Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Tires, Mounting

Tires, Bringing to Mounting Temperature

  Caution There is a risk of damaging tires with strong heat. Never heat the tires with a h ...

Tires, Mounting, Wheels without and with Tire Pressure Monitoring System

Only trained personnel can perform the assembly work on run-flat tires. If equipped check the tire pressure monitoring sensor with the ve ...

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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 ...

Coolant specification
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warningsThe cooling system is filled at the factory with a mixture of specially prepared water and at least 40% coolant additive G 13 (TL-VW 774 J). The coolant additive is dyed purple. This mixture of water and coolant additive ...

Tire Wear, Outer Shoulder
Improper Use of Air Suspension Height Adjustment The use of off road levels is only recommended when driving off road. The permanent use of off road levels on normal roads can lead to increased tire wear because the changed height change ...