2005 Seat Alhambra stop start

225 If and when
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
How to jump start
AFlat battery
BBoosting battery
The battery is in the engine compartment on the left looking
forward.
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Before the starting cable can be connected to the (
+ +) terminal on
the battery of the vehicle, the cover of the fuse holder must firstbe
opened
⇒page 216.
1. One end of (+ +) cable (usually red) to the (+
+) terminal of the flat
batteryA.
2. Other end of the red cable to the (+ +) terminal of boosting batteryB.
3. One end of (–
–) cable (usually black) to the (–
–) terminal of
boosting batteryB.
4. Other end of black cable Xto a solid metal part bolted to the
block or to cylinder block itself.
Do not connect the cable to the flat battery minus terminal. The
sparks could ignite the explosive gas flowing out of the battery.
• Start the engine as described in the “Starting engine” section.
• If the engine does not start at once, stop using starter after 10
seconds, wait about half a minute and then try again.
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265 General index
Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Speed regulator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Starting after running out of fuel . . . . . . . . . . 153
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Steel wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Storing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Stowage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126-129
Stowage of spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Stowage of tow bracket* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Stowage of vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Switches in the central console . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Switching off the alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Switching system off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . 155
Switching the system off completely . . . . . . . 156
T T
Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Temperature of the engine oil* . . . . . . . . . . . . 46The concept of four-wheel drives . . . . . . . . . . 163
The danger of not using the seat belt . . . . . . 9
The diversity of the Alhambra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
The first 1,500 km – and afterwards . . . . . . . 167
The importance of correct seat adjustment . . 105
Three point seat belt for the second
row central seat* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
To move seat backwards and forwards . . . . . 109
Topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Topping up engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tow loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Tow starting/towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Toy bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Trailer turn signals* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Transport container for removable armrests* 109
Trolley jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tyre life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
U
U
Undercoating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Up to 1,000 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Upholstery cloth and textile trim . . . . . . . . . . 180
Using Climatronic economically . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Using the handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
V V
Vehicle data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Vehicle hoist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Vehicle tools, towing bracket*, spare wheel . 202
Vehicles with removable ball coupling*
on towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Vehicles without removable ball coupling
on towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Vent in roof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Vent wing* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Volumetric sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
W W
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Warning lamps display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Warning notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Warnings on handling the battery . . . . . . . . . 193
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Washing the vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178