Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Vehicle Pulls to One Side

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 th ...

General Information

Perform a road test to determine if a vehicle pulls to one side and if so, when and to which side. If the vehicle pulls to one side. Refer to → Chapt ...

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Heel and Toe Wear
Heel-and-toe wear is step-like wear of individual tread blocks, due to which an increased rolling noise can develop. The heel-and-toe wear is caused by the uneven distortion of the tread blocks in the contact patch. Heel-and-toe wear appears in more extr ...

Opening and closing the bonnet
Fig. 134 A: release lever in the footwell on the driver side. B: release lever on the bonnet Fig. 135 C: holder for the bonnet stay in the lock carrier. D: bonnet secured with the bonnet stay First read and observe the introductory information and safety warningsOpening the bonnet Ensu ...

Changing a blown fuse
Fig. 174 A blown fuse Fig. 175 Removing or fitting a fuse using the plastic pliers ① First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings Preparation Switch off the ignition, the lights and all electrical consumers. Open the appropriate fuse box . Detecti ...