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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.
   
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.
 

Damage caused by foreign bodies

Swellings in the tyre sidewall
A swelling in the sidewall of the tyre indicates that the substructure of the carcass has been damaged.     Typic ...

Stripped profile
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 ...

Other materials:

Handling refrigerants
  WARNING Danger of freezing injuries. The refrigerant can emerge as liquid or as vapour. Do not open containers in which this refrigerant is present. ...

Opening or closing the electric panorama sliding/tilting roof
Fig. 40 In the headliner: button for the electric panorama sliding/tilting roof First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings The electric panorama sliding/tilting roof works when the ignition has been switched on. The electric panorama sliding/tilting roof can ...

Programming the auxiliary heater
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings Before programming, check that the date and time set in the vehicle are correct  . The auxiliary heater can be programmed via the Auxiliary heater menu in the infotainment system. Opening the Auxiliary heater menu ...

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