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Wheels and Tyres Guide
Edition 01.2011

Service Department. Technical Information

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Technical information should always be available to the foremen and mechanics, because their
careful and constant adherence to the instructions is essential to ensure vehicle road-worthiness and
safety. In addition, the normal basic safety precautions for working on motor vehicles must, as a
matter of course, be observed.

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44 - Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1 General notes on wheels and tyres (commercial vehicles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Legislative and technical conditions for converting wheel and tyre combinations . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 Legislative conditions for converting wheel and tyre combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Technical conditions for converting wheel and tyre combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3 Additional wheel housing extensions (flaps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.4 „Series 80“ tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Documents and codes/designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.1 New vehicle registration documents since 01.10.2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.2 COC document (EEC Certificate of Conformity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.3 Official type designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4 Facts about wheels and tyres (commercial vehicles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.1 Useful information regarding tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.2 Tyre wear/ mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.3 Tyre noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.4 Rough running caused by wheels/tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.5 Vehicle pulls to one side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.6 Tyre damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4.7 Useful information about rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4.8 Fitting and removing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.9 Breakdown set for VW Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5 Wheel and tyre combination, Amarok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.1 Vehicles without wider wheel housings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.2 Wheel allocation for vehicles without wheel house extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
5.3 Vehicles with wider wheel housings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.4 Wheel allocation for vehicles with wheel house extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6 Wheel and tyre combinations, Caddy model year 1996 to model year 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
6.1 Addendum to parts certificate, Caddy shuttle, type 9KV and Caddy panel van, type 9KVF,
model year 1996 to model year 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
6.2 Wheel allocation for Caddy shuttle type 9KV and Caddy panel van type 9KVF, model year
1996 to model year 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7 Wheel and tyre combinations, Caddy pickup, model year 1997 to model year 2002 . . . . . . 68
7.1 Appendix to parts certificate, Caddy pickup, type 9U, model year 1997 to model year 2002
........................................................................ 68
7.2 Wheel allocation Caddy pickup, type 9U, model year 1997 to model year 2002 . . . . . . . . 69
8 Wheel and tyre combinations, Caddy, from model year 2004 to 2011 (model code 2K) . . 70
8.1 Attachment to parts certificate, Caddy panel van, sales type 2KA, model year 2004 to model
year 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.2 Addendum to parts certificate, Caddy panel van, sales type 2KA, from model year 2009 to
2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
8.3 Wheel allocation for Caddy panel van, sales type 2KA, from model year 2004 to model year
2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8.4 Addendum to parts certificate, Caddy Maxi panel van, sales type 2KH, from model year 2008
to model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
8.5 Wheel allocation for Caddy Maxi panel van, sales type 2KH, from model year 2008 to model
year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
8.6 Addendum to parts certificate, Caddy shuttle, sales type 2KB, model year 2004 to model year
2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
8.7 Addendum to parts certificate, Caddy shuttle, sales type 2KB, from model year 2009 to model
year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8.8 Wheel allocation for Caddy shuttle, sales type 2KB, from model year 2004 to model year
2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.9 Addendum to parts certificate, Caddy Maxi shuttle, sales type 2KJ, from model year 2008 to
model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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8.10 Wheel allocation for Caddy Maxi shuttle, sales type 2KJ, from model year 2008 to model year
2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9 Wheel and tyre combinations, Caddy, from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
9.1 Addendum to certificate statement for Caddy panel van, sales type 2CA from model year
2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
9.2 Wheel allocation Caddy panel van, sales type 2CA from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
9.3 Addendum to certificate statement for Caddy shuttle, sales type 2CB from model year
2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
9.4 Wheel allocation for Caddy shuttle, sales type 2CB from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
9.5 Addendum to certificate statement for Caddy Maxi panel van, sales type 2CH from model
year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
9.6 Wheel allocation for Caddy Maxi panel van, sales type 2CH from model year 2011 . . . . . . 95
9.7 Addendum to certificate statement for Caddy Maxi shuttle, sales type 2CJ from model year
2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
9.8 Wheel allocation for Caddy Maxi shuttle, sales type 2CJ from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . 99
10 Wheel and tyre combinations, Transporter model year 1991 to model year 1995 . . . . . . . . 102
10.1 Appendix to parts certificate, Transporter, Transporter Syncro, type 70X0 A to D and 70X1
A to D, model year 1991 to model year 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
10.2 Wheel allocation Transporter, Transporter Syncro, type 70X0 A to D and 70X1 A to D model
year 1991 to model year 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
11 Wheel and tyre combinations, Transporter from January 1996 to model year 2003 . . . . . . 107
11.1 Appendix to parts certificate, Transporter, Transporter Syncro, type 70X02 A to D and 70X12
A to D, from January 1996 to model year 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
11.2 Transporter, Transporter Syncro from January 1996 to model year 2003 (passenger
vehicles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
11.3 Wheel allocation Transporter, Transporter Syncro from January 1996 to model year 2003
(passenger vehicles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
11.4 Transporter, Transporter Syncro, 111 kW TDI model year 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
11.5 Wheel allocation Transporter, Transporter Syncro, 111 kW TDI model year 2000 . . . . . . 112
11.6 Transporter, Transporter Syncro 111 kW TDI and V6 150 kW from model year 2001 to model
year 2003 as well as 65 kW, 75 kW and 85 kW from model year 2002 to model year 2003
........................................................................ 113
