2005 Seat Cordoba winter tyres

139 Your vehicle and the environment
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
Suggestion 6. Avoid short drives
The engine and the catalytic converter must reach its optimum
functioning temperature in order to effectively reduce consumption
and toxic gas emissions.
The fuel consumption of a cold engine of a normal vehicle right
after the start is about 30-40 liters per 100 km. After about one
kilometer the consumption decreases to 20 liters. After about
f fo
ou
ur
r
kilometers the engine has warmed up and the consumption is
normal. For this reason, it is important to avoid short drives and
heating the vehicle’s engine when the vehicle is not moving. Drive
on quickly!
The ambient temperature also counts. The illustration shows the
difference in consumption (l/100km) for the same distance (km) at
+20°C and –10°C. Your vehicle’s consumption is higher in the
summer than in the winter
⇒fig. 102.K
Suggestion 7. Check the tyre pressure
Make sure that the tyres have always adequate pressure. Even half
a bar less increases the level of fuel consumption by 5 percent. If
the pressure is not correct, the tyres wear out faster due to an
excessive deformation and overheating which, in turn, will
decrease the driving performance.
Always check the tyre pressure when the tyre is cold.
In addition, do not drive year round with winter tyres. They make
more noise and increase fuel consumption by 10 percent. Change
to summer tyres on time.
K
Suggestion 8. Avoid unnecessary weight
Apart from driving habits and periodic revisions of your vehicle,
there are other ways to reduce fuel consumption:
A Av
vo
oi
id
d uun
nn
ne
ec
ce
es
ss
sa
ar
ry
y wwe
ei
ig
gh
ht
t
Every kilogram increases fuel consumption. For this reason, it is
worth checking your boot to avoid unnecessary weight.
Frequently, the roof rack will stay on the roof even though it is no
longer needed. Due to greater air resistance, an unloaded roof
rack at a speed of 100-120 km/h increases the consumption by
approx. 12%.
K
5+20°C –10°C
15 25km
30
l/100km
B45-356PFig. 102

178If and when
• You should only combine radial tyres of the same construction,
size (rolling circumference) and, as far as possible, the same tread
profile on all four wheels.
•If the spare wheel has got a different use than the wheels the car
is using actually (for example, winter tyres or wide tyres), in case of
a breakdown it will only be possible to be used for a short time and
driving with special care. It will have to be replaced by the normal
wheel as soon as possible.
• Never fit used tyres whose previous history is not known.
• Knowing the tyre lettering and its meaning makes the selection
of the correct tyres easier. Radial ply tyres have the following
lettering on the sidewall:
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:
:
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.
.
W
WA
AR
RN
NI
IN
NG
G
•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!
!
•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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WA
AR
RN
NI
IN
NG
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179 If and when
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
Technical Service Centres have all the necessary information about
the possible conversion of wheels, tyres and wheel trims.
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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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Changing the wheels round
If the front tyres are worn more than the rear it is advisable to
change the wheels round as shown. All tyres will then have
approximately the same length of service life.With certain types of tread wear it can be an advantage to change
the wheels diagonally. For more details, contact a Technical Service
Centre.
K
Winter tyres
When fitting winter tyres note the following:
• For better driving performance, fit winter tyres on all four wheels.
• Winter tyres are no longer fully effective when the tread has worn
down to a depth of 4 mm.
The following speed limits are valid for winter tyres:
Code letter Q max. 160 km/h
Code letter T max. 190 km/h
Code letter H max. 210 km/h
Fig. 134
I In
n wwi
in
nt
te
er
r cco
on
nd
di
it
ti
io
on
ns
s,
, wwi
in
nt
te
er
r tti
ir
re
es
s wwi
il
ll
l ssi
ig
gn
ni
if
fi
ic
ca
an
nt
tl
ly
y iim
mp
pr
ro
ov
ve
e hha
an
nd
dl
li
in
ng
g oof
f tth
he
e
v ve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e.
.
B Be
ec
ca
au
us
se
e oof
f tth
he
ei
ir
r mma
ak
ke
e uup
p ((w
wi
id
dt
th
h,
, rru
ub
bb
be
er
r mmi
ix
xt
tu
ur
re
e,
, ttr
re
ea
ad
d ffo
or
rm
ma
at
ti
io
on
n eet
tc
c.
.)
),
,
s su
um
mm
me
er
r tty
yr
re
es
s ppr
ro
ov
vi
id
de
e lle
es
ss
s ttr
ra
ac
ct
ti
io
on
n oon
n iic
ce
e aan
nd
d ssn
no
ow
w.
.
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WA
AR
RN
NI
IN
NG
G

