2010 Seat Altea Freetrack change key battery

Lights and visibility117
Safety First
Controls and equipment
Practical tips
Technical Data
7. Always take the vehicle key with you when you leave the vehicle.You should switch on the hazard warning lights to warn other road users, for
instance when:•reaching the tail end of a traffic jam,•there is an emergency•your vehicle breaks down due to a technical fault,•you are towing another vehicle or your vehicle is being towed.
All turn signals flash simultaneously when the hazard warning lights are
switched on. That is that the two turn signal indicator lamps
  and the
indicator lamp in the switch
 will flash at the same time. The hazard
warning lights also work when the ignition is switched off.
Emergency braking function
When the vehicle detects sudden braking, the hazard warning lights auto-
matically come on to warn vehicles behind. The hazard warning lights go off
when the vehicle accelerates or the hazard warning light switch is pressed.
WARNING
•The risk of an accident increases if your vehicle breaks down. Always
use the hazard warning lights and a warning triangle to draw the attention
of other road users to your stationary vehicle.•Never park where the catalytic converter could come into contact with
inflammable materials under the vehicle, for example dry grass or spilt
petrol. This could start a fire!Note
•The battery will run down if the hazard warning lights are left on for a long
time, even if the ignition is switched off.•The use of the hazard warning lights described here is subject to the rele-
vant statutory requirements.
Indicator and main beam headlight lever
The turn signal and main beam lever also operates the
parking lights and the headlight flasher.The turn signal and main beam headlight lever has the following
functions:
Switching on the turn signals
– Move the lever all the way up ⇒fig. 77 to indicate right , and
all the way down to indicate left.
Signalling a lane change
– Push the lever up or down to the point where you incur resistance and then release it. The turn signal will flash several
times. The corresponding warning lamp will also flash.
Fig. 77 Indicator and
main beam headlight
lever
A1
A2A1
A2
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Index
288Multi-purpose* mobile stowage compartment 143
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143NNumber of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19OObservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
216
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
One-touch opening and closingElectric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Opening and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Overview Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75PPaintworkPolishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Parking aid acoustic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Petrol engines, starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 21
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Plastic parts cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 199
RRadio frequency remote control Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Radio navigation Steering wheel controls audio + telephone version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
audio version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Radio wave remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Rain sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rear drink holder* Armrest* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Rear fog light Indication lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Rear interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Rear reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Rear window heating
Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Recommended gear display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Registration light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Remote control key Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Removing and fitting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Repairs airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reverse gear Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Roll-back function Sliding/tilting roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Roof aerial* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Roof stowage compartment* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Running in Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
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