2008 Seat Exeo check oil

Wheels and tyres231
Safety First
Operating instructions
Practical tips
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
Wear indicators
The original tyres on your vehicle have 1.6 mm high “tread wear indicators”
⇒
page 230, fig. 173 , running across the tread. Depending on the make,
there will be six to eight of them evenly spaced around the tyre. Markings on
the tyre sidewall (for instance the letters “TWI” or other symbols) indicate the
positions of the tread wear indicators. The minimum tread depth required by
law is 1.6 mm (measured in the tread grooves next to the tread wear indica-
tors). Worn tyres must be replaced. Different figures may apply in export
countries ⇒.
Tyre pressure
Under-inflation or over-inflation will reduce the life of the tyres considerably
and also impair the car's handling. The inflation pressures are listed on a
sticker on the inside of the fuel tank flap.
Correct inflation pressures are very important, especially at high speeds. The
pressure should therefore be checked at least once a month and before
starting any long journey.
Tyre pressure monitoring (RKA+)*
Monitoring of the tyre pressures is based on the tyre pressures you have
stored. The tyre pressure monitoring syst em cannot function as intended if
you store tyre pressure settings for a normal load, but then drive with the
vehicle fully laden. The tyre pressure must be adapted to the actual load and
stored accordingly in the tyre pressure monitoring system ⇒page 229.
Driving style
Fast cornering, heavy acceleration and hard braking all increase tyre wear.
Changing wheels around
If the front tyres are worn considerably more than the rear ones it is advisable
to change them around as shown ⇒page 230, fig. 174 . All the tyres will then
last for about the same time. Wheel balance
The wheels on new vehicles are balanced. However, various factors encoun-
tered in normal driving can cause them to become unbalanced, which results
in steering vibration.
Unbalanced wheels should be rebalanced, as they otherwise cause excessive
wear on steering, suspension and tyres. A wheel must also be rebalanced
when a new tyre is fitted.
Incorrect wheel alignment
Incorrect wheel alignment causes excessive tyre wear, impairing the safety of
the vehicle. If tyres show excessive wear, you should have the wheel align-
ment checked by an Authorised Service Centre.
WARNING
There is a serious danger of accidents if a tyre bursts during driving!•
The tyres must be replaced at the latest when the tread is worn down to
the tread wear indicators. Failure to do so could result in an accident. Worn
tyres do not grip well at high speeds on wet roads. There is also a greater
risk of “aquaplaning”
•
At continuously high speeds, a tyre with insufficient pressure flexes
more. This causes it to overheat. This can cause tread separation and tyre
blow-out. Risk of accident. Always observe the recommended tyre pres-
sures.
•
If tyres show excessive wear, you should have the running gear checked
by an Authorised Service Centre.
•
Keep chemicals such as oil, fuel and brake fluid away from tyres.
•
Damaged wheels and tyres must be replaced immediately!For the sake of the environment
Under-inflated tyres will increase fuel consumption.
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Wheels and tyres
234
For the sake of the environmentOld tyres must be disposed of according to the laws in the country concerned.
Note
•
For technical reasons, it is not generally possible to use the wheels from
other vehicles. This can also apply to wheels of the same model. The use of
wheels or tyres which have not been approved by SEAT for use with your
model may invalidate the vehicle's type approval for use on public roads.
•
If the spare tyre is not the same as the tyres that are mounted on the
vehicle - for example with winter tyres - you should only use the spare tyre for
a short period of time and drive with extra care. Refit the normal road wheel
as soon as possible.
Wheel bolts
Wheel bolts must be tightened to the correct torque.The design of wheel bolts is matched to the rims. If different wheel rims are
fitted, the correct wheel bolts with the right length and correctly shaped bolt
heads must be used. This ensures that wheels are fitted securely and that the
brake system functions correctly.
In certain circumstances, you may not use wheel bolts from a different car -
even if it is the same model ⇒page 206.
After the wheels have been changed, the tightening torque of the wheel bolts
should be checked as soon as possible with a torque wrench ⇒. The tight-
ening torque for steel and alloy wheels is 120 Nm.
WARNING
If the wheel bolts are not tightened correctly, the wheel could become
loose while driving. Risk of accident.•
The wheel bolts must be clean and turn easily. Never apply grease or oil
to them.
•
Use only wheel bolts which belong to the wheel.
•
If the torque of the wheel bolts is too low, they could loosen whilst the
vehicle is in motion. Risk of accident! If the tightening torque is too high,
the wheel bolts and threads can be damaged.Caution
The prescribed torque for wheel bolts for steel and alloy wheels is 120 Nm.Winter tyres
Winter tyres will improve the vehicles handling on snow and
ice.In winter conditions winter tyres will considerably improve the vehicles
handling. The design of summer ty res (width, rubber compound, tread
pattern) gives less grip on ice and snow.
Winter tyres must be inflated to a pressure 0.2 bar higher than the pressures
specified for summer tyres (see sticker on tank flap).
Winter tyres must be fitted on all four wheels.
Information on permitted winter tyre sizes can be found in the vehicle's regis-
tration documents. Use only radial winter tyres. All tyre sizes listed in the
vehicle documentation also apply to winter tyres.
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If and when245
Safety First
Operating instructions
Practical tips
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
Repairing a tyrePreparations
– If you have a flat tyre or puncture, park the car as far away from
the flow of traffic as possible.
–Apply the handbrake firmly to prevent the vehicle from moving
accidentally on slopes.
–Engage 1st gear.
