2008 Seat Exeo coolant temperature

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Operating instructions
Practical tips
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
Caution
•
The oil level must never be above area . This could damage the cata-
lytic converter or the engine. Contact a specialist garage to drain the engine
oil if necessary.
•
No additives should be used with engine oil. Any damage caused by the
use of such additives would not be covered by the factory warranty.For the sake of the environment
•
Oil must not be disposed of into the drains or onto the ground.
•
Always observe legal requirements when disposing of empty oil
canisters.
Cooling systemLiquid coolant
The purpose of the liquid coolant is to carry heat away from
the engine. The correct amount of antifreeze is decisive in
preventing the cooling system from freezing in winter.The your vehicle's engine cooling system is filled for life at the factory, so no
coolant needs to be changed. The liquid coolant consists of a mixture of water
and anti-freeze G12++. This is a glycol-b ased antifreeze with anti-corrosion
additives.
Liquid coolant additive
The amount of antifreeze required depends on the temperatures to be
expected in the winter season. If the antifreeze concentration is too low the
coolant can freeze, resulting in failure of the cooling system and heater. The cooling system is filled at the fact
ory with the correct amount of anti-
freeze for the country concerned.
In most cases, the mixture consists of 60% water and 40% anti-freeze. This
mixture gives the required anti-freeze protection at temperatures down to
-25°C and particularly protects the metal parts of the cooling system against
corrosion. It also prevents scaling and significantly raises the boiling point of
the liquid coolant.
Countries with warm climate
The liquid coolant concentration must not be reduced by adding plain water,
even in the summer or in warm climates. The concentration of the anti-freeze
must always be at least 40%.
Countries with cold climate
If greater frost protection is required in very cold climates, the proportion of
the anti-freeze G12++ can be increased. A concentration of 60% offers anti-
freeze protection of temperatures down to approx. -40°C. However,the
concentration of anti-freeze must not exceed 60%, as the anti-freeze protec-
tion would then drop and the performance of the coolant system would suffer.
Vehicles for countries with cold clima tes (e.g. Sweden, Norway and Finland)
have factory-filled anti-freeze protection for temperatures down to -35°C. In
these countries, the concentration of anti-freeze should always be at least
50%.
Caution
•
It is advisable to have the cooling system checked before the winter
season to make sure that the antifreeze concentration is adequate for the
conditions to be expected. This applies particularly if you intend to take the
car into a colder climate zone. If necessary, have the antifreeze concentration
increased to 50 - 60% as required.
•
Use only anti-freeze G12++ , an additive meeting the “TL-VW 774G” spec-
ification. Other anti-freezes may give considerably inferior corrosion protec-
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Operating instructions
Practical tips
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Make sure that the liquid coolant meets the required specifications
⇒
page 217, “Liquid coolant”. Do not use a different type of anti-freeze if
anti-freeze G12++ is not available. In th is case, use only water and bring the
anti-freeze concentration back up to the correct level as soon as possible.
Always top up with new liquid coolant.
Do not fill above the “max” mark. Excess liquid coolant is forced out of the
system through the valve in the filler cap when the engine gets hot.
If a lot of liquid coolant has been lost, wait for the engine to cool down before
putting in cold coolant. Failure to do so could result in serious engine
damage.
WARNING
•
The cooling system is under pressu re. Do not unscrew the cap on the
expansion tank when the engine is hot. Failure to comply could result in
burns.
•
The anti-freeze and liquid coolant c an be a health hazard. Therefore,
the anti-freeze should be stored in the original container in a safe place out
of reach of children. Failure to comply could result in poisoning.For the sake of the environment
Drained off coolant should not be used again. Drain off the used coolant into
a suitable container and dispose of it in the proper manner (observe environ-
mental regulations).
Radiator fan
The radiator fan can start running spontaneously.The auxiliary fan can continue to run for as long as 10 minutes after stopping
the engine – even after the ignition is switched off. It may also start running
suddenly ⇒ after some while if•
stored heat raises the coolant temperature, or
•
the hot engine compartment is additionally heated up by the sun.
WARNING
when working in the engine compartment be aware that the radiator fan
may start running suddenly, leading to the risk of injury.
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Index
292Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Manual locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Sunroof: opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . 110
Central locking system Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from inside98
Opening and closing the windows . . . . . . 107
Security central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Switch on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Changing the main headlight bulb
Main headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Changing the main headlight bulbs
Dipped beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Changing the rear lights
luggage compartment lights . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 221
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Child safety seat ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Group 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Group 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Group 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Groups 0 and 0+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Child seats on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Childproof lock Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Cleaning alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Cleaning steel wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Climate control Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Air purity sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Air recirculation (automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
ECON Mode (economy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Economical use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Key settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Temperature selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Clock, setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cloth seat covers cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
In the door trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
In the front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Cool box in glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Cooling system Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Adjust stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Disabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Disabling temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Setting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
DDanger of fitting a child seat on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dash panel cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Data entry control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Diesel engine Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Diesel engine particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
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