1998 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF wheel

utes. The
The rear window defogger is not designed
to melt snow. Therefore. always remove
heavy snow
and ice accumulations before
driving off.
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passenger
With the ignition on. the seat cushion and
backres t of the passenger's seat can be
heated.
The heating eleme nts
in the seats can be
turned on and regulated with the thumb
wheel switch.
To switch off the seat heating, turn the
t humbwh eel switch to the detent position.
Switches in the driver's door
A -
up the switch to unlock the fuel filler
flap . The switch works also with the ignition
off .
B -Rear
up the switch to unlock the rear lid.
The switch works also
with the ignition off.
A warning light in the instrument cluster
comes
on when the ignition is on and the
rear lid is open. Additionally a warning tone*
wi ll sound an d a warning text* is shown
in
the display of the instrument cluster. This is to remind you to close the rear lid. The ligh
should go out when the rear lid is closed

AND
Starting off
a gear. Wait for the
tor
Maneuvering
When between forward (D) and
r everse
for instance. ing the into a tight parking space -
shih
speed.
b etween forward and verse in an effort to free th e
press the the transmission is in gear, and the shihing. Do not race
the engine and avoid spinning the
Wheel spinning in snow, mud, sand
or on ice, for example, can cause tires to overheat and explode
the parking brake first. and then move
the
ou t of the P (Park) position before
shihing out of P (Park) may be a
er. This is due to the weight
THE

AND
Removing the spare wheel
order to have both hands free when re­moving the spare t he stor­
age tray su pport from its mounti ng and
hook the support into the opening of the
tray povided for this purpose. see page 56.
Loosen the
strap and remove the foam
piece .
Turn the
F irst thread the strap th rough the in
the tire rim-see The spare
nut tire into the tir e
is equipped with standard
suspension and
with
either or you can
use the just it
Vehicles with sports suspension* and road wheels
is equipped with the sports su spension, it be factory ­
equipped with road and a This fits in the spare
than the road next
page for impo rtant and infor­
mation .
Turn the mounting nut the
t ire is in
and secu re the strap .
Unhook and the
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is stored under
the carpeting in the
using the spare a n ote the
steel spare
steel spare wheel sup­
plied with your vehicle. road wheels with steel rims and
steel spare.
road wheel can
cause loss of vehicle control and serious personal injury.
The
with sports suspension and
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Tire wear
The original tires on your veh icle have built­
in wear indicators. They are molded into the
bottom of the tread grooves and appear as approximately 1
a triangle
or other symbols) show
the locations of the
wear indicators .
When the indicators appear in
two or more
adjacent
t he tires wear down this far. Worn tires canno t grip the road surfac e
sudden deflation and loss of vehicle control.
hicle may tend to hydroplane
sooner.
Wheel Bolts
The wheel bolts must always be clean and easy to turn when you're
removing or installing them. Never oil or lubricate wheel bolts.
Check the wheel bolts whenever you change a
ginal factory installed equipment
will adversely affect the safe ation of your vehicle and may cau-se an accident and personal injury.
me loose and cause an accident
during vehicle operation! Extremely high torques can dama-ge the wheel bolts and/or their threads.
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Temperature
The temperature grades are A (the highest),
B , and
representing the tire's resistance to the generat io n of hea t and its ability to diss i­
pate heat when tested under
con­
ditions on a speci fied indoor laboratory test
and excessive tempera­
t ure can co rresponds to a of perfor­
m an
ce w hich passenge r car tires must meet under the Fed eral Motor G rades Band A represent
h ig h er
you wish to equip your with tires or wheels other than those

accident and personal injury.
Snow chains
wheels with the
sports suspension. page 61 for
more
When necessary the vehicle must be
equipped with smaller tires -ask your authorized VOLKSWAGEN
dealer.
When necessary the tires -ask your au­thorized
protrud ­
ing no more than
must rotate steering
positions with chains mounted to prevent
damage to
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Changing a wheel
moving suddenly and possibly slipping off the jack, always
a trailer, have to unhook the trailer before you can change a wheel.
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