fuel pressure AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owners Manual

Tableofcontents

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Sidecurtainairbags...............00.209
Childsafety......................212
Importantinformation...............212
Childsafetyseats...............-.04.218
Securingchildsafetyseats............223
LATCHsystem(loweranchoragesand
tethersfor'children)ossscsiscwees &ons226
Additionalinformation...............230
MaintenanceandCare...........231
CheckingandFilling.............231,
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Emissionscontrolsystem.............235
Enginecompartment.................235
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Brakefluid...............-eeeeee243
Electricalsystem.........-..00--000-244
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Windshieldwashersystem...........-246
Serviceintervaldisplay...............247
ad|248
WheelsandTires......-.0.0eeeeeee248
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......265
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......267
Careandcleaning................270
Generalinformation.................270
Carwashes............0.00.eeeeeee270
Cleaningandcareinformation.........271
Takingyourvehicleoutofservice.......275
Do-ItYOURSELFa5¢ccascamaasaan276
Emergencyassistance...........276
Generalinformation0...c.ccueeees276
Equipment..................0.0000.276
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Replacingwheels................-00.278
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Fusesandbulbs..................285
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Customerinformation...........288
Accessoriesandtechnical
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AudiLiteratureShop..............0--288
Drivinginothercountries.............288
Maintenance,repairs,andtechnical
modifications...............02--008-288
Accessoriesandparts..............-.290
ReportingSafetyDefects..............290
Declarationofcompliancefor
telecommunicationsequipmentand
electronicsysteMS.........002.eee291
TechnicalGata... Identificationdata................0..293
Vehicledata...........ceeeeeeeeee293
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8S1012721BA
Instrumentcluster

Vehiclefunctions
On-boardcomputer
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,youmaybe
abletoaccessthefollowinginformationinthis
orderontheon-boardcomputer>page10,fig.3
@:
—Timeanddate>page169
—Averageconsumption
—Short-termmemoryoverview
—Long-termmemoryoverview
—Energyconsumers>page15
—
Driverassistance
—Trafficsignrecognition
Theshort-termmemorycollectsdrivinginforma-
tionfromthetimetheignitionisswitchedonun-
tilitisswitchedoff.Ifyoucontinuedrivingwithin
twohoursafterswitchingtheignitionoff,the
newvaluesareincludedwhencalculatingthecur-
renttripinformation.
Unliketheshort-termmemory,thelong-term
memoryisnoterasedautomatically.Youcanse-
lectthetimeperiodforevaluatingtripinforma-
tionyourself.
Energyconsumers*
The Energyconsumersviewlistsotherequip-
mentthatiscurrentlyaffectingfuelconsump-
tion.Thedisplayshowsuptothreeequipment
items.Theequipmentusingthemostpoweris
listedfirst.Ifmorethanthreeitemsusingpower
areswitchedon,theequipmentthatiscurrently
usingthemostpowerisdisplayed.Achartalso
showsyouthecurrenttotalofallotherconsum-
ers.
Fuelconsumption
Thecurrentfuelconsumptioncan beshownusing
abargraph.Theaverageconsumptionstoredin
theshort-termmemoryisalsodisplayed.Ifthe
barisgreen,yourvehicleissavingfuelthrough
oneofthefollowingfunctions:
—Recuperation:electricalenergycanbestoredin
thebatterywhenthevehicleiscoastingordriv-
ingdownhill.Thebarwillmovetoward(1.
Engineoiltemperaturedisplayandboost
indicator
Appliesto:vehicleswithengineoiltemperaturedisplay/boost
indicator
Theengineoiltemperaturedisplayandboostin-
dicatorareonlyshownintheenhancedvieworin
thesportview>page13.
Engineoiltemperatureindicator=
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtempera-
turewhentheengineoiltemperatureisbetween
176°F(80°C)and248°F(120°C)undernormal
drivingconditions.Theengineoiltemperature
maybehigherifthereisheavyengineloadand
hightemperaturesoutside.Thisisnotacausefor
concernaslongasthe7}=>page239orEA
=page239indicatorlightsdonotturnon.
Boostindicator
Thecurrentengineload(meaningthecurrent
boostpressure)isindicatedbyabar.
Shiftlightindicator
Appliesto:vehicleswithshiftlightindicator
Theshiftlightindicatorinformsthedriverwhen
therpmlimitisreached.
Accessingtheshiftlightindicator
Requirement:tiptronicmodemustbeactivated
=>page62.
>Selectthesportview>page13.Theshiftlight
indicatorisdisplayedwithgreen,yellowand
redrangesintheupperareasofthetachome-
ter.
Theshiftlightindicatorwillblinkredwhenap-
proachingtheenginespeedlimit.Shifttothe
nexthighestgearattherighttime.
SeamEN
Appliesto:vehicleswithSportdisplays
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thesport
displaysmayincludetheG-meter, theengineda-
taandthetirepressuremonitoringsystem.You
canaccessthesportdisplaysinthecentralarea
orintheadditionaldisplayinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.>
15