11.7 Wheel allocation Transporter, Transporter Syncro 111 kW TDI and V6 150 kW from model
year 2001 to model year 2003 as well as 65 kW, 75 kW and 85 kW from model year 2002 to
model year 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
12 Wheel and tyre combinations, Transporter, from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
12.1 Attachment to parts certificate Transporter, sales type 7HM Multivan model year 2004 to
model year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
12.2 Wheel allocation for Transporter, sales type 7HM Multivan model year 2004 to model year
2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
12.3 Attachment to parts certificate Transporter, sales type 7HM Multivan model year 2008 to
model year 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
12.4 Wheel allocation for Transporter, sales type 7HM Multivan model year 2008 to model year
2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
12.5 Attachment to parts certificate Transporter, sales type 7HC California model year 2004 to
model year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
12.6 Wheel allocation for Transporter, sales type 7HC California model year 2004 to model year
2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
12.7 Attachment to parts certificate Transporter, sales type 7HC California model year 2008 to
model year 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
12.8 Wheel allocation for Transporter, sales type 7HC California model year 2008 to model year
2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
12.9 Attachment to parts certificate Transporter, sales type 7HF, Multivan Beach model year 2004
to model year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
12.10 Wheel allocation for Transporter, sales type 7HF; Multivan Beach model year 2004 to model
year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
12.11 Attachment to parts certificate, Transporter, sales type 7HF; Multivan Beach, Multivan
Startline, California Beach model year 2008 to model year 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
12.12 Wheel allocation for Transporter, sales type 7HF; Multivan Beach, Multivan Startline,
California Beach model year 2008 to model year 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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12.13 Attachment to parts certificate, Transporter Kombi; Transporter Shuttle; Caravelle, sales type
7HB and 7HJ model year 2004 to model year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
12.14 Wheel allocation for Transporter Kombi; Transporter Shuttle; Caravelle, sales type 7HB and
7HJ model year 2004 to model year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
12.15 Attachment to parts certificate, Transporter Kombi; Transporter Shuttle; Caravelle, sales type
7HB and 7HJ model year 2008 to model year 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
12.16 Wheel allocation for Transporter Kombi; Transporter Shuttle; Caravelle, sales type 7HB and
7HJ model year 2008 to model year 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
12.17 Attachment to parts certificate, Transporter, sales type 7JD; 7JE; 7JL; 7JZ with max. perm.
weight to 3000 kg model year 2004 to model year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
12.18 Wheel allocation for Transporter, sales type 7JD; 7JE; 7JL; 7JZ with max. perm. weight to
3000 kg model year 2004 to model year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
12.19 Attachment to parts certificate, Transporter, sales type 7JD; 7JE; 7JL; 7JZ with max. perm.
weight to 3000 kg model year 2008 to model year 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
12.20 Wheel allocation for Transporter, sales type 7JD; 7JE; 7JL; 7JZ with max. perm. weight to
3000 kg model year 2008 to model year 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
12.21 Attachment to parts certificate, Transporter panel van, sales type 7HA and 7HH with max.
perm. weight to 3000 kg model year 2004 to model year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
12.22 Wheel allocation for Transporter panel van, sales type 7HA and 7HH with max. perm. weight
to 3000 kg model year 2004 to model year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
12.23 Attachment to parts certificate, Transporter panel van, sales type 7HA and 7HH with max.
perm. weight to 3000 kg model year 2008 to model year 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
12.24 Wheel allocation for Transporter panel van, sales type 7HA and 7HH with max. perm. weight
to 3000 kg model year 2008 to model year 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
12.25 Attachment to parts certificate, Transporter panel van, sales type 7HA and 7HH with max.
perm. weight 3,200 kg model year 2004 to model year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
12.26 Wheel allocation for Transporter panel van, sales type 7HA and 7HH with max. perm. weight
3200 kg model year 2004 to model year 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
12.27 Attachment to parts certificate, Transporter panel van, sales type 7HA and 7HH with max.
perm. weight 3,200 kg model year 2008 to model year 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
12.28 Wheel allocation for Transporter panel van, sales type 7HA and 7HH with max. perm. weight
3200 kg model year 2008 to model year 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
13 Wheel and tyre combinations, Transporter, from model year 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
13.1 Attachment for parts certificate, Transporter with max. perm. weight 3,080 kg . . . . . . . . . . 178
13.2 Wheel allocation for Transporter with max. perm. weight 3,080 kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
13.3 Attachment for parts certificate, Transporter with perm. weight over 3,080 kg . . . . . . . . . . 185
13.4 Wheel allocation for Transporter with max. perm. weight over 3,080 kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
14 Wheel and tyre combinations, LT, model year 1997 to model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
14.1 Attachment to parts certificate, LT, type 2DM model year 1997 to model year 2006 . . . . . . 189
14.2 Wheel allocation for LT type 2DM, model year 1997 to model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
15 Wheel and tyre combinations, Crafter, from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
15.1 Attachment to parts certificate, Crafter 30 Kombi, sales type 2EB, 2EE with max. perm. weight
to 3190 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
15.2 Wheel allocation, Crafter 30 Kombi, sales type 2EB, 2EE with max. perm. weight to 3190 kg
from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
15.3 Attachment to parts certificate, Crafter 35 Kombi, sales type 2EB, 2EE, 2EK with max. perm.
weight to 3,500 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
15.4 Wheel allocation for Crafter 35 Kombi, sales type 2EB, 2EE, 2EK with max. perm. weight to
3500 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
15.5 Attachment to parts certificate, Crafter 30 panel van, sales type 2EA, 2ED with max. perm.
weight to 3025 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
15.6 Wheel allocation for Crafter 30 panel van, sales type 2EA, 2ED with max. perm. weight to
3025 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
15.7 Attachment to parts certificate, Crafter 35 panel van, sales type 2EA, 2ED, 2EH, 2EX with
max. perm. weight to 3,880 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
15.8 Wheel allocation for Crafter 35 panel van, sales type 2EA, 2ED, 2EH, 2EX with max. perm.
weight to 3880 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
15.9 Attachment to parts certificate, Crafter 50 panel van, sales type 2ED, 2EH, 2EX with max.
perm. weight to 5000 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
15.10 Wheel allocation for Crafter 50 panel van, sales type 2ED, 2EH, 2EX with max. perm. weight
to 5000 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

