tires AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

Tableofcontents

Additionalsettings..................238
Supportedmediaandfileformats......241
Troubleshootingwoz:« &seesseorsssee243
Audismartphoneinterface......245
S@tUp=twa¢ 2ean:Haws3 xNewSFXReneG245
Operating).«viewvswinewearsem«>mee¥ o246
TrOUBLESHOOEIAGvcsivessverminoesuenetnrewwven246
SYSTEMSECtINGS:.««casiswes sce247
Settingthedateandtime.............247
MMIsettings...............00eee eee247
Connectionmanager.................248
System:updater+ «areneseeermeseonewes251
Soundsettings.............-.-000005251
NVOLUMESEELINGSwienx sgame< ¢cams5aoe252
RestartingtheMMI..................253
Softwarelicenseinformation..........253
SafetyFIrst).«sscessssic42sree26ower254
Drivingsafety....................254
BaSiCS):5 s4acaa& 2Gaieu©maeF&HaTaEe254
Correctpassengerseatingpositions.....25S
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SATStYDELS«e652spenssewes« 2eee260
Generalinformation.................260
Whyusesafetybelts?................261
Safetybelts;cows«=sewssyseusayepee263
Beltstemsionens«sciseosa «evasarea 0ncaners& aoan266
Airbagsystem....................268
Importantinformation...............268

Frontairbags
MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem.280
Sidevairbagssvesssscesosows=oarenes3&ore284
Sidecurtainairbags..............00..287
GCHUESSPSCYois«eves5eenoeeRai290
Importantinformation...............290
Childsafetyseats.............002000296
Securingchildsafetyseats............301
LATCHsystem(loweranchoragesand
tethersforchildren)..............20.304
Additionalinformation...............308
MaintenanceandCare...........309
CheckingandFilling.............309
FUGlisves:2 2wom< 2somesvfwea&5aueoea 2oe309
Reftielingcrosseeccsnesewanesxeawisoneeere310
Catalyticconverter...............0005312
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)......312
Enginecompartment..............00%313
Engineoil........2...eeeeeeeee315
CoolingSYStEM. < =seesscteesdeeeeswe319
BrakePluidiic.«+aessovworvaeoucoteooawe320
Electricalsystem.............0..000.321
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Windshieldwashersystem............324
Serviceintervaldisplay...............324
Whe6US «sescseeeeoseeeeseee2a326
WheelsiandTires¢sccusiassccmaueeoanemone© 0326
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......343
RUfi=flattIreSs:= =ses= 2caer Careandcleaning................346
Generalinformation.................346
Garwashesis«meusomannamamwwoma2346
Cleaningandcareinformation.........347
Takingyourvehicleoutofservice.......351
DoTtVOUnSeUEwes.5cpesice5save6sore352
Emergencyassistance...........352
Generalinformation..............0..352
Equipmentwiccaocvcccaswo+women% 6wine3wo352
Tiremobilitykit.................000.352
Changing’atire’:=eesx =eensseeeeeee354
Fusesandbulbs..................359
FUSESses¢ »comes 2OSsyFESeyRGEe359
BulbStecaasiz9cowerovsoos6amenwu@eo363
Emergencysituations............364
Genial«sews:ooaconoomcm2 aseamocee 364
Startingbypushingortowing..........364
Startingwithjumpercables...........364
Usingthejumpstartcable............365
Towingwithatowtruck...............366
Raisingthevehicle................0-5368

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Stowingandusing


—Openallairoutletsintheinstrumentpan-
el,
—Switchofftheairrecirculation,
—Set thefreshairfantothehighestspeed.



ZXWARNING
Alwaysmakesure thatthedoors,allwindows,
thesunroof*andtherearlidaresecurely
closedandlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
—Afterclosingtherearlid,alwaysmakesure
thatitisproperlyclosedandlocked.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedespe-
ciallywiththerearlidleftopen.Achild
couldcrawlintothevehiclethroughthelug-
gage compartmentandclosetherearlidbe-
comingtrappedandunabletogetout.Be-
ingtrappedinavehiclecanlead to serious
personalinjury.
—Neverletchildrenplayinoraroundthevehi-
cle.
—Neverletpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmustal-
waysbeproperlyrestrainedinoneoftheve-
hicle’sseatingpositions.

