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:
Vehicle path display
Fig. 152 Vehicle path display without steering
input (colour display)
Fig. 153 Vehicle path display with steering
input (colour display)
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
Key
and
Meaning
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Checking fuel delivery rate, engine code CWVA
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Removal wedge -3409-
Remote control for V.A.G. 1348 -V.A.G 1348/3A-
Multimeter e.g. hand-held multimeter -V.A.G 1526E-
Test instrument adapter/DSO (5-pin) -VAS 5565-
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Removing and installing air intake duct
Note
The illustration shows a left-hand drive vehicle. The
removal and installation procedure is identical for both
versions.
Removing
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Remove dash pa ...
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Swellings in the tyre sidewall
Stripped profile