Seat LEON 2024 - Removing and Installing a Wheel

Wheels and tyres
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Changing a wheel
WARNING
The factory-supplied jack is only designed
for changing wheels on this model. On no
account attempt to use it for lifting heavier
vehicles or other loads. Risk of injury.
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Make sure the jack remains stable. If the
surface is slippery or soft, the jack could slip
or sink, respectively, with the consequent risk
of causing injuries.
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Lift the vehicle using only the jack supplied
from the factory. Other jacks, even those ap-
proved for other SEAT models could slip, with
the consequent risk of injury.
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Place the jack only at the support points
provided on the crossbar and align it. Other-
wise, the jack could slip because it does not
have sucient grip on the vehicle. Risk of in-
jury!
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You should never place a body limb such as
an arm or leg under a raised vehicle that is
solely supported by the jack.
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If you have to work underneath the vehicle,
you must use suitable stands additionally to
support the vehicle. Accident risk!.
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Never raise the vehicle if it is tilting to one
side or the engine is running.
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Never start the engine when the vehicle is
raised. The vehicle may come loose from the
jack due to the engine vibrations.
NOTICE
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The vehicle must not be raised on the
crossbar. Place the jack only at the support
points provided on the crossbar and align it.
Otherwise, the vehicle may be damaged.
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Any type of load or weight applied to the
external trim/door (treading on it, fitting the
jack, resting heavy objects, etc.) can cause
damage to it. SEAT accepts no responsibility
for any damages caused by improper use of
the external trim or body.
Removing and installing a wheel
Change the wheel after loosening the wheel
bolts and raising the vehicle with the jack.
When removing/fitting the wheel, the rim may
hit and damage the brake disc. Therefore,
please take care and get a second person to
assist you.
Taking o the wheel
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Unscrew the bolts with the wheel wrench and
place them on a clean surface.
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Remove the wheel.
Putting on the spare wheel
Check the direction of rotation of the tyre
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Place the spare wheel or temporary spare
wheel into position.
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Screw in the wheel bolts and tighten them a
little with the wheel wrench.
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Use the appropriate adapter to tighten the
anti-theft wheel bolts.
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Carefully lower the vehicle using the jack.
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Use the wheel spanner to tighten all of the
wheel nuts clockwise. Tighten the bolts in diag-
onal pairs (not in a circle).
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Put the caps, trim or full hubcap back on.
Tightening torque of the wheel nuts
The prescribed tightening torque for wheel
bolts for steel and alloy wheels is 140 Nm.
After changing a wheel, have the tightening tor-
que checked immediately with a torque wrench
that is working perfectly.
The wheel bolts should be clean and turn
easily. Before fitting the spare wheel, inspect
the wheel condition and hub mounting surfa-
ces. These surfaces must be clean before fitting
the wheel.
Before checking tightening torque, have any
rusty wheel bolts that are dicult to screw re-
placed and clean the wheel hub threads.
Never apply grease or oil to wheel bolts or to
the wheel hub threads. Even if the bolts have
been tightened to the prescribed torque, they
could come loose while driving.