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Checkingandfilling18:
Detergentadditivesintheoilwillmakefresh
oillookdarkaftertheenginehasbeenrun­
ning
forashorttime.Thisisnormalandisnot
areasontochangetheoilmoreoftenthan
recommended.
DamageormaLfunctionsduetoLackof
maintenance
Itisessentialthatyouchangeyouroilatthe
recommendedintervalsusingonlyengineoil
thatcomplieswithAudioiLstandard
VW50200.Your Limited NewVehicle War­
rantydoesnotcaverdamageormalfunctions
duetofailuretofollowrecommendedmainte­
nanceanduserequirementsassetforthin
theAudiOwner'sManuaLandWarranty&
Maintenancebooklet.YourdealerwilLhaveto
denywarrantycaverageunlessyoupresentto
thedealerproofintheformofServiceorRe­
pairOrdersthatallscheduledmaintenance
wasperformedinatimelymanner.
Engineailconsumption
Theengineinyourvehicle depends onan ade­
quate
amountofoilto lubricate andcoolail
ofitsmoving parts.
Inordertoprovideeffectivelubricationand
coolingofinternaLenginecomponents,allin­
ternalcombustionenginesconsumeacertain
amountofoil.Oilconsumptionvariesfram
enginetoengineandmaychangesignificantly
overthelifeoftheengine.Typically,engines
withaspecified break-inperiod(see
~page162)consumemoreoilduringthe
break-inperiodthantheyconsumeafteroil
consumptionhasstabilized.
Undernormalconditions,therateofoilcon­
sumptiondependsonthequalityandviscosity
oftheoil,theRPM(revolutionsperminute)at
whichtheengineisoperated,theambient
temperatureandroadconditions.Furtherfac­
torsaretheamountofoildilutionfromwater
condensationorfuelresidueandtheoxida­
tionleveloftheoil.Asanyengineissubjectto
wearasmileagebuildsup,theoilconsump­
tionmayincreaseovertimeuntilreplacement
ofworncomponentsmaybecomenecessary.
Withallthesevariablescomingintoplay, no
standardrateofoilconsumptioncanbees­
tablishedorspecified.Thereisnoalternative
toregularandfrequentcheckingoftheoilLev­
el,seeNote.
Iftheyellowengineoillevelwarningsymbol
in
theinstrumentclusterlllightsup, you
shouldchecktheoilLeveLassoonaspossible
withtheoildipstick~page187.Topoffthe
oilatyourearliestconvenience~page187.
AWARNING
Before youcheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS
~.&.inWarkingintheengine
compartmenton page182.
CDNote
DrivingwithaninsufficientoiLlevelislike­
lytocauseseveredamagetotheengine.
ijJ)Tips
-TheoiLpressurewarningdispLay is
notanindicatoroftheoilLeve!.Donot
reLyonit.Instead,checktheoiLLeveLin
yourengineatreguLarintervals,pref­
erabLy
eachtimeyourefueL,andaLways
beforegoingona Longtrip.
-Ifyou havetheimpressionyourengine
consumesexcessiveamountsofoil,we
recommendthatyo~onsuLtyourAudi
dealertohavethecauseQ,fyourconcern
properlydiagnosed.Keep inmindthat
theaccuratemeasurementofoilcon­
sumptionrequiresgreatcareandmay
takesometime.Your Audidealerhasin­
structionsabouthowtomeasureoilcon­
sumptionaccurately.
checkingtheengineailLeveL
Fig.142Illustration ofprinciple1:Markers onaildip­
stick
Fig.143Illustration ofprinciple 2:Markers onaildip­
stick
Before youcheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,aLwaysreadandheedaUWARN­
INGS~AinWorkinginthe engine compart­
ment
onpage182.
DeterminingaiLLeveL
• Parkyourvehiclesothatitishorizontally
level.
• While
atoperatingstatetemperature,
brieflyLettheenginerunatidleandthen
shutit off.
• Wait
approx.twominutes.
• Pullouttheoil dipstick.Wipeofftheoil
dipstick
withacleancloth,andslideit back
inasfarasitwill go.
•
PulLit backoutandreadofftheoillevel
C:>fig.142or~fig.143.Topofftheengine
oil, ifapplicable~page187.
QiLLeveLwithinrange0
•Donotaddoil.
QiLLeveLwithinrange®
•Vouconaddoil.Afterwards,theoiLleveL
shouldbewithinrange0.
OiLLeveLwithinrangeCV
•Voumustaddoil.Afterwards,theoillevel
shouldbewithinrange0.
Theoillevelneedstobecheckedatregularin­
tervals.Thebesttimestodothisarewhenev­
eryourefuelandpriortoLongtrips.
Dependingonthewaythevehicle isdriven
andtheoperatingconditions,oilconsumption
canbeupto1/2quartper600miLes(0.5liter
perl,DaOkm).Consumptionmaybehigher
withinthefirst3,000miles(5,000km).
AddingengineaiL't::r.
