Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 53

Raise the vehicle using only the designated
jacking points.
For your own safety and that of other passen-
gers, the following points should be observed
in the order given:
1. Select a suitable flat and firm surface for
raising the vehicle.
2. Switch off the engine, engage a gear
(manual gearbox) or place the selector
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lever in position P  page 247
turn on the electronic parking brake
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page 238.
3. Block the wheel diagonally opposite the
wheel being changed with folding wheel
chocks* or other suitable objects.
4. In case of using a trailer: unhook the trail-
er from the towing vehicle and park it
correctly.
5. Loosen the wheel bolts on the wheel to
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be changed page 49.
6. Look below the vehicle for the jacking
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point Fig. 71 closest to the tyre which
has to be changed.
7. Raise the jack with the handle until it can
be inserted below the jacking point.
8. Ensure that the foot of the jack is firmly
on the ground and that it is placed im-
mediately below the lifting point on the
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vehicle Fig. 72.
9. Straighten the jack and continue raising
it using the handle until the claw holds
The essentials
the vertical reinforcement beneath the
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vehicle Fig. 72.
10. Raise the vehicle until the wheel is clear
of the ground.
WARNING
If the vehicle is not correctly raised, it could
fall off the jack causing serious injury.
Please observe the following rules to mini-
mise the risk of injury:
and
You should only use a jack approved by
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SEAT for your vehicle. Other jacks, even
those approved for other SEAT models,
might slip out of place.
The ground should be firm and flat. If the
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ground is sloped or soft then the vehicle
could slip and fall off the jack. If necessary,
support the jack on a wide solid base.
If the ground is slippery, such as tiles,
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place a non-slip surface (a floor mat, for in-
stance) beneath the jack to avoid slipping.
Only fit the jack at the prescribed jacking
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points. The claw of the jack should grip the
reinforcement nerve on the underbody
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Fig. 72.
You should never place a body limb such
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as an arm or leg under a raised vehicle that
is solely supported by the jack.
If you have to work underneath the vehi-
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cle, you must use suitable stands addition-
ally to support the vehicle, there is a risk of
accident!.
Never raise the vehicle if it is tilting to one
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side or the engine is running.
Never start the engine when the vehicle is
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raised. The vehicle may come loose from
the jack due to the engine vibrations.
Removing and fitting the wheel
Changing the tyre: loosen wheel bolts
Fig. 73
with the socket at the end of the wheel brace
Removing the wheel
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Slacken the wheel bolts page
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Raise the vehicle page 50.
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Using the hexagonal socket in the wheel
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brace Fig. 73, unscrew the slackened
wheel bolts and place them on a clean sur-
face.
Take off the wheel.
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