tires VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2007 Owner's Manual

Incorrect tire pressure can cause
sudden tire failure, loss of vehicle
control and serious personal in­
jury.
Always make sure that all 4
tires
are inflated to the correct
tire pressure for the tires in­
stalled on the vehicle. Then push
the Reset button for the Tire
sure Monitoring System
so that it can properly monitor
the pressure in the tires.
always read and heed all
of the information and WARN­
page 276.
The Tire
malfunction
If a warning is g ive n about tire
pressure
being too low, the ve­
hicle
must remain station ary for
about one minute. Keep the ve­
h icle stationa1y until the
button
for the Tire
page 222, fig. 142 is
pressed to save the new tire pres­
s
ure reference value.
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Fig. 148 Fuel tank cap placed on the ope n fue l
Please first read and note the introductory information and heed th e on page 234.
Before refueling, always switch off the eng in e, the
i gnition , a n all cell phones, and leave the m
switc h ed off until refue lin g is complete.
Opening th e fuel tank cop
The fuel filler flap is loca ted at t h e rear of the ve hicl e on the rig ht.
Pr ess on the rear area of th e fu el fille r flap and fo ld open.
flap
capacities
Refueling
Th e correct fu e l grade for your ve hicle is lis te d on a page 239.
The fue l tank is w he n the automatic filler
no zzle pump switche s off the first
Do not t ry to add fu el afte r the pump stops!
Topping off the tank in thi s way may ftll the expan­
s ion space that the tank need s and cause fuel to
ov erfl ow, fo r insta nce, if it gets warmer outsid e.
C lo sing the fuel tank cop
onto the fuel filler n eck until it audibl y enga ges.
th e fu el fille r flap until it aud ib ly e nga ges.
T he fuel filler flap must be flu sh with the ve hicle
body.
refu elin g once the pump nozzle switch es
off. you could
Note
Remov e fu el sp ill s from the paint immediately to
h e lp prevent damage to the paint, tires, and wheel hou sing s.
P lease firs t rea d and no te the introduc tory inform ation and heed the on page 234.
F u e l t a
nk capaci ty
A
bout liters ),
i nclud ing about (2 gallons) re se rve . Gaso line and diesel e n g ines
A t th e gas station 236 237

Washing the
fir st read and note th e in formatio n and heed th e on page 262.
The lo nge r insect splaue r, b ird droppings. tree sap,
road din, indu strial depo sits, road and o ther aggressive materials sta y on your ve­
hicle , more damage they do sunlight ) crease the corros ive effects. The vehicle under­body sh o uld als o be was hed regularl y and thor­
o ughly.
to the information by the car wash operator. Before going through a
ca r wash , b e s ure
you have installed addition al accessorie s on the vehicle, su ch as a spoiler, a roof rack, or an ant enna, alway s
a sk th e car was h opera tor if thi s po se s problem
The paint finish is
dep end s a la rge exte nt on th e rype of ca r
was h. Volk swagen recommend s using brush le ss
ca r w as h faciliti es.
' l b
rem ove wax res idu e from th e windows and
avoi d jerky wind shi eld wip er move m ent , heed the
f ollow ing page 265, outsi de
w ith
on the roof and work down. Usc sp ec ia l shampoo only on hard-to -remove or grim e.
Hinsc
different sponge or wash mill.
edges under the vehicle
Always protect your hands
Alway s dry the brakes and clean off any icc
coatings with a few caref ul appli cations oftlte brake. Make sure not to endanger other motor­is ts or cyclists or disob ey lega l requirement s.
Note
The water temperature mus t not be more than
To help prevent damage to the paint, do not wash the vehicle in direct sunlight .
Do not use insect sponges, abrasive kitchen
s ponges or similar things to clean the ve hicle .
These can damage the paint finish.
Neve r clean headlight s with a dry cloth or sponge. Always use a
When washin g or rinsing the vehicle in cold
weather, do not let water get into the lock cylin ­ders or point the hose The water could freeze on the locks and seals and make it difficult to open the vehicle!
