change wheel VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2004 User Guide

syste m is not operating properly. When the mal­funct ion telltale (warning light) is illuminat ed, the system may not be able to detect or signal
low tire pressure as intended. malfunc­
tions may occur for a var iety of reasons, in­cluding the installation of incompatible replace­ment tires on the vehicle. Always check the
and warns the driver in the event of a lo ss of pressu re by means of symbols in the instrument cluster dis plays.
Descri
ption
The system uses sensors at th e whee ls . Rad io
signals from the sensors are transmitted to the tire pressure monitoring system Th e sensors are parts of the air valve.
A visua l
and audio warning will signal a rapid or other significant loss of pressure while the ve­
hicle is moving .
The tir e pressure monitorin g system
This warning shows a rapid loss Stop immediately! Inspect all the wheels
T
IRE! of i nflation pressure in at least for e
xt ernal damage and for eign bodies
one tire. and check the tire pressure for all the wheels. If it is not necessary to change a
w heel on th e spot, you can proceed at reduced speed the nearest qualified
and warnin g TIRE The warn ing indicates that at Chec
k the tire pressure at all fou r whee ls leas t one tire is at a criti ca l pres- immediately. If it is not necessary to sure at least
Warning CHECK TIRE After the ig n it ion is switched Check the tire pressure at all fou r wheels a slow loss of pressure is indi-
There is a malfunct ion in the Consult your a uthorized Volkswagen
system. dealer or qualified workshop and have
the p ro ble m corrected
comes on briefly There is a communica tion No action i
s necessaty.
while you are
driving problem between a sensor and the system. Operation can be temporarily di srupted by inter-
f ere nce from transmitters in the
v icinity of the vehicl e working in
t h e same frequency range (e.g.
rad io equipment, cell ula r phone).
WARNING
Checking and 63

the instrument cluster, stop and insp ec t th e
tir es.
can also lead t o sudden tire failur e, in­
cluding a blowout and sudden deflati on, causing loss of ve hicle control.
The driv er i s responsible for the correct tire pressures fo r all tire s on the vehicl e. Th e appli ­
cable pressure valu es are locat ed on a sticker on the driver' s sid e page 61, fig . 15 .
w hen all on the ve hicl e are filled
to the correct pressure, th e can work
corre ctly.
A lways inflat e tire s to the recomme nd ed
and correct tire pres sure before driving off.
in tread separa tion, sudden
Excess ive speed and/overloadin g can
ca use heat build-up , sudden tir e failur e and lo ss of control.
If th e tire is no t flat and you do not have to change a w hee l immediate ly , drive at reduce d
s peed to tJ1e neares t se rvic e statio n to ch ec k the tir e press ure and add air as req uired.
Whe n r epl acing tir es or wheel rim s on ve­
hicles equipped with always read and heed the information and all re­page 57, and
Note
M iss in g va lve stem caps can result in damage
to the valve and senso rs in the tire pressure
monitor ing sys tem. To preve nt thi s. a lways drive
wit h valve stem caps that are th e equiva le nt of
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tho se installed
When switc hin g to diff erent tires, make cer­
tain that the valves and the se nsors are not dam­
ag ed .
For the sake of environment
Unde r-inflated tires will a lso in crease the fu el
consumption.
Tips
The tir e press ure mon itoring system ch ecks
th e tir es for the fac to ry recommend ed in flat ion pressures. The recommended val ues are on th e sticker on the o pen edge of th e driver's door
61, fig.
you are driving on tires other than those in­
s talled at th e factory, have the inflati on pres­
s ure s entered in the press ure monitor ing sys tem
by an authorized Vol kswage n dea ler or qua lified
works hop if they are different.
Th e tire pressure monitor ing system sh uts it­self off if a set of tir es without whee l sensors is
mounted on th e veh icle and it cannot receive senso r sig nals. As soon as the syste m rece ives at
lea st one se nsor signa l, it switches itself on
again.
tir e pressures at regu lar int ervals, even
though you have the monitoring system. In spec t
th e
tires for damage (punctu res , cuts, t ea rs a nd
blis ter s). He move foreig n bodi es from the tir e
tread.
senso rs have to be rep laced, have the valves ch anged at th e sa me tim e.
Disc repancies may occur between the pres­
sures read on the press ure ga uge when inflating the tires and th e pressures read by the tire pres­su re sensors. The electro nic tire pressure moni­toring system is m ore accurate.
When deter min es tha t the air pres ­
s u re in o ne or more tires is too low, ch eck the tire
pressure thoroughly using a pressu re Low pressure in a tire often cannot be determi ned by
looking at the tire. This applies especially for low
profile tires.
When there is a rap id or excessi ve loss of pressure while driving. you are immediately
g iven vis u a l and aud ible warn ing .

