2008 Seat Cordoba display

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Safety First
Operating instructions
Tips and Maintenance
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
Brake fluidChecking the brake fluid level
The brake fluid is checked at the intervals given in the service
schedule.– Read off the fluid level at the transparent brake fluid reservoir. It
should always be between the “MIN” and “MAX” marks.The position of the brake fluid reservoir is shown in the corresponding engine
compartment diagram ⇒page 232. The brake fluid reservoir has a black and
yellow cap.
The brake fluid level drops slightly when the vehicle is being used as the
brake pads are automatically adjusted as they wear. 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 60.
WARNING
Before opening the bonnet to check the brake fluid level, read and observe
the warnings ⇒ page 175.Changing the brake fluid
The Maintenance Program indicates the brake fluid change
intervals.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 175 in
“Working in the engine compartment”.
Brake fluid absorbs moisture. In the course 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.
It is important that you use only 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.
Fig. 128 In the engine
compartment: Brake fluid
reservoir cover
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Safety First
Operating instructions
Tips and Maintenance
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
charge. Never short the battery terminals. High-energy sparks can cause
injury.
•
A highly explosive mixture of gases is released when the battery is
under charge. The batteries should be charged in a well-ventilated room
only.
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Keep children away from acid and batteries.
•
Before working on the electrical system, you must switch off the
engine, the ignition and all consumers. The negative cable on the battery
must be disconnected. When a light bulb is changed, you need only switch
off the light.
•
Deactivate the anti-theft alarm by unlocking the vehicle before you
disconnect the battery! The alar m will otherwise be triggered.
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When disconnecting the battery from the vehicle electrical system,
disconnect first the negative cable and then the positive cable.
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Switch off all electrical consumers before reconnecting the battery.
Reconnect first the positive cable and then the negative cable. Never
reverse the polarity of the connections. This could cause an electrical fire.
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Never charge a frozen battery, or one which has thawed. This could
result in explosions and chemical burns. Always replace a battery which
has frozen. A flat battery can freeze at temperatures around 0
°C.
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Ensure that the vent hose is always connected to the battery.
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Never use a defective battery. This may be fatally explosive. Replace a
damaged battery immediately.Caution
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Never disconnect the battery if the ignition is switched on or if the engine
is running. This could damage the electrical system or electronic compo-
nents.
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Do not expose the battery to direct sunlight over a long period of time, as
the intense ultraviolet radiation can damage the battery housing.
•
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 175 ⇒ in “Warnings on handling the battery” on
page 188.
– 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 show n in the corresponding engine compart-
ment diagram ⇒page 232.
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.
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Index
AABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Acoustic signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Acoustic warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Adjustable service interval display . . . . . . . . . . 58
Adjusting simp le headlights
driving on the left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
driving on the right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Adjusting the seat belt height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Air conditioning system Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Air recirculation Semi-automatic air conditi oning . . . . . . . . 121
Air recirculation mode Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Airbags
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Alarm system Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Alterations to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Alternator Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Ambient temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 57
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Aquaplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Athermic windscreen* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror* Activating the anti-dazzle function . . . . . . . 99
Deactivating anti-dazzle function . . . . . . . . . 99
Automatic car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Instructions for driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Auxiliary audio connection: AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . 112
BBall coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Battery Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Belt tension device Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Belt tension devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143, 147
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Bulb changes general notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93, 129
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Coolant Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Coolant temperature
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Correct adjustment of front head restraints . . . . 12
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38DDanger of fitting a child seat on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Diesel engine Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Diesel engine particulate filter* . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Differential lock fault (EDL) warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Dipped headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Disabling front passenger airbag Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Disabling the airbag Disabling front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . 40
Displays in the Multi-function display Memory displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Doors
Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Drive wheels traction control system . . . . . . . . 144
Driving Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Economically / With Respect for the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
With a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Driving with respect for the environment . . . . . 156
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
EEDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
EDS Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Electrical sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Electrohydraulic steering warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 130 Electronic stabilisation program . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Electronic stabilisation programme . . . . . . . . . . 66
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Electronic stabilisation programme (ESP) warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Emission control system warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Engine Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Engine compartment Working in the engine compartment . . . . . 175
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Engine fault warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Engine management Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Engine oil pressure Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Environmental tip Avoiding pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 145
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Load compartment
See Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 114 See also Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 15
Luggage compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Main beam headlights Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Main headlight lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Manual heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Manual heating system Defrosting the windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Demisting the windscreen and side windows . .117
MFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mileage display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Mirrors courtesy mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Wing mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Multi-function display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
NNumber of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16OObservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
One-touch opening and closing Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Opening and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Overview Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60PPaintworkPolishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Trips to foreign countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Petrol engines, starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 18
Plastic key tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
RRadio frequency remote control Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Radio wave remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Rain sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear cupholder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Rear fog lamp indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear seats, folding down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear window heating Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Remote control key Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Removing and fitting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
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