2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS Owners Manual

a wheel : loosen ing wheel
info rmation and heed the on p age330.
Loose n
the wheel only with the lu g that supp1ied w ith the
Loosen th e w heel bolt s onl y about one tu rn befor e
liftin g th e
a w heel docs no t come loose, p ush the end of the lug wrench with your foot. Make sure you are s tanding firml y on the ground and hold on to the ve hicle fo r support.
loosening th e wheel bolts
th e lug wre nch over th e wheel fig. 182.
Holdin g th e lu g wre nch at the end, loosen the
wheel b y turnin g it counter-clockw ise about
loosening the anti-theft wheel bolt
wheel with a wheel cover, the anti-th eft wheel must b e at fig. 183 the wheel cover canno t be
Take the adapte r for the a nti -th eft wheel b olt out o f the vehicle tool kit.
the adapter all the w ay ove r the anti-theft wheel b olt.
the lu g w re nch onto the adapte r until it
s to ps.
H olding the lu g w re n ch th e end, loosen the w heel bo lt by turning it count er-c lockw ise about comple te tu rn
information regarding wheel bolts
The des ign of rims and wheel different wheels are ins tall ed, wheel bolts with the right length and bolt head sh ape must be used. The attachment of the
w heels and fun ction of the brake syste m depen d on thi s.
from fe rent ve hicles of the same mod el.
Wheel bolt tightening torque
tightened bolts for steel a nd alloy w heel rims should have a to rqu e of88 ft lb s
Improperly tightened w heel bolts can co me
loose w hil e driving and cause you to lose control over the ve hicle, resulting in accidents and rious injuries.
Never u se differen t wheel bolt s.

Wheel bolt s and w heel hub threads must
use the
wit h th e jack
Fig . 184 lift point for th e jock .
first re a d and n o te the intro ducto ry infor mat io n and heed th e on page330.
T he jac k
must b e po sition ed at one o f the four lift points m arked on the ve hicl e bo d y ( tw o on each
Checkli st
Never grease or oil th e w heel bolts and the threads in the wheel hubs. The bo lt s can come
loos e w hile driving if greased or oiled, even if
tigh tened to the requi r e d torque.
Neve r loosen bolted connections on w heel
rims with bolted rim rin gs.
the w heel bolts are not tight en ed to the
p ro pe r torque, the wheel can come off the ve­
hi cle whe n it is moving. E.xcessive ly
The ve hicle may only be lifte d by a jack positio ned
a t o n e o f th e four jack lift po int s.
F o r yo
ur own safety and that o f your passengers. carry out the follo wing step s in the o rder
tow in g trailer: the tr aile r from the ve hicle and park the trail er properly.
4 . Loosen the whee l b o lts o f th e w heel to be c han ged=> page 332.
5 . Find the ja ck lift
point=> fig. 184 on the ve hicle fram e tha t is closes t to the w heel to be c han ge d.
6.
up th e jack so tha t it still just fits undern eath the lift po int.
Pr actical tip s 332 333

Checklis t (continued)
7. th e jack so that its ba se is directly underneath th e lift page 333, fig. 185, making
sure th at the e ntire base of the jack rests securely on th e gro und.
B. Align the ja ck and w ind up th e jack claw at th e sa me time, pa ge 333, fig. 185 (ar row).
9. c ra nking up the jack until th e whee l is ju st a littl e
Usc only jacks approve d by Volk swage n fo r the ve hicle. Other jacks might slip , eve n those
ap pro ved for oth er Volkswagen models, but not
for your ve hicl e.
Always set up t h e jack on firm and leve l
ground. The vehicle may slip off the jack if the jack is resting on soft or slop ing ground. If n eces­
sary place a sturdy board under the jack.
a hard, slip pery surfa ce (such
to prevent the jack from slipping.
Posit io n the jack only at the describ ed hide lift points. Befor e yo u rai se your vehicl e, al­make sure the jack claw properly grip s th e
ve rtical rib under t11e sill so that th e ja ck d oes
n ot slip off when yo u are raisi ng the ve hicle page 333, fig. 185.
Do it yourself
Neve r have an y part of your body (such as your arm or leg) under the v ehicl e when it is
su pported by the ja ck. Never le t o ther pe rso ns have any part of their body under th e ve hicle, ther!
floor jack, a lways make sure th at t11e ve hicl e is
sa fe ly supported on safety stand s intended for that purpose that are strong e nough to support the weight of th e vehi cle.
Neve r lift t11e ve hicle when it is to one side or the e ngine is running.
Do not s tart th e eng in e while th e ve hicle is
support e d b y jack. Engine vib ratio ns ca use the vehi cle to slip off the jack.
Disr egarding
the safety- rela te d ch eckl is t may
l ea d to acc idents and serio us injuri es.
Alway s rev ie w and follow the ch ec kli st. Follow accep te d sa fety pract ices and use
common se nse.

