2018 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Owners Manual

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Hubcaps 
 
Fig. 160 Pulling the hubcap off. 
 
Fig. 161 Twisting the hubcap off. 
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Wheel bolt caps 
 
Fig. 162 Pulling cover caps off wheel bolts. 
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Fig. 164 Pulling the wheel cover off (Version 2). 
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Changing a wheel 
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  WARNING 
Changing a wheel, especially on the side of the road, can be dangerous. To help reduce the risk of serious personal injury: 
�x Always stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so. Mov

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9.  Take the compact spare wheel and the vehicle tool kit out of the luggage compartment. 
10. Take off the wheel covers ⇒ Wheel trim.  
  WARNING 
Disregarding the safety-related checklist may

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Before you check the tightening torque, replace corroded and difficult-to-turn wheel bolts and clean the threads in the wheel hub. 
Never grease or oil the wheel bolts and the threads in the wheel h

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Fig. 167 Jack in position at the left rear lift point. 
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