Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Damage caused by foreign bodies
| Driving over hard, pointed objects like nails, screws and
the like can pierce the tyre. |
| This always leads to tyre damage. |
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| Damage due to embedded foreign body |
| Often, the object -marking- is
so securely embedded in the tyre that it will not free itself
even at higher speeds. Consequently, it can act as a plug and
seal the tyre relatively well. This results in a gradual loss of
pressure, which the driver will not notice immediately, but
which can lead to sudden and complete tyre failure. |
 Note
| No repair should be attempted on a steel-belted tyre of
which the structure has been punctured by a foreign body. |
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A swelling in the sidewall of the tyre indicates that the
substructure of the carcass has been damaged.
Typic ...
Tyres with stripped profile
Such damage usually develops over a longer period of time.
If an already damaged tyre is exposed to high stress, the
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Other materials:
Indicator lamps
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
Lit up
Possible cause
Solution
Partial or complete fault in the vehicle lightinga),
excluding bend lighting. b)
Change the corresponding bulb or
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Assembly overview - park assist steering, LHD vehicles
1 -
Park assist steering button -E581-
Removing and installing
→ Chapter
2 -
Rear park assist steering senders
Rear left park assist steering sender -G716-
Rear right park assist s ...
Removing and installing evaporator temperature sensor -G308-, RHD vehicles
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Removal wedge -3409-
Note
Only vehicles with air conditioning system; on vehicles with
heater, opening in heater ...
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Swellings in the tyre sidewall
Stripped profile