Wheels and Tyres Guide

Kapitelübersicht

• Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry
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• 1 General notes on wheels and tyres (passenger cars)
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• 2 Legislative and technical conditions for converting wheel and tyre combinations
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• 2.1 Legislative conditions for converting wheel and tyre combinations
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• 2.2 Technical conditions for converting wheel and tyre combinations
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• 2.3 Additional wheel housing extensions (flaps)
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• 2.4 “Series 80” tyres
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• 3 Documents and codes/designations
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• 3.1 New vehicle registration documents since 01.10.2005
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• 3.2 COC document (EEC Certificate of Conformity)
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• 3.3 EU general type approval number, sales type and sales or trade designation
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• 4 Useful information regarding tyres
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• 4.1 Identification markings on the tyre sidewall
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• 4.2 Explanation of tyre markings
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• 4.3 Speed ratings for tyres
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• 4.4 Undulations
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• 4.5 Tyre storage
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• 4.6 Tyre ageing
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• 4.7 Tyre sizes for vehicles with four-wheel drive
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• 4.8 Winter tyres
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• 4.9 Winter tyres with speed symbol “V”
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• 4.10 Extra Load (XL) V winter tyres
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• 4.11 Maximum speeds for V and Extra Load (XL) winter tyres
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• 4.12 Reinforced and Extra Load (XL) tyres
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• 4.13 Snow chains
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• 5 Tyre wear/ mileage for passenger car tyres
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• 5.1 General
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• 5.2 Requirements to be met by tyres
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• 5.3 Wear behaviour of high-speed tyres
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• 5.4 Factors influencing the service life of a tyre
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• 5.5 Driving style
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• 5.6 Tyre maintenance
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• 5.7 Evenly worn tyres
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• 5.8 Measuring tread depth
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• 5.9 One-sided wear
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• 5.10 Outer shoulder wear
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• 5.11 Wear in middle of tyre
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• 5.12 Diagonal washout
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• 6 Tyre noise
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• 6.1 General notes on tyre noise
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• 6.2 Saw-tooth wear
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• 6.3 Flat spots (from locking wheels)
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• 7 Vehicle pulls to one side
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• 7.1 General
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• 7.2 Conicity
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• 7.3 Remedies when vehicle pulls to one side
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• 7.4 Strategic rotation of wheels for non-directional tyres
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• 7.5 Strategic rotation of wheels having unidirectional tyres
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• 8 Tyre damage
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• 8.1 General information
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• 8.2 Construction of a radial belted tyre
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• 8.3 Impact damage
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• 8.4 Cuts
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• 8.5 Damage caused by foreign bodies
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• 8.6 Loss of air from tyre
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• 8.7 Tyre pressure
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• 8.8 Tyre damage due to insufficient tyre pressure
