wheel AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Repair Manual

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Ncwdeeme]dc
Pleasenotethattheinformation
containedinthefollowingtable
wascorrectatthetimeofprint-
ing,andtheinformationissub-
jecttochange.Ifthereareany
differences,youshould always
followthetirepressuresticker
>page258,fig. 191.
Makesurethatthetiredesigna-
tiononyourtirematchesthedes-
ignationonthetirepressurelabel
andthetirepressuretable.
Thefollowingtablelistsrecom-
mendedtirepressuresincold
tiresaccordingtotheloadand
thesizeofthetiresinstalled.














Model/TiredesignationTirepressure
EngineNormalloadMaximumload
(upto2people)
FrontRearFrontRear
PSI|kPA|PSI|kPA|PSI|kPA|PSI|kPA
TI:245/45R1795Y32|220|29|200|33|230|30|210
2.0L245/40 R1893H32|220|29|200|33|230|30|210
4-cylinder245/40 R1893Y32.|220|29|200|33|230]30|210
245/35R1993Y35|240|32|220|35|240|32|220
255/30 R2092Y35|240|32|220|36|250|32|220
TTS:245/35R19 93Y35|240|32|220|38|260|32|220
2.0L255/30 R2092Y35|240|32|220|39|270|33|230
4-cylinder
TTRS:245/35R1993Y33/|230/|29|200|39/|270/|33|230
2.5L362|250412|2802
5-cylinder255/30R2092Y35|240|29|200|39/|270/|33/|230/
422|2902]352|2408

a)Thevaluebeforetheforwardslashappliestovehicleswithamaximumspeedupto
155mph(250km/h);thevalueaftertheslashisforupto174mph(280km/h).

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limits>page260.
Pleasenotetheimportantsafe-
typrecautionsregardingtire
pressure>page258andload

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Tiresandvehicleloadlimits
Therearelimitstotheamountof
loadorweightthatanyvehicle
andanytirecancarry.Avehicle
thatisoverloadedwillnothandle
wellandismoredifficulttostop.
Overloadingcannotonlyleadto>

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lossofvehiclecontrol,butcanal-
sodamageimportantpartsofthe
vehicleandcanleadtosudden
tirefailure,includingablowout
andsuddendeflationthatcan
causethevehicletocrash.
Yoursafetyandthat ofyourpas-
sengersalsodependsonmaking
surethatloadlimitsarenotex-
ceeded.Vehicleload includesev-
erybodyandeverythinginandon
thevehicle.Theseloadlimitsare
technicallyreferredto asthevehi-
cle’sGrossVehicleWeightRating
(“GVWR”).
The“GVWR”includestheweight
ofthebasicvehicle,allfactoryin-
stalledaccessories,afulltankof
fuel,oil,coolantandotherfluids
plusmaximumload.Themaxi-
mumloadincludesthenumberof
passengersthatthevehicleisin-
tendedtocarry(“seatingcapaci-
ty”)withanassumedweightof
150lbs.(68kg)foreachpassen-
geratadesignatedseatingposi-
tionandthetotalweightofany
luggageinthevehicle.
TheGrossAxleWeightRating
(“GAWR’”)isthemaximumload
thatcanbeappliedateachofthe
vehicle’stwoaxles.
Thefactthatthereisanupper
limittoyourvehicle’sGrossVehi-
cleWeightRatingmeansthatthe
totalweightofwhateverisbeing
carriedinthevehicleislimited.
Themorepassengersinthevehi-
cleorpassengerswhoareheavier
thanthestandardweightsas-
sumedmeanthatlessweightcan
becarriedasluggage.
TheGrossVehicleWeightRating
andtheGrossAxleWeightRating
arelistedonthesafetycompli-
ancestickerlabellocatedonthe
driver’ssideB-pillar.

