Seat ALHAMBRA Owner's Manual page 310

308 Wheels and tyres
Wheel bolts
Only use the tool supplied with the vehicle to loosen the wheel bolts.
Loosen the wheel bolts only about one turn before raising the vehicle with the
jack.
If the wheel bolt is very tight, you may be able to loosen it by pushing down
on the end of the wheel brace carefully with your foot. Hold on to the car for
support and take care not to slip.
Loosening wheel bolts
Fit the wheel brace as far as it will go over the wheel bolt
Hold the wheel brace at the end and rotate the bolt approximately one
turn anticlockwise
Loosening anti-theft wheel bolts
For wheels with full hubcap, the anti-theft wheel lock must be threaded into
Fig. 178 Changing the
position
wheel: Slacken the wheel
not be possible to mount the full hubcap.
bolts.
Take the adapter for anti-theft wheel bolts out of the vehicle tool kit.
Insert the adapter onto the wheel bolt.
Fit the wheel brace onto the adapter as far as possible.
Hold the wheel brace at the end and rotate the bolt approximately one
turn anticlockwise
Important information about wheel bolts
The wheel rims and bolts have been designed to be fitted to factory options.
If different rims are fitted, the correct wheel bolts with the right length and
correctly shaped bolt heads must be used. This ensures that wheels are fitted
Fig. 179 Changing the
securely and that the brake system functions correctly.
A
wheel: Tyre valve and
1
position of anti-theft
In some circumstances, wheel bolts from the same model vehicle should not
A
wheel locking bolt or
2
be used.
A
.
3
Wheel bolt tightening torque
The prescribed tightening torque for wheel bolts for steel and alloy wheels is
140 Nm. Have the tightening torque of the wheel bolts checked as soon as
possible with a reliable torque wrench.
.
A A
fig. 179 or before mounting the hubcap. Otherwise it will
2 3
.
fig. 178.