
dures canincrease
theriskofpersonalin­
jury and
deathbypreventinganairbag
from deployingwhenneededordeploying
an airbag unexpectedly:
-Nevercoyer,obstruct,orchangethe
steeringwheelhornpadorairbagcoyer
or
theinstrumentpanelor modifythem
inanyway.
-Neverattachanyobjectssuchascup
holders
ortelephonemountingstothe
surfacescoveringtheairbagunits.
- For cleaning
thehorn padorinstrument
panel,useonlyasoft,dryclothorone
moistenedwith plainwater.Solventsor
cleanerscoulddamagetheairbagcoyer
or
changethestiffnessorstrengthofthe
materialsothattheairbagcannotde­
ploy
andprotectproperly.
-Never repair,adjust,orchangeanyparts
oftheairbagsystem.
-Allworkonthesteeringwheel,instru­
mentpanel,frontseatsorelectricalsys­
tem(includingtheinstallationofaudio
equipment,cellulartelephonesandCS
radios,etc.)mustbeperformedbya
qualified technician whohasthetraining
and
specialequipmentnecessary.
-For anyworkontheairbagsystem,we
strongly
recommendthatyouseeyour
authorizedAudidealeror qualified work­
shop.
Parts
oftheairbagsystemareinstalledat
rnanydifferentplaces
onyour Audi.Installing,
rernoving, servicingorrepairing apartinan
areaofthevehiclecandamageapartofan
airbagsystemandpreventthatsystemfrom
working properlyinacollision.
There
aresomeimportantthingsyou haveto
knowtornakesurethattheeffectivenessof
thesystemwillnotbeimpairedandthatdis­
carded
componentsdonotcauseinjury orpol­
lute
theenvironment.
diatelyinstalltherear-facing childsafety
seatinarearseatingpositionandhave
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyourAUdi
dealer.
- Atighttetherorotherstrapon arear­
ward-facing child
restraintattachedto
thefrontpassengerseatcanputtoo
muchpressureontheweight-sensing
matintheseatandregistermoreweight
thanisactuallyontheseat.Theheavier
weightregisteredcanmakethesystem
workasthoughanadultwereontheseat
anddeploytheAdvanced Airbagwhenit
mustbesuppressedcausings~riousor
evenfatalinjurytothechild.
- If,
inexceptionalcircumstances,you
mustinstall aforward-facing childre­
straintonthefrontpassengerseat,al­
ways move
theseatintoitsrearmostpo­
sition
intheseat'sforeandaft~djust­
mentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible. Thebackrestmustbeadjust­
edtoanuprightposition. Makesurethat
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
comesonandstaysonallthetimewhen­
evertheignitionisswitchedon.
.&.WARNING
-IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotgooutwhenanadultissitting
onthefrontpassengerseataftertaking
thestepsdescribed' adultisproperlyseatedàndrestrainedat
oneoftherearseatingpositions.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedby
yourAudidealerbeforetransporting
anyoneonthefrontpassengerseat.
@Tips
Iftheweight-sensingmatinthefrontpas­
sengerseatdetectsanemptyseat,the
frontairbagonthepassengerside willbe
turnedoff,andPASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
willstayon.
Importantsafety instructions on
monitoringtheAdvanced AirbagSystem
Airbagsystem
- asafetybeltextenderhasnotbeenleftin
thesafetybeltlatchforthefrontpassenger
seat.
InadditiontothePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightinthecenteroftheinstrumentpanel,
themessagePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFor
PASSENGERAIRBAGONwill brieflyappear
intheinstrumentclusterdisplay. Thisistoin­
formthedriverofthecurrentfrontpassenger
airbagstatus.
.&.WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioning
properlycannotprovidesupplementalpro-
tectioninafrontalcrash.
-
Iftheairbag indicatorlightcomeson,it
meansthattheremay besomething
wrong withtheAdvanced AirbagSystem.