@®Note
Ifyouaretransportinglargeitemswiththe
backrestfoldeddown”,youshouldremove
the Rear SeatEntertainment(RSE)*andits
holder*toavoiddamage.
@Tips
—Aircirculationhelpstoreducewindowfog-
ging.Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel.Besureto
keeptheseslotsfreeandopen.
—Thetirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load.Thetirepressurelabelliststherecom-
mendedcoldtireinflationpressuresforthe
vehicleatitsmaximumcapacityweightand
thetiresthatwere onyourvehicleatthe
timeitwasmanufactured.Forrecommend-
edtirepressuresfornormalloadconditions,
pleaseseechapter>page337.
Luggagecompartmentcover

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Fig.69Luggagecompartment:removingandinstalling
theluggagecompartmentcover
Attaching
> Pullthecoveroutandattachitinthemounting
eyeletsinthesidetrimpanel>fig.68.
Removing
> Pulltheleverinthedirectionofthearrow
=>fig.69andremovethecoverupward.
Installing
>Placetheleftandrightsidesofthecoverinto
the mountsonthesidetrimpanel.
>Pushthecoverdownwarduntilitclicksinto
place.

ZAWARNING
Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota sur-
faceforstoringobjects.Objectsplacedonthe
cover couldendangerallvehicleoccupants
duringsuddenbrakingmaneuversorina
crash.>

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Driving

Driving
Generalinformation
Anewvehiclemustbebrokeninwithinthefirst
1,000miles(1,500km)sothatallmovingparts
worksmoothlytogether,whichhelpsto increase
theservicelifeoftheengine.
Donotdrivehigherthantwo-thirds ofthemaxi-
mumpermittedengineRPMduringthefirst600
miles(1,000km)and donotusefullaccelera-
tion.TheenginecanbeincreasedRPMgradually
duringthenext300miles(500km).
Reducingtheriskof vehicledamage
@Note
Whendrivingonpoorroads,overcurbs,and
onsteepramps,makesurethatcomponents
thathang belowthevehicle,suchasthespoil-
erandexhaustsystem,arenotstruckbecause
theycouldbedamaged.Thisespeciallyap-
pliestovehicleswithlowgroundclearance
andvehiclesthatareheavilyloaded.
Drivingthroughwateronroads
Notethefollowingtoreducetheriskofvehicle
damagewhendrivingthroughwater,forexample
onfloodedroads:
—Thewatermustnotbeanyhigherthanthebot-
tomofthevehiclebody.
—Donotdrivefasterthanwalkingspeed.

Z\WARNING
Afterdrivingthroughwaterormud,theeffec-
tivenessofthebrakesmaybereduceddueto
moistureonthebrakerotorsandbrakepads.
Afewcarefulbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff
thebrakesandrestorethefullbrakingeffect.


@)Note
—Vehiclecomponentssuchastheengine,
transmission,suspension,orelectricalsys-
tem,canbeseverelydamagedbydriving
throughwater.
—AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystem*off
whendrivingthroughwater>page79.
@)Tips
—Determinethedepthbeforedrivingthrough
water.
—Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse,or
switchtheengineoffwhendrivingthrough
water.
—Keepinmindthatoncomingvehiclesmay
createwavesthatraisethewaterleveland
makeittoodeepforyourvehicletodrive
throughsafely.
—Avoiddrivingthroughsaltwater,because
thiscancausecorrosion.
aieeReerietele)

driving
Theamountoffuelconsumption,theenviron-
mentalimpact,andtheweartotheengine,
brakes,andtiresdependsmostlyonyourdriving
style.Notethefollowinginformationforefficient
andenvironmentally-consciousdriving:
— Donotlettheenginerunwhilethevehicle
parked.
—UsetheStart/Stopsystem>page79.
—Turnoffelectricalequipmentthatisnotneed-
ed, forexampleseatheating*.
—Anticipateupcomingtrafficsituationswhile
drivingto avoidunnecessaryaccelerationand
braking.
—Utilizetheenginebrakingeffect.
—Avoiddrivingshortdistancesorathighspeeds
whenpossible.
—Avoidaddingextraweighttothevehicleifpos-
sible,forexamplebynotleavingroofracksor
bikeracksinstalledwhentheyarenotneeded.
—Have maintenanceperformedregularlyonthe
vehicle.
— Donotdrivewithwintertiresduring thesumm-
er.
—Makesurethetirepressureiscorrect
=>page336.
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Trailertowing