Fig.144Enginecompartment:Oilfiller caplocation
Before youcheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,aLwaysreadandheedaUWARN­
INGS~AinWarkinginthe engine compart­
mentanpage182.
•Unscrewthecap~totheengineoiLfilling
hole~fig.144.
•Carefullytopoffwiththeappropriateoilin
0.5literdoses.
•Checktheoillevelagainaftertwominutes
~page187.
•Topofftheoilagain,ifnecessary.
•Screwthecapbackonthefilling holeand
slidetheoildipstickinasfarasitwill go.
AWARNING
-Whiletoppingoff,theoilmustnotcome
incontactwithhotengineparts-fire
hazard!
- The oilfiller
capmustbeproperlyse­
curedtopreventoilfrombeingsprayed
onthehotengineandexhaustsystem
whentheengineisrunning-fire hazard!~

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-Ifyourskinhascomeincontactwiththe
engineoil,youmustsubsequently
cleanseitthoroughly.
CDNote
-Theoillevelmustnotbe aboverangeCV
-dangerofconverterorenginedamage!
Contactanauthorizeddealershiptodraw
offoil, ifnecessary.
- Audi
doesnotrecommendtheuseofoil
additives.Theymaydamagetheengine
andadverselyaffectyourNew Vehicle
Warranty.
@JForthesakeoftheenvironment
-Under nocircumstancescantheoilcome
incontactwiththesewagenetworkor
thesoil.
- Observe
andfollow Legalregulations
when disposingofemptyoilcontainers.
Changingtheengineoil
Werecommendthathaveyouroilchanged by
an authorized Audidealer oraqualified serv­
icestation.
Beforeyoucheckanythingintheenginecom­
partment,alwaysreadandheedaILWARN­
INGS
q&.inWorkinginthe engine compart­
mentonpage182.
Theengineoilmustbechangedaccordingto
theintervals specifiedinyourWarranty&
Maintenancebooklet.Thisisveryimportant
becausethelubricatingpropertiesofoildi­
minish gradually during
normalvehicleuse.
Under
somecircumstancestheengineoil
shouldbechangedmorefrequently. Change
oil
moreoftenif you drivemostlyshortdis­
tances,operatethevehicleindustyareasor
underpredominantlystop-and-go traffic con­
ditions,
orhaveyourvehiclewheretempera­
turesremainbelowfreezingforextendedpe­
riods.
Detergentadditivesintheoil willmakefresh
oillookdarkaftertheenginehasbeenrun­
ning
forashorttime.This isnormalandisnot
areasontochangetheoilmoreoftenthan
recommended.
Becauseoftheproblemofproperdisposal,
alongwiththespecialtoolsandnecessaryex­
pertiserequired, westronglyrecommendthat
youhaveyouroilchangedbyanauthorized
Audidealeroraqualified servicestation.
Ifyouchoosetochangeyouroilyourself,
pleasenotethefollowingimportantinforma­
tion:
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjury ifyou
mustchangetheengineoilinyour vehicle
yourself:
-
Weareyeprotection.
-Toreducetheriskofburnsfromhoten-
gineoil,lettheenginecool downtothe
touch.
-Whenremovingtheoildrain plugwith
yourfingers,stayasfaraway aspossible.
Always keepyour
forearmparalleltothe
groundtohelppreventhotoilfromrun­
ning down
yourarm.
-Draintheoilintoacontainerdesigned
forthispurpose,onelargeenoughto
holdatleastthetotalamountofoilin
yourengine.
-Engine oilispoisonous. Keepitwellout
ofthereachofchildren.
- Continuous contact-with used
engineoil
is
harmfultoyour skin.Âlwaysprotect
yourskinbywashing oiloffthoroughly
withsoapandwater.
CDNote
Nevermixoiladditives withyourengine
oil.These additives candamageyouren­
gineandadverselyaffectyourAudi Limit­
ed New Vehicle Warranty.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
-Beforechangingyour oil,first make sure
you know
whereyoucanproperly dispose
oftheusedoil.
- Always
disposeofusedengineoil proper-~ly.Donotdumpitongardensoil,
--woodedareas,intoopenstreamsor
down
sewagedrains.
_Recycle usedengineoilbytakingittoa
used
engineoil collection facilityinyour
area, or
contactaservicestation.
EnginecooLingsystem
Coolant
Theengine coolant performs twofunctions:it
keeps theengine fromoverheating anditpro­
tects theengine fromfreezing
inthewinter.
Thecoolingsystemissealedandgenerallyre­
quires little
attention.
Thecoolingsystemhasbeenfilledatthefac­
tory with a
permanentcoolantwhichdoesnot
needtobechanged.Thecoolantconsistsofa
mixture
ofwaterandthemanufacturer'sgly­
col-basedcoolantadditive G12++antifreeze
withanticorrosion additives(50%forUSA
models;60%forCanadianmodels).This mix­
ture
bathassuresthenecessaryfrostprotec­
tion and
protectsmetalcomponentsinthe
engine's coolingsystemfromcorrosionand
scaling.Ttalsoraisestheboilingpointofthe
coolant.
