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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
will be s ix 10 eight of them evenly pla ced aroun d tire. Marks on the tire s idewa ll (fo r ex amp le o r oth er symbols) indicate the p ositions
of the tread w ear in dica tor s. Wo rn tires mu st be
rep laced . Different figu res may apply in oth er
Tir e pressure
In co rrec t lir e pr ess ure cause s pr ematur e wear
and can cause s udden tire blow -out. F or thi s
r easo n, tir e pressure must be c hec ke d at leas t
o nce a m ont h
56.
Driving style
Drivin g fast around cu rves, heavy acce lera tio n
and hard braking increase t ir e w ear.
Rotating tir es for more even wear
I f th e front tires are worn consid era bly m ore
than t he re ar ones, rotate th em as sh own
59, fig. 15 . All the tir es will then last for
about sa me of tim e.
A ll
tir es s hou ld have th e sam e am ount of
wear. All four w heels must have the sa me ro lling
ci rc umf ere nce.
Wheel balancing
Th e wh eels on ne w ve hicl es are balan ced. H ow­
eve r. various situations during every d ay driv ing
can cause them
b ecom e unbalan ced, r e­
s ultin g in vib rat io ns y ou can usuall y fe el throug h
th e steering wheel.
Unbalan ced w hee ls mu st be reb alan ced to avoid
e x cessive wear on stee ring, suspen sion and
60 Checking and Filling
tire s. A wheel also be rebalan ced w hen a
new lire i s in stalled .
In correct whee l alignment
Incorr ect whee l alignment can cause exc ess ive
ti re wea r, impa ir in g
safe ty of the ve hicle. If
t ir es s how excess ive wear, have wheel align­
m en t ch ecke d by an authori zed Vol ksw age n
d ea le r or qualifi ed work sh op.
WARNING
Sud den tir e fa ilur e ca n le ad to lo ss of con trol ,
a cra sh and serious persona l injury!
• Neve r drive a vehicle wh en th e trea d on
any tire is wo rn dow n to the wea r indicator s.
• Worn tires a rc a sa fety hazar d, the y do not
gr ip we ll on wet roads and increase y our risk
of "h yd ropl anin g" and lo ss of contro l.
• Always kee p ch emi cals that can ca use tir e
d amage, s uch as g rease, oil , gaso line and
brak e fluid away from tire s.
• Tire s age even if th ey a rc not b ein g use d
and can fail sudd enl y, es pecially al high
s pe eds . Tir es that a re more than 6 year s old
can onl y be use d in an emergen cy and th en
w ith sp ecia l care a nd at lowe r sp eeds.
• Neve r mount u sed tire s on your vehicl e if
you a rc not sur e of their "pr ev iou s hi stor y."
Old use d tir es ma y ha ve been d amaged eve n
th ough the d am age ca nnot b e seen that can
lead t o sudd en tir e failure and loss of vehicle

Maximum Perm issib le Inflatio n Press ure
T his nu mb er is th e g re at est a mount of
pres­
s ur e tha t sh oul d ever be put in the tire und er
norma l driv ing cond itio n s.
R ep lac in g tires or rims on vehicles equipp ed
wit h
The air va lve o n all four tires (no t on the spare
ti re) is equip ped with a senso r, w hic h co nsta ntly
m on itors
a ir pr ess ure in side the tire, a nd
the n this Lu If
yo u ar e going to re pl ace the wheel rim s o n yo ur
ve hicl e, make sure the rim s also have these
se nso rs. The se nsor s mu st be co mp atib le w ith
TPM S sys tem o n yo ur vehicle .
I f yo u install rim s. w hich do not have th e se n­
sors, o r ha ve sensors w hich are not comp ati ble,
th e TP MS will not wor k pro perl y. In case, theTPM S would n ot b e ab le to m oni tor pr ess ure or wa rn you if is necessa ry.
• Wheneve r you c hange se nso rs, yo u ha ve to
i n sta ll
valves.
