TPMS AUDI E-TRON 2019 Owners Manual

Wheels

Uniform tire quality grading
— Tread wear
— Traction AAABC
— Temperature ABC
Quality grades can be found where applicable on
the tire side wall between tread shoulder and
maximum section width > page 244, fig. 162.
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, B and 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
>A.
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 failure > A.
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The grade C corresponds to a Level of perform-
ance which all passenger car tires must meet un-
der the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
No. 109. Grades B and A represent higher levels
of performance on the laboratory test wheel than
the minimum required by law.

Z\ 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.


ZA\ 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.

ZA WARNING
Temperature grades apply to tires that are
properly inflated and not over or underinflat-
ed.

Tire pressure monitoring
system
(1) 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 vehicle 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 >

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Wheels

check your tires as soon as possible, and inflate
them to the proper pressure. Driving ona signifi-
cantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to over-
heat and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation
also reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle's handling and stop-
ping ability.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for
proper tire maintenance, and it is the driver's re-
sponsibility to maintain correct tire pressure,
even if under-inflation has not reached the level
to trigger illumination of the TPMS low tire pres-
sure telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a TPMS
malfunction indicator to indicate when the sys-
tem is not operating properly. The TPMS mal-
function indicator is combined with the low tire
pressure telltale. When the system detects a
malfunction, the telltale will flash for approxi-
mately one minute and then remain continuously
illuminated. This sequence will continue upon
subsequent vehicle start-ups as long as the mal-
function exists.
When the malfunction indicator is illuminated,
the system may not be able to detect or signal
low tire pressure as intended. TPMS malfunctions
may occur for a variety of reasons, including the
installation of replacement or alternate tires or
wheels on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS
from functioning properly. Always check the
TPMS malfunction telltale after replacing one or
more tires or wheels on your vehicle to ensure
that the replacement or alternate tires and
wheels allow the TPMS to continue to function
properly.
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The tire pressure indicator in the instrument
cluster informs you if the tire pressure is too low
or if there is a system malfunction.
Using the ABS sensors, the tire pressure monitor-
ing system compares the tire tread circumference
and vibration characteristics of the individual
tires. If the pressure changes in one or more
tires, this is indicated in the instrument cluster
display with an indicator light @ and a message.
If only one tire is affected, the location of that
tire will be indicated.
The tire pressures must be stored again each
time you change the pressures (switching be-
tween partial and full load pressure) or after
changing or replacing a tire on your vehicle
=> page 262. The tire pressure monitoring system
only monitors the tire pressure you have stored.
Refer to the tire pressure label for the recom-
mended tire pressure for your vehicle
=> page 253, fig. 165.
Tire tread circumference and vibration character-
istics can change and cause a tire pressure warn-
ing if:
— The tire pressure in one or more tires is too low
— The tires have structural damage
— The tire was replaced or the tire pressure was
changed and it was not stored > page 262
— Tires that are only partially used are replaced
with new tires
Indicator lights
@ - Loss of pressure in at least one tire > A\.
Check the tires and replace or repair if necessary.
Check and correct the pressures of all four tires
and store the pressure again > page 262.
is (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) Tire pres-
sure: malfunction! See owner's manual. If i
appears after switching the ignition on or while
driving and the @ indicator light in the instru-
ment cluster blinks for approximately one minute
and then stays on, there is system malfunction.
Try to store the correct tire pressures
= page 262. In some cases, you must drive for
several minutes after storing the pressures until
the indicator light turns off. If the indicator light
does turn off or turns on again after a short peri-
od of time, drive to an authorized Audi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Facility immediately to
have the malfunction corrected.

