Tir es a nd wh ee ls -
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Driving without valve stem caps can cause damage to the tire
valves. To prevent this, always make sure that factory instal led valve
stem caps on all whee ls are securely mounted on the va lve.
W For the sake of the environm ent
Underinflated tires wil l also increase the fuel consumption. •
Tires and vehicle load limits
There are lim its to t he amount of load or weight that any ve hicle and
any tire can carry . A vehicle that is overload ed wil l not hand le well
and is more difficu lt to stop. Overload i ng can not only lead to loss
of vehic le control , but can also damage important parts of the
vehic le and can lead to sudden t ire fa ilure, inc luding a blowout and
sudden deflation that can cause the vehic le to crash.
Your safety and that of your passengers also depends on making
sure that load limits are not exceeded. Vehicle load includes every-
body and everything in and on the vehic le. These load limits are
technica lly referred to as the vehicle's
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
("GVWR").
The "GVWR" includes t he weight of the bas ic vehicle, all factory
insta lled accessories, a full tank of fuel , oil , coolant and other fluids
plus maximum load . The maximum load includes the number of
passengers that the vehicle is intended to carry ("seating capacity")
with an assumed weight of 150 lbs (68 kg) for each passenger at a
designated seating position and the total weight of any luggage in
the vehicle . If you tow a trailer, the weight of the trailer hitch and the
tongue we ight of the loaded trai ler must be included as part of the
vehic le load.
The
Gross Axle We ight Rating ("GAWR") is the maximum load t hat
can be applied at each of the vehicle's two axles.
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and the Gross Axle Weight Rating
are listed on the safety comp liance st icker label loca t ed either on
the driver's side B-pillar or on the inside of the fuel fil ler flap . Your
Audi has 5 seating positions, 2 in the front and 3 in the rear for total
seating capacity of 5. Vehicles with power individual rear seats*
have 4 seating positions, 2 in the front and 2 in the rear for total
seating capacity of 4. Each seating position has a safety belt
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page 209, "Safety belts".
The fact that there is an upper limit to your veh icle's Gross Vehicle
Weight Rating means that the total weight of whatever is being
carried in the veh icle (including t he we ight of a trai ler hitch and the
tongue weight of the loaded trai ler) is limited . The more passengers
in the vehicle or passengers who are heavier than the standa rd
we ights assumed mean that less weight can be carried as luggage .
The tire pressure labe l on your Audi also lists the maximum
combined we ight of all of the occupants and luggage or other cargo
that th e vehicle can carry. For the location of the lab el
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page 328,
fi g. 272.
& WARNING
Overloading a v ehicl e can cau se lo ss of vehicl e control , a crash or
other accident , serious person al injur y, and even death.
• Carrying more weight th an your vehi cle was de signed to carry
will prevent the vehicl e from handling prop erl y and increase the
ri sk of the loss of vehicle control.
• The brakes on a vehi cle that has b een overload ed may not be
abl e to st op the vehi cle w ithin a safe di st ance.
• Tir es on a vehicle th at has b een ov erlo ad ed can fail sudd enl y,
in cludin g a bl ow out and sudd en defl at io n, causing loss of contr ol
and a crash.
• Alwa ys make sur e th at the total load being tr ansp orted -
includin g th e w eight of a tr ailer hitch and th e tong ue w eight of a
load ed tr ailer - do es not m ake the vehi cle heavier than the
vehicle 's Gro ss Vehicl e Weight Rat ing. •
Vehicle care
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