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).
Reducingthe riskofvehicledamage
@)Note
Whendrivingonpoorroads,overcurbs,and
onsteepramps,makesurethatcomponents
thathang belowthevehicle,suchasthespoil-
erandexhaustsystem,arenotstruckbecause
theycouldbedamaged.Thisespeciallyap-
pliestovehicleswithlowgroundclearance
andvehiclesthatareheavilyloaded.
Drivingthroughwateronroads
Notethefollowingtoreducetheriskofvehicle
damagewhendrivingthroughwater,forexample
onfloodedroads:
—Thewatermustnotbeanyhigherthanthebot-
tomofthevehiclebody.
—Donotdrivefasterthanwalkingspeed.

ZAWARNING
Afterdrivingthroughwaterormud,theeffec-
tivenessofthebrakesmaybereduceddueto
moistureonthebrakerotorsandbrakepads.
Afewcarefulbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff
thebrakesandrestorethefullbrakingeffect.
@)Note
Vehiclecomponentssuchastheengine,
transmission,suspension,orelectricalsys-


52
tem,can beseverelydamagedbydriving
throughwater.
(i)Tips
—Determinethedepthbeforedrivingthrough
water.
—Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse,or
switchtheengineoffwhendrivingthrough
water.
— Keepinmindthatoncomingvehiclesmay
createwavesthatraisethewaterleveland
makeittoodeepforyourvehicletodrive
throughsafely.
—Avoiddrivingthroughsaltwater,because
thiscancausecorrosion.
Efficientandenvironmentally-conscious

Theamountoffuelconsumption,theenviron-
mentalimpact,andtheweartotheengine,
brakes,andtiresdependsmostlyonyourdriving
style.Notethefollowinginformationforefficient
andenvironmentally-consciousdriving:
—Donotlettheenginerunwhilethevehicle
parked.
—Turnoffelectricalequipmentthatisnotneed-
ed, forexampleseatheating*.
—Anticipateupcomingtrafficsituationswhile
drivingtoavoidunnecessaryaccelerationand
braking.
—Utilizetheenginebrakingeffect.
—Avoiddrivingshortdistancesorathighspeeds
whenpossible.
—Avoidaddingextraweighttothevehicleifpos-
sible,forexamplebynotleavingroofracksor
bike
racksinstalledwhentheyarenotneeded.
—Havemaintenanceperformedregularlyonthe
vehicle.
— Donotdrivewithwintertiresduringthesumm-
er,
—Makesurethetirepressureiscorrect
=>page258.
@)Tips
Theamountofnoiseproducedby thevehicle
canincreasesignificantlywhendrivingwitha>

8S1012721BA
Systemsettings

Systemsettings
Settingthedateand
time
Youcanset theclocktimemanuallyorusingthe
GPS.

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings>Date&time.
>Or:select:[MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcon-
trolbutton>Vehiclesettings>Date&time.



Automaticsetting
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon©,thetime
anddateareautomaticallyset.
Time
Requirement:theAutomaticsettingmustbe
switchedoff.
Pressthecontrolknob.YoucansettheTime
manuallybyturningandpressingthecontrol
knob.
Date
Requirement:theAutomaticsettingmustbe
switchedoff.
Pressthecontrolknob.YoucansettheDate
manuallybyturningandpressingthecontrol
knob.
Timezone
Whenselectingtheappropriatetimezone,a
samplingofcountriesinthiszonewillbelisted.
Automatictimezone*
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon@,thetime
willautomaticallyadjusttothecorresponding
timezone.
Timeformat
Ifyouselect24h,theclockwilldisplay,forexam-
ple,13:00.IfyouselectAM/PM,theclockwill
display,forexample,1:00PM.

D_TheQistandardmakesitpossibletocharge yourmobile
devicewirelessly.
Dateformat
IfyouselectDD.MM.YYYY,thedatedisplaywill
show,forexample,31.08.2017.Ifyouselect
MM/DD/YYVY,thedatedisplaywillshow,forex-
ample,08/31/2017.IfyouselectYYYY-MM-DD,
thedatedisplaywillshow,forexample,
2017-08-31.
MMIsettings

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings.