ZX WARNING
— If the tire pressure indicator appears in the
display, reduce your speed immediately and
avoid any hard steering or braking

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Index

Steering wheel
Adjusting... 2.0... eee eee eee eee 59)
also refer to Multifunction steering wheel. . 12
Steering wheel heating................-. 83
Steps for determining correct load limit... 256
Stopover (navigation) .................. 198
SEOFAQEN «success » 0 renanue 0 © verse e « vxenaue 4m oneae 76
Storage compartment. 00.6 6 cece wo seni vo 77
Storage compartment in motor compartment .76
Storagenets. + coms. so sere sv een vv aoe «2 O08 77
Stored stations
refer to Favorites. ..... 0.00... cece eee 212
Streaming
refer to Online media................. 219
Subtitles(DVD) wicesss w simone « 6 aissean ow siatane 4 225
Sunshade
Rear window/rear doors................ 50
also refer to Sunshade (roof)............ 40
Suirishiade (rOGf), wees sy eam s exes seem eg 40
SUN VISOFS 2... 2 ee ee eee ee 50
Suspension.........0..0..0 0.02.02 e eee 99
AUGi-GriVe SCLECE soy 2 x eares ¢ «eee 3 s eres 99
SWap Call ass < se aes se nace se yews = 2 oes = 177
Symbols
Charging equipment...............0.. 112
Navigation. « + cicis so name so nner «ome © 199
Traffic... 2... eee 206
also refer to Indicator lights.............. 7
SYNC (climate control system)............ 82
System settings .................0.000. 231,
T
Tail lights
Cleaning = ¢ seis + © seems 3 s sees te news ee 264
Technical data s « sem « » memes x o sees s yey 291,
Technical modifications................. 286
Telephone .......... 0c cece eee eee eee 169
Audi phone box............---0e ee eee 171
DialingsanUMben « ssesie ¢ & caine 6 6 eae wane 176
Options during a phone call............ 177
Playing MUSIC = « sew 2 x news x o oRURE 8 ee 218
Temperature display (outside temperature) .. 13
Text iNPUt.. 6... eee eee eee 2:1,
Text messages
Message options..................004 178
SOCtingsS wsnw s x aon ¢ KawR Fo EER ¥ E ReveD 8 178
also refer to Text messages............ 178
THES OWNS i: & sieeve 2 2 scone x 2 seo 2 a meee ow ers 80
Tightening specification
Wheel Doltsiass « «acini + a snason + « exewene + veers 274
Tightening specification (wheel bolts) ..... 274
THITIGS: 2 cece: 2 2 emis vo ome oo oe a SAE ow 14
Timer (high-voltage battery)............. 111,
Tire Mobility System (tire repair set)....... 269
THOS oe tee 243
CHANGING ss « x mows ¢ @ neem 3 were o momma & 271
Loose wheel warning...............00 258
Low-profile tires. ....... 0... eee eee eee 259
Repaitisets: « 2 cows « eam 4 « yeu s x nwo a a 8
Semuice lif ks © a snes © senete © veto oH stems
Tire pressure

Tire pressure monitoring system .... 260, 261
Tire pressure table.................006. 254
Tire pressure (trailer towing)........... 120
Treadwear indicators.................. 252
Unidirectional.................0. 245,274
Uniform tire quality grading............ 260
Tires and wheels
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .. 246
Tires and vehicle load limits............ 255
Toll Module
refer to Integrated Toll Module......... 133
WOObes cxccse: a 2 amon xo eee @ eo 6 2 ERTS @ 2 269
FOOL PSkemve suo « 2 ome as anwen 2 awe ee 17
Top tether anchor (securing the child safety
SCAt) hs oo cise wt wens o : acawens oo sean earn ee 72
Touch display
Adjusting feedback.................4.. 17
OPEStING ss < o awa s Hae 8 x RARE gE ORR gE 15
TOWING... cee eee 276
Towing loop.........-... eee eee ee 277,278
TPMS
Tire pressure monitoring system........ 261
Traffic information. .............. eee 206
Traffic jam assist
refer to Adaptive cruise assist........... 139
Traffic light information................ 130
Traffic sign recognition............0000. 128
Traffic SIGNS 6... eee eee 131
303