four wheel drive VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2007 Owners Manual

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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All four wheels must be fitted
with radial tires of the same type,
size (rolling circumference)
and
the same tread pattern. Driving
with different tires reduces the
vehicle handling and can lead to
a los s
of control.
Winter tires
informati o n and heed th e on page 276.
W int er tires im
prove the handli ng c ha ra cte ristics of your ve hicle sig nifi cantly whe n driv in g under wintry of their desig n
(w idth, rubber compositi on, tread desig n). swage n stro ng ly recommend s that yo u always
have w int er tires or all-seaso n tires in stalle d on all
four wheels on yo ur ve hicle, especially when
winter road cond itions are ex pected. W inter tires also improve the ve hicle's braking performance an d help reduce stoppin g d is ta nces d uring winter wea ther. Volkswage n recommends in stalli n g
w inter tires o nce temperatures a re below
Wint er tires are no lo nge r suitabl e fo r w inter
dri vin g o nce the tread pattern is worn down to a
d epth o f 1 /16 in (4 mm). In add ition, w inter tir e
p erformance decreases w ith age- ind ependently
o f the tread
sta te country-specific lega l ments.
Core, maint enance
Never drive faster than the
maximum speed for which the
winter or other tires installed on
your vehicle are rated because
tires that are driven faster than
their rated speed can fail sud­
denly.
Over-loading tires can cause
heat build-up, sudden tire
failure, including a
blowout and
sudden deflation and loss of con­
trol.
Temperature grades apply to
tires
that are properly inflated
and not over-or under-inflated.
w int er tires on all fo ur wheels .
Use w int er tires only under w in try road
Usc only w inter tires w it h dim en sio n s p roved fo r the veh icle.
Usc only win ter tires of the same t ire belt
speed restri ctio ns acco rding to the
winte r tire's speed ra tin g code
restrictions
W in t
er tires cert ifie d up to a top speed fied by speed p age293.
so me vehicle m odels it is possible to se t a s pee d wa rnin g with the multi-function disploy in the page 21.
Top s peed ratin g and tire infl ation press ure fo r
or a uthorized Volk swagen Service about the m aximum permissib le speed a n d quired tir e infl ation press ure for th e winter tires yo u to use.