Volkswagen Touareg 2010 Manual page 81

Pulling off wheel trim
– On vehicles with wheel trim, loosen wheel trim all around as
shown, e.g. using puller hook and wheel brace from vehicle
tool kit -A- and pull off -arrow B-.
Pulling cover caps off wheel bolts
Caution
On vehicles with light alloy wheels do not lever wheel bolt caps
off with screwdriver, only use the special tool for this purpose
(puller hook in vehicle tool kit).
Note
Before loosening or tightening the wheel bolts, remove the cover
caps.
The puller hook to remove the cover caps is located with the ve‐
hicle tool kit.
– Place the puller hook through opening in cover cap.
– Pull off cap using the puller hook.
Loosening/tightening anti-theft wheel bolts
Note
To loosen/tighten the anti-theft wheel bolts a special adapter,
♦
located in vehicle tool kit, is required.
To loosen the anti-theft wheel bolts (lockable wheel bolts) do
♦
not use an impact screwdriver.
If the adapter to loosen or tighten the anti-theft wheel bolts is
♦
not available in the vehicle, use the corresponding adapter set
for tamper-proof wheel bolts.
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Touareg 2010 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 11.2011
4. Descriptions of work
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