Wheels
Extraction of the spare wheel in vehi-
c l
e
s with SEAT SOUND 10 speakers
(with subwoofer)* Fig. 249
In the luggage compartment: re-
mo v
e the s
ubwoofer. To remove the spare wheel, you must first re-
mo
v
e the
subwoofer.
– Disassemble the subwoofer's
floor panel
(carpet) as follows:
– LEON/LEON SC model: first, p
ull the carpet
in the direction of the backrest and then
pull it upwards to remove it. LEON ST mod-
el: lift and secure the floor storage com-
partment as explained in ››› page 160.
– Disconnect the subwoofer’s
speaker cable
››› Fig. 249 1 . –
Turn the sec urin
g wheel in an anti-clock-
wise direction 2 .
– Remove the s ub
woofer
speaker and the
spare wheel.
– When re-mounting the spare tyre, place the
subwoofer
on the base of the wheel rim
with care. When doing so, the tip of the
“FRONT” arrow on the subwoofer should
point forward.
– Reconnect the speaker cable and firmly ro-
tate the sec
uring wheel clockwise so that
the subwoofer system and wheel are firmly
in place.
Winter service Winter ty
res –
Winter tyres must be fitted on al
l
four
wheels.
– Only use winter tyres that are approved for
your v
ehicle.
– Please note that the maximum permissible
speed for w
inter tyres may be lower than
for summer tyres.
– Also note that winter tyres are no longer ef-
fective when the
tread is worn down. –
After fittin
g the wheels you must always
check the tyre pressures. When doing so,
take into account the correct tyre pressures
listed on the rear of the front left door
frame ››› page 272.
In winter road conditions winter tyres will
considerably improve vehicle handling. The
design of summer tyres (width, rubber com-
pound, tread pattern) gives less grip on ice
and snow. This applies particularly to vehi-
cles equipped with wide section tyres or with
high speed tyres (code letters H, V or Y on
the sidewall).
Only use winter tyres of the correct type ap-
proved for your vehicle. The sizes of these
tyres are specified in the vehicle's docu-
ments (e.g. EC Certificate of Conformity or
COC 1)
). The vehicle documentation varies de-
pending on the country of residence. See al-
so ››› page 273.
Winter tyres lose a great deal of their proper-
ties when the tread is worn down to a depth
of 4 mm.
The performance of winter tyres is also se-
verely impaired by ageing, even if the tread is
still much deeper than 4 mm.
Winter tyres are subject to the following max-
imum speed limits according to speed rating
code letter: ››› »
1)
COC = certificate of conformity.
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Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Index
Traffic Jam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 malf
u
nctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
situations in which Traffic Jam Assist must be switched off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Traffic sign detection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
windscreen damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Traffic Sign Detection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 indication on display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Traffic signs indication on display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240, 241
driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
electrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
hitching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
parking Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
safety lug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Transporting items fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Transporting objects net bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
tailboard for transporting long items . . . . . . . 156
Trim parts: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Trims cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Turn signal convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Turn sign
al lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Tyre mobility set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
sealing a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Tyre Mobility System see Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Tyre monitoring systems tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Tyre pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tyre profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 see also Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
new tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
useful life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
with compulsory direction of rotation . . . . . . . . 59
with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Tyre tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Tyre wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
U Unfastening the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 74
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Upholstery: cleaning
alcantar a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
USB/AUX-IN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
V Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Vehicle chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
unlocking and locking the vehicle with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 269 assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
connecting and disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
disconnect and connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Vehicle care natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
windscreen wipers service position . . . . . . . . . 63
Vehicle interior monitoring and anti-tow system 126 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Vehicle seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
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