Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Foreign Object Damage
| Driving over hard, pointed objects like nails, screws and
the like can pierce the tire. |
| This always leads to tire damage. |
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| Damage from Imbedded Foreign Bodies |
| Frequently, the foreign object
-marking- is so securely embedded in the tire that it
will not free itself even at higher speeds. Due to this, it can
act as a plug and seal the tire relatively well. The result is
gradual loss of pressure which the driver does not notice
immediately but which can lead to sudden and complete tire
failure. |
 Note
| No repair should be attempted on steel belted tires of which
the structure has been punctured by a foreign body. |
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A swelling in the flank of the tire indicates that the
substructure of the carcass has been damaged.
Typical ...
Tires with Torn-Out Tread
Such damage usually develops over a longer period of time.
If an already damaged tire is exposed to high stress, the
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Other materials:
Contents of the breakdown set
Fig. 171 The breakdown set
First read and observe the introductory
information and safety warnings
The breakdown set is located underneath the floor covering in the luggage
compartment. It includes the following components :
Valve core extractor
Sticker with the maximum permitted
s ...
Refuelling autogas
Fig. 132 In the right-hand side of the
vehicle at the rear: open tank flap with tank cap for gas filler neck ① and adapter
②
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings Switch off the engine, ignition and mobile
telephone before refuelling .
Please re ...
Fitting the front towing eye
Fig. 193 In bumper at front right:
depiction of variants for screwing in towing eye
First read and observe the introductory
information and safety warnings
The towing eye is screwed into a threaded hole behind a cover on the right of
the front bumper .
The towing eye must always be kept i ...
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