Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Damage caused by foreign bodies
| Driving over hard, pointed objects like nails, screws and
the like can pierce the tyre. |
| This always leads to tyre damage. |
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| Damage due to embedded foreign body |
| Often, the object -marking- is
so securely embedded in the tyre that it will not free itself
even at higher speeds. Consequently, it can act as a plug and
seal the tyre relatively well. This results in a gradual loss of
pressure, which the driver will not notice immediately, but
which can lead to sudden and complete tyre failure. |
 Note
| No repair should be attempted on a steel-belted tyre of
which the structure has been punctured by a foreign body. |
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A swelling in the sidewall of the tyre indicates that the
substructure of the carcass has been damaged.
Typic ...
Tyres with stripped profile
Such damage usually develops over a longer period of time.
If an already damaged tyre is exposed to high stress, the
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Other materials:
Removing and installing door inner seal
During production, a sealant is applied to the door inner
seals, which are then placed on the door flange and rolled on.
Note
When removing the seal, the sealant is distributed across
the inside of the seal. The sid ...
Removing and installing fuse holder A -SA-
Removing
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Remove fuse holder B
→ Chapter.
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Take securing bar -4- out of
fuse holder B upwards.
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Release retaining tab -1--arrow-
a ...
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
→ Locking and unlocking the driver door manually
→ Locking the front passenger door and rear doors manually
→ Unlocking the tailgate manually
→ Unlocking the selector lever lock manually
If the vehicl ...
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Swellings in the tyre sidewall
Stripped profile