2009 Seat Exeo mirror

Your vehicle maintenance and cleaning209
Safety First
Controls and equipment
Practical tips
Technical Data
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 essent ial 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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Accessories, replacement of parts and modifications215
Safety First
Controls and equipment
Practical tips
Technical Data
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 mountings 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. 164 . 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 electronic toll collection system is fitted
in the correct area to make sure it works correctly.
Fig. 164 Location of the
electronic toll collection
system
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If and when
256Fuse 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
Parking aid, automatic gearbox
10
6
Air conditioner (air purity sensor), pressure sensor
5
7
Electronic Stabilisation Program (ESP), brake light
switch, clutch pedal switch, steering angle sensor
10
8
Tele ph one
5
9
Va can t
10
Self-directing headlights (adaptive light) right
5
11
Airbag and disconnection of the front passenger air-
bag
5
12
Diagnostic socket
10
13
Steering column unit
10
14
Brake lights
10
15
Instrument panel
10
16
Va can t
17
Tyre pressure control, rain/light sensor
10
18
Self-directing headlights (adaptive light) left
5
19
Va can t
20
Va can t
21
Va can t
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
Va can t
30
Sliding/tilting sunroof
20
31
Diagnosis connection, automatic anti-dazzle interior
mirror, reverse light, automatic gearbox
15
32
Towing socket
15
33
Lighter
20
34
Diesel lambda-probe
5
35
Luggage compartment power point*
20
36
Wiper system
30
37
Pump for windscreen washer and headlight washer
system
30
38
Luggage compartment illumination, alarm
15
39
Radio, Amplifier
20
40
Horn
25
No.
Consumer
Amps
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Index
302Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Oil pressure too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Oil sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Environmental tip Avoiding pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Environmentally friendly driving . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208FFabric trim cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Filling the tank Releasing the tank flap manually . . . . . . . 217
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Front drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Front passenger airbag deactivation . . . . . . . . . 44
Frontal airbags Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Fuel
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Fuel level low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Instantaneous fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . 85
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Fuel range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 85
Fuel tank opening the fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Fuel: save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Fuse Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
GGear display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Gear shift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
General overview of the engine compartment 289
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
GRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Head restraint Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Head restraints
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Removing and fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
head restraints, correct adjustment . . . . . . . . . 13 In-use and non-use positions . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Faulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Automatic headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Automatic headlight control photo sensors . . .116
Coming home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Leaving home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Heated seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
High pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
IIdentification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
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Index
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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