Note
To help prevent vehicle damage in a car wash:
the vehicle track width with the di­
men sion s of the guide rail s in the car wash to help prevent damage to wheel rims tires!
off the rain sensor before driving
through a wash .
Mak e sure there is enough clearan ce for the height and width of the ve hicle.
Fold the outside mirrors toward the vehicle
body. Do not fold power mirrors manually!
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To he lp prev ent paint damage to the engine
hood , place wiper blades against th e winds hie ld
after they have dried . Do not le t them snap back
in to p lace.
Washing with a power washer
first r ead and note the introdu ctory information and heed the on pagc262.
A lways follow the instr u ctions
th ere is enoug h dis tan ce to soft ma te­
ria ls s uch as rubb er h ose s or insulatin g material as
well a s th e s en so rs of the Dis tance Co ntrol
sys te m . Th e
Never usc conce ntrated jet nozz les or dirt bla sters
Imp rope r usc of power washers can cause se­
rious invisibl e permanent d a m age leading to
ti re failur e and loss of ve hicle cont rol. This can cause accide nts and se riou s person al injury.
Keep sufficient di stance b e tween wate r je t
and tir es. Never wash tir es with a no zzle that sprays th e wa ter out in a direct stream re g ard­
l ess of th e di stance to the tir e and even for a very
short time .
Neve r u sc b lasters ." to clean tires. Even
a relatively long spraying dista nce and very
s hort applicatio n tim e can do visi ble or inv is ibl e damage to tire s.
Core, maintenance
Lock the hatc h to prevent unintentional ope ning in the car
the ve hicl e has been wash ed , th e wet
b ra kes or, in winter, brake discs or pads coated
w ith icc, rea ct slowe r and need l onger stopping
dista nces.
A lways dry the brakes and clean off any ic e
coa ting s with a few care ful applicatio ns of th e
bra ke. Make sure no t to endan ge r ot11er motor­
i sts or c yclists or disobey legal requi rements.
Note
Wate r temperature should not be m ore tha n
To he lp prevent damag e to paint, do not was h th e ve hicl e in dir ect sunli ght.
In order for and Assis t to work correctly, the sensors in the rear bumper must b e kept clean and clear of snow and ice. When using a pow er was her or steam clean er,
onl y spray the se n so rs directly for a short peri od
o f tim e and always keep the nozzle at l eas t4
in ch es em) from the sensor.
D o not clea n icy or snow- covere d w indow s
w ith
When washin g or rinsin g the vehicle in cold
weather, do no t let wate r ge t into the lock cylin ­
d
ers or po int the hose at gaps around th e doo rs ,
hood or rea r hatcl1. The w ate r could freeze on t11c
locks and sea ls and mak e it difficu lt to open th e

Tires and wheels
Introduction
In this section you'll find informa ­
tion on th e following:
Tire and . . . . . . . . . 278
New and tires . . . . . . 281
Tire
tires . 285
Tread depth and tread wear
indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Tir e wear and damage . . . . . . . . . . 286
Spare or compact spare
....... ................. 288
Braking, stopping and parking
188
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
Exterior care and cleaning
page262
Consume r information
Wheel covers page 328
Changing a wheel page
T ir e mobili ty page 336
Tire ...................
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 4
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
of tire and
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Tires and . . . . . .
Determi ning the correc t
page 137
Trailer towing page 152
Core, maintenance
New tires or tires that are old,
worn or damaged cannot provide
maximum control and braking
performance.
New tires must be broken in
because new tires do not have
full traction and braking perfor­
mance. Always drive with special
care for the first

(contin ued )
tire inflation pressure
regularly when
the tires are cold
and always maintain the pre­
scribed tire pressure .
Low tire
pressure
can cause tires to get too
hot, resulting in
tread separation,
sudden loss of pressure , and
blowouts . This is because tires
with excess ively low pressure
un­
dergo more flexing, which can
cause the tire to overheat and de­
stroy
the tire.
Never exceed the permissible
maximum speed
and load rating
of the tires on your vehicle.
