month and always before a long trip
¢ page 2 79, Checking tire pressure.
What you can do to avoid tire and rim
damage
Low aspect ratio tires can be damaged more
easi ly by impact with potho les, curbs, gu llies
or ridges on the road, particularly if the tire is
underinflated.
In order to minimize the occurrence of impact
damage to the tires of your vehicle, we recom -
mend that you observe the following precau-
tions :
- Always maintain recommended inflation
pressures. Check your tire pressure every
2,000 miles (3,000 km) and add air if neces-
sary.
- Drive carefully on roads with potholes, deep
gullies or ridges. The impact from driving
through 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 unde rinflation, wh ich could eventu-
ally cause tire failure. If you believe that a
tire may have been damaged, replace the
tire as soon as possible.
- These tires may wea r more quickly than oth-
ers.
- Please also remember that, while these tires
deliver responsive handling, they may ride
less comfortably and make more noise than
other choices .
Reduced performance in winter/cold
season conditions
All tires are designed for certain purposes .
The low aspect ratio, ultra high performance
tires originally installed on your veh icle are in-
tended for maximum dry and wet road per-
formance and handling . They are not suitable
for cold, snowy or icy weather condit ions . If
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you drive under those circumstances, you
shou ld equip your vehicle with all-season or
winter tires, which offer better traction under
those conditions. We suggest you use the rec-
ommended snow or all-season t ires specified
for your vehicle, or their equivalent .
Refer to
¢ page 288 for more detailed infor-
mation regarding winter tires .
Tire pressure
monitoring system
ill General notes
Each tire, including the spare (if provided),
shou ld be checked monthly when cold and in-
flated to the inflation pressure recommended
by the veh icle manufacturer on the veh icle
placard or tire inflation pressure label. (If your
vehicle has tires of a different size than the
size indicated on the vehicle placard or tire in-
flat ion pressu re label, you sho uld determine
the proper tire inflation pressure for those
tires).
As an added safe ty feature, your veh icle has
been equipped with a tire pressure monito ring
system (TPMS) that illuminates a low ti re
pressure te lltale when one or more of your
tires is significantly under-inflated. According-
ly, when the low tire pressure te lltale illumi-
nates, you should stop and check your tires as
soon as possible, and inflate them to the
proper pressure . Driving on a sign ificantly un-
der-inflated t ire causes the tire to overheat
and can lead to tire fa ilure. Under-inflation al-
so reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle 's hand ling and
stopping ability .
Please note that the TPMS is not a subst itute
for proper tire ma intenance, and it is the driv-
er's responsibility to maintain correct tire
pressure, even if under-inflation has not
reached the level to tr igger illumination of the
TPMS low tire pressure tellta le.
Your vehicle has also been eq uipped with a
TPMS ma lfunction indicator to indicate when
the system is not operating properly. The
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