2012 Seat Ibiza ST tyre pressure

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If and when
If and when
Vehicle tools, spare wheel
Vehicle Tools
The vehicle tools are located under the floor panel in the
luggage compartment. – Lift luggage compartment floor panel.
– Take the vehicle tools out of the vehicle.
The vehicle tool kit includes:
● Jack*
● Hook to remove integral* trim and screw caps.
● Box spanner for wheel bolts*
● Towline anchorage*
● Adapter for the anti-theft wheel bolts*
Some of the items listed are only provided in certain model versions, or are
optional extras.
WARNING
● The factory-supplied jack is only designed for changing wheels on
this model. On no account attempt to use it for lifting heavier vehicles or
other loads. Risk of injury.
● Use the jack only on a firm, level ground.
WARNING (Continued)
● Never start the engine when the vehicle is on the jack. Risk of acci-
dent.
● If work is to be carried out underneath the vehicle, this must be se-
cured by suitable means. Otherwise, there is a risk of injury.
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Spare wheel (temporary spare wheel)*
The spare wheel (temporary spare wheel) must only be used
for the minimum necessary time.
The temporary spare wheel is stored under the floor panel in the luggage
compartment and is attached by a thumbnut.
How to use the temporary spare wheel
If you ever have a punctured tyre or loss of pressure, the temporary spare
wheel is only intended for temporary use until you reach a workshop.
Change it for a duty wheel as soon as possible.
Please note the following restrictions when using the temporary spare
wheel. This temporary spare wheel has been specially designed for your ve-
hicle, thus, it cannot be changed with the temporary spare wheel from an-
other vehicle.
No other type of tyre (normal summer or winter tyre) may be fitted on the
compact temporary spare wheel rim.
Snow chains
For technical reasons, snow chains must not be used on the compact tem-
porary spare wheel. 
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If you have a puncture on one of the front wheels when using snow chains,
fit the compact temporary spare wheel in place of one of the rear wheels.
You can then attach the snow chains to the wheel taken from the rear and
use this wheel to replace the punctured front wheel.
WARNING
● The tyre pressures must be checked and corrected as soon as possi-
ble after fitting the temporary spare wheel.
● Do not drive faster than 80 km/h (50 mph). Higher speeds can cause
an accident.
● Avoid heavy acceleration, hard braking and fast cornering. Risk of ac-
cident.
● Never use more than one temporary spare wheel at the same time,
risk of accident.
● No other type of tyre (normal summer or winter tyre) may be fitted on
the compact temporary spare wheel rim.
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Tyre repair kit*
The tyre repair kit (for vehicles not including a temporary
spare wheel) is stored under the floor panel in the luggage
compartment. Your vehicle is equipped with the Tyre Mobility System “Tyre repair kit”.
The tyre repair kit consists of a container with sealing product to repair the
puncture and a compressor to generate the required tyre pressure. The kit
will reliably seal punctures up to a size of about 4 mm caused by the pene-
tration of a foreign body into the tyre.
Note
● Seek professional assistance if the repair of a tyre puncture is not possi-
ble with the sealing product. 
Wheel change Preparation 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 vehicle occupants should leave the vehicle. They should
wait in a safe area (for instance behind the roadside crash barri-
er).
– Switch the engine off. Switch the hazard warning lights on and
place the warning triangles in position.
– 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. 

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WARNING
Switch on the hazard warning lights and place the warning triangles in
position. This is for your own safety and also warns other road users.
CAUTION
If you have to change the wheel on a slope, it is essential to lock the parallel
wheel on the same axle as that to be changed, with a wedge or similar in
order to immobilise the vehicle.
Note
Please observe legal requirements when doing so. 
Changing a wheel
Change the wheel as described below
– Remove the hub caps or the integral trim .
– Slacken the wheel bolts .
– Raise the vehicle with the jack at the corresponding point.
– Remove the wheel and then fit the spare wheel.
– Lower the vehicle.
– Tighten the wheel bolts firmly with the box spanner.
– Replace the hub cap. After 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 pos-
sible.
– 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 tight-
ening torque checked.
● For safety reasons, drive at moderate speeds until the wheel bolt tight-
ening torque has been checked. 
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What to do first
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 first gear , or put the selector lever to position P.
– All occupants should leave the vehicle. They should wait in a
safe area (for instance behind the roadside crash barrier).
– Check whether a repair is possible using the Tyre Mobility Sys-
tem “General information and safety notes.”
– Unscrew inflation cap from the affected wheel.
– Take the tyre repair kit out of the luggage compartment.
WARNING
Switch on the hazard warning lights and place the warning triangles 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 slope.
Note
● Please observe legal requirements when doing so.
● Remember to replace the sealing product as soon as possible. Tyre repair
The following sections describe the procedures for repairing
a tyre.
Using the sealing product
– The instructions on the container give detailed information on
how to use the sealing product.
Inflating the tyre.
– Remove the air compressor and hose from the container.
– Screw the retaining nut onto the valve.
– Plug the compressor cable into a 12 volt power socket.
– Turn on compressor and monitor the pressure shown on the
pressure 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
The compressor should never be allowed to run for longer than 6 minutes. 

