2005 Seat Alhambra child lock

3 Contents
C
Co
on
nt
te
en
nt
ts
s
T
Th
he
e sst
tr
ru
uc
ct
tu
ur
re
e oof
f tth
hi
is
s mma
an
nu
ua
al
l . . . . . . 5
C
Co
on
nt
te
en
nt
t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
S
Sa
af
fe
et
ty
y FFi
ir
rs
st
t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Introduction to the subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Three point seat belt for the second
row central seat* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Air Bag system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Integrated child seat* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Head restraints* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
C
Co
on
nt
tr
ro
ol
ls
s aan
nd
d eeq
qu
ui
ip
pm
me
en
nt
t . . . . . . . . . . 43
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Multifunctional* steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Onboard computer with multi-function indicator* 64
Navigation system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Keys with remote control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Doors, central locking* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Radio-frequency remote control key* . . . . . . . . . . 81
Vent wing* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sliding/tilting roof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Switches in the central console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Windscreen washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Rear-view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Seats and luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . 105
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Seats in passenger compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Heated seats* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Adjustable steering column* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Luggage compartment/Mesh partition* . . . . . . . 119
Luggage compartment cover* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Roof rack/Roof railing* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cigarette lighter/Electric sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Stowage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Drink can holder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Automatic gearbox* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Cruise control system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
T
Ti
ip
ps
s aan
nd
d MMa
ai
in
nt
te
en
na
an
nc
ce
e . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Four-wheel drive* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Wheelspin control (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Electronic Stability Program (ESP)* . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Your vehicle and the environment . . . . . . . . . 167
The first 1,500 km – and afterwards . . . . . . . . . . 167
Cleaning the exhaust fumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Environment-friendly and economical driving . . . 169
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

34Safety for children
• Place the child as far back as possible on the seat.
• Lay the belts right and left over the child’s shoulders.
• Slide the belt lock
⇒fig. 32Bwith the tongue through the
other half of the lock
⇒fig. 32Cand insert both halves, tonguefirst, into the belt latch
⇒fig. 32D, until it is heard to engage
(pull firmly to check!).
• • AAl
lw
wa
ay
ys
s mma
ak
ke
e ssu
ur
re
e tth
ha
at
t tth
he
e ppr
ro
ot
te
ec
ct
ti
iv
ve
e ppa
ad
dd
di
in
ng
g
⇒fig. 32Ei
is
s
b be
en
ne
ea
at
th
h lla
at
tc
ch
h
⇒fig. 32D.
.
• Pull the upper part of the harness belt
⇒fig. 331downwards
in the direction of the arrow, until the belt fits firmly against the
body of the child.
Releasing the harness belt
B7M-645MFig. 33
Fig. 34
Fig. 35
B7M-148C
• • TTh
he
e hha
ar
rn
ne
es
ss
s bbe
el
lt
t mmu
us
st
t aal
lw
wa
ay
ys
s ffi
it
t ssn
nu
ug
gl
ly
y aag
ga
ai
in
ns
st
t tth
he
e cch
hi
il
ld
d'
's
s bbo
od
dy
y ((e
ev
ve
en
n
w wh
he
en
n wwe
ea
ar
ri
in
ng
g tth
hi
ic
ck
k oor
r wwi
in
nt
te
er
r ccl
lo
ot
th
hi
in
ng
g)
) iin
n oor
rd
de
er
r tto
o een
ns
su
ur
re
e tth
ha
at
t tth
he
e sse
ea
at
t
o of
ff
fe
er
rs
s tth
he
e cch
hi
il
ld
d tth
he
e ggr
re
ea
at
te
es
st
t aam
mo
ou
un
nt
t oof
f ppr
ro
ot
te
ec
ct
ti
io
on
n.
.
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B7M-646M

36Safety for children
• Pull the loop in the direction of arrow ⇒fig. 361.
• Press the seat belt in the direction of arrow
⇒fig. 362until it
fits into place.
• Remove head restraint from the backrest of the integrated child
seat and then reinstall the head restraint with the front side facing
to the rear
⇒"Head restraints" chapter.
In cars that have an i in
nt
te
eg
gr
ra
at
te
ed
d cch
hi
il
ld
d sse
ea
at
t iin
n tth
he
e ssp
po
or
rt
t*
* vve
er
rs
si
io
on
n
, you
do not need to turn the headrest when the seat is occupied by a
child belonging to group I or II.
• Attach the three point belt.
Pull the tongue slowly and smoothly across the chest and hips and
push it into the lock part fitted on the seat until the tongue
engages audibly (p pu
ul
ll
l tto
o cch
he
ec
ck
k!
!
