wheel bolts Seat Altea 2005 User Guide

General notes on the technical data
258WeightsKerb weight refers to the basic model with a fuel tank filled to 90% capacity
and without optional extras. The figure quoted includes 75 kg to allow for the
weight of the driver.
For special versions and optional equipment fittings or for the addition of
accessories, the weight of the vehicle will increase ⇒.
WARNING
•
Please note that the centre of gravity may shift when transporting
heavy objects; this may affect the vehi cle's handling and lead to an acci-
dent. Always adjust your speed and dr iving style to suit road conditions
and requirements.
•
Never exceed the gross axle weight rating or the gross vehicle weight
rating. If the allowed axle load or the allowed total weight is exceeded, the
driving characteristics of the vehicle may change, leading to accidents,
injuries and damage to the vehicle.
To w i n g a t r a i l e rTrailer weightsTrailer weights
The trailer weights and drawbar loads approved are selected in intensive
trials according to precisely defined criteria. The approved trailer weights are
valid for vehicles in EU for maximum speeds of 80 km/h (in certain circum-
stances up to 100 km/h). The figures may be different in other countries. All
data in the official vehicle documents take precedence over these data ⇒. Drawbar load
The
maximum permitted weight exerted by the trailer drawbar 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
approaching the maximum drawbar load. The response of the trailer on the
road will be poor if th e drawbar load is too small.
If the maximum permissible drawbar load cannot be met (e.g. w ith small,
empty and light-weight single axle trailers or tandem axle trailers with an axle
base of less than 1 metre), at least 4% of the actual trailer weight is a legal
stipulation for a drawbar load.
WARNING
•
For safety reasons, you should not drive at speeds above 80 km/h when
towing a trailer. This also applies to countries where higher speeds are
permitted.
•
Never exceed the maximum trailer weights or the draw bar loading. If
the permissible axle load or the perm issible total weight is exceeded, the
driving characteristics of the vehicle may change, leading to accidents,
injuries and damage to the vehicle.
WheelsTyre pressure, snow chains, wheel boltsTyre pressures
The sticker with the tyre pressure values can be found on the inside of the
tank flap. The tyre pressure values given there are for cold tyres. The slightly
raised pressures of warm tyres must not be reduced ⇒.
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General notes on the technical data 259
Safety First
Operating instructions
Tips and Maintenance
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
Snow chains
Snow chains may be fitted only to the
front wheels.
Consult the chapter “wheels” of this manual.
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 tight-
ening torque for steel and alloy wheels is 120 Nm.
WARNING
•
Check the tyre pressure at least once per month. Correct 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 torque of the wheel bolts is too low, they could loosen whilst the
vehicle is in motion. Risk of accident! If the tightening torque is too high,
the wheel bolts and threads could be damaged.Note
We recommend that you ask your Authorised Service Centre for information
about appropriate wheel, tyre and snow chain size.
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Index275
Index
AABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Acoustic signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Acoustic warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Adjusting headlights driving on the left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
driving on the right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Adjusting the seat belt height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Air conditioner* 2C-Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Air conditioning system General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Air recirculation mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Manual air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Airbags
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Alarm system Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Alterations to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Alternator Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Ambient temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Aquaplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Ashtray* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror* Activating the anti-dazzle function . . . . . . 122
Deactivating anti-dazzle function . . . . . . . . 122
Automatic car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Automatic lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Automatic mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Automatic wiper/wash function for the rear window 121
BBall coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Battery
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Belt tension device Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Belt tension devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
monitor indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Brake pad wear indicator* Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173, 177
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Bulb defect warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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282Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 114
Two-way radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Tyre Mobility-System (Tyre repair kit) . . . . . . . 225
Tyre monitor indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 231
Tyres and wheels Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tyres service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Tyres tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . 218UUmbrella holder belt* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Underbody sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Using the Tiptronic gear system . . . . . . . . . . . . 165VVehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Vehicle paint Car care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Vehicle tools Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Vehicle wallet storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
WWarning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Warning reports
Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Warning texts in the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Washing by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Washing with high pressure cleaners . . . . . . . 187
Water warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Water in the windscreen washer tank . . . . . . . 211
Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228, 259 Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Wheel change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Wheel trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218, 258
Why assume the correct sitting position? . . . . . 30
Why should head restraints be correctly adjusted? 13
Why wear seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 21
Why wear seatbelts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Windscreen washer fluid
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Windscreen wiper blades Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Changing blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Changing the rear blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Winter driving Diesel engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Wiper/wash automatic function . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Working in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . 201
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