258Description of specifications
Drawbar loads
The maximum permitted drawbar load on the ball joint of the towing bracket
must not exceed 75 kg.
In the interest of road safety, we recommend that you always tow approach-
ing the maximum drawbar load. The response of the trailer on the road will
be poor if the drawbar load is too small.
If 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), a minimum of 4% of the actual trailer
weight is legally required for the drawbar load.
WARNING
● For safety reasons, do not exceed the 80 km/h (50 mph) limit. This is
also 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.
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Wheels
Tyre pressure, snow chains, wheel bolts
Tyre pressures
The sticker with the tyre pressure values can be found on the inside of the
fuel tank flap. The tyre pressure values given there are for cold tyres. The
slightly raised pressures of warm tyres must not be reduced. ⇒ 
Snow chains
Snow chains may be fitted only to the front wheels, and only for the follow-
ing tyres:
175/70R14
185/60R15Chains with links not exceeding 15 mm (including the chain
closure)
215/45R16Chains with links not exceeding 9 mm (including the chain
closure)
215/40R17Chains with links not exceeding 7 mm (including the chain
closure)
Wheel bolts
After the wheels have been changed, the tightening torque of the wheel
bolts should be checked as soon as possible with a torque wrench ⇒ 
.
The tightening 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 tightening torque of the wheel bolts is too low, they could loos-
en while the vehicle is in motion. Risk of accident! If the tightening tor-
que is too high, the wheel bolts and threads can be damaged.
Note
We recommend that you ask your Technical Service for information about
appropriate wheel, tyre and snow chain size. 

270Technical specifications
Dimensions and capacities
DimensionsLength, width 4236 mm/1693 mmHeight at kerb weight (with bars) 1445 mmFront and rear projection 857 mm/910 mmWheelbase 2469 mmTurning circle 10.7 m
Track width a)FrontRear1465 mm1457 mmCapacitiesFuel tank 45 l. Reserve 7 l.Windscreen washer fluid container with headlight washer 2 l/4.5 lTyre pressureSummer-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.a)
This data will change depending on the type of wheel rim. 

Seat belt tensionercontrol lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Selective opening* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Semiautomatic air conditioning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Single headlight bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Sitting position, occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221, 258
Soot accumulation in the diesel engine particu- late filter
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Speed selector lever lock control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Start-Stop Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Starting petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 148
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 148 After the fuel tank has been run dry . . . . . 148 Steam jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Steering column controls Audio Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Steering wheel height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 144
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Sun visor Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Switch Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Switches Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
panoramic/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
T Tank Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reserve indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
The danger of not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . 22
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . 258
Tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 257
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Towing bracket, fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Towline anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tow starting
Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Traction control system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Trailer turn signals control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 107
Two-way radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Tyre-Mobility-System (Tyre repair kit) . . . . . . . 229
Tyre Mobility-System (Tyre repair kit) . . . . . . . 224
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224, 229
Tyres and wheels Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Tyres tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Tyres useful life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . 217
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UUnderbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
V
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Vehicle interior heating or cooling system . . . 138
Vehicle interior monitoring and tow-away pro- tection system*
Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Vehicle modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Vehicle paintwork Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . 181
Vehicle tools Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Vehicle washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
W
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Warning messages Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Washing by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Washing tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Washing with high pressure cleaners . . . . . . . 183
Water in the windscreen washer tank . . . . . . . 209
Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Wearing suitable shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226, 258
Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Wheel change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 258
Why assume the correct sitting position? . . . . . 30
Why should head restraints be correctly adjus- ted? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Why wear seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 21, 30
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Windscreen defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Windscreen washer fluid control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Windscreen wiper blades Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Changing blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Changing the rear wiper blade . . . . . . . . . 212
Winter driving Diesel engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Wooden trim cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Working in the engine compartment . . . . . . . 200
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