Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 48

Fitting hubcaps
Before mounting the full trim, the anti-theft
wheel lock must be threaded into position
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Fig. 69
or . Otherwise it will not be
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possible to mount the full hubcap.
Press the trim against the wheel so that the
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space for the valve fits over the tyre valve
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Fig. 69
. Make sure that the hubcap is
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correctly fitted all the way around the wheel.
Wheel bolt caps
Clip for removing the wheel bolt caps
Fig. 67
Removal
● Fit the plastic clip (vehicle tools) over the
cap until it clicks into place
● Remove the cap with the plastic clip.
The caps protect the wheel bolts and should
be remounted after changing the tyre.
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The anti-theft wheel locking bolt has a spe-
cial cap. This only fits on anti-theft locking
bolts and is not for use with standard wheel
bolts.
Loosening the wheel bolts
Changing a wheel: Slacken the wheel
Fig. 68
bolts.
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Fig. 67.
The essentials
Changing a wheel: tyre valve
Fig. 69
position of anti-theft wheel locking bolt
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Only use the tool supplied with the vehicle to
loosen the wheel bolts.
Loosen the wheel bolts only about one turn
before raising the vehicle with the jack.
If the wheel bolt is very tight, you may be
able to loosen it by pushing down on the end
of the wheel brace carefully with your foot.
Hold on to the vehicle for support and take
care not to slip.
Loosening wheel bolts
● Fit the wheel brace as far as it will go over
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the wheel bolt Fig. 68.
● Hold the wheel brace at the end and rotate
the bolt approximately one turn anticlockwise
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and
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or
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