2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF MK5 Owners Manual

The g rad e C corresponds to a level of passe nger car tires must meet under the Federa l Motor G rades
trac tion tests, does not acceleration, cornerin g, droplaning or peak traction ch aracteristics.
Winter tire s
3.2 Tips and Advice
Winter tires can improve vehicle handling on snow and ice. At temperatures
b elow
F
some heav y snow areas, local governments may require true w inter or tires, those with very deeply cut trea d. T hese tires should only be used in pair s and be installed on fou r
wheels. Make sure you purchase snow tires that are the same size and construction type as th e
other tires on your
fou r wheels on you r
performance and reduces stoppin g di stances.
S
ummer tire s provide less grip on ice and snow.
tires (snow tir es) must have th e same specification and must always be fille d on four wheels.
yo u want to usc the tire pressure monitoring system compatibl e sensors must be ins talled on fou r winte r page
dealer or
tires lose their effectiveness when the tread is worn down to a dept h of 4 mm inch).
drive with winter tires under winter tion s. Summe r tire s handl e whe n th ere is n
o s
now or ice on the roads and the temperature is above F C).
you have a sec notes on spare wheel 73, tires and replacing tires and
alway s remember that winter tires may have a lower speed rati ng than the tires installed on your veh icle at the time it was manufactured. page 59, rating (letter for listin g oft he speed
r at ing le tt er
codes and the maximum speed at
w hi ch the t ires can be driven.
The speed ratin g le tter page 59) is o n
t h e s ide of th e page 73, fig. 19.
tires have maximum speed that may be lower than your m aximum speed. Always know the maximum speed fo re driving off. Never drive faster than the
s peed permilled fo r your specific winter tire s.
T his will cause damage to the t ires leadin g to an accident and serious pe rsonal injury to you and your passe nge rs.
= Tire press ure monito ring sys tem )
and

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
loss of con­trol, c rash es and serious personal injuri es. ave worn or d amage d tires rep la ce d imme­diate ly.
Wint er tires have maximum sp ee d rating
th at m ay be lo w er th an your vehicle's
imum sp ee d.
N ever drive faste r th an th e speed f or which the wint er or othe r tir es installe d on your ve­
hicl e are rated.
Always adjus t your speed and driv in g style to
road , traffi c and wea ther co nditi ons. Ne ve r le t
th e good acce le ration of the w inter tires tempt yo u into ta kin g ex tra risk s. A lwa ys re m ember:
Dri ve care full y and reduc e your s p ee d o n
ic y slippery roads, eve n win te r tires cannot h elp unde r bl ack icc condition s.
For the sake of environment
summer ti re s w he n wea ther condit ions
perm it. They are qu ie te r. do not wear as qu ick ly and r ed uce fu el con sum ption.
Snow chains -for each
Snow ch ain s may be fitte d only to th e front
w heels, and onl y to ce rtain t ire sizes .
T he s n
ow ch ain s m ust h ave low -profile and m ust not be thick er than 15 mm. includ in g
t h e lock.
Remo ve w h
eel cente r co vPrs trim discs be­fore pullin g snow ch ain s on yo ur vehicle=>
the wron g sno w chains for your vehicl e or installin g th em incorrectly can incre ase th e
ri sk of lo ss of cont rollc a din g to seri ous per­
sonal injury.
78 Checking and Filling
(continued)
Snow c h ai ns a re available in diff ere nt
s izes. Alw ays make sure to follo w the in struc­
ti o ns provid ed b y th e s now ch ain manufac­turer.
s n ow chain s neve r dri ve
fast e r than th e speed p ermill ed for your sp e­
cifi c snow chains.
Always ob serve loca l reg ulati ons.
H e m ove sn ow ch ains before driv in g on roa ds
not c ov ere d with sno w to av o id damagin g tires and weari ng the sn ow ch ain s down unneccs-sa ril y.

3.2 Tips and Advice
Wheel bolts must always be tig hte ned to the correct torque.
The design of w heel bolts is mat ched to th e th e
correct wheel bolts with th e rig ht length and rectly shaped bolt heads mu st be use d. Th is sures th at w heels are securely and the
brake system functio ns correct ly.
In cert a in cir cumstances, y ou ma y not usc wheel
bolts from a differe nt vehicl e- ev en if it is th e
sa me mod el page
serio us personal in jury.
keep the wheel bolts the
th reads in the wheel hubs clean so the whee l
bolt s turn easily en ed.
Neve r grease or oi l th e wh eel bolt s and th e
th reads in the wheel hubs. They ca n become
WARN ING (continued)
loose while driving if grea sed or oile d, eve n if
t ightened to th e s pecifi ed torque.
use wheel bolt s belo ng to the
wheel rim installed .
Never usc diff erent wheel s bolts on your vehicle.
Always maintai n th e correc t tig htening torqu e for the w hee l b olts to reduce the ri sk of a wheel loss. If the tightening torque of the
whee l bolts is too low, they can loosen come out w hen th e vehicl e is m ov ing . If t he
tight en ing torque is too high, the wheel bolts and threads can be damaged the w heel
can become loose .
Note
The specifi ed torqu e for th e w hee l bolts is
88 ft/ lb s Nm). Afte r changi ng a whe el. th e
torqu e must b e ch ec ked as soon as po ss ibl e w ith
a torque wre nch - pref erably by an authori zed Volkswage n dealer or qu alified works hop.

