snow chains VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1993 1H / 3.G Owners Manual

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Driving a four-wheel drive vehicle*
The drive concept
-h e syncro is equipped with a four-wheel
dri ve whi ch automatically distributes the
jnve force to the front and rear wheels by
eans of a viscous coupling.
n e distribution of the drive
is so regulated
- at in normal driving conditions the front
• heels alway s receive slightly more drive
' h an the
rear wheels.
owever , on very slippery surfaces when
-'l e grip at the front wheels is not adequate
t ransfer the drive to the road , the viscous
:ou pling automatically diverts more drive to
-'le rear wheels.
e four-wheel drive remains
in operation in 'ev erse gear.
Attention The style of driving must always be adapted to suit road surface and traffic conditions. The in­creased safety offered by this type of vehicle must not encour­age one to take unnecessary risks.
In particular, one must always re­member that the braking ability is limited by the adhesion of the tyres on the road surface and no different from a two-wheel drive vehicle. For this reason, one should never be tempted by the good acceler­ation capabilities, even on slip­pery road surfaces, into driving too fast. It should be noted that the front wheels can aquaplane when driv­ing at high speeds on wet road. When this happens -contrary to vehicles with front wheel drive only -the start of the aquaplan­ing is not indicated by a sudden revving up of the engine. For this reason, do not drive too fast, al­ways adapt the speed to the ex­isting road conditions.
What else should be noted?
Using winter tyres
With the four-wheel drive the vehicle has
good traction in winter road conditions even
with the standard tyres. However the use of
winter/all-we ather tyres on
all four wheels is recommended to further improve handl­
ing and braking.
Using snow chains
Snow chains must also be used on vehicles
with four wheel drive when snow chains are
obligatory . F urther details about using
snow chai ns are given on page 109
Renewing wheels/tyres
On the syncro all four wheels must always have the same rolling circumference. For
further information see page 107.
Output testing
If any time an output test is to be carried out
on a sin gle axle test stand the propshaft
must be detached
at the front
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Winter tyres
winter conditions win ter tyres w ill dis­
- n ctly improve the vehicle's handling even
th e case of four
wheel drive ve hicles. This
ap plies In particular to veh icles that are
eq uipped with wide/high -speed tyres (Code
e
tters H or V in the tyre designation on the
: r e wall). Because of their construction
,lIdth, rubber mixture, tread formation etc) :n se tyres provide less traction on ice and
sn ow.
h
en fitting winter tyres note the follow­
n g:
• Onl y radial ply winter tyres may
be fitted.
h e factory recommended tyre sizes are given on page 139.
•
To obtain the best possible handling ch aracteristics, wint er tyres must be fitted o n all fou r wheels.
• The pressures for
winter tyres must be
0.2 bar higher than with summer tyres ­
s e e Technical Data on page 142.
•
Winter tyres are no longe r fully effec tive
h en the tread has worn down to a depth
o f 4 mm.
The following speed limits are valid for winter tyres:
Code letter
Q max. 160 km/h
Code letter T max. 190 km/h
Code letter H ma
x. 210 km/h
In Germany, vehicles w hich can exceed this
speed must have an appropriate sticker in the driver's field of view. Suitable stickers
are available from Volkswagen dealers.
Please note regulations to this effect
in your
cou ntry .
• All-weath er t yres
can also be used in­
stead of winter ty res .
• If you have a flat tyre the remarks on
using the spare wheel on page 114 should
be noted .
•
Do not leave winter tyres fitted for an un­
necessary long period because w hen the
roads are free of
snow and ice the handling with summer tyres is better.
r:lil:.-. For environmental reasons (!Jtf summer tyres should be fitted again as soon as possible because normally they are quieterin running, tyre wear is reduced and the fuel consumption is lower_
Snow chains
Snow chains can be used on all tyre sizes
listed on page 139. The chains may only be fitted on the front wheels -this applies also to the syncro.
The use of sno w chains on the temporary
spare wheel is not permitted for technical
reasons. Further details are given on page
114 .
Only use thin chains w hich do not stand
clea r
more than 15 mm (including ten­
sioner).
When using snow chains wheel trim plates
and trim rings must be ta ken off . For sa fety
reasons the w heel bolts must then be fitted with caps w hich are available from Volks­
wagen dealers.
When driving over roads whic h are free of snow you must remo ve the chains. On such
road s they are detrimental to vehic le handl­
