2005 Seat Alhambra four wheel drive

3 Contents
C
Co
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en
nt
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s
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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
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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
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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

4Contents
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Care of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Checking and refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Engine bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Servicing and replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Accessories, modifications and replacement
of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
If and when . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
First aid kit, warning triangle* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Vehicle tools, towing bracket*,
spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Changing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Installing a radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Mobile telephones and radio telephones . . . . . . 223
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Tow starting/towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Lifting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
T
Te
ec
ch
hn
ni
ic
ca
al
l dda
at
ta
a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
General considerations on technical data . . . . . . 231
Weights and measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fixing points for tow bar* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
2.0 85 kW Petrol engine. 6 gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
2.0 85 kW Petrol engine. Automatic gearbox . . . . 2381.8 110 kW Petrol engine. 6 gears . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
1.8 110 kW Petrol engine. Automatic gearbox . . . 242
2.8 VR6 150 kW Petrol engine. 6 gears . . . . . . . . . 244
2.8 VR6 150 kW Petrol engine. Automatic gearbox 246
2.8 VR6 150 kW Petrol engine. 6 gears.
Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
1.9 66 kW TDI Diesel engine. 6 gears . . . . . . . . . . 250
1.9 85 kW TDI Diesel engine. 6 gears . . . . . . . . . . 252
1.9 85 kW TDI Diesel engine. Automatic gearbox . 254
1.9 85 kW TDI Diesel engine. 6 gears.
Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
1.9 96 kW TDI Diesel engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Measurements and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
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Ge
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x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Instrument panel61
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
Alternator
The warning lamp will come on when the ignition is switched on. It
must go out after the engine has been started.
The alternator is driven by a long-life ribbed belt.
If the warning lamp comes on while driving, s st
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rn
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and check ribbed belt.
If the belt is loose or broken, d do
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t ddr
ri
iv
ve
e
since the coolant pump
is no longer being driven. The belt must be checked or replaced.
If the warning lamp comes on even though the ribbed belt is not
broken or loose, one can proceed normally to the nearest Technical
Service Centre.
Since the battery will continue to discharge it is advisable to switch
off all unessential electrical consumers.
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Seat belt warning lamp*
This warning lamp (only in some countries) lights for about 6
seconds when the ignition is switched on as a reminder to fasten
your seat belts.
If the seat belt is not fastened an acoustic signal will sound after
switching on the ignition which will stop after about 6 seconds or
when the seat belt is fastened.
Check the "Seat belts" chapter.
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Fuel reserve*
The warning lamp will light up once there are about 7/81)liters left
in the tank. An acoustic signal will sound at the same time.
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Headlight failure*
This warning lamp lights if there is a defect in the main beam.K
Open tailgate warning lamp*
This warning lamp comes on when the tailgate is open.
This warning lamp goes out only if the bonnet/tailgate is
completely closed.
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163 Intelligent technology
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
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*
The concept of four-wheel drives
The four-wheel drive vehicles are fitted with a completely
automatic drive on all four wheels.
It automatically distributes the drive power and adapts perfectly to
the driving style and specific surface conditions.
Other important notes
W Wi
in
nt
te
er
r tty
yr
re
es
s
With the four wheel drive, the vehicle’s drive is good in the winter,
even with serial tyres. However, we recommend the use of winter
tyres or all-weather tyreso on
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to further improve
driving and braking.
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no
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Snow chains should also be used on four-wheel drive vehicles
when it is mandatory. For more information on the use of snow
chains
⇒page 211.
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d ssu
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rf
fa
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.
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th
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wa
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ds
s tto
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dj
ju
us
st
te
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wh
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l ddr
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r tth
hi
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as
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ve
en
n tth
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ou
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n ssl
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t
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ho
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ul
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d nne
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ve
er
r iin
nd
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uc
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pe
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um
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fa
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t wwh
he
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ls
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n aal
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er
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ro
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qu
ua
ap
pl
la
an
ni
in
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g iif
f tth
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pe
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s eex
xc
ce
es
ss
si
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ve
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l ddr
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in
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ni
in
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g oof
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qu
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pl
la
an
ni
in
ng
g iis
s nno
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t aan
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no
ou
un
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dd
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i in
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cr
re
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as
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ng
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in
ne
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ev
vo
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lu
ut
ti
io
on
ns
s.
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co
om
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me
en
nd
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ot
t tto
o ddr
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iv
ve
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ce
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ss
si
iv
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s sp
pe
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ds
s aan
nd
d aal
lw
wa
ay
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s aad
dj
ju
us
st
t tto
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he
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di
it
ti
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s.
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208If and when
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No
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te
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When tread depth is down to 1.6 mm measured in the tread groove next to
the wear indicator bar – the official permissible minimum tread depth has
been reached (in export countries this figure may differ).
K
Renewing wheels/tyres
Wheels and tyres are important design features. The wheels and
tyres approved by us should be used. They are specially matched
to the model concerned and contribute largely to the excellent
roadholding and safe driving characteristics.