Itispossiblethattheairbagwillinflate
whenitisnotsupposedto,orwillnotin-
flatewhenitshould.
-Havetheairbagsysteminspectedimme-
diatelybyyourAudi dealer.
.&.WARNING
Ifthefrontairbaginflates, achildwithout
achildrestraint,ina rearward-facing child
safetyseatorinaforward-facing childre-
straintthathasnotbeenproperlyinstalled
willbeseriously injuredandcanbekilled.
- Even
thoughyourvehicleisequipped
withanAdvanced AirbagSystem,make
certainthatallchildren, especially12
yearsandyounger, alwaysrideonthe
backseatproperlyrestrainedfortheir
ageandsize.
- Always
installforwardorrear-facing
child
safetyseatsontherearseat- even
with
anAdvanced AirbagSystem.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearward-facing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotappearandstayon,imme-

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matinsidethefrontpassengerseat,thatthe
frontpassengerairbagisturnedoffandthat
theairbagstatusisalwayscorrectly signaLed
bythePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlight.
Many
typesandmodelsofchildrestraints
havebeenavailableovertheyears, newmod­
elsareintroducedregularly incorporating new
andimproveddesignsandoldermodelsare
takenoutofproduction.Childrestraintsare
notstandardized.Childrestraintsofthesame
typetypicallyhavedifferentweightsandsizes
anddifferent'footprints,'thesizeandshape
ofthebottomofthechildrestraintthatsits
ontheseat,whentheyareinstalled onavehi­
cle
seat.Thesedifferencesmake itvirtually
impossibletocertifycompliancewiththere­
quirementsforadvancedairbagswitheach
andevery childrestraintthathaseverbeen
soldinthepastorwill besold overthecourse
oftheusefullifeofyourvehicle.
For
thisreason,theUnitedStatesNational
Highway Traffic
SafetyAdministrationhas
published alistofspecific type,makesand
modelsofchildrestraintsthatmustbeused
tocertifycomplianceoftheAdvanced Airbag
Systeminyourvehicle withthesuppression
requirementsofFederalMotorVehicleSafety
Standard208.Thesechildrestraintsare:
Manufacturedonor
after----September2S,2007AngelGuard Angel
Ride AA2403FOF
Madel
Regardlessofthechildrestraintthatyouuse,
make sure
thatithasbeencertifiedtomeet
UnitedStatesFederal MotorVehicleSafety
Standardsandhasbeencertifiedbyitsmanu­
facturerforusewithanairbag. Always besure
thatthechildrestraintisproperlyinstalledat
one oftherearseatingpositions.Ifinexcep­
tional
circumstancesyoumustuseit onthe
frontpassengerseat,carefully readallofthe
information onchildsafetyandAdvancedAir­
bagsandheedalloftheapplica bleWARN­
INes.Makecertainthatthechildrestraintis
correctly recognizedbytheweight-sensing
ChildrestraintsandAdvancedAirbags
Theelectroniccontrolunitalsoregistersthe
tension onthefrontpassengersafetybelt.
The
tensiononthesafetybeltforthefront
passengerseatwillbedifferentforanadult
whoisproperly usingthesafetybeltascom­
pared
tothetensiononthebeltwhenitis
usedtoattacha childrestrainttotheseat.
Thesensorbelowthelatchforthesafetybelt
forthefrontseatpassengermeasuresthe
tension onthebelt.Theinputfromthissen­
soristhenusedwiththeweightto"decide",
whetherthereisachildrestraintwithatypical
1 year-old childon
thefrontpassengerseat
andwhetherornottheairbagmustbeturned
off.
seat.Theweightofachildrestraintandits
"footprint" varyfor
differentkindsofchild re­
straintsandforthedifferentmodelsofthe
sam
ekindofchildrestraintofferedbychild
restraint
manufacturers.
