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neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemon1.45m)tallandweighabout80lbs(36kg).
thisseat.Boosterseatsraisethesechildrenupso thatthe
— Makesurethattherearenowetobjectssafetybeltwillpassproperlyoverthestronger
(suchasawettowel)andnowaterorotherparts oftheirbodiesandthesafetybeltcanhelp
liquidsonthefrontpassengerseatcushion.protecttheminacrash.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa >Donotusetheconvertiblelockingretractor
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,whenusingthevehicle'ssafetybelttorestrain
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild a childonaboosterseat.
seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical>Theshoulderbeltmustlieasclosetothecen-
capacitancemeasuredby thecapacitivepas-terofthechild'scollarboneas possibleand
sengerdetectionsystemandcanalsoflymustlieflatandsnugontheupperbody.It
aroundinanaccidentandcauseseriousper-mustneverlieacrossthethroatorneck.The
sonalinjury.lapbeltmustlieacrossthepelvisandnever
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGacrossthestomachorabdomen.Makesurethe
OFF#¥;lightcomesonandstaysonallthebeltliesflatandsnug.Pullonthebelttotight-
timewhenevertheignitionisswitchedon.enifnecessary.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF7%;light>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately>page218.
installtheforward-facingchildseatata
seatingpositionontherearseatandhaveChildrenuptoatleast8yearsold(over40Lbsor
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyourauthor-18kg)arebestprotectedinchildsafetyseatsde-
fad)Awldlaallar.signedfortheirage andweight. Expertssaythat
—Takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassen-theskeletalstructure,particularlythepelvis,of
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe thesechildrenisnotfullydeveloped,andthey
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIRmustnotusethevehiclesafetybeltswithouta
BAGOFF%¥;lightdoesnotstayonwheneversuitablechildrestraint.
theignitionisswitchedon.Itisusuallybesttoput thesechildreninappro-
priateboosterseats.Besuretheboosterseat
heermicmeetsallapplicablesafetystandards.
ProperlyusedboosterseatscanhelpprotectBoosterseatsraisetheseatingpositionofthe
childrenweighingbetweenabout40lbsandchildandrepositionboththelapandshoulder
80lbs(18kgand36kg)whoarelessthan4ft9parts ofthesafetybeltso thattheypassacross
in(57in/1.45m)tall.thechild'sbodyintherightplaces.Theroutingof
thebeltoverthechild'sbodyisveryimportant
forthechild'sprotection,whetherornotaboos-
terseatisused.Childrenage12andundermust
alwaysrideintherearseat.
Neverusethelapbeltportionofthevehicle's
safetybeltalonetorestrainanychild,regardless
ofhowbigthechildis.Alwaysrememberthat
childrendonot havethepronouncedpelvicstruc-
turerequiredforthe properfunctionoflapbelt
portionofthevehicle'sthreepointlapand
shoulderbelts.Thechild'ssafetyabsolutelyre-
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Fig.166Rearseat:childproperlyrestrainedinabooster
seat
quiresthatalapbeltportionofthesafetybeltbe
Thevehicle'ssafetybeltsalonewillnotfitmostfastened snuglyandaslowaspossiblearound
childrenuntiltheyareatleast4ft9in(57in/thepelvis.Neverletthelapbeltportionofthe=>
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—Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthe
frontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysbeespeciallycarefulifyoumustin-
stallarearwardfacingchildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseatinexceptionalcir-
cumstances.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF$¥;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtherear-facingchildsafetyseatina
rearseatingpositionandhavetheairbag
systeminspectedbyyourAudidealer.

Activatingtheconvertiblelockingretractor
Usetheconvertiblelockingretractortosecurea
childrestraint.
Alwaysheedthechildsafetyseatmanufacturer's
instructionswheninstallingachildrestraintin
yourvehicle. Toactivatetheconvertiblelocking
retractor:
>Placethechildrestraintona seat,preferablyon
therearseat.
>
Slowlypullthebeltallthewayout.
>Routeitaroundorthroughthechildrestraint
beltpath>/\.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttogetthesafetybeltreallytight.
>Insertthebelttongueintothe buckleforthat
seatingposition.
>Guidethesafetybeltbackintotheretractorun-
tilthebeltliesflatandsnugonthechildsafety
seat.
>Youshouldheara“clicking”noiseasthebelt
windsbackintotheinertiareel.Testthecon-
vertiblelockingretractorbypullingonthebelt.
Youshouldnolongerbeabletopullthebelt
outoftheretractor.Theconvertiblelockingre-
tractorisnowactivated.
>Makesurethattheredreleasebuttonisfacing
awayfromthechildrestraintsothatitcan be
unbuckledquickly.
> Pull
onthebelt tomakesurethesafetybeltis
properlytightandfastenedsothattheseat
cannotmoveforwardandsidewaysmorethan
lin(2.5cm).

