2004 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT wheel

Mount the lug wrench over the wheel
bolt
whee l bolts about one turn.
Do not yet remove the
To rem ove the an ti-theft bo lts*. see th e in ­
f ormatio n on page 72.
845 -SSSK
Mounting points for the
at the impression.
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Anti-theft wheel bolts*
Anti-theft
1 - Wheel bolt
2 - Wheel bolt adapter.
(The adapter is located in the tool kit).
Loosening or tightening a wheel
bolt
Push the adapter 2 the way over the bolt 1.
the lug wrench from the tool kit onto
the adapter
2 until it stops. The wheel bolt can now be loosened or tightened.
After changing the
I

Emergency towing with commercial tow truck
The following inform at ion must be used by commercial tow truck operators who know
how to operate their equipment safely.
General hints
Whenever tow with the front
wheels
off g round.
The
a
cau­
se bumper and body panel damage .
is not safe for pas­
sengers. Never
mph km
the vehicle cannot be towed w ith wheel
lift equipment in combination with self-loa­
ding it must be transported on a flat
bed
to avoid damage to the transmission
caused by the lack of lubrication. 4 -
Towing
6 -12 inch es (15-

R T
Radiator fan 42 Tire
Radio ......................... 74
Rear
window washer container . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Repair
a radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reporting safety defects . . . . . . . .
81
Road -Removing from
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Safet y defects, -Reporting . . . . . .
81
Service kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 75
. . . . . . . . 26
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
-Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
- Rot ati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
-Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
-Wear ...................... 58
Tire designation code ........... 61
Tire grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Tires
.......................... 56
Tires/Wheels -Ho w often
check the
condition of
my tires? . . . . . . . 56
-Ho w often check the
tire pressure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
-tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
-New tires, breaking in . . . . . . . 56
season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
. . . . . . . . . . . 66
a
......................... 53
Towing
........................ 78
- D
istance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
-Speed ..................... 78
-With a
............... . 19

Always keep this information with your other vehicle literature. you
have questio ns, contact your authorized Volkswage n dealer.
This supp lement describes updates since
the las t printing of Safety
Sedan
Tire inflation pressure sticker for
Wheel Drive)
Engine co
mpartment: Gasoline engines hp (1.8L) an d 275 hp (4.0L)
Technical Data
Technical Data for Sedan Wagon W8 with manual transmission

Fuel supply
Do not use leaded gasoline!
The use of leaded gasoline
or methyl
-Anti-knock index must be 91 or higher
-
must contain no more than
3%
-
Tires I Wheels
Tire pressure
Required tire sted on a sticker on the driver's door jamb.
This
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