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Note•
Seek professional assistance if the repair of a tyre puncture is not
possible with the sealing compound.
Wheel changePreparation work
What you must do before changing a wheel.– If you have a flat tyre or puncture, park the vehicle as far away from the flow of traffic as possible. Choose a location that is as
level as possible.
– All passengers should leave the ve hicle. They should wait in a
safe area (for instance behind the roadside crash barrier).
– Switch off the engine. Switch on the hazard warning lights.
–Apply the handbrake firmly.
– Engage the first gear, or put the selector lever to position P for
those vehicles with an automatic gearbox.
– If you are towing a trailer, unhitch it from your vehicle.
– Take the vehicle tools and the spare wheel out of the luggage
compartment.
WARNING
Put the hazard warning lights on and place the warning triangle in position.
This is for your own safety and also warns other road users.
Caution
If you have to change the tyre on a gradient, block the wheel opposite the
wheel being changed by placing a stone or similar object under it to prevent
the vehicle from rolling away.
Note
Please observe legal requirements when doing so.Changing a wheelChange the wheel as described below
–Pull off the hub cap. Also refer to ⇒page 239.
– Slacken the wheel bolts.
– Raise the car with the jack in the corresponding zone.
– Ta k e o f f the wheel and then put on the spare wheel.
– Lower the vehicle.
– Tighten the wheel bolts firmly in diagonal sequence with the box
spanner.
–Replace the hub cap.
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Jack position points for vehicles with skirting* Vehicles with plastic skirting, with cover*
– Remove the cap to access the anchor point for the vehicle jack
⇒fig. 181 .
– Pull on the cover and remove it from its allotment in the direction of the arrow ⇒ fig. 181.
– Once the cover has been released, it will remain connected to its strap so that is not lost.
Removing and fitting the wheel
For removal and fitting the wheel, the following tasks must be
completed.Change the wheel as described below after loosening the wheel
bolts and raising the vehicle with the jack.
Removing a wheel
– Unscrew the bolts using the hexagonal tool in the handle of the
screwdriver (vehicle tool) and place them on a clean surface
⇒ fig. 182.
Fitting a wheel
– Screw in the wheel bolts and tighten them lightly using the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver handle.
Fig. 181 Plastic skirting
with jack allotment cover
AA
Fig. 182 Changing the
wheel: hexagonal socket
in screwdriver handle to
turn the wheel bolts after
they have been loosened
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Tyre repair kit (Tyre-Mobility-System)*General information and safety notesYour vehicle is equipped with a tyre repair kit: the Tyre Mobility System.
In the event of a tyre puncture, sealing compound and an air compressor are
located in the luggage compartment under the floor panel.
The Tyre Mobility System will reliably seal punctures caused by the penetra-
tion of a foreign body of up to about 4 mm in diameter.
It is not necessary to remove the foreign body from the tyre.
Instructions for the sealing compound are located on the sealing compound
container.
Notes for the proper use of the air compressor are included in an additional
instruction leaflet.
WARNING
•
Do not attempt to repair a puncture with the sealing compound if the
tyre has been damaged by driving the car after the tyre has lost its air.
•
Always observe warnings and follow instructions concerning
compressor and sealing compound carefully.
•
Do not drive faster than 80 km/h, avoid heavy acceleration, hard
braking and fast cornering.
•
Tyres which have been repaired with sealing compound are only suit-
able for temporary use over a short period. Therefore, please drive carefully
to the next available qualified workshop.For the sake of the environment
Used sealing compound containers should be disposed of at a proper facility.
Note
Seek professional assistance if the repair of a tyre puncture is not possible
with the sealing compound.Preparation work
Certain steps must be taken before repairing a tyre.– If you have a flat tyre or puncture, park the vehicle as far away
from the flow of traffic as possible.
–Apply the handbrake firmly.
– Engage the first gear , of put the selector lever to position P.
– All passengers should leave the vehicle. They should wait in a
safe area (for instance behind the roadside crash barrier).
– C h e ck w h e t h e r a r e p a i r i s p o s s i b l e u s i n g t h e Ty r e M o b i l i t y S y s t e m “General information and safety notes.”
– Unscrew inflation cap from the affected wheel.