ZAWARNING
Usingthewrongchildrestraintoranimprop-
erlyinstalledchildrestraintcancauseserious
personalinjuryordeathinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallinga childsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesuretheseat backresttowhich
thechildrestraintisinstalledisinanup-
rightpositionandsecurelylatchedinto
placeandcannotfoldforward.Otherwise,
the seatbackwiththechildsafetyseatat-
tachedtoitcouldflyforwardinthe eventof
anaccidentorotheremergencysituation.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusinga childrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page212.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallingachildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page189,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.

Deactivatingtheconvertiblelocking
delete)g

Theconvertiblelockingretractorforchildre-
straintswillbedeactivatedautomaticallywhen
thebeltiswoundallthewaybackintothere-
tractor.
>Presstheredbuttononthesafetybeltbuckle.
Thebelttonguewillpopoutofthebuckle.>
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@USDOTnumber(TIN)and
manufacturedate
Themanufacturedateislistedon
thetiresidewall(itmayonlyap-
pearontheinnersideofthetire):
DOT...2218...
means,forexample,thatthetire
wasproducedinthe22ndweekof
theyear2018.
@)AudiOriginalTires
AudiOriginalequipmenttires
withthedesignation“AO”have
beenspeciallymatchedtoyour
Audi.Whenusedcorrectly,these
tiresmeetthehigheststandards
forsafetyandhandling.Anau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitywillbe
abletoprovideyouwithmorein-
formation.
@)Mudandsnowcapability
“M/S”or“M+S”indicatesthetire
haspropertiesmakingitsuitable
todriveinmudorsnow.4indi-
catesawintertire.
Compositionofthetirecord
andmaterials
Thenumberofpliesindicatesthe
numberofrubberizedfabriclay-
ersinthetire.Ingeneral:the
morelayers,themoreweighta
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tirecancarry.Tiremanufacturers
mustalsospecifythematerials
usedinthetire.Theseinclude
steel,nylon,polyesterandother
materials.
@Maximumpermittedload
Thisnumber indicatesthemaxi-
mumloadinkilogramsand
poundsthatthetirecancarry.
@Uniformtirequalitygrade
standardsfortreadwear,
tractionandtemperature
resistance
Treadwear,tractionand tempera-
tureranges>page264.
@Runningdirection
@Maximumpermitted
inflationpressure
Thisnumberindicatesthemaxi-
mumpressuretowhichatirecan
beinflatedundernormaloperat-
ingconditions.
Glossaryoftireandloading
terminology
Accessoryweight
meansthecombinedweight(in
excessofthosestandarditems
whichmaybereplaced)ofauto-
matictransmission,powersteer-
ing,powerbrakes,power

