In some vehicle models it is possible to set a speed warning in the menu in the instrument cluster
display ⇒ꢀ Volkswagen Information System.
Top speed rating and tire inflation pressure for V winter tires depend on the engine installed in your
vehicle. Be sure to ask you authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility
about the maximum permissible speed and the required tire inflation pressure for the winter tires that
you plan to use.
All-wheel drive (4MOTION)
Vehicles with all-wheel drive and standard road wheels have good forward motion and traction even
under wintery road conditions. However, Volkswagen recommends installing winter tires or all season
tires on all four wheels to improve handling as well as braking performance.
If you use snow chains, please read and heed information and directions ⇒ꢀ Snow chains.
WARNING
Driving faster than the maximum speed for which the winter tires on your vehicle were
designed can cause sudden tire failure including a blowout and sudden deflation, loss of
control, crashes and serious personal injuries.
ꢀ Winter tires have a maximum speed rating that may be lower than your vehicle's maximum
speed.
ꢀ Never drive faster than the maximum speed for which the winter tires installed on your
vehicle are rated because tires that are driven faster than their rated speed can fail suddenly.
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Never exceed the maximum load rating for the winter tires installed on your vehicle.
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
consumption.
If factory-installed wheels and/or tires are replaced when installing 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 system. If new tires are not identical
to those that were removed and require different cold tire inflation pressure, the tire inflation pressure
values must be reprogrammed for the TPMS. Please see your authorized Volkswagen dealer or
authorized Volkswagen Service Facility ⇒ꢀ TPMS-DIRECT EMPTY MODULE for REUSEThe 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 ⇒ꢀ Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS) and recalibration with the MFI.
If necessary, ask your authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility
about permissible winter tire dimensions.
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 characteristics under wintry conditions.
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