Tongueweight
Themaximumpermittedtongueweightofthe
trailerdrawbaronthetrailerhitchballheadmust
notbeexceeded.
Havingthetongueweighttoolowaffectstheve-
hicle'shandling.Fordrivingsafety,alwaysusing
themaximumpermittedtongueweightisrecom-
mended,butnotexceedit.Distributingthecargo
inthetrailercorrectlywillhelptoachievethis
weight.
Youcandeterminethetongueweightusinga
bathroomscaleorapublicweighstation,forex-
ample.
Thepermittedtongueweightofyourvehiclecan
befoundinthevehicledocumentationorin
=>page376.
Loaddistribution
Poorcargoloadanddistributioncannegatively
impactvehiclehandling.Loadthetrailerbased
onthefollowingcriteriaasmuchaspossible:
—Storeobjectsinthevehicleluggagecompart-
ment,ifpossible.Thevehicleshould always
carrytheheaviestpossibleloadandthetrailer
shouldhavethelightestpossibleload.
—Distributetheloadinthetrailersothatthe
heavyobjectsareasclosetotheaxleaspossi-
ble.
—Secureobjectssothattheydonotslide.
—Utilizethemaximumpermittedtongueweight
ifpossible.
Tires
Set thetirepressureonyourvehiclefora“full
load”;seethetirepressuresticker>page336.If
necessary,alsoadjustthetirepressureonthe
traileraccordingtothemanufacturer'sspecifica-
tions.
Thetirepressuremustbeincreasedanadditional
3PSI(0.2bar)fortowingloadsover6,600lbs
(3,000kg).
Thetrailerandthevehicleshould beequipped
withwintertireswhendrivinginwintertempera-
tures.
Outsidemirrors
Ifyoucannotseethetrafficbehindthetrailer
withthestandardexterior mirrors,thenyou
mustattachadditionalexterior mirrors.Adjust
themsoyouhavea sufficientvisibilitybehind
you.
Exterior lighting
Followthelegalregulationsregardingthelight-
ingequipmentonyourtrailer.Contact anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyformoreinformation.
Beforeyoustartdriving,checkalllightingequip-
mentonthetrailerwhileitishitchedtothevehi-
cle.
Theheadlightrangecontrolautomaticallyad-
juststhelightrangeoftheheadlights.
Safety chains
Makesurethesafetychainsarecorrectlyapplied
whenpullingatrailer.Thechainsshouldhang
enoughsothatthetrailercandrivearound
curves.However,theymustnottouchthe
ground.
Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
The
airsuspensionmustbeatthestandardvehi-
cleheightbeforeyouadjustthetongueweight
onthetrailerandhitchthetrailer>,
=>page129,Liftingandloweringthevehicle.
Forvehicleswithafactory-installedtrailerhitch,
theairsuspensiontrailermodewillautomatically
switchonifyouconnectthetrailercabletothe
socket.
Forvehicleswitharetrofittedtrailerhitch,you
mustswitchontheairsuspensiontrailermode
manually.SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:
MENU}button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>
Vehiclesettings>Airsuspension:trailer.Switch
itoffagainwhenyouarenolongertowingatrail-
er.


