This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
→ 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
Volkswagen recommends that work on tyres and wheels is carried out by a qualified workshop. They are familiar with the procedure and have the necessary special tools and spare parts and the proper facilities for disposing of the old tyres. Volkswagen recommends using a Volkswagen dealership for this purpose.
Additional information and warnings:
WARNING
New tyres or tyres which are old, worn down or damaged cannot provide full levels of vehicle control and braking power.For technical reasons, it is not generally possible to use the wheels from other vehicles. This can also apply to wheels of the same vehicle type. Refer to the vehicle documentation and ask a Volkswagen dealership if necessary.
Refrigerant Circuit
A/C System Repair Information
An A/C system made for refrigerant R12 must not be filled
with refrigerant R134a without making modifications to the
refrigerant circuit. Refer to
→ Chapter „Refrigerant Circuit, Converting R12 to R134a and
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Securing child seats with a seat belt
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
It is permissible to fasten child seats with universal written
on the orange label to the seats using the seat belt, but only on the seats marked
in the table with a u.
Weight class
Front passe ...
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 ...