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windows,powerseats,radio,and
heater,totheextentthatthese
itemsareavailableasfactory-in-
stalledequipment(whetherin-
stalledornot).
Aspectratio
meanstheratioofthe heightto
thewidthofthetireinpercent.
Numbersof55orlowerindicatea
lowsidewallforimprovedsteer-
ingresponseandbetteroverall
handlingondrypavement.
Bead
meansthepartofthetirethatis
madeofsteelwires,wrappedor
reinforcedbyplycordsandthatis
shapedtofittherim.
Beadseparation
meansabreakdownofthebond
betweencomponentsinthebead.
Cord
meansthestrandsformingthe
pliesinthetire.
Coldtireinflationpressure
meansthetirepressurerecom-
mendedbythevehiclemanufac-
turerforatireofadesignated
sizethathasnotbeendrivenfor
morethanacoupleofmiles(kilo-
meters)atlowspeedsinthethree
hourperiodbeforethetirepres-
sureismeasuredoradjusted.
Curbweight
meanstheweightofamotorve-
hiclewithstandardequipmentin-
cludingthemaximumcapacityof
fuel,oil,andcoolant,aircondi-
tioningandadditionalweightof
optionalequipment.
Extraloadtire
meansatiredesignedtooperate
athigherloadsandathigherin-
flationpressuresthanthecorre-
spondingstandardtire.Extraload
tiresmaybeidentifiedas“XL”,
“xl”,“EXTRALOAD”,or“RF”on
thesidewall.
GrossAxleWeightRating
(“GAWR”)
meanstheload-carryingcapacity
ofasingleaxlesystem,measured
atthetire-groundinterfaces.
GrossVehicleWeightRating
(“GVWR”)
meansthemaximumtotalloaded
weightofthevehicle.
Groove
meansthespacebetweentwoad-
jacenttreadribs.
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Loadrating(code)
meansthemaximumloadthata
tireisratedto carryforagivenin-
flationpressure.Youmaynotfind
thisinformationonalltiresbe-
causeitisnotrequiredbylaw.
Maximumloadrating
meanstheloadratingforatireat
themaximumpermissibleinfla-
tionpressureforthattire.
Maximumloadedvehicle
weight
meansthesumof:
(a)Curbweight
(b)Accessoryweight
(c)Vehiclecapacityweight,and
(d)Productionoptionsweight
Maximum(permissible)
inflationpressure
meansthemaximumcoldinfla-
tionpressuretowhichatiremay
beinflated.Alsocalled“maxi-
muminflationpressure.”
Normaloccupantweight
means150lbs(68kg)timesthe
numberofoccupantsseatedin
thevehicleuptothetotalseating
capacityofyourvehicle.
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Occupantdistribution
meansdistributionofoccupants
inavehicle.
Outerdiameter
meanstheoveralldiameterofan
inflatednewtire.
Overallwidth
meansthelineardistancebe-
tweentheexteriorsoftheside-
wallsofaninflatedtire,including
elevationsduetolabeling,deco-
rations,orprotectivebandsor
ribs.
Ply
meansalayerofrubber-coated
parallelcords.
Productionoptionsweight
meansthecombinedweightof
thoseinstalledregularproduction
optionsweighingover5lbs
(2.3kg)inexcessofthosestand-
arditemswhichtheyreplace,not
previouslyconsideredincurb
weightoraccessoryweight,in-
cludingheavy dutybrakes,ride
levelers,roofrack,heavyduty
battery,andspecialtrim.
Radialplytire
meansapneumatictireinwhich
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Treadseparation
meanspullingawayofthetread
fromthetirecarcass.
Treadwearindicators(TWI)
meanstheprojectionswithinthe
principalgroovesdesignedtogive
avisualindicationofthedegrees
ofwearofthetread.See
=page257,Treadwearindicator
formoreinformationonmeasur-
ingtirewear.
UniformTireQualityGrading
isatireinformationsystemdevel-
opedbytheUnitedStates Nation-
alHighwayTrafficSafetyAdminis-
tration(NHTSA)thatisdesigned
tohelpbuyersmakerelativecom-
parisonsamongtires.TheUTQGis
notasafetyratingandnotaguar-
anteethatatirewill lastfora
prescribednumberofmiles(kilo-
meters)orperforminacertain
way.Itsimplygivestirebuyers
additionalinformationtocom-
binewithotherconsiderations,
suchasprice,brandloyaltyand
dealerrecommendations.Under
UTQG,tiresaregradedbythetire
manufacturersinthreeareas:
treadwear,traction,and tempera-
tureresistance.TheUTQGinfor-
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mationonthetires,moldedinto
thesidewalls.
U.S. DOTTireIdentification
Number(TIN)
Thisisthetire’s“serialnumber”.
Itbegins withtheletters“DOT”
andindicatesthatthetiremeets
allfederalstandards.Thenext
twonumbersorlettersindicate
theplantwhereitwasmanufac-
tured,andthelastfournumbers
representtheweekandyearof
manufacture.Forexample,
DOT...2218...
meansthatthetirewasproduced
inthe22ndweekof2018.The
othernumbersaremarketingco-
desthatmayormaynotbeused
bythetiremanufacturer.Thisin-
formationisusedtocontactcon-
sumersifatiredefectrequiresa
recall.
Vehiclecapacityweight
meanstheratedcargoandlug-
gageloadplus150lbs(68kg)
timesthevehicle'sdesignated
seatingcapacity.
Vehiclemaximumloadonthe
tire
meansthatloadonanindividual
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distributingtoeachaxleitsshare
ofthemaximumloadedvehicle
weightanddividingbytwo.
Vehiclenormalloadonthetire
meansthatloadonanindividual
tirethatisdeterminedbydistrib-
utingtoeachaxleitsshareofthe
curbweight,accessoryweight,
andnormaloccupantweight(dis-
tributedinaccordancewith>ta-
bleonpage260)anddividingby
two.
Occupantloadinganddistri-
butionforvehiclenormalload
forvariousdesignatedseating
capacities
Refertothetireinflationpressure
labelforthenumberofseating
positions.Refertothetable>ta-
bleonpage260forthenumber
ofpeoplethatcorrespondtothe
vehiclenormalload.
Newtiresorwheels
Audirecommendshavingallwork
ontiresorwheelsperformedby
anauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.
Thesefacilitieshavetheproper
knowledgeandareequippedwith
therequiredtoolsandreplace-
mentparts.
>Newtiresdonotyethavethe
optimumgrippingproperties.
Drivecarefullyandatmoderate
speedsforthefirst350miles
(500km)withnewtires.
>Onlyusetireswiththesamede-
sign,size(rollingcircumfer-
ence),andas close tothesame
treadpatternas possibleonall
fourwheels.
>Appliesto:RSmodels:Onlyuse
tireswiththesamedesign,size
(rollingcircumference),andthe
sametreadpatternonallfour
wheels.
>Donotreplacetiresindividually.
Atleastreplacebothtiresonthe
sameaxleatthesametime.
>Audirecommendsthatyouuse
AudiOriginalTires.Ifyouwould
liketousedifferenttires,please
notethatthetiresmayperform
differentlyeveniftheyarethe
samesize>A.
>Ifyouwouldliketoequipyour
vehiclewithatireandrimcom-
binationthatisdifferentfrom
whatwasinstalledatthefacto-
ry,consultwithanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitybeforemakinga
purchase>A.
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Ncwdeeme]dc
Pleasenotethattheinformation
containedinthefollowingtable
wascorrectatthetimeofprint-
ing,andtheinformationissub-
jecttochange.Ifthereareany
differences,youshould always
followthetirepressuresticker
>page258,fig. 191.
Makesurethatthetiredesigna-
tiononyourtirematchesthedes-
ignationonthetirepressurelabel
andthetirepressuretable.
Thefollowingtablelistsrecom-
mendedtirepressuresincold
tiresaccordingtotheloadand
thesizeofthetiresinstalled.














