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Occupant loading and distribution for vehicle normal load for various designated seat ing capacities
Designated seating capacity,
number of occupants
Vehicle normal load,
number of occupants
Normally loaded vehicle,
occupant distribution
2 2
2 in front
Cold tire inflation pressure
Tire pressure affects the overall handling, performance and safety of a vehicle.
Fig. 1 23 Tire pressure
label: located on
driver's side B-pillar
Tire pressure generally refers to the amount of a ir in a tire that it
needs it to do it s job and safe ly carry the combi ned load of t he en t ire
vehicle and its contents. Tire pressure is measured in kilopasca ls
(kPa), the inte rnationa l measuri ng un it and in pou nds per square inch
(PSI). Tire pressure is based in part on the vehicle's design and load
limit - the greatest amount of weight that the vehicle can carry safe ly
and t he t ire size. The proper tire pressure is frequently refer red to as
the "recommen d ed cold tire inflation pressure ." Air in t he tires
expands when the t ire hea t s up because of inte rnal fr iction whe n it
flexes in use. The tire pressure is higher when the tire has warmed up
t han when it is "cold."
It is t he inflatio n pressu re in a "cold" ti re t ha t
counts. Therefore, you s hou ld
never let air out of a warm t ire to
match "cold t ire inflation pressure" recommenda t ions. The t ires
wou ld then be underinflated and could fail suddenly.
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TIRE SIZE COLD TIRE PRESSURE
FRONT - KPa, - PSI
REAR - KPa, - PSI
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SPARE - KPa, - PSI
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
SEE OWNER'S I
MANUAL FOR
Fig. 124 Tire pressure
label
Maintain ing proper tire pressure is one of t he most importa nt thi ngs
you can do to help avoid sudde n t ire fa ilure . Under infl at ed t ires are a
major cause of sudden tire fa ilure . Keeping tires at the right pressure
is a lso important for safe and responsive vehicle hand ling , tractio n,
braking and load carrying.
Tire pressures are particularly important
when the vehicle is being driven at higher speeds, and then espe-
cially when heavily loaded even within the permis sible load·
carrying capacities appro ved for your vehicle .
The recommended tire pressures for your Audi depend on t he kind of
tires on your vehicle and the number of passengers and/or amount of
luggage you will be t ra nspo rting.
The t ire press ure label locat ed on dr iver's side B-pillar on your Audi
lists the recommended cold tire inflation pressures for the vehicle at
its maxim um ca pac ity we ight and t ires t hat were on your vehicle at
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the t ime it was ma nufactured. ..,.
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