VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 8 GTE 2020 Owners Manual

WARNG
Dfergtyrepressuresortyrepressuresthataretoowcancausetyredamageyre
falressofvehcontroccentserusryanddeath
thedatormpCDihtsuptopthevehassoonaspossandcheckal
hetyres(->Tyrepressuretroductn/Generaiformatn)
ferenttyrepressuresortyrepressuresthataretoowcancreasewearonthe
tyreseducevehstabliyandcreasethebrakgdtance
fergtyrepressuresortyrepressuresthataretoowcancausesuddentyrefal
reandadtoatyreburstgandthessofcontrovertheveh
hedrerresponsforthecorrecttyrepressureofalyresonthevehhe
recommendedtyrepressurecanbefoundonastker(->Tyrepressuretroduc
tn/Generaiformatn)
hetyremonorgsystemcannotfunctncorrectunssalotyreshavethe
correcttyrepressure
hepressurealyresmustaaysbeapproprtetothevehad(->Tyrepres
suretroductn/Generaiformatn)
aysftealyrestothecorrecttyrepressurebeforeeveryurney(->Tyrepres
suretroductn/Generaiformatn)
thevehdrenwhsuffnttyrepressurehresusgreatertyrefx
ghcouwarmupthetyretosuchanextentthatthetreadmayseparateand
thetyrecoubursthcoucausethedrertosecontroftheveh
hspeedsandoveradgofthevehmaycausethetyrestoheatuptosuchan
extentthatthetyreburstsadgyoutosecontroftheveh
thetyrepressuretoowortoohhhetyreswllearprematureandthe
vehwllothandwel
thetyrenotftandnotnecessarytochangethewheeimedtereat
wspeedtothenearestquaidworkshopandcheckandcorrectthetyrepressure
(->Tyrepressuretroductn/Generaiformatn)
heTyrePressureLossdatormustaaysbecorrectcairated
rgonunpavedroadsforngperdsorasportydrgstycantemporarl
deactatetheTyrePressureLossdatortheeventofamaunctnhe
datormpwllshfor65secondsandthenihtupcontuousoweverhe
datormpwllooutwhentheroadcondnsordrgstychange
a
Usefuiformatnaboutwheeandtyres
troductntothetop
Thetyresarethemostheavladedandmostunderestatedpartsofavehyres
areveryportantasthenarrowtyresurfacesaretheoncontactbetweentheveh
andtheroad
heserveieoftyresdependentontyrepressurergstyandigandcorrect
ftg

ARNG
Newtyresortyreswhhareoorndownordamagedcannotprovefullveof
vehcontrondbrakgeffncy
correcthandigofwheeandtyrescanreducevehsafetyandcauseaccents
andserusrs
lourwheemustbeftedwhradyresofthesametypee(roligccum
ference)andthesametreadpattern
ewtyreswllavetoberunastheywllilhavereducedgrandbrakgef
fectreparturcarefulforthefst600km(370mls)ordertopreventac
centsandserusry
hecktyrepressuresregurwhenthetyresarecondaayskeeptothespe
cdvaethetyrepressuretoowpossthatthetyretemperaturewll
icreasetosuchanextentwhendrgthatthetreadpeeoffandthetyrebursts
heckthetyresfordamageandwearatregurterva
everdrewhworntyresortyresthataredamaged(heyhavehosuts
racksorbiters)rgwhtyresthcondncanresubursttyrescc
entsandserusrsornordamagedtyresmustberepcedassoonas
poss
everexceedthetopspeedandadpermtedfortheftedtyres
heeffectenessofthedrerasstsystemsandbrakesupportsystemsdependson
thetyregr
younoteunusuaratnsorthevehpultoonesewhendrgtop
thecarmedteandcheckthewheeandtyresfordamage
ordertoreducetherkofsgcontrofthevehndtherkofaccentand
serusryeverosenthebosonrswhboed-onrrgs
onotusewheeortyresyoudonotknowthehtorysedwheeandtyres
maybedamagedventhedamagenotvhcancausetyredamageyre
falreandssofcontroftheveh
ventheyhavenotbeenusedtyrescansuddensepressureorburstspe
clathhspeedsndthuscauseaccentsandserusrsvousgtyres
thataremorethansyearsoyouhavenoaernatereswandwhextra
careatales
WARNG
thewheearecorrectfastenedorwheeosaremsghewheecou
comeoseadgtoassofcontrofthevehausgaccentsandserus
rs
everdrewheeosaremsgorose
aysusewheeosthatmatchthewheesandthevehtype
aysthtenthewheeoswhthecorrectthtengtorqueyoudonothave
atorquewrenchhtenthewheeoswhthewheeowrenchandhavethe
torquecheckedwhoutdeybythenearestquaidworkshop

