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Workshop Manual
Alhambra 2011 ➤ , Altea 2004 ➤ ,
Altea 2009 ➤ , Altea XL 2007 ➤ ,
Altea XL 2009 ➤ ,
Altea XL Freetrack 2008 ➤ ,
Altea XL Freetrack 2009 ➤ ,
Córdoba 2003 ➤ , Exeo 2009 ➤ ,
Exeo ST 2009 ➤ , Ibiza 2002 ➤ ,
Ibiza 2008 ➤ , Ibiza ST 2010 ➤ ,
León 2006 ➤ , León 2009 ➤ ,
Toledo 2005 ➤ , Toledo 2009 ➤
Wheel rims and tyres
Edition 07.2010
Service
Service Department. Technical Information
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List of Workshop Manual Repair Groups
Repair Group
44 - Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry
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44 - Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 General information about wheel rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Legal and technical conditions for modifying wheel rim and tyre combinations . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.1 Legal conditions for modifying wheel rim and tyre combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2 Technical conditions for modifying wheel rim and tyre combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3 Legal regulations for disposal of old tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3 Vehicle documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.1 TÜV certificate and vehicle registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2 COC-Document (EC certificate of conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.3 Determining the version code of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.4 Official classification of the model types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4 Facts about tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.1 Markings on tyre sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.2 Explanation of tyre markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.3 Percent of speed-dependent loading capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.4 Code letter for speed category on the tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.5 Tyres with speed code letter V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.6 V-tyres with extra load (XL) specification/reinforced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.7 Ripples in sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.8 Tyre storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.9 Ageing of tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.10 Tyres with different tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.11 Tyres with special bead for starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.12 Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.13 All-season tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.14 Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5 Wear/performance characteristics of tyres (passenger cars) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.1 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.2 Tyre properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.3 Wear on high-speed tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.4 Factors influencing the useful life of tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.5 Driving style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.6 Tyre maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.7 Uniformly worn tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.8 Measuring tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.9 Lateral wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.10 Wear of the outer shoulder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5.11 Centre wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5.12 Diagonal wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6 Tyre rolling noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.1 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.2 Saw-tooth tread wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.3 Locking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7 Imbalance when driving due to the wheels / tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7.1 Causes of imbalance when driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7.2 Balancing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7.3 Test drive prior to balancing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7.4 Balancing on a static wheel balancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
7.5 Vibration control system VAS 6230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.6 Balancing with a Finish Balancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.7 Wheel (rim and tyre) radial and axial runout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.8 Radial and axial rim eccentricity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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7.9 Match balancing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7.10 Flat spot on tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
8 Vehicle pulls to one side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
8.1 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
8.2 Conicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
8.3 Remedy for pulling to one side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
8.4 Specific replacement of wheels for tyres without prescribed direction of rotation . . . . . . . . 40
8.5 Specific replacement of wheels for tyres with prescribed direction of rotation and/or
asymmetric tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9 Tyre damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
9.1 General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
9.2 Construction of a radial ply tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
9.3 Impact damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
9.4 Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
9.5 Damage from foreign bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
9.6 Damage due to age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
9.7 Scraping: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
9.8 Loss in tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
9.9 Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
9.10 Damage to tyres as a result of insufficient inflation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
9.11 Increase in temperature of an underinflated tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
9.12 Tyre damage resulting from mounting errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
10 Run flat tyres (tyres with emergency running characteristics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
10.1 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
10.2 Tyres with emergency running characteristics SST/runflat (self-supporting tyre) . . . . . . . . 54
10.3 Retrofitting/prerequisites for use of tyres with emergency running characteristics . . . . . . 56