T Th
he
e hhi
ig
gh
he
es
st
t ppe
er
rm
mi
is
ss
si
ib
bl
le
e ssp
pe
ee
ed
d ffo
or
r yyo
ou
ur
r wwi
in
nt
te
er
r tty
yr
re
es
s mmu
us
st
t nno
ot
t bbe
e eex
xc
ce
ee
ed
de
ed
d.
.
T Th
hi
is
s cco
ou
ul
ld
d dda
am
ma
ag
ge
e tth
he
e wwh
he
ee
el
l aan
nd
d lle
ea
ad
d tto
o aa sse
er
ri
io
ou
us
s aac
cc
ci
id
de
en
nt
t.
.
W
WA
AR
RN
NI
IN
NG
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180If and when
F
Fo
or
r tth
hi
is
s rre
ea
as
so
on
n,
, iin
n sso
om
me
e cco
ou
un
nt
tr
ri
ie
es
s,
, vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
es
s wwh
hi
ic
ch
h cca
an
n eex
xc
ce
ee
ed
d tth
hi
is
s
s sp
pe
ee
ed
d mmu
us
st
t hha
av
ve
e aan
n aap
pp
pr
ro
op
pr
ri
ia
at
te
e sst
ti
ic
ck
ke
er
r iin
n tth
he
e ddr
ri
iv
ve
er
r’
’s
s ffi
ie
el
ld
d oof
f
v vi
ie
ew
w.
. TTh
he
es
se
e aar
re
e aav
va
ai
il
la
ab
bl
le
e ffr
ro
om
m TTe
ec
ch
hn
ni
ic
ca
al
l SSe
er
rv
vi
ic
ce
e CCe
en
nt
tr
re
es
s.
.
Please note regulations to this effect in your country.
• All-weather tyres can also be used instead of winter tyres.
• If you have a flat tyre the remarks on using the spare wheel on
page 174 should be noted.
• Do not leave winter tyres fitted for an unnecessary long period
because when the roads are free of snow and ice the handling with
summer tyres is better.
F Fo
or
r tth
he
e ssa
ak
ke
e oof
f tth
he
e een
nv
vi
ir
ro
on
nm
me
en
nt
t
For environmental reasons summer tyres should be fitted again as soon as
possible because normally they are quieter in running, tyre wear is reduced
and the fuel consumption is lower.
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Snow chains
Snow chains can only be fitted on the front wheels.
The use of snow chains is permitted on 155/80 R 13, 165/70 R 14
and 185/60 R 14 tires.
O On
nl
ly
y uus
se
e tth
hi
in
n cch
ha
ai
in
ns
s wwh
hi
ic
ch
h ddo
o nno
ot
t sst
ta
an
nd
d ccl
le
ea
ar
r mmo
or
re
e tth
ha
an
n 115
5 mmm
m
( (i
in
nc
cl
lu
ud
di
in
ng
g tte
en
ns
si
io
on
ne
er
r)
).
.
When using snow chains wheel rim plates and rim rings must be
taken off. In this case, to protect the wheel, the bolts must then be
fitted with caps which are available from Technical Service Centres.When driving over roadswhich are free of snow you must remove
the chains. On such roadsthey are detrimental to vehicle handling,
damage the tyres and wear out quickly.
In some countries the maximum permissible speed with snow
chains is 50 km/h.
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C Ch
ha
an
ng
gi
in
ng
g wwh
he
ee
el
ls
s
Preparation work
– In case of a flat tyre or puncture, park the vehicle as far as
possible away from the traffic flow. If necessary, switch hazard
warning lights on and place the warning triangle in position – note
any statutory requirements.
– All vehicle occupants should leave the vehicle and move to a
safe area (e.g. behind safety barrier).
– Apply handbrake firmly, engage a gear or place the gear selector
in position “P” and chock the opposite wheel with a stone or
similar.
– When towing a trailer, the trailer must first be disengaged from
the towing vehicle before the wheel is changed.
– Take tools and spare wheel out of luggage compartment.
C Ca
au
ut
ti
io
on
n
Carry out wheel change on as flat a surface as possible.K

239 General index
Topping up engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Tow loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Tow start/towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Traction Control System (TCS)* . 51, 77, 131, 134
Trailer indicators* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Trolley jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Turn signal bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Tyre life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
U
U
Undercoating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Up to 1,000 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Upholstery cloth and textile trim . . . . . . . . . . 152
Using air conditioner economically . . . . . . . . 108
Using the handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
V V
Valid for all versions with catalytic
converter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle hoist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Volumetric sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
W W
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Warnings on handling the battery . . . . . . . . . 165
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Washing the vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Washing vehicle with high pressure cleaner . 150Ways to secure a child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
What can have a negative effect on the
brakes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
What do you need to bear in mind when
towing a trailer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Wheel trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
When are the Air Bags activated? . . . . . . . . . 19
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 169
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Y
Y
Your vehicle and the environment . . . . . . . . . 135