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15.11 Attachment to parts certificate, Crafter 30 chassis, dropside, sales type 2FF with max. perm.
weight to 3025 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
15.12 Wheel allocation for Crafter 30 chassis, dropside, sales type 2FF with max. perm. weight to
3025 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
15.13 Attachment to parts certificate, Crafter 35 chassis, dropside, sales type 2FC, 2FF, 2FG, 2FL,
2FM, 2FZ with max. perm. weight to 3880 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
15.14 Wheel allocation for Crafter 35 chassis, dropside, sales type 2FC, 2FF, 2FG, 2FL, 2FM, 2FZ
with max. perm. weight to 3880 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
15.15 Attachment to parts certificate, Crafter 50 chassis, dropside, sales type 2FF, 2FG, 2FL, 2FM
with max. perm. weight to 5000 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
15.16 Wheel allocation for Crafter 50 chassis, dropside, sales type 2FF, 2FG, 2FL, 2FM with max.
perm. weight to 5000 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
16 Recommended summer tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
16.1 Summer tyres, Amarok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
16.2 Summer tyres for Caddy, model year 1996 to model year 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
16.3 Summer tyres for Caddy Pick Up, model year 1997 to model year 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
16.4 Summer tyres for Caddy panel van, sales type 2KA from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
16.5 Summer tyres Caddy Maxi panel van, sales type 2KH from model year 2008 . . . . . . . . . . 219
16.6 Summer tyres for Caddy Kombi, sales type 2KB from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
16.7 Summer tyres Caddy Maxi Kombi, sales type 2KJ from model year 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
16.8 Summer tyres Caddy panel van, sales type 2CA from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
16.9 Summer tyres Caddy Maxi panel van, sales type 2CH from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . 221
16.10 Summer tyres Caddy shuttle, sales type 2CB from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
16.11 Summer tyres Caddy Maxi shuttle, sales type 2CH from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
16.12 Summer tyres for Transporter, model year 1991 to model year 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
16.13 Summer tyres for Transporter from January 1996 to model year 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
16.14 Summer tyres for Transporter, sales type 7HM Multivan from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . 223
16.15 Summer tyres for Transporter, sales type 7HC California from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . 224
16.16 Summer tyres for Transporter, sales type 7HF; Multivan Beach, Multivan Startline from model
year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
16.17 Summer tyres Transporter Kombi; Transporter Shuttle; Caravelle, sales type 7HB and 7HJ
from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
16.18 Summer tyres Transporter, sales type 7JD; 7JE; 7JL; 7JZ with max. perm. weight to 3000 kg
from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
16.19 Summer tyres Transporter panel van, sales type 7HA and 7HH with max. perm. weight to
3000 kg from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
16.20 Summer tyres Transporter panel van, sales type 7HA and 7HH with max. perm. weight 3200
kg from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
16.21 Summer tyres for Transporter with max. perm. weight 3,080 kg from model year 2010 . . 227
16.22 Summer tyres for Transporter with max. perm. weight over 3,080 kg from model year 2010
........................................................................ 227
16.23 Summer tyres for LT, model year 1997 to model year 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
16.24 Summer tyres Crafter 30 Kombi, sales type 2EB, 2EE with max. perm. weight to 3025 kg
from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
16.25 Summer tyres Crafter 35 Kombi, sales type 2EB, 2EE, 2EK with max. perm. weight to 3500
kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
16.26 Summer tyres Crafter 30 panel van, sales type 2EA, 2ED with max. perm. weight to 3025 kg
from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
16.27 Summer tyres Crafter 35 panel van, sales type 2EA, 2ED, 2EH, 2EX with max. perm. weight
to 3880 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
16.28 Summer tyres Crafter 50 panel van, sales type 2ED, 2EH, 2EX with max. perm. weight to
5000 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
16.29 Summer tyres Crafter 30 chassis, dropside, sales type 2FF with max. perm. weight to 3025
kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
16.30 Summer tyres Crafter 35 chassis, dropside, sales type 2FC, 2FF, 2FG, 2FL, 2FM, 2FZ with
max. perm. weight to 3880 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
16.31 Summer tyres Crafter 50 chassis, dropside, sales type 2FF, 2FG, 2FL, 2FM with max. perm.
weight to 5000 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
17 Recommended all-season tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
17.1 All-season tyres for Caddy, model year 1996 to model year 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

