2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Bec

3.2 Tip s and Advice
Tire service
The serv ice life of tires depends on a lot of different things including proper
lation and balancing, correct tire pressure and driving style.
Fig. 17 Tire tread : tread wear indicators (TWI)
T re ad
Wear Indicator {T W I)
The original tires on your ve hicle have 1/16 inch
(1.6 mm) high fig . 17 ning across the tread. Dependi ng on the m ake, there will be six to eight o f them evenly placed around th e tire.
he tread
Tir e press ure
In correct tire pressure cau ses premature wear and ca n cause sudden tire blow-out. For this
reason , tire pressure must be c h ecke d at least once a page 68.
D riving style
Driving fast around curve s, heavy acceleration and hard braki ng increase tire
Rota ting tires for m ore even wear
If the front tires arc worn considerably more than the rear ones. rotate them shown 18 . All the tires will then last for about the same amount of time.
A
ll four tires should h ave the same amount of wear. All four w heels mus t have th e same ro llin g
circumference.
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Fig_ 18 Rotat ing tires for more even wear
Wheel balanci ng
The wheels on new vehicles are balanced. I low­vario us s ituation s during everyday driv ing can cause them to become unbalanced, re­
s u lting in vibrations you can usu ally feel through
t h e stee ring wheel.
tire wea r. impairin g the safe ty of the ve hicl e. tires show excess ive wea r. have the w heel a lig n-
m ent checke d by Volkswagen
d ealer or qualified works ho p.
Sudden tire failu re
Never drive ve hicle when
Worn tires safety
and loss of comrol.
Always keep chemical s that can cause tire
damage, s u ch as grease,

Maximum Load Ratin g
This number indi cates the maximum load in and pounds that can be carried b y th e
tire. Tire
and temperature resistance.
Tire quality grading for tr ead wear, traction,
and temperature resistance
Tread trac tion tempe rature grades
Maximum Permissibl e
su re that sh o ul d ever be put in t he tir e under normal driv in g con d itio ns.
Replacin g tire s
or rims on
stantly monitors the air pressure in sid e the tire , and then transmit s thi s information to th e
you arc goin g to replace the wheel
rims on your ve hicl e, have these se n sors. The sensors must be compatibl e with the sys te m on yo ur hicle .
you rims. which do not sors, or have sensors w hi ch are not compatibl e,
then the TPM S will no t wo rk properly. wo uld not be able to monit or the tir e pressure o r you if it i s necessaty.
senso rs mus t b e rep laced at sp ecific va ls.
yo u ch an ge sen sors, yo u have to new valv es.
driv e wi th the stem caps curely m ounted . valve stem caps. your authorized Volk swage n dealer to re p lace lost va lve stem caps.
T he in stallat i
on of replacement ti res w ith steel cord p lie s in th e tire sidewal l may cause m alfuncti on of the tire pressure monitoring sys te m and is no t recomme nded (cord material inform ation in molded o n the tir e
if your ve hicle was equipped with r un-flat tires. rep la cin g them
wi th tire s that are not identical to th ose fill ed may cause mal function of the
3.2 Tips and Advice
and i s not recommended. Run-flat ti res should not be used to replace regular tires.
indicator after p la cing o ne or more tire s on you r ve hicle. the m alfu nctio n indi cator is is
not working p ro perly. Your r eplacement tire
m ight be incompatible with system,
o r some component of the be age d.
Usin g incorrect or unmatch ed tires and I or wheels or imprope r tire and wheel
use tires , rims and wheel b o lts that meet the sp ecificatio ns o f o ri ginal
Tires age even if they are n o l b eing used and can fail suddenly, especially a t hi gh
s peeds. Tires that arc m ore tha n 6 years old can only be used in an em erge ncy and then
w ith special care and lower speed s.
Never moun t used tires o n your ve hicl e if you are not sure o f their
four whee ls mus t be fitt ed with radial tires o f the same ence) and the same tread pattern. Dri ving with different tires reduces vehicle and can lead t o loss of contro l.
If the s pare wheel is no t the sam e as the tires that are m ounted on the vehicle-fo r ample with winter tires-on ly usc th e spare w heel fo r a short perio d of t im e and drive with extra care. Refit the normal road w heel as s oo n
a s safe ly possibl e.
Neve r drive fa ster th a n the maximum
speed f or which the tires on your ve hicl e are
r a te d because ti res that are driven faste r than their ra te d speed can suddenly.
Ov erloading tires cause heat build -up,
sudde n tire failure, including a blowout and sudden d eflati on and loss of control.

