Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Wheels and Tyres Guide - General Information
- Specifications for converting wheel and tyre combinations, documents
- Legislative conditions
- Technical conditions
- Vehicle registration documents since 01-10-2005
- COC document (EEC Certificate of Conformity)
- EU general type approval number, sales type and sales or trade designation
- Handling problems
- Evaluating tyres
- Flat spots caused by storage or handling
- Undulations
- Flat spots caused by hard braking
- Swellings in the tyre sidewall
- Damage caused by foreign bodies
- Stripped profile
- Tyre damage due to insufficient tyre pressure
- Checking tyres
- Damage caused when fitting
- 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
- Overview of components
- Fitting tyre
- Pressing tyre off wheel rim
- Removing tyre sealant
- Removing tyre from wheel
- Ensuring proper assembly temperature for tyres
- Mounting tyre
- Matching wheel rims and tyres
- Balancing wheel
- Fitting wheels
- Fitting wheel, fitting instructions for Volkswagen
- Fitting wheel, fitting instructions for Audi
- Fitting wheel, position of anti-theft wheel bolts for steel wheels
- Information on tyres
- Identification markings on the tyre sidewall
- EU tyre label
- Structure of a radial belted tyre
- Run-flat tyre, SST (Self Supporting Tyre)
- Run-flat tyres, PAX
- Information on wheel rims
- Tyre pressure sensor
- Tyre sealant
- Wheel bolts
- Snow chains
- Temporary spare wheels
Tachograph
In many European countries there is an obligation to install
and use a tachograph on vehicles (including passenger vehicles)
that serve purely for commercial purposes ...
Other materials:
Removing and installing wheel housing trim, estate
Note
Removal and installation are described for the left
vehicle side. Follow same instructions for the right side as
appropriate.
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
...
Removing and installing cover cap, without lock cylinder
Note
The cover cap is installed when no lock cylinder is fitted.
Removing
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Assem ...
Overview of fitting locations – central locking
1 -
Coupling station
Fitting location: right A-pillar
To separate connections, release bellows at pillar
2 -
Onboard supply control unit -J519-
Location: Under dash panel on driver side
Removing
→ Electrical syste ...
