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by the tire manufacturer. This in
formation is used to contact con sumers if a tire defect requires a
recall.
Vehicle capacity weight
means the rated cargo and lug
gage load plus 150 lbs . (68 kilo
grams) times the vehicle's desig
nated seating capacity.
Vehicle ma ximum load on the
tire
means that load on an indiv idual
tire that is determined by distrib
uting to each axle its share of the
maximum loaded vehicle weight
and dividing by two.
Vehicle normal load on the tire
means that load on an indiv idual
tire that is determined by distrib uting to each axle its share of the
curb weight, accessory weight,
and normal occupant weight (dis
tributed in accordance
with ¢ ta
ble on page 342)
and dividing by
two .
Occupant loading and distr i
bution for vehicle normal load
for various designated seating
capacities
Refer to the tire inflation pres
s u re
label¢ page 341, fig . 2 78
Wheels
for the n umber of seating posi
tions . Refer to the table
¢ table
on page 34 2
for the number of
people tha t correspond to the ve
hicle normal load.
New tires or wheels
Audi recommends having all work
on tires o r wheels performed by
an authorized Audi dealer or au
thorized Audi Service Facility.
These facilities have the proper
knowle dge and are eq uipped with
the requ ired too ls and replace
ment parts.
.,. New tires do not yet have the
optimum g ripping properties .
Drive carefully and at mode rate
speeds for the first 350 miles
(500 km) with new tires.
.,. Only use tires with the same de
s ign , size (rolling circumfer
ence), and as close to the same
tread pattern as possible on all
four whee ls .
.,. Applies to: RS models : only use
tires with the same design and
the same tread pattern on all
four whee ls.
.,. Do not replace tires indiv idually .
At least replace both tires on the
same axle at the same time .
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