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swapwhee
hewheeandtyresapprovedbyVoswagenhavebeencarefulsected
otatgwhee
RegurrotatgthewheeasshownthellstratnFrecommendedto
heensurethattyreswearevenlhetyreswllhenstforaboutthesamete
oswagenrecommendshavgthewheechangedbyaquaidworkshop
vogdamagetothewheesandtyres
reoverkerbsandotherwobstacsswandatrhtangssothatthetwofront
wheecometocontactwhtheobstacatthesamete
heckthetyrepressureregur
egurchecktyresfordamageosisuncturesorbiters
everexceedthemaxumspeedandadpermtedforthetyresthatarefted(->
Tyrettergandtyretypetandards/Dectes)
amagedorworntyresmustberepcedmedte(->Wheeandtyress/Sys
temis)
rotectthetyresfromcontactwhaggressesubstancescdggreaseletro
ndbrakef/\
epcemsgdustcapsonthevaesmedte
emoveforenbodsthathavenotyetpenetratedtotheseofthetyre(->L
s/Systemisheeandtyres)
bservealarngsofthetyremonorgsystem(->FAQyrePressureLoss
dator)(->FAQyrePressureMonorgSystem)
yresthataremorethansyearso
Tyresagethroughphysandchemarocessesthatcanpathefunctnyres
thathavebeenstoredunusedforanextendedperdofteagemorequkthantyres
thatareusedalhete

oswagenrecommendsrepcgtyresthataremorethansyearsowhnewtyres
haoappistotyreswhhappeartostllegoodcondnandwhosetreaddepth
hasnotyetreachedthemumvaestutedbygtn
Wterandalyeartyresaorgesetheeffectenessthroughgegregardss
oftheremagtreaddepth
heageofeachtyrecanbedetermedonthebasofthemanufacturgdate(->Tyre
pressuretroductn/Generaiformatn)
torgtyres
aysstoretyresacooryandpreferabdarkpceonottoretyresmounted
onthervertal
nytyresnotftedonrsshoubekeptsuabsevestoprotectagastdtand
shoubestoredvertal(standgonthetread)
ewtyres
reparturcarefulforthefst600km(370mls)whnewtyresasthetyres
havetoberunyresthathavenotbeenrunhavereducedgrandbrakg
effncy->/\
lourwheemustbeftedwhtyresofthesametypeendthesametread
pattern
epcgtyres
tthefactoryhevehftedwhw-roligrestancetyresnwhthese
tyrescanthedatedfueonsumptnvaesbeachvedakesurethatanynew
tyrespurchasedhaveoptedroligrestance(->Drgeconomaltroduc
tn/Generaiformatn)
eekadveataquaidworkshopbeforepurchasgnewwroligrestancetyres
oswagenrecommendsusgaVoswagendearshforthpurpose
aysrepcetyresatastonanax-by-axbas->/K-
tyresshouonberepcedbytyresthathavebeenapprovedbyVoswagenfor
thevehtype
everusetyreswhaneffectesethatrgerthanVoswagen-approvedtyres
e-synchrongtheTyrePressureLossdator
TheTyrePressureLossdatormustbere-synchronedeachteoneormorewhee
changedhaoappisthewheehavebeenswappedromthefronttotherear
(->TyrePressureLossdatorunctn)