Theweightrangesfortheindividual types,
makes
andmodelsofchildrestraintsthatthe
NHTSAhas specifiedintheSafetyStandard
togetherwiththeweightrangesoftypical in­
fants
andtypicallyear-old childhavebeen
storedinthecontrolunitoftheAdvancedAir­
bagSystem.Whenachildrestraintisbeing
used on
thefrontpassengerseatwith atypi­
calIyear-old child,theAdvanced AirbagSys­
temcomparestheweightmeasuredbythe
weightsensingmatwiththeinformationstor­
edintheelectroniccontrolunit.
Even
thoughyour vehicleisequippedwithan
Advanced Airbag
system,allchildren,espe­
ciallythose12yearsandyounger,shouldal­
ways ride
inthebackseatproperlyrestrained
fortheirageandsize.Theairbag onthepas­
sengersidemakesthefrontseatapotentially
dangerousplace forachildtoride. Thefront
seatisnotthesafestplace forachildinafor­
ward-facing child
safetyseat.Itcanbeavery
dangerousplaceforaninfantoralargerchild
ina rearward-facingseat.
AdvancedAirbagsandtheweight-1sensingmatinthefrontseat
The Advanced Airbagsysteminyourvehicle
hasbeencertifiedtomeetthe"low-risk" re­
quirementsfor3-and6-yearoldchildren on
thepassengersideandsmalladultsonthe
driverside.Thelowriskdeploymentcriteria
areintendedtoreducetheriskofinjury
throughinteractionwiththeairbagthatcan
occur,
forexample,bybeingtooclosetothe
steeringwheelandinstrumentpanelwhen
theairbaginflates. Inaddition,thesystem
hasbeencertifiedtocomplywiththe"sup­
pression"
requirementsoftheSafetyStand­
ard,toturnoffthefrontairbagforinfantsup
to12monthswhoarerestrainedonthefront
passengerseatinchildrestraintsthatare list­
ed
intheStandard.
(FMVSS)208asapplicableatthetimeyour
vehicle
wasmanufactured.
The Advanced AirbagSysteminyourvehicle
detectsthepresenceofaninfantorchildina
child
restraintonthefrontpassengerseatus­
ing
theweight-sensingmatintheseatcush­
ion and
thesensorbelowthesafetybeltlatch
on
thefrontpassengerseatthatmeasuresthe
tensiononthesafetybelt.
Theweight-sensingmatmeasurestotal
weightofthechildandthechildsafetyseat
andachildblanketonthefrontpassenger
seat.Theweightonthefrontpassengerseat
isrelatedtothedesignofthechildrestraint
andits"footprint",thesizeandshapeofthe
bottomofthechildrestraintasitsitsonthe~
Always replace childrestraintsthatwere
installedinavehicle duringacrash. Dam­
agetoachildrestraintthatisnotvisible
could
causeittofailinanothercollision
situation.
Advancedfrontairbagsystemandchildren
Vour vehicleisequippedwithan"Advanced
Airbag
System"incompliancewith United
StatesFederal MotorVehicleSafetyStandard
-Alwaysinstallrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatinexceptionalcircumstancesand
thePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightdoes
notcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtherear-facingchildsafetyseatin
arearseatingpositionandhavetheair-
bag
systeminspectedimmediatelyby
yourAudi dealer.
ln.WARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installaforward-facing childrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat:
-Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedby
itsmanufacturerforuseonafrontseat
with apassengerfrontandsideairbag.
-Always followthemanufacturer'sin-
structionsprovided withthechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
- Always move
thepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeand
aftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfrom
theairbagaspossiblebeforeinstalling
thechildrestraint.Thebackrestmustbe
adjustedtoanuprightposition.
- Always
makesurethatthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstays
on allthetimewhenevertheignitionis
switchedon.
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Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi­
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis­
play.
switchingESPoff(sportmode)
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
alLowsomeslip. Forexample:
_Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
_Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
_Drivingwithsnowchains
Press
the[!Jbutton.TheESPindicatorlightfi
turnsonandStabilisationprogramoffap­
pearsinthedispLay.A5Rdeactivatescom­
pletely
andthestabilizationeffectsfromthe
ESPsystemarelimited.
