2005 Seat Cordoba towing

3 Contents
C
Co
on
nt
te
en
nt
ts
s
T
Th
he
e sst
tr
ru
uc
ct
tu
ur
re
e oof
f tth
hi
is
s mma
an
nu
ua
al
l . . . . . . 5
C
Co
on
nt
te
en
nt
t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
S
Sa
af
fe
et
ty
y FFi
ir
rs
st
t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Introduction to the subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Air Bag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Head restraints* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
C
Co
on
nt
tr
ro
ol
ls
s aan
nd
d eeq
qu
ui
ip
pm
me
en
nt
t . . . . . . . . . . 37
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
Ti
ip
ps
s aan
nd
d MMa
ai
in
nt
te
en
na
an
nc
ce
e . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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
Te
ec
ch
hn
ni
ic
ca
al
l dda
at
ta
a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
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
G
Ge
en
ne
er
ra
al
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x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

49 Instrument panel
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
N
No
ot
te
e
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.
K
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.
K
Glowplugs
(Diesel engines only)
When the engine isc co
ol
ld
d
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.
When the engine isw wa
ar
rm
m
the glow plug lamp does not come on –
the engine can be started straight away.
N No
ot
te
e
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.
K
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:
S St
to
op
p,
, ssw
wi
it
tc
ch
h een
ng
gi
in
ne
e oof
ff
f
and check level. Add coolant if necessary.
• • NNe
ev
ve
er
r oop
pe
en
n tth
he
e bbo
on
nn
ne
et
t oof
f yyo
ou
ur
r cca
ar
r iif
f yyo
ou
u sse
ee
e sst
te
ea
am
m oor
r cco
oo
ol
la
an
nt
t cco
om
mi
in
ng
g
f fr
ro
om
m tth
he
e een
ng
gi
in
ne
e cco
om
mp
pa
ar
rt
tm
me
en
nt
t –– RRi
is
sk
k oof
f ssc
ca
al
ld
di
in
ng
g!
! WWa
ai
it
t uun
nt
ti
il
l nno
o mmo
or
re
e sst
te
ea
am
m
o or
r cco
oo
ol
la
an
nt
t cca
an
n bbe
e sse
ee
en
n.
.
• • DDo
o nno
ot
t tto
ou
uc
ch
h tth
he
e ffa
an
n.
. TTh
he
e ffa
an
n cca
an
n ssw
wi
it
tc
ch
h oon
n ssu
ud
dd
de
en
nl
ly
y –– eev
ve
en
n wwh
he
en
n tth
he
e
e en
ng
gi
in
ne
e iis
s ssw
wi
it
tc
ch
he
ed
d oof
ff
f.
.
• • PPl
le
ea
as
se
e nno
ot
te
e tth
he
e ffo
ol
ll
lo
ow
wi
in
ng
g ppo
oi
in
nt
ts
s tto
o aav
vo
oi
id
d ssc
ca
al
ld
di
in
ng
g wwi
it
th
h hho
ot
t cco
oo
ol
la
an
nt
t:
:
– – EEx
xe
er
rc
ci
is
se
e cca
au
ut
ti
io
on
n wwh
he
en
n oop
pe
en
ni
in
ng
g tth
he
e cco
oo
ol
la
an
nt
t eex
xp
pa
an
ns
si
io
on
n tta
an
nk
k!
! WWh
he
en
n tth
he
e
W
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53 Instrument panel
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
L
Li
ig
gh
ht
ts
s uup
p yye
el
ll
lo
ow
w ((o
oi
il
l lle
ev
ve
el
l*
* tto
oo
o llo
ow
w)
)
The yellow warning lamp indicates that the oil level is too low. Stop engine
and add oil⇒"Engine oil" chapter.
When opening the bonnet the oil level warning is reset. However, ifyou do
not refill oil the warning will reappear after about 100 km.
F Fl
la
as
sh
he
es
s yye
el
ll
lo
ow
w ((d
de
ef
fe
ec
ct
ti
iv
ve
e ooi
il
l lle
ev
ve
el
l*
* iin
nd
di
ic
ca
at
to
or
r)
)
If the oil level indicator is defective an acoustic signal will sound and the
warning lamp will flash several times.From the moment of the defect to the check-up of the engine the oillevel
needs to be checked regularly, preferably when filling the tank.
K
Trailer indicators*
The warning lamp* flashes when turn signals are switched on
when towing a trailer.
If a turn signal fails on the trailer or vehicle, the warning lamp does
not flash.
K

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.
K
Instrument and switch lighting /
Headlight range control
I In
ns
st
tr
ru
um
me
en
nt
t lli
ig
gh
ht
ti
in
ng
g 2
When the lights are on, the level of the instrument lighting can be
set to any intensity by turning the knurled wheel next to the light
switch.
H He
ea
ad
dl
li
ig
gh
ht
t rra
an
ng
ge
e cco
on
nt
tr
ro
ol
l*
*
3
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.
K
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.
o
123
IBN-007Fig. 57
Fig. 58
VOLT12
16
CON-012


