2008 Seat Exeo clock

If and when
256Changing the side light bulb (inside of vehicle)
The procedure for changing the bulbs on the front
passenger's side is the same as on the driver's side.
– Switch off the ignition and the lights.
–Raise the bonnet.
– Move the brace ⇒fig. 197 in the direction of the arrow and
remove the rigid cover, separating the brace side and then
removing the two tabs from the other end of the cover.
– Remove the bulb and the bulb holder by pulling on the bulb holder wiring.
– Separate the bulb from the bulb holder by pulling both pieces anti-clockwise.
– Fit the new bulb by pressing on the bulb holder.
– Insert the bulb into the socket so that the side of the bulb holder grip is vertical ⇒fig. 198 and press on it.
– Fit the cover, first inserting the side tabs and then closing the cover and the brace. Make sure that the gasket sits well on the
casing cover during the operation.
– Check whether the new bulb is working.Changing bulbs. Bi-Xenon AFS headlightsTypes of bulbsYou must only replace a bulb with a bulb of the same type. The name can be
found on the base of the bulb.
Fig. 197 Side light bulb
(inside of vehicle)Fig. 198 Side lights. Bulb
holder grip in vertical
position
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Changing the DRL light bulb (day light)
The procedure for changing the bulbs on the front
passenger's side is the same as on the driver's side.– Switch off the ignition and the lights.
–Raise the bonnet.
– Turn the bulb holder anti-clockwise, pulling it by the grip
⇒fig. 202 and removing the bulb holder and the bulb.
– Replace the blown bulb in the bulb holder (press and turn anti- clockwise to remove) with a new bulb (press and turn clockwise
to insert).
– Installation is in the reverse order. Note
Although it is not necessary, pr
eviously remove the rigid cover ⇒page 261,
fig. 205 for easier day light bulb changes.
Fig. 202 DRL light (day
light)
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If and when
260Changing the turn signal bulb
The procedure for changing the bulbs on the front
passenger's side is the same as on the driver's side.
– Switch off the ignition and the lights.
–Raise the bonnet.
– Pull the rubber cap ⇒fig. 203 to remove it.
– Remove the bulb holder by pulling on the grip and turning it anti- clockwise ⇒fig. 204.
– Replace the blown bulb in the bulb holder (press and turn anti- clockwise to remove) with a new bulb (press and turn clockwise
to insert).
– Insert the bulb holder into the socket with the tab facing upwards and the grip horizontal. Press it against the socket and turn
clockwise. When changing the bulb, you can check the position
of the bulb through the headlight glass.
– Fit the rubber cap and tighten, making sure it fit properly into the headlight casing.
– Check whether the new bulb is working.
Fig. 203 Turn signalFig. 204 Turn signal
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Changing the side light bulb
The procedure for changing the bulbs on the front
passenger's side is the same as on the driver's side.
– Switch off the ignition and the lights.
– Raise the bonnet.
– Move the brace ⇒fig. 205 in the direction of the arrow and
remove the rigid cover, separating the brace side and then
removing the two tabs from the other end of the cover.
– Remove the bulb holder by pulling on the grip ⇒fig. 206 (it can
also be removed by pulling on the bulb holder wires).
– Separate the bulb from the bulb holder by pulling both pieces anti-clockwise.
– Fit the new bulb by pressing on the bulb holder.
– Insert the bulb into the socket and press on the bulb holder grip.
– Fit the cover, first inserting the side tabs and then closing the cover and the brace. Make sure that the gasket sits well on the
casing cover during the operation.
– Check whether the new bulb is working.Changing the xenon bulbThe procedure for changing the bulbs on the front passenger's side is the
same as on the driver's side.
WARNING
This type of bulb should be changed at a qualified workshop.
Fig. 205 Side lightFig. 206 Side light
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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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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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Index
296On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Override function
Sunroof override function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Overview Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57PPaintworkPolishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 SEAT parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
SEAT parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 19
Plastic key tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Plastic parts cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 197QQuartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rain sensor faulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Reading lights Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rear drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rear side window sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rear view mirror With manual anti-dazzle setting . . . . . . . . 127
Rear view mirrors Anti-dazzle setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Rear window heating Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Rear window sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Registration light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Remote control key Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Locking and unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . 102
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Remote control keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Re-synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Removing and fitting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Repairs
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Replacement of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Replacing rear bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Reverse gear Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Attachment points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Running in Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
SSAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Aspects to take into account . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety instructions Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Safety notes Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Belt tension devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Disabling front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . 45
frontal airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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