3.2 Tips and Advice
Displays in the instrument
Display Meaning Act io n -and warni ng T hi s warning shows a rapid loss immediately! In spect the wheels of p ressure in least for external damage and for eign bodies
o ne tir e. and check th e tire pressure for th e wheels. If it is not necessary to change a wheel on the spot, you pro ceed at
reduced s p e ed to the nea re st
and warnin g TIRE The warning ind ic a tes that at Check th e tire pressure at four wheels
sure at least
Warn ing After the ignition is switched on. Check th e tire pressure at four wheels a slow loss of pressure is in di-ca tcd in at le a st one tire.
T here is a malfunction in the your authorized Volkswagen
sys tem. dealer o r
comes o n
disrupted by superposi-
tion from transmi tters in the
the same frequency range (e.g.
rad io equipment. phone).
Load condition
Followi ng
each change in th e load conditio n of
th e yo u have check or adjust tir e sure s. can
page
mus t communicate th e load condition to the sys te m for the tire pressure monitoring system to operat e correctly. the bullon 16 for lo nger th an two seconds to
If you press the bullon briefly. th e monitoring status is shown in the display.
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wheel
If the vehicle is equipped the fac tory with a
spare wheel in th e same tire /wheel s ize
you re place the w heels o n the at the factory. make sure that the new
w heels are equipped with se nsors whic h are compatible with the factory-installe d tire sure monitoring sys te m. The val ve in each tire is equipped with
mus t be dri ven for a while above mph (25 km/h ) after it has s tood fo r about