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17.2 All-season tyres for Caddy panel van, sales type 2KA from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . 231
17.3 All-season tyres Caddy Maxi panel van, sales type 2KH from model year 2008 . . . . . . . . 231
17.4 All-season tyres for Caddy Kombi, sales type 2KB from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
17.5 All-season tyres Caddy Maxi Kombi, sales type 2KJ from model year 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
17.6 All-weather tyres Caddy panel van, sales type 2CA from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
17.7 All-weather tyres Caddy Maxi panel van, sales type 2CH from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . 232
17.8 All-weather tyres Caddy shuttle, sales type 2CB from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
17.9 All-weather tyres Caddy Maxi shuttle, sales type 2CJ from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . 233
17.10 All-season tyres for Transporter, model year 1991 to model year 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
17.11 All-season tyres for Transporter from January 1996 to model year 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
17.12 All-season tyres for Transporter, sales type 7HM Multivan from model year 2004 . . . . . . 234
17.13 All-season tyres for Transporter, sales type 7HC California from model year 2004 . . . . . . 234
17.14 All-season tyres for Transporter, sales type 7HF; Multivan Beach, Multivan Startline from
model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
17.15 All-season tyres for Transporter Kombi; Transporter Shuttle; Caravelle, sales type 7HB and
7HJ from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
17.16 All-season tyres for Transporter, sales type 7JD; 7JE; 7JL; 7JZ with max. perm. weight to
3000 kg from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
17.17 All-season tyres for Transporter panel van, sales type 7HA and 7HH with max. perm. weight
to 3000 kg from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
17.18 All-season tyres for Transporter panel van, sales type 7HA and 7HH with max. perm. weight
3200 kg from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
17.19 All-season tyres for Transporter with max. perm. weight 3,080 kg from model year 2010
........................................................................ 236
17.20 All-season tyres for Transporter with max. perm. weight over 3,080 kg from model year
2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
17.21 All-season tyres for LT, model year 1997 to model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
17.22 All-season tyres for Crafter 30 Kombi, sales type 2EB, 2EE with max. perm. weight to 3025
kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
17.23 All-season tyres for Crafter 35 Kombi, sales type 2EB, 2EE, 2EK with max. perm. weight to
3500 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
17.24 All-season tyres for Crafter 30 panel van, sales type 2EA, 2ED with max. perm. weight to
3025 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
17.25 All-season tyres for Crafter 35 panel van, sales type 2EA, 2ED, 2EH, 2EX with max. perm.
weight to 3880 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
17.26 All-season tyres for Crafter 50 panel van, sales type 2ED, 2EH, 2EX with max. perm. weight
to 5000 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
17.27 All-season tyres for Crafter 30 chassis, dropside, sales type 2FF with max. perm. weight to
3025 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
17.28 All-season tyres for Crafter 35 chassis, dropside, sales type 2FC, 2FF, 2FG, 2FL, 2FM, 2FZ
with max. perm. weight to 3880 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
17.29 All-season tyres Crafter 50 chassis, dropside, sales type 2FF, 2FG, 2FL, 2FM with max. perm.
weight to 5000 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
18 Recommended winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
18.1 Winter tyres Caddy panel van, sales type 2KA from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
18.2 Winter tyres Caddy Maxi panel van, sales type 2KH from model year 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
18.3 Winter tyres Caddy Kombi, sales type 2KB from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
18.4 Winter tyres Caddy Maxi Kombi, sales type 2KJ from model year 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
18.5 Winter tyres Caddy panel van, sales type 2CA from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
18.6 Winter tyres Caddy Maxi panel van, sales type 2CH from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
18.7 Winter tyres Caddy shuttle, sales type 2CB from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
18.8 Winter tyres Caddy Maxi shuttle, sales type 2CJ from model year 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
18.9 Winter tyres for Transporter, model year 1991 to model year 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
18.10 Winter tyres for Transporter from January 1996 to model year 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
18.11 Winter tyres Transporter, sales type 7HM Multivan from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
18.12 Winter tyres Transporter, sales type 7HC California from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
18.13 Winter tyres Transporter, sales type 7HF; Multivan Beach, Multivan Startline from model year
2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

