Wheels and Tyres Guide

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• Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry
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• 1 General notes on using the "Wheels and Tyres Guide"
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• 1.1 General
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• 1.2 Explanations regarding world regions
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• 1.3 Definition of tyre package
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• 1.4 Procedure for determining the right tyre package
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• 2 Notes on the vehicle registration certificate
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• 2.1 Vehicle registration certificate part 1
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• 2.2 Version key, D2
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• 3 Wheel and tyre combinations without tyre package
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• 3.1 Beetle - from model year 2012 (sales type 5C1)
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• 3.2 The Beetle Cabriolet - from model year 2013 (Sales type 5C7)
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• 4 Wheel and tyre combinations depending on tyre packages
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• 4.1 Type approval number (K): e1*2007/46*0539*18
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• 4.2 Type approval number (K): e1*2007/46*0539*19
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• 4.3 Type approval number (K): e1*2007/46*0539*20
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• 4.4 Changing to other wheel and tyre combinations
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• 5 Wheel allocation
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• 5.1 61/2 J x 16 offset 44
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• 5.2 7 J x 17 offset 43
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• 5.3 8 J x 18 offset 44
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• 5.4 8 J x 18 offset 48
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• 5.5 8 J x 19 offset 48
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• 5.6 8 J x 20 offset 48
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• 6 Recommended summer tyres
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• 6.1 Recommended summer tyres, Europe, South America, Mexico
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• 6.2 Recommended summer tyres, North America
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• 6.3 Recommended summer tyres, Japan, Singapore, South Korea
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• 7 Recommended all-season tyres
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• 7.1 Recommended all-season tyres, Europe
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• 7.2 Recommended all-season tyres, North America
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• 8 Recommended winter tyres, worldwide except North America and China
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• 9 Recommended temporary spare tyres and wheels
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