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holding, driving characteristics, and safety of the vehicle . The table
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page 287) lists specification s of the tires approved for the Audi
models covered by your Owner's Literature.
The tire pressure label (On USA vehicles, the tire pressure label is
located on the driver's side B-pillar. On Canada vehicles, the tire pres-
sure label is located either on the driver's side B-pillar or inside the
fuel filler flap)( =>
page 287, fig. 207) lists the specifications of the
orig inal equipment tires installed on your vehicle at the time it was
manufactured.
Federal law requires tire manufacturers to place standardized infor-
mation on the sidewall of all tires =>
page 295, fig . 210. This infor-
mation identifies and describes the fundamental characteristics, the
quality grade of the tire and also provides a tire identification number
for safety standard cert ification and in case of a recall.
Tire specifications
Knowledge of tire specifications makes it easier to choose the correct
tires. Radial tires have the tire specifications marked on the sidewall,
for examp le:
P255 / 35 Rl9 96V XL
This contains the following information:
P Indicates the tire is for passenger cars (where applicable)
255 Nominal ti re width in mm of the tire from sidewall edge to side-
wall edge. In general, the larger the number, the wider the tire
35 Height/w idth ratio in percent (aspect ratio)
R Tire construction: Radial
19 Rim diameter code (in inches)
96 Load rating code
Y Speed rating letter code
XL (or "xl", " EXTRA LOAD", or "RF" Indicates that the tire is a"Rein-
forced" or an "Extra Load" tire
M+S (or "M/S") Indicates that the tire has some mud and snow capa-
bility
The tires could also have the information of direction of rotation
:::>page 283 .
Tire manufacturing date
The manufacturing date is also indicated on the t ire sidewall
(possibly only on the
inner side of the whee l):
"DOT ... 2209 ... "means, for example, that the tire was produced in
the 22nd week of 2009.
Speed rating (letter code)
The speed rating letter code on the wheels ind icates the maximum
permissible road speeds =>
& in "Winte r tires" on page 299.
P up to 93 mp h (150 km/h)
Q up to 99 mp h (158 km/h)
R up to 106 mph (170 km/h)
S up to 110 mph (180 km/h)
T up to 118 mph (190 km/h)
U up to 124 mph (200 km/h)
H up to 130 mph (210 km/h)
V up to 149 mph (240 km/h)
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)
Z over 149 mph (240 km/h)
3
)
W up to 168 mph (270 km/h)
3
)
Y up to 186 mph (298 km/h)
3
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Your vehicle is normally factory equipped with tires, which possess
excellent driving characterist ics and give your Audi optimum dr iving
comfort. An electronic speed limiter=>
page 23 will normally prevent
your vehicle from going faster than the t ire speed rat ing::::>
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U.S. DOT Tire Identification Number (TIN) and tire
manufacture date
This is the tire's "serial number". It begins with the letters "DOT" and
ind icat es that the tire meets all federal standards. The next two
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l For tires with a maximum speed capabilit y over 149 mph (240 km/h), t ire
man ufact urers sometimes use the letters "ZR."
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