Temporary Spare Wheel - Seat LEON Owner's Manual

speeds the programmed values are collected
and monitored.
With the wheels under very heavy loads, the
tyre pressure must be increased to the total
recommended tyre pressure before the cali-
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bration
Note
● The tyre monitoring indicator does not
function when there is a fault in the ESC or
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ABS page 176.
● An erroneous indication may be given when
snow chains are in use because they increase
the tread of the wheel.

Temporary spare wheel

General information
Compact temporary spare wheel:
Fig. 248
raised floor panel.
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Advice
The temporary spare wheel has been de-
signed to be used for short periods of time.
Have the tyres checked, and if necessary, re-
placed as soon as possible at a SEAT Official
Service or at a specialised workshop.
Please note the following restrictions when
using the compact temporary spare wheel.
The compact temporary spare wheel is de-
signed specifically for this model. For this
reason, do not use a temporary spare wheel
from a different type of vehicle.
Removing the temporary spare wheel
Lift and hold up the floor panel to remove
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the temporary spare wheel
Turn the thumb wheel anti-clockwise.
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Take out the temporary spare wheel.
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Chains
For technical reasons, snow chains must not
be used on the temporary spare wheel.
If you have a puncture on one of the front
wheels when using snow chains, fit the tem-
porary spare wheel in place of one of the rear
wheels. Fit the snow chains on the rear wheel
that you have removed and replace the punc-
tured front wheel with this wheel.
WARNING
After fitting the temporary spare wheel,
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check the tyre pressures as soon as possible.
Failure to do so may cause an accident. The
tyre pressures are listed on the inside of the
fuel tank flap.
Do not drive at over 80 km/h (50 mph)
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when the temporary spare wheel is fitted on
the vehicle: risk of accident!
Avoid heavy acceleration, hard braking and
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fast cornering: risk of accident!
● Never use more than one temporary spare
wheel at the same time, risk of accident.
● No other type of tyre (normal summer or
winter tyre) may be fitted on the compact
temporary spare wheel rim.
● If you are driving using the spare wheel,
the ACC system could automatically switch
Fig. 248.
off during the journey. Switch off the system
when starting off.