WARNING Tyres and rim failure precautions – Drive over kerbs and other low obstacles slow- ly and at right angles so that the two front wheels come into contact with the obstacle at the same time. If the tyre is not fitted correctly on the wheel rim, this can lead to damage to the wheel rim and the tyre could suddenly lose air or burst while driving. This can cause serious accidents and fatal injuries. – Check the tyre pressure regularly. – Check the tyres for damage such as cuts at regular intervals. ● Have tyres fitted on the wheel rims only by a correspondingly qualified workshop. Volks- wagen recommends using a Volkswagen dealership.
– Never exceed the maximum speed and load permitted for the tyres that are fit- ted. → page 193 – Have qualified workshop replace damaged or worn tyres as soon as possible. → page 191 Using of Wheels and Tyres – Protect the tyres from contact with aggressive substances, including grease, oil, petrol and brake fluid → . Please refer to at the start of the chapter on page 186. – Replace missing dust caps on the valves im- mediately. – Remove foreign bodies that have not yet pe- netrated to the inside of the tyre. → page 191 – Observe all warnings of the tyre monitoring system.
→ page 185 Tyres that are more than six years old Tyres age through physical and chemical pro- cesses that can impair their function. Tyres that have been stored unused for an extended period of time age more quickly than tyres that are used all the time. Volkswagen recommends replacing tyres that are more than six years old with new tyres. This also applies to tyres which appear to still be in good condition and whose tread depth has not yet reached the minimum value stipulated by legisla- tion → . Fig. 146 Illustration: diagram showing how to swap wheels Volkswagen-approved tyres and rims are guaran- teed to have the dimensions that are suitable for the vehicle.
Swap wheels from the front to the rear Regularly rotating the wheels as shown in the il- lustration is recommended to help ensure that tyres wear evenly. → Fig. 146 All the tyres will then last for about the same time. Winter and all-season tyres also largely lose their effectiveness through ageing – regardless of the remaining tread depth. The age of each tyre can be determined on the basis of the manufacturing date. → page 193 Volkswagen recommends having a wheel change carried out by a correspondingly qualified work- shop. Volkswagen recommends using a Volkswa- gen dealership.
Notes on storing tyres Before removing the tyre, mark the tyre to indi- cate the direction of rotation and installation po- sition. When installing the tyre, it should be reset according to the mark (left, right, front, rear), so that the direction of rotation and dynamic bal- ance of the wheel remain unchanged. 182.5C1.TRO.74 Wheels and tyres 187