WARNG
Corroseiusandothersubstancescancausevandvdamagetothe
tyreshhcancausethetyretoburst
ayskeepchemalbrantsuerakefandothercorrosesub
stancesawayfromthetyres
WARNG
Eventheyhavenotbeenusedtyrescansuddensepressureorburstspecl
athhspeedsndthuscauseaccentsandserusrs
vousgtyresthataremorethansyearsoyouhavenoaernatere
swandwhextracareatales
ARNG
Newtyreswllavetoberunastheywllilhavereducedgrandbrakgeffect
reparturcarefulforthefst600km(370mls)ordertopreventacc
entsandserusry
ARNG
Wheemusthavethenecessarycarancethewheedonothavethenecessary
carancehetyrecourubonpartsoftherunnggearhevehbodyandthebrake
ieshcanadtoafauthebrakesystemandtotreadseparatnandthustoa
tyreburstg
heactuayresemustnotexceedthetyredensnsofmanufacturersapproved
byVoswagenandmustnotrubonanyvehbodyparts
OTE
Avoheavypactsanddreroundobstacswheneverpossyrescanbede
formedparturbypothosandkerbedgeshcancausedamagetothetyresand
whees
OTE
Donotdamagethevaeswhenftgdferenttyreseverdrewhoutvaecaps
hcoucausedamagetothevaes
tyresshoubedposedofproperandasrequedbygtn
oVoswagen-approvedtyresareguaranteedtohavethedensnsthataresu
abforthevehthecaseofothertyreshetyreselrmustproveacert
atefromthetyremanufacturerstatgthatthetyreaosuabforthe
vehhcertatemustbestoredasafepcetheveh
Wheesandwheeos
Wheesyresandwheeosarematchedtothevehtypedferentwhees
areftedhecorrectwheeoswhthecorrectngthandcorrectshapedboheads
mustbeusedhensuresthatthebrakesworkproperandthatthevehdres
qutandsafe

ortechnaeasonsnotgeneralposstousethewheesfromother
vehshcanaoapptowheesofthesamevehtype
hethtengtorqueofthewheeosmustbecheckedregurwhaproperfunc
tngtorquewrench->Wheeostg)
heeos
Thecorrectwheeosmustbeusedforalehtypeshesebosmustaaysbe
thtenedwhthecorrectthtengtorque(->Wheeostg)
heeswhboedrrgsortrements
Rswhboed-onrgsortrementsconstofseveraomponentshesecompon
entsareedtogetherusgspecosamagedwheesmustberepcedand
mustaaysberepaedonbyaguaidworkshoposwagenrecommendsusga
Voswagendearshforthpurpose/\
heeentatn
somecountrsewwheesmustcontaformatnoncertapropertshe
folwgformatnmaybeprovedonthewhee
eafconformy
se
ameofmanufacturerorbrandname
atemanufactured(month/year)
ountryofor
roductnnumber
awmaterbatchnumber
roductcode
WARNG
Theuseofunsuabordamagedwheescanpavehsafetyandcauseacc
entsandserusry
nusewheesthathavebeenapprovedfortheveh
heckthersregurfordamageandrepceasnecessary
ARNG
correctosengandthtengofthebosonwheeswhboed-onrgscan
causeaccentsandserusry
everosenthebosonwheeswhboed-onrgs
lorkonwheeswhboed-onrgsmustbecarrdoutbyaquaidwork
shoposwagenrecommendsusgaVoswagendearshforthpurpose

yrepressure
Fnthedrerdoorpllryrepressure
stker(aernateontheseofthefue
p)
hestkerprovesthecorrecttyrepressureforapprovedtyresandcatedeheron
thedrerdoorpllrForsethetankfp
heappearanceofthestkermaydferbetweenvehsmaycdeaddnayre
ses
hewrongtyrepressurewllaveanegateeffectonthevehresponseandadto
hhveofwearorevenabursttyreThecorrecttyrepressurepartur-
portantathspeeds
omforttyrepressure
Dependgonthevehhetyrepressurestkermayshowdetalofacomforttyre
pressure
(´)hecomforttyrepressurealwscreaseddrgcomfortuendenergy
consumptnmaycreasewhendrgwhcomforttyrepressure
heckgthetyrepressure
heckthetyrepressureatastonceamonth
ayscheckthetyrepressurewhenthetyresarecohespecdtyrepressureap
pistootyresyrepressureaayshherwarmtyresthancotyres
orthreasoneverreducethepressurewarmtyrestoadstthetyrepressure
aysadstthetyrepressuretotheadve
Ñfteradstgthetyrepressuresaysscrewthecapsontothevaesandobserve
theformatnonthetyremonorgsystem
aysusethetyrepressurespecdonthestkereverexceedthemaxumtyre
pressurewhhgenonthesewalfthetyre

