Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Technical Requirements

The wheel and tire combinations or retrofittings listed in the individual vehicle tables refer exclusively to original disc wheels. Release of wheel/tire combinations or retrofittings with disc wheels from the accessories trade is not possible with the enclosed approval certificate. Tubeless radial tires may only be used with stepped rims with a bead retaining contour, for example a round hump. Run-flat tires (reinforced sidewall) may only be used on disc wheels with extended hump and vehicles with a tire pressure monitoring system. Refer to → Chapter „Run-Flat Tire, Retrofitting/Conditions for use of Run-Flat Tires“. The correct tire inflation pressure values must be observed when the specified wheel and tire combinations are used. The tire pressures are listed on the tire pressure label on the inside of the fuel filler door and on the B-pillar on the driver side. Sufficient clearance between the wheels and tires and the wheel housing, suspension, and brake components is ensured if the instructions and conditions specified in the approval certificate are observed under all operating conditions. If not otherwise specified, snow chains may be mounted only on the drive wheels. If the vehicle has AWD, then snow chains may be used on the front wheels only.

Additional Wheel Housing Enlargement, FLAPS

On some vehicles with certain wheel/tire combinations, wheel housing enlargements (FLAPS) must be attached on the fenders or bumper for certification/technical reasons -arrows-.

Please check whether FLAPS must be installed.

The necessary wheel/tire combination information can be found in the overview table for the respective vehicle.

Load Rating Depending on Speed and Winter Tires

Winter Tires, Maximum Speeds for V and Extra Load

Vehicle	Description	Driving Mode	Maximum Axle Load	Winter Tires	v _max with V Winter Tires
Phaeton from MY 2003 3.2L/177 kW V6	Sedan	Front Wheel Drive	1420 kg (1.56 tons)	235/60 R 16 100V	240 km/h
Short and long wheel base				235/55 R 17 99V	235 km/h
				235/50 R 18 101V extra load	240 km/h
				245/45 R 19 102V extra load	230 km/h
				255/40 R 19 100V extra load	240 km/h
Phaeton from MY 2003 3.0L/165 kW V6 TDI	Sedan	4MOTION	1490 kg (1.64 tons)	235/55 R 17 99V	220 km/h
Short and long wheel base				235/50 R 18 101V extra load	240 km/h
				245/45 R 19 102V extra load	230 km/h
				255/40 R 19 100V extra load	230 km/h
Phaeton from MY 2003 4.2L/246 kW V8	Sedan	4MOTION	1430 kg (1.58 tons)	235/55 R 17 99V	235 km/h
Short wheel base				235/50 R 18 101V extra load	240 km/h
				245/45 R 19 102V extra load	230 km/h
				255/40 R 19 100V extra load	240 km/h
Phaeton from MY 2003 4.2L/246 kW V8	Sedan	4MOTION	1450 kg (1.59 tons)	235/55 R 17 99V	230 km/h
Long wheel base				235/50 R 18 101V extra load	240 km/h
				245/45 R 19 102V extra load	230 km/h
				255/40 R 19 100V extra load	240 km/h
Phaeton from MY 2003 5.0L/230 kW V10 TDI short wheel base	Sedan	4MOTION	1640 kg (1.8 tons)	235/50 R 18 101V extra load	210 km/h
Phaeton from MY 2003 5.0L/230 kW V10 TDI long wheel base	Sedan	4MOTION	1650 kg (1.81 tons)	235/50 R 18 101V extra load	210 km/h
Phaeton from MY 2003 6.0L/309 kW W12	Sedan	4MOTION	1550 kg (1.7 tons)	235/50 R 18 101V extra load	235 km/h
				245/45 R 19 102V extra load	230 km/h
Short and long wheel base				255/40 R 19 100V extra load	220 km/h

Permission Stipulations in Germany

Only when using winter tires is it permitted that the highest speed attainable by the vehicle lies above the highest speed of winter tires specified by the speed rating.

In this case, a warning sign must be applied with the following content:

Attention, Winter Tires!

Maximum permissible speed ...km/h

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Technical Requirements