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Wheels and tyres
Location and use of the temporary
spar
e wheel
Fig.183 In the boot: r
emove the subwoofer.
The temporary spare wheel is stored under the
floor panel in the luggage compartment and is
att
ached by a thumbnut.
The temporary spare wheel has been designed
to be used for short periods of time. Have the
tyres checked and replaced as soon as possi-
ble at a SEAT Ocial Service or at a special-
ised workshop.
The spare wheel must not be switched for a
spare wheel from another vehicle.
Removing the temporary spare wheel
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Lift and hold up the floor panel t
o remove the
temporary spare wheel ›››page222.
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Turn the thumb wheel anticlockwise.
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Take out the temporary spare wheel.
Getting the spare wheel out of vehicles fit-
ted with the optional sound system (with
subwoofer)
To remove the spare wheel, you must first re-
move the subwoofer.
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Vehicles without a variable floor in the lug-
gage compartment: pull the floor of the lug-
gage compartment (carpet) upwards to get it
out.
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Vehicles with a variable luggage compart-
ment floor: lift and secure the floor storage
compartment as explained in ›››page222.
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Disconnect the subwoofer’s speaker cable
›››Fig.183
1
.
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Turn the securing wheel anti-clockwise
›››Fig.183
2
.
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Remove the subwoofer speaker and the
spar
e wheel.
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When re-mounting the spare tyre, place the
subwoofer on the base of the wheel rim with
care. When doing so, the tip of the “FRONT”
arrow on the subwoofer should point forward.
●
Reconnect the speaker cable and firmly
r
otate the securing wheel clockwise so that
the subwoofer system and wheel are firmly in
place.
Chains
For technical reasons, snow chains must not be
used on the temporary spare wheel.
If you have a puncture on one of the front
wheels when using snow chains, fit the tempo-
rary spare wheel in place of one of the rear
wheels. Fit the snow chains on the rear wheel
that you have removed and replace the punc-
tured front wheel with this wheel.
WARNING
●
After fitting the t
emporary spare wheel,
check the tyre pressures as soon as possible.
Failure to do so may cause an accident. The
tyre pressure is listed on the back of the left
front door frame ›››page277.
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Do not drive at over 80km/h (50mph)
when the temporary spare wheel is fitted on
the vehicle: risk of accident!
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Never travel more than 200km using a
temporary spare wheel.
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Avoid heavy acceleration, hard braking
and fast cornering: risk of accident!
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Never use more than one temporary spare
wheel at the same time, risk of accident.
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