AWARNING
Overloadingavehiclecancause
lossofvehiclecontrol,acrash
orotheraccident,seriousper-
sonalinjury,andevendeath.
—Carryingmoreweightthan
yourvehiclewasdesignedto
carrywillpreventthevehicle
fromhandlingproperlyandin-
creasetheriskofthelossof
vehiclecontrol.
—Thebrakesonavehiclethat
hasbeenoverloadedmaynot
beabletostopthevehicle
withinasafedistance.
—Tiresonavehiclethathas
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suddenly,includingablowout
andsuddendeflation,causing
lossofcontrolandacrash.
—Alwaysmakesurethattheto-
talloadbeingtransported
doesnotmakethevehicle
heavierthanthevehicle’s
GrossVehicleWeightRating.

Determiningcorrectload
limit
Usetheexamplebelowtocalcu-
latethetotalweightofthepas-
sengersandluggageorother
thingsthatyouplantotransport
sothatyoucanmakesurethat
yourvehiclewillnotbeoverload-
ed.
StepsforDeterminingCorrect
LoadLimit
1.Locatethestatement“THE
COMBINEDWEIGHTOFOCCU-
PANTSANDCARGOSHOULD
NEVEREXCEEDXXXKGORXXX
LBS”onyourvehicle’splacard
(tireinflationpressurelabel)
=>page258,fig.191.
2.Determinethecombined
weightofthedriverandpas-
sengersthatwillberidingin
yourvehicle.
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3.Subtractthecombinedweight
ofthedriverandpassengers
from“XXX”kilogramsor“XXX”
poundsshownonthesticker
>page258,fig.191.
4.Theresultingfigureequalsthe
availableamountofcargoand
luggageloadcapacity.Forex-
ample,ifthe“XXX”amount
equals1400lbsandtherewill
befive150lbspassengersin
yourvehicle,theamountof
availablecargoandluggage
loadcapacityis650lbs
(1400-750(5x150)=650lbs)
.Determinethecombined
weightofluggageandcargo
beingloadedonthevehicle.
Thatweightmaynotsafelyex-
ceedtheavailablecargoand
luggageload capacitycalculat-
edinStep4.
.Ifyourvehiclewillbetowinga
trailer,loadfromyourtrailer
willbetransferredtoyourvehi-
cle.Consultthismanualtode-
terminehowthisreducesthe
availablecargoandluggage
loadcapacityofyourvehicle.
>Checkthetiresidewall
(=>page249,fig.189)todeter-
minethedesignatedloadrating
foraspecifictire.

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Wheelboltsandrims
Wheelbolts
Wheelboltsmustbecleanandloosen/tighten
easily.
Rims
Rimswithaboltedrimring*orwithboltedwheel
covers*consistofmultiplepieces.Thesecompo-
nentswereboltedtogetherusingspecialbolts
andaspecialprocedure.Youmustnotrepairor
disassemblethem>A.

Z\WARNING
Wheelboltsthataretightenedorrepairedin-
correctlycanbecomelooseandresultinloss
ofvehiclecontrol,whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Forthecorrecttighteningspecifi-
cation,see>page282,Finishing.
—Alwayskeepthewheelboltsandthethreads
inthewheelhubcleanandfreeofgrease.
—Onlyusewheelboltsthatfittherim.
—Alwayshavedamagedrimsrepairedby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.Neverrepairordisassemble
rimsyourself,becausethisincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
Wintertiressignificantlyimprovethevehicle's
handlingwhendrivinginwinterconditions.Be-
causeoftheirconstruction(width,compound,
treadpattern),summertiresprovidelesstraction
oniceandsnow.