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• 8.9 Rising tyre temperature caused by insufficient inflation pressure
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• 8.10 Tyre damage due to fitting error (fitting damage)
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• 9 Tyres with run-flat properties
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• 9.1 General
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• 9.2 Design and identification
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• 9.3 Retrofitting/requirements when using run-flat tyres
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• 9.4 Repairs
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• 10 Rolling resistance optimised tyres
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• 11 Facts about disc-type wheels (passenger cars)
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• 11.1 Design of disc-type wheel
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• 11.2 Data on wheel rims
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• 11.3 Wheel rims - pitch circle diameter
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• 11.4 Split rim composite wheels
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• 11.5 Alloy wheels with exchangeable trim elements
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• 11.6 Alloy wheels with exchangeable trim elements (Zaragoza)
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• 11.7 Care and maintenance of alloy wheel rims
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• 11.8 Restoring alloy wheels
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• 11.9 The valve
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• 12 Notes on use of temporary spare wheels
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• 13 Fox from model year 2006
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• 13.1 Fox, type 5Z model year 2006 to model year 2012
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• 13.2 Wheel allocation for Fox, type 5Z model year 2006 to model year 2012
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• 14 up! from model year 2012
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• 14.1 Advance information about up! Model year 2012
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• 15 Polo from model year 2010
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• 15.1 Polo, type 6R model year 2010 to model year 2012
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• 15.2 Wheel allocation for Polo, type 6R model year 2010 to model year 2012
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• 16 Polo BlueMotion from model year 2010
  81
• 16.1 Polo BlueMotion, type 6R model year 2010 to model year 2012
  81
• 17 CrossPolo from model year 2011
  85
• 17.1 CrossPolo, type 6R model year 2011 to model year 2012
  85
• 17.2 Wheel allocation CrossPolo, type 6R model year 2011 to model year 2012
  87
• 18 Polo GTI from model year 2011
  94
• 18.1 Polo GTI, type 6R model year 2011 to model year 2012
  94
• 18.2 Wheel allocation Polo GTI, type 6R model year 2011 to model year 2012
  95
• 19 Golf from model year 2009
  100
• 19.1 Golf, Golf 4Motion, sales type 5K model year 2009 to model year 2012
  100
• 20 Golf BlueMotion from model year 2009
  129
• 20.1 Golf BlueMotion, sales type 5K model year 2009 to model year 2012
  129
• 21 Golf GTD from model year 2010
  142
• 21.1 Golf GTD, sales type 5K, model year 2010 to model year 2012
  142
• 21.2 Wheel allocation for Golf GTD, type 5K model year 2010 to model year 2012
  144
• 22 Golf GTI from model year 2010
  166
• 22.1 Golf GTI, sales type 5K, model year 2010 to model year 2012
  166
• 22.2 Wheel allocation for Golf GTI, type 5K model year 2010 to model year 2012
  168
• 23 Golf R from model year 2010
  191
• 23.1 Golf R, sales type 5K model year 2010
  191
• 23.2 Golf R, sales type 5K model year 2011 to model year 2012
  192
• 23.3 Wheel allocation for Golf R, type 5K model year 2010 to model year 2012
  193
• 24 CrossGolf from model year 2011
  203
• 24.1 CrossGolf, sales type 521 model year 2011 to model year 2012
  203
• 24.2 Wheel allocation CrossGolf, sales type 521 model year 2011 to model year 2012
  206
• 25 Golf Cabriolet from model year 2012
  224
• 25.1 Golf Cabriolet, sales type 517 from model year 2012
  224
• 25.2 Wheel allocation Golf Cabriolet, sales type 517 from model year 2012
  226
• 26 Golf Plus from model year 2009
  252
• 26.1 Golf Plus, sales type 521 model year 2009 to model year 2011
  252
• 26.2 Golf Plus, sales type 521 model year 2012
  257
• 27 Golf Plus BlueMotion from model year 2010
  286
• 27.1 Golf Plus BlueMotion, sales type 521, model year 2010 to model year 2012
  286
• 28 Golf Variant from model year 2010
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• 29 Golf Variant BlueMotion from model year 2010
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• 29.1 Golf Variant BlueMotion, sales type AJ5, model year 2010 to model year 2012
  331
• 30 Jetta from model year 2011
  345
