2015 Seat Altea run flat

Wheels
the vehicle is impaired and there is a risk of
accident.
Note
● The run-flat tyres do not “deflate” on losing
pressure because they are supported on the
reinforced sides. Therefore defects in the tyre
cannot be detected with a visual inspection.
● Snow chains must not be used on front
tyres used in emergency conditions. New tyres and wheels
New tyres and wheels have to be run in.
The tyres and wheel rims are an essential
part of the vehicle's design. Those approved
by SEAT are specially matched to the charac-
teristics of the vehicle and make a major con-
tribution to good road-holding and safe han-
dling
››› .
Note for Italy: A SEAT Service Centre should
be c on
sulted whether different sized wheels
or tyres to those originally fitted by SEAT may
be fitted, as well as the combinations al-
lowed between the front axle (axle 1) and
back axle (axle 2).
Tyres should be replaced at least in pairs and
not individually (i.e. both front tyres or both
rear tyres together). A knowledge of tyre des-
ignations makes it easier to choose the cor- rect tyres. Radial tyres have the tyre designa-
tions marked on the sidewall, for example:
195/65 R15 91T
This contains the following information:
Tyre width in mm
Height/width ratio in %
Tyre construction: Radial
Rim di

ameter in inches
Load rating code
Speed rating
The tyres could also have the following infor-
mation:
● A direction of rotation symbol
● “Reinforced” denotes heavy-duty tyres.
The manufacturing date is also indicated on
the tyre sidewall (possibly only on the inner
side of the wheel).
“DOT... 1103...” means, for example, that the
tyre was produced in the 11th week of 2003.
We recommend that work on tyres and
wheels be carried out by a Technical Service.
They are familiar with the procedure and
have the necessary special tools and spare
parts as well as the proper facilities for dis-
posing of the old tyres. 195
65
R
15
91
T Any technical service has full information on
the technical requirements when installing or
changing tyres, wheels or wheel trims.
On vehicles with
all-wheel drive, all four tyres
must always be fitted with tyres of the same
type, make and tread pattern, as otherwise
the driveline can be damaged by continuous
differences in the wheel speeds. For this rea-
son, the spare wheel should have the same
wheel dimensions as the normal wheels so
that it will fit if there is a puncture. You may
also use the factory-supplied compact tem-
porary spare wheel. 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.
● Avoid running the vehicle on tyres that are
more than 6 years old. If you have no alterna-
tive, you should drive slowly and with extra
care at all times.
● Never use old tyres or those with an un-
known “history of use”.
● If wheel trims are retrofitted, you must en-
sure that the flow of air to the brakes is not
restricted. This could cause the brake system
to overheat.
● All four wheels must be fitted with radial
tyres of the same type, size (rolling circumfer-
ence) and the same tread pattern. » 179
Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety

Advice
The tyre mobility set is located underneath
the floor covering in the boot. It includes the
following components ››› Fig. 162 :
T y
re valve remover
Sticker indicating maximum speed “max.
80 km/h” or “max. 50 mph”
Filler tube with cap
Air compressor
Tube for inflating tyres
Warning provided by tyre pressure moni-
toring system 1)
Air bleed screw 2)
ON/OFF switch
12 volt connector
Bottle of sealant
Spare tyre valve
The
valve insert remover 1 has a gap at the
lower end for a valve insert. The valve insert
can only be screwed or unscrewed in this
way. This also applies to its replacement part 11 .
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 Sealing and inflating a tyre
Sealing a tyre
● Unscrew the tyre valve cap.
● Use the enclosed extractor to unscrew the
valve insert ››› Fig. 162 1 and place the
valve insert on a clean surface.
● Vigorously shake the sealant bottle
››› Fig. 162 10 for several seconds.
● Screw the inflator tube ››› Fig. 162 3 se-
curely into the sealant bottle in a clockwise
direction. The seal on the mouth of the bottle
moves automatically.
● Remove the lid from the filling tube
››› Fig. 162 3 and screw the open end of the
tube into the tyre valve.
● Hold the tyre sealant can upside down and
fill the complete contents of the can into the
ty r

