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Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Tires, Dismounting

Remove the valve insert.
  Note
If equipped handle the glued-on wheel trim carefully. Surface slightly scratched.
Replace the damaged rim wheel trim.
   
–  Place the press-off blade -1- over the tire valve -arrow- and maximum 2 cm away from rim flange.
–  Remove the balance weight and any dirt from the rim.
 

Tires, Dismounting

–  Press off both tire beads all the way around and thoroughly apply tire mounting paste between the tire and rim flange -arrow-.
  Note
Avoid strong braking or acceleration maneuvers during the first 100 to 200 km. Otherwise due to the tire mounting paste the tires can distort on the rim.
 

Tires, Dismounting

Tires, Mounting
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Tire Sealant, Removing
Place the wheel on a flat surface. –  Remove the valve insert.   Caution ...

Other materials:

Tires, Reinforced, Extra Load
Some time ago, the designation “Reinforced” was replaced with the designation “Extra Load” by some tire manufacturers. In countries outside Europe, this designation has been conventional for some time. There are no technical differences. ...

Electrically Driven A/C Compressor, Flushing
Vehicles with a high voltage system Observe all of the additional warnings for all work performed on vehicles with the high voltage system. Refer to → Electrical Equipment; Rep. Gr.93.   ...

Contacts in Contact Housing, Repairing
First, open or release if necessary the secondary lock of the contact housing. Refer to → Chapter „Contact Housings, Releasing and Disassembling“.     –  Release contact (primary ...

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