•
dri ve the valve ste m cap s se­
c ur ely m ou nted. We reco mmen d usi ng fac to ry
i n sta lle d va lve stem caps. As k your auth ori zed
Volkswage n dea le r if yo u los t va lve
caps.
T he in sta llat io n of re pla ceme111 tires
c ord hody plies in the tire si dewa ll m ay ca use
ma lfu nction tir e pre ssure monitorin g
sys te m (TPM S), and i s not recommended (cord
mat eri al informatio n is m olded on
ti re s ide­
wa ll).
ch ec k yo ur TPM S indi cator af te r r e­one or more tires o n yo ur vehicl e. If t he
TP MS indi cator is on. your TPMS is m alfu nc­
ti o nin g. Your
tire m ig ht be incom ­
patibl e yourTP MS system, or some co mp o­
n en t of the TP MS may be dam aged .
WARNING
• Usin g in cor rect or unmatched tires and
I or wheels or improper tire and whee l co mbi ­
nation s can le ad to loss of con tro l, co llisio n
and serio us perso nal injury.
• Always use tires, rims and whee l bo lts th at
me et th e specification s of ori ginal fa ctory- in­
s talled tire s or other combination s th at h av e
b een sp eci fica lly app roved by the vehicle
manufa ctur er.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WARN ING (continued)
• Tire s age even if they arc not being use d
and can fail su ddenl y, es peci ally at high
s peeds. Tire s th at are more than 6 yea rs old
can only be use d in an em ergenc y and then
w ith specia l care and at lower speeds.
• Never mount use d tir es on your vehicle if
yo u are not sur e o f th eir "previou s hi story."
Old used tir es ma y ha ve bee n damag ed even
th ou gh th e dam age ca nnot be seen that ca n
l ead to sudd en tir e fa ilur e and lo ss of vehicl e
control.
• All four whe els must be fitted with radi al
tir es of the s am e type, size (ro lling cir cumf er­
ence) and th e sa me tread p attern. Dri ving
w ith diff erent tire s reduces ve hicle han dling
a nd can l ead to a loss of control.
• If the spare tire is not th e same a s th e tir es
that are mount ed on the vehicle - for examp le
with winter tir es - only u se the sp are tir e for a
s h ort period of tim e and drive w ith extra care.
Refi t th e no rma l road w hee l as soo n as safe ly
possib le.
• Neve r dri ve
than th e spe ed for wh ic h th e tires on you r ve hicle are
rat ed because tires that arc driven fas te r than
their rated sp eed ca n
sudd enly .
• Overloadin g tir es cause h eat build -up ,
s ud den tire failur e, includin g a blowout and
sudden defl ation and loss of co ntrol.
• Temperat ure grades apply lo tir es that are
properl y inflat ed and not over o r underin­
flated .
• For tec hni cal reaso ns it i s not always pos­
s ibl e to use whee ls from oth er ve hicles-in
s om e cases not eve n whee ls from the sa me ve­
hicle model.
• If you insta ll w hee l trim d iscs on th e ve­
hicle whee ls, make sur e that th e air flow to the
brakes is not blo ck ed. R edu ced airflo w to the
brakes can th em to ove rheat , in cre asin g sto p­
ping distances and causin g a colli sion .
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
• If the spar e tire is differe nt from the tires that
yo u have mounted on your ve hicl e ( for example
tir es or wide profil e tir es), then use the
spare tire for a sh ort period of on ly and
driv e w ith extra care . R ep lace the flat tir e wi th
th e tir e ma tc hin g th e o ther s on yo ur vehicle as
soo n as pos sibl e.
Uniform tire quality grading
Qualit y can b e found w here appli cable on
th e tire side be twee n tread sh ou ld e r and
m axi mum sec tion w idth 61. fig . 16 .
For exampl e: T rea d wear 20 0, T ra ctio n /Ill, Te m­II.
1111 pa sse nger car ti res must conform to Federa l
Safe ty Hcquirem ents in additi on t o grade s.
Tr ead wea r
The
specifi ed gov­
ernme nt test course .
F or examp le ,
tir e g raded 150 wou ld wea r on e
and one half (11 /2) tim es well on govern­
me nt course as a tire graded IOO.