The effectiveness of the driver
assistance systems
and the brak­
ing
support systems depends
on the tire traction.
care and maintenance
To reduce the risk of losing
control,
crashes and serious per­
sonal injuries, never loosen the
bolts on wheels with bolted rim
rings.
Never mount used tires on
your vehicle if you are not sure of
their past use.
Tires age even if they are not
being used and can fail suddenly,
especially
at high speeds,
causing loss of vehicle control,
accidents,
and severe personal
injuries. Tires that are more than
6 years old can be used only in an
emergency and then only with
special care and at low speed.
For technical reasons it is usu-
ally
not possible to use wheel
rims from other vehicles. Even
wh eel rims from
the same model
may not fit properly.
Fac ility if necessa1y.
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Tire and wheel handling
Fig. 160 Tire rotation diagram.
and note the
mtroductory mformation
and heed the WARNINGS on
page 276.
Tires may be the least appreciated
and most abused parts of a motor
vehicle. Tires are very important,
since their small patches of rubber
are the only contact between your
vehicle and the road.
Maintaining
correct tire pressure,
making sure that your vehicle and
its tires do not have to carry more
weight than they can safe ly
handle, and regularly inspecting
tires for damage (such as cuts,
s la sh es, irregular
wear, and overall
condition) are the
most important
things that you can do to help
avoid
sudden tire failure , in­
cluding tread separation and
blowout.
The tires and wheels are essential
parts of the vehicl e's design. The
tires and wheels approved by Yolk-
If you must drive over a curb or
other obstacle, drive very slowly
and as much as possible at a right
angle to
the curb.
Regularly check tires for
damage,
such as punctures, cuts,
tears
and blisters .
Remove embedded material in
the tread profile that has not yet
penetrated the inside of the
page 286.
Heed all warning messages from
the Tir e
Rep lace worn or damaged tires
immediately=> page 286.
Damage to tires and wheels is
often not readily visible. If you no­
tice unusual vibration or the ve­
hicl e pulls
to one side, this may in­
dicate
that one of the tires is dam­
aged. The tires must be checked
immediate ly for hidden damage
by an authorized Volkswagen
dealer or an authorized Volk­
swagen Service Facility.
Never exceed the load and per­
missible maximum speed rating of
the tires=> page

Always keep aggressive chemi­
cals including grease, oil , gaso line
and brak e fluid off the tires, in­
clud ing the
spare tire
Rep lace missing valve caps im­
m
ediate ly .
Unidirectional tires
Unidirection al tires are des ig n ed
to rotat e only in one direction.
Unidirectional tires have arrows
o n
the s idewall s that show the di­
rection
of page
Unidirection al tires must alway s
b e
moun ted acco rding to the spec­
ifi ed direct io n
of rotation in order
to deliver thei r bes t grip, braking
performance, low
road noise, and
good wear as well as good hydro­
p l
aning res ista nce .
If yo u have to
mount a tire oppo­
sit e to its proper direction of rot a­
t i
on, you must drive more care­
full
y, s ince th e tir e is no longer
b ein g used
as des igned. Thi s is
parti c
ularly important on wet
road s. must replace or re­
mount the tir e as soon as poss ibl e
in
orde r to restore the co rrect di­
r ect ion
of rotat ion.
Rotating tires
To h elp en sure eve n wea r on all
tires, regu la r tir e rotation ac­
cord ing to
the diagram
278, fig. is recom­
mended. In thi s way all tires can
have about the sa me service life.
Fa ­
cility.
Tires more than 6 years old
Tires age even if they are not being
used. Physical and ch emical pro­
cesses
reduce tire strength and
perform ance and cause them to
h ard en a
nd become brittle.
The age of eac h tir e ca n be deter­
m ined w
ith the manufacturing
date that is part of the tire identifi­
ca tion
number (TIN)
Tire storage
Mark tires b efor e re m oving them
to h elp make sure that the previous
l
ocation (left, rig h t, front, rear) and
rollin g dir ection can be m ain ­
t ai ned wh
en remounting the m.
tir es in a coo l, dry and prefer­
ably dark place. Donot store tires
mounted on wheels standin g up.