91 Seats and luggage compartment
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
P
Pe
ed
da
al
l aar
re
ea
a
Pedals
T
Th
he
e mmo
ov
ve
em
me
en
nt
t oof
f tth
he
e ppe
ed
da
al
ls
s mmu
us
st
t nno
ot
t bbe
e rre
es
st
tr
ri
ic
ct
te
ed
d!
!
F Fo
or
r tth
hi
is
s rre
ea
as
so
on
n,
, ddo
o nno
ot
t llo
oc
ca
at
te
e aan
ny
y iit
te
em
ms
s iin
n tth
he
e ffo
oo
ot
tw
we
el
ll
l wwh
hi
ic
ch
h cco
ou
ul
ld
d
r ro
ol
ll
l oor
r ssl
li
id
de
e uun
nd
de
er
rn
ne
ea
at
th
h tth
he
e ppe
ed
da
al
ls
s.
.
Around the pedal area there should not be any foot mats or other
additional floor covering materials:
•In the case of defects in the brake system, a greater pedal travel
may be necessary.
•It should always be possible to depressthe clutch and
accelerator pedals fully.
•All pedals must be able to return, unhindered, to their rest
positions.
For these reasons, the only foot mats which may be used are those
which leave the pedal area completely free and which are
prevented from slipping.
L Lu
ug
gg
ga
ag
ge
e cco
om
mp
pa
ar
rt
tm
me
en
nt
t
Stowing luggage
In the interests of good handling ensure that the load (persons and
luggage) is distributed evenly. Heavy items should always be
carried as near to the rear axle as possible or better still, between
the axles.
Stale air escapes through ventilation openings in the side trim* of
the luggage compartment. For this reason, it is best to keep these
openings uncovered.
•T Th
he
e sst
te
ee
er
ri
in
ng
g cco
ol
lu
um
mn
n mma
ay
y oon
nl
ly
y bbe
e aad
dj
ju
us
st
te
ed
d wwh
hi
il
ls
st
t tth
he
e vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e iis
s
s st
ta
at
ti
io
on
na
ar
ry
y.
.
•F
Fo
or
r ssa
af
fe
et
ty
y rre
ea
as
so
on
ns
s,
, tth
he
e lle
ev
ve
er
r mmu
us
st
t aal
lw
wa
ay
ys
s bbe
e ffi
ir
rm
ml
ly
y ppr
re
es
ss
se
ed
d uup
p,
, sso
o tth
ha
at
t
t th
he
e ppo
os
si
it
ti
io
on
n oof
f tth
he
e sst
te
ee
er
ri
in
ng
g cco
ol
lu
um
mn
n ddo
oe
es
s nno
ot
t ssu
ud
dd
de
en
nl
ly
y cch
ha
an
ng
ge
e wwh
hi
il
le
e tth
he
e
v ve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e iis
s iin
n mmo
ot
ti
io
on
n.
.
K
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U Un
nd
de
er
r nno
o cci
ir
rc
cu
um
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st
ta
an
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ce
es
s ssh
ho
ou
ul
ld
d aan
ny
y iit
te
em
ms
s bbe
e kke
ep
pt
t iin
n tth
he
e ffo
oo
ot
tw
we
el
ll
l,
, aas
s tth
he
ey
y
c co
ou
ul
ld
d bbl
lo
oc
ck
k tth
he
e ppe
ed
da
al
ls
s iin
n cca
as
se
e oof
f aa ssu
ud
dd
de
en
n bbr
ra
ak
ki
in
ng
g mma
an
no
oe
eu
uv
vr
re
e.
.
Y Yo
ou
u wwo
ou
ul
ld
d nno
o llo
on
ng
ge
er
r bbe
e aab
bl
le
e tto
o bbr
ra
ak
ke
e,
, cch
ha
an
ng
ge
e gge
ea
ar
r oor
r aac
cc
ce
el
le
er
ra
at
te
e!
!
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• • DDo
o nno
ot
t lle
ea
av
ve
e hhe
ea
av
vy
y oob
bj
je
ec
ct
ts
s,
, ppo
oi
in
nt
te
ed
d oon
ne
es
s,
, eet
tc
c.
..
..
. llo
oo
os
se
e iin
n tth
he
e bbo
oo
ot
t ((f
fo
or
r
e ex
xa
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114Driving
situation, an “e
ec
co
on
no
om
my
y”,
, low-consumption, or a more “s
sp
po
or
rt
ty
y”
programme will be selected.
The programme is selected a au
ut
to
om
ma
at
ti
ic
ca
al
ll
ly
y
depending on the
movement of the accelerator pedal.
If the accelerator pedal is moved slowly, or at a normal rate, the
gearbox will shift into a higher gear earlier, and down into a lower
gear later to r re
ed
du
uc
ce
e ffu
ue
el
l cco
on
ns
su
um
mp
pt
ti
io
on
n
.
A more “s sp
po
or
rt
ty
y
” programme is selected when the accelerator pedal
movesf fa
as
st
t
. The pedal does not have to be depressed to the point
ofk ki
ic
ck
k-
-d
do
ow
wn
n
⇒page 116. In this mode, the gearbox will shift up
later to make full use of the engine power reserves.
The downward shift occurs at a higher rate of revolutions than in
the economy programmes.
The gear box is self adapting, and continuously selects the most
suitable gear programme. At the same time, the driver can also
make the gear box switch to a more “sporty” programme by
pressing the accelerator quickly. Depending on road speed, this
makes the gearbox shift down early into a lower gear for quicker
acceleration (for instance to overtake another vehicle), without
having to press the accelerator all the way down to the kick-down
position. After the gear box has shifted back up it returns to the
original programme, depending on your style of driving.
The gear box adapts the gear shifts for uphill and downhill
gradients. This prevents the gearbox from shifting up and downunnecessarily on uphill gradients. On downhill gradients, the
gearbox shifts down into a lower gear when the driver presses the
brake pedal. This makes use of the braking effect of the engine
without having to change down manually
N No
ot
te
e
Depending on road resistance, for example when trailer towing or on uphill
stretches, a programme is automatically selected which provides more
power by shifting into a lower gear. This prevents frequent gear changes.
K
Selector lever lock
In positions “P P
” and “N N
” with the ignition switched on the selector
lever is locked. To move the selector lever out of these positions
the brake pedal must be depressed and the selector lever button
pushed-in. This prevents a gear being engaged inadvertently and
the vehicle unintentionally moving off.
A delay circuit prevents the selector lever from locking when it is
moved quickly past the “N N
” position (for instance from “R R
” to “D D
”).
This enables for example the vehicle to be “rocked” out of a
“bogged down” position. The shift lock only locks the selector
lever if it is left in the “N N
” position for more than about 1 second
without the brake pedal being depressed.
At speeds above 5 km/h the selector lever lock is automatically
switched-off in position “N N
”.
K

