VW Touareg II 2 owners manual page 179

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Removing the collapsible spare tire x Open the rear hatch: Lift up the luggage compartment floor panel and hook it to the top of the luggage compartment or remove the reversible luggage compartment floor panel ⇒ Luggage compartment. x Take the retaine⇒r fig. 115 (1) from the middle of the collapsible spare wheel and fit it onto the fastening bolt (2); then unscrew the bolt completely counterclockwise. x OR: Turn the fastening bolt with washer (3) counterclockwise and remove completely. x Take the collapsible spare tire out of the vehicle. x Inflate the collapsible spare tire to not more than 51 psi (3.5 bar / 350 kPabe) fore mounting it on the vehicle ⇒ Inflating the collapsible spare tire. Inflating the collapsible spare tire x Take the compressor out of the luggage compartmen⇒t Vehicle tool kit. x Screw the tire filler hose onto the valve of the collapsible spare tire. x Open the engine hood⇒ In the engine compartment. x Connect the compressor with the 12 Volt clipsonl y to the jump-start terminals in the engine compartment ⇒ Jump starting. The red clip on the compressor cable is connected to the positive (+) terminal; the black clip is connected to the negative terminal (-) ⇒ fig. 116. x Route the connector cables so that they cannot get caught in rotating parts. x Start the vehicle engine and let it run. x Switch on the compressor. Make sure that the air bleed screw on the tire pressure gauge is closed. x Inflate the collapsible spare tire to a pressure of 51 psi (3.5 bar / 350 kPa). The compressor must be switched off after 10 minutes at most to keep it from overheating. Stowing the tire you removed x Lift up the luggage compartment floor panel and hook it to the top of the luggage compartment or remove the reversible luggage compartment floor panel ⇒ Luggage compartment. x If necessary, return the vehicle tool kit to its location in the luggage compartment. x Unhook the luggage compartment floor panel/replace reversible luggge acompartment floor panel. x Put the tire you took off the vehicle in the luggage compartment and secure it firmly. x Close the rear hatch. Driving with the collapsible spare tire The collapsible spare tire is different in design from the road tires and must be used only in the event of a flat tire, only for a brief time, and only when driving with extra caution ⇒ . Replace it with a tire matching the others on your vehicle as soon as possible. Please heed the following: x Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h)! x Avoid full-throttle acceleration, hard braking and fast cornering! x Do not use snow chains on the collapsible spare tire. x After installing the collapsible spare tire, check the tire pressure as soon as possible⇒ Checking tire inflation pressure. Reusing the collapsible spare tire The collapsible spare tire can be reused as long as it is not damaged and not worn down to the tread wear indicators.

owners manual VW Touareg

owners manual VW Touareg - year of production: 2010 - VW Touareg II 2 owners manual EN