Seat alhambra Owner's Manual page 178

174 Your vehicle and the environment
6 mounting points
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at least 65 mm
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All dimensions in mm.
• Technical Service Centres are fully equipped with the necessary
information and expertise for the retrofitting of towing devices and
the concurrent requirements for reinforcing the cooling system. For
these reasons, it is best to have the fitting done by a Technical
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Service Centre.
Driving tips
• • T T h h e e t t o o w w i i n n g g d d e e v v i i c c e e i i s s a a s s a a f f e e t t y y e e l l e e m m e e n n t t a a n n d d y y o o u u s s h h o o u u l l d d t t h h e e r r e e f f o o r r e e
o o n n l l y y u u s s e e a a d d e e v v i i c c e e s s p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a l l l l y y d d e e s s i i g g n n e e d d f f o o r r y y o o u u r r v v e e h h i i c c l l e e a a n n d d w w h h i i c c h h
i i s s d d u u l l y y a a p p p p r r o o v v e e d d . .
O O p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n s s i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s
• The removable ball coupling of the towing bracket* may be
stored in the right-hand rear of the boot.
• Additional mirrors are required if the traffic behind the trailer is
not visible with the exterior mirrors fitted as standard. Both exterior
mirrors must be attached to brackets in such a way that a sufficient
field of vision to the rear is guaranteed at all times.
• The permitted trailer weight must not be exceeded under any
circumstances chapter "Technical Data".
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• When using a trailer on mountain routes you must bear in mind
that the tow loads given in the "Technical data" chapter are only
applicable for slopes of 10% to 12%. If you do not use the full tow
load you may drive up steeper slopes.
• The given trailer weights are only applicable for altitudes up
to 1000 m above sea level. As the engine output drops due to
the decreasing air density, the climbing ability must also be
reduced by 10% for each further 1000 m.
• Where possible make full use of the maximum permissible
drawbar weight on the ball of the towing bracket but do not exceed
it chapter "Technical Data".
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• While observing the permissible trailer and drawbar weight,
distribute the load in the trailer so that heavy objects are as near
as possible to the axle. The objects must also be secured so that
they cannot slip about.
• The tyre pressures on the towing vehicle must be adjusted for full
load conditions, and also check the pressures on the trailer.
• Headlight settings should be checked, with the trailer attached,
before beginning the journey and adjusted as necessary.
On vehicles with headlight beam control it is only necessary to turn
the knurled disc on the dash board in the appropriate direction.
D D r r i i v v i i n n g g i i n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s
To obtain the best possible handling of vehicle and trailer, the
following should be noted:
• Try to avoid driving with an unladen vehicle and a loaded trailer.
If this cannot be avoided, only drive slowly to allow for the
unfavourable weight distribution.