Lights and visibility91
Safety First
Operating instructions
Tips and Maintenance
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
Switching main beam on and off
– Turn the light switch to position
.
– Press the lever forward ⇒ page 90, fig. 59 to switch on the
main beams.
– Pull the lever back towards you to switch the main beam head- lights off again.
Headlight flasher
– Pull the lever towards the steering wheel to operate the flasher.
Switching on parking lights
– Switch off the ignition and remove the key from the lock.
– Move the lever up or down to turn on the right or left-hand parking lights respectively.
WARNING
The main beam can dazzle other driver s. Risk of accident! Never use the
main beam headlights or the headli ght flasher if they could dazzle other
drivers.
Note
•
The turn signals only work when the ignition is switched on. The corre-
sponding warning lamp
or flashes in the combi-instrument. The
warning lamp
flashes when the turn signals are operated, provided a
trailer is correctly attached and connected to the vehicle. If a turn signal bulb
is defective, the warning lamp flashes at double speed. If the trailer turn signal bulbs are damaged, warning lamp
does not light up. You should
have the bulb replaced.
•
The main beam headlights can only be switched on if the dipped beam
headlights are alrea dy on. The warning lamp
then comes on in the combi-
instrument.
•
The headlight flasher comes on for as long as you pull the lever – even if
no other lights are switched on. The warning lamp
then comes on in the
combi-instrument.
•
When the parking lights are switched on, the headlight and the rear light
on the corresponding side of the vehicle light up. The parking lights will only
work if the key is removed from the ignition. If the lights are switched on, a
buzzer gives an audible warning while the driver door is open.
•
If the turn signal lever is left on after the key has been taken out of the
ignition lock, an acoustic signal sounds when the driver door is opened. This
is a reminder to switch off the turn signal, unless of course you wish to leave
the parking light on.
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If and when
208Bulb changeGeneral notesBefore changing any bulb first turn off the equipment concerned.
Do not touch the bulb glass. Fingerprints vaporise in the heat, causing a
reduction in the bulb life and conden sation on the mirror surface, thus
reducing efficiency.
A bulb should only be replaced by one of the same type. The type is inscribed
on the bulb, either on the glass part or on the base.
It is highly recommended to keep a box of spare bulbs in the vehicle. At the
very least, the bulbs that most affect road safety should have spares in the
vehicle.
Rear lights on frame
Brake/position 12V/P21/5W
Turn signals 12V/P21W Rear lights on tailgate
small position light 12V/W5W
antifog lamp 12V/P21W
reverse lamp 12V/P21W
Single reflector headlamps*
full beam/dipped 12V 60/55W (H4)
turn signals 12V/PY21W
position lights 12/W5W
Double reflector headlamps
dipped beam 12V/55W (H7)
full beam 12V/55W (H3)
turn signals 12V/PY21W
position lights 12V/W5W
Xenon headlights
8)
Dipped beam 12V/35W (D1S)
9)
full beam 12V/55W (H7)
10
Cable control unit 5
11 Clima fan 5
12 Vacant
13 Jatco unit for automatic gearbox 5
14 Vacant
15 Vacant
16 Vacant
Number
Electrical equipment Amperes
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If and when209
Safety First
Operating instructions
Tips and Maintenance
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
turn signals 12V/PY21W
position lights 12V/W5W
Fog lights*
Fog lights 12V/55W (H3)
Registration plate light
Registration plate light - C5W
Caution
•
The halogen lamps (H3, H7, H4...) are pressurised and might explode on
changing them.
•
Therefore protective gloves and glasses should be worn when changing a
halogen lamp.Note
•
Due to the difficulty in accessing the lamps, any replacement work should
be done by a SEAT dealer. However, we shall explain how to change these
lamps, except for the xenon lights*.
Main headlight lamps
Dipped headlights
Main beam headlights
8)On this type of headlight, the bulb changes must be made by the SEAT dealer, given
that complex elements must be removed from the vehicle and a reset must be made
on the automatic control system incorporated.9)The Xenon bulbs discharge 2.5 times the light flux and have an average lifespan of 5
times more than that of halogen bulbs, this means that, except due to unusual circum-
stances, there is no need to change the bulbs for the whole life of the vehicle.
Fig. 140 Main headlight
lampsFig. 141 Main headlight
lamps
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Index245
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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