Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Tires, Dismounting
 Note
| If equipped handle the glued-on wheel trim carefully.
Surface slightly scratched. |
| Replace the damaged rim wheel trim. |
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Place the press-off blade -1-
over the tire valve -arrow- and
maximum 2 cm away from rim flange. |
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Remove the balance weight and any dirt from the rim. |
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Press off both tire beads all the way around and thoroughly
apply tire mounting paste between the tire and rim flange
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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. |
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Place the wheel on a flat surface.
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Remove the valve insert.
Caution
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Other materials:
Starting the engine
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
The steps should only be carried out in the specified order.
Step
Vehicles with a manual gearbox
Vehicles with an automatic gearbox
1.
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Decorative Trims, Replacing, Bolted Decorative Trims
These disc wheels are equipped with replaceable decoration
elements. Note the following when installing.
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Clean the thread in the disc wheel before screwing in the
new bolts.
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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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