SwitchingESPoff
Pressandholdthe[!Jbuttonforthreesec­
onds.TheESPindicatorlightmturnsonand
Stabi,Lisationprogramoffappearsinthedis­
play.
ASRisalsoswitchedoffwhenESPis
switchedoff.
.&.WARNING
YoushouldonlyswitchtheESPoffifyour
driving abilityandthetrafficsituationaL­
Low.ThiscouLdincreasetheriskofslip­
ping.
- The
stabilizingfunctionis limitedinESP
sportmode.The drivingwheelscould
spinandthevehiclecouLdswerve,espe­
cially onslickorslipperyroadsurfaces.
-Thereisno vehiclestabilizationwhen
ESPisswitchedoff.
Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi­
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis­
play.
ESPsportmode
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
allowsomeslip. Forexample:
-Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
- Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
-Drivingwithsnowchains
Pressthe[!JbuttonbriefLyqfig.134.TheIl
indicatorlightturnsonandSportcontroL
Warning!RestrictedstabiLityappearsinthe
driverinformationsystemdisplay. Drivingsta­
bilityislimitedinsportmode.
I~Tips
IfthereisamalfunctionintheretractabLe
rearspoiler*ortheAudimagneticride',it
maynotbepossibletoactivateESPsport
modeornormalmodemayactivateagain
automatically.
J
Fig.134Centerconsole:ESPOFFbutton
TTRS:Switchingon/off
iTips
Iftherearefaultsintherearspoilersys­
temorinAudimagneticride,itmaynotbe
possibLetoactivateESPsportmodeor
normaLmodemayactivateagainautomat­
ically.
AWARNING
OnlyswitchESPsportmodeonwhenyour
drivingabilitiesandthetrafficsituation
permit.Pleasenotethatthedriving
wheelscanspinandthevehicle canbreak
awayinESPsportmode,especiallywhen
theroadisslippery.
ESPturnsonoutomotically whenyoustort
theengine.
Appliestavehicles:TIR5Coupe
totakerisks. Doing50willincreasethe
riskofalossofvehiclecontrol,collision
andseriouspersonalinjuries.
-
ALwaysadaptyourspeedtoroad, traffic
andweatherconditions.TheriskofLos­
ingcontrolofthevehicleincreaseswhen
drivingtoofast,especiallythrough
curvesandonslipperyorwetroads,and
whendrivingtooclosetavehiclesup
ahead.ESP,ABS,thebrakeassistsystem,
EDLandASRcannatpreventcollisions.
- Always
acceleratewithspecialcare on
even,smoothsurfacessuchasthosethat
arewetorcoveredwithiceandsnow.
The drive
wheelscanspineven with
theseassistancesystemsthatcannotal­
ways
helptareducetheriskoflossofve­
hicle
control.
tWJTips
-ABSandASRonly work correctLywhen
allfourwheelsareequippedwithidenti­
cal
tires.Different tiresizescanLeadtoa
reductioninenginepower.
-
Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystems
describedareworking.
-
IftheindicatorlightJjJor~(USA
modeLs);t§l(Canadamodels)appears,
theremaybeamalfunctionqpagelB,
qpoge17.
Fig.133Center console:ESPOFFbutton
TT/TTS:Switchingon/off•
ESPturnsonautomotically whenyoustart
theengine.
Appliestovehicles:TICoupe andTIS Coupe
Brakeassistsystem
The brakeassistsystemcandecreasebraking
distance.ltincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe
driverpressesthebrake pedaLquicklyinemer­
gencysituations.Youmustpressandholdthe
brakepedaluntilthesituationisover.
ELectronic
differentiaLLock(EDL)
switchedon allthetime.Incertainsituations
whenyouneedlesstraction,you canswitch
offESPbypressingthebutton[!J.Besureto
switchESPonagainwhenyou nolongerneed
lesstraction.
