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Wheels
General notes
• New tyres do not give maximum grip
str aight away and should therefore be run in
a moderate speeds and a careful style of
driving for about the first 100 km . This will
"Ielp to make the tyres last longer.
• The tread depth of
new tyres can vary
du e to constructi on and design features,
and depending on version and manufac
:u res.
• Check tyres for damage from
time to
-lin e (cuts, splits, cracks and lumps) and re
m ove any foreign bodies embedded in the
- r eads.
•
To a v oid damage to tyres and wheels
drive over curbs and similar obst acles very
slowly and as nearly at right angles as poss
Ible .
Damage to w he els and tyres is not always
e asy to see, so if you think that a wheel is
d a maged, It must be checked by a Volks
w agen dealer.
• Keep grease,
011 and fuel off the tyres.
• Replace missing dust caps as soon as possib le.
• Mark wheels before taking them off so
that they rotate in the same direction when put back on again
•
When taken off, the tyres should be
stored in a cool, dry and preferably dark
place
T y res
which are not on wheels shou ld be
stored In a vertical position.
Tyre life
Tyre life depends to a considerable extent
on the following factors:
Inflation pressure ..-
Tyre pressures can be found on page 141
and on a sticker on the inside of of the tank
filler flap -see page 81.
The inflation pressure
is very important par
ticularly at high speeds . Therefore, the pres
sures should be che cked at least once a
month and before every long Journey.
At this opportunity do not
forget the spare
w heel
• On the temporary spare the pressure is shown on the side wall.
• The spare
wheel w ith normal tyre shou ld alw ays be inflated to the highest pressure required on the veh icle. •
Always check the pressures
when the
ty res are cold. When warm, the pressure is higher but do not reduce. If the load changes a great deal the pressure must be altered to suit.
Pressures
which are too high or too low short en tyre life -quite apart from the detrimental influence on vehicle handling .
Attention
At continuous high speeds a tyre
in which the pressure is too low
flexes more and heats up excess
ively. This can cause tread separ
ation and tyre blowout.
dit-. A pressure which is too low in~creases the fuel consumption and this burdens the environment unnecessarily.
Mode of driving
Fast cornering, hard acceleration and Viol
ent braking also increase tyre wear.
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51 25
28
32
2 40 2 2 50 65
109 77
:; savin g temporary spare wheel 114
113 , 114
102 39
71 36
35
35
38 66
50
-~ - € ;estJn g 80 ; '19 w ith four wheel drive. 79 e .. tyr es. 107 - _ '3 mg tyre s 107
- - • hams 79
. e vheel . . 107
s -artin g 130
9 .. 1~
T Tailgate 10
Technical Data ............. . 134
Telephone 111 Temperature regulation
- Air conditioner ............. . 59
- Climatronic 62
- Heating and
ventilation. 56
Temporary spare wheel. 113 114
The fi rst 1500 km / 1000 miles 71 Thermotronic
56
Tilting roof . . .. .... . ... . .
65
Tool kit .
113
Tow start ing 77,130 Tow ing ....... . 130 Towing eye .......... .
129
Trailer tow ing 77
Trailer w eights
..... ..... . . . .... . 144
Tread depth. . ... . . .. . . . ..... .
106
T rip meter 39 Trip recorder ... . ... .
39
Trolley Jack 131 Turn signal lever . 53
Turn signals ...... . . 48
, 124 , 125
Two way radios 111 Type plate 147
Tyre pressures ... . ... . . 141 Tyres 105
- Condition .. 106 -Inflation pressure 105
- Running in . . . . . . . . . . 105
ALPHABETICAL INDEX
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Unbalanced w heels. . . .. . . . . . ... 106
Underseal ....... .. . . . . 89
Unleaded fuel 82
V
V-belts
102
Vehicle data sticker
147
Vehicle hoist
131 Vehicle identification data 147
Vehicle identification number. 147
Vehicle literature 2 Vehicle tools 113,114
Vent i lation 56, 58, 64
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