Spare Wheel; Location And Use Of The Temporary Spare Wheel; Removing The Temporary Spare Wheel; Chains - Seat Arona Owner's Manual

Spare wheel

Location and use of the temporary
spare wheel
In the luggage compartment: remove
Fig. 210
the subwoofer.
The temporary spare wheel is stored under
the floor panel in the luggage compartment
and is attached by a thumbnut.
The temporary spare wheel has been de-
signed to be used for short periods of time.
Have the tyres checked and replaced as
soon as possible at a SEAT Official Service or
at a specialised workshop.
The spare wheel must not be switched for a
spare wheel from another vehicle.
Wheels

Removing the temporary spare wheel

Lift and hold up the floor panel to remove
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the temporary spare wheel page
Turn the thumb wheel anti-clockwise.
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Take out the temporary spare wheel.
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Getting the spare wheel out of vehicles
with BEATS Audio 6 speakers (with sub-
woofer)*
To remove the spare wheel, you must first re-
move the subwoofer.
Vehicles without a variable floor in the lug-
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gage compartment: pull the floor of the lug-
gage compartment (carpet) upwards to get it
out.
Vehicles with a variable luggage compart-
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ment floor: lift and secure the floor luggage
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compartment as explained in
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Disconnect the subwoofer
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speaker cable.
Turn the securing wheel in an anti-clock-
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wise direction Fig. 210 .
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Remove the subwoofer speaker and the
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spare wheel.
When re-mounting the spare tyre, place the
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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.
Reconnect the speaker cable and firmly ro-
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tate the securing wheel clockwise so that the
subwoofer system and wheel are firmly in
place.
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Removing the 16" temporary spare wheel
(without subwoofer)
Remove the luggage compartment varia-
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ble floor to access the wheel and the tools
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page 131.
Loosen the strap that secures the box by
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pressing on the buckle.
Remove the toolbox.
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Turn the securing wheel anti-clockwise and
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remove it.
Press the thread and turn it 90° clockwise
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or anti-clockwise and remove it.
Pull on the front part of the spare wheel to
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remove it.
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Chains

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For technical reasons, snow chains must not
be used on the temporary spare wheel.
If you have a puncture on one of the front
wheels when using snow chains, fit the tem-
porary spare wheel in place of one of the rear
wheels. Fit the snow chains on the rear wheel
that you have removed and replace the
punctured front wheel with this wheel.
WARNING
After fitting the temporary spare wheel,
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check the tyre pressures as soon as
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