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Snow Chains

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Snow chains improve your vehicle's handling on snow-covered roads.

  • Fit snow chains to the front wheels only.
  • Observe the maximum speed of 50 km/h.

On snow-covered roads, snow chains improve not only traction but also braking.

For technical reasons, the use of snow chains is permitted only with certain wheel/tire combinations:

Chaînes à neige

Use fine-link chains. They must not protrude more than 15 mm from the tire surface, including the fastener.

When using snow chains, remove the solid wheel covers and the wheel trim rings. For safety reasons, the wheel bolts must be covered with protective caps.

These bolts are available from Audi dealerships.

When driving on clear roads, you must remove the chains. On such roads, chains would reduce your vehicle's handling, damage the tires and wear out quickly.

All-wheel drive: when driving with snow chains is mandatory, you must generally also use them on all-wheel-drive vehicles. On all-wheel-drive vehicles, snow chains may only be fitted to the front wheels,

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