Audi Q3: Specifications for Retrofitting Wheel and Tire Combinations (Documents)
Legal Requirements
The manufacturer is granted general type approval for the
whole vehicle including all parts and for specific retrofitting
(general type approval according to 20 StVZO (Motor Vehicle
Construction and Use Regulations or EU type approval).
Retrofitting to wheels and tires can only be made under
certain circumstances. The following points must be taken into
consideration:
- If the wheel and tires sizes along with the load index and
speed symbol are contained in the general type approval or EU
type approval, then this tire/wheel combination can be mounted
on the vehicle.
It is not necessary to install the wheel/tire combination
specified in the registration certification Part I (vehicle
registration). All combinations approved in the general type
approval for the vehicle or the EU operating license can be
mounted on the vehicle.
- There is no general type approval according to 22 StVZO
for the retrofittings recommended (see approval certificate).
- If the wheels and/or tires are not contained in the general
type approval or EU type approval, then vehicle cannot be
retrofitted according to the Vehicle Registration Regulation (VRR)
specifications.
These statements refer to legal requirements in the European
Union. No claims are made as to their completeness. Other legal
requirements apply outside the European Union.
The tables of the approval certificate show the recommended
and examined by the technical testing organization wheel and
tire combinations for the vehicles and at the same time the
conditions to be taken into account. The use of original disc
wheels on a vehicle to which they have not been assigned is not
permissible.
The possible retrofittings shown here are combinations which
meet the requirements for handling and road safety. They are the
results of practical tests and for this reason they are
recommended.
Observe the information regarding new vehicle certification
documents since 10/01/2005.
Technical Requirements
- The wheel and tire combinations or retrofittings listed in
the individual vehicle tables refer exclusively to original disc
wheels.
- Approval of wheel/tire combinations or retrofittings with
disc wheels from the accessories trade is not possible with the
accompanying parts certificate.
- Tubeless radial tires may only be used with stepped rims
with a bead retaining contour, for example a round hump.
- Run-flat tires (reinforced sidewall) may only be used on
disc wheels with extended hump and vehicles with a tire pressure
monitoring system.
- It is mandatory for run-flat tires to have a tire pressure
monitoring system in the vehicle.
- The correct tire inflation pressure values must be observed
when the specified wheel and tire combinations are used. The
tire pressures are listed on the tire pressure label on the
inside of the fuel filler door and on the driver side B-pillar.
- Sufficient clearance between the wheels and tires and the
wheel housing-, suspension- and brake components is ensured if
the instructions and conditions specified in the approval
certificate are observed under all operating conditions.
- If not otherwise specified, snow chains may be mounted only
on the drive wheels. If the vehicle has AWD, then snow chains
may be used on the front wheels only.
Additional Wheel Housing Enlargement, FLAPS
On some vehicles with certain wheel/tire combinations, wheel
housing enlargements (FLAPS) must be attached on the fenders or
bumper for certification/technical reasons
-arrows-.
Please check whether FLAPS must be installed.
The necessary wheel/tire combination information can be
found in the overview table for the respective vehicle.
Vehicle Registration Documents Since 01/10/2005
The implementation of EU guideline 1999/37/EG "Vehicle
registration documents" in national legislation and legal data
protection requirements have made the introduction of new, fraud
resistant registration documents necessary.
Since 01/10/2005, the new documents are issued by the
authorities in the case of new registrations, change of owner,
entry of technical changes and all other changes.
The new registration documents consist of:
- The registration certificate part I, which replaces the
vehicle registration and
- The registration certificate part II that supersedes the
vehicle title.
Registration Certificate Part I (Vehicle Registration)
- Contains all technical vehicle data that must be present to
register a vehicle in Europe but only a standard approved
wheel/tire combination is specified
- Has the EU-wide alphanumeric codes allocated to the
technical data so that the German registration document can be
converted without problems in the foreign countries of the EU
into the registration document required there
- Contains a field to document the temporary or final
decommissioning of the vehicle and is no longer drawn in the
case of a temporary or final decommissioning.
Registration Certificate Part II (Vehicle Title)
- Contains information that the bearer of the registration
certificate is not declared the owner
- Only contains the current and, if available, last vehicle
owner, the actual number of previous owners is indicated
numerically
- Only contains a small portion of the technical vehicle data
- Does not document temporary vehicle decommissioning In the
future, the vehicle and body type listed under digit 1 in the
old vehicle documentation will no longer exist. It is replaced
in the new documents with EU-standardized vehicle classes with
body type
The introduction of the new registration documents results
in hardly any changes for the driver.
As with the old vehicle registration the registration
certificate part I (vehicle registration) should be kept in the
vehicle and presented to responsible persons upon request.
It is not necessary to install the wheel/tire combination
specified in the registration certification Part I (vehicle
registration). All combinations approved according to the
vehicle general type approval or EU operating license/type
approval can be used.
The permissibility of a wheel/tire combination that deviates
from the vehicle general type approval or EU type approval must
be verified with an entry in the registration certificate part I
(vehicle registration), an installation certificate due to a
parts certificate or a general type approval for the wheel/tire
combination.
Certificate of Conformity
The vehicle manufacturer must request an EU type approval
for all passenger vehicles (vehicle class M1).
A certificate of conformity is produced based on this type
approval.
This document confirms that the vehicle conforms to the EU
operating license and is registered in every EU country without
the need for individual approval.
The issuing applies to all vehicles that were produced in
accordance with the EU operating license.
These vehicles have an EU type plate (black sticker) in the
driver door area or in the engine compartment on older vehicles.
The certificate of conformity has the same importance as the
operating license, so the original should not be kept in the
vehicle.
In the certificate of conformity additional technical data
and all permitted wheel/tire combinations are listed.
General Information
Note
- It is obligatory that the tire pressure label for the tire
pressure be in the vehicle.
- If there is no tire pressure label in the vehicle, one may
be ordered from the Parts Catalog.
- The correct adjustment of the axle geometry while performing
a vehicle alignment is an important requirement for an optimal
service life of the tire. Therefore, the adjustment of the axle
geometry must lie within the specified tolerance range.
- Information for the vehicle alignment. Refer to
→ Suspension, Wheels, Steering; Rep. Gr.44; Vehicle Alignment.
- The running characteristics of the tire change in the course
of normal wear. Rolling noises and vibrations can result from
this. These are not damage in the sense of tire defects, but
rather symptoms resulting from use. These can be corrected, at
least partially, by specific measures. In certain cases, rolling
noise cannot be completely eliminated.
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