Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 302

If the warning lamp
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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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Fig. 301.
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.
If tyre pressure is too low then the tyre is
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subject to greater forces and it may be
heated to such an extent that the tread can
rupture and the tyre will burst.
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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lights up, stop im- Tyre pressures which are too high or too
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low reduce the useful life of the tyre, affect-
ing vehicle performance.
If a tyre has not been "punctured" and it
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does not have to be changed immediately,
drive to the nearest specialised workshop
at a moderate speed and have the tyre
checked and inflated to the correct pres-
sure.
Tyre monitoring indicator
Fig. 279
for the tyre pressure monitoring indicator
The tyre monitor indicator compares wheel
revolutions and, with this information, the
tread of each wheel using the ABS sensors. If
the tread of a wheel is changed, the tyre
monitoring indicator will indicate as such on
the instrument panel. The wheel tread
changes when:
Driving
Detail of the centre console: button
Tyre pressure is insufficient
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Tyre structure is damaged
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The vehicle is unbalanced because of a
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load
If the wheels on an axle are subject to a
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heavier load (e.g. when towing a trailer).
The vehicle is fitted with snow chains
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The wheel on one axle is changed
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There may be a delay in the reaction of the
tyre monitoring indicator or it may not indi-
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cate anything under certain circumstances
(e.g. sports driving, snow-covered or unpaved
roads).
Adaptation of the tyre monitoring indica-
tor
On adjusting tyre pressure or changing one
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or more wheels, the Fig. 279
tyre monitoring indicator must be kept press-
ed down, with the ignition on, until an audible
warning is heard. Do the same, for example,
when the front and rear wheels are swapped
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Fig. 300.
If the wheels are subjected to an excessive
load (towing a trailer, heavy load), the tyre
pressure must be increased to the maximum
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recommended pressure page
the tyre monitoring indicator button to con-
firm the new pressure value.
button on the
338. Press