Seat Leon. Service Manual - part 18
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Wheels
Extraction of the spare wheel in vehi-
cles with SEAT SOUND 10 speakers
(with subwoofer)*
Fig. 249
In the luggage compartment: re-
move the subwoofer.
To remove the spare wheel, you must first re-
move the subwoofer.
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Disassemble the subwoofer's floor panel
(carpet) as follows:
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LEON/LEON SC model: first, pull the carpet
in the direction of the backrest and then
pull it upwards to remove it. LEON ST mod-
el: lift and secure the floor storage com-
partment as explained in
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Disconnect the subwoofer’s speaker cable
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Turn the securing wheel in an anti-clock-
wise direction
.
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Remove the subwoofer speaker and the
spare wheel.
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When re-mounting the spare tyre, place the
subwoofer on the base of the wheel rim
with care. When doing so, the tip of the
“FRONT” arrow on the subwoofer should
point forward.
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Reconnect the speaker cable and firmly ro-
tate the securing wheel clockwise so that
the subwoofer system and wheel are firmly
in place.
Winter service
Winter tyres
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Winter tyres must be fitted
on all four
wheels.
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Only use winter tyres that are approved for
your vehicle.
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Please note that the maximum permissible
speed for winter tyres may be lower than
for summer tyres.
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Also note that winter tyres are no longer ef-
fective when the
tread is worn down.
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After fitting the wheels you must always
check the tyre pressures. When doing so,
take into account the correct tyre pressures
listed on the rear of the front left door
frame
.
In winter road conditions winter tyres will
considerably improve vehicle handling. The
design of summer tyres (width, rubber com-
pound, tread pattern) gives less grip on ice
and snow. This applies particularly to vehi-
cles equipped with
wide section tyres or with
high speed tyres (code letters H, V or Y on
the sidewall).
Only use winter tyres of the correct type ap-
proved for your vehicle. The sizes of these
tyres are specified in the vehicle's docu-
ments (e.g. EC Certificate of Conformity or
COC
). The vehicle documentation varies de-
pending on the country of residence. See al-
so
Winter tyres lose a great deal of their proper-
ties when the
tread is worn down to a depth
of 4 mm.
The performance of winter tyres is also se-
verely impaired by
ageing, even if the tread is
still much deeper than 4 mm.
Winter tyres are subject to the following
max-
imum speed limits according to speed rating
code letter:
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1)
COC = certificate of conformity.
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