Seat Ateca 2018 Owner's Manual page 59

Loosening the wheel bolts
Wheel: loosen the wheel bolts.
Fig. 77
Insert the box spanner (vehicle tools) onto
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the wheel bolt as far as it will go. An adapter
is required to unscrew or tighten the anti-theft
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wheel bolts page 56.
Turn the wheel bolt approximately one turn
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to the left Fig. 77 (arrow). To apply the re-
quired torque, hold the wheel brace at the
end. If it is not possible to loosen a wheel bolt,
carefully apply pressure with one foot on the
end of the box spanner. Hold on to the vehicle
for support and take care not to slip.
WARNING
Slightly loosen the wheel bolts (one turn)
before raising the vehicle with the jack*. If
not, an accident may occur.
The essentials
Raising the vehicle
Crossbar: brands.
Fig. 78
Crossbar: mounting the jack on the ve-
Fig. 79
hicle.
Place the jack* (vehicle tools) on firm
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ground. If necessary use a large, strong
board or similar support. If the surface is slip-
pery (for example tiles) place the jack on a
rubber mat or similar to prevent it from slip-
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ping .
Find the support point on the strut (sunken
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area) closest to the wheel to be changed
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Fig. 78.
Turn the jack* crank handle, located below
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the strut support point, to raise it until the
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tab Fig. 79 is below the housing provi-
1
ded.
Align the jack* so that tab
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1
the housing provided on the strut and the mo-
bile base is resting on the ground. The
2
base plate should fall vertically with re-
2
spect to the support point .
1
Continue turning the jack* until the wheel is
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slightly lifted off the ground.
WARNING
Make sure that the jack* remains stable.
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If the surface is slippery or soft, the jack*
could slip or sink, respectively, with the re-
sultant risk of injury.
Only raise the vehicle with the jack* sup-
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plied by the manufacturer. Other jacks,
even those approved for other SEAT mod-
els could slip, with the consequent risk of
injury.
Only mount the jack* on the support
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points designed for this purpose on the
strut, and always align the jack correctly. If
you do not, the jack* could slip as it does
not have an adequate grip on the vehicle:
risk of injury!
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