Install summer tires promptly in the spring. Summer tires offer
better handling characteristics for temperatures above +45 °F (+7 °C).
They are quieter, do not wear as quickly, and reduce fuel consump-
tion.
If factory-installed wheels and/or tires are replaced when in-
stalling winter tires, make sure that the wheels are equipped with
sensors that are compatible with the factory-installed Tire Pressure
Monitoring System and that the tires are also compatible with the sys-
tem. If new tires are not identical to those that were removed and re-
quire different cold tire inflation pressure, the tire inflation pressure
values must be reprogrammed for the TPMS. Please see your author-
ized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility ⇒ꢀ
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 replacement wheels and tires are identical to
those that were removed and even if the tire pressure does not
change.
If necessary, ask your authorized Volkswagen dealer or author-
ized Volkswagen Service Facility about permissible winter tire dimen-
sions.
Snow chains
¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and
heed the WARNINGS
Obey local regulations as well as the applicable speed limits when
driving with snow chains.
Snow chains improve forward motion, 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.
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 tensioner.
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