10.4 Tyre pressure monitor (TPM+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
10.5 Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
11 Self-sealing tyre „ContiSeal“ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
11.1 Explanation of the ContiSeal tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
11.2 Handling the ContiSeal tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
12 Important information on rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
12.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
12.2 Layout of a wheel rim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
12.3 Specifications on disk wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
12.4 Care and maintenance of light alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
12.5 Repair of light alloy rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
12.6 The valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
13 Alternative systems for spare tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
13.1 Instructions for the use of emergency wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
13.2 Instructions for the use of breakdown repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
14 Mounting wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
14.1 Interchanging wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
14.2 Instructions for changing and fitting wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
15 Technical data on wheels for SEAT vehicle models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
16 Technical data on wheels for Altea 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
17 Technical data on wheels for Altea 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
18 Technical data on wheels for Altea XL 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
19 Technical data on wheels for Altea XL 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
20 Technical data on wheels for Altea XL Freetrack 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
21 Technical data on wheels for Altea XL Freetrack 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
22 Technical data on wheels for Leon 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
23 Technical data on wheels for Leon 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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24 Technical data on wheels for Toledo 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
25 Technical data on wheels for Toledo 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
26 Technical data on wheels for Ibiza 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
27 Technical data on wheels for Cordoba 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
28 Technical data on wheels for Ibiza 2008, Ibiza ST 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
29 Technical data on wheels for Exeo 2009, Exeo ST 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
30 Technical wheel data for Alhambra 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
31 Emergency tyres and rim for SEAT vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
32 Recommended conventional tyres or summer tyres for SEAT vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
32.1 Conventional tyres or summer tyres for Altea 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
32.2 Conventional tyres or summer tyres for Altea 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
32.3 Conventional tyres or summer tyres for Altea XL 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
32.4 Conventional tyres or summer tyres for Altea XL 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
32.5 Conventional tyres or summer tyres for Altea XL Freetrack 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
32.6 Conventional tyres or summer tyres for Altea XL Freetrack 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
32.7 Conventional tyres or summer tyres for Leon 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
32.8 Conventional tyres or summer tyres for Leon 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
32.9 Conventional tyres or summer tyres for Toledo 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
32.10 Conventional tyres or summer tyres for Toledo 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
32.11 Conventional tyres or summer tyres for Ibiza 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
32.12 Conventional tyres or summer tyres for Cordoba 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
32.13 Conventional tyres or summer tyres for Ibiza 2008, Ibiza 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
32.14 Conventional tyres or summer tyres for Exeo 2009, Exeo ST 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
32.15 Conventional tyres or summer tyres for Alhambra 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
33 Recommended all-season tyre) for SEAT vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
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Get your hands on the 2011 Seat Alhambra OEM Service & Repair Manual, a comprehensive guide designed specifically for your vehicle. Whether you're a professional mechanic or a DIY enthusiast, this manual offers detailed instructions and procedures to help you tackle any repair task with confidence.
With dedicated customer support available via email, you can trust this manual to help you fix your car correctly the first time. It covers essential sections including:
- Maintenance procedures
- Engine diagnostics and repair
- Control system troubleshooting
- Mechanical repairs
- Fuel service and system specifications
- Electrical system servicing
Featuring hundreds of photos, diagrams, and illustrations, the manual provides step-by-step instructions, wiring schematics, and technical specifications used by dealership technicians to maintain, service, diagnose, and repair your Seat Alhambra.
Compatible with all versions of Windows and Mac, this printable manual allows you to bring only the pages you need into your garage or workshop. Whether you’re addressing issues with the steering, brakes, or other critical components, this guide ensures you have all the necessary technical data to keep your vehicle in top condition.
This invaluable resource not only saves you money but also makes vehicle maintenance an engaging and rewarding DIY project. Even novice car mechanics will appreciate the clear instructions, detailed illustrations, and comprehensive parts lists that simplify the repair process.
By using the 2011 Seat Alhambra OEM Service & Repair Manual, you can easily access in-depth technical information without the hassle of flipping through multiple books. Keep your manual safely on your PC and print the pages you need in seconds for quick reference during repairs.
Experience a new level of convenience and efficiency with this updated manual, and take charge of your vehicle’s maintenance and repair with confidence and precision.
