2005 Seat Alhambra rims

181 Care and maintenance
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
Steel wheels
The wheels and the wheel trims should be cleaned thoroughly at
regular intervals when the vehicle is being washed. This will
prevent brake dust, dirt and road salt from accumulating on the
wheel. Persistent ingrained brake dust can be removed with an
industrial grime remover. Paint damage should be repaired before
rust can form.
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Alloy wheels*
In order to maintain the smart appearance of alloy wheels for a
long period, regular care is necessary. In particular, salt and brake
pad dust must be washed off thoroughly at least every two weeks
otherwise the surface of the alloy will be damaged. After being
washed, the wheels should be treated with an acid-free cleaner for
alloy wheels. About every three months it is necessary to give
wheels a good rubbing with hard wax. Paint polish or other
abrasive solutions must not be used. If the protective paint coat
has been damaged, e.g. by stone impact, the damaged spots
should be dealt with as soon as possible.
Cleaning and anti-corrosion treatment of engine
compartment
The leaves, blossoms etc. which drop into the water box
(underneath the engine bonnet in front of the windscreen) should
be cleaned out occasionally. This will prevent the water drain holes
from becoming blocked and – on vehicles without a dust and
pollen filter – foreign bodies entering the vehicle interior via the
heating and ventilation system.
The engine compartment and the outside surface of the power unit
are given anti-corrosion treatment at the factory.
In the winter when the vehicle is being driven frequently on salted
roads, good anti-corrosion treatment is very important. For this
reason the entire engine compartment and the plenum chamber
should be thoroughly cleaned before and after the salting period
and then preserved so that the salt cannot have a damaging effect.
T Th
he
e iig
gn
ni
it
ti
io
on
n mmu
us
st
t bbe
e ssw
wi
it
tc
ch
he
ed
d oof
ff
f bbe
ef
fo
or
re
e wwa
as
sh
hi
in
ng
g tth
he
e een
ng
gi
in
ne
e.
.
D Do
o nno
ot
t ppo
oi
in
nt
t tth
he
e wwa
at
te
er
r jje
et
t ddi
ir
re
ec
ct
tl
ly
y aat
t tth
he
e hhe
ea
ad
dl
li
ig
gh
ht
ts
s tto
o aav
vo
oi
id
d
d da
am
ma
ag
ge
e.
.
P
Pl
le
ea
as
se
e nno
ot
te
e wwh
he
en
n ccl
le
ea
an
ni
in
ng
g tth
he
e wwh
he
ee
el
ls
s tth
ha
at
t dda
am
mp
pn
ne
es
ss
s,
, iic
ce
e aan
nd
d ggr
ri
it
t cca
an
n
h ha
av
ve
e aa nne
eg
ga
at
ti
iv
ve
e eef
ff
fe
ec
ct
t oon
n tth
he
e bbr
ra
ak
ki
in
ng
g ppo
ow
we
er
r.
.
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W WA
AR
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NI
IN
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•B Be
ef
fo
or
re
e wwo
or
rk
ki
in
ng
g iin
n tth
he
e een
ng
gi
in
ne
e cco
om
mp
pa
ar
rt
tm
me
en
nt
t,
, rre
ea
ad
d tth
he
e nno
ot
te
es
s iin
n tth
he
e
" "E
En
ng
gi
in
ne
e cco
om
mp
pa
ar
rt
tm
me
en
nt
t"
" cch
ha
ap
pt
te
er
r.
.
•F
Fo
or
r ssa
af
fe
et
ty
y rre
ea
as
so
on
ns
s ppu
ul
ll
l oou
ut
t iig
gn
ni
it
ti
io
on
n kke
ey
y bbe
ef
fo
or
re
e rre
ea
ac
ch
hi
in
ng
g iin
nt
to
o tth
he
e wwa
at
te
er
r
b bo
ox
x.
. OOt
th
he
er
rw
wi
is
se
e iif
f tth
he
e wwi
in
nd
ds
sc
cr
re
ee
en
n wwi
ip
pe
er
rs
s aar
re
e ssw
wi
it
tc
ch
he
ed
d oon
n uun
ni
in
nt
te
en
nt
ti
io
on
na
al
ll
ly
y
t th
he
e mmo
ov
ve
em
me
en
nt
t oof
f tth
he
e wwi
ip
pe
er
r lli
in
nk
k cco
ou
ul
ld
d cca
au
us
se
e iin
nj
ju
ur
ry
y.
.
