2005 Seat Altea coolant level

Checking and refilling levels209
Safety First
Operating instructions
Tips and Maintenance
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
CoolantCoolant specifications
Coolant is a mixture of water and at least 40% coolant addi-
tive.The cooling system must be filled with a mixture of water and at least 40 % of
our coolant additive G 12+ or an additive with the specification TT-VW 774 F
(it is dyed purple). This mixture gives the necessary frost protection down to
-25
°C and protects the alloy parts of the cooling system against corrosion. It
also prevents scaling and raises the boiling point of the coolant.
The concentration of coolant must always be at least 40% - even if frost
protection is not required.
If greater frost protection is required in very cold climates, the proportion of
the antifreeze additive G 12+ can be increased. However, the percentage of
coolant additives should not exceed 60%, as this would reduce the frost
protection. It would also reduce the cooling effect. A mixture with 60%
coolant additive will give frost protection to approx. -40
°C.
WARNING
•
The coolant additive is toxic. This represents a toxic danger. Always
keep the coolant additive in the original container which should be stored
out of the reach of children. The same applies to coolant which you have
drained off.
•
The coolant additive G 12+ must be added in sufficient quantities to
provide anti-freeze protection at the coldest ambient temperatures that
can be expected. At extremely cold ambient temperatures, the coolant
could freeze, causing the vehicle to br eakdown. As the heater would also
not work in this situation, there is a risk of suffering exposure!
Caution
•
Other additives may give considerably inferior corrosion protection. The
resulting corrosion in the cooling system can lead to a loss of coolant,
causing serious damage to the engine.
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The coolant additive G 12+ (purple) can be mixed with the additive G 12
(red) or G 11. Never mix G12 (red colour) with G 11.
Checking the coolant level and topping up
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The correct coolant level is important for fault-free func-
tioning of the engine cooling system.Before opening the bonnet, read and observe the warnings ⇒ in
“Safety instructions on working in the engine compartment” on
page 201 .
Fig. 156 In the engine
compartment: Coolant
expansion tank cap
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Opening the coolant expansion tank
– Switch off the engine and allow it to cool.
– To prevent scalding, cover the cap on the expansion tank with a thick cloth and carefully unscrew the cap ⇒ .
Checking coolant level
– Look into the open coolant ex pansion tank and read off the
coolant level.
– If the level is underneath the “MIN” mark, top up with coolant.
Topping up coolant
–Only use new coolant.
– Do not fill above the “MAX” mark.
Closing the coolant expansion tank
– Screw the cap on again tightly.The position of the coolant expansion tank is shown in the corresponding
engine compartment diagram ⇒page 260.
Make sure that the coolant meets the required specifications ⇒page 209.
Do not use a different type of additive if coolant additive G 12+ is not avail-
able. In this case use only water and bring the coolant concentration back up
to the correct level as soon as possible by putting in the specified additive
⇒ page 209.
Always top up with new coolant.
Do not fill above the “MAX” mark. Otherwise the excess coolant will be forced
out of the cooling system when the engine is hot. The coolant additive G 12+ (dyed purple
) may be mixed with G 12 (dyed red)
and also with G 11.
WARNING
Any work carried out in the engine compartment or on the engine must be
carried out cautiously.•
When working in the engine compartment, always observe the safety
warnings ⇒page 201
•
When the engine is warm or hot, the cooling system is pressurised! Do
not unscrew the cap on the expansion tank when the engine is hot. This is
a burn injury risk.Caution
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When mixed with other additives the colour of G 12 will change to brown.
If this occurs you should have the coolant changed immediately. Failure to do
so will result in engine damage!
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If a lot of coolant has been lost, wait for the engine to cool down before
putting in cold coolant. This avoi ds damaging the engine. Large coolant
losses are an indication of leaks in the cooling system. See a specialised
workshop immediately and have the cooling system checked. Otherwise,
there is a risk of engine damage.
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214If this is not sufficient, refer to a qualified workshop.
WARNING
Do not drive unless you have good visibility through all windows!•
Clean the windscreen wiper blades and all windows regularly.
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The wiper blades should be changed once or twice a year.Caution
•
A damaged or dirty window wiper could scratch the rear window.
•
Never use fuel, nail varnish remover, paint thinner or similar products to
clean the window.
•
Never move the windscreen wiper by hand. This could cause damage.
Brake fluidChecking the brake fluid level
The brake fluid is checked at the intervals given in the service
schedule.– Read off the fluid level at the transparent brake fluid reservoir. It should always be between the “MIN” and “MAX” marks.The position of the coolant expansion tank is shown in the corresponding
engine compartment diagram ⇒page 260. The brake fluid reservoir has a
black and yellow cap.
The brake fluid level drops slightly when the vehicle is being used as the
brake pads are automatically adjusted as they wear.
Fig. 161 In the engine
compartment: Brake fluid
reservoir cover
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Index
276Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 157CCar care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Car care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Car phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Automatic speed dependent locking and un-locking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Emergency unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Locking system for invo luntary unlocking . . 93
Selective unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Central locking button Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Centre arm rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Changing gear See Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Changing the lamps Main headlight lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Changing the main headlight lamps
dipped beam lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
main beam lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
turn signal lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Changing the rear lights indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
luggage compartment lights . . . . . . . . . . . 247
rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
reverse light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 212
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Checking battery electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . 217
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Group 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Group 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Group 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Groups 0 and 0+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Child seats on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cigarette lighter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cleaning alloy wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Cleaning and caring for your vehicle . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Cleaning cloth seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Cleaning dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Cleaning fabric trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Cleaning leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Cleaning seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Cleaning steel wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Cleaning wooden trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Climatic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Climatronic
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Clothes hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Control Light switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Control lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Controls Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Convenience closing Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Convenience opening Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 monitor indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Coolant Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Coolant level warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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Coolant Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Coolant temperature
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42DDanger of fitting a child seat on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Diesel engine Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Differential lock fault (EDL) warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Dipped headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Disabling front passenger airbag Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Disabling the airbag Disabling front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . 44
Display (without warning or information texts) . 59
Displays in the Multi-function display Memory displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Doors
Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Drinks holders at the front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Drive wheels traction control system . . . . . . . . 174
Driving Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
With a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Driving programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Driving with an au tomatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . 164
Driving with respect for the environment . . . . . 183
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . 111
EEDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
EDS Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Electric steering system warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Electrical sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 158 warning message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Electronic stabilisation program . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Electronic stabilisation programme . . . . . . . . . . 80 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Electronic stabilisation programme (ESP) warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
emergency manual locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Emergency opening Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Emission control system warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Engine Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Engine compartment Working in the engine compartment . . . . . 201
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine fault Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Engine management Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
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