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Seat Altea Freetrack 2012  Owners Manual 234Checking and refilling levels
Checking the electrolyte level
The electrolyte level should be checked regularly in high-
mileage vehicles, in hot countries and in older batteries.
– Open the engin

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2012  Owners Manual 236Wheels and tyres
Wheels and tyres
Wheels
General notes
Avoiding damage
– If you have to drive over a kerb or similar obstacle, drive very
slowly and at a right angle.
– Keep grease, oil and fue

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2012  Owners Manual 237
Wheels and tyres
2. The tyre pressures should only be checked when the tyres are cold. The slightly raised pressures of warm tyres must not be re-
duced.
3. Adjust the tyre pressure to the load yo

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2012  Owners Manual 238Wheels and tyres
WARNING
● Never adjust tyre pressure when the tyres are hot. This may damage
or even burst the tyres. Risk of accident!
● An insufficiently inflated tyre flexes a lot more at h

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2012  Owners Manual 239
Wheels and tyres
Wear indicators
The original tyres on your vehicle have 1.6 mm high “tread wear indicators”
⇒  fig. 167, running across the tread. Depending on the make, there will be
6 t

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2012  Owners Manual 240Wheels and tyres
Run-flat tyres
Run-flat tyres allow you to continue driving even with a
punctured tyre, in the majority of cases.
In vehicles that are factory-fitted with run-flat tyres 1)
 the lo

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2012  Owners Manual 241
Wheels and tyres
WARNING (Continued)
● Avoid driving over obstacles (for example kerbs) or potholes.
● If one or more tyres are being driven in emergency conditions, the
driving quality of the

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2012  Owners Manual 242Wheels and tyres
WARNING
● We recommend that you use only wheels and tyres which have been
approved by SEAT for your model. Failure to do so could impair vehicle
handling. Risk of accident.
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