• 30.1 Jetta, sales type 162 model year 2011 to model year 2012
  345
• 30.2 Wheel allocation Jetta, sales type 162 model year 2011
  348
• 31 Jetta from model year 2011 (NAR)
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• 31.1 Jetta, sales type 162 from model year 2011 (NAR)
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• 31.2 Wheel allocation for Jetta, sales type 162 from model year 2011 (NAR)
  375
• 32 Beetle from model year 2012
  398
• 32.1 Beetle, sales type 5C1, from model year 2012
  398
• 32.2 Beetle, sales type 5C1, from model year 2012
  399
• 33 Scirocco from model year 2009
  405
• 33.1 Scirocco, sales type 137, model year 2009 to model year 2011
  405
• 33.2 Scirocco, sales type 137 model year 2012
  407
• 34 Scirocco R from model year 2010
  417
• 34.1 Scirocco R, sales type 137, model year 2010 to model year 2011
  417
• 34.2 Scirocco R, sales type 137 model year 2012
  418
• 35 Touran from model year 2003
  427
• 35.1 Touran, type 1T model year 2003 to model year 2006
  427
• 35.2 Touran, type 1T model year 2007 to model year 2010
  430
• 35.3 Touran, type 1T and type 1t model year 2011 to model year 2012
  435
• 36 CrossTouran from model year 2008
  456
• 36.1 CrossTouran, type 1T model year 2008 to model year 2009
  456
• 36.2 CrossTouran, type 1T and type 1t model year 2010 to model year 2012
  459
• 37 Touran BlueMotion from model year 2009
  467
• 37.1 Touran BlueMotion, type 1T and type 1t model year 2009 to model year 2012
  467
• 38 Tiguan from model year 2008
  482
• 38.1 Tiguan, type 5N model year 2008 to model year 2011
  482
• 38.2 Tiguan, type 5N, model year 2012
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• 38.3 Wheel allocation for Tiguan, type 5N model year 2008 to model year 2012
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• 39 Eos from model year 2006
  492
• 39.1 Eos, type 1F from model year 2006
  492
• 39.2 Eos, type 1F model year 2007 to model year 2012
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• 39.3 Wheel allocation for Eos, type 1F model year 2006 to model year 2012
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• 40 Passat saloon from model year 2011
  509
• 40.1 Passat saloon, sales type 362 model year 2011 to model year 2012
  509
• 41 Passat Variant from model year 2011
  522
• 41.1 Passat estate, sales type 365 model year 2011 to model year 2012
  522
• 42 Passat CC from model year 2009, CC from model year 2010
  535
• 42.1 Passat CC, sales type 357 model year 2009
  535
• 42.2 Passat CC, CC, sales type 357 model year 2010 to model year 2012
  537
• 43 Phaeton from model year 2003
  544
• 44 Sharan from model year 2011
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• 44.1 Sharan, Sharan 4Motion, type 7N model year 2011 to model year 2012
  559
• 45 Touareg from model year 2010
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• 45.1 Touareg, type 7P and type 7p, model year 2010 to model year 2012
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• 46 Touareg hybrid from model year 2011
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• 46.1 Touareg hybrid, type 7PH and type 7pH, model year 2011 to model year 2012
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• 47 Breakdown set for VW Vehicles
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• 48 Temporary spare tyres and wheels for VW vehicles
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• 49 Recommended summer tyres
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• 49.2 Summer tyres for Fox from model year 2006
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• 49.3 Summer tyres for Polo from model year 2010
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• 49.4 Summer tyres for Polo BlueMotion from model year 2010
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• 49.5 Summer tyres for CrossPolo from model year 2011
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• 49.6 Summer tyres for Polo GTI from model year 2011
  582
• 49.7 Summer tyres for Golf from model year 2009
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• 49.8 Summer tyres for Golf BlueMotion from model year 2009
  584
• 49.9 Summer tyres for Golf GTD from model year 2009
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• 49.10 Summer tyres for Golf GTI from model year 2009
  585
• 49.11 Summer tyres for Golf R from model year 2010
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• 49.12 Summer tyres for CrossGolf from model year 2011
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• 49.13 Summer tyres Golf Cabriolet from model year 2012
  588
• 49.14 Summer tyres for Golf Plus from model year 2009
  589
• 49.15 Summer tyres for Golf Plus BlueMotion from model year 2010
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• 49.16 Summer tyres for Golf Variant from model year 2010
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• 49.17 Summer tyres for Golf Variant BlueMotion from model year 2010
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• 49.18 Summer tyres for Jetta from model year 2011
  594
