2005 Seat Alhambra steering wheel

166Intelligent technology
The vehicle stabilizes through the braking force on the wheel. If the
vehicle swings out (tendency of the tail to swing out) the brakes
will act on the exterior front wheel. In case the swerve is
insufficient (tendency to leave the curve) the braking force willbe
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Do not keep the steering wheel fully turned more than 15 seconds
when the engine is switched on, as the hydraulic oil will be heated
to a high temperature by the servo pump.
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Furthermore every time you turn the steering wheel as far as it will
go with the engine off, you will hear a series of noises made by the
excessive effort of the servo pump. The engine tick over may also
be reduced for a short time.
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Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
The inflation pressure is very important particularly at high speeds.
Therefore, the pressures should be checked at least once a
month and before every long journey.
At this opportunity do not forget the spare wheel:
• The spare wheel with normal tyre should always be inflated to
the highest pressure required on the vehicle.
• Always check the pressures when the tyres are cold. When warm,
the pressure is higher but do not reduce. If the load changes a
great deal the pressure must be altered to suit.
On vehicles with wheel hub caps, valve extensions are fitted. It is
not necessary to remove the valve extension piece in order to test
and correct the inflation pressure.
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The wheels on new vehicles are balanced. However when the
vehicle is running various influences can cause the wheels to
become unbalanced and this causes steering vibration.
As imbalance also increases steering, suspension and tyre wear
the wheels should be balanced again. Furthermore a wheel should
always be rebalanced when the tyre has been repaired or when a
new tyre has been fitted.
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Incorrect wheel alignment not only causes excessive, usually
uneven, tyre wear but can also impair the vehicle’s safe handling.
In case of abnormal tyre wear, contact a Technical Service Centre.
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At the bottom of the tread of the original tyres there are 1.6 mm
high “wear indicators” running across the tread
⇒fig. 174. There
are 6-8 of these indicators – according to make – evenly spaced
around the tyre circumference. Marks on the walls of the tyre (for
example the letters “TWI” or triangles) show the locations of the
wear indicators.

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A tow-rope or a towing bar must only be applied at the following
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The front towing eye is located on the right below the bumper. It is
protected by a flap. To remove the flap, pull it forward and allow it
to hang.
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The rear towing eye is also located on the right under the bumper.
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General notes
• Check whether there are any local traffic regulations concerning
the towing of vehicles.
• The tow-rope should be slightly elastic to reduce the risk of
damage to both vehicles. It is advisable to use synthetic fibre
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Avoid excessive towing effort and do not jerk. During towing
operations on other than surfaced roadsthere is always the danger
that the attachment points will be overloaded and damaged.
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.• Both drivers must be familiar with towing procedures.
Inexperienced drivers should not attempt to tow start or tow.
• When using a tow-rope the driver of the towing vehicle must
engage the clutch very gently when moving off and changing gear.
• The driver of the vehicle being towed must ensure that the tow-
rope is always taut.
• The emergency lights must be switched on in both vehicles –
unless local regulations differ.
• Turn ignition on so that the steering wheel is free and the turn
signals, horn, and, if necessary, the windscreen wiper and washer
can be used.
• As the brake servo only works when the engine is running,
considerably more pressure is required on the brake pedal when
the engine is not running.
• More force than usual will be required to turn the steering wheel
as the power assisted steering does not work when engine is not
running.
• When there is no lubricant in the manual or automatic gearbox,
the vehicle may only be towed with driving wheels lifted.
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261 General index
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ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Accessories and parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Accessories, modifications and replacement
of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Adjustable steering column* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Adjusting armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Adjusting mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Adjusting the seat belt height . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Adjusting the steering wheel position . . . . . . 118
Adjusting washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
After the running-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Air Bag system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,58
Air vents in driver’s compartment (front) . . . . 139
Air vents in passenger compartment (rear) . . 140
Alloy wheels* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Altering stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Anti-dazzle interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Anti-locking brake system (ABS)* . . . . . . 59,162
Anti-skidding system of the drive wheels
(TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Anti-theft wheel bolts* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214Applying harness belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Attaching child seats with the ISOFIX system 31
Audio set* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Automatic gearbox* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Automatic* anti-dazzle mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
B B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Belt tensioner* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Brake pad wear monitor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,161
C
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Care of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Cavity preservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Central locking button* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Change battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Changing a fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Changing the wheels round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210Changing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Changing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Checking acid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Checking fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Child-proof catch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Cleaning and anti-corrosion treatment of
engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Cleaning child seat cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Cleaning seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Cleaning slumber roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Cleaning the exhaust fumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Coat hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Coming Home/Leaving Home* function . . . . 92
Coolant losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Coolant specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,63
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Correct adjustment of front seat head
restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Correct adjustment of head restraints . . . . . . 117

263 General index
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,117
Headlight covering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Headlight failure* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Headlight range control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Headlight washer system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Heated seats* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
How to fasten on the three point seat belt . . 16
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
How to unfasten the three point seatbelt . . . 16
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If and when . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
If the battery is disconnected and then
reconnected... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Ignition key lock* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Indicators and dipped beam lever . . . . . . . . . 96
Individual opening of the doors . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Installing a radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Installing luggage compartment cover . . . . . 121
Installing seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Installing spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Instrument overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Integrated child seat* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,221
Interior light control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Isofix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
J
J
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
K
K
Key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Keys with remote control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Kick-down device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Knurled wheel for seat heating* . . . . . . . . . . 94
L L
Lashing eyes* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Lifting points for workshop hoist and trolley
jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Lifting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Lights in the body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Lights in the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Lights next to the roof handle . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Locking and unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . 73,81
Long-term parking of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 195
Luggage compartment cover* . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Luggage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Luggage compartment/Mesh partition* . . . . 119
M M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Measurements and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Mechanically operated vent wing windows . . 87
Mesh partition* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Mileage clock/Trip mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mirror heating* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Mobile telephones and radio telephones . . . 223
Multi-function indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Multifunctional* steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 54
N N
Natural leather* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Navigation system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Notes for tyres where the direction of rotation
is stipulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
O O
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Onboard computer with multi-function
indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Open door warning lamp* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Open tailgate warning lamp* . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

264General index
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Opening and closing the opening roof . . . . . 89
Opening and closing your vehicle . . . . . . . . . 82
Opening the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Opening/closing vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,141
Operating faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Outside temperature indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Overview of the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . 43
Overview of the warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
P P
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Parking distance control (PDC)* . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Passenger side storage compartment . . . . . . 129
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Plastic parts and leatherette . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Position of the ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Pre-heating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Proper sitting position for occupants . . . . . . . 39
Properties of RME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Protecting seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
R R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Radio-frequency remote control key* . . . . . . . 81
Rain sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Re-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Reading light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Rear fog light* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Rear windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Rear-view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Releasing tank flap manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Releasing the harness belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Removable armrests* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Removing and fitting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,117
Removing luggage compartment cover . . . . . 121
Removing seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Removing spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Renewing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Renewing wheels/tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Returning seat to normal position . . . . . . . . . 35
Revolutions counter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
RME fuel (“diester”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Roof rack/Roof railing* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Running-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
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Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Safety notes on using child seats . . . . . . . . . 25
Safety notes on using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . 11
Seat adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Seat arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Seat belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Seat belt release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Seat belt retainer* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Seat belt warning lamp* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Seats and luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . 105
Seats in passenger compartment . . . . . . . . . 109
Securing the child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,144,148
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,145
Service interval indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Servicing and replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Servobrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Setting the outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Side turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Single door opening* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Sliding/tilting roof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211