2008 Seat Ibiza 5D check engine

Checking and refilling levels
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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 181 ⇒ in “Warnings on handling the battery” on
page 195.
– 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 shown in the corresponding engine compart-
ment diagram ⇒page 238.
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.
Charging and changing the vehicle battery
The battery is maintenance-free and is checked during the
inspection service. All work on the vehicle battery requires
specialist knowledge.If you often drive short distances or if the vehicle is not driven for long
periods, the battery should be checked by a qualified workshop between the
scheduled services.
If the battery has discharged and you have problems starting the vehicle, the
battery might be damaged. If this happens, we recommend you have the
vehicle battery checked by an Authorised Service Centre where it will be re-
charged or replaced.
Charging the battery
The vehicle battery should be charged by a qualified workshop only, as
batteries using special technology have been installed and they must be
charged in a controlled environment.
Replacing a vehicle battery
The battery has been developed to suit the conditions of its location and has
special safety features.
Genuine SEAT batteries fulfil the maintenance, performance and safety spec-
ifications of your vehicle.
WARNING
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We recommend you use only maintenance-free or cycle free leak-proof
batteries which comply with the standards T 825 06 and VW 7 50 73. This
standard applies as of 2001.
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Before starting any work on the batteries, you must read and observe
the warnings ⇒ in “Warnings on handling the battery” on page 195.
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If and when
204Snow chains
For technical reasons, snow chains must not be used on the compact tempo-
rary spare wheel.
If you should have a puncture on one of the front wheels when using snow
chains, fit the compact temporary spare in place of one of the rear wheels.
You can then attach the snow chains to the wheel taken from the rear and use
this wheel to replace the punctured front wheel.
WARNING
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The tyre pressures must be checked and corrected as soon as possible.
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Do not drive faster than 80 km/h. Hi gher speeds can cause an accident.
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Avoid heavy acceleration, hard braking and fast cornering. Risk of acci-
dent.
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Never use two or more compact spare tyres at the same time, risk of
accident.
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No other type of tyre (normal summer or winter tyre) may be fitted on
the compact temporary spare wheel rim.
Tyre repair kit*
The tyre repair kit (for vehicles not including a spare wheel) is
stored under the floor panel in the luggage compartment.Your vehicle is equipped with the Tyre Mobility System “Tyre repair kit”.
The tyre repair kit consists of a container with sealing compound to repair the
puncture and a compressor to generate the required tyre pressure. The kit will
reliably seal punctures up to a size of about 4 mm caused by the penetration
of a foreign body into the tyre.
Note
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Seek professional assistance if the repair of a tyre puncture is not
possible with the sealing compound.
Wheel changePreparation work
What you must do before changing a wheel.– If you have a flat tyre or puncture, park the vehicle as far away from the flow of traffic as possible. Choose a location that is as
level as possible.
– All passengers should leave the vehicle. They should wait in a
safe area (for instance behind the roadside crash barrier).
– Switch the engine off. Switch the hazard warning lights on and place the warning triangles in position.
–Apply the handbrake firmly.
– Engage the first gear, or put the selector lever to position P for
those vehicles with an automatic gearbox.
– If you are towing a trailer, unhitch it from your vehicle.
–Take the vehicle tools and the spare wheel out of the luggage
compartment.
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Technical Data
238Te 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.
Coolant expansion tank
Engine oil dipstick.
Engine oil filler cap
Brake fluid reservoir
Battery
Windscreen washer fluid container
The checking and refilling of service fluids are carried out on the components
mentioned above. These operations are described in the ⇒page 181. Overview
Further explanations, instructions and restrictions on the technical data are
contained as of
⇒page 233.
Note
The layout of parts may vary depending on the engine.
Fig. 166 Diagram for the
location of the various
elements
A1A2A3A4A5A6
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Index
250Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Automatic speed dependent locking and un-locking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Emergency unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Locking system for invo luntary unlocking . . 74
Selective unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Central locking button Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Changing bulbs on rear lights . . . . . . . . . 223, 224
Changing double headlight lamps dipped headlights and side lights . . . . . . . 220
main headlights and side lights . . . . . . . . 221
Changing gear See Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Changing gear with Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Changing lamps interior light and reading light . . . . . . . . . . 225
Changing the lamps Main headlight lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219, 221
number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Side indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Changing the main headlight lamps
turn signal lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Changing the singl e headlight lamps
dipped/main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 191 Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Checking battery electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . 196
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Group 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Group 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Group 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Groups 0 and 0+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Child seats on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Cleaning alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Cleaning steel wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Climatronic automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Cloth seat covers cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Coming home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Control
wing mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Control lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Controls Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Light switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Convenience closing Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Convenience opening Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 189
Coolant Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Coolant level warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Coolant Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Coolant temperature Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Correct adjustment of fron t head restraints . . . 12
Covering single headlights driving on the left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
driving on the right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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DDanger of fitting a child seat on the front passenger
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Dash panel cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Diesel engine Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Diesel engine particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Differential lock fault (EDL) warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Dipped headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Disabling front passenger airbag Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Disabling the airbag Disabling front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . 38
Displays in the Multi-function display Memory displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Disposal Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Doors Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Drive wheels traction control system . . . . . . . . 150 Driving
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
With a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
EEconomical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
EDS Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Electrical power points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Electrohydraulic steering warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Electronic stabilisation program . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Electronic stabilisation programme . . . . . . . . . . 62 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Electronic stabilisat ion programme (ESP)
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Emission control system warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Engine
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Engine compartment Working in the engine compartment . . . . . 181
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Engine fault warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Engine management Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Engine oil pressure Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Environmental tip Avoiding pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Environmentally friendly driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 151
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
External aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
FFabric trim cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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Stowage compartment
Front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Sunroof blind Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Switch Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Switches Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133TTailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Emergency opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Tank fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
reserve indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
TCS (Traction control system) Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
The danger of not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . 19
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Tow starting
Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161, 236
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Towing bracket, fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Traction control system warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Trailer eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Trailer turn signals Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Trips, checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 94
Two-way radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tyre Mobility-System (Tyre repair kit) . . . . . . . . 204
Tyre monitor indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204, 209
Tyre-Mobility-System (Tyre repair kit) . . . . . . . . 209
Tyres and wheels Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Tyres service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Tyres tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . 197
UUnderbody maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170VVehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Vehicle interior heating or cooling system . . . 122
Vehicle Maintenance Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Vehicle modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Vehicle paintwork Products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . 164
Waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Vehicle tools Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Vehicle wallet storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Vehicle washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15WWarning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Washing by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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