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Operating instructions
Tips and Maintenance
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WARNING
Incorrectly performed modifications or other work on your vehicle can lead
to malfunctions and cause accidents.Roof aerial*The vehicle may be fitted with a collapsible roof aerial* with antitheft
system*, which can be folded backwards, when, for example, going through
an automatic carwash.
To f o l d
Unscrew the aerial rod, tilting it backwards into a horizontal position and then
screw in again.
To return to working position
Continue in the reverse order to that given in the previous instruction.Mobile telephones and two-way radiosYou will require an external aerial for mobile phones and two-
way radios.SEAT has approved your vehicle for use with mobile telephones and two-way
radios providing the following conditions are observed:•
The correct installation of an external aerial,
•
transmitting power of maximum 10 watts.
An external aerial is needed to give the equipment its optimal range. First consult your Authorised Service Centre if you wish to use a mobile tele-
phone or a two-way radio with a transmitting power in excess of 10 watts.
Here you will receive information concerning the technical possibilities for
retro-fitting this equipment.
Mobile telephones and two-way radios
should be fitted only by a qualified
workshop, for example an Authorised Service Centre.
WARNING
•
Always concentrate primarily on driving. If you are distracted while
driving you could have an accident.
•
Never attach the telephone mountings to the surfaces covering the
airbag units or within the range of the airbags, danger of injury if the airbag
is triggered.
•
If you use mobile telephones or two-way radios in the vehicle without
an external aerial, electromagnetic ra diation in the vehicle could exceed
authorised limits. This also applies to external aerials that have not been
correctly installed.Caution
Failure to observe the above conditions could cause the electronics to
malfunction. The most common causes of faults are:•
no external aerial,
•
external aerial incorrectly installed,
•
transmitting power in excess of 10 watts.Note
Please observe the operating instructions of your mobile telephone / two-way
radio.
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Fuses on left side of dash panelFuses
Number Electrical equipment Amperes
1 Secondary water pump 1.8 20 VT (T16) 15
2A BS/E S P 10
3 Vacant
4 Brake light, clutch switch, relay coils 5
5 Engine control unit (petrol) 5
6 Right side light 5
7 Left side light 5
8 Mirror heating unit 5
9 Lambda probe 10
10 Signal“S”
a). Radio unit 5
11 Electric mirror power supply 5
12 Headlamp height adjustment 5
13 Oil pressure/level sensor 5
14 Additional heating engine/fuel pump 10
15 Automatic gearbox unit 10
16 Heated seats 15
17 Engine control unit 5
18 Instrument panel /Heating and ventilation, Navigation, Headlamp height adjustment, Electric mirror 10
19 Reverse light 10
20 Windscreen washer pump 10
21 Main beam headlight, right 10
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Fuses below steering wheel in relay holderPTC fuses 46
Windscreen wiper unit 20
47 Heated rear window unit 20
48 Indicator unit 15
49 Cigarette lighter 15
50 Locking unit 15
51 Radio/CD/GPS/Telephone 20
52 Horn 20
53 Dipped headlight (left side) 15
54 Right rear window control 25a)The signal “S”is a system which includes the starter and steering lock and enables, after the ignition is switched off and with out removing the key from the steering and starter lock,
certain electrical components to be switched on, including for example, the radio, the courtesy light, etc. This function is de activated on removing the key from the steering and starter
lock.
Number Electrical equipment Amperes
1 PTCs (Supplementary electrical heating using air) 40
2 PTCs (Supplementary electrical heating using air) 40
3 PTCs (Supplementary electrical heating using air) 40
Number
Electrical equipment Amperes
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Index249
MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Main beam headlights
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Main headlight lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Manual heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Manual heating system Defrosting the windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Demisting the windscreen and side windows . .113
MFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Mileage display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 58
Mirrors Exterior mirrors, electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Make-up mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Multi-function display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56NNumber of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17OObservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
One-touch opening and closing
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Opening and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Overview Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
PPaintworkPolishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Parking and dipped/si de lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Trips to foreign countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Petrol engines, starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 19
Plastic key tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Pollution filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
RRadio frequency remote control
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Radio wave remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Rain sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Rear cupholder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear fog lamp indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Rear seats, folding down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Rear window heating Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Remote control key Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Removing and fitting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Repairs Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Replacing lamps fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reverse gear Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
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Tank
fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
reserve indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
TCS (Traction control system) Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
The danger of not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . 20
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 222
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Towing bracket, fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Traction control system warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Trailer turn signals Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Trips, checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 92
Two-way radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Tyres and wheels
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tyres service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Tyres tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . 186
UUnderbody sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158VVehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Vehicle interior heating or cooling system . . . 116
Vehicle paint Car care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Vehicle tools Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Vehicle wallet storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Volumetric sensor * Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80WWarning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Warning triangles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Washing by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Washing with high pressure cleaners . . . . . . . 155
Water in the windscreen washer tank . . . . . . . 179
Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194, 223
Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Wheel change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Wheel trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185, 222
Why assume the correct sitting position? . . . . . 28
Why should head restraints be correctly adjusted? 12
Why wear seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 19
Why wear seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Windscreen defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Windscreen wiper blades Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Changing blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Changing the rear blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Winter driving Diesel engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Wiper/wash automatic function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Working in the engine compa rtment . . . . . . . . 169
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