>Usewintertiresonallfourwheels.
>Onlyusewintertiresthatareapprovedforyour
vehicle.
>Pleasenotethatthemaximumpermitted
speedmaybelowerwithwintertires>A\in
Generalinformationonpage248.Anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilitycan informyouaboutthemaximumper-
mittedspeedforyourtires.
»Checkthetirepressureafterinstallingwheels
=>page258.
Theeffectiveness ofwintertiresisreducedgreat-
lywhenthetreadisworndowntoadepthof
0.157in(4mm).Thecharacteristicsofwinter
tiresalsodecreasegreatly asthetireages,re-
gardlessoftheremainingtread.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Reinstallsummertiresattheappropriate
time,becausetheyprovidebetterhandling
whenroadsarefreeofsnowandice.Summer
tirescauselessroadnoise,tirewear,andfuel
consumption.
@)Tips
Youcanalsouseallseasontiresinsteadof
wintertires.Pleasenotethatinsomecoun-
trieswherewintertiresarerequired,onlywin-
tertireswiththe4symbolmaybepermit-
ted.
Snowchainsimprovebothdrivingandbrakingin
winterroadconditions.
>Onlyinstallsnowchainsonthefrontwheels.
>Checkandcorrecttheseatingofthesnow
chainsafterdrivingafewfeet,ifnecessary.Fol-
lowtheinstructionsfromthemanufacturer.
>Notethemaximumspeedof30mph
(50km/h).Observethelocalregulations.
Useofsnowchainsisonlypermittedwithcertain
rim/tirecombinationsduetotechnicalreasons.
CheckwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitytoseeifyoumayuse
snowchains.
Youmustremovethesnowchainsonroadswith-
outsnow.Otherwise,youcouldimpairdriving
abilityanddamagethetires.

ZA\WARNING
Usingincorrectsnowchainsorinstallingsnow
chainsincorrectlycanresultinlossofvehicle
control,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.>

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—Snowchainscandamagetherimsand
wheelcovers*ifthechainscomeintodirect
contactwiththem.Removethewheelcov-
ers*first.Usecoatedsnowchains.
—Usingsnowchainsthataddmorethan 0.53
in(13.5mm)ofheight canseverelydamage
thewheelhousingsandothervehiclecom-
ponents.
G)Tips
Whenusingsnowchains,itmaybeadvisable
tolimittheESC>page85.
eecined
Appliesto:vehicleswithlow-profiletires
Comparedtoothertire/rimcombinations,low-
profiletiresofferawidertreadsurfaceanda
largerrimdiameterwithshortertiresidewalls.
Thisresultsinanagiledrivingstyle.However,it
mayreducethelevelofcomfortandincrease
roadnoise whendrivingonroadsinpoorcondi-
tion.
Low-profiletirescanbecomedamagedmore
quicklythanstandardtireswhendrivingover
largebumps,potholes,manholecovers,and
curbs.Therefore,itisparticularlyimportantto
maintainthecorrecttirepressure>page258.
Toreducetheriskofdamagetothetiresand
rims,driveverycarefullyonpoorroads.
Checkyourwheelsregularlyevery2,000mi
(3,000km)fordamage.Forexample,checkfor
bulges/cracksonthetiresordeformations/cracks
ontherims.
Afteraheavyimpactordamage,havethetires
andrimsinspectedorreplacedimmediatelyby
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
Low-profiletirescanwearoutfasterthanstand-
ardtires.
Uniformtirequalitygrading
—Treadwear
—TractionAAABC
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—TemperatureABC
Qualitygradescanbefoundwhereapplicableon
thetiresidewallbetweentreadshoulderand
maximumsectionwidth>page249,fig.189.
Forexample:Treadwear200,TractionAA,Tem-
peratureA.
AllpassengercartiresmustconformtoFederal
SafetyRequirementsinadditiontothesegrades.
Treadwear
Thetreadweargradeisacomparativerating
basedonthewearrateofthetirewhentested
undercontrolledconditionsonaspecifiedgov-
ernmenttestcourse.
Forexample,atiregraded150wouldwearone
andonehalf(11/2)timesaswellonthegovern-
mentcourseasa tiregraded100.
Therelativeperformanceoftiresdependsupon
theactualconditionsoftheiruse,however,and
maydepartsignificantlyfromthenormdueto
variationsindrivinghabits,servicepracticesand
differencesinroadcharacteristicsandclimate.
Traction
Thetractiongrades,fromhighestto lowest, are
AA,A,BandC.Thosegradesrepresentthetire's
abilitytostoponwetpavementasmeasuredun-
dercontrolledconditionsonspecifiedgovern-
menttestsurfacesofasphaltandconcrete.Atire
markedCmayhavepoortractionperformance
>A.
Temperature
ThetemperaturegradesareA(thehighest),B,
andC,representingthetire'sresistancetothe
generationofheatanditsabilitytodissipate
heatwhentestedundercontrolledconditionson
aspecifiedindoorlaboratorytestwheel.
Sustainedhightemperaturecancausethemate-
rialofthetiretodegenerateandreducetirelife,
andexcessivetemperaturecanleadtosudden
tirefailure>A\.
ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperform-
ance
whichallpassengercartiresmustmeetun-
der theFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard>