Fig. 186 Chang ing a wheel: remove previo usly ened wheel bolts using the screwdr iver handle .
first read and no te th e introduct ory inform ation and hee d the on page330.
R emov
ing the wheel
Revie w the pag e 331.
Loosen th e w heel page 332.
the page 333.
Complete ly unscrew and rem ove the ously loosened whee l bolt s using the hexago nal
soc ke t in the sc rew dri ver h andl e fig. 186. th e wheel bolts on a clea n surf ace .
Re m ove the w heel.
Installing the spare or compact spare
unidirectiona l tir e, b e sure to install it in the proper ro llin g pag e 293, tires.
After changing a
fir st read and note th e introductory info rm ation and hee d th e on page330.
Clea n th e tools in the vehicl e too l kit if sary and stow th em in th e foa m gage pag e 326.
Securely sto re th e spare whee l, compact spare
w heel, o r th e whee l yo u took off the vehicle in th e
lugga ge compartment.
Practical tips
the spare whee l o r compac t spare wheel on th e ax le.
th e a nti-th eft wheel bolt in position 332, fig. 183 Han d tigh ten it using the adapter b y turnin g clockw ise.
i n all other w hee l b olts clockw ise and tig ht en them slig/ u/yusin g th e hexago nal socket in
the screwdrive r handle.
Lower the ve hicl e with the jack .
the lug wre n ch to firml y tighten all wheel
bolt s (turn Do not tighten them in sequ en ce ! Tight en any wheel bolt to beg in, th en tighten th e wheel bo lt dia gonally opposite the first
b o lt, and so for th.
page 328.
Wh
eel bolts that a re tighte ned or installed p rope rly can come loo se, causing loss of vehicle
contro l,
Always keep whee l bolt s and threads in the
w hee l hub clean and free of oil and grease . The
wheel bolts mus t turn easil y and must be
the hexagona l socket in th e sc rewdriver
handl e o nly to turn th e w hee l bolt s when they are loo se, never to loosen th em or
Have th e w heel b o lt tightening to rqu e ately c hec ke d with a to rqu e wre nch page 332.
Have the dam aged whee l re p laced as soo n as
poss ible.
In ve hicles with indir ect T ir e Monitoring th e sys te m mu st b e after each tir e ch a nge
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Tire
Introduction
In thi s section you'll fin d information on th e lowing:
Cont ent s o f the tire mobi lity set . . . 337
Prep ara tio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
minu tes of drivin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tures up to abo ut 3/16 in (4 mm) in diam ete r c an
b e re liabl y se ale d using the tir e mobility The
foreign obje ct (sc rew or fo r example) must
n ot be re m ove d from the tire!
Afte r the sealant is th e tire , driv e for abou t minut es and check tir e pressure ag ain.
Never use th e
tire m obility se t to a tire un less you
-have park ed ve hicl e at a safe s po t,
- are fami liar with the nec ess ary pro ce -dures and safe ty pre cautio ns, and
-have th e correc t tir e mobilit y Otherw ise . ge t exp ert ass is tan ce .
Tir e sealant mu st not be used:
If th e w heel rim is damaged.
i\t out side tempe ratur es below
If th e c ut or punctu re da mag e of th e tir e is
g rea te r than 3/16 in (4 mm) in diameter.
I f you were drivin g wi th very lo w tire press ure
o r flat tir e.
If th e tir e inflation cyli nder h as passe d its ration elate.
More information:
Vehicle key page 34
Braking, s to ppin g and page 188
T ires and page 276
In an em erge ncy pag e
page 328
D o it yoursel f
rious personal injury:
Alway s stop the ve hicle as soon as it is sa fe to
d o so and move the ve hicl e
Always make sur e that th e ground is leve l a n d
firm.
passen gers and espec iall y childr en must stay
Turn on the emerge ncy flas hers and set up an oth er warnin g dev ice about 25 yards (25
m ete rs) behind the ve hicl e to warn approaching
traffic .
the tire mobility set only if yo u are mili ar with the n ecessa ry s tep s. Othenvisc, get
expe rt ass is tance.
yo u can get profe ssional h elp.
Sea lant is harmful and mus t immedi atel y be removed in case of skin contact.
Alway s store th e tire mobilit y se t o u t of reach of children .
Never usc a vehicl e jack, even if th e jack is proved for use with your vehicle.
Always apply the parkin g brake and shift the
t ran smi ssio n Par k (P) (automati c

