Seat Alhambra 2015 Owner's Manual page 180

Elements of the tyre monitoring
indicator
Tyre monitoring indicator with button.
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See page 179.
 Control lamp  on the instrument panel.
button on the centre console.
 SET

 Monitoring the tread of all tyres using ABS sensors
(indirect measurement).
 Adjustable medium and full-load tyre pressures.
 Button to update the system when the tyre pressure is
changed.
Control lamp
Lights
up or Possible cause
flashes
The tyre pressure
of a wheel has
dropped consider-

ably in relation to
the pressure set
by the driver
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page 179.
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Lights
up or
flashes

Several warning and control lamps light up
for a few seconds when the ignition is switch-
ed on, signalling that the function is being
verified. They will switch off after a few sec-
onds.
WARNING
Observe the safety warnings
and warning lamps on page
Solution
WARNING
Stop the vehicle!

When the tyres are inflated at different pres-
Reduce your speed im-
sures or at a pressure that is too low then a
mediately! Stop the ve-
tyre may be damaged resulting in a loss of
hicle safely as soon as
possible. Avoid sud- control of the vehicle and a serious or fatal
den manoeuvres and
accident.
braking!
If the warning lamp  lights up, stop im-
●
Check all tyres and
mediately and check the tyres.
pressures. Replace any
damaged tyres. ● If the tyres are inflated at different pres-
sures or if a tyre pressure is too low, this will
increase tyre wear, negatively affecting vehi-
Operation
Possible cause Solution
Consult a specialised
workshop if the tyre
pressure is correct and
System malfunc- the lamp remains lit af-
tion. ter switching the igni-
tion off and back on
again. Have the sys-
tem checked there.
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in Control
47.
cle stability and increasing braking distan-
ces.
● If tyres are inflated at different pressures or
a tyre pressure is too low, a tyre may be dam-
aged and burst resulting in a loss of control
of the vehicle.
The driver is responsible for ensuring that
●
all of the vehicle tyres are correctly inflated
to the right pressure. The recommended tyre
pressure is indicated on the label
● The tyre monitoring system can only oper-
ate correctly if all of the tyres are inflated to
the correct pressure when cold.
● Driving with tyres at the wrong pressure
can damage them and result in an accident.
Ensure that the tyre pressures of all the tyres
correspond to the vehicle load.
Before starting a journey, always inflate
●
tyres to the correct pressure.
● If tyre pressure is too low then the tyre is
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 speed,
●
the tyres can overheat and burst resulting in
a loss of vehicle control.
Tyre pressures which are too high or too
●
low reduce the useful life of the tyre, affect-
ing vehicle performance.
If a tyre has not been "punctured" and does
●
not have to be changed immediately, drive to
the nearest specialised workshop at a moder-
ate speed and have the tyre checked and in-
flated to the correct pressure.
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Fig. 175.