Seat ibiza Owner's Manual page 182

180 If and when
• You should only combine radial tyres of the same construction,
size (rolling circumference) and, as far as possible, the same tread
profile on all four wheels.
• If the spare wheel has got a different use than the wheels the car
is using actually (for example, winter tyres or wide tyres), in case of
a breakdown it will only be possible to be used for a short time and
driving with special care. It will have to be replaced by the normal
wheel as soon as possible.
• Never fit used tyres whose previous history is not known.
• Knowing the tyre lettering and its meaning makes the selection
of the correct tyres easier. Radial ply tyres have the following
lettering on the sidewall:
1 1 9 9 5 5 = Tyre width in mm
6 6 5 5
= Height/width ratio in %
R R = Radial construction code letter = Radial
1 1 5 5
= Wheel diameter in inches
9 9 1 1 = Carrying capability code
T T
= Speed code letter
T T h h e e m m a a n n u u f f a a c c t t u u r r i i n n g g d d a a t t e e is also to be seen on the tyre wall
(possibly only on inner side of wheel):
DOT ... 185 means that the tyre was manufactured the 18
2005.
e.g. 1 1 9 9 5 5 / / 6 6 5 5 R R 1 1 5 5 9 9 1 1 T T
W W A A R R N N I I N N G G
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e e m m e e r r g g e e n n c c y y a a n n d d t t h h e e n n w w i i t t h h a a p p a a r r t t i i c c u u l l a a r r l l y y c c a a r r e e f f u u l l s s t t y y l l e e o o f f d d r r i i v v i i n n g g . .
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n n o o t t e e : :
W W A A R R N N I I N N G G
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m m o o d d e e l l ! !
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a a l l s s o o a a f f f f e e c c t t t t h h e e v v e e h h i i c c l l e e u u n n d d e e r r t t h h e e C C o o n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n a a n n d d U U s s e e r r e e g g u u l l a a t t i i o o n n s s . .
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w w h h e e e e l l s s o o r r w w h h e e e e l l s s w w i i t t h h w w i i n n t t e e r r t t y y r r e e s s ) ) , , t t h h e e c c o o r r r r e e s s p p o o n n d d i i n n g g w w h h e e e e l l b b o o l l t t s s w w i i t t h h t t h h e e
c c o o r r r r e e s s p p o o n n d d i i n n g g l l e e n n g g t t h h a a n n d d t t a a p p e e r r , , m m u u s s t t a a l l s s o o b b e e u u s s e e d d . . T T h h e e s s e e c c u u r r i i t t y y o o f f t t h h e e
w w h h e e e e l l s s a a n n d d t t h h e e f f u u n n c c t t i i o o n n i i n n g g o o f f t t h h e e b b r r a a k k e e s s y y s s t t e e m m d d e e p p e e n n d d o o n n t t h h i i s s ! !
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t t h h e e a a i i r r f f l l o o w w r r e e m m a a i i n n s s a a d d e e q q u u a a t t e e t t o o c c o o o o l l t t h h e e b b r r a a k k e e s s . .
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