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203 If and when
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
Vehicles may also have:
– Tool box*
– Wheel bolt spanner
– Wire hook* for wheel trims
– Open jaw spanner 10 x 13
– Screwdriver with box spanner in handle for the wheel bolts. The
screwdriver blade is reversible.
– Jack
Before the jack is placed back into the tool box, the claw must be
fully wound back. The crank is then tensioned against the side of
the jack.
Some light alloy wheels have the caps on the wheel screws. A
special wire hook is provided with the tool box to remove them.
Place the hook in the orifice on the cap and pull to remove
⇒
fig. 168.K
Stowage of tow bracket*
Fig. 169
Fig. 170
AL0-131
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209 If and when
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
T
Th
he
e mma
an
nu
uf
fa
ac
ct
tu
ur
ri
in
ng
g dda
at
te
e
is also to be seen on the tyre wall
(possibly only on inner side of wheel):
DOT ... 185 means that the tyre was manufactured the 18
thweek of
2005.
I If
f yyo
ou
u wwi
is
sh
h tto
o ffi
it
t yyo
ou
ur
r cca
ar
r wwi
it
th
h nno
on
n-
-s
st
ta
an
nd
da
ar
rd
d wwh
he
ee
el
ls
s oor
r tty
yr
re
es
s ppl
le
ea
as
se
e
n no
ot
te
e:
:Technical Service Centres have all the necessary information about
the possible conversion of wheels, tyres and wheel trims.K
Wheel bolts
T Th
he
e wwh
he
ee
el
l bbo
ol
lt
ts
s mmu
us
st
t bbe
e ccl
le
ea
an
n aan
nd
d eea
as
sy
y tto
o ttu
ur
rn
n –– ddo
o nno
ot
t ggr
re
ea
as
se
e oor
r
o oi
il
l uun
nd
de
er
r aan
ny
y cci
ir
rc
cu
um
ms
st
ta
an
nc
ce
es
s!
!
T Th
hi
is
s aap
pp
pl
li
ie
es
s nno
ot
t oon
nl
ly
y tto
o cch
ha
an
ng
gi
in
ng
g aa dde
ef
fe
ec
ct
ti
iv
ve
e wwh
he
ee
el
l bbu
ut
t aal
ls
so
o wwh
he
en
n
r re
ep
pl
la
ac
ci
in
ng
g ssu
um
mm
me
er
r tty
yr
re
es
s wwi
it
th
h wwi
in
nt
te
er
r tty
yr
re
es
s aan
nd
d vvi
ic
ce
e-
-v
ve
er
rs
sa
a.
.
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e.g. 1 19
95
5 // 665
5 RR 115
5 991
1 TT
1 19
95
5
= Tyre width in mm
6 65
5
= Height/width ratio in %
R R
= Radial construction code letter = Radial
1 15
5
= Wheel diameter in inches
9 91
1
= Carrying capability code
T T
= Speed code letter
T Ty
yr
re
es
s wwh
hi
ic
ch
h aar
re
e mmo
or
re
e tth
ha
an
n 66 yye
ea
ar
rs
s ool
ld
d ssh
ho
ou
ul
ld
d oon
nl
ly
y bbe
e uus
se
ed
d iin
n aan
n
e em
me
er
rg
ge
en
nc
cy
y aan
nd
d tth
he
en
n wwi
it
th
h aa ppa
ar
rt
ti
ic
cu
ul
la
ar
rl
ly
y cca
ar
re
ef
fu
ul
l sst
ty
yl
le
e oof
f ddr
ri
iv
vi
in
ng
g.
.
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•F Fo
or
r tte
ec
ch
hn
ni
ic
ca
al
l rre
ea
as
so
on
ns
s iit
t iis
s nno
ot
t nno
or
rm
ma
al
ll
ly
y ppo
os
ss
si
ib
bl
le
e tto
o uus
se
e wwh
he
ee
el
ls
s ffr
ro
om
m oot
th
he
er
r
v ve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
es
s –– iin
n cce
er
rt
ta
ai
in
n cci
ir
rc
cu
um
ms
st
ta
an
nc
ce
es
s nno
ot
t eev
ve
en
n wwh
he
ee
el
ls
s ffr
ro
om
m tth
he
e ssa
am
me
e vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e
m mo
od
de
el
l!
!
