Volkswagen Golf 2021 Owner's Manual page 291

· Never drive faster than the maxi-
mum speed for which the winter
tires installed on your vehicle are
rated because tires that are driv-
en faster than their rated speed
can fail suddenly.
· Never exceed the maximum load
rating for the winter tires instal-
led on your vehicle.
Install summer tires promptly
in the spring. Summer tires of-
fer better handling characteristics
for temperatures above +45 °F
(+7 °C). They are quieter, do not
wear as quickly, and can help reduce
fuel consumption.
The Tire Pressure Monitoring
System must be recalibrated
whenever you remove and remount
or change any wheel or tire on the
vehicle, even if the reinstalled or re-
placement wheels and tires are iden-
tical to those that were removed and
even if the tire pressure does not
change → page 265, Recalibrating
the Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS).
If necessary, ask your author-
ized Volkswagen dealer or au-
thorized Volkswagen Service Facility
about permissible winter tire dimen-
sions.
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Important information on tires and wheels
Snow chains
Please read the introductory in-
formation and heed the Warnings
and Notice on page 269.
Obey local regulations as well as the
applicable speed limits when driving
with snow chains.
Snow chains improve forward mo-
tion, traction and braking character-
istics under wintry conditions.
Snow chains may be used only on
the front wheels and only in tire and
wheel combinations that have been
approved by Volkswagen. This ap-
plies even to all-wheel drive vehicles
(4MOTION).
Please contact your authorized
Volkswagen dealer or authorized
Volkswagen Service Facility about
appropriate wheel, tire and snow
chain dimensions.
If possible, use only chains with low
profile links that are not thicker than
37/64 in. (15 mm) including the ten-
sioner.
Remove center hubcaps and decora-
tive rim rings before installing snow
chains → . However, for safety
reasons, caps must be installed on
the wheel bolts. These are available
from authorized Volkswagen dealers
and authorized Volkswagen Service
Facilities.
Compact spare wheel
For technical reasons, snow chains
cannot be used on the compact
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