Rear axle, front-wheel drive
and 4WD
Standard running
gear
Sports running
gear
except 18'
wheels
Sports running
gear
with 18' wheels
Heavy-duty run‐
ning gear
Camber -1° 20′ ± 30′ -1° 20′ ± 30′ -1°45' ± 30' -1°20' ± 30'
Maximum permissible differ‐
ence between sides
max. 30′ max. 30′ max. 30′ max. 30′
Total toe (at specified cam‐
ber)
+10′ ± 10′ +10′ ± 10′ +10′ ± 10′ +10′ ± 10′
Max. permissible deviation
from direction of travel
max. 20′ max. 20′ max. 20′ max. 20′
Ride height 378 ± 10 mm 363 ± 10 mm 363 ± 10 mm 398 ± 10 mm
Rear axle, front-wheel drive and 4WD CrossGolf Golf Plus BlueMotion
Camber -1°20' ± 30' -1° 20′ ± 30′
Maximum permissible difference between sides max. 30′ max. 30′
Total toe (at specified camber) +10′ ± 10′ +10′ ± 10′
Max. permissible deviation from direction of
travel
max. 20′ max. 20′
Ride height 395 ± 10 mm 370 ± 10 mm
8.6 Overview - wheel alignment procedure
Always adhere to the following procedure!
– Observe instructions on your wheel alignment device.
Alignment procedure
Start
→
Carry out wheel run-out
compensation.
→
Bounce springs.
↓
Turn steering wheel to
straight-ahead position
and lock in place
1)
←
Measure vehicle height.
←
Fit brake pedal depressor -V.A.G
1869/2- .
↓
Check front axle camber
→
Is actual value within toler‐
ance?
→
No
↓
↓
↓ ← ←
Yes
Adjust ⇒ page 312 .
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Golf 2004 ➤ , Golf Plus 2005 ➤
Running gear, axles, steering - Edition 08.2009
8. Wheel alignment 311