T he re lat ive perfor mance of tires depend s up on
th e act ual co nditions of the ir use, however. and
m ay depa rt sig nifi cantl y from th e no rm du e to
va riat io ns in dri vin g ha bits, se rvice practic es
a nd diff ere n ces in road chara cte ri sti cs and cli­
grade s, from hig hes t to lowes t. are
AA . and C. Those grade s re pr ese nt the tir e's
a bilit y to stop on pav ement as m easure d
under controlled condit io ns on spec ified gov ­
e rnment
surfa ces of asp halt and concret e. A
ti re m ark ed C ma y ha ve poor tracti o n perfo r­
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• in sta llin g new tires, be c are ful no t t o
dam age the va lves o r sensor s.
• Never drive witho ut the va lve ste m cap. Th e
va lves a nd senso rs
get dama ged.
• I f
sensors must be rep la ce d, th e
va lve must likew ise be re pla ced sa m e
tim e.
c£> Fo r the sak e of environment
Di sp ose o f o ld tires in accordan ce wit h th e loca l
r e qu ire m ent s. Tempe rat ure
The 1e111pem111re grades are A (the hi ghes t), B. an d C. represen ting th e tir e's to the
gene ration of heat and its abi lity 10 di ss ipat e tes te d und er contro lled co ndi tions
on a spcci f'ied indoo r lab oratory te st w heel.
Sus tained hig h tempera ture ca n cause
mate­
r ial of the lir e to deg enerat e and re du ce lire life,
and excess ive te mperature can lea d to sudd en
tir e
The C co rresponds to a leve l of perfor­
m an ce whi ch all pa sseng er car tires mu st m eet
un der the
Motor V ehi cle Sa fe ty Standard
No. G rad es and A re pres ent higher lev els
of pe rfo rm ance on the laboratory w heel
th an minimu m re quir ed by law.
WA RNING
The trac t ion gra de ass igned to thi s tire is base d
on stra ig ht-ah ead brak ing tra ctio n t ests, and
d ocs not i nclude acceleration, corn erin g, hy­
d ropla ning or peak tracti on cha racter is ti cs.
WARNING
Th e te m pera ture gra de fo r thi s tire is es ta b ­
li sh ed for tir e th at is proper ly in fl ated and
not overloaded. Excess ive spee d, und crinfl a­
tion , or excess ive load ing, eith er separate ly or
in com binati on, ca n ca use hea t bu ildup and
po ssible tir e fa ilur e.

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice @
Winter tires
Winter rires can improve vehicle handling on snow and ice. At temperatures
below 45 ° F (7 ° C)
recommend changing to winter tires.
In som e hea vy s now areas, loca l go vernment s
m ay re quir e tru e or "snow" tires, those
wit h very deepl y cut trea d. The se ti res sh ould
on ly be use d in pair s and be in sta lled on all four
w hee ls. Make sur e yo u purcha se snow tire s that
ar e th e s am e size and const ruction ry p e as the
othe r tir es on your vehicl e.
S umm er tire s prov ide less grip on ice and sno w.
Winter tires (s now tires) must be
on a ll
four whe els .
If you wa nt to us e th e tir e pre ssure monitoring
sys tem
compat ibl e se nso rs mu st b e
in sta lle d on all four wint er tire s 63.
Ask your authori zed Volkswage n deal er or qual ­
ified work shop for permitt ed winter tire sizes.
U se on ly rad ia l w int er tir es.
Wi nter tires lose their effectiveness w hen the
tr ead is worn dow n
to a depth of 4 111111 (0.1 57
inch ).
Onl y driv e wit h wint er ti res und er w int er co ndi­
tion s. S umm er tir es hand le bett er w hen there is
no snow or ic e on the ro ads a nd th e temp erature
is above 45 ° F (7 ° C).
If yo u ha ve a flat tir e, see notes on spar e w heel
"New tires and replaci ng tire s an d
wh eels".
