Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Tyres with flange protection
| The tyre industry produces tyres with flange protection for
alloy wheels. The flange protection is intended to protect alloy
wheels from damage due to contact with kerbs. |
| The combination of tyres with flange protection, steel
wheels and a full-size hub cap can lead to the loss of the hub
cap during operation. The flexing of the tyre separates the hub
cap from its seat. |
WARNING
| When fitting tyres, always make sure that only tyres
without flange protection are fitted to steel rims. |
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| The figure shows a prohibited combination of steel rim,
full-size hub cap and a tyre with flange protection. |
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Flange of a steel rim |
WARNING
| This combination must never be fitted! |
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Even visually flawless, new or barely used tyres with
sufficient tread depth, which are older than six years, may show
significant reduction of wet properties and win ...
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 ...
Other materials:
Checking operation and power supply of fuel pump
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Removal wedge -3409-
Multimeter e.g. hand-held multimeter -V.A.G 1526E-
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Checklist
Carry out the steps in the specified order :
To ensure that the engine oil reading
is correct, park the vehicle on a level surface with the engine at operating
temperature.
Switch off the engine and wait a few
minutes for the engine oil to flow back into the sump.
Open t ...
Dimensions - lettering on rear lid, “GTI/GTD”
Note
When fitting the lettering, observe the fitting notes
→ Anchor.
1 -
Lettering
Model designation
2 -
Height dimension
75.5 ± 1 mm, from lower edge of lettering to tail light.
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