Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: 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 kerbs. |
| The combination of tyres with flange protection, steel
wheels and a full-size hub cap can lead to the loss of the hub
cap during operation. The flexing of the tyre separates the hub
cap from its seat. |
WARNING
| When fitting tyres, always make sure that only tyres
without flange protection are fitted to steel rims. |
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| The figure shows a prohibited combination of steel rim,
full-size hub cap and a tyre with flange protection. |
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Flange of a steel rim |
WARNING
| This combination must never be fitted! |
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Even visually flawless, new or barely used tyres with
sufficient tread depth, which are older than six years, may show
significant reduction of wet properties and win ...
The following points must be observed for vehicles with
four-wheel drive:
Only tyres of the same make, design and tread pattern may be
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Removing
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Diagonal washout
Diagonal washout on a tyre
Diagonal washout runs at an angle of approx. 45° to the
direction of rotation.
It usually occurs at one point only, but can also occur at
several points around the circumference of the tyre.
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Battery with »enhanced« colour indicator
This is a maintenance-free battery with liquid electrolyte
(wet battery).
Caution
No stickers may be removed and do not replenish with
distilled water. Only perform a visual check. Refer to
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