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he
e TTe
ec
ch
hn
ni
ic
ca
al
l SSe
er
rv
vi
ic
ce
es
s hho
ol
ld
d uup
p tto
o dda
at
te
e iin
nf
fo
or
rm
ma
at
ti
io
on
n rre
eg
ga
ar
rd
di
in
ng
g tth
he
e
s st
ta
an
nd
da
ar
rd
d tty
yr
re
es
s ffi
it
tt
te
ed
d bby
y tth
he
e mma
an
nu
uf
fa
ac
ct
tu
ur
re
er
r.
. AAl
ls
so
o:
: MMa
an
ny
y TTe
ec
ch
hn
ni
ic
ca
al
l
S Se
er
rv
vi
ic
ce
es
s ppo
os
ss
se
es
ss
s aa lla
ar
rg
ge
e rra
an
ng
ge
e oof
f tty
yr
re
es
s aan
nd
d rri
im
ms
s.
.
• Fitting and repairing tyres requires expert knowledge and special
tools. This work may only be carried out by specialist personnel.F Fo
or
r tth
he
e ssa
ak
ke
e oof
f tth
he
e een
nv
vi
ir
ro
on
nm
me
en
nt
t
Because of the problems in disposing of old tyres and the specialised tools
and knowledge required, tyres should preferably be changed at a Technical
Service Centre.
• For safety reasons the tyres should be renewed in pairs and not
singly. The tyres with the deepest tread should always be on the
front wheels.
• You should only combine radial tyres of the same construction,
size (rolling circumference) and, as far as possible, the same tread
profile on all four wheels.
• On four wheel drive vehicles all tyres must be of the same brand.
Otherwise, the viscosity would unnecessarily increase the
proportion of the rear drive since the axes would be turning at
different speeds and this could cause damage.
•If the spare wheel has got a different use than the wheels the car
is using actually (for example, winter tyres or wide tyres), in case of
a breakdown it will only be possible to be used for a short time and
driving with special care. It will have to be replaced by the normal
wheel as soon as possible.
• Never fit used tyres whose previous history is not known.
• Knowing the tyre lettering and its meaning makes the selection
of the correct tyres easier. Radial ply tyres have the following
lettering on the sidewall:
•T Th
he
e tty
yr
re
es
s mmu
us
st
t bbe
e rre
en
ne
ew
we
ed
d wwh
he
en
n tth
he
ey
y aar
re
e wwo
or
rn
n ddo
ow
wn
n tto
o tth
he
e wwe
ea
ar
r
i in
nd
di
ic
ca
at
to
or
rs
s.
.
•W
Wo
or
rn
n tty
yr
re
es
s aar
re
e dde
et
tr
ri
im
me
en
nt
ta
al
l tto
o rro
oa
ad
dh
ho
ol
ld
di
in
ng
g ppa
ar
rt
ti
ic
cu
ul
la
ar
rl
ly
y aat
t hhi
ig
gh
h ssp
pe
ee
ed
ds
s oon
n
w we
et
t rro
oa
ad
ds
s.
. FFu
ur
rt
th
he
er
rm
mo
or
re
e,
, tth
he
e vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e tte
en
nd
ds
s tto
o aaq
qu
ua
ap
pl
la
an
ne
e sso
oo
on
ne
er
r.
.
W
WA
AR
RN
NI
IN
NG
G


211 If and when
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
F
Fo
or
r tth
hi
is
s rre
ea
as
so
on
n,
, iin
n sso
om
me
e cco
ou
un
nt
tr
ri
ie
es
s,
, vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
es
s wwh
hi
ic
ch
h cca
an
n eex
xc
ce
ee
ed
d tth
hi
is
s
s sp
pe
ee
ed
d mmu
us
st
t hha
av
ve
e aan
n aap
pp
pr
ro
op
pr
ri
ia
at
te
e sst
ti
ic
ck
ke
er
r iin
n tth
he
e ddr
ri
iv
ve
er
r’
’s
s ffi
ie
el
ld
d oof
f
v vi
ie
ew
w.
. TTh
he
es
se
e aar
re
e aav
va
ai
il
la
ab
bl
le
e ffr
ro
om
m TTe
ec
ch
hn
ni
ic
ca
al
l SSe
er
rv
vi
ic
ce
e CCe
en
nt
tr
re
es
s.
.
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 208 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.
F Fo
or
r tth
he
e ssa
ak
ke
e oof
f tth
he
e een
nv
vi
ir
ro
on
nm
me
en
nt
t
For environmental reasons summer tyres should be fitted again as soon as
possible because normally they are quieter in running, tyre wear is reduced
and the fuel consumption is lower.
K
Snow chains
Snow chains may only be fitted on the front wheels. This also
applies to vehicles with four wheel drive*.
The use of snow chains on the tyres 195/65 R 15 is allowed.