Donotreducetheconcentrationofthecool­
ant
inthesummerbyaddingplain water. The
proportionofcoolantadditivemustbeat
least50%butnotmorethan60%tomain­
tain
antifreezeprotectionandcooling efficien­
cy.Ifthecoolantfrostprotectionistoolow,
the
coolantcouldfreezeanddamagethevehi­
cle heating
andenginecoolingsystem.
Foryear-round driving,antifreezeisaddedat
thefactoryfortemperaturesdownto:
--310F(-35°C)U5A
--40OF(-40oC)Canada.
You
can mixtheG12++coolantadditive with
other
additives(G12+orG12). Always check
WithyourauthorizedAudidealer.
6WARNING
Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
...:ompartment,always readandheedall
CheckingandfiLlinglE
WARNING5qfi:,.inWorkingintheengine
compartmentonpage 182.
CDNote
-Beforewintersetsin,havethecoolant
checkedtaseeifthecoolantadditivein
your vehicleissufficienttomeetthecli­
mateconditions. Thisisespeciallyimpor­
tantifyouliveinaregionwherethewin­
terisextremelycold.Ifnecessary, in­
creasetheproportionofcoolantadditive
to60%.
-Whenaddingcoolantadditivetoyour
'cooling
system,remember:
- Werecommendusing onlycoolantad­
ditive G12++ (checkthelabel)foryour
vehicle. Thiscoolantadditiveisavaila­
ble
atauthorizedAudidealers.Other
typesofantifreezecan significantly re­
ducecorrosionprotection.Theresult­
ing corrosion can
causealossofcool­
antandseriousenginedamage.
-Donotaddanytypeofradiatorleakseal­
anttayour vehicle'senginecoolant.
Addingradiatorrepairfluid mayadverse­
lyaffectthefunctionandperformanceof
yourcoolingsystemandcouldresultin
damagenotcoveredbyyour NewVehicle
Limited Warranty.
Checkingtheenginecoolantlevel
Theenginecoolant levelcanbechecked with
a quick glance.
Fig.14SEnginecompartment:(oolantexpansiontank..

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Lowthe"MIN" mark,thebrakewarning/indi-
catorlight(U.s.models:,Canadian
models:.)willcomeonqpage14.Donot
continuetooperatethevehicle. Thecomplete
brakesystemshouldbethoroughlychecked
byanauthorizedAudidealerorotherquali­
fied facility
andthecausecorrected.Ifthe
brakefLuidLevelistoolow,thebrakewarning/
indicator lightwillilluminate.Contactanau­
thorizedAudidealerimmediately.
Changing brakefluid
Havethebrake fluidchanged byan experi­
enced technician.
Brakefluidabsorbsmoisturefromtheair.If
thewatercontentinthebrakefluidistoo
high, corrosioninthebrakesystemmayresult
afteraperiodoftime.The boilingpointofthe
brake fluidwillalsodecreaseconsiderablyand
decreasebrakingperformance.
Therefore,thebrake fluidmustbechanged
everytwoyears.Always usenew brake fluid
which
conformstoFederal MotorVehicle
Standard"FMVSS116DOT4".
Thebrake fluidreservoir canbedifficultto
reach,therefore,werecommendthatyou
have
thebrake fluidchangedbyyourauthor­
izedAudi deaLer. Yourdealerhasthecorrect
tools,therightbrakefluidandtheknow-how
todothisforyou.
&.WARNING
- Brake fluidispoisonous.
Itmustbestor­
ed onlyintheclosed originalcontainer
outofthereachofchiLdren!
- Brake failure can
resultfromoldorinap­
propriatebrakefluid. Observethesepre­
cautions:
- Use only brake fluid
thatmeetsSAE
specification]1703andconformsto
Federal MotorVehicleStandard116.
Always checkwithyourauthorizedAudi
dealertomakesureyouareusingthe
correctbrake fluid.Thecorrecttypeof
brake fluidisalsoindicated onthe
brakefluidreservoir.
- The brake fluid
mustbenew. Heavy use
ofthebrakes cancauseavaporLockif
thebrake fluidisleftinthesystemtoo
long.Thiscanseriouslyaffecttheeffi­
ciency
ofthebrakesaswellasyour
safety.This could resuLtinanaccident.
CDNote
Brake fluidwill
damagethepaintofyour
vehicle.
@lForthesakeoftheenvironment
Because
oftheproblemofproperdisposal
ofbrake fluidaswell asthespecialtools
requiredandthenecessaryexpertise,we
recommendthatyouhavethebrakefLuid
changedbyyourauthorizedAudi deaLer.
Battery
General information •
Your vehicle
isequippedwithaspeciaL bat­
tery,
anAGMbattery.Thisbatteryis located
intheluggagecompartmentandmustbe re­
placed with
anoriginalequipmentbattery.
Under
normaloperatingconditions,thebat­
teryismaintenance-free.
Havethebatterycheckedwhenyoutakeyour
vehicle
inforservice.YOlr"arewell advisedto
replace abatterythatisoldèr-thanSyears.
