Seat alhambra Owner's Manual page 211

The inflation pressure is very important particularly at high speeds.
Therefore, the pressures should be checked at least once a
month and before every long journey.
At this opportunity do not forget the spare wheel:
• The spare wheel with normal tyre should always be inflated to
the highest pressure required on the vehicle.
• Always check the pressures when the tyres are cold. When warm,
the pressure is higher but do not reduce. If the load changes a
great deal the pressure must be altered to suit.
On vehicles with wheel hub caps, valve extensions are fitted. It is
not necessary to remove the valve extension piece in order to test
and correct the inflation pressure.
P P r r e e s s s s u u r r e e s s w w h h i i c c h h a a r r e e t t o o o o h h i i g g h h o o r r t t o o o o l l o o w w s s h h o o r r t t e e n n t t y y r r e e l l i i f f e e – – q q u u i i t t e e
a a p p a a r r t t f f r r o o m m t t h h e e d d e e t t r r i i m m e e n n t t a a l l i i n n f f l l u u e e n n c c e e o o n n v v e e h h i i c c l l e e h h a a n n d d l l i i n n g g . .
W W A A R R N N I I N N G G
A A t t c c o o n n t t i i n n u u o o u u s s h h i i g g h h s s p p e e e e d d s s a a t t y y r r e e i i n n w w h h i i c c h h t t h h e e p p r r e e s s s s u u r r e e i i s s t t o o o o l l o o w w f f l l e e x x e e s s
m m o o r r e e a a n n d d h h e e a a t t s s u u p p e e x x c c e e s s s s i i v v e e l l y y . . T T h h i i s s c c a a n n c c a a u u s s e e t t r r e e a a d d s s e e p p a a r r a a t t i i o o n n a a n n d d t t y y r r e e
b b l l o o w w o o u u t t . .
F F o o r r t t h h e e s s a a k k e e o o f f t t h h e e e e n n v v i i r r o o n n m m e e n n t t
A pressure which is too low increases the fuel consumption and this
burdens the environment unnecessarily.
Safety First Controls and equipment
M M o o d d e e o o f f d d r r i i v v i i n n g g
Fast cornering, hard acceleration and violent braking also increase
tyre wear.
B B a a l l a a n n c c i i n n g g w w h h e e e e l l s s
The wheels on new vehicles are balanced. However when the
vehicle is running various influences can cause the wheels to
become unbalanced and this causes steering vibration.
As imbalance also increases steering, suspension and tyre wear
the wheels should be balanced again. Furthermore a wheel should
always be rebalanced when the tyre has been repaired or when a
new tyre has been fitted.
I I n n c c o o r r r r e e c c t t w w h h e e e e l l a a l l i i g g n n m m e e n n t t
Incorrect wheel alignment not only causes excessive, usually
uneven, tyre wear but can also impair the vehicle's safe handling.
In case of abnormal tyre wear, contact a Technical Service Centre.
W W e e a a r r i i n n d d i i c c a a t t o o r r s s
At the bottom of the tread of the original tyres there are 1.6 mm
high "wear indicators" running across the tread
are 6-8 of these indicators – according to make – evenly spaced
around the tyre circumference. Marks on the walls of the tyre (for
example the letters "TWI" or triangles) show the locations of the
wear indicators.
Tips and Maintenance
If and when
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