ing, damage
the tyres and wear out Quickly .
In Germany , the maximum permissible
speed w ith snow chains is 50 m/h
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The pressure (4.2 bar) must be checked reg­
u larly so that the wheel is always ready for
use. The temporary spare w heel need not
be removed to do this. The valve is access­
ible through an opening in the wheel.
The w heel
is located in the well under the
floor covering in the boot and is secured
with a plastic nut
When using the temporary spare
wheel. note the following points:
• This spare wheel is only for temporary
use, for short periods, in emergencies. It
must therefore be replaced by the normal
sized wheel as soon as possible .
• When the temporary spare
has been
fitted , the tyre pressure must be checked as soon as possible. The pressure should be
4.2 bar (60 psi) .
•
Do not drive faster than 80 km/h (50 mph). Full throttle acceleration, hard braking and fast cornering should also be avoided I
• The temporary spare is smaller2
) than
the normal w heels and this reduces the
ground clearance under the axle concerned
by about 30 mm.
To avoid damage to low
parts of the vehicle do not drive over large
obstacles or deep holes. Do not use auto­
matic washing plants when the temporary
spare
is fitted -the vehicle could bottom.
2) On the Golf syncro the temporary spare
vvheel is roughly the same diameter as a normal wheel. This helps to prevent
wind-up in the transmission . •
The temporary spare
wheels for the vari­
ous Golf models have been specially devel­
oped for each vehicle type. They must not
therefore be exchanged or used on other
models. Likewise, temporary spares from
other vehicle models must not
be used in its
place
• The use of
snow chains on the tempor­ary spare is not permissible for technical
reasons. If snow chains have to be used
and the tyre on a front wheel becomes defective, the
temporary spare should be put on the rear
axle. The rear wheel removed is then fitted in place of the defecti ve front wheel. It is ad­visable to fit the snow chains before putting
the wheel on. The tyre pressure must then be corrected as soon as possible .
•
No other type of tyre - normal or winter
tread -may be fitted on the temporary
spare.
• Never use more than one temporary
spare wheel
at the same time.
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Golf estate Normal tyres
Tyre size on wheel, offset1
)
Recommended winter tyres
Tyre size on wheel, offset 1)
40, 44 kW petrol 175 / 70 R 13 82 T
185 / 60 R 14 82 H
1 95 / 50 R 15 82 V 5
1/2 J x 13 , o/s :
38
6 J x 1
4, o/ s : 45
6 J x 15 , o/s : 45 175 /70 R 1382 Q M + S
o
r
1 75 / 65 R 14 82 Q M + S or
1 85 / 60 R 1 4 82 Q M + S 5
1/2 J x
13, o/s : 38
6 J x 14, o/s : 45
6 J x 14 , o/s : 45
55 kW petrol 47, 55 kW Diesel
185 / 60 R 14 82 H
1 95 / 60 R 14 85 H
1 95 / 50 R 15 82 V 6 J
x 14, o/s 45
6 J x 14 , o/s : 45
6 J x 15, o/ s : 45 175
/ 65 R 14 82 Q M + S or
185 / 60 R 14 82 Q M + S 6
J x 14 , o/s :
45
6 J x 14 , o/ s : 45
66 kW petrol 66 kW Diesel
195 / 60 R 14 85 H
1 95 / 50 R 15 82 V 6 J
x 14 , o/s : 45
6 J x 1
5, o/s : 45 175
/ 65 R 14 82
Q M + S 6 J
x 14, o/s
: 45
85 kW petrol 195 / 60 R 14 85 H
195 / 50 R 15 82 V 6J x 14 , 0/s : 45
6 J x 1
5, o/s :
45 1
75 / 65 R 14 82
Q M + S 6
J x 14, o/s
45
Temporary spare wheel
all engines T 115 / 70 R 1 5 90 M 3 1/2 J x 15 , o/s : 40
The tyre/wheel combinat ions in the tab le
ar e valid f or s teel and alloy w heels. De ta ils
on wheth er other ty re s or wheel s can be
used can be obtained from Volkswagen
dea lers.
F or win te r t yres the most su it
abl e tyre / wheel c o m bina tion is given . The wint er tyre recommendatio n a pplie s also to AII­weath e r tyr es. Furt he r remarks on the u se
o f w int er tyres are giv e n on page 109
1 ) O ffs et in m m
Attention If you wish to fit your car with non-standard wheels or tyres (e.g. alloy wheels or wheels with winter tyres), you must read the appropriate notes in the centre and right-hand columns on page 108.
On th e Golf syncro all f our wheels must have t he same rol l circumfere nce -see
page 107.
Snow chains may be used on the front
w hee ls in th e c ase of all summer an d w inter
ty re s listed (no t on tem pora ry sp are) -see
page 109 also .
F o r ty re press ures, see next page
140

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Warning lamps ... .. . . . 46
Warning triangle. . . . . . . . . 112
Warranty 2
Washing 85
Weights . 143
Wheels .... .... . . 105,139
Windows 10
-De-icing. 87
-Defrosting. 57 , 60, 62
Windscreen washer system .
103
Windscreen w ipe/wash system 55
Windscreen w iper 55
Windscreen wiper blades 104
Winter operation

- Care of vehicle 85
- Cooling system 97
- Engine oil 92
-Tyres 109
-Windscreen washer system 103
-Snow chains
109
Winter tyres 109
Wiper blades .. . . .. .. . 104

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