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vehicle with different rims/tires or you bought
the vehicle as a previously owned vehicle .
Remembe r, your safety and that of your pas-
sengers also depends on mak ing sure that
load limits are not exceeded . Vehicle load in-
cludes everybody and everything in and on the
veh icle. These load limits are technically refer-
red to as the vehicle's Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating ("GVWR"). The Gross Axle Weight Rat-
ing (''GAWR") is the maximum load that can
be appl ied at each of the veh icle's two axles .
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and the
Gross Axle We igh t Rating are listed on the
safety compliance sti cker labe l located on the
d river's side 8-p illa r. The t ire pressure label on
your Audi lists the maximum combined
weight of all of the occupants and luggage or
other cargo that the vehicle can carry. For the
locat ion of the tire pressure labe l ¢
fig. 208.
A WARNING
Overloading a vehicle can cause loss of ve-
hicle control, a cras h or other accident, se-
rious personal injury, and even death.
- 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 veh icle con-
t rol.
- The bra kes on a veh icle that has been
overloaded may no t be able to stop t he
vehicle within a sa fe distance.
- Tires on a vehicle that has been ove rload-
ed can fail suddenly causing loss of con-
t rol and a crash.
- Always make sure that the tota l load be-
ing t ransporte d - including the we igh t of
a tra iler hit ch and the tongue weight of a
loaded trailer - does not make the vehi -
cle heavier t han the vehicle's Gross Vehi-
cle Weight Rating.
A WARNING
- Incorrect tire pressures and/or underin-
flation can lead to a serious or fata l acci-
dent .
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- Inco rrect tire pressures and/or unde rin-
flation cause increased tire wear and can
affect the handling of the vehicle .
- Incorrect tire pressures and/or underin-
flation can a lso lead to sudden t ire fail-
ure, including a blowout and sudden de-
f lation, caus ing loss of veh icle control.
Checking tire pressure
The correct tire pressure for the tires original-
ly installed on your vehicle is listed on the tire
pressure label located on driver's side 8-pil-
lar .
The recommended tire pressures are on the
tire pressure labe l and in the table
¢ page 249 , Cold tire inflation pressure. This
means that the pressure must be checked and
adjusted when the t ire has not been dr iven fo r
more than a couple of mile s (kilometers) at
low speeds d uring t he previous th ree ho urs.
Air in the tires expands when the tire hea t s up
as a result of interna l friction as it flexes in
use. The t ire pressure is higher when the tire
has warmed up than when it is "cold."
It is t he inflation pressure in a "co ld" t ire that
counts . Therefore, you should never let air out
of a warm tire to match "Cold tire inflat ion
pressure" recommendat ions ¢
page 249 . 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 t he new, orig inal
equipment tires that were on your ve hicle at
the time it was manufactured. For the loca -
tion of the label ¢
page 249, fig . 208 .
Most tires lose air naturally over t ime . They
can a lso lose some air if you drive over a pot-
ho le or hit a curb while park ing.
It is usually
not possible to see whether the rad ial tires
used today are under inflated just by loo king
at t hem.
Therefo re, be sure to check t ire pressu res at
least once a month and a lways before going
o n a long t rip. Make su re to ta ke t he number ..,.
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