2005 Seat Cordoba maintenance

33 Head restraints
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
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Proper sitting position for driver
Head rests are height adjustable and must be adjusted to the
occupant’s height. Correctly adjusted head rests together with the
seat belt offer effective protection. The angle of the front head rests
may also be adjusted.
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• Take sides of head rest with both hands and move it up or down.
• The best protection is obtained when upper edge of the head restisa at
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Central rear head rest*
The rear central head rest offers two positions:
AElevated position or in use. In this position the head rest
functions like a conventional head rest, protecting, together
with the seat belt, the occupant of the rear central seat.
BResting position. This position facilitates visibility for the driver.
To place head rests in the elevated position
A, pull on sides with
both hands in the direction of the arrow. To place head rest in
resting position
B, just push head rest down.
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Overview of the instrument panel
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
Horn
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.


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The arrangement of the instruments depends on the model and
the engine fitted.
1Revolutions counter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2Coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5Digital clock* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Outside temperature* indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Multifunction* indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6Selector lever position display* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
7Mileage clock with service interval indicator* . 45-46K
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Instrument overview
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Additional lights in front of the cooling air intake interfere with the flow of
cooling air. At high ambient temperatures and full throttle there isa danger
that the engine will then overheat.
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Fuel gauge
The gauge starts to work when the ignition is switched on. The
warning lamp will light up for a few seconds as a functional check
when the ignition is switched on.
The tank holds about 45 litres.
When the needle moves to the red reserve zone, warning light
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lights up at the same time that an acoustic warning signal is
produced; this means that approximately 7 litres of fuel remain.
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Speedometer
The speedometer is fitted with a digital mileage clock and a trip
mileage clock, as well as a service interval indicator*.
During the running in period you must note the instructions in the
chapter "The first 1,500 km and afterwards".
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Digital clock*
The digital clock is set by turning a knob that is on the bottom right
next to the speedometer.
• The hours are set by turning the button anti-clockwise until it
stops. By turning the knob once, you move forward one hour. By
turning and holding the knob, the hours move forward
continuously.
• The minutes are set by turning the button clockwise until it stops.
By turning the knob once, you move forward one minute. By
turning and holding the knob, the minutes move forward
continuously.
The knob can be used to set the clock to the exact second.
• Turn the knob to the right until the time is set to exactly one
minute before the required time.
• Turn the button to the right just as the seconds indicator of an
accurately set clock shows one full minute.
Turning the button to the left sets the clock to the required arrow.
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interrupted for more than two hours, the memory will be deleted
automatically.
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collects two driving data of
any number of partial routes up to a total of 100 driving hours, 10,000
kilometers driven and a consumption of 1,000 liters of fuel. These data are
valuable for the calculation of average values for fuel consumption and
speed applicable to all driven partial routes.
If any of the aforementioned values are exceeded, the memory will be
deleted and the calculation will start over. As opposed to partialroute
memory, this memory is not deleted even if driving is not resumed within
two hours.
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Memory consultation
To check data you must select the memory
function by pressing the "Reset" key for less than 2 sec.– Partial route memory – Multifunction indicator 1
– Total route memory – Multifunction indicator 2
You can visualize the following data:
• Driving time
• Average speed
• Distance driven
• Average fuel consumption
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The last selected value will be displayed when ignition is switched on.
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The time is displayed even if the ignition is switched off. The clock
is set with the right knob located under the revolution counter
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"digital clock".
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– Time elapsed since switching on the
ignition or since deleting memory
⇒"partial route memory".
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– Total driving time of all partial routes
⇒
"memory of partial routes".
The maximum time displayed in either selector positions is of 99
hours and 59 minutes. If this value is exceeded, the indication
starts at zero.
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Mileage display or Service Interval Display
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The upper counter registers the total distance driven and the lower
one the short trips.
The last figure of the lower counter indicates 100 m.
The trip mileage can be put back to zero by pressing the reset knob
next to the speedometer (partial mileage clock).
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If a service is due the lower indicator (trip mileage indicator) will
display the following maintenance messages:
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– engine oil change
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– maintenance serviceThe maintenance service will switch off three minutes after the
engine is switched on. You can also change to the trip mileage by
pressing the reset button (for more than 0.5 seconds)
1).
The Technical Service Centre that carries out the maintenance
service will reset the maintenance interval indicator once the
service is done.
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The service interval indicator can also be reset with the trip
mileage button. Proceed as follows:
1 – "Ignition OFF"
2 – Keep pressing the "reset" button of the trip mileage clock.
3 – "Ignition ON" while pressing the "reset" button. The current
event will be statically displayed.
4 – After at least 10 seconds release the reset button.
a) With an event:
– If the button is not released the indication "----" will be
displayed and the event is reset.
b) With several events:
– The first event is reset and the following event is indicated
statically according to the priorities.
– Repeat the procedure (from point 1 on) for the next event.
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1)With "Ignition OFF" the maintenance indication remains visible on the display.


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Overview of the warning lamps
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1Alternator⇒page 48
2Parking light/dipped beam⇒page 48
3Power steering*⇒page 48
4Accelerator pedal faults (EPC)*⇒page 49
4Glowplugs⇒page 49

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When towing the car with the engine shut down or in case of a breakdown
in the servo-steering mechanism, the power steering remains out of order.
Nonetheless, the vehicle continues to be steerable even though the effort to
handle the steering wheel is bigger.
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Accelerator pedal faults (EPC)*
If there is a fault in the accelerator pedal working, a warning lamp
will go on. Have the fault repaired at a Technical Service Centre.
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Glowplugs
(Diesel engines only)
When the engine isc co
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the warning lamp comes on when key is
turned to Drive position (ignition on).
If the warning lamp does not come on, there is a defect in the glow
plug system – call in expert assistance.
When the lamp goes out, start the engine immediately
⇒"Starting
the engine" chapter.
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the glow plug lamp does not come on –
the engine can be started straight away.
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If a fault occurs in the diesel engine management system, it will indicated
by a flashing warning lamp. In this case, have the engine checked
immediately by a Technical Service Centre.
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Indicators
The pilot light flashes at the same time as the indicator. If a turn
signal fails, the warning lamp flashes twice as fast. (Not when
towing a trailer).
For more information
⇒"Flashers and high beam lever" chapter.K
Coolant temperature/level*
The warning lamp* lights up for a few seconds as a functional
check when ignition is switched on.
If the lamp does not go out afterwards or lights up or flashes when
driving, either the coolant temperature is too high or the coolant
level too low. An acoustic signal will sound 3 times as an
additional warning:
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