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Wheels
Model/ Tire designation Tire pressure
Engine
Normal load Maximum load
(up to 2/3* people)a>
front
rear front rear
PSI kPA PSI kPA PSI kPA PSI kPA
S3 sedan: 225/40 Rl8 92Y
38 260 35 240 42 290 42 290
2.0 L
225/40 Rl8 92H
38 260 35
240 41
280
41
280
4-cylinder
235/35 Rl9 91 Y
39 270 36 250 44 300 44 300
RS 3 Sedan: 235/35 Rl9 91 Y 39/ 270/ 35/ 240/ 44/ 300/ 39/ 270/
2.5 L
44b)
300b)
39b) 270b) 45b) 320b) 44 b)
300b)
5-cylinder
255/30 Rl9 91 Y
39/ 270/
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44/ 300/
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44 b)
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45 b)
320 b)
A3 Cabriolet: 225/40 Rl8 92Y 35 240 32 220 38 260 38 260
2.0 L
225/45 Rl7 91H
33 230 30 210 39
270
39 270
4-cylinder
225/40 Rl8 92H 38 260 35 240 41 280 41 280
235/35 Rl9 91 Y 42
290 39
270 45
310
45
310
A3 Sportback 205/55 Rl6 91 V 35 240 35 240 36 250 39 270
e-tron:
225/40 Rl8 92Y
33 230 33 230 36 250 39
270
1.4 l
225/45 Rl7 91H 33 230 33 230 38 260 38 260
4-cylinder
225/40 Rl8 92H
36 250 36 250
41
280
41
280
a) Vehicles with 4 seating positions: two people in the front, Vehicles with S seating
positions:
two peop le in the front, one person in the rear
b) The value before the forward slash applies to vehicles with a maximum speed up to
155 mph (250 km/h) ; the value after the · slash is for up to 174 mph (280 km/h).
A WARNING
Please note the important safe-
ty precautions regarding tire
pressure
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Lim its
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Tires and vehicle load limits
There are limits to the amount of
load or weight that any vehicle
and any tire can carry. A vehicle
that is overloaded will not handle
loss of vehicle control, but can al-
so damage important parts of the
vehicle and can lead to sudden
tire failure, including a blowout
and sudden deflation that can
cause the vehicle to crash.
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well and is more difficult to stop.
Your safety and that of your pas-
sengers also depends on making
sure that load limits are not ex-
ceeded. Vehicle load includes ev-
erybody and everything in and on
the vehicle . These load limits are
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Overloading can not only lead to
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technically referred to as the ..,
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