2007 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF wheel bolts

Anti-theft alarm system 3.1: 34
Linking your trailer 3.2: 18
Switching off 3.1: 34
Anti-theft wheel bolts 3.2: 84
Antifreeze 3.2:47
Arm rest
front
3.1:60
Automatic belt retractor 2.1: 19
Automatic car wash 3.2: 22
Automatic locking 3.1: 32
Automati c
mode
Climatronic 3.1: 79
Automatic transmi ssion
Selec tor lever lock 3.1: 89 Tiptronic 3.1: 88
Automatic transmiss io n with
Tiptron ic 3.1: 91
Automatic wipe/wash function for the rear
w idn ow 3.1: 51
Auto Hotline 2. 1: 12,3.2: 106
Average fuel consumption 3.1: 21
Average sp ee d 3.1:21
8
2.1: 27
Booster seats 2.1: 62
Brake assis t sys tem 3.2: 3
Brake boo
ster 3.2: 2
4 Key words
Brake
Changing 3.2: 54
level?
. 3.2:53
W hat kind of brak e
65 Warning 3.2: 39, 55
Capacities 3.3: 5
Ca rgo area 2.1:
Car wash 3.2: 22
Catalytic converter 3.2: 9
CB radio 3.2: 33
CD changer 3.1: 65

Tank
the tank 3.2: 35
Fuel gauge 3.1:
fuel filler flap 3.2: 35
Technic al modifications 3.2:
32
Tether anchors 2.1:68
Tether strap 2.1:
69
Threaded rim ring 3.2: 57
down hooks 3.1:
Tie-dow ns 2.1: 12
Tire pressure 3.2: 68
Tir e pressure monitorin g disp lay
mode ls) 3.2: 65
Warn ing 3.2: 65
T i
re pres sure monitoring sys tem
3.2: 75
Tires and wheels 3.2: 75
Valves 3.2: 75
Tire pressure monitoring system
models) 3.2 : 62
Tires
Repla cing 3.2:
75
life 3.2:72
rating le tter code 3.2: 74 Tire Identification Number 3.2: 74
Tire manufacturing date 3.2: 74
Tire specifications 3.2: 74
Tread
depth 3.2:72
tire pressure 3.2: 68 tire inflation pressure 3.2: 61 Dimensions 3.2: 73
General notes 3.2: 57
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 3.2: 58
New tires
and wheels 3.2: 73 Replaci ng 3.2: 73
ch ai.ns 3.2: 78
Tir e pressure monitoring system 3.2: 75
Tires and vehic le load lim its 3.2: Whee l bolts 3.2: 79
Winter tires 3.2:77
Tir e serv i
ce life 3.2:72
Tool s 3.2:
Torn or fra yed safe ty belts 2.1: 17
Towing 3.2:
General notes 3.2: 103
When can your vehicle not be
t owed? 3.2:
Towing eye 3.2:
See Tire pre ss ure monitoring system
model s)
Warning
light 3.2: 62
Trail er towing 3.2: 15
Anti-theft alarm system 3.2: 18
Brake s 3.2: 15
instructions 3.2 : 16
3.2:
Transporting long items 3.1: 63
Tread Wear Indi cato r
Trunk lid 3.1: 35
See also Rear lid
Turn signa l and high beam lever 3.1:46
Turn signal s 3.1: 46
Warning light 3
.1: 46
u
Underbody sealant 3.2: 27
Unfast ening belts 2.1: 25
Unidirectional tires 3.2:57, 86
tir e qual ity grading 3.2: 76
Unpleasant odor 3.1: 83
Uphol stery
Key word s 13

changea ble deco rat ive cove rs a re att ached to th e rim with s elf- locking sc rews . lfyou would ro re pla ce damaged wheel covers, contact your authorized Volkswa gen d eale r or
WARNING
New ti res or tires tha t are old, worn or aged cannot provide maximum control and braking ability.
New tires tend to be s lipp ery and must be broken in . To reduce the risk of losing co ntrol,
a co llisio n and serio us personal injuri es, drive with sp ecia l care for the first km).
(cont inued )
Driving with worn or damaged tire s can lead to lo ss of control, sudden tire failur e, cluding a blowou t and sudden deflation ,
c ras hes and seriou s personal injuries. Have wo rn or damaged tires rep laced imme di ate ly.
To redu ce the riskoflosingcontrol, crashes and s erio us personal injuries, never loose n
th e bolts on w heels with bolted rim rings.
more than 6 years old can onl y be used in an em erg en cy and then
w ith specia l care and at low speed.
Neve r m ount u se d tires on your ve hicle if
yo u are not sure of their used tires may have been damaged ev e n
t h oug h the damage cannot be seen th at can
lead to sudden tir e failure and loss of ve hicl e control.
hicl e pull s to one sid e when dri ving, always
s top as soo n as it is safe to do so and ch eck the
whee ls and tires for damage.
Accessory weight
Means the combined we ight ( in excess of those
sta ndard ite m s w hi ch may be repl aced) of mati c tran smission. power steering. po wer
bra kes, power windo ws. p owe r seats , radio, and heater, to th e ex te nt th at th ese item s are
or lowe r indica te
a short s id ewall for improved steering respo nse and better ove rall handling on dry pave ment.
Bead
Mean s the pa rt of the tire t hat is m ad e of stee l
wires , w rap ped or re inforce d by pl y cords and that is shap ed to fit t he rim.
Bead separation
Mean s a breakdow n of th e bond between
Means the strand s forming the in th e tire.
weight
Me ans th e weig ht of motor vehicl e w ith dard equ ipment including the m aximum pacity of fu el, oil. and coolant . a ir conditio nin g
a nd additional weight of opt io n al equipm ent.
E xtra load lire
M ea ns tire desi gn to operate at higher loads and at hi gher inflat ion pressure s th an th e corre -
s ponding sta ndard tire.

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
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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