2009 Seat Altea octane

Checking and refilling levels213
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Operating instructions
Practical tips
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−
Insert the fuel nozzle into the mouth of the canister as far as
possible.
− If the spare fuel canister is made of metal, the filling nozzle must be
in contact with the canister during filling. This helps prevent an electro-
static charge building up.
− Never spill fuel in the vehicle or in the luggage compartment. Fuel
vapours are explosive. Danger of death.
Caution
•
Fuel spills should be removed from the paintwork immediately.
•
Never run the tank completely dry. An irregular fuel supply could cause
misfiring. As a result, unburnt fuel co uld enter the catalytic converter and
cause damage.For the sake of the environment
Do not try to put in more fuel after the automatic filler nozzle has switched off;
this may cause the fuel to overflow if it becomes warm.PetrolPetrol types
The recommended fuel types are listed on a sticker inside the
fuel tank flap.Only unleaded petrol, corresponding to the standard DIN EN 228 , may be
used for vehicles with catalytic conv erters (EN = “European Standard”). Fuel types are differentiated by the
octane rating, e.g: 91, 95, 98 RON (RON
= “Regulation Octane Number, unit for determining the knock resistance of
petrol”). You may use petrol with a higher octane number than the one recom-
mended for your engine. However, this has no advantage in terms of fuel
consumption and engine power.
The appropriate type of fuel for your vehicle is specified in your engine tech-
nical table. “Technical Data” Section
Caution
•
Petrol that follows EN 228 may be mixed with small quantities of ethanol.
However, the so-called “bioethanol fuels” available at commercial establish-
ments with reference E50 or E85, which co ntain a high percentage of ethanol,
may not be used, as they will damage the fuel system.
•
Even one tankful of leaded fuel would permanently impair the efficiency
of the catalytic converter.
•
High engine speed and full throttle can damage the engine when using
petrol with an octane rating lower than the correct grade for the engine.For the sake of the environment
Just one full tank of leaded fuel would seriously impair the efficiency of the
catalytic converter.Petrol additives
Petrol additives improve the quality of the petrol.The quality of the petrol influences running behaviour, performance and
service life of the engine. For this reason, you should use good quality petrol
containing additives. These additives will help to prevent corrosion, keep the
fuel system clean and prevent deposits from building up in the engine.
WARNING (continued)
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General notes on the technical data 269
Safety First
Operating instructions
Practical tips
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
Te c h n i c a l D a t aGeneral notes on the technical dataOutstanding informationImportant considerations
All data in the official vehicle documents take precedence
over this data.All data provided in this manual are valid for the standard model in Spain. The
vehicle data card included in the Maintenance Programme or the vehicle
registration documents sh ows which engine is installed in the vehicle.
The figures may be different depending on if additional equipment is fitted,
for different models, for special vehicles and for other countries. Abbreviations used in this paragraph of the Technical Data
Abbrevia-
tion
Meaning
kW
Kilowatt, engine power measurement.
bhp
Brake horse power, formerly u sed to denote engine power
at rpm
Revolutions per minute - engine speed.
Nm
Newton metres, unit of engine torque.
l/100 km
Fuel consumption in litres per 100 km.
g/km
Carbon dioxide emissions in grams per km travelled.
CO2
Carbon dioxide
CN
Cetane number, indication of the diesel combustion power.
RON
Research octane number, indication of the knock resistance
of petrol.
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Index293
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Indicators
indication lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Information texts in the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Instrument and switch lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Instrument panel menu Configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Example of menu use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Lights and visibility menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Instrument panel menus Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Vehicle status menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Interior front light, type 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Interior front light, type 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Intermittent wipe, windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51JJump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263KKey tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
LLeather cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Load compartment in the boot See Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 150 See also Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 17
Luggage compartment net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111, 118
Main beam headlights Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Main headlight lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Maintenance airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Manual mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
MEDIA-IN connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
MFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Mileage display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Mirrors Exterior mirrors, electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Make-up mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Mobile telephones and radiotelephones . . . . . 211
Multi-function display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Multi-purpose* mobile
stowage compartment 144
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
NNumber of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19OObservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
One-touch opening and closing Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Opening and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Overview Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75PPaintworkPolishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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