117 Driving
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
M
Mo
ov
vi
in
ng
g oof
ff
f
Select driving range (R R
, D D
, 3 3
, 2 2
, 1 1
).W Wa
ai
it
t uun
nt
ti
il
l tth
he
e gge
ea
ar
rb
bo
ox
x hha
as
s
s sh
hi
if
ft
te
ed
d aan
nd
d tth
he
e ppo
ow
we
er
r ffl
lo
ow
w iis
s mma
ad
de
e tto
o tth
he
e ddr
ri
iv
vi
in
ng
g wwh
he
ee
el
ls
s
(light
selection jerk perceptible). T Th
he
en
n oon
ne
e cca
an
n aac
cc
ce
el
le
er
ra
at
te
e.
.
S St
to
op
pp
pi
in
ng
g
When the vehicle is stopped for a short period, for example at
trafficlights, it is only necessary to apply the brakes. It is not
necessary to move selector lever to “N N
”. The engine should
however only be running at idling speed.
P Pa
ar
rk
ki
in
ng
g
On a gradient the handbrake should be applied firmly first and
then the parking lock engaged. This will ensure that the locking
mechanism is not too heavily loaded and makes the lock easier to
disengage.
E Em
me
er
rg
ge
en
nc
cy
y sst
ta
ar
rt
ti
in
ng
g
On vehicles with automatic gearbox the engine cannot be started
by towing or pushing the vehicle
⇒"Tow start/towing" chapter.When the battery is flat, the engine can be started from the battery
of another vehicle by using jumper cables
⇒“Starting help”
chapter.
T To
ow
wi
in
ng
g
If a vehicle must be towed instructions in the "Tow start/towing"
chapter must be followed strictly.
E Em
me
er
rg
ge
en
nc
cy
y ppr
ro
og
gr
ra
am
m
In case of an electronic failure of the gearbox, emergency programs
are activated depending on the type of failure.
• The gear box continues to shift automatically, but strong jerking
is noticeable. Consult a Technical Service Centre.
• The gear box no longer shifts automatically.
In this case, you can shift manually. Only the 3 3r
rd
d
gear is available
in the positions "D D
", "3 3
" and "2 2
" of the selector lever.
In the positions "1 1
" and "R R
" of the selector lever, the 1 1s
st
t
gear and
reverse gear, respectively, are available as customary.
It may happen that the gear oil is overheated when the torque
converter has to work harder, especially if2 2n
nd
d
gear is missing.
In such cases, go to a Technical Service Centre as soon as possible.
K
T
To
o ppr
re
ev
ve
en
nt
t tth
he
e vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e ffr
ro
om
m rro
ol
ll
li
in
ng
g aaw
wa
ay
yi
in
na
ad
dv
ve
er
rt
te
en
nt
tl
ly
y,
, yyo
ou
u ssh
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ul
ld
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wa
ay
ys
s
a ap
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pl
ly
y tth
he
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an
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br
ra
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ly
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en
n tth
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ic
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le
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as
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om
me
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o tth
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e cco
om
mp
pl
le
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p.
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ls
so
o ppl
la
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ce
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ar
r sse
el
le
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ct
to
or
r lle
ev
ve
er
r iin
n ppo
os
si
it
ti
io
on
n ““P
P”
”.
.
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