Youcanalsoswitchofftrailermodemanually
whiledriving,forexample,whenusingabicycle
racksystem.>
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Assistsystems

Assistsystems
Speedwarningsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithspeedwarningsystem
Thespeedwarningsystemhelpsyoutostaybe-
low aspecifiedmaximumspeedthatcanbeset,
changedordeletedintheInfotainmentsystem.
Thespeedwarningsystemwarnsyouifyouare
exceeding themaximumspeedthatyouhaveset.
Awarningtonewillsoundassoonasyourspeed
exceedsthestoredvalueslightly.Theindicator
lightalsoturnsonintheinstrumentclusterdis-
play{@)(USAmodels)/J(Canadamodels)and
amessage.Theindicatorlightoyandthe
messageturnoffifthespeedfallsbackbelow
thestoredmaximumspeed.
Settingathresholdisrecommendedifyouwould
liketoberemindedwhenyoureachacertain
maximumspeed.Situationswhereyoumaywant
todosoincludedrivinginacountrywithagener-
alspeedlimitorifthereisaspecifiedmaximum
speedforwintertires.
Settingthewarningthreshold

SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driverassis-
tance>Speedwarning>Manual.
@)Tips
Regardlessofthespeedwarningsystem,you
shouldalwaysmonitoryourspeedusingthe
speedometerandmakesureyouarefollowing
thelegalspeedlimit.

Cruisecontrolsystem
Switchingon
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem
Thecruisecontrolsystemmakesitpossibleto
driveataconstantspeedstartingat15mph
(20km/h).

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Fig.90Operatinglever:cruisecontrolsystem
>Toswitchthesystemon,pulltheleverintopo-
sition@©fig.90.
>Driveatthespeedyouwouldlikethesystemto
maintain.
>Tostorethespeed,pressthe button(@).
ThestoredspeedandtheCRUISE(USAmodels)/
BB(Canadamodels)indicatorlightappearinthe
instrumentclusterdisplay.Anadditionalindica-
torappearsinthehead-updisplay*.
Thesystemadjuststheengineoutputorapplies
thebrakestomaintainthe speed.

ZA\WARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontothetrafficaround
yourvehiclewhenthecruisecontrolsystem
isinoperation.Asthedriver,youarealways
responsibleforyourvehiclespeedandthe
distancebetweenyourvehicleandotherve-
hicles.
—Forsafetyreasons,cruisecontrolshould not
be
usedinthecity,instop-and-gotraffic,on
windingroads,andwhenroadconditionsare
poor(suchasice,fog,gravel,heavyrain,
andconditionsthatcouldlead tohydroplan-
ing),becausethisincreasestheriskofanac-
cident.>

95

Assistsystems

Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
The
airsuspensionisanelectronically-controlled
suspensionandlevelingsystem.Thefirmnessof
thesuspensionwilladapttothedrivingcondi-
tionsandthedrivingsituation.Thesystembalan-
cesoutchangesinload.Thevehiclelevelwillalso
adaptgraduallytothevehiclespeedinorderto
reduce thewindresistanceathighspeedsandin-
creasethegroundclearanceatlowspeeds.The
settingsdependontheselectedAudidrivese-
lect*mode.
Steering
Thepowersteeringadapts.Indirectsteeringthat
moveseasilyasinComfortmodeisespecially
suitedtolongdrivesonhighways.TheDynamic
modeprovidessporty,directsteering.
All-wheelsteering*
All-wheelsteeringincreasesdrivingcomfortby
providingadditionalsteeringabilityattherear
axle.Steeringintheoppositedirectionatlow
speedsdecreasestheturningradius.Steeringin
thesamedirectionathighspeeds improvesthe
responsetimewhileincreasingdrivingstabilityat
thesametime.
Sportdifferential*
Asacomponentoftheallwheeldrivesystem
(quattro)>page151,thesportdifferentialdis-
tributesthedrivingpowertotherearaxlede-
pendingonthesituation.Thedistributionof
powervariesdependingontheselectedmode
frommoderate(Comfort)tosporty(Dynamic).
Thegoalisahighlevelofagilityandabilitytoac-
celerateoncurves.Thevehicleisveryresponsive
tosteering.
Adaptivecruisecontrol(ACC)*
Thebehaviorwhenacceleratingcanbeadjusted
fromcomfortabletosporty,dependingonthe
driveselectmode.Adaptivecruisecontrolalso
respondstothedrivingbehaviorofthevehicle
aheadinamoreconservativeorsportymanner.
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Enginesound*
Theenginesoundadaptstothecurrentmode
andcan besubtletosporty.
C@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
—
Makesurethereisenoughclearanceabove
andbelowthevehiclewhenparking.The
heightofthevehicle(groundclearance)can
changeonceitisparkedduetotemperature
fluctuations,changestotheload condi-
tions,andchangestothedrivingmodes.
—
Whentransportingthevehicleonacarcar-
rier,train,ship,orbyothermeans,onlyse-
curethevehicleattheoutercircumference
ofthetires(thetreadsurface).Securingthe
vehicleattheaxlecomponents,suspension
struts,ortowingeyesisnotpermittedbe-
causethepressureintheairsuspension
strutscanchangeduringtransport.Theve-
hiclemightnot besecuredsufficientlyifthis
happens.
@Tips
The"S"selectorleverpositionautomatically
engageswhentheDynamicmodeisselected.
Selectingthedrivingmode
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect