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18.14 Winter tyres Transporter Kombi; Transporter Shuttle; Caravelle, sales type 7HB and 7HJ from
model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
18.15 Winter tyres Transporter, sales type 7JD; 7JE; 7JL; 7JZ with max. perm. weight to 3000 kg
from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
18.16 Winter tyres Transporter panel van, sales type 7HA and 7HH with max. perm. weight to 3000
kg from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
18.17 Winter tyres Transporter panel van, sales type 7HA and 7HH with max. perm. weight 3200
kg from model year 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
18.18 Winter tyres for Transporter with max. perm. weight 3,080 kg from model year 2010 . . . . 245
18.19 Winter tyres for Transporter with max. perm. weight over 3,080 kg from model year 2010
........................................................................ 246
18.20 Winter tyres for LT, model year 1997 to model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
18.21 Winter tyres Crafter 30 Kombi, sales type 2EB, 2EE with max. perm. weight to 3025 kg from
model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
18.22 Winter tyres Crafter 35 Kombi, sales type 2EB, 2EE, 2EK with max. perm. weight to 3500 kg
from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
18.23 Winter tyres Crafter 30 panel van, sales type 2EA, 2ED with max. perm. weight to 3025 kg
from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
18.24 Winter tyres Crafter 35 panel van, sales type 2EA, 2ED, 2EH, 2EX with max. perm. weight
to 3880 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
18.25 Winter tyres Crafter 50 panel van, sales type 2ED, 2EH, 2EX with max. perm. weight to 5000
kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
18.26 Winter tyres Crafter 30 chassis, dropside, sales type 2FF with max. perm. weight to 3025 kg
from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
18.27 Winter tyres Crafter 35 chassis, dropside, sales type 2FC, 2FF, 2FG, 2FL, 2FM, 2FZ with
max. perm. weight to 3880 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
18.28 Winter tyres Crafter 50 chassis, drop-side, sales type 2FF, 2FG, 2FL, 2FM with max. perm.
weight to 5000 kg from model year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

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1 General notes on wheels and tyres
(commercial vehicles)
This information is intended to help you form an opinion as precise
and accurate as possible in cases of tyre damage and other com‐
plaints.
In this chapter you will learn more about tyres and wheels/rims.
Tyres are high-tech products that are especially adapted to the
requirements of modern vehicles.
As with all highly developed technical products, tyres require
proper care, maintenance and service. This is essential to ensure
safety, performance and comfort for the entire service life of the
tyre.
Tyres are constantly being further developed. Quality tyres are
the result of modern design methods and production processes,
as well as continuous quality checks. All tyres that are recom‐
mended by VW have been tested by the technical development
department and have been designed specifically for each model
in collaboration with the tyre manufacturers.
We therefore recommend fitting only the recommended tyre
makes when renewing tyres.
Vehicle safety is the top priority. With regard to the various oper‐
ating conditions such as
• differing speed ranges,
• winter and summer use and
• wet and dry roads,
the optimal compromise for vehicle safety must be found.
Every tyre is subjected to a wide range of different driving condi‐
tions over its entire service life. It is therefore important that the
basic requirements for ensuring optimal tyre performance are
met.
Proper adjustment of the axle geometry during wheel alignment
is an important prerequisite for ensuring the maximum service life
of the tyre. The wheel alignment must always be within the speci‐
fied tolerance range.
Information for wheel alignment ⇒ Running gear, axles, steering;
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Note

Tyre damage and related problems can have various causes. It

is therefore very important that one determines whether the prob‐
lem has been caused by the tyre or by other components.

Normal wear and tear on a tyre will alter its characteristics. Rolling
noises or rough running can be the result of such wear. These are
simply the symptoms of normal wear and tear and do not consti‐
tute damage in the sense of the tyre being defective. You can take
measures to eliminate the symptoms at least to some degree.
However, in some cases it may not be possible to eliminate tyre
noise completely.

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Special models
Special models are only partly represented in the tables in Ap‐
pendix 2 or attachment concerning parts certificate. Modification
of these vehicles depends on the engine capacity of the basic
model.