Pl eas e always re m emb er that winter tir es ma y
ha ve a lower spe ed
than th e tire s origi­
nall y insta lled on your vehicl e at the time it was
manufactur ed. Pl ease see
53, "Spee d
rating (letter cod e)" for a listing of the spe ed
rating l ett er co de s and
maximum speed ar
w hi ch the tires c an b e driv en.
The sp eed rating letter code
53) is on the
s id e w all of th e tire fi g . 16 .
WARNING
Winter tires have maximum speed lim its that
may be lowe r than your vehicl e's maximum
speed. Always know the maximum speed b e­
fore driving
Neve r drive fa ster than the
speed permitted your speci fic wi nter tires.
This cause damage to the tire s leading to
an accident and serious personal injury to you
and your passengers.
WARNING
Driving faster than the maximum speed for
which the winter tires on your vehicle are
veloped can cause sudden tire failure, loss o f
contro l and seriot• .s personal injury.
• Winter tire s have maximum sp ee d rating
that may be lower than your ve hicle's max ­
imum speed.
• Neve r drive fa ster than the sp eed for which
the wint er or other tires installed on you r
hicle are rated.
WARNING
Always a djust your driving to the road and
traffic condition s. Never let the good accelera­
tion of the winter tir es and all -wheel drive
tempt you into taking extra risks. Alway s
member:
• When braking, an all-w hee l drive ve hicle
h andles in the same way as a front drive
hicle.
• Drive carefu lly a nd reduce yo ur speed on
ic y and slippery roads, eve n winter tire s
cannot help un der black ice conditio ns.
Fo r the sake of environment
U se s umm er tire s wh en weat her condition s
permit. The y are qui ete r, do not wear as qui ckl y
and redu ce fuel consumpti on
Where applicabl e (TP MS = Tir e pre ssure mo nitoring system)
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Snow chains - individualize for each vehicle
Yo u ca n use s now cha ins only to th e front
whee ls , and only t o certain tire sizes . Ask your
author ized Vo lk swage n deale r on which tir e
s ize s snow c hain s ca n be use d.
T he sn ow chain s must have low -profil e link s
and must n ot b e thi ck e r than 1 5 mm, including
th e loc k.
R emove whe el ce nter cove rs a nd trim discs be­
fo re pulli ng s now c hain s on yo ur
For safe ty re a so ns cove r caps must then be ove r th e w hee l b olts. Th ese are a vailable from
a uth ori ze d Vo lkswage n deal ers .
WARNING
U sin g the wrong snow chains for your vehicle
or in stalling them incorrectl y can increase the
Wheel bolts
WARNING (continued )
risk of l oss of contro l leadin g to seriou s per­
s onal injury.
• Sn ow c hain s are available in differen t
s izes. Always make sure to follow the in stru c­
tion s provided by th e snow chain manufac­
turer.
wi th the whee l rim , ca n scratc h or da ma ge it.
T herefo re, make s ure that the s now chain s are
s uit ably
Wheel bolt s must always be tightened to the correct to rque.
The des ig n of w hee l bolt s is m atc h ed to th e fac­to ry in sta lled rim s. If diff erem rim s are fitted, the
co rrec t whee l b o lts wi th th e right le n gt h and cor­
rec tly s hap ed bolt heads must be u sed. This en­
s ure s that whee ls a re fitt ed sec urely and that the
b rake syste m f unctio ns co rrec tly.
l n certain cir cum sta nces, yo u may no t u se w hee l
bo lts from a diff ere nt vehi cle -eve n if it is th e
sa me mode l
27.
WARNING
Improp erly tightened or maint ained wheel
bolt s can become loose ca using lo ss of con trol,
a colli sion and se ri ous perso nal inju ry.
• Alwa ys keep th e wheel bolt s and the
th rea ds in the whee l hubs clean so th e wh eel
bolt s can turn easily a nd be properly tight­
ened.
• Neve r gr ea se or oil the w hee l bolt s and the
threads in the wheel hubs. They can be come
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WARNING (continu ed)
loose w hile dri ving if greased or oiled, eve n if
ti ght en ed to the specified torque.
