Audi allroad 2001, Owner'S Manual

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VEHICLE
Tire wear
The original tires on your vehicle have built­
in wear indicators. They are molded into the
bottom of the tread grooves and will appear
as approximately
1h
inch (1 2 mm) bands
when the tire tread depth wears down to
1/16 inches (1 .6 mm). Depending on the tire
manufacturer, there are six to eight wear in­
dicators evenly spaced around the circum­
ference of the tire. Markings on the sides of
the tires (e.g. the letters "TWI" or a triangle)
show the locations of the wear indicators.
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When the indicators appear in two or more
adjacent grooves, it is time to replace the
tires. We recommend, however, that you do
not let the tires wear down this far. Worn
tires cannot grip the road surface properly,
and are even less effective on wet roads.
� WARNING
•
Worn tires can lead to a serious
accident.
•
lires showing cuts. bruises or
other damage may lead to tire fail­
ure. sudden deflation and loss of
vehicle control.
•
Since worn tires do not grip the
road surface properly when the ve­
hicle is driven on wet roads, the ve­
hicle may tend to hydroplane
sooner.
BBD-2.02.
Tire rotation
If the front tires are worn more than rear
tires, then you must rotate the front tires
with the rear tires as shown in the illustra­
tion. By doing this, all tires will have approxi­
mately the same service life.
Tires should always remain on same
side of vehicle.