run flat AUDI Q3 2015 Owners Manual

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-All four wheels must be fitted with radia l
t ires of the same type, size (roll ing cir­
cumference) and the same tread pattern .
Driv ing with different tires reduces veh i­
cle handling and can lead to a loss of
control.
- If the spare tire is not the same as the
t ir es that are mounted on the veh icle -
for example with winte r tires -o nl y use
the spare tire for a short period of time and dr ive wi th extra care. Refit the nor­
ma l road whee l as soon as safely possi ­
ble.
- Never drive faster than the maxim um
speed for which the tires on your vehicle
are rated because tires that are driven
faster than their rated speed can fail
sudden ly.
- Overloading tires cause heat build- up,
sudden tire failure, including a blowout
and sudden deflation and loss of control.
- Temperature grades app ly to tires that
are properly inflated and not over or un­
der inflated .
- For technical reasons it is not a lways
poss ible to use wheels from other
vehicles -in some cases not even wheels
from the same vehicle model.
- If you install wheel tr im discs on the ve­
hicle wheels, make sure that the air flow
to the brakes is not blocked. Reduced air­
flow to the brakes can them to overheat,
increasing stopping distances and ca us­
ing a collision.
- Run flat t ires may on ly be used on
vehicles that we re equ ipped w ith them
at the facto ry. The vehicle must have a
chassis des igned for run flat t ires and a
facto ry-installed tire p ress ure monito r­
ing system* that indicates a loss of tire
pressure. Incorrect use of run flat tires
can lead to vehicle damage or accidents.
Check with an authorized Audi dea ler or
t ire spec ia list to see if your vehicle can be
equipped with run flat tires .
If run flat
t ir es a re used, they must be insta lled on
all four wheels. M ixing tire types is not
permitted.
Tire s an d wheel s 209
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-For technical reasons, it is not generally
possible to use the wheel rims from oth­
er veh icles. Th is can hold tr ue for wheels
of the same vehicle type.
- If the spare tire is d ifferent from the
tires that you have mounted on your ve­
hicle (for example winter tires or wide
profi le tires), then use the spare tire for a
short per iod of time only and drive w ith
extra care. Replace the flat tire w ith the
tire matching the othe rs on your vehicle
as soon as possib le.
- Never d rive without the valve stem cap .
T he va lves co uld get d amaged.
(® For the sake of the environment
D ispose of o ld tires in accordance with the
l ocal requirements.
Uniform tire quality grading
- Tread wea r
- Traction AA A B C
- Temperature ABC
Quality grades can be found where applicable
o n the t ire s ide wall between tread shoulder
and maximum section width
c:> page 206,
fig. 156 .
For e xample : Tread wear 200 , Traction AA,
Temperature A.
All passenger car t ires must conform to Feder­
al Safety Requirements in addition to these
grades .
Tread w ear
T he tread wear grade is a comparative rating
based on the wear rate of the tire when tested
under contro lled conditions on a specified
government test course.
For example, a tire graded 1S0 wo uld wear
one and one ha lf (1 1/2) times as well on the
government course as a tire graded 100.
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-The driver is responsible for maintaining
the correct tire pressures. You must
check the tire pressures regularly.
- Under certain conditions (such as a spor­
ty driving style, winter conditions or un­
paved roads), the pressure monitor indi­
cator may be delayed.
- Ask your authorized dealer if run-flat
tires may be used on your vehicle. Your
vehicle registration becomes invalid if
you use these tires when not permitted .
Damage to your vehicle or accidents
could also result.
- The tire pressure monitoring system may
stop working when there is an ESC mal­
function.
- Using snow chains may result in a system
malfunction.
- The tire pressure monitoring system on
your Audi was developed using tires with
the "AO" or "RO" identification on the
tire sidewall
¢page 206. We recom ­
mend using these tires.
Reset tire pressure monitoring system
Applies to vehicles: with tire pressure monit oring sys te m
If the tire pressure is adjusted, wheels are ro­
tated or changed, the TPMS must be reset.
"'Before storing the new tire pressures, check
that the current pressures on all four tires correspond to the specified values and
adapt the pressures to the current load
¢ page 199.
"'Sw itch on the ignition.
"' Select: the
I CAR I function button > Car* sys­
tems
contro l button > Servicing & checks >
Tire pressure monitoring > Store tire pres­
sures > Yes, store now .
(D Tips
Do not store the tire pressure if there are
snow chains on the tire. Otherwise, a sys­
tem malfunction may occur.
Tires and wheels 215
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24 4 Index
Tether anchors ... ..... ... .. .. .... . 149
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Chi ld safety loc ks
Power windows ........ .. .. .. .. .. ..
37
Rear doors .............. .. .. .... .. 36
Ch ild safety seats ............... ....
139
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Conve rtible child seats ............. 140
Convertible locking retrac to r .. .. .... . 143
Danger of using c hild restra ints in the
front sea t .. ..... ..... ... .. .. .... .
114
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ..... ... .. .. .... . 136
Infant seats ............. .. .. .. .. .
139
Install ing ................. .. .... . 143
LATCH system ............. .... .... 148
Lower anchorages ......... .... .... 147
Safety instructions ............ .. ... 136
Unused safety belts on the rea r seat ..
138
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
C leaning ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 170
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
C lock . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... .
23
C losing
Panorama s unroof ........ .... .... .. 38
Power windows .. ..... ... .. .. .... ..
37
C losing/open ing
at the lock cylinde r ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. 33
b y remote con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
with the cen tral locking switch .. .... .. 32
wi th the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cold tire inflat ion pressu re . ... .... ....