Model/TiredesignationTirepressure
EngineNormalloadMaximumload
(upto2people)
FrontRearFrontRear
PSI|kPA|PSI|kPA|PSI|kPA|PSI|kPA
TI:245/45R1795Y32|220|29|200|33|230|30|210
2.0L245/40 R1893H32|220|29|200|33|230|30|210
4-cylinder245/40 R1893Y32.|220|29|200|33|230]30|210
245/35R1993Y35|240|32|220|35|240|32|220
255/30 R2092Y35|240|32|220|36|250|32|220
TTS:245/35R19 93Y35|240|32|220|38|260|32|220
2.0L255/30 R2092Y35|240|32|220|39|270|33|230
4-cylinder
TTRS:245/35R1993Y33/|230/|29|200|39/|270/|33|230
2.5L362|250412|2802
5-cylinder255/30R2092Y35|240|29|200|39/|270/|33/|230/
422|2902]352|2408

a)Thevaluebeforetheforwardslashappliestovehicleswithamaximumspeedupto
155mph(250km/h);thevalueaftertheslashisforupto174mph(280km/h).

Z\WARNING

limits>page260.
Pleasenotetheimportantsafe-
typrecautionsregardingtire
pressure>page258andload

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Tiresandvehicleloadlimits
Therearelimitstotheamountof
loadorweightthatanyvehicle
andanytirecancarry.Avehicle
thatisoverloadedwillnothandle
wellandismoredifficulttostop.
Overloadingcannotonlyleadto>