Seat ibiza Owner's Manual page 183

Technical Service Centres have all the necessary information about
the possible conversion of wheels, tyres and wheel trims.
Wheel bolts
T T h h e e w w h h e e e e l l b b o o l l t t s s m m u u s s t t b b e e c c l l e e a a n n a a n n d d e e a a s s y y t t o o t t u u r r n n – – d d o o n n o o t t g g r r e e a a s s e e o o r r
o o i i l l u u n n d d e e r r a a n n y y c c i i r r c c u u m m s s t t a a n n c c e e s s ! !
T T h h i i s s a a p p p p l l i i e e s s n n o o t t o o n n l l y y t t o o c c h h a a n n g g i i n n g g a a d d e e f f e e c c t t i i v v e e w w h h e e e e l l b b u u t t a a l l s s o o w w h h e e n n
r r e e p p l l a a c c i i n n g g s s u u m m m m e e r r t t y y r r e e 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 a a n n d d v v i i c c e e - - v v e e r r s s a a . .
Changing the wheels round
If the front tyres are worn more than the rear it is advisable to
change the wheels round as shown. All tyres will then have
approximately the same length of service life.
Safety First
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Controls and equipment
With certain types of tread wear it can be an advantage to change
the wheels diagonally. For more details, contact a Technical Service
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Centre.
Winter tyres
W W A A R R N N I I N N G G
I I n n w w i i n n t t e e r r c c o o n n d d i i t t i i o o n n s s , , w w i i n n t t e e r r t t i i r r e e s s w w i i l l l l s s i i g g n n i i f f i i c c a a n n t t l l y y i i m m p p r r o o v v e e h h a a n n d d l l i i n n g g o o f f t t h h e e
v v e e h h i i c c l l e e . .
B B e e c c a a u u s s e e o o f f t t h h e e i i r r m m a a k k e e u u p p ( ( w w i i d d t t h h , , r r u u b b b b e e r r m m i i x x t t u u r r e e , , t t r r e e a a d d f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n e e t t c c . . ) ) , ,
s s u u m m m m e e r r t t y y r r e e s s p p r r o o v v i i d d e e l l e e s s s s t t r r a a c c t t i i o o n n o o n n i i c c e e a a n n d d s s n n o o w w . .
When fitting winter tyres note the following:
• For better driving performance, fit winter tyres on all four wheels.
• Winter tyres are no longer fully effective when the tread has worn
down to a depth of 4 mm.
The following speed limits are valid for winter tyres:
Code letter Q max. 160 km/h
Code letter T max. 190 km/h
Code letter H max. 210 km/h
W W A A R R N N I I N N G G
T T h h e e h h i i g g h h e e s s t t p p e e r r m m i i s s s s i i b b l l e e s s p p e e e e d d f f o o r r y y o o u u r r w w i i n n t t e e r r t t y y r r e e s s m m u u s s t t n n o o t t b b e e e e x x c c e e e e d d e e d d . .
T T h h i i s s c c o o u u l l d d d d a a m m a a g g e e t t h h e e w w h h e e e e l l a a n n d d l l e e a a d d t t o o a a s s e e r r i i o o u u s s a a c c c c i i d d e e n n t t . .
Tips and Maintenance
If and when
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