2014 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK spare wheel

New tires and replacing tires and wheels
New tires and wheels have to be broken in.
Fig. 199 Tir e speci fication codes on the s idewall of a
t ire
No . Description
CD Passenger car tire (where applicable)
@ Nominal width of tire in m illimeters
® Ratio of height to width (aspect ratio)
@ Radia l
® Rim diameter code
® Load index and speed rating
0 U.S. DOT tire identification number
® Audi Or iginal tire
® Sever snow condit ions
@ T ire p ly composi tion a nd materia ls
used
@ Max imum load rat ing
@ T readwear, traction and temperature
grades
@ Max imum pe rm iss ible inflation pres-
sure
The t ires and rims are essential parts of the
vehicle's design . The tires and r ims approved
by Aud i are specia lly matched to the charac­
ter istics of the veh icle and can make a majo r
Tires and wheels 239
contribution to good road holding and safe
handling when in good condition and properly
inflated
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We recommend that a ll work on tires and
whee ls be per formed by an authorized Audi
dealer. They are familiar with recommended procedures and have the necessary special
tools and spare parts as well as the proper fa­
cilities for disposing of the old t ires.
Authorized Audi dea lers have the necessary
information about technical requirements for
i nstalling or changing tires and rims .
Replacing tires and wheels
Tires should be replaced at least in pa irs and
not individually (for examp le both front tires
or both rear tires together) .
Be sure to read and heed the info rmation to
the tire pressure mo nitoring system
¢ page 246.
Always b uy replacement radia l tires that have
the same spe cifica tions as t he tires app rove d
for yo ur vehicle by Audi . Replacement tires
must a lways have the same load rating speci­
ficatio n as the origina l equipment or approved
optiona l tires listed in the table¢
page 232 .
Audi-approved specif ication t ires a re spec ial ly
matched to your vehicle and its load limits,
and can contr ibute to the impo rtant roadho ld­
ing, driv ing characteristics, and sa fety of the
vehicle. The table(¢
page 232) lists specifica­
tions of the tires approved for the Audi mod­
els covered by your Owner's Literature.
The tire pressure label located on driver's s ide
B-pillar (¢
page 232, fig. 196) lists the speci­
ficat ions of the original equipment tires in­
stalled on you r vehicle at the time it was man ­
ufactu red .
Federal law requires tire manufacturers to
place standardized information on the side­
wall of all tires¢
fig. 199. This information
i dentifies and descr ibes the fundamenta l
c haracteristics, the q uality grade of the t ire
and also provides a t ire identification numbe r
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246 Tires and wheels
Refer to ¢page 243 for mo re detailed infor­
mation regarding winter tires .
Tire pressure
monitoring system
(D General notes
Each tire, including the spare (if provided) ,
should be checked monthly when cold and in­
flated to the inflation pressure recommended by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle
placard or tire inflation pressure label. (If your
vehicle has tires of a different size than the
size indicated on the vehicle placard or tire in­
flation pressure label, you shou ld determine
the proper tire inflation pressure for those
tires).
As an added safety feature, your vehicle has
been equipped with a tire pressure monitor ing
system (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire
p ressure telltale when one or more of your
tires is significantly under-inflated. According­
ly, when the low tire pressure telltale illumi­
nates, you should stop and check your tires as
soon as possible, and inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving on a significantly un­
der-inflated tire causes the tire to overheat
and can lead to tire failure . Under -inflation al­
so reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle's handling and
stopping ab ility.
Please note that the TPMS is not a subst itute
for proper tire maintenance, and it is the driv­
e r's responsib ility to ma inta in correct tire
pressure, even if under-inflation has not
reached the level to trigger illumination of the
TPMS low tire pressure telltale.
Your veh icle has also been equ ipped w ith a
TPMS malfunction indicator to indicate when
the system is not operating properly. The
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
the low tire pressure telltale . When the sys­
tem detects a malfunction, the te lltale will
flash for approximately one minute and then remain continuously illuminated. This se- quence will continue upon subsequent vehicle
start-ups as
long as the malfunction exists.
When the malfunction indicator is illum inat­
ed, the system may not be ab le to detect or
signal low tire pressure as intended . TPMS
malfunctions may occur for a variety of rea ­
sons, including the installation of replace­
ment or alternate tires or wheels on the vehi­
cle that prevent the TPMS from functioning
properly. Always check the TPMS malfunction
telltale after replacing one or more tires or
wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the re­
placement o r alternate ti res and wheels allow
the TPM S to cont inue to function properly.
Description
The tire pressure monitoring system monitors
the pressure in the four tires when driving.
The system uses sensors that measure the
temperature and pressure in the tires. Theda­
ta is sent from these sensors to the control
module by radio frequency.
The tire pressure monitoring system shows
the current pressures and temperatures of the
tires in the Infotainment system
¢page 247.
It also compares the current tire pressures
with the stored pressures and gives a warning in the driver information system if the tire
pressure is different from what is stored
¢ page 247.
The system does not detect if the stored tire
pressures match the recommended tire pres­
sures. You must resave the tire pressures
¢page 248:
- eve ry time the tire p ressu res change, for ex­
ample when the load in the vehicle changes,
- after replacing a t ire, or
- if wheels w ith new wheel sensors are used .
_&. WARNING
-The tire pressu re monitoring sys tem as­
sists the driver in monitoring tire pres­
sures. The driver is responsible for having
the tires inflated to the correct pressure. ..,.

2 70 Technical data
Technical data
Vehicle identification
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cat ion on driver 's s ide dash panel
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Fig. 229 Th e vehicle identificat ion label -inside the
l uggag e compa rtmen t
Vehicle Identification Number (VlN)
The Vehicle Identification Number is located
in different p laces:
- under the w indshield on the driver's side
~fig . 228.
-in the MMI: Select: Function button ICARI >
(Car)* systems> VIN number .
-on the veh icle identification label.
Vehicle identification label
The vehicle identification label is located in
the luggage compartment in the spare wheel
well. T
he label ~
fig. 229 shows the following vehi ­
cle data:
(D Vehicle Ident ificat ion Number (VIN )
@ . Vehicle type, engine output, transmission
® Engine and transmission code
@ Paint number and interior
® Optional equipment numbers
Th e information of the vehicle identification
lab el can also be found in your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet.
Safety compliance sticker
The safety compliance sticker is your assur­
ance that your new veh icle complies with all
applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards which were in effect at the time the
vehicle was manufactured. You can find this
sticker on the door jamb on the driver's side.
It shows the month and year of production
and the vehicle ident ificat ion number of your
vehicle (perfo rat ion) as well as the Gross Vehi­
cl e Weight Rating (GVWR) and the Gross Axle
Weight Rating (GAWR) .
High voltage warning label
The high voltage warning label is located in
the engine compartment next to the engine
hood re lease . The spark ign ition sys tem com·
plies with the Canadian standard IC ES-002.
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle Weight Rat ing (GAWR) for
front and rear are listed on a sticker on the
doo r jamb on the driver' s side .
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating includes the
weight of the bas ic vehicle plus fu ll fuel tank,
oil and coolant, plus maximum load, which in­
cl udes passenger weight (150 lbs/68 kg per
designated seating position) and luggage
weight ~&. - .,.