2018 Seat Ateca wheel bolt torque

The essentials
Note
There is also a valve mark on the back of the
centr a
l wheel trim that indicates the correct
alignment. Wheel bolt caps*
Fig. 72
Wheel: wheel bolts with caps. Removal
● Fit the plastic clip (vehicle tools
› ›
›

Fig. 70 7 ) over the cap until it clicks into
p l
ac
e ›››
Fig. 72.
● Remove the cap with the plastic clip. Anti-theft wheel bolts
Fig. 73
Anti-theft wheel bolt with cap and
a d
apt

er. ●
Remove the wheel cover* or the cap*.
● Insert the special adapter (vehicle tools)
ont o the anti-thef
t

wheel bolt and push it on
as far as it will go.
● Insert the wheel brace (vehicle tools) onto
the adapt
er as far as it will go.
● Remove the wheel bolt ›››
page 65 . Note
Make a note of the code number of the anti-
theft wheel

bolt and keep it in a safe place,
but not in your vehicle. If you need a new
adapter, you can obtain it from the SEAT Offi-
cial Service, indicating the code number. Loosening the wheel bolts
Fig. 74
Wheel: loosen the wheel bolts. ●
Insert the box spanner (vehicle tools) onto
the wheel bo
lt

as far as it will go. An adapter
is required to unscrew or tighten the anti-
theft wheel bolts ››› page 65.
● Turn the wheel bolt approximately one turn
to the lef
t ››› Fig. 74 (arrow). To apply the re-
quired torque, hold the wheel brace at the
end. If it is not possible to loosen a wheel
bolt, carefully apply pressure with one foot
on the end of the box spanner. Hold on to the
vehicle for support and take care not to slip. WARNING
Slightly loosen the wheel bolts (one turn) be-
for e r

aising the vehicle with the jack*. If not,
an accident may occur. 65

The essentials
the wheel condition and hub mounting surfa-
c e
s.
These surfaces must be clean before fit-
ting the wheel.
Tyres with compulsory direction of ro-
tation A directional tread pattern can be identified
by
the arr

ows on the sidewall that point in
the direction of rotation. Always observe the
direction of rotation indicated when fitting
the wheel to guarantee optimum properties
of this type of tyres with regard to grip,
noises, wear and aquaplaning.
If it is absolutely necessary to fit the spare
tyre* against the direction of rotation, drive
with care as this means the tyre does not of-
fer optimum driving properties. This is of par-
ticular importance when the road surface is
wet.
To return to directional tread tires, replace
the punctured tyre as soon as possible and
restore the obligatory direction of rotation of
all tyres.
Subsequent work ●
Alloy wheels: rep
l
ace the wheel bolt caps.
● Plate wheels: fit the centr
al wheel rim again
››› page 64. ●
Return al
l tools to their proper storing loca-
tion.
● If the replaced wheel does not fit in the
spar
e wheel housing, store it safely in the
luggage compartment ›››
 page 162.
● Check the tyre pressure of the newly moun-
ted tyr
e as soon as possible.
● In vehicles fitted with a tyre pressure indi-
cator
, adjust the pressure and store the read-
ing in the radio/Easy Connect system*
›››  page 311.
● Have the tightening torque of the wheel
bolts c
hecked as soon as possible with a tor-
que wrench (it should be 140 Nm). Mean-
while, drive carefully.
● Have the flat tyre replaced as quickly as
poss
ible.
Snow chains Use Snow chains should only be used on the
fr
ont
wheel

s.
Check that they are correctly seated after
driving for a few yards; correct the position if
necessary, in accordance with the manufac-
turer's fitting instructions. Keep your speed
below 50 km/h (30 mph). If there is a danger of being trapped despite
havin

g mounted the chains, it is best to disa-
ble the driving wheels (ASR) in the ESC
›››  page 191, Switching on/off the ESC
and ASR.
Snow chains will improve braking ability as
well as traction in winter conditions.
For technical reasons snow chains may only
be used with the following wheel rim/tyre
combination.
215/60 R16Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
215/55 R17Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
215/50 R18Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
Other dimensions do not allow chains Remove any central wheel trims and the rim
rin
g bef
or

e fitting snow chains.
Remove the chains when roads are free of
snow. Driving characteristics worsen, and the
wheels become damaged quickly and may
even be rendered unusable. 67

