252 T ire s and w heel s
labe l an d exact location on t he vehicle will
vary slightly) .
Note that the followi ng tab le is accurate at
the time of go ing to press and is subject to
change. In the event of discrepancies, the tire
press ure labe l (On USA vehicles, the tire pres-
sure label is located on the dr iver's side B-pil-
lar. On Canada vehicles, the tire pressure labe l
is located either on the driver's side B-pillar or
inside the fuel filler flap) always takes prece-
dence .
The table below lists t he recommended cold
t ire inflat ion pressu res for the Aud i mode l
covered by your Owner's Literat ure at the vehi -
cle's capacity weight and the tire sizes instal-
led on the respective models as orig inal
equipment, or as a factory option.
Engine Tire designation Tire pressure front Tire pressure rear
(displace-
normal load normal load
ment
in li-
condition full load condition full load
ter)
(up to 3 oc- condition (up to 3 oc- condition
cupants) cupants)
PSI kPA PSI kPA PSI kPA PSI kPA
4-cylinder 225 / 55
R16 9 5H All 5eason
33 35
240
2.0
245 / 45 R17 95H All Season
240
245 / 40 R18 93V High Per-
32 220 33 230 29 200 35
240
formanc e
225 / 50 Rl 7 94H All Season
250
245 / 40 R18 9 3H All Season 33 230 36 250 32 220 38 260
255 / 35 R19 96V XL High
32 220 35 240 30 210 35 24 0
Performance
XL= reinforced or extra load tire . It may also appear as xl, EXTRA LOAD, or RF on the tire side-
wall.
The cor rect tire pressure for the spare wheel is
located on a label either on the driver's side B-
pillar or inside the fue l filler flap.
Because tec hnical changes may be made to
vehicle equ ipment dur ing the model year, a l-
ways compare the tire size designation on the
tire pressure labe l on your vehicle wit h the
tires on your vehicle. Make sure that the tire
size information on the veh icle label is the
same as the size of the t ires on the vehicle.
This is especially important if the vehicle be-
longs to someone else or you bought t he veh i-
cle with different rims/tires or you bought the
vehicle as a previously owned vehicle.
red to as the veh icle's Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating ("GVWR"). The Gross Axle We ight Rat -
ing ("GAWR") is the maxim um load that can
be applied at each of the vehicle's two axles.
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing and the
Gross Axle Weight Rating are listed on the
safety comp liance sticker label located e ithe r
on the dr iver's s ide B-pillar or on t he ins ide of
the fue l filler f lap . The tire pressure labe l on
you r Audi lists t he max im um combined
weight of all of t he occ upants a nd luggage or
other ca rgo that the ve hicle can carry. For the
location of the tire pressure label ¢fig .
208.
A WARNING
Overloading a vehicle can cause loss of ve-
hicle contro l, a crash or other accident, se-
I
I
Remember, your safety and that of your pas-
se ngers also depends on mak ing sure that
load limits a re not exceeded. Vehicle load in-
cludes everybody and everything in and on the
vehi cle. These load lim its are technically refer-
rious personal injury, and even death.
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