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8.
Remove the spare wheel or temporary
spare wheel and the vehicle toolkit from
the luggage compartment.
9.
Remove the hubcaps → page 341.
WARNING
Ignoring any of the items on this important
safety checklist can lead to accidents and
severe injuries.
·
Follow the actions in the checklist and
observe the general safety procedures.
Wheel bolts
Please refer to
at the start of the chap-
ter on page 343.
Fig. 191
Changing a wheel: loosening the
wheel bolts.
Fig. 192
Changing a wheel: tyre valve
locations of the anti-theft wheel bolt
344
Wheels and tyres
Use a suitable box spanner to loosen the
wheel bolts.
Only loosen the wheel bolts by approximately
one turn before raising the vehicle with the
jack.
If one of the wheel bolts is very tight, you
may be able to loosen it by pushing down the
end of the box spanner carefully with your
foot. Hold on to the vehicle for support and
ensure that you have a secure footing.
Two-piece wheel bolts
Two-piece wheel bolts must be used for the
vehicle. With two-piece wheel bolts, the ball
seat is loosely connected to the head.
Single-piece wheel bolts may not be used. If
you are not sure which wheel bolts can be
used for your vehicle, consult a qualified
workshop. Volkswagen recommends using
a Volkswagen dealership for this purpose.
Loosening wheel bolts
— Fit the box spanner over the wheel bolt as
far as it will go →
— Hold the end of the box spanner and turn
the wheel bolt one turn anticlockwise
→
.
Loosening the anti-theft wheel bolt
— Take the adapter for the anti-theft wheel
bolt out of the vehicle toolkit.
— Insert the adapter into the anti-theft
wheel bolt as far as it will go.
— Push the box spanner onto the adapter as
far as it will go.
— Hold the end of the box spanner and turn
the wheel bolt one turn anticlockwise
→
.
Screwing in the anti-theft wheel bolt (wheel
cover)
On wheels with a wheel cover, the anti-theft
wheel bolt must be screwed in at position
→
Fig. 192
1
and
of the tyre valve
2
or
3
.
otherwise not be fitted.
Fig.
191.
or
according to the position
2
3
. The wheel cover can
1
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