• Onl y use whee l bolt s th at belong to th e
w hee l.
• Neve r use diff erent whee ls bolt s on your
ve hicle.
• Alway s maintain the co rrect ti ghtenin g
torque for the wheel bolts to re duce the risk of
a wheel los s. If the tight ening torqu e of the
w hee l bolts is too lo w, they ca n loosen and
co me out when the ve hicle is mo vin g. If the
ti ght enin g torqu e is too hi gh , th e w hee l bolt s
a nd thread s can be damaged and the w hee l
ca n be come loo se.
The sp ecified to rq ue for the w heel bolts is
88 ft/lbs (120 N m). Afte r chan gin g a w hee l. th e
t o rq ue mu st b e checked as soo n as poss ib le w ith
torq ue wre nch - p refera bly by an auth ori zed
Vo lkswage n dea le r or qualifi ed

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
tool and th e vehicl e
jack
con tains th e follow ing items 18 :
Th e sc rew driv er is in th e lu g w re nch and its
b lad e is re ve rs ib le .
A dap ter for ant i-th eft wh eel bo lts
Tow ing eye, re movab le
W ire hook for pulling off the ce nte r co ve r
a nd th e w he el b olt cap s
Jack f or changing a wheel. B efor e yo u put
th e jack back in to i ts loca tion make sur e it is
co mp le te ly re tr a cted.
wr en ch for wheel bolts
Ad opter for anti-th eft w hee l baits
We reco mmend yo u carry t he wh eel bolt adap te r
in th e ve hicle tool kit at all times. The a nti-theft
w hee l bo lt code numbe r is sta mp ed on th e front
of th e ada pter. Yo u will need this numb er to re ­
p lace t he ada pter if it is lo st. No te th e c ode
numb er o f th e adapt er fo r th e an ti- th ef t whee l
b olt and kee p it in a safe pla ce
but not in your
veh icle.
Fig . 18 Vehicle too l kit. Some of th e it e m s sh own
come o nly w it h certa in models .
WARNING
Improper ly t ighte ned whee l bo lts can become
l oose, ca usi ng loss of contro l, a co llisio n an d
ser ious perso nal i nju ry.
• Neve r tig h te n th e w hee l bo lts wit h a hex
socke t in th e sc rew driver h and le because yo u
w ill n ot be ab le to tig hte n th e bo lts to t he re­
qu ired torque.
• Always use t he lug wrench and tig ht en th e
wh eel bolts secure ly.
WARNING
Imp roper use of your ve hicle jack can ca use
ser io u s pe rso nal in jury .
• Never use the fac tory sup plied jac k for t his
mod el to lift othe r ve hicles o r any other heavy
ob jec ts.
• Your vehicle jac k i s des igned for ch ang in g
w hee ls on your vehicle on ly, not fo r working
un dernea th
it. If you have to wo rk un derneat h
t h e ve hicle , a lways use safe ty s ta nds to s up-
p or t th e veh icle.
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Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
WA RNING (continued)
• Always pro perl y s ecur e th e ve hicle ja ck
a nd t ool kit in th e lu ggage co mpartm ent.
L o ose item s in th e vehicle ca n fly a round th e
in sid e o f th e ve hicle during hard brakin g or in
a c rash cau sing seriou s pers onal injur y.
Changing a wheel
Applies lo vehicles: with spare wheel
Getting started
WARNING (contin ued)
• Before y ou rai se yo ur ve hicl e the jac k,
al ways re ad and h eed all
Pa rk vehicle in a safe place befo re changing a whee l.
-If yo u have a flat tir e or pun ctur e, park
t h e ve hicle as fa r away from th e flow of
t ra ffi c as poss ible o n a firm , eve n surf ace.
- Turn o ff the engine. Turn o n the emer­
ge ncy flas her.
- Apply the park ing brake firm ly and en­
gage a gear or
pu 1 1h e se lecto r in P.
- A ll passe nge rs mus t leave the ve hicle.
Th ey sh o uld wait in a safe place (for ex­
a mpl e behin d a g ua rd rail or other safe ty
ba rrier) .
