Volkswagen Golf 2021 Owner's Manual page 284

floor → page 215, Variable lug-
gage compartment floor.
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Pull the securing clip →
(if equipped) out and up.
— Completely unscrew the hand-
wheel in the center of the spare
2
wheel or compact spare wheel
→ fig. 179 counterclockwise.
If applicable, remove the subwoof-
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er → page 204, Removing the sub-
woofer.
Remove the spare wheel.
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Stowing the replaced wheel
— Open the trunk lid and remove the
variable luggage compartment
floor → page 215, Variable lug-
gage compartment floor.
If the wheel you took off the vehi-
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cle fits in the spare wheel well, po-
sition it so that the center hole of
the rim is aligned with the thread-
ed pin in the center of the well.
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Turn the handwheel →
clockwise until the wheel is se-
curely in place.
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Insert the securing clip
equipped) in the stud slot so that
the handwheel can no longer be
turned.
If necessary, return the vehicle tool
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kit to its location in the luggage
compartment.
Reinstall the variable luggage
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compartment floor in the luggage
compartment.
Close the trunk lid.
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282 Tires and wheels
If the replaced wheel does not fit in
the spare wheel well, stow it secure-
ly in the luggage compartment on
fig. 178
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top of the luggage compartment
floor.
Differences between the road
wheels and the compact spare
The compact spare wheel is different
in design from the road wheels and
must be used only in the event of
a flat tire, only for a brief time, and
only when driving with extra caution
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Replace it with a tire matching the
others on your vehicle as soon as
possible.
Please heed the following:
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fig. 178
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Check the tire inflation pressure of
the spare or compact spare whenev-
er you check the tire pressure of the
road wheels, at least once a month.
Inflate a spare wheel to the cold tire
pressure specified for the vehicle's
road wheels on the tire pressure la-
bel; inflate a compact spare wheel
to the cold tire pressure specified for
.
Do not drive faster than 50 mph
(80 km/h)!
Avoid full-throttle acceleration,
hard braking, and fast cornering!
Do not use snow chains on the
compact spare wheel → page 289,
Snow chains.
After installing the spare wheel or
compact spare wheel, check the
tire pressure as soon as possible
→ page 276, Tire inflation pres-
sure.