Disconnecting thebattery terminaIs
Somevehiclefunctions(powerwindowregu­
lators,forexample)arelostifthebatteryter­
minalsaredisconnected.Thesefunctionshave
toberelearnedafterthebatteryterminalsare
connectedagain.Topreventthis,thebattery
shouldonly bedisconnectedfromthevehicle
electricalsystemwhenabsolutelynecessary
for repairs.
Vehicles notdriven forlong periods
Ifyouaregoingtoletyourvehiclestandfora
longtimeandnotdriveit,youshouldremern­
berthereareelectricalcomponentswhich are~
stillfunctioningandtheywilldrawenergy
fromthebatteryanddrain it,forexample,the
engine immobilizer.Topreventthis,youcan
either
chargethebatteryoccasionallytokeep
it
ingood working condition oryou candis­
connect
thenegativecableonthebattery.
Winter operation
During
thewintermonths,batterycapacity
tendstodecreaseastemperaturesdrop. This
isbecausemorepowerisaLsoconsumedwhile
starting,andtheheadlights,rearwindow de­
fogger,
etc.,areusedmoreoften.
Avoidunnecessarypowerconsumption,par­
ticularly
incity traffic orwhentraveling only
shortdistances.LetyourauthorizedAudi
dealer check
thecapacityofthevehicle bat­
tery before
wintersetsinqpage196.Awell
charged
batterywillnotonlypreventstarting
problems whentheweatheriscold,butwill
also
lastlonger.
Replacing battery
Thenewbatterymusthavethesamecapaci­
ty,voltage(12volts),amperage,construction
andplugsealing,astheoriginalbattery.Spec­
ifications
arelisted onthebatteryhousing.
Batteries specially
developedbyAudifulfill
the
maintenance,output,andsafetyrequire­
ments.
When installing
thebattery,makesuretheig­
nition
andailelectricalconsumersareswitch­
edoffq(j).
Werecommendthatyou usemaintenance­
freeorcycle-resistant/leak-proofbatteries
accordingtothestandardsTL82S06(from
December
1997)andVW7SO73(fromAu­
gUst2001).
Replacingthebatteryshouldbe carriedbya
qualified workshop. Pleasefollowtheinstruc­
tions on
thebatterycover.
CDNote
-Allworkonthebatteryrequirestechni­
calknowledge. PleasecontactanAudi
dealershiporanotherauthorizedfacility
Checkingandfilling19:
forquestionsaboutthebattery-danger
ofacidburnsandexplosionhazard!
- The
batterymustnotbeopened!Donot
trytochangethebattery'sliquid level,
otherwisedetonatinggaswillescape
fromthebattery-explosion hazard!
- The
AGMbatteryintheluggagecom­
partmentcannotleak,becausetheelec­
trolyteforthisbatteryisabsorbedinto a
special
glassmat.This leak-proofbattery
mustnotbereplace withaconventional
battery.
-Makesuretheventilationhose onthe
sideofthebatteryisconnected,other­
wisefumesorbatteryacidcanleakout.
-Batteryholderandterminalsalways
have
tobesecured correctly.
- Bèfore allwork on
thebatteryfollowthe
warnings belowq.&inWorkingonthe
batteryonpage 194.
eForthe sakeoftheenvironment
Because
oftheproblemofproperdisposal
ofabattery,werecommendyourauthor­
ized Audidealerchangethebatteryfor
you.Batteriescontainsulfuric acidand
leadandmustalwaysbedisposedofprop­
erly
incompliancewithall environmental
regulations.Disposingofvehiclebatteries
improperlyisverydangeroustotheenvi­
ronment.Makesurethattheremovedbat­
terycannotoverbalance,otherwisesulfu­
ric acid
mightescape!
iTips
Ifyourvehicleisleftstandingforseveral
weeksatextremelylowtemperatures,the
vehiclebatteryshouldberemovedand
storedwhereitwillnotfreeze. Thiswill
preventitfrombeingdamagedandhaving
tobereplaced.

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ThebotteryocidLeveLinthebotteryconbe
checkedthroughthec1eorinspection windaw.
CDNote
Donotoverfillthebattery,otherwisebat­
teryacidwilloverflowthroughthevent
opening. Thiscandamagethepaintand
causecorrosion.
Fig.148Luggagecompartment:8atterywithmagic
eye.
CheckingthebatteryacidLeveLonmagiceyebatteries·
Ontopofthebattery,thereisa round"win­
dow". Thiswindow (magiceye)changescolor
asthebatterychargeandacid levelchange.
~Readandheed allWARNINGSq.&.in
Warking anthebotteryanpage194
~Readtheacidlevel fromthewindowonthe
batteryqfig.14B.
Airbubblesinthewindow cancauseaninac­
curatereading.Carefullytaponthesideof
thewindow.
-
Ifthewindowisgreen,thebatteryacid level
iscorrect.