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No.109.GradesBandArepresenthigher levels
ofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthan
theminimumrequiredbylaw.

Z\WARNING
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireis
basedonstraight-aheadbrakingtraction
tests,anddoesnotincludeacceleration,cor-
nering,hydroplaningorpeaktractioncharac-
teristics.

ZAWARNING
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestab-
lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedand
notoverloaded.Excessivespeed,underinfla-
tion,orexcessiveloading,eitherseparatelyor
incombination,can cause heatbuildupand
possibletirefailure.

ZAWARNING
Temperaturegradesapplytotiresthatare
properlyinflatedandnotoverorunderinflat-

ed.

Tirepressuremonitoring
system
(1)Generalnotes
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),
should becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflat-
edtotheinflationpressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardor
tireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehas
tiresofadifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedon
thevehicleplacardortireinflationpressurela-
bel,youshoulddeterminethepropertireinfla-
tionpressureforthosetires).
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeen
equippedwithatirepressuremonitoringsystem
(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretell-
talewhenoneormoreofyourtiresissignificant-
lyunder-inflated.Accordingly,whenthelowtire
pressuretelltaleilluminates,youshouldstopand
checkyourtiresassoonaspossible,andinflate
themtotheproperpressure.Drivingonasignifi-
cantlyunder-inflatedtirecausesthetiretoover-
heatandcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflation
alsoreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingandstop-
pingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMSisnotasubstitutefor
propertiremaintenance,anditisthedriver'sre-
sponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttirepressure,
evenifunder-inflationhasnotreachedthelevel
totriggerillumination oftheTPMSlowtirepres-
suretelltale.
YourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwithaTPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthesys-
temisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMSmal-
functionindicatoriscombinedwiththelowtire
pressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxi-
matelyone minuteandthenremaincontinuously
illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongasthe mal-
functionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated,
thesystemmaynotbeabletodetectorsignal
lowtirepressureasintended.TPMSmalfunctions
mayoccurforavarietyofreasons,includingthe
installationofreplacementoralternatetiresor
wheelsonthevehiclethatpreventtheTPMS
fromfunctioningproperly.Alwayscheck the
TPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafterreplacingoneor
moretiresorwheelsonyourvehicletoensure
thatthereplacementoralternatetiresand
wheelsallowtheTPMStocontinuetofunction
properly.
IftheTirePressureMonitoringSystem
indicatorappears
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Thetirepressureindicatorintheinstrument
clusterinformsyouifthetirepressureistoolow
orifthereisasystemmalfunction.
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremonitor-
ingsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircumference
andvibrationcharacteristicsoftheindividual
tires.Ifthepressurechangesinoneormore
tires,thisisindicatedintheInfotainmentsystem
displaywithanindicatorlight@andamessage.>
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Ifonlyonetireisaffected,thelocationof that
tirewillbeindicated.
ThetirepressuresmustbestoredintheInfotain-
mentsystemagaineachtimethepressures
change(switchingbetweenpartialandfullload
pressure)orafterchangingorreplacingatireon
yourvehicle>page266.Thetirepressuremoni-
toringsystemonlymonitorsthetirepressureyou
havestored.Refertothetirepressurelabelfor
therecommendedtirepressureforyourvehicle
=>page258,fig. 192.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharacter-
isticscanchangeandcauseatirepressurewarn-
ingif:
—Thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoolow
—Thetirehasstructuraldamage
—Thetirewasreplacedorthetirepressurewas
changedanditwasnotstored>page266
—Thespare tire*isinstalled
Indicatorlights
®-Lossofpressureinatleastonetire>A\.
Checkthetiresandreplaceorrepairifnecessary.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtiresand
storethepressureagainintheInfotainmentsys-
tem>page266.
AirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tirepres-
sure:malfunction!Seeowner'smanual-iffo
appearsafterswitchingontheignitionorwhile
drivingandthenthe@)indicatorlightinthein-
strumentclusteralsostartstoblinkforabout
oneminuteandthenstaysonpermanently,there
isasystemmalfunction.Trytostorethecorrect
tirepressures>page266.Iftheindicatorlight
doesturnofforturnsonagainafterashortperi-
odoftime,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethe malfunctioncorrected.