– Check whether a repair is possible using the Tyre Mobility System ⇒page 243.
– Ensure that all passengers leave the vehicle and move away from
the danger area ⇒.
– Take the tyre sealant can and the compressor out of the luggage
compartment. – Stick the “max. 80 km/h” adhesive, which is included with the
tyre sealant can, onto the instru ment panel where the driver will
see it.
Filling the tyre
– Shake the tyre sealant can well.
– Screw the enclosed filling hose onto the sealant can as far as it will go. This will automatically pierce the foil sealing the can.
– Take the valve cap off the tyre valve and use the enclosed valve insert tool to unscrew the valve insert ⇒fig. 184.
– Place the valve insert onto a clean surface.
– Remove the sealing plug from the filling hose and insert the hose into the tyre valve.
– Hold the tyre sealant can upside down and fill the complete contents of the can into the tyre.
– Then disconnect the hose and screw the valve insert firmly back into the tyre valve.
Inflating the tyre
– Screw the compressor filling hose onto the tyre valve and plug the connector into the cigarette lighter.
– Pump the tyre up to 2.0 to 2.5 bar and monitor the pressure shown on the pressure gauge.
Fig. 184 Repairing a tyre
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– If the tyre pressure remains lower than the value specified above drive the vehicle approx. 10 metres forwards or backwards, so
that the sealant can spread evenly in the tyre. If the pressure is
still lower than the specification the tyre is too badly damaged
and cannot be repaired using the tyre sealant.
Final check
– After about 10 minutes, stop to check the tyre pressure.
– If tyre pressure is less than 1.3 bar, the tyre is too badly damaged. Do not drive on! You should obtain professional
assistance.
WARNING
•
If you have a puncture in heavy traffic, switch on the hazard warning
lights and place the warning triangle in a visible location. This is for your
own safety and also warns other road users.
•
Make sure your passengers wait in a safe place (for instance behind the
roadside crash barrier).
•
Please observe the manufacturers' safety notes on the compressor and
the instructions supplied with the tyre sealant can.
•
If it was not possible to build up a tyre pressure of 2.0 bar within 6
minutes this means that the tyre is too badly damaged. Do not drive on!
•
Seek professional assistance if the repair of a tyre puncture is not
possible with the sealing compound.
•
If tyre pressure is less than 1.3 bar after driving about 10 minutes, the
tyre is too badly damaged. Do not drive on! Obtain technical assistance.Caution
Take special care if you have to repair a tyre on a slope.
Note
•
Do not use the compressor for longer than 6 minutes. Otherwise, it might
overheat. When the compressor has cooled down, you can use it again.
•
If tyre sealant should leak out, leave it to dry and then pull it off like foil.
•
After carrying out a tyre repair remember to buy a new tyre sealant can at
a qualified workshop. This will ensure that the Tyre Mobility System is opera-
tive again.
•
Please observe legal requirements when doing so.
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Technical Data
282Te c h n i c a l D a t aChecking fluid levelsFrom time to time, the levels of the different fluids in the
vehicle must be checked. Never fill with incorrect fluids,
otherwise serious damage to the engine may be caused.Fig. 228 Diagram for the location of the various elements
Vehicle battery
Engine oil filler cap
Brake fluid reservoir
Engine oil dipstick.
Coolant expansion tank
Windscreen washer fluid container
Hydraulic fluid reservoir for power steering
The checking and refilling of service fluids are carried out on the components
mentioned above. These operat ions are described in the ⇒page 213.
Overview
Further explanations, instructions and restrictions on the technical data are
contained as of ⇒page 277.Note
The layout of parts may vary depending on the engine.A1A2A3A4A5A6A7
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Index293
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Dipped headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
DIS
Average fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Instantaneous fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . 84
Disabling front passenger airbag Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Disabling the airbag Disabling front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . 44
Disposal Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Distance covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Distance display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Door catch/ tailgate warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Doors Childproof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Locking the doors manually if the central lock-ing fails to work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Ambient temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Auto-check system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
CD and radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Door catch/ tailgate warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Handbrake warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Red symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Yellow symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Driver's seat Assigning the key to the seat . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Enabling stored settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Driver’s seat With memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Driving Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Economically / With Respect for the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
EEconomical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Possible malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Switch on font passenger's door . . . . . . . . 107
Switch on rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Switches in the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Electrical power point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 148
Electronic differential lock How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Electronic stabilisation programme
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Emergencies Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Disconnecting the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236, 241
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Engine Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Engine compartment Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Oil pressure too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Environmental tip Avoiding pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Environmentally friendly driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
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Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Intermittent wipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
JJack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236, 241
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271KKey tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Climate control settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Settings for the driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 136LLeather cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Light sensor faulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
LightingInstruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 116
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Automatic headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Dipped headlights faulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . 117 Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear lights faulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Self-directing headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Xenon lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Liquid coolant Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Liquid coolant additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Load compartment in the boot See Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Locking the doors manually if the central locking
fails to work
Locking the doors manually if the central lock- ing fails to work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Long periods of non-use Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 139 Extending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Stretch net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
See also Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 16
Luggage rack See Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
MMain beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Maintenance
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Manual operation Closing the sunroof manually . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Mirrors Anti-dazzle interior rear -view mirror with auto-
matic adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Automatic exterior mirror adjustment . . . . 134
Enabling stored settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Heated exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Make-up mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Storing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Mobile telephones and radiotelephones . . . . 207NNumber of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18OObservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
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