Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Tires, Mounting, Run-Flat Tires and Ultra High Performance Tires
Only trained personnel can perform the assembly work on
run-flat tires and ultra high performance tires. |
If equipped check the tire pressure monitoring sensor with
the vehicle diagnostic tester and if necessary replace. |
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Bring the tires to the mounting temperature. Refer to
→ Chapter „Tires, Bringing to Mounting Temperature“. |
Note
If equipped handle the glued-on wheel trim carefully.
Surface slightly scratched. |
Replace the damaged rim wheel trim. |
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Insert new tire valve with Valve Fitting Tool -VAS6459-. |
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Coat rim flanges, tire beads and inside of upper tire beads
thoroughly with tire mounting paste. |
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Place the inner side of the tire on the rim. |
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Turn the rim until the tire valve of the tire pressure
monitoring sensor aligns with the mounting head. |
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Let the tire dismounting/mounting machine run clockwise
until the mounting head is in front of the tire valve or the
tire pressure monitoring sensor -arrow-.
Slide the lower tire bead over the rim flange. |
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Turn the rim until the tire valve of the tire pressure
monitoring sensor -1- aligns with
the mounting head -2-. |
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Install the hold-down device -3-
on the rim. |
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Only trained personnel can perform the assembly work on
run-flat tires.
If equipped check the tire pressure monitoring sensor with
the ve ...
If necessary repair flat spots from standing. Refer to
→ Chapter „Flat Spots, Correcting“.
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Dismount the tire. Refer to ...
Other materials:
Tyre pressure
Fig. 146 On the inside of the tank flap:
tyre inflation pressure label
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warningsThe correct tyre pressure for factory-fitted tyres is
shown on a sticker and applies to all-season, summer and winter tyres. The sticker
is located ...
Rims
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warningsThe design of the wheel bolts is matched to the rims.
If different rims are fitted, the correct wheel bolts with the right length and
correctly shaped bolt heads must be used. This ensures that wheels are fitted securely
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Wear Spots
Wear spots are caused by a hard stop with locked wheels
whereby the rubber compound is abraded from the contact patch.
When the tires slide across the road surface, frictional
heat is generated which reduces the abrasion resistance on the
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