Cupra ATECA - Page 44

Emergencies
Anti-theft wheel nuts
Fig. 31
Anti-theft wheel bolt with cap and adapt-
er.
Loosening the anti-theft wheel bolt
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Remove the wheel cover* or the cap*.
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Insert the special adapter
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Fig. 31
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(ve-
hicle t
ools
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wheel bolt and push it on as far as it will go.
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Insert the wheel brace (vehicle tools) onto
the adapter as far as it will go.
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Remove the wheel bolt
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Note
Make a note of the code number of the an-
ti-theft wheel bolt and keep it in a safe
place, but not in your vehicle. If you need a
new adapter, you can obtain it from the
specialised CUPRA service or the SEAT Of-
ficial Service, indicating the code number.
Loosening wheel nuts
Fig. 32
Wheel change: loosen the wheel nuts.
Use only the wheel wrench belonging to the
car t
o loo
sen the wheel nuts.
Loosen the wheel nuts only about one turn
before raising the vehicle with the jack.
If the wheel bolt is very tight, carefully push
on the end of the wheel wrench with your
foot. Hold on to the vehicle for support and
take care not to slip during this operation.
Loosening wheel nuts
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Fit the wheel wrench on as far as it will go
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Fig. 32.
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Hold the wrench at the end and rotate the
bolt approximately one turn anticlock-
wise
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Important information about wheel nuts
F
act
ory-fitted rims and wheel nuts are spe-
cially matched during construction. There-
fore, if different rims are fitted, the correct
wheel nuts with the right length and heads
must be used. This ensures that wheels are
fitted securely and that the brake system
functions correctly.
In certain circumstances, you should not
even use wheel nuts from vehicles of the
same model.
WARNING
If the wheel nuts are not properly tight-
ened, they could come loose while driving
and cause an accident, serious injury and
loss of vehicle control.
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Use only wheel nuts which correspond to
the rim in question.
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Never use different wheel nuts.
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Wheel nuts and threads should be clean,
free of oil and grease, and it should be pos-
sible to screw them easily.
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To loosen and tighten wheel nuts, only
use the wheel wrench that came with the
car from the factory.
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The wheel nuts should only be loosened
slightly (about one turn) before raising the
vehicle with the jack. Risk of accident!
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Never apply grease or oil to wheel nuts or
to the wheel hub threads. Even if the bolts
have been tightened to the prescribed
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