Location
The vehicle tool kit and spar e wheel are in the
What do do now?
Lift up the floor panel and auach it to the hook on the uppe r e dge of the luggage compa rtment
The ja ck only fits in the foam inse rt if it has wound back to its orig inal position after u sc.
Vehicl e too ls and a whee l has not bee n se­
cure ly stowed can fly around the ins id e of the during hard braking o r in a crash and cause serious personal in jury.
Always make sure that the spare wheel and the tools arc s tored securely in the luggage compartment.
The screwdriver is in the lu g wrenc h and its
b lade is revers ible.
Adapter for anti-theft wheel bolt s
Tow ing eye. remo vable
\Vire hook for pulling off the wheel bo lt caps
Jack for changing a wheel. Before you put the jack back into the tool box make sure it is comple tel y retract ed.
Lug wrench for wheel bolts
Adopter for anti-theft wheel bolts
recommend you carry the wheel bolt adapter in the tool kit at all tim es. The anti-theft wheel bolt code numbe r is stampe d on the front of th e adapter. will need this number tore­place the adapter if it is lost. Note the code number of the adapter for the anti-theft wheel bolt and keep it in a safe place-but no t in your

WARNING
Improperly tighten ed wheel bo lts can become loose, causin g lo ss of cont rol, a colli sio n an d seriou s perso nal injury.
Never tigh ten the wheel bolts with a onal socke t in th e screw driver han dle beca use
yo u will not be abl e to tighte n the bo lts to the
req uired torque .
WARNING
Improper use of your vehicle jack can ca use seriou s perso na l i njury.
Spare
3.2 Tips and Advice
(continued)
Never use the factory su pplied
port th e veh icle .
Alway s properly secure the vehi cle jack and tool k it in th e lu ggage com pa rtm ent .
Loose ite m s in th e ve h icle can fly a round the in side of th e vehicl e during hard braki ng or in a c rash causin g serious pe rso na l inju ry.
in th e ve hicle" on page 85.
spare is located in t h e luggage compartment, the floor panel.
F ig. 22
-
fig. so that yo u h ave both
hands free when removin g the spare
w h
eel.
-Unscrew th e hanclwhee l in the m iddle
of the spare fig. 22 by turning it to
t h e left.
Storing the tire that has been changed
-Hook the floor panel into th e upper
edge of th e lu ggage compartment
page
-Lay the changed tire with th e rim down
i n to
the spare wheel well so that th e hole in
the middl e of th e rim lies directly over t h e
sc r
ew.
- Scr
ew the hand wheel onto th e screw b y
t
urni ng it to the right until the tire is
partment.
- C lose the luggage compartment lid.
What do do n ow? 81

3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING
The spare whee l may be smaller than the origina l tir e. The s maller spare wheel is identi­fied with a sticker and the words
The spare whee l m ust be returned to the
spare whee l well so on as the standard road
wheel can be re pla ced.
Getting started
The spare wheel must always be secured
with the w hee l bolts provided by the factory .
After
r
vehicle in a safe place before changing a wheel.
If yo u have a flat tire or puncture, park
the vehicle as far away fro m the of
traffic as possib le on a firm, even surface
Turn off the e ngin e. Turn on the emer­
gency flasher.
App ly the parkin g brake firm ly and e n ­
gage a
gear or put the selector in
If yo u are towin g a trailer, unhitch it
from yo
ur vehicle.
WARNING
Changin g a wheel, especially on
Alw ays stop the ve hicl e
to change the
Turn on th e e merge ncy fla sh er and se t up an o th er warning device ab o ut 27 ya rds (25 meters) beh ind the vehicl e to warn ap­
proa ching traffic.
Always sure th at th e ground is leve l and firm, if necessary usc sturdy under the ja ck .
When one wh eel is lift ed off the ground putting the se lec to r l ever in
Always apply tl1e par k in g brake firmly and firmly engage gea r or put th e selec tor lever in

(continued)
you towi ng
use
cops
3.2 Tips and Advice
(cont inued )
Never use o th er jacks, even if they been approve d for use on oth er Volkswage n
mode ls.
To re duce the risk o fl osing contro l, cras hes and serious personal injuries, never loosen
the sc rews on rims wi th threaded rim rings
Removing the caps from the
Th e ca ps must be removed from the whee l bo lts before th e wheel bolts are
screwed .
Fig. 23 Detail of wheel: removing the
=> page fig . 2 1
the w ire hook to remove th e caps.
The caps protect th e and must be
n ote that the anti-theft fits
.
What do

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Loosening the
special adapter to loosen th e anti-theft bolts.
Loosening wheel bolts
-th e lug wrench as fa r as possi ble
over the w heel bolt.
- Hold
the end of the lug fig. 24
and turn the w heel bolt on e turn
Loosening anti-theft wheel bolts
-Take the adapter for anti -theft wheel
b olts o
ut of the ve hicl e tool page
fig .2 1
-th e page fig . 25 as
f
ar as possi b le onto the a nti-theft wheel
bol t.
-
the lu g wrench as far as possible
ove r the adapte r.
84 What do
WARNING
Loosen th e w heel boltsonlyabout one turn b efore raisin g th e ve hicle with the ja ck .
usc the lu g wrench that is s uppli ed
with th e ve hicl e to loosen the wh eel