-
Ifthewindow hasnocolororisbrightyel­
low,
thebatteryacid levelistoolow.Have
thebatterytestedbyyourauthorizedAudi
dealeroraqualified workshop.
-Ifthewindowisblack,thenthebatteryis
insufficientlycharged.Rechargethebattery
assoonaspossibleqpoge196.J!Note
mustbedisconnected.Ifyouarejustgo­
ing
toreplace alight bulb,thenitis
enoughtoswitch offthelights.
-Before disconnectingthebattery,switch
off
theanti-theftalarmsystem!Other­
wise youwill
setoffthealarm.
-When disconnectingthebattery,first
disconnectthenegative cableandthen
thepositive cable.
- Before reconnecting
thebattery,make
sureallelectricalconsumersare switch­
ed off. Reconnect
thepositive cablefirst
and
thenthenegative cable.Neverinter­
changethecables -thiscouldstartafire!
-Neverchargeafrozenorathawed-out
battery.Ttcould explode!Ifabatteryhas
frozen,
thenitmustbe replaced. Adis­
charged
batterycan freeze overat32OF(0oC).
-Makesuretheventhoseisalwaysattach­
edtotheopeningonthesideofthebat­
tery.
- Never use
batterieswhicharedamaged.
Dangerofexplosion! Alwaysreplacea
damagedbattery.
-Donotdisconnectthevehiclebattery
whentheignitionisswitchedonorwhen
theengineisrunning,otherwise,youwill
damageelectroniccomponentsinthe
electricalsystem.
-Ifyour vehicleisgoingtostandfora
long period
oftimewithoutbeing driven,
protectthebatteryfrom"freezing",oth­
erwiseitwillbedamagedandwillthen
havetobereplaced.
.&WARNING
California Proposition
65Warning:
- Battery
posts,terminalsandrelatedac­
cessories containleadandleadcom­
pounds, chemicals known
totheStateof
Californiatocausecancerandreproduc­
tive
problems.Washhandsafterhan­
dling.
AWARNING
Wheneverworking onthebatteryoron
theelectricalsystem,thereistheriskof
injury,accidentand even fire.Read and
heedthefollowing WARNINGS:
- Always
weareye protection.Donotlet
batteryacidorany lead particlesgeton
your skinorclothing. Shieldyoureyes.
Explosive
gasescancauseblindness or
otherinjury.
-Batteryacidcontainssulfuric acid.Sulfu­
rieacidcancauseblindness andsevere
burns.
- Always
weargloves andeyeprotection.
Donottiltthebatterybecauseacid
could leak
outoftheventilation open­
ings.
-
Ifyougetbatteryacidinyour eyesor
on your skin,
immediatelyrinse with
cold
waterfor severalminutesandget
medicalattention.
-Ifyoushouldingestanybatteryacid,
seekmedicalattentionimmediately.
-Donotexposethebatterytoanopen
flame,electricsparksoranopenlight.
-
Donotsmoke.
-Donotinterchangethepositive andneg-
ative cables.
-
Whenworking onthebattery,besure
nottoshort-circuittheterminalswith
toolsorothermetaobjects.Thiswould
causethebatterytohe-qtupvery quickly,
which couldlead
todamageorexplosion
and
personalinjury.
-When abatteryischarged, itproduces
hydrogen
gaswhichisexplosive and
could
causepersonalinjury.
-Always keepthebatterywelloutofthe
reachofchildren.
-Beforeworkisdoneontheelectrical sys­
tem,disconnectthenegativegroundca­
ble.
- Before performing anywork on
theelec­
trical
system,switch offtheengine and
ignition
aswell asany electrical equip­
ment.Thenegative cableonthebattery
Beespeciolly carefuLwhenworking anorneor
thebattery!
Fig.147Luggage compartment:AGMbattery
Workingonthebattery
No
•sparks
-flames
•smoking.
Whenabatteryischarged,itproduces
~hydrogengaswhichisexplosiveand
couldcausepersonalinjury.
~ALwayskeepthebatterywelloutof
~reachofchiLdren.
The
batteryislocatedintheluggagecompart­
ment.
~Swing
uptheluggagecompartmentfloor.
The positive
(+)batteryterminalisprotected
byaplastic coyer.Thiscoyermustberemoved
toaccessthepositive(+)terminalwhencon­
necting
jumpercablestostarttheengine.
Always heed
thesafetywarnings,whenwork­
ing on
thevehiclebatteryorthevehicle elec­
trical
systemtopreventinjury.
ThefollowingWARNINGSareveryimportantwhenworkingonthebattery:
AlwaysheedthefollowingWARNINGSYM­
BOLSandsafetyprecautionswhenworking
onthebattery.
®ALwaysweareyeprotection.
Batteryacidcontainssulfuric acid.Al­
wayswearglovesandeyeprotection.

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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
tread.

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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
tiesapprovedforyourvehicle.

