Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Disintegrated Tread

Foreign Object Damage

Driving over hard, pointed objects like nails, screws and the like can pierce the tire. This always leads to tire damage.   ...

Tires, Damage from Low Tire Pressure

The most common causes of failure are small external damage, a defective valve or a leaky rim due to corrosion or damage.     ...

Other materials:

Contents of the breakdown set
Fig. 171 The breakdown set First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings The breakdown set is located underneath the floor covering in the luggage compartment. It includes the following components : Valve core extractor Sticker with the maximum permitted s ...

First aid kit and warning triangle
Fig. 153 In the luggage compartment: holder for the first aid kit Fig. 154 In the luggage compartment. A: Warning triangle under the loading edge, B: Warning triangle in the vehicle tools First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings First aid kit A first-ai ...

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 are very important as the narrow tyre surfaces are the only contact between the vehicle and the ro ...