2010 Seat Alhambra mirror

Vehicle maintenance and cleaning271
Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical tipsTe c h n i c a l D a t a
xWashing the vehicle in low temperatures: When washing the vehicle with
a hose, do not direct water into the lock cylinders or the gaps around the
doors, tailgate, or sunroof. Locks and seals could freeze!
Caution
To prevent damage to the vehicle, please observe the following before
entering an automatic car wash:
xCompare the distance between the vehicle wheels and the distance
between the guide-rails of the car wash to prevent damage to the wheels and
tyres!
xSwitch off the rain sensor and the Auto Hold function before entering a car
wash.
xCompare the height and width of your vehicle with the available height
and width when entering and driving through the car wash.
xFold in exterior mirrors Electrically retractable exterior mirrors must NOT
be folded in or out by hand. Always use the electrical power control.
xTo avoid damaging the bonnet paintwork, rest the wipers on the wind-
screen after drying them. Do not let them fall!
xLock the tailgate to prevent it from opening unexpectedly while inside the
car wash.
Washing the vehicle with high pressure cleaning equipment
When cleaning the vehicle with a high-pressure cleaner, always follow the
operating instructions for the equipment. Pay special attention to the
required pressure of the jet and the distance between the jet and the vehicle
Ÿ.
Keep a suitable distance from soft materials, such as rubber hoses or insu-
lating material, and from the parking distance warning system sensors. The parking distance sensors are fitted in the rear bumpers and, where appli-
cable, in the front bumpers Ÿ.
Do not use a nozzle that sprays the water out in a direct stream or one that
has a rotating jet for forcing off dirt Ÿ.
WARNING
The incorrect use of high pressure cleaning equipment could result in
permanent damage, visible or invisible, to the tyres or other materials. This
could result in serious accident.
xEnsure there is a suitable distance between the nozzle and the tyres.
xNever wash tyres with a concentrated jet or so-called “dirt blasters”.
Even at large spraying distances and short cleaning times, you may
damage the tyres.
WARNING
After the vehicle has been washed, the braking effect will be reduced (and
the braking distance increased) due to moisture (and ice in winter) on the
brakes.
xDry the brakes and remove ice by braking carefully. Ensure that you are
not endangering other road-users or breaking traffic regulations in the
process.
Caution
xThe temperature of the water must not be above +60 °C (+140 °F).
xTo avoid damage to the paintwork, do not wash the vehicle in full sun.
xThe sensors on the bumpers should be kept clean and free of ice at all
times to ensure the parking distance warning system and the parking aid
system operate correctly. When cleaning with pressure hoses and steam
cleaners, the sensors should be sprayed only briefly. A distance of 10 cm
between the sensors and the steam / hose nozzle must be observed.

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xDo not use a high pressure cleaner to remove ice or snow from windows
xWashing the vehicle in low temperatures: When washing the vehicle with
a hose, do not direct water into the lock cylinders or the gaps around the
doors, tailgate, or sunroof. Locks and seals could freeze!
Cleaning windows and exterior mirrors
Cleaning windows and exterior mirrors
Spray windows and exterior windows with a standard window cleaner
containing alcohol.
Dry the windows with a clean chamois leather or a lint-free cloth. The chamois
leathers used on painted surfaces are not suitable for cleaning windows
because they are soiled with wax deposits which could smear the windows.
Use window cleaner or a silicone remover to clean rubber, oil, grease and sili-
cone deposits off Ÿ.
Removing wax deposits
Automatic car washes and certain car care products may leave wax deposits
on the windows. These deposits can only be removed with a special product
or cleaning cloths. Wax deposits on the windscreen could cause the wiper
blades to judder. SEAT recommends you wipe the wax deposits off the wind-
screen with a soft cloth each time after you have washed the vehicle.
A window cleaning detergent which helps to dissolve the wax may be added
to the windscreen washer fluid to prevent the wiper blades from scratching
the windscreen. Please ensure the you add the cleaning product in the correct
proportions. Products for removing grease do not eliminate the wax deposits
Ÿ.
Special cleaning products or window cloths are available at any Technical
Service. To remove wax deposits, SEAT recommends the following products:
xFor the hottest time of the year: the window cleaner for summer use G 052
184 A1 . Proportion 1:100 (1 part detergent, 100 parts water) in the wind-
screen washer bottle.
xAll year round: the window cleaner G 052 164 A2; Proportion 1:2 in wind-
screen washer bottle (1 part concentrate, 2 parts water) in winter, up to
-18 °C (-0.4 °F), or 1:4, during the rest of the year.
xWindow cloths G 052 522 A1 for all windows and exterior mirrors.
Removing snow
Use a small brush to remove snow from the windows and exterior mirrors.
Removing ice
If possible, use a de-icing spray to remove ice. If you use an ice scraper, push
it in one direction only without swinging it. If you pull the scraper backwards,
the dirt may scratch the window.
WARNING
Dirty or misted windows reduce visibility in all directions and increase the
risk of accident and serious injury.
xDo not drive unless you have good visibility through all windows!
xRemove ice and snow from the windows and demist inside and out.
Caution
xNever mix our cleaning products with other products not recommended
by SEAT in the windscreen washer bottle. This could lead to flocculation and
may block the windscreen washer jets.
xDo not use hot or warm water to remove ice or snow from the windows and
exterior mirrors. The glass could crack!
xThe heating element for the rear window is located on the inner side of the
window. Do not stick adhesive labels over the heating elements and never
clean the inside of the rear window with corrosive or acid products or other
similar chemical cleaning products.

