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Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Tyre sizes for vehicles with four-wheel drive

The following points must be observed for vehicles with four-wheel drive:
Only tyres of the same make, design and tread pattern may be fitted to the front and rear axles.
Different tyre rolling circumferences produce stress in the drive train which increases tyre wear and may damage the drive train.
These restrictions also apply to front and rear tyres with greatly differing stages of wear. In such cases, tyres with the most tread must be fitted on the front axle.
   
Tyres with flange protection
The tyre industry produces tyres with flange protection for alloy wheels. The flange protection is intended to protect alloy wheels from damage due to contact with ke ...

Increase in temperature due to insufficient tyre pressure
The graph shows the temperature development of a tyre at a speed of 180 km/h. A -  When specified tyre pressure is maintained, the tem ...

Other materials:

Emptying fuel tank if it is more than 3/4 full
Special tools and workshop equipment required     Fuel extractor -VAS 5190- Fuel extractor -VAS 5190 A- for E 85 fuel (not shown).   Note To e ...

Removing and installing parking aid control unit -J446-, left-hand drive vehicle
  Note When renewing the control unit, select Renew function for the respective control unit in Guided fault finding or Guided functions mode → Vehicle diagnostic tester. Removing â ...

Dimensions
Fig. 21 Dimensions First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings The data in the table apply to the most basic German model. The specified values can vary due to different tyre and wheel sizes, if additional equipment is fitted, for different model versions, for ...

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