TPMS AUDI A4 2017 Owners Manual

Wheels
-Traction AA A BC
- Temperature ABC
Quality grades can be found where applicable on
the tire side wall between tread shoulder and maximum section width
~ page 317, fig. 253.
For example: Tread wear 200, Traction AA, Tem ­
perature
A .
All passenger car tires must conform to Federal
Safety Requirements in addition to these grades.
Tread wear
The tread wear grade is a comparative rating
based on the wear rate of the tire when tested
under controlled conditions on a specified gov­
ernment test course.
For example, a tire graded 150 would wear one
and one half
(1 1/2) times as well on the govern ­
ment course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tires depends upon
the actual conditions of their use, however , and
may depart significantly from the norm due to
variations in driving habits, service practices and
differences in road characteristics and climate.
Traction
The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are
AA, A, Band
C. Those grades represent the tire's
ability to stop on wet pavement as measured un­
der controlled conditions on specified govern ­
ment test surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tire
marked C may have poor traction performance
~ .& .
Temperature
The temperature grades are A (the highest), B,
and C, representing the tire's resistance to the
generation of heat and its ability to dissipate
heat when tested under controlled conditions on
a specified indoor laboratory test wheel.
Sustained high temperature can cause the mate­ rial of the tire to degenerate and reduce tire life,
and excessive temperature can lead to sudden
tire failur e~ ,& .
The grade C corresponds to a level of perform­
ance which all passenger car tires must meet un-
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der the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standa rd
No. 109. Grades Band A represent higher levels
of performance on the laboratory test wheel than
the minimum required by law.
A WARNING
,--
The traction grade assigned to this tire is
based on straight -ahead braking traction
tests, and does not include acceleration, cor­ nering, hydroplaning or peak traction charac­
teristics .
A WARNING
The temperature grade for this tire is estab­
lished for a tire that is properly inflated and
not overloaded. Excessive speed, underinfla­
tion, or excessive loading, either separately or
in combination, can cause heat buildup and
possible tire failure.
A WARNING
Temperature grades apply to tires that are properly inflated and not over or underinflat­
ed.
Tire pressure monitoring indicator
(l) General notes
-
Each tire, including the spare (if provided),
should be checked monthly when cold and inflat­
ed 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 veh icle placard or tire inflation pressure la­
bel, you should determine the proper tire infla­
tion pressure for those tires).
As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been
equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system
(TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pressure tell­
tale when one or more of your tires is significant­ ly under-inflated. Accordingly, when the low tire
pressure telltale illuminates, you should stop and
check your tires as soon as possible, and inflate
them to the proper pressure. Driving on a
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significantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to
overheat and can lead to tire failure. Under-infla­
tion also reduces fue l eff ic iency and tire tread
life, and may affect the vehicle's hand ling and
stopping ab ility.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for
proper tire ma intenance, and it is the driver's re­
sponsib ility to ma intain correct tire pressure,
even if under-inflation has not reached the leve l
to tr igger illum inat io n of the TPMS low tire p res­
sure telltale .
Your veh icle has also been equ ipped w ith a TPMS
malfunct ion indicator to indicate when the sys­
tem is not operat ing properly. The TPMS mal­
function ind icator is combined w ith the low tire
p ressure tellta le. Whe n the system detects a
malfunct ion, the te lltale will flash fo r approxi­
mate ly one m inute and then remain cont inuo usly
illum inated. This sequence will continue upon
subseq uent ve hicle start -ups as long as the ma l­
function exists.
When t he mal funct io n ind icator is ill umin ated,
the system may not be ab le to detec t or signal
l ow tire pressure as intended. TPMS ma lfunctions
may occur for a variety of reasons, incl uding the
installation of replacement or alternate t ires or
wheels on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS from functioning properly. Always check the
TPMS malfunction telltale after rep lacing one or
more t ires or whee ls on your ve hicle to ensu re
that the replacement or alte rnate ti res and
wheels a llow the TPMS to con tinue to func tion
p roperly.
If the Tire Pressure Monitoring System
indicator appears
The tire pressure indicator in the instrument
cluster informs you if the tire pressure is too low
or if there is a system mo/function.