WARNG
correcttyrepressuremaycausethetyretosuddensepressureorburstwhlthe
vehmotnhcancauseserusaccentsandfatairs
thetyrepressuretoowpossthatthetyretemperaturewllicreaseto
suchanextentwhendrgthatthetreaddetachesandthetyrebursts
xcessespeedsandoveradgofthevehcancauseoverheatguddentyre
damagecdgtyreburstsanddetachmentofthetreadsurfacendthustoass
ofcontroftheveh
thetyrepressuretoowhetyreswllearprematureandthecarwllot
handwel
hecktyrepressuresregurtastonceamonthndbeforeeveryngurney
lyresmusthavethecorrecttyrepressuretosuthevehad
everreduceexcesspressurewhenthetyresarewarm
OTE
henattachgthetyrepressuregaugensurethatyoudonotposnatan
angtothevaestemhcandamagethetyrevae
aysmakesurethevaecapsarecomptescrewedonwhldrg
nderftedtyrescancontrutetoancreasefuendenergy
consumptn
Treaddepthandtreadweardators
yretreadreadweardators
readdepth
Mostdrgsuatnsrequethehhestposstreaddepthlyresshouhavean
eventreaddepthonatastoneaxhespecltruewetorwtryroad
condns
mostcountrshegalpermsmumtreaddepthreachedat1mm(1/16
)resuaread-measuredthetreadgroovesnexttotheweardators(observede
vtgcountry-specgaegutns)hetyresshouhavethesametreaddeptht
themumoneachax
Observeanycountry-specgaequementsretgtothepermsmum
treaddepthsforwterandalyeartyres

readweardatorstyres
Thetreadweardatorsshowatyreworndownhetyremustberepcedatthe
testwhenthetreaddepthstdowntothetreadweardator
hereare1mm(1/16)hhweardatorsFthetreadbaseofthetyres
arkgsonthetyresewalidatetheposnofthetreadweardatorsF
WARNG
Worntyresareasafetyrkandcanadtoassofcontrofthevehandcauseser
usry
yresmustberepcedatthetestwhenthetreadworndowntothetreadwear
dators
orntyreshaveconserabssgrarturonwetroadshhcancausethe
vehto"fat"angtheroadsurface(aquapng)
orntyresreducethepossliyofcontroligthevehwelinormanddfu
drgsuatnsandcreasebrakgdtanceandtherkofskdg
yredamage
DamagetotyresandwheesoftenhdenA\-
yoususpectthatawheeidamagedwdownmedteandstopthevehas
soonassafetodoso
heckthetyresandwheesfordamage
onotdreonatyredamaged
hanggadamagedwhee->Changgawheetroductn/Generaiformatn)
eekexpertasstanceforthnecessary
reaamagedwheehthebreakdownsetandfte(->Breakdownsettro
ductn/Generaiformatn)
therenovdamagereswandcautustothenextquaidworkshop
ordertohavethevehchecked
mbeddedforenbodsthetyres
eavetheforenbodythetyrehasenteredthenertyreorenbodsthat
arestuckbetweenthetyretreadbckscanberemoved
hanggadamagedwhee->Changgawheetroductn/Generaiformatn)
eekexpertasstanceforthnecessary
reaamagedwheehthebreakdownsetandfte(->Breakdownsettro
ductn/Generaiformatn)
heckandadstthetyrepressure
otoaquaidworkshoposwagenrecommendsusgaVoswagendearshfor
thpurpose

yrewear
Thetyrewearaffectedbyseveraactors
tyofdrg
owwelhetyresarebanced
dstmentsmadetotherunnggear
astcornergeavyacceratnandhardbrakgalicreasetyrewear
heeibancemaydevepwhenthevehdrenouwllotethbythe
nervoussteergresponsenbancedwheewllffecttheveftyrewearth
casethewheeshoubebancedaga
correctwheeinmentcausesexcessetyrewearpagthesafetyoftheveh
hewheeinmentshoubecheckedbyaquaidworkshoptyresshowexcesse
wear
WARNG
younoteunusuaratnorthecarpuligtoonesewhlthevehmo
tnhmaydatethatoneofthetyresdamaged
educespeedmedteandparkthevehwhoutobstructgtraff
heckthetyresandwheesfordamage
everdreontyresorwheesaredamagedeekexpertasstancestead
therenovdamagereswandcautustothenextquaidwork
shopordertohavethevehchecked
yrettergandtyretype
ternatnayretterg