Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Swellings in the tyre sidewall
| A swelling in the sidewall of the tyre indicates that the
substructure of the carcass has been damaged. |
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| Typical causes for such damage include, for example, driving
over kerbs at a sharp angle. |
| Pinching the tyre in this way can damage the carcass. |
| The substructure of the tyre is stretched so far that
individual fibres in the carcass may be broken. |
| The extent of the damage depends on the speed of impact, the
angle of impact, the tyre pressure, the axle load and the type
of obstacle. |
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| Pinch marks on tyre sidewall -arrows- |
 Note
| Driving over kerbs should be avoided. |
| If you cannot avoid driving over a kerb, you should do so
very slowly and as square-on as possible. |
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| Interior view of a tyre with a punctured carcass |
| Due to a severe impact, the carcass was pinched on the wheel
rim flange and is ruptured in the contact area. |
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| Damage inside tyre due to impact injury (double rupture) |
| Double rupture -arrows- caused
by pinching when a kerb was driven over. Often not detectable
from outside. |
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| Cut caused by a sharp-edged obstacle
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This type of flat spots may be caused by hard braking on a
rough surface such as a tarmac road.
During this type of braking manoeuv ...
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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Other materials:
Checking belt webbing
Procedure
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Pull belt completely out of inertia reel or lap belt
adjustment plate.
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Check belt webbing for soiling, and if necessary wash with a
mild soapy solution
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Folding the backrests on the rear bench seat forwards and backwards
Fig. 95 Rear bench seat: release button
①; red marking ②
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings The rear seat is split for folding. Each part of the
rear bench seat can be folded down to increase the size of the luggage compartment.
Folding the rear ...
Assembly overview - centre armrest
1 -
Intermediate padding
Allocation
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Removing and installing
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2 -
Centre armrest
Removing and installing
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3 -
Lid
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Flat spots caused by hard braking
Damage caused by foreign bodies