Volkswagen Golf 2021 Owner's Manual page 304

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Wheel bolts and wheel hub threads must always
be clean, easy-to-turn and free of oil and
grease.
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Only use the lug wrench produced by Volkswa-
gen for your vehicle to loosen the wheel bolts.
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Loosen the wheel bolts only about 1 turn before
lifting the vehicle with the jack.
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Never grease or oil the wheel bolts and the
threads in the wheel hubs. The bolts can come
loose while driving if greased or oiled, even if
tightened to the required torque.
Lifting the vehicle with the vehicle jack (Golf)
Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice
Fig. 187 Lift points for the jack.
Fig. 188 Jack in position at the left rear lift point.
The jack must be positioned at one of the 4 lift
points located behind the markings on the vehicle
body (2 on each side as shown in →
must use the lift point closest to the wheel being
changed → .
302 Tires and wheels
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The vehicle may only be lifted by a jack positioned at
one of the 4 jack lift points.
fig. 187). You
Never loosen bolted connections on wheel rims
with bolted rim rings.
If the wheel bolts are not tightened to the prop-
er torque, the wheel can come off the vehicle
when it is moving. Extremely high torque can
damage the wheel bolts and/or their threads.
Check the wheel bolt tightening torque regular-
ly with an accurate torque wrench.
on page 299.