Balancing Wheels; Incorrect Wheel Alignment; Wear Indicators - Volkswagen 1993 Golf Instruction Manual

GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Balancing wheels
The wheels on new vehicles are balanced.
However whe n the ve hi cle is running vari­
ous influences can cause the w hee ls to be­
come unbalanced and th is causes steering
vibration .
As imba lance also inc re ases steering, sus­
pension and tyre wear the wheels shou ld be
ba lanced again. Fu rthe rm ore a wheel
sho ul d alway s be rebalanced when the tyre
has been repaired or when a new tyre has
been fitt ed.
Incorrect wheel alignment
Incorrect wheel alig nment not only ca uses
excess ive, usua lly uneven tyre wear but
can also impair the car's safe hand li ng. If un­
us ua l tyre w ear is noti ced, contact a Vo lks­
wagen dealer.
Wear indicators
At the bottom of the tread of the original
tyres there are 1.6 mm high " w ear indica­
tors" running across the tread - see fig.
There are 6 - 8 of these in di cators - accord­
ing to make - even ly spaced around the tyre
circumference. Marks on the wal ls of t he
tyre (f or example the letters " TW I" or
triangles) show t he loca ti ons of t he wear
indi cators.
Attention
• At the latest when then the
tyres are worn down to the wear
indicators they must be renewed
without delay.
• Worn tyres are detrimental to
roadholding, particularly at high
speeds on wet roads. Moreover
the vehicle tends to aquaplane
sooner.
Note
When tread depth is down to 1.6 mm
m ea sured in the tread groove next to the
wear indicator bar - t he offic ial permissi bl e
min imum tread depth has been reached (i n
export countries th is figure may dj"fer)
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