winter tires VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1996 Owners Manual

Furthermore, your aut horized Volkswagen
dealer stocks a range of tires and wheels.
plac ed in pairs and not
ways
vehicle handl ing , always
b uy replacemen t radial tires that have the
same specifications with regard to tire size ,
design , load carrying capacit
y, sp eed rating ,
tr ead pattern , trea d depth , e tc . This also
plies to Volksw agen recommended nate replaceme nt tires.
Make s
ure that the new tires also meet the
specifications listed on the located on the insid e of the fuel tank fl ap or on the er's door lock jamb (right rear door on the four door model).
Tire specifications
Never mix tires of different design
such as steel belted radials with
radial bias belted or bias
tires have the designations:
e.g.
R 14 86 V
195
T ir e width in mm
rating code letter
The s peed ra tin g letter code indicates th e
maximum permissible road speeds :
mph
mph
over km/h) .
tires carry the speed ra tin g code letter in
combi nat ion with the tire construc tio n letter
Winter tires see page 152.
Alw ays heed

VEHICLE CARE
Winter tires
The tires for your for performance under
of your ve­sea­
so n tires or w inter tires
season tires are performance tires ad­
vertised by the tire manu fact urer as
Wint er tires , sometimes snow tires, a re
H
or Von the tire
advise
and assis t you.
Motor res trictions.
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When winter tires, note
the following:
for the recommended tire size.
W inter tires must be mounted on four
B ecause of the design charac te r­
istics of
3 psi above the tire
Tires with worn treads and
studs are very dangerous. Make sure
they are
Never mix tires of different design
such as
and can

be run at
moderate speeds when new in order to give
the studs time to
high speed.
Winter tires
use a softer rubber compound
and a deeper tread pattern and therefore
have a
speed rating and redu ced tio n and when used on dry roads.
Winter tires have the same equipmen t tires.
speed rating code
mph
mph km /h).
to sudden tire
injury.
at speeds
greater than the maximum speed
rating
of the tires with which the
and adjust your to
chains
Snow chains ca n be used on the front
ing no more than 1/2 inch (15 mm) from tir e
t r ead and side tensioner. must rot ate
and
page 158 for
they ca n be damaged and
impair
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