).• You can set the shoulder belt to fit the body properly by:
– – aal
lt
te
er
ri
in
ng
g tth
he
e bbe
el
lt
t hhe
ei
ig
gh
ht
t aad
dj
ju
us
st
tm
me
en
nt
t
– – mmo
ov
vi
in
ng
g tth
he
e sse
ea
at
t bba
ac
ck
kw
wa
ar
rd
ds
s oor
r ffo
or
rw
wa
ar
rd
ds
s
– – aad
dj
ju
us
st
ti
in
ng
g tth
he
e aan
ng
gl
le
e oof
f tth
he
e bba
ac
ck
kr
re
es
st
t
– – mmo
ov
vi
in
ng
g tth
he
e cch
hi
il
ld
d sse
ea
at
t,
, iif
f ppo
os
ss
si
ib
bl
le
e,
, tto
o tth
he
e nne
ex
xt
t sse
et
t oof
f ffl
lo
oo
or
r
m mo
ou
un
nt
ti
in
ng
g ppo
oi
in
nt
ts
s aan
nd
d tth
hu
us
s ccl
lo
os
se
er
r tto
o tth
he
e cce
en
nt
tr
re
e oof
f tth
he
e vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e.
.
– – een
ns
su
ur
ri
in
ng
g tth
ha
at
t tth
he
e ssh
ho
ou
ul
ld
de
er
r ppa
ar
rt
t oof
f tth
he
e bbe
el
lt
t rru
un
ns
s uun
nd
de
er
r tth
he
e
s sl
lu
um
mb
be
er
r rro
ol
ll
l iif
f tth
he
e ssl
lu
um
mb
be
er
r rro
ol
ll
l hha
as
s bbe
ee
en
n iin
ns
st
ta
al
ll
le
ed
d.
.
R Re
et
tu
ur
rn
ni
in
ng
g sse
ea
at
t tto
o nno
or
rm
ma
al
l ppo
os
si
it
ti
io
on
n
If the child seat is no longer needed, the load-free seat cushion
must, after pulling loop
⇒fig. 361, be pressed down until it
engages.
T Tu
ur
rn
ni
in
ng
g hhe
ea
ad
d rre
es
st
tr
ra
ai
in
nt
t
The head restraint must also be removed, turned and reinstalled in
the normal position when the child seat is no longer in use.
B7M-150CFig. 38
T Th
he
e ssh
ho
ou
ul
ld
de
er
r ppa
ar
rt
t oof
f tth
he
e bbe
el
lt
t mmu
us
st
t rru
un
n aac
cr
ro
os
ss
s tth
he
e cce
en
nt
tr
re
e oof
f tth
he
e ssh
ho
ou
ul
ld
de
er
r aas
s
s sh
ho
ow
wn
n –– oon
n nno
o aac
cc
co
ou
un
nt
t aag
ga
ai
in
ns
st
t tth
he
e nne
ec
ck
k –– aan
nd
d bbe
e ffi
ir
rm
ml
ly
y iin
n cco
on
nt
ta
ac
ct
t wwi
it
th
h tth
he
e
b bo
od
dy
y.
.
T Th
he
e lla
ap
p ppa
ar
rt
t oof
f tth
he
e bbe
el
lt
t mmu
us
st
t ffi
it
t tti
ig
gh
ht
tl
ly
y aac
cr
ro
os
ss
s tth
he
e ppe
el
lv
vi
is
s –– nno
ot
t aac
cr
ro
os
ss
s tth
he
e
s st
to
om
ma
ac
ch
h.
. IIf
f nne
ec
ce
es
ss
sa
ar
ry
y,
, ppu
ul
ll
l tth
he
e bbe
el
lt
t tti
ig
gh
ht
t
⇒ fig. 37. .
T Th
he
e ssh
ho
ou
ul
ld
de
er
r ppa
ar
rt
t oof
f tth
he
e bbe
el
lt
t mmu
us
st
t rru
un
n uun
nd
de
er
r tth
he
e ssl
lu
um
mb
be
er
r rro
ol
ll
l,
, wwh
he
en
n tth
he
e
s sl
lu
um
mb
be
er
r rro
ol
ll
l hha
as
s bbe
ee
en
n iin
ns
st
ta
al
ll
le
ed
d
⇒ fig. 38. .
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37 Safety for children
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
In cars that have an i in
nt
te
eg
gr
ra
at
te
ed
d cch
hi
il
ld
d sse
ea
at
t iin
n tth
he
e ssp
po
or
rt
t*
* vve
er
rs
si
io
on
n
, you
do not need to turn the headrest when the seat is occupied by a
child belonging to group I or II.
I In
ns
st
ta
al
ll
li
in
ng
g aan
nd
d rre
em
mo
ov
vi
in
ng
g tth
he
e ssl
lu
um
mb
be
er
r rro
ol
ll
l
If the slumber roll is no longer needed, first remove the head
restraint
⇒"Headrests" chapter. Then pull off the slumber roll from
the head restraint and then replace the head restraint. The head
restraint must click in audibly.
