2000 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF torque

AND
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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lire rotation
then you must rotate the front tires with the rear tires as shown in the
tion . By doing have
Tires
when tires show wear su ch as
feather-edging th ey be rotated
tion. The rotation direction is ide n tified by
arrow markings on the side s of th e tires. rota tio n directio n must not be reversed . these tir es cannot be switched in
GEN seNice department.
After rotation adjust tire pressure and torque
on page 72 for
and tires approved by the turer have been to the road ­
the spare tire is differe nt from the tires
that you have mounted on your
(for winter tires or wide
Fitting and repairing tires requires expert
and be perfo rmed by a
We recommend that you have your tires
changed by a authorized
beca use they have the
GEN
For safety reasons, tires in pairs and not The tires
with the deepest tread be
mounted on the front
WHAT I

rpm
Maximum torque
SAE net 122 ft. at rpm)
No.
of 4
1
Premium 1
Capacities
tank in gal.
i n capacity )
in quarts.
Maximum
transmission transmission
without brakes
with brakes
165/75 165/75
Note For maximum engine performance, Premium is recommended . Further Booklet 3.2 .
The engine be checked
requirements of the Canadian
-see chapter
Booklet 3.2 .
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rpm
Maximum torque
SAE net 155 ft. rpm (21 rpm)
No. of
4
(1 .896 cm3)
S troke 3.76 in ( 95.5 mm)
Bore 3.13 in ( 79.5 mm)
55
Reserve in gal.
in capacity )
washer container in quarts.
in quarts.
without brakesn in lbs.
in lbs. /kg 165 75
Note 1l The engine oil level should be checked while
topping up.
Do not Booklet 3 .2 .
See also chapter AND Booklet 3.2.
The spark ignition system meets all requirements of the Canadian
ference-Causing Equipment Regula­
tions.
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