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Volkswagen Polo Owners Manual: Introduction

This chapter contains information on the following subjects:

 → Handling wheels and tyres
 → Rims
 → New wheels and tyres
 → Tyre pressure
 → Tread depth and wear indicators
 → Tyre damage
 → Spare wheel or temporary spare wheel
 → Tyre lettering
 → Winter tyres
 → Snow chains

Volkswagen recommends that work on tyres and wheels is carried out by a qualified workshop. They are familiar with the procedure and have the necessary special tools and spare parts and the proper facilities for disposing of the old tyres. Volkswagen recommends using a Volkswagen dealership for this purpose.

Additional information and warnings:

WARNING

New tyres or tyres which are old, worn down or damaged cannot provide full levels of vehicle control and braking power.

For technical reasons, it is not generally possible to use the wheels from other vehicles. This can also apply to wheels of the same vehicle type. Refer to the vehicle documentation and ask a Volkswagen dealership if necessary.

Wheels and tyres
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Handling wheels and tyres
Fig. 145 Diagram showing how to swap wheels First read and observe the introductory information and safety warningsThe tyres are the most used and most underestimated parts of a vehicle. Tyres ...

Other materials:

Spare wheel or temporary spare wheel
Fig. 148 In luggage compartment: variant A: handwheel for securing spare wheel and variant B: handwheel for securing temporary spare wheel First read and observe the introductory information and safety warningsRemoving the spare wheel Open the tailgate then lift up and secure the variab ...

Roll-back function for the electric windows
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings The roll-back function for the electric windows can reduce the risk of injuries when the windows are closing . If the one-touch closing function for a window does not work because it is stiff or is being obstructed, the w ...

Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:  → Information stickers and plates  → Using the vehicle in other countries and continents  → Radio reception and aerials  → Volkswagen repair information  → Declaration of conformity  → ...

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