Cupra BORN - Page 301

Wheels and tyres
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Wheel bolt caps
Fig. 198 Wheel: wheel bolts with caps.
Removal
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Fit the plastic clip (vehicle tools ››› Fig. 177)
over the cap until it clicks into place
››› Fig. 198.
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Remove the cap with the plastic clip.
The caps protect the wheel bolts and should
be remounted after changing the tyre.
The anti-theft wheel locking bolt has a spe-
cial cap. This only ts on anti-theft locking
bolts and is not for use with standard wheel
bolts.
Anti-theft wheel nuts
Fig. 199 Anti-theft wheel bolt with cap and
adapter.
Loosening the anti-theft wheel bolt
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Remove the wheel trim or hub cap.
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Insert the special adapter ››› Fig. 199
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(vehicle tools
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page 266) onto the anti-
theft 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 ››› page 300.
Note
Make a note of the code number of the anti-
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 special-
ised CUPRA service or the SEAT Oicial Serv-
ice, indicating the code number.
Loosening wheel nuts
Fig. 200 Tyre change: slacken the wheel
bolts.
Use only the wheel wrench belonging to the
car to loosen the wheel bolts.
Loosen the wheel bolts 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 box spanner into the bolt as far as it
will go ››› Fig. 200.
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Hold the wrench at the end and rotate
the bolt approximately one turn anticlock-
wise
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