Using the ABS sensors, the tire pressure mo nitor ­
ing system compa res the tire tread circ umfe r­
ence an d vib ration cha racteristics of the individ u­
a l tires. If the pressure changes in one or more
tires, this is ind icated in the instrument cluster
d isp lay with an
RE indicator light and a message.
Wh eel s
If only one tire is affected, the location of that
t ir e will be indicated.
T he tire press ures mus t be store d in the Infot ain­
ment system again each t ime the pressures
change (switching between partia l and full load
pressure) or after changing or replacing a tire on
yo ur vehicle ¢
page 336 . The tire p ressure mon i­
toring indicator only monitors the t ire press ure
you have sto red. Refer to the tire pressure labe l
for the recommended tire press ure for your vehi­
cle
¢page 327, fig. 256 .
Tire tread circumference and vibration cha racter ­
istics can change and cause a tire pressu re warn­
i ng if:
- the t ire pressure in one or more tires is too low.
- the ti res have structure damage .
- t he t ire w as rep lace d or the t ire pressu re
changed and it was no t store d aga in
¢page 336.
-only partially used tires a re rep laced w it h new
tires .
Indicator lights
RE-Loss of pressu re in at leas t one tire¢ &.
Check the tires and repla ce or repair if necessary.
C heck/co rrect the pressures on all fou r tires and
store the pressure again in the Infotainment sys­
tem ¢
page 336 .
m (T ire Pressure Moni tor ing Sys tem) Tire
pres sure: malfunction! See owner' s manual.
If
m appea rs a fter swi tching the ignition on or
whi le driving and the
RE indicator light in the in ­
strument cl uster b links for app roximately one
minute and then stays on, the re is system ma l­
funct ion. Try to store the correct tire pressu res
¢
page 336. In some cases, yo u m ust dr ive fo r
severa l m inu tes after s toring the pressu res unt il
the indicator lig ht turns off . If the indica tor light
does not turn off or turns on agai n afte r a short
per io d of t ime, dr ive to a n author ized Audi dealer
o r auth o rized Aud i Serv ice F acili ty immedia tely to
have the mal func tion cor rected.
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Index
Tires.... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... 317
All whee l drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
L ow aspect rat io tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
T ire pressu re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Tire pressu re monitoring system . . . . . . . 334
Tire Pressu re Monito ring System . . . . . . . 335
Ti re press ure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Tire press ure (t railer towing) . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
unidirectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Unid irectional . ................... ... 319
Uniform t ire quality grad ing . . . . . . . . . . . 333
T ires and w heels
Glossary of tire and loading termi nology . 319
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 329
T MC
refer to T raff ic informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1
Tone (sound)
refer to Adjus ting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
T o rn o r frayed s afety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 47
touch
refer to MMI touch
Towing Tow trucks
T owing loo p
TPMS 144
358
3S8,3 59
Tire Pressu re Monitoring System . . . . . . . 335
Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1, 202
T raff ic messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Traffic sign recognit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
T railer mode (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Trai ler tow ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
I nformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1
P a rk ing syste m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
T echnical requi rements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Towing capaci ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
T ransmiss ion malfunction (i ndicator light) . . 87
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Tr ave l guide
referto Travel(travelg uide) . ... .. .. ... 175
Trave l (travel guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Treb le (so und) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
380
Trunk lid
Tr unk escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Turn assist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Turn signal Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
u
UL SD No. 2 (Diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 7
Un fastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
U niform tire qua lity grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Unl ocking/locking
On t he loc k cylinde r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Wi th the cen tra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . 41
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
With the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
U pdat ing statio ns ( rad io) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
USB stick
refer to Aud i m usic interface.. ....... .. 21S
V
Va let park ing funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Vani ty m irro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Vehicle Care/cleaning .. .. .. .. ........ ..... .. 337
Dime nsions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Ident ific at ion number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
L ift ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 7
Ou t of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 42
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Vehicle identification labe l . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Vehicle con trol modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Lifting po ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Vehicle sta tus report
A udi con nect vehicle co ntro l . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Vehicle too l kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Vent ilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Version informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
VIEW button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
VI N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 61
Vo ice guidance
refer to Mul tifunction
stee ring wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 14 , 15