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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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Tirepressure
monitoringsystem
GeneralnotesApptiestovehicles:withtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),
shouldbecheckedmonthlywhencoldandin­
flatedtotheinflationpressurerecommended
bythevehiclemanufactureronthevehicle
placard
ortireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyour
vehiclehastiresofadifferentsizethanthe
sizeindicatedonthevehicleplacardortirein­
flationpressurelabel,youshoulddetermine
thepropertireinflationpressureforthose
tires.)
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehas
beenequippedwithatirepressuremonitoring
system(TPMS)thatilluminatesa lowtire
pressuretelltalewhenoneormoreofyour
tiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.According­
ly,whenthelowtirepressuretelltaleillumi­
nates,youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresas
soonaspossible,andinflatethemtothe
properpressure.Drivingonasignificantlyun­
der-inflatedtirecausesthetiretooverheat
andcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflational­
soreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingand
stoppingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMS isnotasubstitute
forpropertiremaintenance,anditisthedriv­
er'sresponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttire
pressure,evenifunder-inflationhasnot
reachedtheleveltotriggerilluminationofthe
TPMSlowtirepressuretelltale.
Yourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwitha
TPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhen
thesystemisnotoperatingproperly.The
TPMSmalfunctionindicatoriscombinedwith
thelowtirepressuretelltale.Whenthesys­
temdetectsamalfunction,thetelltalewill
flashforapproximatelyoneminuteandthen
remaincontinuouslyilluminated.Thisse­
quencewillcontinueuponsubsequentvehicle
start-upsaslongasthemalfunctionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminat­
ed,thesystemmaynotbeabletodetector
signallowtirepressureasintended.TPMS
malfunctionsmayoccurfora varietyofrea­
sons,includingtheinstallationofreplace­
mentoralternatetiresorwheelsonthevehi.
cle
thatpreventtheTPMSfromfunctioning
properly. AlwayschecktheTPMSmalfunction
telltaleafterreplacingoneormoretiresor
wheelsonyourvehicletoensurethatthere­
placementoralternatetiresandwheelsallow
theTPMStocontinuetofunctionproperly.
Tire pressure indicator appears •
Appliestovehicles:withtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Thetirepressure indicatorintheinstrument
c/uster informs you
ifthetire pressureistoo
LoworifthereisasystemmaLfunction.
Fig.1S6Display: Systemmalfunction
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremoni­
toringsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircurn­
ferenceandvibrationcharacteristicsofthein­
dividualtires.Ifthepressuredecreasesinone
ormoretires,thisisindicatedintheinstru­
mentclusterwithawarningsymbolganda
messageqfig.155.The drivermessageinthe
displaygoesoutafter5seconds.Thedriver
messagecanbedisplayedagainbypressing
the[CHECKIbutton®qpage10,fig.3.Ifon­
lyonetireisaffected,thedisplaywillindicate
itsposition.
Thetirepressuremonitoringmustberesetin
themenudisplayeachtimethepressuresare
adjusted(e. g.whenswitchingbetweenparti­
alandfullloadpressure)orafterchangingor
replacing atireonyourvehicleqpage218.
Voucanfindtherecommendedtirepressures
foryourvehicleonthelabelonthedriver's
door pillar
qpage202.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharac·
teristicscanchangeandcauseatirepressure
warningif:
_thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoo
low,
-
thetirehasstructuraldamage,
_thetirepressurewaschanged,wheelsrotat­
edorreplacedbuttheTPMSwasnotreset
qpage218.
Warning symbols
[D]Lossofpressureinatleastonetireq/D,.
Checkthetireortiresandreplaceorrepairif
necessary. The
indicatorlightgintheinstru­
mentclusteralsoilluminatesqpage13.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtires
andresetTPMSinthemenudisplay.
~(TirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tire
pressure!Systemmalfunction.IflDmap­
pearsafterswitchingtheignitiononorwhile
drivingqfig.156andtheindicatorlightgin
theinstrumentclusterblinksforapproxi­
matelyoneminuteandthenstayson,thereis
a
systemmalfunction.Seeyourauthorized
Audidealerassoonaspossible.
AWARNING
-Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay,oneor
moreofyourtiresissignificantlyunder­
inflated.Reduceyourspeedimmediately
andavoidanyhardsteeringorbraking
maneuvers.Stopassoonaspossibleand
checkthetiresandtheirpressures.In­
fla
tethetirepressuretotheproperpres-
sureasindicatedonthevehicle'stire
pressurelabelqpage202.Drivingona
significantlyunder-inflatedtirecauses
thetiretooverheatandcanleadtotire
failure.Under-inflationalsois likelyto
impairthevehicle'shandlingandstop­
ping ability.
-
Thedriverisresponsibleformaintaining
thecorrecttirepressures.Youmust
checkthetirepressuresregularly.
-
Undercertainconditions(suchasaspor­
tydrivingstyle,winterconditionsorun­
paved
roads),thepressuremonitorindi­
catormaybedelayed.
- AskyourauthorizedAudidealerif run­
flattiresmaybeusedonyourvehicle.
Your vehicle
registrationbecomesinvalid
if
yàuusethesetireswhennotpermit­
ted.Damagetoyourvehicleoraccidents
couldalsoresult.
