- Drive carefully on roads with potholes, deep
gullies or ridges. The impact from driving
thro ugh or over such obstacles can damage
your tires. Impact with a curb may also
cause damage to your tires.
- After any impact, immediately inspect your
t ires or have them inspected by the nearest
authorized Audi dealer. Replace a damaged
t ire as soon as possible .
- Inspect your t ires every 2,000 miles (3,000
km) for damage and wear . Damage is not al-
ways easy to see . Damage can lead to loss of
air and underinflation, which could eventu-
ally cause ti re failure. If you believe that a
t ire may have been damaged , replace the
t ire as soon as possible.
- These tires may wea r more quickly t han oth-
ers.
- Please also remember that, wh ile these t ires
deliver respons ive handling, they may ride
less comfortably and make more noise than
othe r choices .
Reduced performance in winter / cold
season conditions
All t ires are des igned for certa in purposes.
The low aspect ratio, ultra high performance
tires originally installed on your vehicle are in-
tended for max imum dry and wet road per-
formance and handling . They are not suitable
for cold, snowy or icy weather condit ions. If
you drive under those circumstances, you
should equip your veh icle with all-season or
winter t ires, which offer better traction under
those cond itions . We suggest you use t he rec-
ommended snow or all-season tires specified
for your vehicle, or their equ ivalent .
Refer to ~
page 262 for more deta iled infor-
mat ion regarding wint er t ires.
Tire pressure
monitoring system
CD General notes
Applies to vehicles: with tire pressure monitoring system
Each t ire, includ ing the spare (if provided),
should be checked mo nth ly when cold and in-
Tire s an d wheel s 265
flated to the inflation pressure recommended
by the vehicle man ufact urer on the vehicle
placard or tire inflat ion pressure labe l. (If your
vehicle has tires of a different size than the
size indicated on the vehicle placard or tire in-
flat ion pressure labe l, you shou ld determine
the proper t ire inflation pressu re for those
tires) .
As an added safety feature, your veh icle has
been equipped with a tire pressure monitoring
system (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire
pressure te lltale when one or more of your
tires is significant ly unde r-inflated. According-
ly, when the low tire pressure t elltale illumi-
nates, you shou ld stop and check you r tires as
soon as possib le, and inflate them t o the
proper pressure . Driving on a significant ly un-
der-inflated t ire causes the tire to overheat
and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation al-
so reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle's hand ling and
stopp ing abil ity.
Please note that the TPMS is not a substit ute
for proper tire ma intenance, and it is the driv-
er's respons ibility to maintain correct tire
pressure, even if under-inflation has not
reached the level to tr igger illuminat ion of the
TPMS low ti re pressu re tellta le.
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a
TPMS ma lfunction indicator to indicate when
the system is not operating prope rly. The
TPMS ma lfunction indicator is comb ined with
the low tire pressure te lltale . Whe n the sys-
tem detects a malfunc t ion, the telltale will
flash for approximate ly one minute and then
remain continuously illuminated. This se-
quence will continue upon subsequent vehicle
start-ups as long as the malfunct ion exists .
When the malfunction indicato r is illuminat-
ed, the system may not be ab le to detect or
signal low tire pressure as intended. TPMS
malfu nctions may occur for a variety of rea-
sons, including the installation of replace-
ment or alternate tires or wheels on the vehi-
cle that prevent the TPMS from functioning
properly. Always check the TPMS malfunction
telltale after rep lacing one or more tires or ..,.
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