Cupra BORN - Page 296

Wheels and tyresImportant information about wheels and tyres
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WARNING
• Use only combinations of tyres and rims, as
well as suitable wheel nuts, approved by CU-
PRA. Otherwise the vehicle may be damaged,
causing an accident.
•
For technical reasons it is not possible to
use wheels of other vehicles; in some ca-
ses not even wheels from the same vehicle
model should be used.
•
Always ensure that the tyres you have
chosen have adequate clearance. When se-
lecting replacement tyres, do not rely en-
tirely on the nominal tyre size marked on the
tyre, since the nominal tyre size can dier
signicantly depending on the manufacturer.
Lack of clearance can damage the tyres or
the vehicle and, as a result, endanger road
safety. Accident hazard!
•
Only use tyres that are over 6 years old in
an emergency, and drive with due care.
•
The tting of tyres with run-at properties
is not permitted on your vehicle! Prohibited
use can cause accidents or can damage your
vehicle.
•
If decorative hubcaps are subsequently t-
ted, make sure that they allow enough air in
to cool the braking system. Accident hazard!
•
Models with aerodynamic wheel rims
and/or with bolt-on plastic elements (more
closed design) increase the likelihood of ice
and snow accumulating on the inside. This
should be taken into account, depending on
the driving situations, as snow or ice accu-
mulated in the wheels can cause vibration in
the vehicle when it drives at over 40 km/h. It
is advisable to remove ice and snow from the
inside of the wheels using hot water.
•
If you drive on dirt or gravel tracks, the
likelihood of stones becoming trapped inside
wheel rims with plastic elements increases
when driving at high speed or in a sporty
manner. If you see that there are stones trap-
ped between the aluminium wheel rim and
the insert, you can attempt to remove them
using pressurised water.
For the sake of the environment
Old tyres must be disposed of according to
the laws in the country concerned.
Note
•
A CUPRA Service Centre should be consul-
ted to nd out whether wheels or tyres of
dierent sizes to those originally tted by
CUPRA can be tted, and to nd out about
the combinations allowed between the front
axle (axle 1) and the rear axle (axle 2).
•
Never mount used tyres if you are not sure
of their “previous history”.
Tyre life
Fig. 195 Location of the tyre pressure
sticker.
Correct ination pressures and sensible driving
habits will increase the useful life of your tyres.
•
Check tyre pressure at least once a month,
and also prior to any long trip.
•
The tyre pressure should only be checked
when the tyres are cold. Do not reduce the
pressure of warm tyres.
•
Adjust tyre pressure to the load being carried
by the vehicle
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Fig. 195.
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In vehicles with a tyre pressure indicator, save
the modied tyre pressure
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