2007 Seat Cordoba display

Checking and refilling levels
184However, 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 172.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 172 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.
•
Before opening the bonnet to check the brake fluid level, read and
observe the warnings ⇒page 172.
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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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186•
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 172 ⇒ in “Warnings on handling the battery” on
page 185.
– 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 230.
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 185.
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Index
AABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Acoustic signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Acoustic warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Adjustable service interval display . . . . . . . . . . 56
Adjusting simp le headlights
driving on the left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
driving on the right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Air conditioning system Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Air recirculation Semi-automatic air conditi oning . . . . . . . . 119
Air recirculation mode Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Airbags
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Alarm system Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Alterations to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Alternator Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Ambient temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 55
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Apple iPod connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Aquaplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Atermic windscreen* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror* Activating the anti-dazzle function . . . . . . . 97
Deactivating anti-dazzle function . . . . . . . . . 97
Automatic car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Instructions for driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Auxiliary audio connection: AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . 110
BBall coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Battery Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Belt tension device Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Belt tension devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141, 145
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Bulb changes general notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91, 127
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Coolant temperature
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Correct adjustment of front head restraints . . . . 12
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37DDanger of fitting a child seat on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Diesel engine Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Diesel engine particulate filter* . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Differential lock fault (EDL) warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Dipped headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Disabling front passenger airbag Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Disabling the airbag Disabling front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . 39
Displays in the Multi-function display Memory displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Doors
Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Drive wheels traction control system . . . . . . . . 142
Driving Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
With a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Driving with respect for the environment . . . . . 154
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
EEDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
EDS Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Electrical sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Electrohydraulic steering warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 128
Electronic stabilisation programme . . . . . . 64, 143 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Electronic stabilisation programme (ESP)
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Emission control system warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Engine Running-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Engine compartment Working in the engine compartment . . . . . 172
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Engine fault warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Engine management Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Engine oil pressure Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Environmental tip Avoiding pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 143
Exhaust gases purification system . . . . . . . . . 146
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
External aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
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MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Main beam headlights
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Main headlight lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Manual heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Manual heating system Defrosting the windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Demisting the windscreen and side windows . .115
MFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Mileage display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Mirrors courtesy mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Wing mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Multi-function display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53NNumber of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16OObservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
One-touch opening and closing
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Opening and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Overview Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
PPaintworkPolishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Trips to foreign countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Petrol engines, starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 18
Plastic key tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
RRadio frequency remote control Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Radio wave remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Rain sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Rear cup holder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rear fog lamp indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Rear seats, folding down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Rear window heating Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Remote control key Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Removing and fitting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Repairs Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Replacing lamps fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Reverse gear Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
RME fuel (biodiesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
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