3.2 Tips and Advice
pressures. The recommended values are on the
s ticker on th e open edge of the driver's door 61, fig. 1 5 .
yo u are driving on tire s other than those in­
s tall ed at the factory, have the inflation pres ­
sures entered in the pressure monito rin g sys te m by a Volk sw agen Serv ice® fac ilit y if they are dif­
ferent . O nl y one va lue can be save d in the syste m for partial or full load.
The tire pressure monitoring sys te m shuts it­self off if a se t of tire s w ithout wheel sensors is mounted on the vehicle and it cannot receive sensor s ignal s. As soon as th e sys te m recei ve s at
tir e press ures at regular interva ls. even though yo u have the monitoring sys te m. Inspect the tire s for damage (punctures. cuts. tears and blister s). Remove foreign bodies from the tire
tread .
sensors have to be repla ced. have the valve s changed at the same time.
Discre pancies may occur betwee n th e pres­
sures read on the pressure gauge when inflating the tires and the pressure s read b y the tire pres­
sure sensors. The e lectroni c tire pressu re moni­
torin g sys te m is more accurate.
The corr ect tire pressure for the tires originally installed on your vehicle is Liste d on
th e tire pr
essure label on the open edge of the driver's door.
The recommended tire pressure s arc on the tire
pres sure lab el and in the page 6 1, T hi s means that the pressure must be c hecke d and adjusted w hen tire has not been driven for more t han a couple of miles (k ilometers ) at low speeds during the previo us three hours. Air in the tires
expands when the tire heat s up as a result of in­
ternal friction as it flexes in use. The tire pressure is high er w he n the tir e has war med up than when it is
tir e that counts. There for e, you should nev er le t a ir out of
a warm tir e to matc h p a ge 61. The tire s
would the n be underinflatcd and could fail sud­
denly.
The tir e pressure la b e l o n your Volkswagen lists the recommended co ld tire inflation pressures for the new, orig in al equipment tires we re on yo ur ve hicl e at the tim e it was m anufa ctured.
For the location of the page 61, fig . 15 .
Most tir
es lose air naturally over time. They can
also lose some air if you drive ove r a pothole or h it a c urb whil e pa rking. is usually not possible
t o see w hether the radia l tires u se d today are un­
derinflated jus t b y looki ng at them.
Therefore, be sure to check tire pressur es at least once a month and always be for e goin g on a lo ng
68 Checking and
trip. Mak e sure to ta ke the numbe r of p eople and the amount of lu ggage into ac count whe n ad ­justing tire pressure for a trip -eve n one that you wou ld not consider to b e page and ve hicle load for more impor­tant information.
Vehicles that h ave full hub caps have va lve ex­
t ende rs in stead of dust caps. To ch ec k tire pres­sure or add ai r. yo u do not need to remove the
extender. Be sure to re in stall v a lve dus t cap s
aft er checkin g or adjustin g tir e pressure.
A lways use an
accurate tire pressure gauge whe n manually c hecking and adju sting inflatio n pres -sures.
let air our of the tire slowly with the edge of the tir e and keep checkin g the pressure until you rea ch the pressure that is correct for the load (passenge rs
and lu gga ge) and kind of dri vin g yo u pla n to do.
th e pressure in an y tire is to o low, no te the dif­
fere nce be tween the pressure in the co ld tir e and the pressure you need and add the air that yo u
need to r e ac h the correc t p res sure for the ve hicle
lo ad (passengers and luggage) for the tires on
your ve hicle as listed on the on your ve hicl e and in thi s manual and th e kind of dri vin g yo u plan

WARNING
Improperly tighten ed wheel bo lts can become loose, causin g lo ss of cont rol, a colli sio n an d seriou s perso nal injury.
Never tigh ten the wheel bolts with a onal socke t in th e screw driver han dle beca use
yo u will not be abl e to tighte n the bo lts to the
req uired torque .
WARNING
Improper use of your vehicle jack can ca use seriou s perso na l i njury.
Spare
3.2 Tips and Advice
(continued)
Never use the factory su pplied
port th e veh icle .
Alway s properly secure the vehi cle jack and tool k it in th e lu ggage com pa rtm ent .
Loose ite m s in th e ve h icle can fly a round the in side of th e vehicl e during hard braki ng or in a c rash causin g serious pe rso na l inju ry.
in th e ve hicle" on page 85.
spare is located in t h e luggage compartment, the floor panel.
F ig. 22
-
fig. so that yo u h ave both
hands free when removin g the spare
w h
eel.
-Unscrew th e hanclwhee l in the m iddle
of the spare fig. 22 by turning it to
t h e left.
Storing the tire that has been changed
-Hook the floor panel into th e upper
edge of th e lu ggage compartment
page
-Lay the changed tire with th e rim down
i n to
the spare wheel well so that th e hole in
the middl e of th e rim lies directly over t h e
sc r
ew.
- Scr
ew the hand wheel onto th e screw b y
t
urni ng it to the right until the tire is
partment.
- C lose the luggage compartment lid.
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3.2 Tips and Advice
WARNING
The spare whee l may be smaller than the origina l tir e. The s maller spare wheel is identi­fied with a sticker and the words
The spare whee l m ust be returned to the
spare whee l well so on as the standard road
wheel can be re pla ced.
Getting started
The spare wheel must always be secured
with the w hee l bolts provided by the factory .
After
r
vehicle in a safe place before changing a wheel.
If yo u have a flat tire or puncture, park
the vehicle as far away fro m the of
traffic as possib le on a firm, even surface
Turn off the e ngin e. Turn on the emer­
gency flasher.
App ly the parkin g brake firm ly and e n ­
gage a
gear or put the selector in
If yo u are towin g a trailer, unhitch it
from yo
ur vehicle.
WARNING
Changin g a wheel, especially on
Alw ays stop the ve hicl e
to change the
Turn on th e e merge ncy fla sh er and se t up an o th er warning device ab o ut 27 ya rds (25 meters) beh ind the vehicl e to warn ap­
proa ching traffic.
Always sure th at th e ground is leve l and firm, if necessary usc sturdy under the ja ck .
When one wh eel is lift ed off the ground putting the se lec to r l ever in
Always apply tl1e par k in g brake firmly and firmly engage gea r or put th e selec tor lever in