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Index
"Safe" security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
A
Abroad
Extended stay abroad with your vehicle . . 283
Sale of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
ABS
See "Braking assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Adaptive headlights
Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
AdBlue
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Minimum quantity for a refill . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Tank filling capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Additional equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Additional heater
See "Auxiliary heater" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Adjusting passenger exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . 132
Adjustment
Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Electric front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Mechanical front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Seat with position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Adjustments
Folding the backrest of the front passenger's
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Headlight range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Aerial built into the window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
AFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Air conditioning
see "Climate control" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 33
Cleaning instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Deactivating the front passenger airbag . . . 36
Deactivating using the key switch . . . . . . . . 36
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Differences between front passenger airbag
systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Locking the vehicle after airbag deployment . .
84
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Use of child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
All-wheel drive
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Anodized surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Antifreeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Antitheft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Antitheft alarm system
Anti-tow system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
False alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Antitheft bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Anti-theft locking bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Anti-theft wheel locking bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Anti-tow system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Checklist
Before working in the engine compartment . . .
306
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
In case of an emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Refilling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . 44
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Child safety seat
Securing with seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
ISOFIX child seat on rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Mounting child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Mounting systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
On rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
On the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Securing using a Top Tether retaining strap 50
Securing using ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Securing using LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . 44
Weight categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Child seats
Disabling the front passenger airbag . . . . . 36
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Cleaning
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282See "Care of your vehicle" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Cleaning chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cleaning the vehicle
Folding exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Climatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Indirect ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
User instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Climatic
see "Climate control" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Climatronic
see "Climate control" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Closing
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Electric sliding door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
See "Locking" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Code number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Collection of end-of-life vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Combined weight rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Compartment
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Compartments
Card compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Front central armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Other storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Portable waste bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Rear floor area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Roof console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Spectacle case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Connectors
Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Consumer disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Consumption
How it is determined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Control lamp
AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Brake pad wear indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

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Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Engine oil sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Pressing the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Control of function
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Controlling function
Electric exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Convenience closing
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Convenience functions
Reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Convenience opening
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Convenient entry function for the third row of seats
140
Coolant
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
See engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313Counter steering assistance system . . . . . . . . 193
Crossing a river
Salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171, 172
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Curtain airbags
See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
D
Damaged tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Dangers of not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Data link connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Data plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Model identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . 380
Data registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Data storage during the journey . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Data stored by the control units . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Daytime driving light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
DCC
See "Dynamic chassis control" . . . . . . . . . . 243
De-icing the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276De-icing the locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Details
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Diagnostics connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Filter pre-heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Winter-grade diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Diesel particle filter
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Differential lock
See "Braking assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 65
Disposal
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Belt tension device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
End-of-life vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Panoramic sliding roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Passenger side door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Engine
Noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Running-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Engine and ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
12 Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Pre-heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Starting engine with KESSY . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Stopping the engine with KESSY . . . . . . . . 199
Unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Water box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Filler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Engine fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Filler opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
ESP
See "Braking assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Exterior aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Automatically folding exterior mirrors . . . . 132
Controlling function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Synchronised mirror adjustment . . . . . . . . 132
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Extinguisher
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
F
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Fault
Dynamic chassis control . . . . . . . . . . 243, 244
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Park assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Rear assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236Fault memory
Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Faults
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Filling capacity
AdBlue tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Refilling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Filter pre-heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
First-aid kit
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Fitting
Tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Foldable wedges
See on-board tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Folding down rear seats
Load space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Folding in exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Index 402
Locking
From the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
KESSY system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
The tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
The vehicle from the outside . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Locking button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Luggage compartment
Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Folding down rear seats to create load space . .
147
Luggage compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . 121
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Rails and attachment system . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Luggage compartment baggage net . . . . . . . . 158
Luggage compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
M
Main beam headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Main panel
Turn signal and main beam lever . . . . . . . . 115
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Malfunction
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Diesel particle filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
DSG Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
DSG automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Please also see "Changing gears" . . . . . . . 201
MEDIA-IN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Menus
Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Mirrors
Adjusting passenger mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Folding exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Synchronised mirror adjustment . . . . . . . . 132
Mobile telephone
Using without an exterior aerial . . . . . . . . . 289
Mobile tow hitch
Installing a bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Model identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283, 286
Modifications to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
N
Net
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
New tyres and wheels
About your tyres and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . 325Noise
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Noises
Assisted braking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Notes for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
O
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Oil
See engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Older tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Onboard diagnostic system (ODB) . . . . . . . . . 289
On-board tools
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Foldable wedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Opening
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Electric sliding door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
From the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
See "Unlocking" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Index 404
Rails and attachment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Control of function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Raising the vehicle
Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Raising vehicle
Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
With a lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Reading the
Fault memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Rear assist
Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
User instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Rear assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 131
Rear vision mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Refilling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Reflective vest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Reflective vests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Refuelling
Mistakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294Remote control
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
See "Keys" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Removing snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Removing wax deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285, 286
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Replacement of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Reprogramming control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Retro-fitting
Two-way radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Vehicle telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Reversing camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Rocker switches
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Rollback anti-trap function
Electric sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Roof console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Run-flat tyres
Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Running in
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251Running-in
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
First trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Running-in brake pads
Please also see "Brakes" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
S
SAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 200
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sale of vehicle
In other countries / continents . . . . . . . . . 283
Salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Scrapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Seat adjustment
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Seat belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Seat belt warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Seat belt with two buckles
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Twisting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 22
Automatic belt retainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Belt height adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Belt tension device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27