– Take the tyre repair kit out of the luggage compartment.
WARNING
Put the hazard warning lights on and place the warning triangle in position.
This is for your own safety and also warns other road users.
Caution
Take special care if you have to repair a tyre on a gradient.
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248Colour coding of fuses
WARNING
Never “repair” damaged fuses and never replace them with fuses with a
higher rating. Failure to comply could result in fire. This could also cause
damage to other parts of the electrical system.
Note
•
If a newly replaced fuse blows again after a short time, the electrical
system must be checked by a qualified workshop as soon as possible.
•
If you replace a fuse with a stronger fuse, you could cause damage to
another location in the electrical system.
•
Always keep some spare fuses in the vehicle. These are available from
SEAT dealers. Colour
Amperes
light brown 5
red 10
blue 15
yellow 20
natural (white) 25
green 30
orange 40
red 50
white 80
blue 100
grey 150
violet 200
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Fuses on left side of dash panelFuses
Number Electrical equipment Amperes
1V aca n t
2V aca n t
3V aca n t
4V aca n t
5V aca n t
6V aca n t
7V aca n t
8V aca n t
9 Airbag 5
10 RSE input (roof screen) 10
11 Vacant
11 After sales kit 5
12 Left xenon headlight 10
13 Heating controls / ESP, ASR switch / Reverse / Preinstallation of telephone / Tomtom Navigator 5
14 ABS/ESP control unit / Engine / Head
lights / Trailer control unit / Light switch / Instrument panel / 4x4
control unit
a)
10
15 Headlight regulation switchboard / Heated wipers / Instrument lights / Diagnosis Switchboard 10
16 Right xenon headlight 10
17 D2L Engine (2.0l 147 kW 4-speed TFSI) 10
18 Vacant
19 Vacant
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20 Park Pilot (Parking assistant) / Gear lever/ ESP switchboard 10
21 Cable control unit 7,5
22 Volumetric alarm sensor/ Alarm horn 5
23 Diagnosis / Rain sensor / Light switch 10
24 Towing hook kit (assisted solution) 15
25 Switchboard coupling automatic gearbox 20
26 Vacuum pump 20
27 RSE input (roof screen) 10
28 Rear wiper motor / Switchboard wiring 20
29 Vacant
30 Cigarette lighter / socket 20
31 Vacant
32 Vacant
33 Heater 40
34 Vacant
35 Vacant
36 2.0 l 147 kW Engine 10
37 2.0 l 147 kW Engine 10
38 2.0 l 147 kW Engine 10
39 Trailer control unit (coupling) 15
40 Trailer control unit (indicat ors, brakes and left side) 20
41 Trailer control unit (fog light, reversing light and right side) 20
42 Vacant
43 Trailer pre-installation 40
Number
Electrical equipment Amperes
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Some of the electrical items listed in
the table are only fitted on certain
models or are optional extras.
Please note that the above list, while correct at the time of printing, is subject
to alterations. If discrepancies should occur, please refer to the sticker on the
inside of the fuse cover for the co rrect information for your model.
44
Rear window heater 25
45 Electric windows (front) 30
46 Rear electric windows 30
47 Engine (Fuel control unit, petrol relay) 15
48 Convenience controls 20
49 Heating controls 40
50 Heated seats 30
51 Sunroof 20
52 Headlight washer system 20
53 Towing hook kit (assisted solution) 20
54 Taxi (taximeter power supply) 5
55 Towing hook kit (assisted solution) 20
56 Taxi (taximeter power supply) 15
57 Vacant
58 Central locking control unit 30
a)For vehicles with four-wheel drive.
NumberElectrical equipment Amperes
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19
Clean 30
20 Vacant
21 Lambda probe 15
22 Brake pedal, speed sensor 5
23 Engine 1.6, main relay (relay n° 100)
5
T 71 diesel EGR 10
2.0 D2L High-pressure fuel pump 15
24 ARF, change valve 10
25 Right lighting 40
26 Left lighting 40
1.6 SLP engine 40
1.9 TDI Glow plug relay 50
28 KL15 40
29 Electric windows (front and back)
50
Electric windows (front) 30
30 X - relief relay 40
Number
Electrical equipment Amperes
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