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Fig.127Centerconsole:controlsfordriveselect
>Presstheleftorrightarrowkey>fig.127until
thedesiredmodeappearsintheinstrument
cluster/Infotainmentsystemdisplay.Or
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Audidriveselect.
>Selectandconfirmthedesiredsetting.

Parkingaid

system.Forinformationoncleaning,see
=>page346.
Whenparkingspacesaresmall,theparkingsys-
temsignalsacontinuoustonewhenanobstacle
islessthanapproximately0.7feet(0.20m)
away.Donotcontinuedrivingfarther.

ZAWARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inGeneralinformationon
page131.
—Pleasenotethat parkassistonlycontrols
thesteering.Thedriverisalwaysresponsi-
bleforbrakingandaccelerating.
— Thedrivermustdecideiftheparkingspace
displayedissuitableforthevehicle.
—Thevehiclewillchangepositionwhenpark-
ing.Makesureyoudonotendangeranyoth-
erdrivers.
—Whenusingparkassisttodriveintoorout
ofaparkingspace,thesteeringwheelturns
quicklyonitsown.Reachingintothesteer-
ing
wheelspokeswhilethisishappeningcan
resultininjury.

—Youcannotparkwith parkassistwhenyou
aretowingatrailerorhavetheconnectorin-
sertedinthetrailersocket.
Sleemela
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkassist

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@)Note
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inGeneralinformationon
page131.
—Parkassistguidesthevehicleeitheraway
fromcurbsorontothemifothervehicles
areparkedonthecurb.Makesurethatyour
vehicle'stiresandrimsarenotdamaged.
Takeoversteeringattherighttime.
—Certainconditionsaroundtheparkingspace
mayresultinthevehiclenotbeingparked
asexpected.
—Objectssuchaspillarsorposts.
—Groundcoveringsuchasgravel,snowor
ice
G)Tips
— TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
mustnotbe switchedoffduringtheparking
process>page147.
—Parkingintightcurveswith parkassistis
notpossible.
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Fig.147Centerconsole:Parkassistbutton

Fig.148Infotainment:Searchingforparkingspaces
>Toswitchtheparkassiston,pressthePebut-
ton>fig.147.The LEDinthebuttonwillturn
onandthedisplayforfindingaparkingspace
willappearintheInfotainmentsystem
>fig.148.
>Toswitchparkassistoff,pressthePebutton.
TheLEDinthebuttonturnsoff.
G)Tips
Thesystempreselectsaspacefromtheavail-
ableparkingoptionsassoonasaspaceisde-
tected.Youcanchangethesuggestedloca-
tion.

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IntelligentTechnology


itsintegratedsystemscannotalwayspre-
ventcollisions-thereisstillariskofacci-
dents!
—Presstheacceleratorpedalcarefullywhen
acceleratingonsmooth,slipperysurfaces
suchasiceandsnow.Thedrivewheelscan
spinevenwhenthesecontrolsystemsarein-
stalledandthiscanaffectdrivingstability
andincreasetheriskofacollision.