.&.WARNING
-ESP,ABS,ASRandEDLcannotovercome
thelawsofphysics. Thisisespeciallyim­
portantonslipperyorwetroads.Ifthe
systemsbeginactingtostabilizeyourve­
hicle, youshouLd
immediatelychange
yourspeedtomatchtheroadandtraffic
conditions.Donotlettheincreasedsafe­
typrovided bythesesystemstemptyou
Anti-sLip
reguLation(ASR)
ASRreducesenginepowerwhenthedrive
wheelsbegintospinandadaptstheforceto
theroadconditions.Thismakesiteasierto
start,accelerateanddrive
uphills.
Anti-Lock
brakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingup
whenbraking.
Thevehicle canstillbesteered
evenduringhardbraking. Applysteadypres­
suretothebrakepedaloDonotpumptheped­
aloApulsinginthebrakepedalindicatesthat
thesystemishelpingyoutobrakethevehicle.
The
EDLbrakeswheelsthatarespinningand
transfersthedrivepowertotheotherdrive
wheelorwheelsifthevehicleisequippedwith
all-wheeL drive".ThisfunctionisavailabLeup
toabout60mph(100km/hl.
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitches
offtohelpkeepthebrake onthebrakedwheel
fromoverheating.EDLwillswitch onagainau­
tomaticallywhenconditionshavereturnedto
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overheatreducingtheeffectivenessof
theentirebrakesystem.
-Failureofonebrake circuit willimpair
thebraking capabilityresultinginanin­
creasedstoppingdistance.Avoid driving
thevehicleandhaveittowedtothenear­
estAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
-Neverletthevehicle rolltoastopwith
theengineshutoff.
-
Ifthebrakeboosterisnotworking,for
examplewhentowingyourvehicle,or
becausethebrakeboosterhassomehow
beendamaged,thebrakepedalmustbe
pressedconsiderablyhardertomakeup
forthelackofboosterassistance.
ELectro-mechanicaL
powerassist
Theelectro-mechanicalpowerassisthelps
thedriver whensteering.
Thedegreeofpowerassistiselectronically
matchedtovehiclespeed.
Thepowersteeringsystemassiststhedriver
50thathecansteerthevehiclewithreduced
physical
effort.
Powersteeringwillnotwork iftheengineis
off.Asaresult,thesteeringwheelwillbehard
toturn.
ÂWARNING
Ifthesystemdevelopsaproblem,you
mustseekqualifiedprofessionalassis­
tance.
CDNote
Ifthereisanelectronicmalfunction,ser­
votronic
willstillfunctionlike aconven­
tionalpowersteering.system,providing a
constantsteeringsupportforcethatisno
longerproportionatetothevehiclespeed.
Thisismostnoticeablewhenturningthe
steeringwheelatlowspeeds(forexample
whenparking),-moreeffortwillbere­
quired
thanusual.
-Beawareofthedifferentthanusual
steeringresponseandadjustyoursteer­
ing force accordingly.
- Have
theproblemcheckedandsetright
byanauthorizedAudidealerassoonas
possible.
-Ifasteeringmalfunctionoccurs,thisis
signaledwiththe~or..indicator
lightsandawarningtone,see.
(DTips
-Ifthepowersteeringsystemshouldfail,
oriftheengineisnotrunning (forexam­
ple,while beingtowed),youwillstillbe
abletosteerthevehicle. However,more
effortwiIIbereq u iredtodo50.
-Ifthepowersteeringsystemisnotfunc­
tioningproperly,contactyourauthorized
Audidealerimmediately.
Drivingwithyour
quattro®
Appliestavehides:with all-wheel drive
Withall-wheel drive,ailfour wheels aredriv­
en.
Generalinformation
Withall-wheeldrive,powerisdistributedto
allfourwheels.Thishappensautomatically
dependingonyourdrivingstyleandtheroad
conditionsatthetim~eealso.=;.page153.
