2005 Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual

39
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
Front seats
F Fr
ro
on
nt
t sse
ea
at
ts
s
Proper sitting position for occupants
The correct adjustment of the seats is important for:
– reaching the controls safely and quickly.
– relaxed low-fatigue body position.
– m ma
ax
xi
im
mu
um
m ppr
ro
ot
te
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ct
ti
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on
n ffr
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om
m tth
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at
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lt
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s aan
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e AAi
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S Sy
ys
st
te
em
m.
.For seat adjustments
⇒pages 105 to 107. Please also note the
basic positions for the driver’s and passenger’s seats on this page.
D Dr
ri
iv
ve
er
r’
’s
s sse
ea
at
t
We recommend that you position the driver’s seat as follows:
– Set the driver’s seat forwards/backwards in such a way that the pedals
can be fully depressed with a slightly angled leg.
– Set the backrest in such a way that it is fully against your back and that
you can reach the upper point of the steering wheel with your armsat a
slight angle.
F Fr
ro
on
nt
t ppa
as
ss
se
en
ng
ge
er
r sse
ea
at
t
We recommend that you position the front passenger seat as follows:
– Backrest in an upright position.
– Place the feet in the footwell in a comfortable position.
– At the same time push the seat back as far as possible.
K
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.
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st
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40Head restraints
H He
ea
ad
d rre
es
st
tr
ra
ai
in
nt
ts
s
Correct adjustment of front seat head restraints
Head rests are height adjustable and must be adjusted to the
occupant’s height. Correctly adjusted head rests together with the
seat belt offer effective protection. The angle of the front head rests
may also be adjusted.
V Ve
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rt
ti
ic
ca
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• Take sides of head rest with both hands and move it up or down.
• The best protection is obtained when upper edge of the head restisa at
t
l le
ea
as
st
t
at eye level or higher.
K
Removing and installing
To remove, pull headrest up and press the button in the direction
of the arrow.
To install push the restraint rods into the guides to the stop and
press the button.
N No
ot
te
e
To achieve more comfort for the child in a child seat, it is possible to remove
the headrest and turn it around.K
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Disconnecting the front and side passenger airbags
The \fassenger sea\b airbags mus\b be disconnec\bed when a
backward facing child sea\b is fi\b\bed in \bhe fron\b \fassenger
sea\b.
The key swi\bch can be used \bo disconnec\b \bhe fron\b and side airbag
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– Turn off \bhe engine.
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– Turn \bhe key swi\bch \bo \bhe OFF \fosi\bion using \bhe igni\bion key
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Overview of the instrument panel
1Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
2Knurled wheel for exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
3Control for electric window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
4Light switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
5Adjustment for instrument lighting/Light range adjustment . . . . .92
6Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139-141
7Dipped beam lever and indicator/ Cruise control* . . . . . . . . . . 96/154
8Instruments/warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45/56
9Horn/driver’s Air Bag* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
10Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
11Windscreen wiper lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
12Switches for:
Heated window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Window heating* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Heating left seat* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
ESP* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
13Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
14Radio1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
15Drink can holder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
16Upper middle shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
17Switches for:
Hazard warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
PDC* (Parking distance Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Right seat heating* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cover for additional switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
18Glove compartment/Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
19Passenger Air Bag* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
20Upper passenger shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
21Gear lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
22Ashtray/lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123/125
23Controls for electric side windows* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
24Handbrake lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
25Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
26Steering column adjustment lever* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
27Fuse box cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
28Bonnet release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
1)An additional instructions manual is delivered with vehicles fitted with a navigation
system or radio in the factory. If the radio is fitted subsequently, the instructions in the
“Accessories, modification and replacement of parts” chapter should be followed.


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• Some of the equipment above-mentioned is only installed on
certain model versions or comes as an option.
• Controls on right hand drive models may slightly vary from left-
hand drive versions. Nevertheless both versions are fitted with the
very same indicator signs.
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