-Ifyouswitchbetweenstandardandrun­
flattires,anauthorizedAudidealeror
qualifiedworkshopmustreprogramthe
controlmodule.
1Tips
- The
tirepressuremonitoringsystem
stopsworkingwhenthereis an ESP/ABS
malfunction.
-Usingsnowchainsmayresultin asystem
malfunction.
-Tireswiththeidentification"AD"or"RD"
have
beenspeciallymatchedwithyour
Audi.Werecommendusingonlythese
tiresbecausetheymeetthehighest
standardsregardingsafetyanddriving
characteristicswhenusedcorrectly. Your
authorizedAudidealerwillgladlypro­
vide you
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CDNote
Run-flat
tireshave specialcharacteristics
andrequirements,thatareverydifferent
fromconventionaltires. Run-flattiresre­
quire special rims
forrun-flatuseandcan­
notbeusedonconventionalwheelrims.
Tips
-
Ifyouarenotabletocontinuedriving
with
run-flattires,pleaseseekprofessio­
nalassistance.
- PleasecontactyourauthorizedAudi
dealerorAudiofAmerica, Inc.ifyou
have
questionsabouttiresandrims.
Driving
withrun-flat tires
Appliestavehicles:withRun-flat tires
Handling characteristics changewhentire
pressure
islaw.
Driving ontireswithlowtirepressurechanges
theway avehiclehandles,particularLywhen
corneringandbraking. Thehandling charac­
teristicsofrun-flattiresdonotseemto
changealotEvenwhendrivingonlow pres­
sureorintherun-fLatmode.Neverthelessyou
muststilltakespecialprecautionswhenoper­
atingavehicleonrun-flattireswhentire pres­
sureisLoworthetirets) isflat:
~The Electronic Stabilization Program(ESP)
mustbeswitchedon.
~Neverdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/hl
q.&..
~Planaheadwhendrivingandanticipate
whatyouwilLhavetodoconsidering traffic
androadconditionsupahead.
~Acceleratecarefully.
~Avoidunnecessaryandsuddensteeringand
brakingmaneuvers.
~Reduceyourspeedinplentyoftimebefore
intersections,curvesandotherplaceswhere
youmay havetoreactquickly.
Please
see:qpage219,Whenitisnatpossi­
bLeta continue driving,Evenwithrun-fLat
tires?
Handling characteristics changewhen
driving withlowairpressure orwithflattires evenwithspecial run-flat tires
A low
pressureorflatfront tireaffectsvehicle
handlingcharacteristicsbypullingthevehicle
slightlytothesidewherethetireismounted
andreducesbrakingperformance.
AlowpressureorfLatreartirealsoaffects
drivingcharacteristicsbypullingtotheside
wherethetireismountedandalso reduces
braking
performance.Theeffecton vehicle
handling
ismostnoticeablewhendriving
aroundcurves.
.&..WARNING
Changed vehiclehandlingcharacteristics
whendrivingintherun-flatmodecan
causelossofvehiclecontrol,acrash and
seriouspersonalinjury.
- Driving onspecial
run-flattiresinthe
run-flatmodewillchangevehicle han­
dling
characteristicsduringbraking,
whencorneringandunderheavy acceler­
ation.
-Never drivefasterthanthemaximum
ratedspeedof50mph(80km/hlwhen
driving
intherun-flatmode.
- Alwaysadjustvehiclespeedtotraffic,
road
andweathercond itionsanddrive
slowerthanthemaximumratedspeedif
necessaryweathera~roadconditions
aretakenintoaccount.
- Always obey
speedlimitsandothertraf­
fic laws.
CDNote
We always
recommenddriving withEven
morecarewhenusingthesespecialtiresin
therun-flatmode.Always avoidsudden
maneuvers.
Replacing run-flattiresandrims
APpliestavehlcles:wlthRun-flattires
yourvehicLewasespeciaLLydesignedtause
speciaL run-fLat tires.
Voumayuseandcombineonlyapprovedrun­
fIat tires
andspecialmatchingrimsthathave
been
designedforrun-flattires. Mounting
special
run-flattiresonstandardwheelswilL
not workandwillnotprovidetheadvantages
fotherun-faltfeature.Neverusespecialrun­
flat tires on
standardwheelrims.
After driving withatire
intherun-flatmode,
always havethevehicleandaffectedtirets)
and rimes)
inspectedbyanauthorizedAudi
dealer. Tires
thathavebeendrivenintherun­
flat
modemustbe replaced.
fbWARNING
Useofdamagedrun-flattiresandrims can
cause vehicle
damagethatcanLeadtoloss
ofvehiclecontrol,acrashandseriousper­
sonal
injury.
- Always have
thevehicleandaffected
tirets)andrimes)inspectedbyanauthor­
izedAudidealerafterdriving atireinthe
run-flatmode.
-Tiresthathavebeendrivenintherun­
flatmodemustbereplaced.
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sticker fromthesealantbottleandaffix itto
theinstrumentclusterinthedriver's view.
