Seat Ateca 2018 Owner's Manual page 365

Tyre pressure should be that indicated on
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the label when the tyres are cold at all
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times page 382.
Regularly check the cold inflation pres-
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sure of the tyres. If necessary, change the
tyre pressure of the vehicle tyres while they
are cold.
Regularly check your tyres for damage
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and wear.
Never exceed the maximum permitted
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speed or loads specified for the type of
tyre fitted on your vehicle.
For the sake of the environment
Under-inflated tyres lead to increased fuel
consumption and tyre wear.
Note
Driving for the first time with new tyres at
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a high speed can cause them to slightly ex-
pand, which could then produce an air
pressure warning.
Only replace used tyres with those au-
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thorised by SEAT for the corresponding
type vehicle.
Do not only rely on the tyre monitoring
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system. Regularly check your tyres to en-
sure that the tyre pressure is correct and
that the tyres are not damaged due to
puncture, cuts, tears and impacts/dents.
Remove objects from the tyres only when
they have not pierced the tyres.
Wheels
Tyre control lamp
 It lights up
The tyre pressure in one or more wheels has clearly
gone down from the tyre pressure set by the driver or
the tyre has structural damage.
Additionally, an audible warning can be heard and a
text message is displayed on the instrument panel
display.
Stop the vehicle! Reduce speed immediately!
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Stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible. Avoid
sudden manoeuvres and braking! Check all tyres
and pressures. Replace any damaged tyres.
 Flashes
Fault in the system.
The control lamp flashes for approximately one mi-
nute and then lights up permanently.
If tyre pressure is correct, switch the ignition off and
on again. If the control lamp remains lit up, the tyre
monitoring indicator can be calibrated. Have the sys-
tem checked by a specialised workshop.
Several control and warning lamps light up
for a few seconds when the ignition is switch-
ed on while the function is verified. They will
switch off after a few seconds.
WARNING
When the tyres are inflated at different
pressures or at a pressure that is too low
then a tyre may be damaged resulting in a
loss of control of the vehicle and a serious
or fatal accident.
If the warning lamp lights up, stop im-
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mediately and check the tyres.
If the tyres are inflated at different pres-
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sures or if a tyre pressure is too low, this will
increase tyre wear, negatively affecting ve-
hicle stability and increasing braking dis-
tances.
If tyres are inflated at different pressures
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or a tyre pressure is too low, a tyre may be
damaged and burst resulting in a loss of
control of the vehicle.
The driver is responsible for ensuring that
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all of the vehicle tyres are correctly infla-
ted to the right pressure. The recommen-
ded tyre pressure is indicated on the label
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page 382.
The tyre monitoring system can only op-
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erate correctly if all of the tyres are infla-
ted to the correct pressure when cold.
Driving with tyres at the wrong pressure
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can damage them and result in an acci-
dent. Ensure that the tyre pressures of all
the tyres correspond to the vehicle load.
Before starting a journey, always inflate
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tyres to the correct pressure.
Tyres with insufficient pressure are sub-
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jected to more flexing. Due to this, the tyre
could become excessively hot, causing
tread separation and also tyre blow-out.
With an overloaded vehicle at high
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speed, the tyres can overheat and burst re-
sulting in a loss of vehicle control.
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