2015 AUDI A3 Owners Manual

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual Driving  with different tires  reduces  vehi­
cle  handling  and  can  lead to  a  loss  of 
control. 
- If  the  spare  ti re  is  not  the  same  as  the 
tires  that  are  mounted  on  the  vehicl

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual 24 0  T ire s and  wheel s 
Traction 
The traction grades,  from  highest  to  lowest, 
are AA, A,  Band 
C. T hose grades  represent  the 
tires  ability  to  stop  on wet  pavement  as  measured  u

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual The speed  rating letter  code (c::> page 228) is 
on the  side wall  of  the  tire 
c::> page 236. 
A WARNING 
Winter  tires  have maximum  speed  limits 
that  may be lower  than  your  vehicles  m

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual 24 2  T ire s and  wheel s 
Where  snow  chains  are  mandatory  oncer­
tain  roads,  this  normally  also  applies  to 
veh icles  with  all-wheel  dr ive. 
Wheel  bolts 
Wheel  bolts  must  always

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual In o rder  to  minimize  the  occu rrence  o f impact 
damage  to  the  tires  of  your  vehicle,  we  recom­ mend  that  you  observe  the  following  precau­
tions : 
- Always  maintain  recommend

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual 24 4  T ire s and  wheel s 
signal  low tire  pressure  as intended.  TPMS 
malfunctions  may occur for  a variety  of  rea­
sons,  includ ing the  installat ion  of  replace­
ment  or  a lternate

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual impair  the  vehicles  handling  and stop­
ping  ability. 
- The driver  is responsible  for  maintaining 
the  correct  tire  pressures. You must 
check the  t ire pressures regularly. 
- Under  ce

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AUDI A3 2015  Owners Manual 246  What  do  I  do  now? 
What  do  I  do  now? 
Luggage  compartment 
lid  emergency  release 
In case  of  an emergency , the  rear lid can be 
opened  from  the  inside  using  the  trunk  es­
c