VW Golf manuals

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Increase in temperature due to insufficient tyre pressure

The graph shows the temperature development of a tyre at a speed of 180 km/h.
A -  When specified tyre pressure is maintained, the temperature will remain stable.
B -  Danger zone: When tyre pressure is 0.3 bar below specification, the temperature rises to above 120° C at higher speeds.
C -  Critical temperature threshold: A tyre defect will develop.
T -  Temperature in °C
t -  Travel time in minutes
 

Increase in temperature due to insufficient tyre pressure

Tyre sizes for vehicles with four-wheel drive
The following points must be observed for vehicles with four-wheel drive: Only tyres of the same make, design and tread pattern may be fi ...

Information on wheel rims
Structure of wheel rim 1 -  Wheel rim flange Stop for tyre side beading 2 -  Hump (H2) on both shoulders of rim ...

Other materials:

Safety precautions when working on vehicles with Start/Stop system
Note the following when working on vehicles with Start/Stop system:   WARNING Risk of injury due to automatic engine starting in vehicles with a start-stop system. ...

Electronic immobilizer
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings The immobilizer helps to prevent the engine from being started and driven with an unauthorised vehicle key. There is a chip in the key. It automatically deactivates the immobilizer when the vehicle key is inserted into ...

Tyre pressure monitor
System description – Tyre Pressure Monitoring System General notes: The tyre pressure monitor display system is part of the software in the ABS control unit -J104-. The system is used to detect slow tyre pressure loss from a wheel. Event me ...

© 2016-2024 Copyright www.vwgolf.org