Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: General

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Wheels and Tyres Guide - General Information / Handling problems / Vehicle pulls to one side / General

Perform a road test to determine whether a vehicle is pulling to one side and if so, which side. If the vehicle pulls to one side → Chapter.

When wheel alignment is checked, include the wheel alignment test results in tyre complaint report.

Manufacturer's tolerances can lead to a slight amount of taper (asymmetry) in the tyre carcass. The rolling tyre then develops a lateral force which acts directly on the wheel suspension, leading to self-steering of the vehicle. Strategic rotation of the wheels can balance out this self-steering behaviour.

Vehicle pulls to one side

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Conicity

Conicity is caused by a slight offset of the tread and/or the belt (amounting to a few tenths of a millimetre) relative to the geometric centre of the tyre. Taper is ...

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Operating Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
Fig. 169 Left-hand side of the multifunction steering wheel: buttons for operating the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings When the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is switched on, the green indicator lamp in the instrument cl ...

Removing and installing air intake silencer
Removing – Switch off electrical consumers. – Switch off auxiliary and supplementary heater and switch off ignition. – Remove front part of front right wheel hou ...

Removing and installing lumbar support adjustment
Special tools and workshop equipment required Removal pliers -3392- Note Removal and installation are described for the left vehicle side. Follow same in ...