ZA\WARNING
—Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsinthe
display,reduceyourspeedimmediatelyand
avoidanyhardsteeringorbrakingmaneu-
vers.Stopassoonaspossibleandcheckthe
tiresandtheirpressure.

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—Thedriverisresponsibleformaintainingthe
correcttirepressures.Youmustcheckthe
tirepressuresregularly.
—Undercertainconditions(suchasasporty
drivingstyle,winterconditionsorunpaved
roads),thepressuremonitorindicatormay
bedelayed.
—Donotuserun-flattiresonyourvehicle.Us-
ingthemwhennotpermittedcanlead tove-
hicledamageoraccidents.
G)Tips
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemcanal-
sostopworkingwhenthereisanESCmal-
function.
—Usingsnowchainsmayresultinasystem
malfunction.
—Thetireswiththeidentification“AO”
=page255havebeenmatchedwithyour
Auditirepressuremonitoringsystem.Using
thesetiresisrecommended.
Storingtirepressures
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator

Ifthetirepressurechangesoratireisreplaced,
itmustbeconfirmedinthe Infotainmentsys-
tem.
>Beforestoringthetirepressures,makesurethe
tirepressuresinallfourtiresmeetthespeci-
fiedvaluesandareadaptedtotheload
=>page257.
>Switchtheignitionon.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:the[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Service
&checks>Tirepressuremonitoring.
@)Tips
Donotstorethetirepressuresifsnowchains
areinstalled.

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Tirepressuremonitoring
system
(1)Generalnotes
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),
should becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflat-
edtotheinflationpressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardor
tireinflation pressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehas
tiresofadifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedon
thevehicleplacardortireinflationpressurela-
bel,youshoulddeterminethepropertireinfla-
tionpressureforthosetires).
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeen
equippedwithatirepressuremonitoringsystem
(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretell-
talewhenoneormoreofyourtiresissignificant-
lyunder-inflated.Accordingly,whenthelowtire
pressuretelltaleilluminates,youshouldstopand
checkyourtiresassoonaspossible,andinflate
themtotheproperpressure.Drivingonasignifi-
cantlyunder-inflatedtirecausesthetiretoover-
heatandcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflation
alsoreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingandstop-
pingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMSisnotasubstitutefor
propertiremaintenance,anditisthedriver'sre-
sponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttirepressure,
evenifunder-inflationhasnotreachedthelevel
totriggerillumination oftheTPMSlowtirepres-
suretelltale.
YourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwithaTPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthesys-
temisnot operatingproperly.TheTPMSmal-
functionindicatoriscombinedwiththelowtire
pressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxi-
matelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinuously
illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-ups aslongasthemal-
functionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated,
thesystemmaynotbeabletodetectorsignal
lowtirepressureasintended.TPMSmalfunctions
mayoccurforavarietyofreasons,includingthe
installationofreplacementoralternatetiresor
wheelsonthevehiclethatpreventtheTPMS
fromfunctioningproperly.Alwayscheck the
TPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafterreplacingoneor
moretiresorwheelsonyourvehicletoensure
thatthereplacementoralternatetiresand
wheelsallowtheTPMStocontinuetofunction
properly.
Appliesto:vehicleswithtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemmonitors
thepressureinthefourtireswhendriving.
Thesystemusessensorsthatmeasurethetem-
peratureandpressureinthetires.Thedatais
sentfromthesesensorstothecontrolmoduleby
radiofrequency.
Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemshowsthe
currentpressuresandtemperaturesofthetires
intheInfotainmentsystemwhiledriving
=page268.Italsocomparesthecurrenttire
pressureswiththestoredtirepressuresandgives
awarningifthetirepressureisdifferentfrom
whatisstored>page268.
Thesystemdoesnotdetectifthestoredtire
pressuresmatchtherecommendedtirepres-
sures.Youmuststorethetirepressuresagainin
eachofthefollowingsituations>page269:
—Eachtimethetirepressureschange,forexam-
plewhentheloadinthevehiclechanges
—Afterreplacingatire
—Ifwheelswithnewwheelsensorsareused

