2005 Seat Altea tow

If and when
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Switch on the hazard warning lights of both vehicles. However, observe
any regulations to the contrary.
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For technical reasons, vehicles with an automatic gearbox must not be
tow-started.
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If damage to your vehicle means that there is no lubricant in the gearbox,
you must raise the drive wheels while the vehicle is being towed.
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If the vehicle has to be towed more than 50 km, the front wheels must be
raised during towing, and towing should be carried out by a qualified person.
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The steering wheel is locked when the vehicle has no electrical power. The
vehicle must then be towed with the front wheels raised. Towing should be
carried out by a qualified person.
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General notes on the technical data
258WeightsKerb weight refers to the basic model with a fuel tank filled to 90% capacity
and without optional extras. The figure quoted includes 75 kg to allow for the
weight of the driver.
For special versions and optional equipment fittings or for the addition of
accessories, the weight of the vehicle will increase ⇒.
WARNING
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Please note that the centre of gravity may shift when transporting
heavy objects; this may affect the vehi cle's handling and lead to an acci-
dent. Always adjust your speed and dr iving style to suit road conditions
and requirements.
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Never exceed the gross axle weight rating or the gross vehicle weight
rating. If the allowed axle load or the allowed total weight is exceeded, the
driving characteristics of the vehicle may change, leading to accidents,
injuries and damage to the vehicle.
To w i n g a t r a i l e rTrailer weightsTrailer weights
The trailer weights and drawbar loads approved are selected in intensive
trials according to precisely defined criteria. The approved trailer weights are
valid for vehicles in EU for maximum speeds of 80 km/h (in certain circum-
stances up to 100 km/h). The figures may be different in other countries. All
data in the official vehicle documents take precedence over these data ⇒. Drawbar load
The
maximum permitted weight exerted by the trailer drawbar on the ball joint
of the towing bracket must not exceed 75 kg.
In the interest of road safety, we recommend that you always tow
approaching the maximum drawbar load. The response of the trailer on the
road will be poor if th e drawbar load is too small.
If the maximum permissible drawbar load cannot be met (e.g. w ith small,
empty and light-weight single axle trailers or tandem axle trailers with an axle
base of less than 1 metre), at least 4% of the actual trailer weight is a legal
stipulation for a drawbar load.
WARNING
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For safety reasons, you should not drive at speeds above 80 km/h when
towing a trailer. This also applies to countries where higher speeds are
permitted.
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Never exceed the maximum trailer weights or the draw bar loading. If
the permissible axle load or the perm issible total weight is exceeded, the
driving characteristics of the vehicle may change, leading to accidents,
injuries and damage to the vehicle.
WheelsTyre pressure, snow chains, wheel boltsTyre pressures
The sticker with the tyre pressure values can be found on the inside of the
tank flap. The tyre pressure values given there are for cold tyres. The slightly
raised pressures of warm tyres must not be reduced ⇒.
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Index279
Instrument panel menu
Configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Example of menu use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Lights and visibility menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Instrument panel menus Principal menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Vehicle status menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Interior front light, type 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Interior front light, type 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Interior monitoring system Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Intermittent wipe, windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51JJump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249KKey tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97LLamp changes general notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Load compartment
See Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 142
Luggage compartment retaining net . . . . . . . . 134
MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Main beam headlights Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Main headlight lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Manual mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
MFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Mileage display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Mirrors Exterior mirrors, electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Make-up mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Multi-function display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Multi-purpose* mobile stowage compartment 138 Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
NNumber of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19OObservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Oil pressuremonitor indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
One-touch opening and closing Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Opening and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Overview Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71PPaintworkPolishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
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Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Selective opening* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Selector lever locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Sitting position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Sitting position, occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 259
Soot accumulation in the diesel engine particle fil- ter *
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Starting Petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158, 159 After the fuel tank has been run dry . . . . . . 160
Steam cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Steering wheel audio controls
audio + telephone version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
audio version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Steering wheel controls Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Steering wheel height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 155
Storage compartment Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Stowage area Centre arm rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Other stowage areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Stowage compartment Front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Stowage in the luggage compartment . . . . . . . 133
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Sunroof blind Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Switch Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Switches Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Electrical exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
TTailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Emergency opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Tank fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
reserve indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
TCS (Traction control system) Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
The danger of not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . 22
Tightening torque of wheel bo lts . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Tire-Mobility-System (Tyre r epair kit) . . . . . . . . 231
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 258
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Towing bracket, fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Traction control system warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Trailer turn signals Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Trips, checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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