2005 Seat Cordoba heating

3 Contents
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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
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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
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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

37 Instrument panel
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
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1Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
2Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101/106/112
3Light switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4Knurled wheel for instrument lighting* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5Knurled wheel for light range adjustment* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
6Indicator/dipped beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7Instrument panel and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39/47
8Driver Air Bag* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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9Ignition and steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
10Wiper/washer/rear window washer* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Multifunction indicator lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
11Hazard warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
12Switch for heated window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
13Air Bag disconnection warning lamp1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
14Cupholder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
15Radio housing*2)/Radionavigation system*
16Passenger Air Bag* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
17Glove compartment/Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
18Switches for:
heating and ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
19Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Lighter/plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
20Handbrake lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
21Automatic*/manual gear lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
22Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
23Steering column adjustment lever* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
24Object compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
25Bonnet release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
26Controls for electric outside mirrors* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
27Central locking button* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
28Electric windows controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
1)This equipment will vary according to the country.2)An additional instructions manual is included for vehicles with a factory-fitted radio. If
the radio is subsequently fitted, follow indications in the "Accessories, modifications
and replacement of parts" chapter.


75 Lights and visibility
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
The electrical system of the factory fitted tow bar* is wired up so that when
towing a trailer fitted with rear fog lights, the rear fog lights on the towing
vehicle are automatically switched off.
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Instrument and switch lighting /
Headlight range control
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set to any intensity by turning the knurled wheel next to the light
switch.
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With the electrical range control the headlight settings can be
matched exactly to the load condition of vehicle. This prevents
oncoming traffic from being dazzled more than is unavoidable. Atthe same time the correct headlight beam setting provides the
best possible visibility for the driver.
The headlights can only be regulated with the dipped headlights
switched on.
To lower the beams, turn knurled discfrom the basicposition (0)
downwards.
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Heated rear window 4
Only works if the engine is running. A lamp in the switch lights up
when connected.
The heating device of the rear window disconnects automatically
after 20 minutes. If the key is pressed again after 20 minutes have
passed, the heated rear windscreen will remain on until the
ignition is switched off.
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76Lights and visibility
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avoid a possible deterioration to the battery. Once the normal functioning
conditions are established the function is resumed.
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consumption helps to reduce fuel consumption ⇒page 140.K
Hazard warning lamps5
The system also works when the ignition is switched off.
Switch on the hazard warning lamps if, for example:
– Your vehicle stops because of a technical defect,
– You have an emergency– You reach the tail end of a traffic jam.
When the hazard warning lamps are switched on, all turn signal
lights flash simultaneously. The warning lamps for the indicators
and a warning lamp in the switch will also flash.
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Seat heating* for left seat
For further information on its functions⇒"Heated seats" chapter.K
Seat heating* for right seat
For further information on its functions⇒"Heated seats" chapter.K
Switches in driver’s door
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85 Lights and visibility
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
Mirror heating*
Electrically operated outside mirrors are heated in the defogging
position. The ignition must be switched on for this function.
Once the mirrors are defogged place the switch in the
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position to avoid unnecessary battery discharge. K
Fold in exterior mirrors
The exterior mirrors of the vehicle can be folded in.
To do this, pull mirror housing towards the vehicle.
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mirrors should be folded in to prevent them from becoming damaged.K
Folding exterior mirrors back
It is mandatory to drive with the rear-view mirrors placed in use
position.
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Electric folding wing mirrors*
Use controlAto select the passenger or driver’s wing mirror, or
the fold-away function, as well as mirror adjustment
⇒fig. 68.
– Mirror demisting
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– Driver’s wing mirror
L L
– Passenger’s wing mirror
– Folding away of wing mirrors
The fold-away position is recommended, for example, when
parking or driving in cramped conditions.
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such, it is advisable to maintain the control in the L L
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89 Seats and luggage compartment
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
Heated seats*
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The cushion and backrest of the front seats can be heated
electrically when the ignition is on.
The heating is connected and regulated with the knurled wheel.
To switch heating off, turn knurled wheel to the basic position (
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electrically when the ignition is on.
The heating is connected and regulated with the knurled wheel.
To switch heating off, turn knurled wheel to the basic position (
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An automatic provisional disconnection of the function may take place to
avoid a possible deterioration of the battery. Once the normal functioning
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Correct adjustment of head restraints
The head restraints are height adjustableand should be set to
suit the size of the occupant. Correctly adjusted head restraints
together with the seat belts offer effective protection. The front
head restraints can also be adjusted to a different angle.
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Cigarette lighter
The cigarette lighter is switched on by pushing in the element.
When the heating element glows, the lighter springs out
automatically – pull it out immediately and use it.
Electric socket
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not running this will however discharge the battery. For more
information
⇒"Accessories" chapter.K
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Lift the handle to open the glove compartment on the passenger
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99 Climate control
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
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Right – increases heat output
Left – decreases heat output
In vehicles fitted with an additional heating system*, turn to the
red point to activate the system.
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The air flow can be regulated in four stages. When driving at low
speed it is advisable to have the blower running at low speed.
On vehicles with a dust and pollen filter, dust, pollen, soot, etc.,
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at
ti
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ng
g aan
nd
d vve
en
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ti
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la
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on
n ssy
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st
te
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ms
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t th
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st
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is
st
ti
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ng
g.
.
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e een
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in
ne
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as
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rm
me
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