Seat Arona 2020 Owner's Manual
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Checking and refilling levels
Warning lamp
It lights up
Alternator fault. The control lamp lights up when the ignition is
switched on. It should go out when the engine
has st art
ed running.
If the control lamp lights up while driving, the alternator is no longer charging the bat-
tery. You should immediately drive to the
nearest specialised workshop.
You should avoid using electrical equipment
that is not absolutely necessary because this
will drain the battery.
Checking the battery electrolyte
level The electrolyte level should be checked reg-
ul
arly in high-mil
eage vehicl
es, in hot coun-
tries and in ol
der batteries.
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Practical tips
For the sake of the environment
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Wheels
Foreign objects inserted in the tyre
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Practical tips
event of a puncture, and the vehicle should
be driv en with car
e. R
efit the normal r
oad
wheel as soon as possible.
Manufacturing date
The manufacturing date is also indicated on
the tyre sidewall (or on the inside face of the
wheel):
D O T . . . 2 2 1 . . .
it means, for example, that the tyre was man-
ufactured in the 22nd week of 2018. WARNING
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Wheels
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Practical tips
Tread wear indicators Fig. 289
Tyre profile: tread wear indicators. Fig. 290
Interchanging tyres. Wear indicators around 1.6 mm high can be
f
ound on the base of the original t yr
e tr eads,
or
dered at regular intervals and running
across the tread
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Wheels
vehicle is in motion. Risk of accident! If the
tightening torque is t
oo high, the wheel nuts
and thr
eads can be damaged. CAUTION
See
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Practical tips
Snow chains Snow chains should only be used on the
front wheels.
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Wheels
Wheel tread change
The wheel diamet er changes when:
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Practical tips
Spare wheel Location and use of the t
emporary
spar e wheel Fig. 292
In the luggage compartment: remove
the sub woof
er. The temporary spare wheel is stored under
the fl
oor panel in the luggage compartment
and is att ached by a thumbnut.
The t empor
ary spar
e wheel has been de-
signed to be used for short periods of time.
Have the tyres checked and replaced as
soon as possible at a SEAT Official Service or
at a specialised workshop.
The spare wheel must not be switched for a
spare wheel from another vehicle. Removing the temporary spare wheel