Removing And Installing A Wheel; Change The Wheel After Loosening The Wheel; Taking Off The Wheel; Putting On The Spare Wheel - Seat Mii Electric Owner's Manual

Look on the strut for the mark of the jack
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support point (sunken area) closest to the
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wheel to be changed Fig.
Raise the jack with the crank handle until it
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can be inserted just below the support point
of the vehicle.
Make sure that the base of the jack rests
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firmly on the ground and that it is exactly be-
low the vertical support point
Centre the jack and continue to raise it with
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the crank handle until the claw grasps the re-
inforcement located under the vehicle
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Fig. 36.
Keep raising the jack until the wheel comes
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slightly off the ground.
WARNING
The factory-supplied jack is only designed
for changing wheels on this model. On no
account attempt to use it for lifting heavier
vehicles or other loads. Risk of injury.
Make sure the jack remains stable. If the
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surface is slippery or soft, the jack could
slip or sink, respectively, with the conse-
quent risk of causing injuries.
Lift the vehicle using only the jack sup-
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plied from the factory. Other jacks, even
those approved for other SEAT models
could slip, with the consequent risk of in-
jury.
Place the jack only at the support points
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provided on the strut and align it. Other-
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wise, the jack could slip because it does
not have sufficient grip on the vehicle: risk
35.
of injury!
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-
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ally to support the vehicle, there is a risk of
Fig. 36.
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.
CAUTION
The vehicle must not be raised on the
crossbar. Place the jack only at the support
points provided on the strut and align it.
Otherwise, the vehicle may be damaged.
Emergencies

Removing and installing a wheel

Changing the tyre: loosen wheel bolts
Fig. 37
with the socket at the end of the wheel brace

Change the wheel after loosening the wheel

bolts and raising the vehicle with the jack.
When removing/fitting the wheel, the rim may
hit and damage the brake disc. For this rea-
son, please take care and get a second per-
son to assist you.

Taking off the wheel

Fully unscrew the loosened wheel bolts
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with the inner hexagon of the screwdriver
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handle Fig. 37 and place them on a clean
surface.
Take off the wheel.
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Putting on the spare wheel

Check the direction of rotation of the tyre
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