Seat Inca 2020, Owner'S Manual

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TIPS AND MAINTENANCE
IF AND WHEN –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3.63
When fitting winter tyres note the follow-
ing:
•
For better driving performance, fit win-
ter tyres on all four wheels.
•
Winter tyres are no longer fully effective
when the tread has worn down to a depth
of 4 mm.
The following speed limits are valid for
winter tyres:
Code letter Q max. 160 km/h
Code letter T max. 190 km/h
Code letter H max. 210 km/h
Warning
The highest permissible speed for
your winter tyres must not be
exceeded. This could damage the
wheel and lead to a serious acci-
dent.
For this reason, in some countries,
vehicles which can exceed this speed
must have an appropriate sticker in
the driver ’s field of view. These are
available from Technical Service Cen-
tres.
Please note regulations to this effect in
your country.
•
All-weather tyres can also be used
instead of winter tyres.
•
If you have a flat tyre the remarks on
using the spare wheel on page 3.66
should be noted.
•
Do not leave winter tyres fitted for an
unnecessary long period because when
the roads are free of snow and ice the
handling with summer tyres is better.
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For environmental reasons sum-
mer tyres should be fitted again
as soon as possible because nor-
mally they are quieter in running, tyre
wear is reduced and the fuel con-
sumption is lower.
Snow chains
Snow chains may only be fitted on the
front wheels.
For technical reasons, it is not permitted
to use snow chains on the undersized
emergency spare wheel.
Only use thin chains which do not
stand clear more than 15 mm (includ-
ing tensioner).
When using snow chains wheel rim plates
and rim rings must be taken off. In this
case, to protect the wheel, the bolts must
then be fitted with caps which are avail-
able from Technical Service Centres.
When driving over roads which are free of
snow you must remove the chains. On
such roads they are detrimental to vehicle
handling, damage the tyres and wear out
quickly.
In some countries the maximum permissi-
ble speed with snow chains is 50 km/h.