Audi 100 C3 owners manual page 89

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VEHICLE OPERATION DRIVING YOUR AUDI 100 QUATTRO Advantages of the all-w heel drive By distributing the driving forces to four Snow chains instead of two wheels, the wheels of the The Audi 100 quattro all-wheel drivSnow chains can improve e both road Audi 100 quattro are less likely to spin system has the following advantages traction and braking when driving in se- over a two-wheel drive vehicle: under the same conditions. vere winter weather. Therefore, use Driving Power Tire wear snow chains on your all-wheel drive vehi- Driving Power is greatly increased by the Since engine power is transmitted to four cle when required. For additional infor- mation, see page 126. instead of two wheels, the slip at the continual all-w heel drive especially on wheels and tire wear is automatically snow and slippery surfaces, when Operation reduced. On the Audi 100 quattro. the starting off from a standstill, and when In contrast to conventional all-wheel drive driving on rough roads. service life of the tires is therefore better systems that require transmissions to be than that of the driving wheels of a simi- Within reason, y our Audi 100 quattro can larly powered two wheel drive vehicle, manually engaged when needed, the go places where other vehicles may Audi 100 quattro has no selector controls providing the same driving style is ap- likely get stuck. It is easier to stop on that have to be operated by the driver. slippery hills and get going again. plied. Only the rear axle differential lock needs Moving Force Snow tires engaging manually if the car should get With the all-wheel drive system the Audi stuck. Once the car is moving, the lock As the driving force applied to the road 100 quattro is good for winter driving goes to four wheels instead of two, the will, however, disengage automatically at even with standard tires. However, w ea speed of about 15 mph or 25 km/h. amount of slip is considerably reduced. recommend the use of all season tires or This improves the traction between tire radial snow tires (M+S) with or without and road surface and thereby, the drive- studs1), on ail wheels, for better driving, ability on slippery road surfaces. cornering and braking, in w inter weather. On vehicles with two-wheel drive, the driving wheels can spin on slippery surfa- Details under "Snow tires" on page ces if too much acceleration is applied. This greatly reduces tire grip and can re- 125 also apply. sult in loss of vehicle control. 1) Check with your local Motor Vehicle Bureau for possible restrictions 87

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