Language
Youcanchangethedisplaylanguageaswellas
thelanguageforthevoiceguidance*andvoice
recognitionsystem*.
Thenumberoflanguagesavailabledependson
themarket.
Measurementunits
Thefollowingmeasurementunitscanbesetde-
pendingonavailability:Speed,Distance,Tem-
perature,Fuelconsumption,Volume,Pressure.
Mobiledeviceremindersignal
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiphonebox
Requirement:yourcellphonemustbeQi-capa-
ble)orconnectedtotheAudimusicinterface@
withaUSBadaptercable>page111,fig.107.
Whenthedeviceremindersignalisswitchedon,
youwillbenotifiedthatyourmobiledeviceisstill
intheAudiphonebox*whenyouleavethevehi-
cle.YoucanselectbetweenSpokencue,Signal
toneandOff.
Mobiledeviceremindersignalvolume:youcan
adjusttheremindersignalvolumebyturningthe
controlknob.
Switchoffpop-up:whenthefunctionisswitched
on[M,themessagesintheInfotainmentsystem
displayregardingthechargingstatusofyourcell
phoneinthe Audiphonebox*arehidden.There-
mindernottoforgetyourcellphonewhenleav-
ingthevehicleislikewiseswitchedoff.
169

CheckingandFilling

reason,followallthewarningsandgeneral
safetyprecautionsprovidedinthefollowingin-
formation.Theenginecompartmentisadan-
gerousarea.>/\.


ZA\WARNING
—Turntheengineoff.
—Switchtheignitionoff.
—Settheparkingbrake.
—Selectthe“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Allowtheenginetocool.
—Keepchildrenawayfromtheenginecom-
partment.
—Neverspillfluidsonahotengine.Theseflu-
ids(suchasthefreezeprotectioncontained
inthecoolant)cancatchfire.
—Avoidshortcircuitsintheelectricalsystem.
—Neverreachintotheradiatorfan.Thefanis
temperature-controlledandcanturnon
suddenly,evenwhentheignitionisswitched
off.
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Neveropenthe caponthecoolantexpan-
siontankwhentheengineiswarm.The
coolingsystemisunderpressure.
—Toprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfrom
hotsteamor coolant,coverthecapwitha
thick clothwhenopening.
—Donotremovetheenginecoverunderany
circumstances.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.
—Duetotheriskofelectricshock,nevertouch
theignitioncableorothercomponentsin
theelectronichigh-voltageignitionsystem
whentheengineisrunningorisstarting.
—If agearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcause the
vehicletomove,andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Ifinspectionsorrepairsmustbeperformed
whiletheengineisrunning,movingcompo-

nents(suchastheribbedbelt,generator,
andradiatorfan)poseanadditionalrisk.
—Set theparkingbrakefirstandselectthe
“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnopartsofthe
body,jewelry,ties,looseclothing,and
longhaircanbecaughtinmovingengine
components.Beforeanywork,alwaysre-
moveanyjewelryandties,tiebacklong
hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarningslist-
edwhenworkonthefuelsystemoronthe
electricalequipmentisrequired.
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlybyan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityourexposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.


ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
ucts ofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.


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CheckingandFilling


Audirecommends
Sbastrol|BIDEPrarzssional
AudirecommendsusingtheLongLifehigh-per-
formanceengineoilfromAudiGenuineParts.
IYTet
Engineoilpressure


2Turnoffengine!Oilpressuretoolow
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
engineoillevel>page239.
—Iftheengineoillevelistoolow,addengineoil
=>page240.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheengineoilleveliscorrectandtheindica-
torlightstillturnson,turntheengineoffand
donotcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
Engineoillevel
Appliesto:vehicleswithoillevelwarning
3Pleasecheckoillevel
—Youmaycontinuedrivingforthetimebeing.
Checktheengineoillevelassoonas possible
=>page239,Checkingtheengineoillevel.
—Iftheengineoilleveliscorrectandtheindica-
torlightstillturnson,driveatlowengine
speedtoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacility.
Engineoilsensor
2Oillevelsensor:oilchangenecessary.Please
contactService
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil.Thiswillcause
theengineoilleveltoriseslowlyandtheengine
oilqualitytodecrease.Donotextractengineoil
toreducethelevel,becausethiswillincreasethe
riskofenginedamage.DrivetoanauthorizedAu-
didealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohaveengineoilextracted.
3Oillevelsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoillevelhas
malfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediately
tohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
&Oilpressuresensor:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesensorthatcheckstheengineoilpressure
hasmalfunctioned.DrivetoanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmedi-
atelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
Enginewarm-uprequest*
iPleasedrive towarmupengine
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil,eitherduetolow
outsidetemperaturesorfrequentshortdrives.
Driveuntiltheengineiswarmso thatthefuelin
theengineoilwillevaporate.Avoidhighengine
speeds,fullaccelerating,andheavyengineloads
whendoingthis.
@)Tips
TheoilpressurewarningEEisnot anoillevel
indicator.
Alwayschecktheoillevelregularly.
Checkingtheengineoillevel
Q

