Wheelchanging - Volkswagen Golf Instruction Manual

Wheel changing
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Apply handbrake firmly.
If the car is on a slope place a stone or
some similar object behind one of the
wheels oil !he oppokite side.
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Lever off the wheel bolt a;id hdb'trim
caps with a screwdriver or pull wheel
cap off with har and wire hook supp-
lied in tool kit.
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The hook is placed in the,!i6!es atihe
side of the cap and the bar supported
on wheel rim.
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Loosen the bol!s ab9.4
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the box spanner an0
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sert the oar in the sualtrv' ?o that ;kg..:
maximum IeveraGe /a obtained.
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Light alloy wheels are a~iai!::bi'S'fdi.vour
vehicle. As the bolts :or ihose wh:ei . ;.,are
different in length it is essential to crnsure
that the correct Soits ere used .in each
case when changing wheels.
Thk-factory fitted whee!s are secured:&
follows:
steel wheels with M 12 x i . 5
?,20
bolts?'
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light alloy wheels w ~ t h M S f
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1.5 x 28
b' 'ts.
Sef 'LI$rating ~nstruct~ons", "Tyres" sec-
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\h!bt,n the light alloy spare wheel is fitted,
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nbb cap must be levered out of the
wree! with the flat tyre and pressed into
the hi.!b of the spare wheel.
If yuu wish to fit non-sisndaid tyres or
wheels to your car at any tirim we advise
you to see your V.A.G dealer first because
the use of wheels andlor tyres not appro.
ved by us may affect the registration of
the vehicl: under the construction and
use regulations.
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