Z\WARNING
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemassists
thedriverinmonitoringtirepressures.The
driverisresponsibleforhavingthetiresin-
flatedtothecorrectpressure.
—Donotchangethetirepressurewhenthe
temperatureofthetireisextremelyhigh.
Thiscouldresultinseriousdamagetothe
tireandevencausethetiretoburst,increas-
ingtheriskofanaccident.
—Atirewithlowpressureflexesmore.This
heatsthetireuptoomuch.Thiscouldcause|>

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thetreadtoseparateandevencausethetire
toburst,increasingtheriskofanaccident.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemdoes
notwarnaboutdamageordefectsinthe
tireconstructionthatcouldcausethetireto
burst,forexample.Inspectyourtiresregu-

larly.

@)Tips
—Iftiresarereplaced,thesensorsandvalves
donotneedtoberemovedorreplaced.Only
replacethevalvestemand,ifnecessary,the
valveandthewheelelectronics.Ifyouhave
questions,seeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.
—Anincorrectdisplayoramalfunctioninthe
tirepressuremonitoringsystemcanoccur
afterusingthetiremobilitykit.Havethe
sensorsreplacedby anauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page291.
Displayingtirepressuresandtemperatures
Appliesto:vehicleswithtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Requirement: youmustbedrivingthevehicle.

> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Service&checks>Tirepressuremonitor-
ing>Displaytirepressure.

Thecurrenttirepressuresareshowningreen,
yelloworrednumbersintheInfotainmentsys-
tem:
—
Green:thecurrenttirepressureandthespeci-
fiedtirepressureareapproximatelythesame.
—Yellow:thecurrenttirepressureislowerthan
thespecifiedtirepressure.
—Red:thecurrenttirepressureismuchlower
thanthespecifiedtirepressure.
Thespecifiedtirepressureisthelasttirepressure
that
wasstored>page269.
Notethatthetirepressurealsodependsonthe
temperatureofthetire.Thetirepressureincreas-
esastheenginebecomeswarmerwhiledriving.
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ZAWARNING
Readandfollowtheimportantinformation
andnotes>page267.
(i)Tips
Thetirepressureortemperatureisnotdis-
playedwhilethevehicleisstationaryandin
adaptationmode.Dashes--.--areshownin
placeofthepressureandtemperature.
Obiieyyescetiess
Appliesto:vehicleswithtirepressuremonitoringsystem

Ifthe@indicatorlightturnson,thepressurein
atleastonetireistoolowornewsensorswere
notadapted:
@indicatorlightsturnsonafterturningthe
ignitionon
Thetirepressureistoolowcomparedtothe
specifiedpressure.
>Checkandstorethetirepressure(s)thenext
timeitispossible>page269.
@indicatorlightturnsonwhiledriving
Wheelswithnewsensorswerenotadaptedor
thetirepressurehasreachedacriticallevelcom-
paredtothespecifiedpressure.
>Avoidunnecessarysteeringandbrakingmaneu-
vers.
>Adaptyourdrivingstyletothesituation.
>Stopassoonas possibleandcheckthetire(s).
>Ifitispossibletocontinuedriving,seeanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelyandhaveyourtire(s)re-
pairedorreplaced.

