2005 Seat Cordoba Owner's Manual

cordoba
owner’s manual
auto emoción

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This owner's manual and the corresponding supplements should be read carefully to familiarise yourself
quickly with your vehicle.
Also, the regular care and maintenance and correct handling of the vehicle will contribute to the conservation
of its value.
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If selling the vehicle, give all of the onboard documentation to the new owner because as this belongs with
the vehicle.

3 Contents
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C
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Introduction to the subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Air Bag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Head restraints* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
C
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Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Digital display in the instrument panel . . . . . . . . 41
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Controls on the steering wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Central locking* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63Radio-frequency remote control key* . . . . . . . . . . 65
Electric windows* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Opening roof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Switches in the central console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Windscreen washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Rear-view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Seats and luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . 87
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Head restraints* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Adjustable steering column* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Roof rack* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Ashtrays*, cigarette lighter* and electrical sockets95
Stowage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Heating and ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Automatic gearbox* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Cruise control system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
T
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Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Anti-lock brake system and traction control ABS . 131
Electronic stabilisation programme (ESP)* . . . . . 132
Power steering* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Your vehicle and the environment . . . . . . . . . 135
The first 1,500 km – and afterwards . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cleaning the exhaust fumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Environment-friendly and economical driving . . . 137
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Care of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Checking and refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Engine bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

4Contents
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Servicing and replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Accessories, modifications and replacement of parts171
If and when . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
First aid kit, warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
On board tools, spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Changing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Installing a radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Mobile telephones and radio telephones . . . . . . 200
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Tow start/towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Lifting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
T
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General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
General considerations on technical data . . . . . . 207
Weights and measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Fixing points for tow bar* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Petrol engine 1.2 47 kW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Petrol engine 1.4 16V 55 kW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Petrol engine 1.4 16V 55 kW. Automatic gearbox . 216
Petrol engine 1.4 16V 74 kW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Petrol engine 2.0 85 kW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Diesel engine 1.4 TDI 51 kW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Diesel engine 1.4 TDI 55 kW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Diesel engine 1.4 TDI 59 kW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Diesel engine 1.9 SDI 47 kW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Diesel engine 1.9 TDI 74 kW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Diesel engine 1.9 TDI 96 kW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Measurements and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
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5 The structure of this manual
B
Be
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at the time of
publication. Some of the equipment described here will not be available
until a later date, or is available only in certain markets.
B Be
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ca
au
us
se
e tth
hi
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s iis
s aa gge
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d oon
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s iis
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n nno
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I Il
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st
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are intended as a general guide, and may vary from the
equipment fitted in your vehicle in some details.
The d di
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ti
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on
n iin
nd
di
ic
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(left, right, front, rear) appearing in this manual
refer to the normal forward working direction of the vehicle except when
otherwise indicated.
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*
comes in series only in
determined model versions, are supplied as optional only for some
versions, or are only offered in different countries.
® ®All registered marks are indicated with®
®
.Even if the copyright symbol
does not appear this does not mean that the mark is not copyrighted.
The section is continued on the following page.
KIndicates the e en
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f aa sse
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ct
ti
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C Ca
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ti
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Texts with this symbol draw your attention to a possible risk of damage to
your vehicle.
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or
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he
e ssa
ak
ke
e oof
f tth
he
e een
nv
vi
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ro
on
nm
me
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Texts with this symbol refer to points relevant to the protection ofthe
environment.
N No
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Texts with this symbol contain additional information of a more general
nature.K
T Th
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6Content
C
Co
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nt
te
en
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This manual is structured to give you the information you need as quickly
and clearly as possible. The contents of this Manual are grouped into
relatively shorts se
ec
ct
ti
io
on
ns
s
making up c ch
ha
ap
pt
te
er
rs
s
(e.g.“Air conditioning”). The
entire manual is divided into five large parts which are:
1 1.
. SSa
af
fe
et
ty
y FFi
ir
rs
st
t
Information on the vehicle equipment relating to passive safety such as seat
belts, airbags, seats, etc.
2 2.
. CCo
on
nt
tr
ro
ol
ls
s aan
nd
d eeq
qu
ui
ip
pm
me
en
nt
t
Information about the distribution of controls in the driver position of the
vehicle, about the seat adjustment possibilities, how to create a suitable
climate in the passenger compartment, etc.
3 3.
. TTi
ip
ps
s aan
nd
d MMa
ai
in
nt
te
en
na
an
nc
ce
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Advice relating to driving, care and maintenance of your vehicle and certain
problems which you may solve yourself.
4 4.
. TTe
ec
ch
hn
ni
ic
ca
al
l DDa
at
ta
a
Figures, data, dimensions and measurements (for example fuel
consumption) of your vehicle.
5 5.
. AAl
lp
ph
ha
ab
be
et
ti
ic
c iin
nd
de
ex
x
At the end of this manual there is a detailed alphabetical index, thiswill
help you to rapidly find the information you require.K