• 49.19 Summer tyres for Beetle from model year 2012
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• 49.20 Summer tyres for Scirocco from model year 2009
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• 49.21 Summer tyres for Scirocco R from model year 2010
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• 49.22 Summer tyres for Touran from model year 2003
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• 49.23 Summer tyres for Touran BlueMotion from model year 2009
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• 49.24 Summer tyres for CrossTouran from model year 2008
  597
• 49.25 Summer tyres for Tiguan from model year 2008
  597
• 49.26 Summer tyres for Eos from model year 2006
  598
• 49.27 Summer tyres for Passat saloon from model year 2011
  598
• 49.28 Summer tyres for Passat Variant from model year 2011
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• 49.29 Summer tyres Passat CC from model year 2009, CC from model year 2010
  600
• 49.30 Summer tyres for Sharan from model year 2011
  600
• 49.31 Summer tyres for Phaeton from model year 2003
  600
• 49.32 Summer tyres for Touareg from model year 2010
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• 49.33 Summer tyres for Touareg hybrid from model year 2011
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• 50 Recommended all-season tyres
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• 50.1 All-season tyres for Polo from model year 2010
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• 50.2 All-season tyres for Polo BlueMotion from model year 2010
  603
• 50.3 All-season tyres for CrossPolo from model year 2011
  603
• 50.4 All-season tyres for Polo GTI from model year 2011
  604
• 50.5 All-season tyres for Golf from model year 2009
  604
• 50.6 All-season tyres for CrossGolf from model year 2011
  604
• 50.7 All-weather tyres Golf Cabriolet from model year 2012
  605
• 50.8 All-season tyres for Golf Plus from model year 2009
  605
• 50.9 All-season tyres for Golf Variant from model year 2010
  606
• 50.10 All-season tyres for Jetta from model year 2011
  606
• 50.11 All-season tyres for Jetta from model year 2011 (NAR)
  606
• 50.12 All-season tyres for Touran from model year 2003
  607
• 50.13 All-season tyres for Beetle from model year 2012
  607
• 50.14 All-season tyres for Tiguan from model year 2008
  607
• 50.15 All-season tyres for Eos from model year 2006
  607
• 50.16 All-season tyres for Passat saloon from model year 2011
  608
• 50.17 All-season tyres for Passat Variant from model year 2011
  608
• 50.18 All-season tyres Passat CC from model year 2009, CC from model year 2010
  608
• 50.19 All-season tyres for Sharan from model year 2011
  609
• 50.20 All-season tyres for Phaeton from model year 2003
  609
• 50.21 All-season tyres for Touareg from model year 2010
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• 50.22 All-season tyres Touareg hybrid from model year 2010
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• 51 Recommended winter tyres
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• 51.1 Winter tyres for Fox from model year 2006
  611
• 51.2 Winter tyres for Polo from model year 2010
  611
• 51.3 Winter tyres for Polo BlueMotion from model year 2010
  612
• 51.4 Winter tyres for CrossPolo from model year 2011
  612
• 51.5 Winter tyres for Polo GTI from model year 2011
  612
• 51.6 Winter tyres for Golf from model year 2009
  612
• 51.7 Winter tyres for Golf BlueMotion from model year 2009
  613
• 51.8 Winter tyres for Golf GTD from model year 2009
  613
• 51.9 Winter tyres for Golf GTI from model year 2009
  613
• 51.10 Winter tyres for Golf R from model year 2010
  613
• 51.11 Winter tyres for CrossGolf from model year 20011
  614
• 51.12 Winter tyres Golf Cabriolet from model year 2012
  614
• 51.13 Winter tyres for Golf Plus from model year 2009
  614
• 51.14 Winter tyres for Golf Plus BlueMotion from model year 2010
  615
• 51.15 Winter tyres for Golf Variant from model year 2010
  615
• 51.16 Winter tyres for Golf Variant BlueMotion from model year 2010
  615
• 51.17 Winter tyres for Jetta from model year 2011
  616
• 51.18 Winter tyres for Beetle from model year 2012
  616
• 51.19 Winter tyres for Scirocco from model year 2009
  616
• 51.20 Winter tyres for Scirocco R from model year 2010
  616
• 51.21 Winter tyres for Touran from model year 2003
  617
• 51.22 Winter tyres for Touran BlueMotion from model year 2009
  617
• 51.23 Winter tyres for CrossTouran from model year 2008
  617
• 51.24 Winter tyres for Tiguan from model year 2008
  618
• 51.25 Winter tyres for Eos from model year 2006
  618
• 51.26 Winter tyres for Passat saloon from model year 2011
  618
• 51.27 Winter tyres for Passat Variant from model year 2011
  618
• 51.28 Winter tyres Passat CC from model year 2009, CC from model year 2010
  619
• 51.29 Winter tyres for Sharan from model year 2011
  619
• 51.30 Winter tyres for Phaeton from model year 2003
  619
• 51.31 Winter tyres for Touareg from model year 2010
  619
• 51.32 Winter tyres Touareg hybrid from model year 2010
  620