The installation of the slumber roll is carried out in the reverse
order of the instructions listed above.
K
Group III (22-36 kg)• The slumber roll must first be removed if it has been installed ⇒
previous column.
• Pull the loop in the direction of arrow
1.
• Push the seat bench in the direction of arrow
2until it fits into
place.
• Attaching three point belt.
Pull the tongue slowly and smoothly across the chest and hips and
push it into the lock part fitted on the seat until the tongue
engages audibly (p pu
ul
ll
l tto
o cch
he
ec
ck
k!
!
).
Fig. 39
Fig. 40
B7M-108C
B7M-105C
T Th
he
e ssh
ho
ou
ul
ld
de
er
r ppa
ar
rt
t oof
f tth
he
e bbe
el
lt
t mmu
us
st
t rru
un
n aac
cr
ro
os
ss
s tth
he
e cce
en
nt
tr
re
e oof
f tth
he
e ssh
ho
ou
ul
ld
de
er
r aas
s
s sh
ho
ow
wn
n –– oon
n nno
o aac
cc
co
ou
un
nt
t aag
ga
ai
in
ns
st
t tth
he
e nne
ec
ck
k –– aan
nd
d bbe
e ffi
ir
rm
ml
ly
y iin
n cco
on
nt
ta
ac
ct
t wwi
it
th
h tth
he
e
b bo
od
dy
y.
.
T Th
he
e lla
ap
p ppa
ar
rt
t oof
f tth
he
e bbe
el
lt
t mmu
us
st
t ffi
it
t tti
ig
gh
ht
tl
ly
y aac
cr
ro
os
ss
s tth
he
e ppe
el
lv
vi
is
s –– nno
ot
t aac
cr
ro
os
ss
s tth
he
e
s st
to
om
ma
ac
ch
h.
. IIf
f nne
ec
ce
es
ss
sa
ar
ry
y,
, ppu
ul
ll
l tth
he
e bbe
el
lt
t tti
ig
gh
ht
t.
.
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Opening and closing77
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
U Un
nl
lo
oc
ck
ki
in
ng
g
By pressing the left hand side of the switch
Ball doors and –
according to the position of the tailgate lock – the tailgate are
unlocked.
N No
ot
te
e
If the vehicle is locked using the central locking button, it is possible to
open the doors separately. To do this, pull the door handle untilthe door
opens.
The button will also function when the ignition is switched off.
Child-proof catch
The rear doors also have child-proof catches which is operated via
a lever in the doors. When the lever is moved up (e.g. using the
vehicle key
⇒ fig. 64), the child-proof catch is engaged. The
interior lock release is then inoperative and the door can only be
opened from outside as long as the door is not locked from the
inside with the door release lever
⇒"Doors, central locking"
chapter.
K
Single door opening*
The central locking system can be modified to open only the
driver’s door, the passenger door or the tailgate without unlocking
the other areas.
Technical Service Centres will be happy to provide further details,
and/or to activate this possibility.
• • IIf
f tth
he
e cce
en
nt
tr
ra
al
l llo
oc
ck
ki
in
ng
g bbu
ut
tt
to
on
n iin
n tth
he
e ddo
oo
or
r rre
el
le
ea
as
se
e lle
ev
ve
er
r oon
n tth
he
e ddr
ri
iv
ve
er
r’
’s
s ddo
oo
or
r
i is
s oop
pe
er
ra
at
te
ed
d,
, aal
ll
l oot
th
he
er
r ddo
oo
or
rs
s aan
nd
d tth
he
e tta
ai
il
lg
ga
at
te
e aar
re
e llo
oc
ck
ke
ed
d aau
ut
to
om
ma
at
ti
ic
ca
al
ll
ly
y.
.
H Ho
ow
we
ev
ve
er
r wwh
he
en
n tth
he
e ddo
oo
or
rs
s aar
re
e llo
oc
ck
ke
ed
d oou
ut
ts
si
id
de
e hhe
el
lp
p iin
n aan
n eem
me
er
rg
ge
en
nc
cy
y iis
s
h hi
in
nd
de
er
re
ed
d,
, aan
nd
d sso
o cch
hi
il
ld
dr
re
en
n ssh
ho
ou
ul
ld
d nne
ev
ve
er
r bbe
e lle
ef
ft
t aal
lo
on
ne
e iin
n tth
he
e vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e.
.
• • LLo
oc
ck
ki
in
ng
g tth
he
e ddo
oo
or
rs
s aan
nd
d tta
ai
il
lg
ga
at
te
e ppr
re
ev
ve
en
nt
ts
s iin
nt
tr
ru
ud
de
er
rs
s ffr
ro
om
m gge
et
tt
ti
in
ng
g iin
n tth
he
e
v ve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e,
, ee.
.g
g.
. aat
t ttr
ra
af
ff
fi
ic
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261 General index
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A A
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
C
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
I I
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
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Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
K
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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

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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