AWARNING
-Turnthehazardflashersonandsetup
thewarning triangleifyou have aflat
tireinmoving traffie.Inthis way youpro­
tectyourselfandotherroad users.
- Make
surethatallpassengersareina
safeplace,outofthedangerzone (for
example, behindaguard rail).
CDNote
Particular careisnecessary ifyouaremak­
ing atire repair ona
steepincline.
((DTips
Obeyalllaws.
Makingatirerepair
Appliestavehicles:withTireMobilitySystem
Tire repoirconsistsofthefollowingsections.
Fig.164PartsoftheTireMobilitySystem
Fig. 16S Connector
fortheTire Mobility System
1)TheeleetricairpumpshouldneverrunforLonger than8minutes.
AssemblingTireMobilitySystem
~Openthelid0oftheelectric airpump
9fig.164.
~PuIItheplug@andthepressure hose®
withthegaugeoutofthehousing.
~Screwthepressurehose®oftheelectric
air
pumpentatheflange®ofthesealant
bottle@.
~Pushthesealantbottlewiththeflange
down into
therecess®onthelidofthe
electric airpump.
~Removethedustcap fromthevalveofthe
defective tire.
~Screwthehose@entathevalve0
9fig.165.
~Inserttheplug@9fig.164intothesocket
for
thecigarettelighter.
~Switch ontheignition.
Inflatingtire
~Movetheswitch®9fig.165ontheelec­
tric air
pump1)toposition1.After 5mi­
nutes,tire pressuremusthave reachedat
least1.8bar.
~Switchtheelectric airpumpoff-switchin
positiono.Iftherequired tirepressure ofat
least1.8barhasnotbeen reached, follow
theinstructionsinthesectionRe-infloting
tire.
Re-inflatingtire
~Removethehosefrol'fl-l:hevalve andpull
theplugoutofthesocket.'.
~Drivethevehicle slowly10metersback­
ward orforward. Thishelps
todistribute the
sealantbetter.
~Removetheemptyinflationbottleand
screw
thehose®9fig.164fromtheelec­
tric
pumpdirectlyantethevalve.
~Inserttheplug@9fig.164intothesocket
for
thecigarettelighter.
~Switch ontheignition. •
Movetheswitch®9fig.165ontheelec­
tric air
pump1)toposition1.After 5mi­
nutes, tirepressure
musthave reachedat
least1.8bar.
• Switch
theelectric airpumpoff-switchin
positionO.Iftherequired tirepressureofat
least1.8barhasnotbeenreached, itisnot
possibletomakearepair withthetireseal­
ant. Seek professional
assistance.
DisassemblingTireMobilitySystem
~Removethehosefromthevalve andpull
theplugoutofthesocket.
• Screw
thedustcapontothevalve.
• Place
theemptysealantbottlebackinthe
original packaging andclipitinplaceunder
thefloor50thatnotiresealantcan runout
intothevehicle.
~Placetheelectric airpumpintheluggage
compartmentforthetimebeing.
~Startdrivingrightaway50thatthesealant
isdistributedinthetire.
WARNING
- Follow
themanufacturer'ssafetyinstruc­
tions on
thedecal fortheairpumpand
thesealantbottle.
-Ifatire pressureof1.8barcannotbe
achieved
afterpumping for5minutes,
thetireistooseverelydamaged.Donot
continuetodrive.
- Seek professional
assistanceifitisnot
possibletorepairthetire withthetire
sealant.
Tips
-Donotoperatetheelectric airpumpfor
morethan8minuteswithoutstopping,
otherwise itcan overheat.Whentheair
pumphascooled down,youcancontinue
touseit.
-Ifsealanthasescaped, allowittodry,
thenyoucanpeel itoff.
1)The eLeetricairpumpshouLdnever runforLonger than8minutes.
Finalcheck
AppLiestavehicles:withTireMobilitySystem
Afterdrivingforashortdistance,tirepressuremustbechecked
~Afterdriving forabout10minutes,stop
andcheckthetirepressure.
~Iftirepressureisstillatleast1.3bar, in­
fla
tethetiretospecified pressure(seedriv­
efsside 8-pillar), drivetothenextrepair
shopandhavethetireandthesealantbot­
tlereplaced.
~Iftire pressureislessthan1.3bar,thetire
is
tooseverelydamaged.Donotcontinueto
drive. Seekprofessional assistance.
AWARNING
Iftirepressureislessthan1.3barafter
driving for10minutes,thetireistoose­
verelydamaged.Donotcontinuetodrive.
Seek professional
assistance.
IDTips
After atire repair, havethesealantbottle
replacedatadealership. Thisrestores full
functionality
totheTire Mobility System.
WhatshouLd1be
awareofwhen
changingatire?
Generalinformation
Thefollowing sectionswillprovide youwith
importantinformation onhowtochangea
tire using
thevehicletoolkit.
However, we
recommendthatyouhave a
qualified service
centerchangethetireand
perform allwork
associatedwith changing it.