e.
● Remove the tyre sealant bottle from the
valve.
● Screw the valve insert into the tyre valve
again with the corresponding tool ›››
Fig. 162
1 .Inflating the tyre
●
Securely screw the tyre inflator tube
››› Fig. 162 5 of the compressor into the tyre
valve.
● Check whether the air bleed screw
››› Fig. 162 7 is closed.
● Start the vehicle engine and leave it run-
ning.
● Attach the connector ››› Fig. 162 9 to one
of the vehicle's 12 volt sockets ››› page 99.
● Connect the air compressor with the
ON/OFF switch ››› Fig. 162 8 .
● Keep the air compressor running until it
reaches 2.0 to 2.5 bar (29-36 psi /
200-250 kPa) ››› .
Maximum operation time
8 minut e

s ››› .
● Disconnect the air compressor.
● If it is not possible to achieve an air pres-
sure of 2.0 to 2.5 bar (29-36 psi /
200-250 kPa), unscrew the tyre inflator tube
from the tyre valve.
● Move the vehicle some 10 metres forward
or backward so that the sealant is evenly dis-
tributed in the tyre interior.
● Securely screw the compressor tyre inflator
tube into the tyre valve and repeat the infla-
tion process. 1)
It can also be integrated in the compressor.
2) In its place, the compressor may have a button.
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Advice
How to jump start: description Fig. 163
Diagram of connections for vehicles
without Start-Stop system. Fig. 164
Diagram of connections for vehicles
with Start-Stop system. Jump lead terminal connections
1. Switch off the ignition of both vehicles
››› . 2. Connect one end of the
red jump lead to
the po s
itive + terminal of the vehicle
with the flat battery A
››› Fig. 163 .
3. C

onnect the other end of the red
jump
lead to the positive terminal + in the ve-
hicle providing assistance B .
4. For vehicles without Start-Stop system:
connect one end of the black jump lead to
the negative terminal – in the vehicle
providing assistance B
››› Fig. 163 .
– For

vehicles with Start-Stop system: Con-
nect one end of the black jump lead X to a
suitable ground terminal, a solid piece of
metal in the engine block, or to the engine
block itself ››› Fig. 164.
5. Connect the other end of the black jump
lead X to a solid metal component bolted
to the engine block or to the engine block
itself of the vehicle with the flat battery.
Do not connect it to a point near the bat-
tery A .
6. Position the leads in such a way that they cannot come into contact with any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
Starting
7. Start the vehicle's engine with the boost- ing battery and let it run at idling speed.
8. Start the engine of the vehicle with the flat battery and wait 2 or 3 minutes until the
engine is “running”. Removing the jump leads
9. Before you remove the jump leads, switch
off the dipped beam headlights (if they
are switched on).
10.Turn on the heater blower and heated rear window in the vehicle with the flat battery.
This helps minimise voltage peaks which
are generated when the leads are discon-
nected.
11. When the engine is running, disconnect
the l e
ads in reverse order to the details
given above.
Connect the battery clamps so they have
good metal-to-metal contact with the battery
terminals.
If the engine fails to start, switch off the start-
er after about 10 seconds and try again after
about a minute. WARNING
● Please note the safety warnings referring to
working in the engine compartment
››› page 163, Working in the engine compart-
ment.
● The b att

ery providing assistance must have
the same voltage as the flat battery (12 V)
and approximately the same capacity (see
imprint on battery). Failure to comply could
result in an explosion.
● Never use jump leads when one of the bat-
teries is frozen. Danger of explosion! Even 190

Index
Roll-back function Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Roof carrier attachment points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Roof storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Run-flat tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Running in Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
S Safe - security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety instructions Coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
deactivating front passenger airbags . . . . . . . . 24
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Safety notes Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 89, 92
Seat belt control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Seat belt position for pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Seat belt release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Seat belts cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Seat belt tensioner control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Seat upholstery Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Cleaning and maintenance of natural leather 156
cleaning the trim fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
synthetic leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Selecting a gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Selective opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selector lever locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
servotronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sitting position, occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 210
Soot accumulation in the diesel engine particu- late filter
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Speed selector lever lock Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Start-Stop
Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Starting petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121, 122
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121, 122 after the fuel tank has been run dry . . . . . . . . 122
Steam jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Steering wheel audio controls Audio version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Audio + telephone version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Steering wheel height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Stopping distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Storage compartment Centre armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Other storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Storage in the boot floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Sun visor Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Switch Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Switches electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Switch lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
T
Tank Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Reserve indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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