ZA\WARNING
Readandfollowtheimportantinformation
andnotes>page267.

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Storingnewtirepressures
Appliesto:vehicleswithtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Thetirepressurespecificationsmustbestored
correctlyforthetirepressuremonitoringsystem
tofunctionreliably.
Itisalwaysnecessarytostorethetirepressures
whenthetirepressuresaremodified,forexam-
pleduetoachangeinloadorwhennewsensors
areinstalled.
>Beforestoringthetirepressures,makesurethe
tirepressuresofallfourtiresmeetthespeci-
fiedvaluesandareadaptedtotheload
=>page258,fig. 192. Onlycorrectandstore
thepressureintireswhosetemperatureisap-
proximatelythesameastheambienttempera-
ture.Ifthetemperatureofthetireishigher
thantheambientairtemperature,thetire
pressuremustbeincreasedapproximately
3.0PSI(0.2bar)abovethevalueonthesticker.
»Switchtheignitionon.
> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Service&checks>Tirepressuremonitor-
ing>Storetirepressure>Yes,storenow.Af-
terstoringthetirepressures,thetirepressure
monitoringsystemmeasuresthecurrentpres-
sureswhiledrivingandstoresthemasthenew
specifiedpressures.
>Ifthechangedtirepressuresarenotdisplayed
intheInfotainmentsystem,drivethevehicle
forapproximately10minutessothatthesen-
sorsignalfromthewheelsisreceivedagain.


Duringthisadaptationphase,--.--isdisplayed
forthepressureandtemperatureandthetire
pressuremonitoringsystemisonlypartially
available.Itonlyprovidesawarningifoneor
more
tirepressuresisbelowtheminimumper-
mittedspecifiedpressure.
Ifthe@indicatorlightturnsonandthemes-
sageTirepressure:wheelchangedetected.
Pleasecheckalltiresandstorepressuresin
MMIalsoappears,thesystemhasdetectedthat
thepositionofthesensorshaschangedbecause
ofatirerotation,orthatnewsensorswereinstal-
led.Storethenewtirepressures.

ZXWARNING
Readandfollowtheimportantinformation
andnotes>page267.
Malfunctions
Appliesto:vehicleswithtirepressuremonitoringsystem

Ifthetirepressuremonitoringsystemisnot
available,theiaindicatorlightappearsinthe
instrumentclusterdisplayalongwiththemes-
sageTirepressure:malfunction!Seeowner's
manual.
Iftheiaindicatorlightappearsafterswitching
theignitiononorwhiledrivingandthe@indi-
catorlightalsoblinksforapproximatelyonemi-
nuteandthenstayson,thereissystemmalfunc-
tion.Thefollowingareexamplesofsituations
thatcouldcauseamalfunction:
—Ifthemessageappearsattheendoftheadap-
tationphase,thesystemmaynotdetectoneor
several ofthewheelsensorsnecessaryforpres-
suremonitoring.Thismayresultfrom oneor
morewheelswithoutwheelsensorsorwithin-
compatiblewheelsensorsbeinginstalled.
—Awheelsensororanothercomponenthas
failed.
—Usingsnowchainscanaffectthefunctionof
thesystembecauseoftheshieldingeffectof
thechains.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemisnot
availableduetoamalfunction.
—Transmitters withthesamefrequency,suchas
headphonesorremote-controlleddevices,may
causeatemporarysystemmalfunctiondueto
the strongelectromagneticfield.
Theiaindicatorlightandthemessageturnoff
oncethetirepressuremonitoringsystemisavail-
ableagain.Ifyoucannotcorrectthemalfunction
andtheiaindicatorlightstayson,driveimme-
diatelytoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethemalfunction
repaired.
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