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2 Legislative and technical conditions

for converting wheel and tyre combi‐
nations

2.1 Legislative conditions for converting

wheel and tyre combinations
The manufacturer is issued with a general operating permit (GTA
in accordance with § 20 StVZO (German road traffic and licensing
regulations) and EU operating permit) for the overall vehicle with
all parts for specific conversions.
Conversions of wheels and tyres can only be carried out under
certain conditions. When doing this, the following points must be
observed:
♦ If the size of wheel and tyre, with an indication of the load index
and the speed symbol, is included in the vehicle GTA and EU
operating permit/type approval ⇒ page 6 , this wheel and
tyre combination can be fitted on the vehicle without any prob‐
lem.
It is not necessary for the wheel and tyre combination specified
in the registration certificate part I (certificate of registration) to be
fitted. All combinations approved in the vehicle GTA or EU oper‐
ating permit/type approval ⇒ page 6 may be fitted to the
vehicle.
♦ There is no general type approval according to § 22 StVZO for
the modifications recommended by Volkswagen AG (see at‐
tachment or Appendix 2 to Parts Certificate).
♦ Unless the wheels and/or tyres are included in the relevant
vehicle GTA or EU operating permit/type approval, the vehicle
will no longer meet the requirements of the road traffic regu‐
lations if converted.
These versions are based on the conditions valid in the European
Union and no guarantee can be provided for their completeness.
In some cases there are different legislative requirements outside
the European Union.
The table included in the attachment or Appendix 2 to Parts Cer‐
tificate shows the Volkswagen AG recommended and TÜV
NORD Mobilität GmbH Co. KG tested wheel and tyre combina‐
tions on VW vehicles and also the conditions to be observed for
fitting. The use of genuine disc-type wheels on a vehicle to which
they have not been allocated is not permissible.
The list of possible conversions deals with combinations that meet
the requirements of Volkswagen AG with regards to road handling
and road safety. They are the result of practical trials and are
therefore recommended by Volkswagen AG.
Refer also to the new vehicle registration documents that were
issued from 01.10.2005 ⇒ page 5 .

2.2 Technical conditions for converting

wheel and tyre combinations
• The wheel and tyre combinations and conversions listed in the
tables of the individual vehicles refer exclusively to Volkswa‐
gen genuine wheels.
• Approval of wheel and tyre combinations or a change to
wheels from the accessories trade is not possible with the
parts certificate attached here.

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• Tubeless radial tyres may only be fitted to rims with a safety

hump feature on the shoulder.
• If the wheel and tyre combinations listed are used, the asso‐
ciated tyre inflation pressures must be adhered to. The tyre
inflation pressure for summer tyres can be found on the sticker
on the inside of the tank flap or in the tables of the individual
vehicles.
• Sufficient clearance to the wheels and tyres at parts of the
wheel housing, suspension and braking system is assured if
the notes and specifications established in the parts certificate
are observed in all operating conditions.
• Unless otherwise stated, snow chains may only be fitted to the
drive wheels.
• The same sized wheels and tyres must be used at the front
and rear of the vehicle. On vehicles with all-wheel drive, tyres
must be of the same manufacturer and have the same tread
profile.

2.3 Additional wheel housing extensions

(flaps)
For technical reasons some vehicles require wheel housing ex‐
tensions (flaps) on the wing or bumper -arrows- when using
certain wheel and tyre combinations.
Please check if there is a requirement to remove the flaps.
The information is located in the overview table for the respective
vehicle.

2.4 „Series 80“ tyres

Tyres of the „80“ series (e.g. 145/80 R 13 74 S) will replace the
„82“ series (e.g. 145/82 R 13 74 S). Legislation stipulates that „82“
series tyres may be replaced by „80“ series tyres without having
been entered in the vehicle documents.
The condition for this is that the „80“ series tyres have the same
width are of the same type – cross-ply or radial belted – and have
the same or higher load index.
If only „80“ series tyres are entered in the vehicle documents, „82“
series tyres may only be used if an entry has been made in the
vehicle documents.

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3 Documents and codes/designations

