Seat Leon Owner's Manual page 239

238 Emergencies
WARNING
Slightly loosen the wheel bolts (one turn) before raising the vehicle with
the jack*. If not, an accident may occur.
Raising the vehicle
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– Place the jack* (vehicle tools) on a firm surface. If necessary use
a large, strong board or similar support. If the surface is slip-
pery (for example, tiles), use a non-slip base underneath the
jack (for example, a rubber mat) ⇒ .
– Find the support point on the strut (sunken area) closest to the
wheel to be changed
Fig. 123 Crossbar:
hind the mark on the strut.
makes
– Turn the jack*, located below the strut support point, to raise it
until tab
– Align the jack* so that tab
on the strut and the mobile base plate
ground. The base plate
the support point
– Continue turning the jack* until the wheel is slightly lifted off
the ground.
⇒ F ig.
123. The jack* support point is be-
⇒ F ig. 124
is below the plastic housing.
A
"grips" onto the plastic housing
A
B
should fall vertically with respect to
B
.
A
Fig. 124 Strut: mount-
ing the jack on the ve-
hicle
is resting on the
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