- Carrying more weight than your vehicle
was designed to carry will prevent the
vehicle from handling properly and in-
crease the risk of a loss of vehicle con-
trol.
- The brakes on a vehicle that has been
overloaded may not be able to stop the
vehicle within a safe distance.
- Tires on a vehicle that has been overload-
ed can fail suddenly causing loss of con-
trol and a crash .
- Always make sure that the total load be-
ing transported - including the weight of
a trailer hitch and the tongue weight of a
loaded trailer - does not make the vehi-
cle heavier than the vehicle's Gross Vehi-
cle Weight Rating.
A WARNING
- Incorrect tire pressures and/or underin-
flation can lead to a serious or fatal acci-
dent.
- Incorrect tire pressures and/or underin-
flation cause increased tire wear and can
affect the handling of the vehicle.
- Incorrect tire pressures and/or underin-
flation can also lead to sudden tire fail-
ure, including a blowout and sudden de-
flation, causing loss of vehicle control.
Checking tire pressure
-
The correct tire pressure for the tires original-
ly installed on your vehicle is listed on the tire
pressure Lobel located either on driver's side
8-pillor or inside the fuel filler flop .
The recommended tire pressures are on the
tire pressure label and in the table
c:> page 251, Cold tire inflation pressure .This
means that the pressure must be checked and
adjusted when the tire has not been driven for
more than a couple of miles (kilometers) at
low speeds during the previous three hours.
Air in the tires expands when the tire heats up
as a result of internal friction as it flexes in
use. The tire pressure is higher when the tire
has warmed up than when it is "cold."
Tires and wheels 253
It is the inflation pressure in a "cold" tire that
counts. Therefore, you should never let air out
of a warm tire to match "Cold tire inflation
pressure" recommendations c::> page 251 . The
tires would then be underinflated and could
fail suddenly .
The tire pressure label on your Audi lists the
recommended cold tire inflation pressures at
maximum capacity for the new, original
equipment tires that were on your vehicle at
the time it was manufactured. For the loca-
tion of the label
c:>poge 251, fig . 208 .
Most tires lose air naturally over time . They
can also lose some air if you drive over a pot -
hole or hit a curb while parking. It is usually
not possible to see whether the radial tires
used today are underinflated just by looking
at them.
Therefore, be sure to check tire pressures at
least once a month and always before going
on a long trip. Make sure to take the number
of people and the amount of luggage into ac-
count when adjusting tire pressure for a trip -
even one that you would not consider to be
"long." See
c::> page 255, Tires and vehicle
food limits
for more important information .
Always use an accurate tire pressure gauge
when checking and adjusting inflation pres-
sures. Check all of the tires and be sure not to
forget the spare tire.
If the pressure in any tire
is too high when the tire is "cold," let air out
of the tire slowly with the edge of the tire
gauge and keep checking the pressure until
you reach the pressure that is correct for the
load (passengers and luggage) and kind of
driving you plan to do.
If the pressure in any tire is too low, note the
difference between the pressure in the cold
tire and the pressure you need and add the air
that you need to reach the correct pressure for
the vehicle load (passengers and luggage) for
the tires on your vehicle as listed on the on
your vehicle and in this manual and the kind
of driving you plan to do.
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