Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Rim Information

Increasing Temperature Due To Low Tire Pressure

The diagram shows the temperature behavior of a tire at speed of 180 km/h (111.84 mph). A -  Normal range: when maintaining the specif ...

Overview - Rim

1 -  Rim Flange Stop for the side tire bead 2 -  Hump (H2) on Both Bead Seats Prevents the tire from slipping off ...

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Wear Spots
  A wear spot is a flat spot on the tread of the tires that can be caused by extreme braking maneuvers on subsurface such as asphalt. At the same time a tire during the braking maneuver is rubbed at selective points which ...

Winter tires
M+S-Symbol On “M-and-S-tires”, the tread pattern, tread compound or type are designed such that the handling characteristics in snow are improved compared to a normal tire. This is especially true when initiating or maintaining vehic ...

Tire Wear, Center
This wear pattern is found on drive wheels on high-powered vehicles that often drive long stretches at high speed. At high speeds, the centrifugal force increases the tire diameter at the center of the tread more than at the shoulders of ...