hicle yo u are tow ing. Brake earlier and
more gently than you wou ld normally
- Do not drive faster than mph
miles
-Turn on the emergency flasher.
-Move the se lecto r lever or gearshift
l eve r to
the neutral position (N).
- Make s
ure that the tow-rope is taut at all
Tow-rope or lo w-bar
bar. use a tow -rope if you do not have a
tow -bar.
A tow-ro pe s ho uld
be slightl y elastic to reduce the loading on both ve hicl es. Use a tow -rope made of synthetic fiber or similar ela stic
load ing and damaging the anchorage points.
T he ignition
of the vehicle bein g to we d must be switched on to ensure
will
hav e to apply considera bly more press ure to the brak e pedal than you would normally.
Move the selec tor leve r toN.
Do not drive fas te r than mph
Do not tow farth er than mil es km).
a tow truck is used, the vehicl e must be tow ed with all wheels the ground.
Tow starti ng
For technica l rea sons,
it is not pos sibl e to tow start you r vehicle, if the vehicl e is without trical power. The engine management systems may not operate prop erly.
Use jumper cables page
WARNING
Towing a ve hicle changes th e way your ve hicle
h an dles and brakes. To help reduce the risk of
a n accident lea ding to serio us personal i njury, note the fo ll owi ng:
T he drive r of the vehi cle t hat is being towed:
Will have to press the brake pedal
Will have to use considerably more force
to turn t h e s teering wheel, because th e
power s teerin g is no t ac tive.
The driver of the vehicle that is towing:
Must accelerate gradually and gently avoid jerking movements.
Mus t brake earlie r and more ge ntl y than you would normally.
Tips
For technical r easo ns, it is not possible to sta rt a ve hicle with an aut omati c transmission.
th ere is no fluid in the vehicle transmission because o f a defect. th e vehicle must be tow ed
w ith the dri ve whee ls t h e ground.
a veh icle with an automati c tra nsmission has to be towed more th an miles

Lifting the ve hicl e
Light change 93
Lo ck cy linders 26
L o ckin g driver's door in emergency 88
Locks
26
M
Malfunction Lamp
M IL See Malfun ction Indicator Lamp
Modific ations 32
N
New tires wheels 73
NHTSA
otice about
trol modules 34
II
yo ur vehicle safely 1 4
mirro rs
C leaning 25
p
31
parts 24 C leaning 28
w asher 23
G asolin e 37
Booklet Tips and Advice
care 2 1
Regular Gasoline 37
Hemoving caps to access p osi tive and nega-
tive terminals
Repai rs 32
R ep l
acing
Wheel rim s 75
Replac
ing tires and w heels 73
Reporting safety defec ts
Ca
nada United States
Him s
Heplacing 75
With screw-on decora tive covers 58
With threade d rim ring 57
R
ubbe r gaskets 26
s
b ells
C
leanin g
Safety instructio ns
C
oolant temperature
Snow c h ain s 78
wheel 81
Location
Spares 31
Speed rating letter code 74
Startin g w ith jumper cables 99
Steps for determining correct load limit 71
T
Tan k
F illin g the ta nk 35
O
pening th e fuel filler 35
T
echnical modific ations 32
Threa ded rim ring 57
Alphabetical index lll