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WA
AR
RN
NI
IN
NG
G
•U Us
si
in
ng
g tty
yp
pe
es
s oof
f wwh
he
ee
el
l aan
nd
d/
/o
or
r tty
yr
re
es
s wwh
hi
ic
ch
h hha
av
ve
e nno
ot
t bbe
ee
en
n aap
pp
pr
ro
ov
ve
ed
d bby
y uus
s
f fo
or
r yyo
ou
ur
r vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e mmo
od
de
el
l cca
an
n bbe
e dde
et
tr
ri
im
me
en
nt
ta
al
l tto
o tth
he
e ssa
af
fe
et
ty
y oof
f tth
he
e vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e.
. IIt
t cca
an
n
a al
ls
so
o aaf
ff
fe
ec
ct
t tth
he
e vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e uun
nd
de
er
r tth
he
e CCo
on
ns
st
tr
ru
uc
ct
ti
io
on
n aan
nd
d UUs
se
e rre
eg
gu
ul
la
at
ti
io
on
ns
s.
.
•W
Wh
he
ee
el
ls
s aan
nd
d wwh
he
ee
el
l bbo
ol
lt
ts
s aar
re
e mma
at
tc
ch
he
ed
d tto
o eea
ac
ch
h oot
th
he
er
r.
.
T Th
he
er
re
ef
fo
or
re
e,
, wwh
he
en
ne
ev
ve
er
r wwh
he
ee
el
ls
s aar
re
e cch
ha
an
ng
ge
ed
d tto
o aa ddi
if
ff
fe
er
re
en
nt
t vve
er
rs
si
io
on
n ((e
e.
.g
g.
. aal
ll
lo
oy
y
w wh
he
ee
el
ls
s oor
r wwh
he
ee
el
ls
s wwi
it
th
h wwi
in
nt
te
er
r tty
yr
re
es
s)
),
, tth
he
e cco
or
rr
re
es
sp
po
on
nd
di
in
ng
g wwh
he
ee
el
l bbo
ol
lt
ts
s wwi
it
th
h tth
he
e
c co
or
rr
re
es
sp
po
on
nd
di
in
ng
g lle
en
ng
gt
th
h aan
nd
d tta
ap
pe
er
r,
, mmu
us
st
t aal
ls
so
o bbe
e uus
se
ed
d.
. TTh
he
e sse
ec
cu
ur
ri
it
ty
y oof
f tth
he
e
w wh
he
ee
el
ls
s aan
nd
d tth
he
e ffu
un
nc
ct
ti
io
on
ni
in
ng
g oof
f tth
he
e bbr
ra
ak
ke
e ssy
ys
st
te
em
m dde
ep
pe
en
nd
d oon
n tth
hi
is
s!
!
•I
If
f wwh
he
ee
el
l ttr
ri
im
m ddi
is
sc
cs
s aar
re
e ssu
ub
bs
se
eq
qu
ue
en
nt
tl
ly
y iin
ns
st
ta
al
ll
le
ed
d iit
t iis
s ees
ss
se
en
nt
ti
ia
al
l tto
o een
ns
su
ur
re
e tth
ha
at
t
t th
he
e aai
ir
r ffl
lo
ow
w rre
em
ma
ai
in
ns
s aad
de
eq
qu
ua
at
te
e tto
o cco
oo
ol
l tth
he
e bbr
ra
ak
ke
es
s.
.
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co
on
nt
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ue
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212If and when
C
Ca
au
ut
ti
io
on
n
Carry out wheel change on as flat a surface as possible.
• Take the tools out of the vehicle.
• Take spare wheel out of bracket.
• To remove wheel trim:
– Remove wheel bolt caps.
– Remove hub cap or wheel trim with the wheel spanner and the
wire hook.
K
Wheel trims
• Push the wheel spanner as far as possible onto the wheel bolt⇒
fig. 176and turn the spanner anti-clockwise. When doing this, grip
the spanner as far as possible towards the lever end. If the bolts cannot be loosened, one can in an emergency, carefully
push the spanner down with a foot on the end of the lever. One
should ensure that one has a firm stance and a good grip on the
vehicle.
Loosen wheel bolts about one turn.
Refer to page 214 for notes on loosening the anti-theft wheel
bolts*.
K
Raising the vehicle
B45-082CFig. 176
Fig. 177AL0-0137

266General index
Washing vehicle with high pressure cleaner . 178
Ways to secure a child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Weights and measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Wheel trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Wheelspin control (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,164
When are the Air Bags activated? . . . . . . . . . 21
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Windscreen heating* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Windscreen washer fluid level* . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Windscreen washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
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Y
Your vehicle and the environment . . . . . . . . . 167