- Block the w hee l o pp osite t he w hee l
b ein g cha nged wit h a su itabl e objec t. .
- If yo u are tow ing a tra iler, u nh itch it
fr om your ve hicle .
- Remove the spare w hee l and the ve hicle
t oo ls from t he lu ggage com part ment.
WARNING
C han gin g a w hee l, es pecia lly on the s ide the
ro ad , can b e da ngero us. To hel p re du ce th e
ri sk of seriou s perso nal inju ry:
• Alw ays sto p th e vehicl e as soon as
is safe
t o do so and mo ve the ve hicle a safe distan ce
68 What do I do now?
WA RNING (cont inu ed)
off th e ro ad wher e it i s safe lo c hang e th e
wh eel.
• Turn on th e emerge ncy flas her a nd set up
an other warnin g dev ice a bo ut 27 ya rds (25
m eters) behin d th e ve hicl e to wa rn ap­
pro achin g traffi c.
• Always make sure th at th e gro und i s leve l
a nd
if n ecessary use a s turdy boar d
und er th e jac k.
• When one w heel is lif ted
th e g round
puttin g th e se lector leve r in P will not pre vent
s udd en ve hicl e mo vement .
• Always appl y th e parkin g brak e
and
e ngage the se lec tor lever in P to help prev ent
the vehicl e from m oving s udd enl y a nd s lip­
p in g o ff th e ja ck.
• Always block the whee l oppos ite th e w hee l
be in g cha nged with b oth fo ld in g ch ocks or
s imil ar obj ec ts .
• If you arc towin g a tra iler, a lways unhit ch it
fr om yo ur vehicl e before star tin g to c hange
th e w hee l.
• Alwa ys use a ja ck th at ha s bee n approve d
b y th e m anufa ctur er for your vehicle .
• Neve r u se oth er j ac ks, ev en if th ey have
b ee n ap pro ve d for u se on oth er Vo lkswag en

Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice
Applies lo vehicles: wi th spore whee l
Removing the spare wheel
The spar e wheel is located und ern eath the floor covering in the luggag e compart ­
Fig. 21 Under th e floor ponel: spore wheel secured
wi th o p las tic nut.
Removing the spare wheel
-Lift floor panel and hang on
rubb er sea l aro und the luggage compart­
ment openin g.
- Unscrew the black plastic nut securin g
th e s par e whee l by turning it in
direc­
tion of th e arrow
21and remo ve
-Press dow n on pla stic screw 22
in the ce nter of the spare wheel and
turn it co unt erclo ckw ise in th e direction of
the arro w
22 and remove.
- Tak e out the s pare whee l. Stowing the
flat tir e.
- Lift the fl oor pan el a nd h ang i t on the
rubb er sea l around the luggage compart ­
m en t open ing.
- Pla ce the flat tir e in the spar e whee l we ll
in the lu ggage co mpartment.
- Take the pla stic scr ew, place it in the
c ente r of th e flat tire pre ss
dow n and
t urn
clockw ise.
70 What do I do now?
Fi g. 2 2 Under th e floor pone!: plo stic screw for se­
cur ing the plostic n ut.
- Secu re the flat tire w ith bla ck pl astic
nut.
WARNING
• Do not use the spar e tir e ifit i s damaged or
if it ha s worn down to the wear indicators.
• If th e s pare lire i s more than 6 years old,
u se
it only in an em ergen cy and with extreme
cau tion and careful dri vin g.
• The spare tire mu st alwa ys be se cur ed w ith
the wheel bolt s provided b y the factory.
• After installin g the spare tire, the tire pr es­
s ur e must be c hecked as soon as p ossible
56.
• On some ve hicles, the spare tire ma y be
sma ller th an th e original tire. The smaller
spar e tir e is identified with a sticker and th e
word s
"50 mph" or "80 km/h". These words
identify the max imum permissible sp ee d for
driving with this tire.
Not e
Mak e sure that the spare w heel. or
re mo ved ar e stored safe ly i n luggag e