Winter Service - Seat Ateca 2016 Owner's Manual

● Lift and secure the luggage compartment
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floor as described in page 154.
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● Disconnect the subwoofer
speaker cable.
● Turn the securing wheel in an anti-clock-
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wise direction .
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● Remove the subwoofer 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 for-
ward.
● Reconnect the speaker cable and firmly ro-
tate the securing wheel clockwise so that the
subwoofer system and wheel are firmly in
place.

Winter service

Winter tyres
Winter tyres must be fitted on all four
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wheels.
Only use winter tyres that are approved for
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your vehicle.
1) COC = certificate of conformity.
Please note that the maximum permissible
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speed for winter tyres may be lower than
for summer tyres.
Fig. 229
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Also note that winter tyres are no longer ef-
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fective when the tread is worn down.
After fitting the wheels you must always
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check the tyre pressures. The correct tyre
pressures are listed on the sticker on the
inside of the fuel tank flap
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
1)
COC ). The vehicle documentation varies de-
pending on the country of residence. See al-
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so page 293.
Winter tyres lose a great deal of their proper-
ties when the tread is worn down to a depth
of 4 mm.
Wheels
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:
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page 292.
Vehicles capable of exceeding these speeds
must have an appropriate sticker attached so
that it is visible to the driver. Suitable stickers
are available from the SEAT Official Service
and specialised workshop. Please note the
regulations to this effect in your country.
"All-weather" tyres can also be used instead
of winter tyres.
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Speed rating
code letter Maximum speed limit
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page 293
Q 160 km/h (100 mph)
S 180 km/h (112 mph)
T 190 km/h (118 mph)
H 210 km/h (130 mph)
240 km/h (149 mph) (please note
V
relevant restrictions)
W 270 km/h (168 mph)
Y 300 km/h (186 mph)
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