T ires
not mounted on wheels
s
hould b e covere d to help protect
them from dirt and s tor ed verti-
cal ly (sitting
on the tread).
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Aggressive fluids and materials
can cause visible and invisibl e
tire
damage that can cause tire
blowouts .
Always keep chemicals, oils,
grease, fuels, braking fluids
and
other aggressive substances
away from tires.
read and note the introductory inform ation and heed the on page 276.
The desig n of the w heel b o lt s is matc h ed to the fac­
tor y-install ed wheels. If different wheels are in ­
s tall ed, wh
eel b o lts the ri ght length and bolt
head sh ap e must b e used. Thi s helps to e nsure that
w heels can b e m ounted securely and that the
brakes will work page
In mos t yo u cannot use w heel bolt s from diff erent ve hicl e. Even wheel rims from the same m od el m ay not properly.
Tires and w heel rim s approved by Volkswag en
h ave been matched precise ly to your ve hicl e
m od el and cont ribut e consid erabl y to good han­
dlin g and safe ve hicl e performance.
Tight ening
torque
bolt s must alway s be install ed with the co r­
rect tightenin g page The required
tight enin g torqu e for the wheel bolts is 88 ft-lb s Nm). After changing
torqu e wre n ch b y an authorize d Volksw age n
d eal er or a uthorized Volk swagen Facility.
Care, maintenance
Tires age even if they are not
being used and can fail suddenly,
especially
at high speeds,
causing loss
of vehicle control,
accidents,
and severe personal
injuries.
Tires that are more than 6
years old
can be used only in an
emergency and then only with
special care
and at low speed.
Wheel rims with bolted rim rings
run true and safe ly . Damage d wheel rim s must b e re­
to repair them yourself. Ha ve an authorized
Facility re pai r them for you
Wheel rims with bolted decorative covers
Ligh t-allo y wheels may have interc h angeable d ec­
o rativ e cove rs attac h ed t o th e rim with self-locki ng
screws. If yo u want to replace damaged wheel
cove rs. contact your authorize d Volkswa gen deale r or authorize d Volk swa gen Fac ilit y
improper or damaged wheel rim s can af­fect driving cause accidents and serious personal injury.
only wheel rim s approved for the ve­
hicl e.

Improper loosen ing and tightening of the bolts on wheel rim s with bolted rim rings can ca use accident s and serious personal injury.
Never loosen bolted connections on wheel
rim s with bo lt ed rim rings.
New and
Please first read and note the
introductory information
and h ee d the on
page 276.
New tires
Drive a ve hicle with new tires es­
pecially carefully for
the first
miles km) because the tires
must first be broken in. Tires that
a re not broken in have reduce d
traction
and brakin g perfo r­
In stall radial tires only of same
make , same dimensions (rollin g
circumference),
and s imil ar tread
profil e
onto all four wheels.
The tread depth of new tir es can
diff er
between tir e models and
manufacturers b eca use of dif­
f e re
nt d esig n feature s and trea d
design.
Replacing tires
Tires should be replaced in pairs
a
nd not indi viduall y (both front
Have all work on wheel rim s with bolted rim rings performed by an authorized Volkswage n
dealer or autho ri ze d Volkswage n Facility.
tires or both rear tires at the same
Replace tires only with tires that
have the same s pecif ica tions , in­
cluding width
and diameter, load
a
nd top sp ee d rating as the tires
a
pproved by Volkswagen for your
vehicle and model.
Never use tires that are larg er or
wider
than the dim ension s of the
t ir es appro ved b y Volkswagen for
your vehicl e and model. Larger
t ir es co
uld scrape and rub on the
vehicle body or other parts of the
veh icle.
N ew tires must be broken in be­
cause new tires do not have full
traction and braking perfor­
mance.
miles km) to
h elp
reduce the risk of losing
control, a collision, and serious
personal injuries.
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