wheel VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2002 User Guide

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Removing the spare wheel
order to have both hands free when re­moving the spare t he stor­
age tray su pport from its mounti ng and
hook the support into the opening of the
tray povided for this purpose. see page 56.
Loosen the
strap and remove the foam
piece .
Turn the
F irst thread the strap th rough the in
the tire rim-see The spare
nut tire into the tir e
is equipped with standard
suspension and
with
either or you can
use the just it
Vehicles with sports suspension* and road wheels
is equipped with the sports su spension, it be factory ­
equipped with road and a This fits in the spare
than the road next
page for impo rtant and infor­
mation .
Turn the mounting nut the
t ire is in
and secu re the strap .
Unhook and the
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is stored under
the carpeting in the
using the spare a n ote the
steel spare
steel spare wheel sup­
plied with your vehicle. road wheels with steel rims and
steel spare.
road wheel can
cause loss of vehicle control and serious personal injury.
The
with sports suspension and
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Tire wear
The original tires on your veh icle have built­
in wear indicators. They are molded into the
bottom of the tread grooves and appear as approximately 1
a triangle
or other symbols) show
the locations of the
wear indicators .
When the indicators appear in
two or more
adjacent
t he tires wear down this far. Worn tires canno t grip the road surfac e
sudden deflation and loss of vehicle control.
hicle may tend to hydroplane
sooner.
Wheel Bolts
The wheel bolts must always be clean and easy to turn when you're
removing or installing them. Never oil or lubricate wheel bolts.
Check the wheel bolts whenever you change a
ginal factory installed equipment
will adversely affect the safe ation of your vehicle and may cau-se an accident and personal injury.
me loose and cause an accident
during vehicle operation! Extremely high torques can dama-ge the wheel bolts and/or their threads.
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Temperature
The temperature grades are A (the highest),
B , and
representing the tire's resistance to the generat io n of hea t and its ability to diss i­
pate heat when tested under
con­
ditions on a speci fied indoor laboratory test
and excessive tempera­
t ure can co rresponds to a of perfor­
m an
ce w hich passenge r car tires must meet under the Fed eral Motor G rades Band A represent
h ig h er
you wish to equip your with tires or wheels other than those

accident and personal injury.
Snow chains
wheels with the
sports suspension. page 61 for
more
When necessary the vehicle must be
equipped with smaller tires -ask your authorized VOLKSWAGEN
dealer.
When necessary the tires -ask your au­thorized
protrud ­
ing no more than
must rotate steering
positions with chains mounted to prevent
damage to
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Changing a wheel
moving suddenly and possibly slipping off the jack, always
a trailer, have to unhook the trailer before you can change a wheel.
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Otherwise, in an accident or sudden maneuver
they
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Anti-theft wheel bolts*
Anti-theft
1 - Wheel bolt
2 - Wheel bolt adapter .
B45-329C
(T he adapter is located in the tool kit).
Loosening or tightening a
the adapter 2 all the way over the bolt
1.
Slide the lug wrench from the tool kit onto
the adapter
2 until it stops. The w heel bolt
can now be loosened or tight ened.
A
fter c hanging the wheel, pull the adapter
off the whee l bolt.
We recomme nd you alway s carry th e
a dapt er for th e wheel bolt in the vehicle -
t he best would be in th e to ol
kit.
The code number for the wheel bolt safety devi ce is stamped on the front s ide of the
adapter .
ing the code number .
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Emergency towing with commercial tow truck
The information must be used by
commercial tow truck operators who know
how to operate their equipment safely.
Whenever possible, tow with the front
wheels off ground .
The vehic le may be lifted in rear and
moved to position for front hook-up.
a vehicle with a manual transmission
must be towed with the front wheels on the
ground, make sure transmission oil
has not
leaked or been drained .
Note
cannot be towed
with conven tional sling-type equipment or
non-self-loading wheel
Attach wheel lift equipment to wheels.
Attach safety straps to wheels.
8 - Attach safety chains to lower control
arms
(Front hook-up)-see upper
km h 3-Attach safety chains to axle beam
Towing distance : . . . . . .
the cannot be towed with wheel
lift equ ipment in combination with self­loading
4-Towing 6-12 inches
. . . (15-

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put in my vehicle? .. . Replacing
a radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
38 Replacing batteries.
-What kind of oil should put
in my engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
dr iving hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Safety belts
-
use
snow chains? .
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R tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
spare wheel and
-What should know before install a radio in my vehicle? . . . 54
Rear window washer container . . 52
Refuelling the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Regular gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
spare whee l . . . . . . . .
-use
snow chains?
............... 71
-Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
- Vehicle
with sport suspension
range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12