Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Tyre wear
- Factors influencing the service life of tyres
- Saw-tooth wear
- Measuring tread depth
- One-sided wear
- Outer shoulder wear
- Diagonal washout
- Wear in middle of tyre
- Permissible deviation in tread depth
Damage caused when fitting
Bead core broken during tyre inflation.
Modern radial tyres for passenger cars are mounted only on
safety rim ...
Factors influencing the service life of tyres
The following factors influence a tyre's service life to
varying degrees.
Driving style:
Speed
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Other materials:
Removing and installing number plate light -X4-/-X5-
Note
If an LED number plate light is faulty, the entire number
plate light must be renewed.
Removing
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Turn light switch to “0” position.
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Releasing gas and draining front gas-filled shock absorbers, conventional
shock absorbers
Clamp gas-filled shock absorber vertically in vice, with
piston rod pointing downwards.
WARNING
Safety goggles must be worn when drilling.
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Dril ...
Repairing rain and light sensor, Valeo
Remove rain and light sensor -G397-
→ Chapter.
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Carefully remove sensor foil -2-
or any sensor foil residues from rain and light sensor -G397--1-.
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