O On
nl
ly
y uus
se
e tth
hi
in
n cch
ha
ai
in
ns
s wwh
hi
ic
ch
h ddo
o nno
ot
t sst
ta
an
nd
d ccl
le
ea
ar
r mmo
or
re
e tth
ha
an
n 115
5 mmm
m
( (i
in
nc
cl
lu
ud
di
in
ng
g tte
en
ns
si
io
on
ne
er
r)
).
.
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 available from Technical Service Centres.When driving over roadswhich are free of snow you must remove
the chains. On such roadsthey are detrimental to vehicle handling,
damage the tyres and wear out quickly.
In some countries the maximum permissible speed with snow
chains is 50 km/h.
K
C Ch
ha
an
ng
gi
in
ng
g wwh
he
ee
el
ls
s
Preparation work
• • IIn
n cca
as
se
e oof
f aa ffl
la
at
t tty
yr
re
e oor
r ppu
un
nc
ct
tu
ur
re
e,
, ppa
ar
rk
k tth
he
e vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e aas
s ffa
ar
r aas
s ppo
os
ss
si
ib
bl
le
e aaw
wa
ay
y
f fr
ro
om
m tth
he
e ttr
ra
af
ff
fi
ic
c ffl
lo
ow
w.
. IIf
f nne
ec
ce
es
ss
sa
ar
ry
y,
, ssw
wi
it
tc
ch
h hha
az
za
ar
rd
d wwa
ar
rn
ni
in
ng
g lli
ig
gh
ht
ts
s oon
n aan
nd
d
p pl
la
ac
ce
e tth
he
e wwa
ar
rn
ni
in
ng
g ttr
ri
ia
an
ng
gl
le
e iin
n ppo
os
si
it
ti
io
on
n –– nno
ot
te
e aan
ny
y sst
ta
at
tu
ut
to
or
ry
y rre
eq
qu
ui
ir
re
em
me
en
nt
ts
s.
.
• • AAl
ll
l vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e ooc
cc
cu
up
pa
an
nt
ts
s ssh
ho
ou
ul
ld
d lle
ea
av
ve
e tth
he
e vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e aan
nd
d mmo
ov
ve
e tto
o aa ssa
af
fe
e aar
re
ea
a
( (e
e.
.g
g.
. bbe
eh
hi
in
nd
d ssa
af
fe
et
ty
y bba
ar
rr
ri
ie
er
r)
).
.
• • PPu
ul
ll
l hha
an
nd
db
br
ra
ak
ke
e ffi
ir
rm
ml
ly
y,
, een
ng
ga
ag
ge
e aa gge
ea
ar
r oor
r een
ng
ga
ag
ge
e sse
el
le
ec
ct
to
or
r lle
ev
ve
er
r iin
n tth
he
e ""P
P"
"
p po
os
si
it
ti
io
on
n aan
nd
d cch
ho
oc
ck
k oop
pp
po
os
si
it
te
e wwh
he
ee
el
l wwi
it
th
h aa sst
to
on
ne
e oor
r ssi
im
mi
il
la
ar
r.
.
• • IIn
n cca
as
se
e yyo
ou
u tto
ow
w aa ttr
ra
ai
il
le
er
r uun
nh
ho
oo
ok
k ttr
ra
ai
il
le
er
r ffr
ro
om
m ttr
ra
ac
ct
to
or
r vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e bbe
ef
fo
or
re
e
c ch
ha
an
ng
gi
in
ng
g tth
he
e wwh
he
ee
el
ls
s.
.
W
WA
AR
RN
NI
IN
NG
G


262General index
Cruise control system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,154
D
D
Data-carrying adhesive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Deactivate Air Bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Description of anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . 79
Description of front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Description of side and head airbags . . . . . . 20
Detachable seat belts for the third row of
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Diagnosis* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Digital clock* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Door, boot and window seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Doors, central locking* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Drink can holder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Driver’s seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Driving a car with a manual gearbox . . . . . . . 143
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Driving in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Driving programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Dust and pollen filter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
E E
EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Electric folding wing mirrors* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Electric socket in the centre console . . . . . . . 125
Electric sockets in luggage compartment* . . 126
Electric windows* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Electrically adjustable mirrors* . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Electrically operated vent wing windows* . . . 88
Electronic engine block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,72
Electronic stability program (ESP)* . . 59,94,165
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Engine bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Engine failure* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Engine oil pressure/level* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Environment-friendly and economical driving 169
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
F
F
Filling the container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Filter preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
First aid kit, warning triangle* . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Fixing points for tow bar* . . . . . . . . . . . . 173,233
Foldable key* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Folding backrest forwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Folding seat back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Folding seat forwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Four-wheel drive* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
From 1,000 – 1,500 km . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Front interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Front reading light* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,105
Front windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . . 8
Fuel Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fuel reserve* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Function of electric windows with ignition on 85
Function of front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Function of head airbags* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Function of side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Function of the electric windows with ignition
switched off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Fuse colour code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
Fuse layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
H
H
Hand brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,149
Hazard warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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