tire size AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owners Manual

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—Acceleratecarefullywhendrivingoncondition.Differenttiresizescanleadtoa
smooth,slipperysurfacessuchasiceandreductioninenginepower.
snow.Thedrivewheelscanspinevenwhen—Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystemsde-
thesecontrolsystemsareinstalledandthisscribedareworking.
canaffectdrivingstabilityandincreasethe
riskofacollision.

G)Tips
— TheABSandASRonlyfunctioncorrectly
whenallfourwheelshaveasimilarwear
ScaleLiemelal
TheESCisautomaticallyswitchedonwhentheignitionisswitchedon.

functionislimitedorswitchedoff.Theamountof
stabilizationcontrolwilldifferdependingonthe
level.
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sgS$
= o
Thefollowingexamplesareunusualsituations
whereitmaymakesensetoswitchsportmode
oninordertoallowthewheelstospin:
—Rocking thevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
—Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
—Drivingwithsnowchains


Fig.88Uppercenterconsole,53OFFbutton
The ESCisdesignedtofunctioninlevels.Depend-
ingonthelevelselected,theESCstabilization

SportmodeonESC/ASRoffSportmodeofforESC/ASR
on
BehaviorThe ESC andASRstabiliza-|Thestabilizationfunctionis|Thefullstabilizationfunc-
tionfunctionsarelimitednotavailable>A\.ESCand_|tionoftheESC andASRis



>A.ASRareswitchedoff.availableagain.
OperatingPressthe2OFF]buttonPressandholdthe|&OFFPressthe2OFF]button
briefly.buttonlongerthan3sec-again.
onds.

IndicatorBiturnson.BBandaaturnon.BiturnsofforFJand
lightsaaturnoff.
MessagesStabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol
sport.Warning!Limitedoff.Warning!Restricted(ESC):on
stabilitystability



AWARNING—Thestabilizationfunctionislimitedwhen
sportmodeisswitchedon.Thedriving
wheelscouldspinandthevehiclecould
swerve,especiallyonslickorslipperyroad
surfaces.
Youshouldonly switchsportmodeonor
switchESC/ASRoffifyourdrivingabilitiesand
roadconditionspermit.






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Safetybelts

Safetybelts
Generalnotes
Alwayswearsafetybelts!
Wearingsafetybeltscorrectlysaveslives!
Thischapterexplainswhysafetybeltsareneces-
sary,howtheyworkandhowtoadjustandwear
themcorrectly.
>Readalltheinformationthatfollowsandheed
alloftheinstructionsandWARNINGS.

ZA\WARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthemim-
properlyincreasestheriskof seriouspersonal
injuryanddeath.
—Safetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
meansavailabletoreducetheriskofserious
injuryanddeathinautomobileaccidents.
Foryourprotectionandthat ofyourpassen-
gers,alwayscorrectlywearsafetybelts
whenthevehicleismoving.
—Pregnantwomen,injured,orphysicallyim-
pairedpersonsmustalsousesafetybelts.
Likeallvehicleoccupants,theyaremore
likelytobeseriouslyinjurediftheydonot
wearsafetybelts.Thebestwaytoprotecta
fetusistoprotectthe mother-throughout
theentirepregnancy.

Numberofseats
Yourvehiclehastwoseatingpositionsinthe
frontandtwoheight-limitedseatingpositionsin
therear.Eachseatingpositionhasasafetybelt.
Therearseatareadoesnothaveenoughroomfor
passengersofallsizes.Forreasonsofsafety,no
persontallerthan4ft9in(57in/1.45m)should
everrideintherearseatarea.

ZAWARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthemim-
properlyincreasestheriskof seriouspersonal
injuryanddeath.
—Neverstrapmorethanoneperson,including
smallchildren,intoanybelt.Itisespecially

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dangeroustoplaceasafetybeltoverachild
sittingonyourlap.
—Neverletmorepeoplerideinthevehicle
thantherearesafetybeltsavailable.
—Besureeveryoneridinginthevehicleis
properlyrestrainedwithaseparatesafety
beltorchildrestraint.
—Personstallerthan4ft9in(57in/1.45m)
aswellaschildreninboosterseatswhoare
tooclosetotherearwindowandroofcan
suffersevereheadandneckinjurieswhen
therearlidisclosedorinacrash.
— Theminimumclearancebetweenthepas-
senger’sheadsandtherearwindowmust
never-underanycircumstances-beless
than1in(2.5cm)whenthepassengerssit
fullyupright.
—Alwaysmakesurethatrearseatpassengers

cannot bestruck whentherearlidisclosed.
SiayaaEUMeLal
Yourvehiclehasawarningsystemforthedriver
andfrontseatpassengertoremindyouabout
theimportanceofbuckling-up.


BFV-0297

Fig.142Safetybeltwarninglightintheinstrumentclus-
ter-enlarged
Beforedrivingoff,always:
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesureyouwear
itproperly.
>Makesurethatyourpassengersalsobuckleup
and
properlyweartheirsafetybelts.
>Protectchildrenwitha childrestraintsystem
appropriateforthesizeandage.
Thewarninglightintheinstrumentcluster
lightsupwhentheignitionisswitchedonasa re-
mindertofastenthesafetybelts.Inaddition,>