3.1 New vehicle registration documents

since 01.10.2005
The implementation of EU Directive 1999/37/EU "Registration
Documents for Vehicles" in national law and legal requirements
for data protection have necessitated the introduction of new, fal‐
sification-proof registration documents.
Since 01.10.2005, only the new documents are issued by the
registration authorities in the event of new registrations, change
of ownership, registration of technical modifications and all other
matters.
The new registration documents are comprised of:
♦ Registration certificate part I, which replaces the certificate of
registration and
♦ Registration certificate part II, which replaces the vehicle log
book.
Registration certificate part I (certificate of registration)
♦ Contains all vehicle technical data which must be available to
register a vehicle in Europe; however, only one wheel and tyre
combination approved as standard is specified
♦ Contains the EU-wide, standardised, alphanumerical codes
assigned to the technical data, so that the German registration
certificate can be converted without problems into the regis‐
tration document prescribed in non-member European coun‐
tries for registration there
♦ Contains a field for documenting temporary or final immobili‐
sation of the vehicle, and is therefore no longer withdrawn in
the event of temporary or final immobilisation
Registration certificate part II (vehicle log book)
♦ Contains the note that the holder of the registration certificate
is not identified as the owner
♦ Contains only the current and, if applicable, the last vehicle
owner; the actual number of previous owners is shown nu‐
merically
♦ Contains only a small percentage of the technical vehicle data
♦ No longer serves to document temporary vehicle deregistra‐
tion. The vehicle and body type specified under number 1 in
the old vehicle documents will not exist in the future. In the new
documents, this will be replaced by standardised EU vehicle
classes with body type.
Introduction of the new registration documents will lead to barely
any changes for the vehicle operator.
Like the old certificate of registration, the registration certificate
part I (certificate of registration) must be kept in the vehicle and
submitted to responsible persons on request.
It is not necessary for the wheel and tyre combination specified
in the registration certificate part I (certificate of registration) to be
fitted. All combinations approved according to the general vehicle
type approval or EU type approval ⇒ page 6 may be fitted.
The validity of a wheel and tyre combination which deviates from
the general vehicle type approval or EU type approval must still
be verified via an entry in the registration certificate part I (certif‐
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certificate or general type approval for the wheel and tyre combi‐
nation.

3.2 COC document (EEC Certificate of Con‐

formity)
Since 1 June, 2004, vehicle manufacturers must apply for an EU
operating permit.
A certificate is produced on the basis of this operating permit - the
COC (Certificate of Conformity).
This document certifies that the vehicle complies with the EU op‐
erating permit (EU type approval) and can be registered in every
EU country without an individual type approval.
The document will be issued for all vehicles that comply with the
EU operating permit.
These vehicles have an EU type plate (black sticker) in the area
of the driver's door, or in the case of older vehicles, in the engine
compartment.
The COC document has the same value as the registration docu‐
ment and therefore the original should not be carried on the
vehicle.
The COC document contains the EU general type approval num‐
ber and detailed technical information on the vehicle such as
emissions classification and all the permitted wheel and tyre com‐
binations.

3.3 Official type designations

Commercial vehicles licensed for road use in Germany need a
general type approval for the issue of a vehicle title document.
The type approval is issued by the Federal Ministry for Transport
in Flensburg following type inspection. This procedure was per‐
mitted until 31.12.1997 and, in exceptional cases, even after that.
Other member states of the European Union (EU) have different
procedures for issuing a document similar to the German title
document. Until 31.12.1997, each member state was entitled to
issue its own national type approvals according to its own proce‐
dures.
Since 1.1.1998, all commercial vehicles licensed within the Eu‐
ropean Union must have a type approval corresponding to EU
guidelines ⇒ page 6 . Vehicles licensed for road use with sin‐
gle-vehicle approval according to § 21 StVZO in Germany are
excepted.
This means the same guidelines apply to all vehicle manufactur‐
ers. This makes it easier to trade across national borders within
the EU.

3.3.1 Official type approval, sales or trade designation

In the following table, all VW vehicles which already have EU type
approval are listed in the column "EU type".
All VW vehicles which were granted type approval according to
the procedure valid up to 31.12.97 are listed in the column "Gen‐
eral type approval (GTA)"
If entries appear in both columns "General type approval (GTA)"
and "EU type", there exist vehicles of this model which are ap‐
proved according to both the StVZO and the EU guidelines. In this
case, one must first establish what sort of vehicle one has. There
are two possibilities:

