Anti-Theft Wheel Bolts; Loosening Wheel Bolts; Important Information About Wheel Bolts - Seat Mii Electric Owner's Manual

Anti-theft wheel bolts

Anti-theft wheel bolt with cap and
Fig. 32
adapter.
Loosening the anti-theft wheel bolt
Remove the wheel cover* or the cap*.
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Insert the special adapter
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hicle tools page 35) onto the anti-theft
wheel bolt and push it on as far as it will go.
Insert the wheel brace (vehicle tools) onto
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the adapter as far as it will go.
Remove the wheel bolt
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Note
Make a note of the code number of the an-
ti-theft wheel bolt and keep it in a safe
place, but not in your vehicle. If you need a
new adapter, you can obtain it from the
SEAT Official Service, indicating the code
number.
40

Loosening wheel bolts

Fig. 33
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Fig. 32
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page 40.
Fig. 34
correct position for the anti-theft wheel locking
2
bolt
Use only the wheel wrench belonging to the
car to loosen the wheel bolts.
Loosen the wheel bolts only about one turn
before raising the vehicle with the jack.
Emergencies
Tyre change: slacken the wheel bolts.
Tyre change: tyre valve 1 and the
3
or .
If the wheel bolt is very tight, carefully push
on the end of the wheel wrench with your
foot. Hold on to the vehicle for support and
take care not to slip during this operation.
Loosening wheel bolts
Fit the box spanner into the bolt as far as it
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will go Fig. 33.
Hold the wrench at the end and rotate the
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bolt approximately one turn anticlock-
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wise .

Important information about wheel bolts

Factory-fitted rims and wheel bolts are spe-
cially matched during construction. There-
fore, if different rims are fitted, the correct
wheel bolts with the right length and heads
must be used. This ensures that wheels are
fitted securely and that the brake system
functions correctly.
In certain circumstances, you should not even
use wheel bolts from vehicles of the same
model.
On wheels with integral hubcaps, the anti-
theft wheel locking bolt must be screwed in
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the positions Fig. 34 or
2 3
reference the position of the tyre valve
Otherwise it will not be possible to mount the
hubcap.
, taking as
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