2006 Seat Ibiza 5D display

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Operating instructions
Tips and Maintenance
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However, if the level goes down noticeably in a short time, or drops below the
“MIN” mark, there may be a leak in the brake system. A display on the instru-
ment panel will warn you if the brake fluid level is too low
⇒page 58.
WARNING
Before opening the bonnet to check the brake fluid level, read and observe
the warnings ⇒page 176.Changing the brake fluid
The brake fluid must be renewed every two years.We recommend that you have the brake fluid changed by an Authorised
Service Centre.
Before opening the bonnet, please read and follow the warnings ⇒ in
“Safety instructions on working in the engine compartment” on page 176 in
“Working in the engine compartment”.
Brake fluid absorbs moisture. In the cour se of time, it will absorb water from
the ambient air. If the water content in the brake fluid is too high, the brake
system could corrode. This also considerably reduces the boiling point of the
brake fluid. Heavy use of the brakes may then cause a vapour lock which
could impair the braking effect.
For this reason the brake fluid must be renewed every two years.
It is important that you use only use brake fluid compliant with the US
standard FMVSS 116 DOT 4. We recommend the use of Genuine SEAT brake
fluid.
WARNING
Brake fluid is poisonous. Old brake fluid impairs the braking effect.
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Before opening the bonnet to check the brake fluid level, read and
observe the warnings ⇒page 176.
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Brake fluid should be stored in the closed original container in a safe
place out of reach of children. There is a toxic risk.
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Have the brake fluid changed every two years at the latest. Heavy use
of the brakes may cause a vapour lock if the brake fluid is left in the system
for too long. This would seriously affect the efficiency of the brakes and the
safety of the vehicle. This may cause an accident.Caution
Brake fluid could damage the paintwork. Wipe off any brake fluid from the
paintwork immediately.
For the sake of the environment
Brake fluid must be drained and disposed of in the proper manner observing
environmental regulations.
WARNING (continued)
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If the vehicle is left standing in cold conditions for a long period, protect
the battery from frost. If it “freezes” it will be damaged.
Checking the electrolyte level
The electrolyte level should be checked regularly in high-
mileage vehicles, in hot countries and in older batteries.– Open the bonnet and open the battery cover at the front ⇒ in
“Safety instructions on working in the engine compartment” on
page 176 ⇒ in “Warnings on handling the battery” on
page 190.
– Check the colour display in the "magic eye" on the top of the battery.
– If there are air bubbles in the window, tap the window gently until they disperse.The position of the battery is shown in the corresponding engine compart-
ment diagram ⇒page 238.
The round window (“magic eye”) on the top of the battery changes colour,
depending on the charge level and electrolyte level of the battery.
If the colour in the window is colourless or bright yellow, the electrolyte level
of the battery is too low. Have the battery checked by a qualified workshop.
The colours green and black are used by the workshops for diagnostic
purposes.
Charging and changing the vehicle battery
The battery is maintenance-free and is checked during the
inspection service. All work on the vehicle battery requires
specialist knowledge.If you often drive short distances or if the vehicle is not driven for long
periods, the battery should be checked by a qualified workshop between the
scheduled services.
If the battery has discharged and you have problems starting the vehicle, the
battery might be damaged. If this happens, we recommend you have the
vehicle battery checked by an Authorised Service Centre where it will be re-
charged or replaced.
Charging the battery
The vehicle battery should be charged by a qualified workshop only, as
batteries using special technology have been installed and they must be
charged in a controlled environment.
Replacing a vehicle battery
The battery has been developed to suit the conditions of its location and has
special safety features.
Genuine SEAT batteries fulfil the maintenance, performance and safety spec-
ifications of your vehicle.
WARNING
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We recommend you use only maintenance-free or cycle free leak-proof
batteries that comply with the standards T 825 06 and VW 7 50 73. This
standard applies as of 2001.
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Before starting any work on the batteries, you must read and observe
the warnings ⇒ in “Warnings on handling the battery” on page 190.
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Index257
Index
AABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Acoustic signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Acoustic warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Adjustable service interval display . . . . . . . . . . 56
Adjusting simp le headlights
driving on the left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
driving on the right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Air conditioning system Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Air recirculation Semi-automatic air conditi oning . . . . . . . . 122
Air recirculation mode Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Airbags
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Alarm system Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Alterations to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Alternator Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Ambient temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 55
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Apple iPod connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Aquaplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Atermic windscreen* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror* Activating the anti-dazzle function . . . . . . . 99
Deactivating anti-dazzle function . . . . . . . . . 99
Automatic car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Instructions for driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Automatic wiper/wash function for the rear window
97
Auxiliary audio connection: AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . 113
BBall coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Battery Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Belt tension device Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Belt tension devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Boot* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 225
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 150
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145, 150
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
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Convenience opening
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 184
Coolant Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Coolant level warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Coolant Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Coolant temperature Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Correct adjustment of front head restraints . . . . 12
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36DDanger of fitting a child seat on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Deep Water in Cupra version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Diesel engine Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Diesel engine particulate filter* . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Differential lock fault (EDL) warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Dipped headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Disabling front passenger airbag
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Disabling the airbag Disabling front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . 38
Displays in the Mult i-function display
Memory displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Doors Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Drive wheels traction control system . . . . . . . . 146
Driving Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
With a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Driving with respect for the environment . . . . . 158
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
EEDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
EDS Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Electrical sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Electrohydraulic steering
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 131
Electronic stabilisation program . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Electronic stabilisation program (ESP) warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Electronic stabilisation programme . . . . . . . . . 147
Emission control system warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Engine Running-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Engine compartment Working in the engine compartment . . . . . 176
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Engine fault warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Engine management Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Engine oil pressure Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 114
Luggage compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Main beam headlights
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Main headlight lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Manual heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Manual heating system Defrosting the windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Demisting the windscreen and side windows . .118
MFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Mileage display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Mirrors courtesy mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Wing mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Multi-function display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53NNumber of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
OObservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
One-touch opening and closing Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Opening and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Overview Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58PPaintworkPolishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Trips to foreign countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Petrol engines, starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 17
Plastic key tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
RRadio frequency remote control
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Radio wave remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Rain sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rear cup holder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Rear fog lamp indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear seats, folding down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear window heating Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Rearview mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Remote control key Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Removing and fitting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Repairs Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Replacing lamps fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
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