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1. possibility
The last page of the vehicle title includes the field „Certified holder
of a general type approval/EEC type approval“. Either the general
type approval number of the EU type approval number is entered
here, assuming it is the original vehicle title document. This is the
case only if the vehicle was not deregistered in the past for longer
than 12 months.
2. possibility
Check whether the general type approval number or the EU type
approval number is entered on the vehicle identification plate.
Official type designation for vehicles Sales or trade designation
with
GTA type EU type
- 2K Caddy Life 2004 > passenger vehicle
- 2KN Caddy 2004 > light commercial vehicle
- 9KV Caddy (window van)
9KVF - Caddy (panel van)
9U - Caddy (pickup)
70X0A/70X02A - Transporter panel van (T4)
70X0B - Multivan (T4)
70X02B 7DW Camper (T4)
- 7DB Multivan (T4)
70X0BL - Camper (T4)
70X02BL 7DW Camper (T4)
70X0BN/ - Ambulance (T4)
70X02BN
70X0C - Caravelle; kombi; bus (T4)
70X02C 7DB Caravelle; kombi; bus (T4)
70X0D/70X02D - Dropside; double cab; chassis cab (T4)
70X1A/70X12A - Transporter Syncro panel van (T4)
70X1B - Multivan Syncro (T4)
70X12B 7DW Camper Syncro (T4)
- 7DWA Motorhome (M1)
- 7DWA Motorhome (M1) Syncro
- 7DB Multivan Syncro (T4)
70X1BL - Camper Syncro (T4)
70X12BL 7DW Camper Syncro (T4)
70X1BN/ - Ambulance Syncro (T4)
70X12BN
70X1C - Caravelle Syncro; kombi; bus (T4)
70X12C 7DB Caravelle Syncro; kombi; bus (T4)
70X1D/70X12D - Dropside; double cab; chassis cab (T4)
- 7DZ Multivan, Caravelle (16 inch)
- 7DZA Motorhome (M1 16 inch)
7J0 - Transporter 2004 > LCV dropside; double cab; chassis cab
Transporter 2004 > LCV dropside; double cab; chassis cab 4MO‐
TION
- 7HM Transporter 2004 > Multivan, Multivan 4MOTION, Business, Multi‐
van Beach, Multivan Startline
- 7HMA Transporter 2004 > California camper
- 7HC Transporter 2004 > Transporter passenger vehicle

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Official type designation for vehicles Sales or trade designation

with
GTA type EU type
- 7HCA Transporter 2004 > Transporter passenger vehicle 4MOTION
7HK - Transporter 2004 > commercial vehicle Panel van
7HKX0 - Transporter 2004 > LCV enclosed panel van 4MOTION
2DX0AE - LT 28/35 panel van, single wheel
2DX0FE - LT 28/35 dropside; double cab; chassis cab, single wheel
2DX0AZ - LT 35/46 panel van, twin wheel
2DX0FZ - LT 35/46 dropside; double cab; chassis cab, twin wheel
- 2DM LT 28/35 kombi, single wheel
- 2EC1 Crafter 2006 > kombi
- 2EC2 Crafter 2006 > kombi
2EKE1 - Crafter 2006 > enclosed panel van
2EKE2 - Crafter 2006 > enclosed panel van
2EKZ - Crafter 2006 > enclosed panel van
2FJE1 - Crafter 2006 > chassis cab, dropside
2FJE2 - Crafter 2006 > chassis cab, dropside
2FJZ - Crafter 2006 > chassis cab, dropside

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mercial vehicles)

4.1 Useful information regarding tyres

4.1.1 Identification markings on the tyre sidewall

Example: Dunlop SP Sport 9000

1 - Size code
❑ e.g. 195/65 R 15 91T
⇒ page 10
2 - Manufacturer (trade name)
3 - Tread pattern
4 - Code for tubeless tyres
5 - Radial construction
❑ Radial cord direction in
carcass
6 - Notes for version with „rim
protector“
7 - Production date
❑ Tyre ageing
⇒ page 14
8 - E number = Approval num‐
ber
❑ Tyre meets European
guidelines ECE-R30
and EEC92/93.
9 - Country of origin
❑ e.g. manufactured in
Germany
10 - Internal DUNLOP tread
code
11 - DOT - Department of
Transportation
❑ Tyre fulfils standards of
the Department of
Transportation of the
United States of Ameri‐
ca
12 - DOT Code
❑ Identification number for manufacturer's plant, tyre size and tyre model
13 - Maximum permitted load and maximum permitted tyre pressure
❑ Data for North America
14 - Number of plies in the centre of the tread and in the sidewalls as well as information about the material
15 - Position of TWIs (Tread Wear Indicators)
16 - Relative expected service life - abrasion resistance
❑ based on a US standard test

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17 - Rating of wet-braking traction, A, B or C

❑ According to a US test
18 - Rating of temperature resistance, A, B or C
❑ According to a US test
19 - Safety notes for use or fitting of tyre
20 - Reference to „ultralight construction“
❑ Tyre is up to 30% lighter
21 - Specified direction of rotation for tyre
22 - Inmetro code
❑ Required for the Brazilian market only

4.1.2 Explanation of tyre lettering

Explanation of tyre dimensions
Tyres Speed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Summer tyres to 240 km/h 195 65 R 15 91 V -
Winter tyres to 160 km/h 195 65 R 15 91 Q M+S
Winter tyres to 190 km/h 195 65 R 15 91 T M+S
High-speed tyres faster than 240 225 50 ZR 16 91 - -
km/h

1- Tyre width
2- Aspect ratio in %
3- Code for tyre construction „R“ indicates radial
4- Rim diameter designation
5- Load rating code/load index (LI)
6- Speed rating code
7- Winter tyre/code for all-season tyre
Speed rating/maximum speed
Speed rating code Maximum speed in km/h
L 120
M 130
N 140
P 150
Q 160
R 170
S 180
T 190
U 200
H 210
V 240
ZR above 240
W 270
Y 300

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