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Tiredesignations

B8K-2316


Fig.189Tiredesignationontheside-
wall
@Tiresforpassengervehicles
(ifapplicable)
“P”indicatesatireforapassen-
gervehicle.“T”indicatesatire
designatedfortemporaryuse.
@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
page248.
“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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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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beadsarelaidatsubstantially
90degreestothecenterlineof
thetread.
Recommendedinflation
pressure
see>page251,Coldtireinfla-
tionpressure.
Reinforcedtire
meansatiredesignedtooperate
athigherloadsandathigherin-
flationpressuresthanthecorre-
spondingstandardtire.Rein-
forcedtiresmaybeidentifiedas
“XL”,“xl”,“EXTRALOAD”,or“RF”
onthesidewall.
Rim
meansametalsupportforatire
oratireandtubeassemblyupon
whichthetirebeadsareseated.
Rimdiameter
meansnominaldiameterofthe
beadseat.Ifyouchangeyour
wheelsize,youwillhavetopur-
chasenewtirestomatchthenew
rimdiameter.
Rimsizedesignation
meansrimdiameterandwidth.
Rimwidth
meansnominaldistancebetween
rimflanges.
Sidewall
meansthatportionofatirebe-
tweenthetreadandbead.
Speedrating(lettercode)
meansthespeedatwhichatireis
designedtobedrivenforextend-
edperiodsoftime.Theratings
rangefrom93mph(150km/h)
to186mph(298km/h)>table
onpage249.Youmaynotfind
thisinformationonalltiresbe-
causeitisnotrequiredbylaw.
Thespeedratinglettercode,
whereapplicable,ismoldedon
thetiresidewallandindicatesthe
maximumpermissibleroad
speeds.Seealso> AinGeneral
informationonpage248.
Tirepressuremonitoring
system*
meansasystemthatdetects
whenoneormoreofavehicle's
tiresareunderinflatedandillumi-
natesalowtirepressurewarning
telltale.
Tread
meansthatportionofatirethat
comesintocontactwiththeroad.>
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distributingtoeachaxleitsshare
ofthemaximumloadedvehicle
weightanddividingbytwo.
Vehiclenormalloadonthetire
meansthatloadonanindividual
tirethatisdeterminedbydistrib-
utingtoeachaxleitsshareofthe
curbweight,accessoryweight,
andnormaloccupantweight(dis-
tributedinaccordancewith>ta-
bleonpage260)anddividingby
two.
Occupantloadinganddistri-
butionforvehiclenormalload
forvariousdesignatedseating
capacities
Refertothetireinflationpressure
labelforthenumberofseating
positions.Refertothetable>ta-
bleonpage260forthenumber
ofpeoplethatcorrespondtothe
vehiclenormalload.
Newtiresorwheels
Audirecommendshavingallwork
ontiresorwheelsperformedby
anauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.
Thesefacilitieshavetheproper
knowledgeandareequippedwith
therequiredtoolsandreplace-
mentparts.
>Newtiresdonotyethavethe
optimumgrippingproperties.
Drivecarefullyandatmoderate
speedsforthefirst350miles
(500km)withnewtires.
>Onlyusetireswiththesamede-
sign,size(rollingcircumfer-
ence),andas close tothesame
treadpatternas possibleonall
fourwheels.
>Appliesto:RSmodels:Onlyuse
tireswiththesamedesign,size
(rollingcircumference),andthe
sametreadpatternonallfour
wheels.
>Donotreplacetiresindividually.
Atleastreplacebothtiresonthe
sameaxleatthesametime.
>Audirecommendsthatyouuse
AudiOriginalTires.Ifyouwould
liketousedifferenttires,please
notethatthetiresmayperform
differentlyeveniftheyarethe
samesize>A.
>Ifyouwouldliketoequipyour
vehiclewithatireandrimcom-
binationthatisdifferentfrom
whatwasinstalledatthefacto-
ry,consultwithanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitybeforemakinga
purchase>A.
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Becausethesparetire®isdiffer-
entfromtheregulartiresinstal-
ledonthevehicle(suchaswinter
tiresorwidetires),onlyusethe
sparetire*temporarilyincaseof
emergencyanddrivecarefully
whileitisinuse.Itshouldbere-
placedwitharegulartireassoon
aspossible.
Appliesto:vehicleswithallwheel
drive: Allfourwheelsmustbe
equippedwith tiresthatarethe
samebrandandhavethesame
constructionandtreadpatternso
thatthedrivesystemisnotdam-
agedbydifferentwheelspeeds.
Forthisreason,incase ofemer-
gency,onlyuseasparetire*that
isthesamecircumferenceasthe
regulartires.


Z\WARNING
—Onlyusetire/rimcombina-
tionsandsuitablewheelbolts
thathavebeenapprovedby
Audi.Otherwise,damageto
thevehicleandanaccident
couldresult.
—Fortechnicalreasons,itisnot
possibletousetiresfromoth-
ervehicles.Insomecases,you
cannotevenusetiresfromthe
samevehiclemodel.


—Makesurethatthetiresyou
selecthaveenoughclearance
tothevehicle.Replacement
tiresshouldnotbechosen
simplybasedonthenominal
size,becausetireswithadif-
ferentconstructioncandiffer
greatlyeveniftheyarethe
samesize.Ifthereisnot
enoughclearance,thetiresor
thevehiclecanbedamaged
andthiscanreducedriving
safetyandincreasetheriskof
anaccident.
—Onlyusetiresthataremore
thansixyearsoldwhenabso-
lutelynecessaryanddrive
carefullywhendoingso.
—Donot userun-flattireson
yourvehicle.Usingthemwhen
notpermittedcanleadtove-
hicledamageoraccidents.
—Ifyouinstallwheelcoverson
thevehicle,makesuretheyal-
lowenoughaircirculationto
coolthebrakesystem.Ifthey
donot,thiscouldincreasethe
riskofanaccident.


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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).

Z\WARNING

limits>page260.
Pleasenotetheimportantsafe-
typrecautionsregardingtire
pressure>page258andload

260
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits
Therearelimitstotheamountof
loadorweightthatanyvehicle
andanytirecancarry.Avehicle
thatisoverloadedwillnothandle
wellandismoredifficulttostop.
Overloadingcannotonlyleadto>

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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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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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