2009 Seat Exeo clock

If and when267
Safety First
Controls and equipment
Practical tips
Technical Data
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. 207 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, previously remove the rigid cover
⇒page 269,
fig. 210 for easier day light bulb changes.
Fig. 207 DRL light (day
light)
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268Changing 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. 208 to remove it.
– Remove the bulb holder by pulling on the grip and turning it anti- clockwise ⇒fig. 209 .
– 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. 208 Indicator bulbFig. 209 Indicator bulb
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Safety First
Controls and equipment
Practical tips
Technical Data
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. 210 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. 211 (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. 210 Side lightFig. 211 Side light
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Index
300Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Bulb change general notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257CCar keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Manual locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Sunroof: opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . 112
Central locking system Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from inside100
Opening and closing the windows . . . . . . 110
Security central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Switch on the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Changing the main headlight bulb Main headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Changing the main headlight bulbs Dipped beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Changing the rear lights
luggage compartment lights . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 229
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Cleaning alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Cleaning steel wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Climate control Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Air purity sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Air recirculation (automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
ECON Mode (economy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Economical use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Key settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Temperature selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Clock, setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cloth seat covers cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 In the door trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
In the front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Cool box in glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Cooling system Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Cruise control system Adjust stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Disabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Disabling temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Setting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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DDanger of fitting a child seat on the front passenger
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dash panel cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Data entry control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Diesel engine Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Diesel engine particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Dipped headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
DIS Average fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Instantaneous fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . 85
Disabling front passenger airbag Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Disabling the airbag Disabling front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . 44
Disposal Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Distance covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Distance display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Door catch/ tailgate warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Doors
Childproof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Locking the doors manually if the central lock-ing fails to work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Ambient temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Auto-check system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
CD, radio and telephone display . . . . . . . . . 72
Door catch/ tailgate warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Handbrake warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Red symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Yellow symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Driver's seat Assigning the key to the seat . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Enabling stored settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
With memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Driving Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Economically / With Respect for the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Dynamic gear control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
EEconomical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Possible malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Switch on font passenger's door . . . . . . . . 109
Switch on rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Switches in the driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Electrical power point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 150
Electronic differential lock How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Electronic stabilisation programme Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Emergencies Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Disconnecting the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244, 249
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Engine Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Engine compartment Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
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304Mirrors
Anti-dazzle interior rear-view mirror with auto-matic adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Automatic exterior mirror adjustment . . . . 137
Enabling stored settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Heated exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Make-up mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Storing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Mobile telephones and radiotelephones . . . . 215
multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Driving with multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176NNumber of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18OObservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Oil level
Check level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Override function Sunroof override function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Overview Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
PPaddle levers
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Paintwork Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Parking aid SEAT parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
SEAT parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Parking aid acoustic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 19
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Plastic parts cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 205QQuartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Rain sensor faulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Reading lights
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rear drinks holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Rear side window sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Rear view mirror With manual anti-dazzle setting . . . . . . . . 130
Rear view mirrors Anti-dazzle setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Interior rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rear window heating Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Rear window sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Registration light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Remote control key Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Locking and unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . 105
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Remote control keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Re-synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Removing and fitting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Repairs airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Replacement of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Replacing rear bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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