BsVv-0588
&
Fig.183Oildipstick(example):checkingtheengineoillev-
el

Observethesafetyprecautions>A\inGeneral
informationonpage236.
>»Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>Shuttheengineoffwhenitiswarm.
>Waitapproximatelytwominutes.
>Openthehood>page237.
>Removetheoildipstick>page238,fig. 182,
wipeitoffwithacleanclothandinsertitallthe
wayinagain.
>Removetheoildipstickagainandthenreadthe
oillevel>tableonpage240.
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8S1012721BA
Wheels

windows,powerseats,radio,and
heater,totheextentthatthese
itemsareavailableasfactory-in-
stalledequipment(whetherin-
stalledornot).
Aspectratio
meanstheratioofthe heightto
thewidthofthetireinpercent.
Numbersof55orlowerindicatea
lowsidewallforimprovedsteer-
ingresponseandbetteroverall
handlingondrypavement.
Bead
meansthepartofthetirethatis
madeofsteelwires,wrappedor
reinforcedbyplycordsandthatis
shapedtofittherim.
Beadseparation
meansabreakdownofthebond
betweencomponentsinthebead.
Cord
meansthestrandsformingthe
pliesinthetire.
Coldtireinflationpressure
meansthetirepressurerecom-
mendedbythevehiclemanufac-
turerforatireofadesignated
sizethathasnotbeendrivenfor
morethanacoupleofmiles(kilo-
meters)atlowspeedsinthethree
hourperiodbeforethetirepres-
sureismeasuredoradjusted.
Curbweight
meanstheweightofamotorve-
hiclewithstandardequipmentin-
cludingthemaximumcapacityof
fuel,oil,andcoolant,aircondi-
tioningandadditionalweightof
optionalequipment.
Extraloadtire
meansatiredesignedtooperate
athigherloadsandathigherin-
flationpressuresthanthecorre-
spondingstandardtire.Extraload
tiresmaybeidentifiedas“XL”,
“xl”,“EXTRALOAD”,or“RF”on
thesidewall.
GrossAxleWeightRating
(“GAWR”)
meanstheload-carryingcapacity
ofasingleaxlesystem,measured
atthetire-groundinterfaces.
GrossVehicleWeightRating
(“GVWR”)
meansthemaximumtotalloaded
weightofthevehicle.
Groove
meansthespacebetweentwoad-
jacenttreadribs.
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8S1012721BA
Wheels

Checkingandcorrectingtire
pressure
>Checkthetirepressureatleast
oncepermonthandalsocheckit
beforeeverylongdrive.
>Alwayscheckthetirepressure
whenthetiresarecold.Donot
reducethepressureifitincreas-
eswhenthetiresarewarm.
>Checkthelabel>fig.192for
thecorrecttirepressurebased
onvehicleload.
>Correctthetirepressureifnec-
esSary.
>VehicleswithTirePressureMoni-
toringIndicator*orTirePressure
MonitoringSystem*:storethe
modifiedtirepressureintheIn-
fotainmentsystem>page266
or>page269.
>Checkthepressureintheemer-
gencytire*/sparetire*.Always
maintainthemaximumtemper-
aturethatisspecifiedforthe
tire.


Z\WARNING
Alwaysadaptthetirepressure
toyourdrivingstyleandtheve-
hicleload.


—Overloadingcanleadtolossof
vehiclecontrolandincrease
theriskofanaccident.Read
andfollowtheimportantsafe-
typrecautionsin>page260,
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits.
—Thetiremustflexmoreifthe
tirepressureistooloworif
thevehiclespeedor loadare
toohigh.Thisheatsthetireup
toomuch.Thisincreasesthe
riskofanaccidentbecauseit
cancausethetiretoburstand
resultinlossofvehiclecon-
trol.
—Incorrecttirepressureincreas-
estirewearandhasanegative
effectondrivingandbraking
behavior,whichincreasesthe
riskofanaccident.

C)Note
Replacelostvalvecapstore-
ducetheriskofdamagetothe
tirevalves.
(4)Forthesakeoftheenvi-
ronment
Tirepressurethatistoolowin-
creasesfuelconsumption.
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Wheels

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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Wheels

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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