Your vehicle maintenance and cleaning201
Safety First
Operating instructions
Practical tips
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
to the windscreen washer fluid prevents wiper blades from juddering. Wax
deposits are not removed.
Caution
•
Never use warm or hot water to remove snow and ice from windows and
mirrors. This could cause the glass to crack!
•
The heating element for the rear window is located on the inner side of the
window. To prevent damage, do not put stickers on the heating elements
inside the window.
Cleaning windscreen wiper bladesClean wiper blades are essential to provide clear vision.
1. Use a soft cloth to remove dust and dirt from the windscreen wiper blades.
2. Use window cleanser to clean the windscreen wiper blades. Use a sponge or a cloth to remove stubborn stains.Rubber seals maintenance
If rubber seals are well looked after, they will not freeze so
quickly.1. Use a soft cloth to remove dust and dirt from the rubber seals.
2. Apply a specialist care product to the rubber seals.
The strips on the doors, windows, bonnet and rear lid will remain pliable and
last longer if they are treated with a suitable care product (for example sili-
cone spray).
Caring for rubber seals will also prevent premature ageing and leaks. The
doors will be easier to open. If rubber seals are well looked after, they will not
freeze so quickly in winter.Door lock cylinders
The door lock cylinders can freeze up in winter.To de-ice the lock cylinders you should only use spray with lubricating and
anti-corrosive properties.Cleaning chrome parts1. Clean chrome parts with a damp cloth.
2. Polish chrome parts with a soft, dry cloth.If this does not provide satisfying results, use a specialist chrome cleaning
product . Chrome cleaning products will remove stains and coatings from the
surface.
Caution
To prevent scratching chrome surfaces:•
Never use an abrasive care product on chrome.
•
Do not clean or polish chrome parts in a sandy or dusty environment.
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Safety First
Operating instructions
Practical tips
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
WARNING
Incorrectly performed modifications or other kind of work on your vehicle
can lead to malfunctions and cause accidents.Mobile telephones and radiotelephonesFirst consult your Authorised Service Centre if you wish to use a mobile tele-
phone or a two-way radio with a transmitting power output in excess of
10 watts. Here you will receive information concerning the technical possibil-
ities for retrofitting this equipment.
Mobile telephones and two-way radios should be only fitted by a qualified
workshop, for example an Authorised Service Centre.
WARNING
•
Always concentrate primarily on driving. If you are distracted while
driving you could have an accident.
•
Never attach the telephone mounting s to the surfaces covering the
airbag units or within the range of the airbags. There is a high danger of
injury if the airbag is triggered.Note
Please observe the operating instructions of your mobile telephone / two-way
radio.
Athermic windscreen*Vehicles with an athermic windscreen have an area without athermic treat-
ment above the rear-view mirror ⇒fig. 159 . This area has been designed for
the operating of electronic components of fitted devices (e.g. electronic toll
collection system).
Note
The customer should ensure that the electr onic toll collection system is fitted
in the correct area to make sure it works correctly.
Fig. 159 Location of the
electronic toll collection
system
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If and when
248Fuse assignment
This list shows the fuses which can be replaced relatively
easily by the owner.No.
Consumer
Amps
1
Climate control
10
2
Footwell lamps
5
3
Heated washer jets
5
4
Radiator fan
5
5
Telephone, multifunction switch, rear window sun
blind
10
6
Air conditioner (air purity sensor), pressure sensor
5
7
Electronic Stabilisation Pro gram (ESP), brake light
switch, clutch pedal switch, steering angle sensor
10
8
Telephone
5
9
Brake servo (vacuum pump)
15
10
Self-directing headlights (adaptive light) right
5
11
Tyre pressure monitoring
12
Diagnostic socket
10
13
Steering column unit
10
14
Brake lights
10
15
instrument panel
10
16
Vacant
5
17
Parking aid, self-levelling suspension, tyre pressure
monitoring system, rain/ light sensor
10
18
Self-directing headlights (adaptive light) left
5
19
Fog lights
15
20
Vacant
21
Vacant
22
Driver's door / front passenger's door
15
23
Rear doors
15
24
Central electrics unit for convenience equipment
20
25
Heater blower
30
26
Rear window heater
30
27
Electrical socket for trailer (control unit)
30
28
Fuel pump, auxiliary pump for diesel
20
29
Vacant
30
Sliding/tilting sunroof
20
31
Diagnosis connection, automatic anti-dazzle interior
mirror with automatic adjustment
15
32
Towing socket
15
33
Lighter
20
34
Vacant
35
Luggage compartment power point*
20
36
Wiper system
30
37
Pump for windscreen washer and headlight washer
system
30
38
Central electrics unit for convenience equipment, bon-
net unlocking
15
39
Radio
20
No.
Consumer
Amps
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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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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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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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