199
Com ing home ............... .. .... .. 42
Compact spare tire .................. 217
also refer to Spare tire ... .. .. .. .. .. . 21 7
Compartments ................. ..... 56
Compass in the mirror . ... .. .. .. .. .. ..
48
Compl iance ............... .. .. .. .. . 24 0
Computer
refer to Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Consumer Info rmation . . . . . . . . . . 101, 237
Contac ting N HTSA .................. 101
Controls
Clean ing ... ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .
172
Convenience key
Indicator lights .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .
70
Starting engine (START E NGINE STOP
button) ... .... .. ............. ..... 68
Stopp ing the engine (START ENGINE
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Switch ing on ignition ... ....... ... .. . 68
unlocking/loc king .......... ........
31
Convenience opening/clos ing ..... .. .. . 37
Convertib le child sa fe ty se ats ... .. .. .. 14 0
Co nvertib le locking retractor
Activati ng .... ....................
145
Deact ivat ing ... .. ... .......... .. .. 146
U sing to secu re a child safety seat
1.43, 145
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cooling mode (automat ic climate control) 64
Cooling System Expans ion tank ... ............. .... 186
Cruise contro l system
Changi ng speed .................. ..
74
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Preselect ing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Switch ing off .. .. ... .......... .. .. .
74
swit ching on . .. .. ............. .. ... 74
Cruisi ng range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
(u pholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 56
D
D ata recorde r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Date d isp lay ...... ................ .. 23
Daytime running lights . .. ..... .... . .. . 40
De clarat io n of compliance
Audi s ide ass ist .. ............. .. ..
240
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 0
Convenience key . ... ... ..... ... .. .. 240
Cruise contro l .... .. .... .... ... .. .. 240
E lectronic immob ilizer .......... .... 240
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
D ecorative p art s/tr im
Cleaning .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. ..
172
Defective light bu lb wa rni ng ......... .. 18
Defrost ing (windows) ................ . 65
Dete rm ining co rrec t load limit ........
204
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Digital compass ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 48
D imens ions . ...... ............. .... 2 35

252 Index
Steering wheel
Adjusting steering co lumn ... ... ... ..
66
Indicator light . ........... ... .... .. 16
Multifunction steering wheel . .. ...... 21
Steer ing whee l w ith tiptronic . .. .. .... .. 84
Steps for determining correct load limit .
204
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 69
Storage . .. .... ... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. 54
Cup holder door pockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sto rage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Sunroof
refer to Panorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sun shades
Emergency closing (roof) ........... ..
39
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Symbols
refer to Warning/indicato r lights .... .. 11
T
Tachomet er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tail lights
C leaning . .. .. . .. ..... ..... .. .. .. .
171
Technical Data ................ ... ... 234
Technical modifications ....... .... .. . 240
Tether anchors . ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 149
Tether strap ... ...... ..... .. .. .. .. . 149
Textiles
Cleaning ................. ... .... .
173
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards . .. .. .... ...... ....... .. .. .. .
161
Tie-down rings ... ..... ...... .. .. .. . 101
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
tiptronic .............. ........ ... .. 81
tiptronic (automatic t ransmission) ...... 84
Tire pressure ....... ... .... .. .. .. .. .
201
Tire pressure monitoring system ....... 213
Loss of air pressure ........ .... .... 214
Malfunction .............. ... .. ... 2 14
Resetting tire p ressures .... .. .. .. .. . 215
Tires .. .. .. .. .... .. ... .. .. .... .. ... 195
Low aspect ratio ti res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Service life ...... ........... ... .. . 205
Speed rating letter code ......... ... 207
Tire manufacturing date . .. .. .. .. .. . 207
Tire pressure monitor ing system .. ... 213
r ·f· t · ire spec, 1ca ions ............. .... 207
Tread depth ..... ................. 205
Uniform tire quality grading ......... 209
Winter tires . .. .. ....... ..... .... .
T ires and wheels
Checking tire pressure ............. .
Co ld tire inflation pressure ...... .. . .
o· . 1mens 1ons .... .. ................ .
General notes .. .. ... ... .... ... .. . .
Glossa ry of tire and lo ading terminolo-
gy .......... ... ................ .
210
201
199
206
195
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New tir es and wheels ..... ...... .. .. 206
Replac ing . ...... ................ . 207
Snow chains . .. .. ...... ....... .... 211
T ires and vehicle load limits . .. .. .. .. 203
Wheel bolts ... .. ................. 212
W inter tires ..... ................. 210
Tire service life .. .. ................ . 205
Tool kit .... .. .. .. ...... ....... .... 216
T orn or frayed safety belts
Towing Front eyelet ... .. ....... ...... .. . .
Rear eyelet .. .. .. .. ........ .... .. .
T ow t ruck procedures ............. . .
TPMS 107
231
231
230
Tire pressure monitoring system 2 13, 214
T rai ler towing ..... ................. 166
Ope rating inst ructions .......... .... 1 67
Parking systems .. ... .. .... .... .. .. . 93
Technical requiremen ts . . . . . . . . 166, 167
Tongue load . .. ....... ........... . 16 7
Trailer towing tips ................ . 168
Trailer turn signal assembly
Warning/ indi cator lights . ....... .... .
19
Transmission .. .. .. ... .. .... .... .... . 81
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) 85
Transport Canada .. ................ . 102
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) ... .... .. .. 205
Trip computer
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22
Mileage ......... .......... ...... .. 22
Trip odom ete r ... .. ................ .. 23
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment ... .. .. . 59
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34