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.

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.
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in wet con dition s. o rd er t o f ully exploi t th e
b en efits of un idi re c tional tires ag ain, yo u sh o uld
imm ed iat ely r eplace or chan ge th e tire in o rd er
t o r estor e th e co rrect direc tio n o f rotat ion.
WARNING
Imprope rl y tig h te n ed or mainta ined wheel
bo lts can b ec ome lo ose causing loss o f co n tro l,
a c olli sion and serious p erso nal inju ry:
Always keep the wh eel bolt s and th e
thread s in the wh eel hu bs clean so th e wheel
b olt s can turn eas ily and be properly
N eve r g re ase or oil th e w heel bo lts and the
threads in the wheel hub s. They can become loose whil e dri vin g if gr ease d or oiled , eve n if
ti ghten e d t o the sp ecified t orque.
After changing a
-secure the jack and
tool kit in th e luggage
-
page 86 .
- H
ave the tire pressures all
the d e tect an
page 62 o r
Always read a nd heed all and oth e r important pa ge 79,
Note
The s pecified to rqu e for th e w hee l bolts is
88 ft / lb s N m). The torque must be c hecke d
a s soon as possib le w ith a torq ue w re n ch -erably by an authorize d Volkswa gen deale r o r
q ualified wo rksho p.
rod ed and pla ced befo re you ha ve the torq ue chec ked or have the b olts ti g htened to th e proper to rq ue.
H ave th e damage d tire replace d with a tire o f
th e sa me brand . s p ecifi ca tio ns a nd tread
WARNING
Alw ays properly secure the vehicl e jack an d
too l kit in the lu gg ag e compartment.
ment. Loose item s in th e ve hicle ca n fly
a round the in sid e o f the ve hicl e d urin g hard brakin g or in a c rash causin g se riou s perso nal
in jury.
Note
Th e specified to rqu e fo r th e w heel bolts is
88 N m). Th e torqu e must be c hec ked as soo n as possi ble w ith a torqu e w renc h -erably by an a uth orized Volk sw age n deale r o r
qua lified wo rk s h o p.
yo u no tice that the w he el b olts arc rode d and ha rd to tu rn . they mu st b e rep la ced
b efor e yo u have the torq ue c hec ke d or have th e
b olts tight en ed to the prop er
W ha t d o

hicle yo u are tow ing. Brake earlier and
more gently than you wou ld normally
- Do not drive faster than mph
miles
-Turn on the emergency flasher.
-Move the se lecto r lever or gearshift
l eve r to
the neutral position (N).
- Make s
ure that the tow-rope is taut at all
Tow-rope or lo w-bar
bar. use a tow -rope if you do not have a
tow -bar.
A tow-ro pe s ho uld
be slightl y elastic to reduce the loading on both ve hicl es. Use a tow -rope made of synthetic fiber or similar ela stic
load ing and damaging the anchorage points.
T he ignition
of the vehicle bein g to we d must be switched on to ensure
will
hav e to apply considera bly more press ure to the brak e pedal than you would normally.
Move the selec tor leve r toN.
Do not drive fas te r than mph
Do not tow farth er than mil es km).
a tow truck is used, the vehicl e must be tow ed with all wheels the ground.
Tow starti ng
For technica l rea sons,
it is not pos sibl e to tow start you r vehicle, if the vehicl e is without trical power. The engine management systems may not operate prop erly.
Use jumper cables page
WARNING
Towing a ve hicle changes th e way your ve hicle
h an dles and brakes. To help reduce the risk of
a n accident lea ding to serio us personal i njury, note the fo ll owi ng:
T he drive r of the vehi cle t hat is being towed:
Will have to press the brake pedal
Will have to use considerably more force
to turn t h e s teering wheel, because th e
power s teerin g is no t ac tive.
The driver of the vehicle that is towing:
Must accelerate gradually and gently avoid jerking movements.
Mus t brake earlie r and more ge ntl y than you would normally.
Tips
For technical r easo ns, it is not possible to sta rt a ve hicle with an aut omati c transmission.
th ere is no fluid in the vehicle transmission because o f a defect. th e vehicle must be tow ed
w ith the dri ve whee ls t h e ground.
a veh icle with an automati c tra nsmission has to be towed more th an miles