Volkswagen Campmobile 1973, Руководство пользователя

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Tires
Your Volkswagen is equipped with tubeless radial ply tires. Volkswagen tires conform
to all applicable U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
do not exceed the maximum tire inflation
pressure listed on the tire label.
Tire rotation
Tire wear
Wheel balancing Tire pressures
For road use
Spare tire pressure
For good car handling and long service
life, it is important to maintain recom-
mended tire pressures. Tires which are in-
flated above or below specifications can
cause increased tire wear, increased gas
consumption and affect the road holding
of the car.
VW-recommended cold tire inflation pres-
sures are listed on a sticker behind the
driver’s seat.
A wheel should always be balanced after
a tire repair. Also, since regular use can
cause tire imbalance, the wheels should
be balanced from time to time. Unbalanced
wheels may affect car handling and tire
life.
The original equipment tires on your VW
have built-in tread wear indicators. They
are molded into the bottom of the tread
grooves and will appear as approxima-
tely ½ inch bands when the tire tread
depth becomes ¼ of an inch. When the
indicators appear in two or more adja-
cent grooves, it it time to replace the
tires. We recommend, however, that you
do not let the tires wear down to this ex-
tent. Worn tires cannot grip the road sur-
face properly, and are even less effective
on wet roads.
If uneven tire wear should occur, we re-
commend that the tires be rotated as
shown in the sketch above. Afterwards,
the tire pressures must be corrected, and
the wheel nuts torqued diagonally to 90—
100 ft. lbs. Also see page 47.
In the interest of safety, check the tire
pressure of all tires, including the spare
tire, at least once a week, and always be-
fore going on a long trip.
The pressure of the spare tire should be
40 psi (2.8 kg/cm
2 ). For road use, the
pressure in the spare tire should be ad-
justed as specified on the sticker behind
the driver’s seat.
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