Improper use of th e tire set can cause a
temporary tire to fail and lead to loss of veh icle
contro l and seriou s personal injuries.
Always remember that a tire filled with ant does not handle as well as an undamaged tire without sealant.
Never drive faster than mph
Neve r use the tire set if the outside temperature is below
Never drive with a tire that has cuts or when they are larger than3/16
in(4mm).
se t only for emergencies yo u can get profe ssional he lp .
to at least 36 psi
(2.5 bar) , do not drive the vehicle. Contact the nearest authorized Volk swagen dealer,
minutes, do not drive the ve hicl e any farth er. Contact the nearest authorize d Volkswagen dealer, rize d Volkswagen Service Facility, or qualified
works hop.
of the tire set
Fig . 187 Basic diagram: Contents of th e tire mobility set.
May a ls o be inte grated in th e c ompr essor.
(continued)
Alwa ys replace a tire
Avoid full throttl e acceleration , hard,
braking, and fas t cornering.
Drive at s low speed for
of u se d or expir ed seala n t.
New tire inflation cylind ers a re avai lable from authorized Volksw age n dealer s a nd thoriz e d Volkswage n
Rea d th e sepa rate use r manual o f the facturer of th e tire mobility
first read and not e the information and hee d the on pag e 336.
Th e tir e mobilit y se t i s s tor ed in th e luggag e
partment under th e floor covering. It contai ns the fig. 18 7 :
Label w ith sp ee d or
Fillin g hose w ith sealing plug
Air com pre ssor
Tire inflation hose
Tire pressure gau ge4l
A ir valve5l
s w itch
In stead of this. a buuonm ay be in cluded in the co mpressor.
tips 336 337

Tire inflatio n cy lind er w ith sealant4l
Replacem ent va lve cor e
Th e valv e
core wrench has a sl it on th e lowe r
end wh ich fits the va lve co re. Thi s is th e only way
Pr eparations
to unsc rew the v alve core from the tir e va lve and t o
sc rew it in aga in. T his a ls o applies for the replace­
m ent va lv e co re @ .
first read and no te th e in troduc tory in for mation and hee d th e on page 336.
Checklist
188 .
3 . Autom atic transmi
ssio n: S hift th e tra nsmi ssio n into 179.
4 . Sto p th e e ng in e
and re m ove the key from th e ig ni tio n page 172.
5. Man ua l
tra nsmi ssion: Engage page 179.
6. Have all passengers exit and go to a safe place, su ch as behind th e g uard rail.
7. Swi tc h on em erge ncy flashers and put up th e wa rning page 320.
whe ther a repa ir th e tir e mob ility set is p age 336.
9. If towin g a trailer: Unhi tch th e trailer f rom th e ve hicl e and pa rk the trailer properly.
p age 337, fig. 187 ® from the tire mobility set o n the in strument panel in the driver's fie ld of vis io n.
1 3. The fore ig n o
bject (screw or nail, for example) sh o ul d not be re m ove d from th e tire!
Di sregarding the safe ty-r elat ed checkli st may
lead t o accidents and serious injurie s.
Always rev ie w and follow the c hecklist.
F ollow accepted safety practices and use common sense .
Do it yo ur self

Please first read and note the introdu ctory information and heed the on page 336 .
the valve core from th e tir e valve
u sin g th e valve core page 337 , fig . 187 and place it on a clean surface.
Vigorous ly shake th e tir e inflation cylinder page 337, fig. 187
Tigh tly sc rew the filling page 337, fig. 187 to the tire inflation bo ttl e ( turn
He mov e the sealing plug from th e page 337, fig. 18 7 and slid e th e open end th e way onto the tire va lve.
H old the cylinder with the bottom po inting up and the entire contents of th e tir e inflati on inder int o th e tir e.
Detach the empty tir e inflation cylinder from
th e va lve.
p age337,fig. 187 sc rew the v al ve core back into the tir e valve.
the tire
the tire inflation page 337, fig. 187 o f th e air compressor tightl y to th e tir e va lve .
whether the air release pag e 337, 187 is screwe d on tightly.
page 337, fig. 187 into a soc ket of the page
Switch th e ai r compresso r on using th e page 337, fig. 187
Le t th e air compre ssor run until 2 .5 ) bar is re ach ed
Switch off the air compressor.
an air press ure of29-36 psi 2.5 bar)
cannot b e reac hed, unscrew the tire inflation hose from the tire v alve.
tips
Dr ive about feet m ete rs) backward s o r
f o rward s so that the sealant ca n be distributed sid e th e tire .
th e tire inflat ion hose of th e air pr esso r aga in to the tir e va lve and r epeat th e
th e required tir e pressure still cannot be reached. the tir e is too badly damaged. The t ir e
canno t b e sealed us ing th e tire mobilit y set. Do not
d rive the v ehicle. Get expert
Disconnect th e air compresso r and unscrew the tire infl ation hose from the tir e va lve .
mph km/h).
page340.
The tire inflation hose and ai r compresso r ca n
get hot during inflation.
Protec t hands and skin fro m hot parts.
Do not p lace th e hot tire inflation hose or hot air compressor on flammable material.
Let th e equipment cool off almost plet ely before sto wing it.
bar), th e damage is to o great to be repaired
wi th the tire mobility set. The sealant is not able to seal the tire. Do not drive the ve hicle. Get pert assistance.
Note
Do not let the compressor run for more than 8 minutes to help prevent overheating damage.
Let the compressor cool down for a few minutes
befor e switching it on again. Let it cool down most completely before stowing it in the re p a ir
kit.
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