Theall-wheeldriveconcepî:-isdesignedfor
highenginepower. Yourvehicleisexception­
ally
powerfulandhasexcellentdriving charac­
teristicsbothundernormaldrivingconditions
andonsnowandice.Always readandfollow
safetyprecautions.=;.,&.
Wintertires
Whendrivinginthewinter,yourvehiclewith
all-wheeldrivehasanadvantage,evenwith
regulartires.Inwinterroadconditionsitmay
be
advisabletomountwintertires(or all-sea­
sontires)forimproved driveabilityandbrak­
ing:
thesetiresmustbemountedonailfour
wheels.Seealso.=;.page213,Winter tires.~
Snowchains
Wheretirechainsaremandatoryoncertain
roads,thisnormallyalsoappliestovehicles
with
all-wheeldrive'=;'page214,Snow
chains.
Replacingwheels/tires
Vehicleswithall-wheeldrivemustalways
have
tiresofthesamesize. Alsoavoidtires
withdifferenttreaddepths.Fordetailssee
page.=;.page209,Newtiresandreplacing
tires
andwheels.
Off-Raaddriving?
YourAudidoesnothaveenoughgroundclear­
ance
tobeusedasan off-road vehicle.Itis
thereforebesttoavoidroughtracksandun­
eventerrainasmuchaspossible.Alsoreferto
'=;'page163.
&.WARNING
Alwaysadjustyourdrivingtoroadandtraf­
ficcond itions.Donotlettheextrasafety
affordedbyall-wheeldrivetemptyouinto
taking
extrarisks.
-
Althoughtheall-wheeldrive isveryef­
fective,alwaysrememberthatbraking
capacity
islimited bytiretraction.Vou
shouldthereforenotdriveatexcessive
speedsonicyorslipperyroadsurfaces.
-Onwetroadsurfaces,becarefulnotto
drivetoofastbecausethefrontwheels
couldbegintoslideontopofthewater
(aquaplaning).Ifthisshouldoccur, you
will have no
warningfromasuddenin­
creaseinenginespeedaswithafront­
wheeldrive vehicle. Alwaysdriveat
speedswhicharesuitedtotheroadcon­
ditions. -risk
ofcrash.
Intelligenttechnology
Energymanagement
Startingabilityisoptimized
Energymanagementcon troisthedistribution
ofelectricalenergyandthusoptimizesthe
availabilityofelectrical energyforstarting
theengine.
Ifavehiclewithaconventionalenergysystem
isnotdrivenfora long periodoftime,thebat­
teryisdischargedbyidlingcurrentconsumers
(e.g. immobilizer). Incertaincircumstancesit
can
resultintherebeing insufficientenergy
availabletostarttheengine.
Intelligentenergymanagementinyourvehi­
cle
handlesthedistributionofelectricalener­
gy.Startingabilityismarkedly improvedand
thelifeofthebatteryisextended.
Basically,energymanagementconsistsof
batterydiagnosis,idlingcurrentmanage­
mentanddynamicenergymanagement.
Batterydiagnosis
Batterydiagnosiscontinuouslydetermines
thestateofthebattery.Sensorsdetermine
batteryvoltage,batterycurrentandbattery
temperature.Thisdeterminesthecurrent
stateofchargeandthepowerofthebattery.
Idlingcurrentmanagement
Idlingcurrentmanagementreducesenergy
consumptionwhilethevehicleisstanding.
Withtheignitionswitchedoff,itcontrolsthe
energysupplytothêvarious electricalcompo­
nents.Datafrombatterydiagnosisisconsid­
ered.
Depending onthebattery'sstateofcharge,
individualconsumersaregraduallyturnedoff
topreventexcessivedischargeofthebattery
andthusmaintainstartingcapability.
Dynamicenergymanagement
Whilethevehicle isbeing driven,dynamicen­
ergy
managementdistributestheenergygen­
eratedaccordingtotheneedsoftheindividu-
al
components.Itregulatesconsumption,50
thatmoreelectricalenergyisnotbeingused~

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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.