Technical specifications
Trailer mode Tr
ai
ler weights Trailer weight
The trai
l

er weights and drawbar loads ap-
proved are selected in intensive trials accord-
ing to precisely defined criteria. The ap-
proved trailer weights are valid for vehicles in
the EU for maximum speeds of 80 km/h (50
mph) (in certain circumstances up to 100
km/h (62 mph)). The figures may be different
in other countries. All data in the official vehi-
cle documentation takes precedence over
these data at all times ››› .
Dr a
wb

ar loads
The maximum permitted drawbar load on the
ball joint of the towing bracket must not ex-
ceed 88 kg.
In the interest of road safety, we recommend
that you always tow approaching the maxi-
mum drawbar load. The response of the trail-
er 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 s af

ety reasons, you should not drive at
speeds above 80 km/h (50 mph) when towing
a trailer. This also applies in countries where
higher speeds are permitted.
● Never exceed the maximum trailer weights
or the drawb
ar load. If the permissible axle
load or the permissible total weight is excee-
ded, the driving characteristics of the vehicle
may change, leading to accidents, injuries
and damage to the vehicle. Wheels
Ty
r

e pressure, snow chains and wheel
bolts Tyre pressure
The s
tic
k

er with the tyre pressure values can
be found on the back of the left front door
frame. The tyre pressure values given there
are for cold tyres. The slightly raised pres-
sures of warm tyres must not be reduced.
››› The pressure for win
t
er
tyres is 0.2 bar
(2.9 psi / 20 kPa) higher than that of summer
tyres.
Snow chains
Snow chains may be fitted only to the front
wheels, and only for the following tyres:
215/60 R16Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
215/55 R17Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
215/50 R18Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
Other dimensions do not allow chains Wheel bolts
Aft
er the wheel

s 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 allo y

wheels is 140 Nm. WARNING
● Check the ty

re pressure at least once per
month. Checking the tyre pressure is very im-
portant. 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 t
oo low, they could loosen while the vehi-
cle is in motion. Risk of accident! If the tight-
ening torque is too high, the wheel bolts and
threads can be damaged. Note
We recommend that you ask your Technical
Serv ic

e for information about appropriate
wheel, tyre and snow chain size. 319
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Index
the engine does not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
the en gine s
t
arts by itself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Steering electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
engaging the steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Steering wheel adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
gear shift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . 195
Storage area front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 161 glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Storing objects trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Sun blinds anti-trap function (sunroof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
operating malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Switch hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Switching off the engine with the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Switching off the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Switching on the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Switching the ignition on and off . . . . . . . . 30, 181 System Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
T Tail
board for transporting long items . . . . . . . . . 164
Tail lights changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Technical data capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
vertical load on the coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Textiles: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Things to note towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Tiptronic (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . 193, 195
Top speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 29
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 29
Top View Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 see Top View Camera system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Top View Camera system Instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Tow-starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tow hitch control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
electrical unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Towing
blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 also see Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
electrical unlocking tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
fitting a bicycle rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 98, 99 automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
front towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
rear towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
tow bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
towing not allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
with towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Towline anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 95
Tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275, 278
Traffic Jam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
situations in which Traffic Jam Assist must beswitched off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Traffic sign detection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 limited operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
windscreen damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Traffic Sign Detection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 indication on display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Traffic signs indication on display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 339

Index
Vertical load on the coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
V er
tic
al load on the trailer coupling
loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
W Warning symbols see Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Welcome light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
What negatively affects driving safety? . . . . . . . . 73
Wheel balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
loosening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307, 319 central wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 66
new wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Wheel spanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Wheel trim removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Windows electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 139
removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Window wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Windscreen heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 windscreen and rear window wiper blades
chan ging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Windscreen and rear window wiper blades . . . . . 97
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 153
Windscreen washer water capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper sys- tems
service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 153 functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
lifting the wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
window wiper lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Winter conditions battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
defrosting the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Winter driving sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Winter operation headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
salt on the roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Wireless Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 X
XDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
341