Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Tire Wear
- Tire Service Life, Influences
- Heel and Toe Wear
- Tread Depth, Measuring
- Tire Wear, One Sided
- Tire Wear, Outer Shoulder
- Diagonal Washouts
- Tire Wear, Center
- Permitted Tread Depth - Variance
Mounting Damage
Bundle broken during tire inflation.
Modern radial car tires are mounted only on safety rims.
These have a hu ...
Tire Service Life, Influences
The following factors influence the service life of a tire
in varying degrees.
Driving style:
Speed
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Other materials:
Wheel bolts
Fig. 166 Changing a wheel:
loosening the wheel bolts
Fig. 167 Changing a wheel:
anti-theft bolt and adapter
First read and observe the introductory
information and safety warnings
Only the spanner delivered with the vehicle should be used to loosen the
wheel bolts.
Only loosen the whee ...
Underseal
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warningsThe underside of the vehicle is coated to protect it from
corrosion and damage. The protective coating on the underside of the vehicle could
be damaged when driving. Volkswagen therefore recommends that the protective coati ...
Loading the trailer
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
Trailer weight and drawbar load
The trailer weight is the weight that the vehicle can pull . The drawbar load
is the weight that the towing bracket exerts on the ball coupling vertically from
above .
The figures for tr ...
