Sf Spare Wheel - Volkswagen Beetle 1972 Owner's Manual

Spare wheel
The war. wht is under the front hood.
To unlock the hood, pull the lever inside
the giove compartment.
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In the VW 113, the spare wheel is stored
horizontally under the luggage compart-
ment cover.
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In the VW 111, the spare wheel is stored
in an upright position in the spare wheel
well.
The spere wheel is connected to tho
windshield washer container and sup-
plies the pressure to operate the washer.
The air supply to the windshield washer
will be interrupted automatically by a
cut-off valve if the tire pressure drops to.
26 psi (1.8 kg/cm?). This prevents the
spare tire from being deflated below the
required pressure.
Check the tire pressure from time to time
and maintain it up to a maximum of 42 psi
(3.0 kg/cm). This pressure level is only
required for the operation of the wind-
shield washer system. For road use,
adjust the spare tire pressure as speci-
fied on page 55.
To check or correct the pressure, first
unscrew the hose from the valve near
the filler cap of the windshield washer
container, The spare wheel is connected
to this valve and can therefore be pressu-
rized via this valve. Reconnect the hose
10 the valve after checking or inflating
the spare tire.
On the VW 111, disconnect the wind-
shield washer hose from the vaive of the
spare tire. Reconnect the hose atter in-
'lating or checking.