2011 Seat Altea tyre pressure

If and when
260After changing a wheel
After changing the wheel there are still tasks to complete.– Put the tools and jack back in the luggage compartment.
– Place the wheel with the defective tyre in the luggage compart-
ment and secure it.
– Check the tyre pressure of the newly fitted tyre as soon as possible.
– Have the tightening torque of the wheel bolts checked as soon as possible with a torque wrench. The prescribed torque must be
120 Nm.
Note•If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded and difficult to turn when
changing a wheel, they must be replaced before having the wheel bolt torque
checked.•For safety reasons, drive at moderate speeds until the wheel bolt tight-
ening torque has been checked.
Wheel trims
The wheel trims must be removed to gain access to the wheel
bolts.Removing
– Insert the extraction hook from the tools into the designated
ring, located in one of the bolt hole covers of the wheel cover
⇒ fig. 175 .
– Pull off the hub cap .
Fig. 175 Changing the
wheel: Removing a hub
cap
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If and when267
Safety First
Operating Instructions
Practical Tips
Technical Specifications
– Turn on compressor and monitor the pressure shown on the pres-
sure gauge.
Completing the repair
– Remove the compressor hose from the valve.
– Fit the valve cap.
– Unplug the compressor from the socket.
– Return all tools to their proper storing location.
Note•If the vehicle is equipped with tyre pressure control, enter the new tyre
pressures using the SET button on the centre console.•The compressor should never be allowed to run for longer than 6
minutes.
FusesChanging a fuse
Blown fuses must be replaced
Fig. 181 Left side of dash
panel: Fuse box coverFig. 182 Fuse box cover
in engine compartment
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Description of specifications
290If the maximum permissible drawbar load cannot be met (e.g. with small,
empty and light-weight single axle trailers or tandem axle trailers with a
wheelbase of less than 1 metre), at least 4% of the actual trailer weight is a
legal stipulation for a drawbar load.
WARNING
•For safet y reas ons , d o not excee d the 8 0 k m/h limit . Th is is als o valid in
countries where higher speeds are permitted.•Never exceed the maximum trailer weights or the drawbar load. If the
permissible axle load or the permissible total weight is exceeded, the
driving characteristics of the vehicle may change, leading to accidents,
injuries and damage to the vehicle.
WheelsTyre pressure, snow chains, wheel boltsTyre pressures
The sticker with the tyre pressure values can be found on the inside of the
tank flap. The tyre pressure values given there are for cold tyres. Do not
reduce the slightly raised pressures of warm tyres ⇒.
Snow chains
Snow chains may be fitted only to the front wheels.
Consult the chapter “wheels” of this manual.
Wheel bolts
After the wheels have been changed, the tightening torque of the wheel bolts
s ho uld b e che cke d as s o on as p ossible wit h a to rqu e w re nch ⇒. The tight-
ening torque for steel and alloy wheels is 120 Nm.
WARNING
•Check the tyre pressure at least once per month. Checking the tyre
pressure is very important. If the tyre pressure is too high or too low, there
is an increased danger of accidents, particularly at high speeds.•If the torque of the wheel bolts is too low, they could loosen while the
vehicle is in motion. Risk of accident! If the tightening torque is too high,
the wheel bolts and threads can be damaged.Note
We recommend that you ask your Authorised Service Centre for information
about appropriate wheel, tyre and snow chain size.
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Technical Specifications
304Dimensions and capacities
Dimensions
Length, width 4282 mm/ 1768 mm
Height at kerb weight 1546 mm
Front and rear projection 916 mm/ 788 mm
Wheelbase 2578 mm
Turning circle 10.7 m
Track width
a)
a)This data will change depending on the type of wheel rim.
Front Rear
1525 mm 1509 mm
1539 mm 1523 mm
Capacities
Fuel tank 55 l. Reserve 7 l.
Windscreen washer fluid container with headlight washer 3 l/ 5.5 l
Ty re p re ss u re
Summer-grade tyres:
The correct tyre pressure can be seen on the sticker on the inside of the tank flap.
Winter tyres:
The pressure of these tyres is the same as the summer tyre pressure plus 0.2 bar.
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Index
308Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Engine oil pressure Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 87
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Environmental tip Avoiding pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Environmentally friendly driving . . . . . . . . . . . 207
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 199 See also Electronic Stability Programme . . 172
Example of menu use Program a speed limit warning . . . . . . . . . . 69
To activate and deactivate the speed limit warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Example of the use of the menus Open the Configuration menu with the MFI lever68
Open the Configuration menu with the steering wheel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Examples of menu use Open the main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Open the winter tyres menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
To close the winter tyres menu . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218FFabric trim cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
First-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Flexible service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Fog lights with cornering function . . . . . . . . . . 123
Folding the seat backrests down . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Folding tray* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Front drinks holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Front passenger airbag deactivation . . . . . . . . . 44
Front reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Front seat adjustment Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fuel Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Fuel level Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Warning message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Fuel Tank Opening the fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Fuel tank See Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Fuel: save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
GG 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Gear shift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
General overview of the engine compartment 291
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
GRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 187
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
HBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Head restraints Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 139
Adjustment of the head restraint angle . . . 139
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Headlight flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Headlights Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Headlight washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Heated front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
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Index
312Tank
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reserve indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
TCS (Traction control system) Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
The danger of not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . 22
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Tow starting General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Towing bracket, fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Towing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Traction control system Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Trailer Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Trailer turn signals Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Tyre Mobility System (Tyre repair kit) . . . . . . . . 265
Tyre Mobility-System (Tyre repair kit) . . . . . . . 258
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Tyre pressure monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Tyre pressure warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 265
Tyres and wheels Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Tyres service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Tyres tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . 249
UUnderbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Unlocking and locking Personalisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103VVehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Vehicle MaintenanceExterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Vehicle modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Vehicle paintwork
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . 215
Vehicle tools Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Vehicle washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Volumetric sensor* Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
WWarning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Warning messages in the display . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Warning reportsRed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 80
Yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 81
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Washing by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Washing with high pressure cleaners . . . . . . . 217
Water Warning message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Water in the windscreen washer tank . . . . . . . 241
Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Wearing suitable shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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