@Tips
— TheABSandASRonlyfunctioncorrectly
whenallfourwheelshaveasimilarwear
condition.Differenttiresizescanleadtoa
reductioninenginepower.
—Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystemsde-
scribedareworking.
—Wheninstallingroofracksystemsonthe
roofrail,theESCusessensorstoadaptit-
selftoadifferentcenterofgravity.
Switchingonandoff
ESCturnsonautomaticallywhenyoustarttheengine.
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Fig.151Centerconsolewiththe#0button
The ESCisdesignedtofunctioninlevels.Depend-
ingonthelevelselected,theESCstabilization
functionislimitedorswitchedoff.Theamountof
stabilizationcontrolwilldifferdependingonthe
level.
Thefollowingexamplesareunusualsituations
whereitmaymakesensetoswitchoffroadmode
ontoallowthewheelstospin:
—Rocking thevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
—Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
—Drivingwithsnowchains
—Drivingonroughterrainwhenmuchofthecar's
weightisliftedoffthewheels(axlearticula-
tion)
—Drivingdownhillwhilebrakingonlooseground
Foryoursafety,switchtheoffroadmodeoffin
advance.
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Wheels

Wheels Wheels
andTires
Generalinformation
>Checkyourtiresregularlyfor
damage,suchaspunctures,
cuts,cracks,andbulges.Remove
foreignobjectsfromthetire
tread.
>Ifdrivingovercurbsorsimilar
obstacles,driveslowlyandap-
proachthecurbatanangle.
>Havefaultytiresorrimsre-
placedimmediately.
>Protectyourtiresfromoil,
grease,andfuel.
>Marktiresbeforeremoving
themsothatthesamerunning
directioncanbemaintainedif
theyarereinstalled.
>Laytiresflatwhenstoringand
storetheminacool,drylocation
withaslittleexposuretolightas
possible.

AWARNING
—Neverdrivefasterthanthe
maximumpermittedspeedfor
yourtires.Thiscouldcausethe
tirestoheatuptoomuch.This
increasestheriskofanacci-
dentbecauseitcancausethe
tiretoburst.

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—Alwaysadaptyourdrivingto
theroadandtrafficcondi-
tions.Drivecarefullyandre-
duceyourspeedonicyorslip-
peryroads.Evenwintertires
canlosetractiononblackice.

()Note
—Pleasenotethatsummerand
wintertiresaredesignedfor
theconditionsthataretypical
inthoseseasons.Audirecom-
mendsusingwintertiresdur-
ingthe wintermonths.Low
temperaturessignificantlyde-
creasetheelasticityofsumm-
ertires,whichaffectstraction
andbrakingability.Ifsummer
tiresareusedinverycoldtem-
peratures,crackscanformon
thetreadbars,resultingin
permanenttiredamagethat
cancauselouddrivingnoise
andunbalancedtires.
—Burnished,polishedor
chromedrimsmustnotbe
usedinwinterdrivingcondi-
tions.Thesurfaceoftherims
doesnothavesufficientcorro-
sionprotectionforthisand
couldbepermanentlydam-
agedbyroadsaltorsimilar
substances.

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Wheels

Tiredesignations

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Fig.268Tiredesignationsontheside-
wall
@Tiresforpassengervehicles
(ifapplicable)
"P"indicatesatireforapassenger
vehicle."T"indicatesatiredesig-
natedfortemporaryuse.
@Nominalwidth
Nominalwidthofthetirebe-
tweenthesidewallsinmillime-
ters.Ingeneral:thelargerthe
number,thewiderthetire.
@)Aspectratio
Height/widthratioexpressedasa
percentage.
@Tireconstruction
"R"indicatesaradialtire.
©)Rimdiameter
Sizeoftherimdiameterininches.
©Loadindexandspeedrating
Theloadindexindicatesthetire's
load-carryingcapacity.
Thespeedratingindicatesthe
maximumpermittedspeed.Also
see>AinGeneralinformationon
page326.
“EXTRALOAD”,“xl”or“RF”indi-
catesthatthetireisreinforcedor
isanExtraLoadtire.






Speedrat-/Maximumpermittedspeed
ing
Pupto93mph(150km/h)
Qupto99mph(160km/h)
Rupto106mph(170km/h)
Supto110mph(180km/h)
Tupto118mph(190km/h)
Uupto124mph(200km/h)
Hupto130mph(210km/h)
Vvupto149mph(240km/h)?
Zzabove149mph(240km/h)?
wupto168mph(270km/h)?
Yupto186mph(300km/h)?

@)Fortiresabove149mph(240km/h),
tiremanufacturerssometimesusethe
code“ZR”.
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