Volkswagen Polo Owners Manual: Vehicle care and maintenance
- Caring for and cleaning the vehicle exterior
- Introduction
- Washing the vehicle
- Washing the vehicle with a high-pressure cleaner
- Cleaning windows and exterior mirrors
- Cleaning and changing windscreen wiper blades
- Waxing and polishing the vehicle
- Cleaning and caring for chrome and aluminium trim parts
- Cleaning and caring for the deck stripes
- Cleaning wheels
- Care of rubber seals
- De-icing door lock cylinders
- Underseal
- Cleaning the engine compartment
- Cleaning and caring for the interior
- Introduction
- Seat covers
- Checklist
- Cleaning cloth seat covers, fabric trim and Alcantara® upholstery
- Cleaning and caring for natural leather covers
- Cleaning leatherette upholstery
- Cleaning stowage compartments, drink holders and ash trays
- Cleaning and caring for the dash panel, wooden trims and plastic parts
- Cleaning seat belts
- Wheels and tyres
- Introduction
- 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
- Accessories, modifications, repairs and renewal of parts
- Introduction
- Running-in
- Accessories and parts
- Service fluids and consumables
- Repairs and technical modifications
- Repairs and faults in the airbag system
- Retrofitting two-way radios
- Information stored in the control units
- Using a mobile telephone in the vehicle without a connection to the external aerial
- Vehicle lifting points
- Mobile online services
- Consumer information
- Introduction
- Information stickers and plates
- Using the vehicle in other countries and continents
- Radio reception and aerials
- Volkswagen repair information
- Declaration of conformity
- Declaration of conformity for wheels and tyres
- Recycling and scrapping end-of-life vehicles
- Engine management system and exhaust purification system
Charging, replacing, disconnecting and connecting the vehicle battery
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warningsCharging the battery
The vehicle battery should be charged by a qualified workshop, as the technology
used in factory-fitted ...
Other materials:
Foreign Object Damage
Driving over hard, pointed objects like nails, screws and
the like can pierce the tire.
This always leads to tire damage.
Damage from Imbedded Foreign Bodies
Frequ ...
Evacuating and Charging Valve with Schrader Valve
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque Wrench 1783 - 2-10Nm -VAG1783- with Torque Wrench
1783 - 1/4" Drive Ratchet -VAS6234-
WARNING
There is a dan ...
Wheel, Balancing, Tire and Wheel Radial and Lateral Run-Out, Checking
Before beginning balancing, the following requirements must
be fulfilled.
The tire pressure must be OK.
The tire profile must not be worn on one side. The tire
profile must be at least 4 mm.
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