2010 Seat Altea bulb

If and when269
Safety First
Operating instructions
Practical tips
Technical Data
– Remove the loops ⇒page 268, fig. 186 in the direction of
the arrow and remove the cover.
– Remove the connector ⇒page 268, fig. 187 from the bulb.
– Disengage the retainer spring ⇒page 268, fig. 187 pressing
inwards to the right.
– Extract the bulb and fit the replacement so that the rim of the attachment plate is on the reflector cut-out.Main beam lights
– Raise the bonnet.
– Remove the cover ⇒ fig. 188 by pulling on this.
– Remove the connector ⇒fig. 189 from the bulb.
– Press the spring ⇒fig. 189 inwards and to the right.
– Extract the bulb and fit the replacement so that it sits correctly into the cut-out on the reflector.
– Installation is done in the reverse order.
A1A2
A3
Fig. 188 Main beam
headlights
Fig. 189 Main beam
headlights
AC
A1
A2
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If and when
270Side lights– Raise the bonnet.
– Remove the cover ⇒ fig. 190 by pulling on this. – Extract the lamp holder
⇒fig. 191 outwards.
– Replace the bulb by pulling this out and inserting the replace- ment.
– Installation is done in the reverse order.
Rear lights•Side lights•Brake lights•Turn signals•Reversing lights•Rear fog light
Fig. 190 Side lightsFig. 191 Side lights
AD
A1
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If and when
272Tu rn i nd ica t o rs– Remove the diode from its housing ⇒page 271. – Unscrew the bolts ⇒
fig. 194 from the lamp holder and pull
on this.
– Pull out the indicator lamp holder using a screw driver in the direction of the arrow ⇒fig. 195 .
– Fit the replacement lamp by pressing it down and rotating to the left.
– Installation is in the reverse order.
Reverse light / rear fog light– Rotate the lamp holder to the left, and remove it in the direction of the arrow ⇒fig. 196.
– Replace the bulb by pressing on it and rotating at the same time to the left
Fig. 194 Indicator lightFig. 195 Indicator lights.
AC
Fig. 196 Lamp on interior
side of bumper
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If and when273
Safety First
Operating instructions
Practical tips
Technical Data
Side indicators– Press the indicator to the left or to the right to remove the lamp.
– Remove the lamp holder from the indicator.
– Remove the failed glass bulb and replace with a new bulb.
– Insert the lamp holder in the indicator guide until it clicks into
place.
– First place the indicator in th e opening in the bodywork, fixing
the tabs ⇒ fig. 197, arrow .
– Insert the bulb as shown by the arrow ⇒fig. 197 .
Luggage compartment lights– Remove the bulb by pressing on the inside edge of this -arrow-
using the flat side of a screwdriver ⇒fig. 198 .
Fig. 197 Side indicator
A1
A2
Fig. 198 Luggage
compartment lightFig. 199 Luggage
compartment light
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– Press the lamp sideways and remove from its housing ⇒page 273, fig. 199 .Registration light
– Remove the bulb, carefully using the flat side of the screwdriver
as a le ver inser ted in the crack as shown by the arrow ⇒ fig. 200.
– Remove the bulb, moving it in the direction of the arrow and outwards ⇒fig. 201 .
Fig. 200 Registration
light
Fig. 201 Registration
light
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If and when275
Safety First
Operating instructions
Practical tips
Technical Data
Sunroof light– Carefully remove the lamp, using the flat side of the screwdriver,
as shown in the figure ⇒fig. 203 . – Remove the bulb, moving it in the direction of the arrow and
outwards ⇒fig. 203 .
Jump-startingJump leads
The jump lead must have a sufficient wire cross section.If the engine fails to start because of a discharged battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of another vehicle to start the engine.
Jump leads
Jump leads must comply with the standard DIN 72553 (see manufacturer's
documentation). The wire cross section must be at least 25 mm
2 for petrol
engines and at least 35 mm
2 for diesel engines.
Note
•The vehicles must not touch each other, otherwise electricity could flow as
soon as the positive terminals are connected.•The discharged battery must be properly connected to the vehicle elec-
trical system.
Fig. 202 Removing
sunroof lightFig. 203 Removing
sunroof light
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Index299
Index
AABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Acoustic signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Acoustic warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Adjusting the seat belt height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
AFS (curve lights) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Air conditioner* 2C-Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Air conditioning system General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Air recirculation mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Manual air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Alarm system Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Alternator Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Ambient temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 73
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Anti-puncture tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Aquaplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Ashtray* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror* Activating the anti-dazzle function . . . . . . 129
Deactivating anti-dazzle function . . . . . . . . 129
Automatic car wash tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Automatic gearbox Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Automatic gearbox / DSG automatic gearbox . 178
Automatic lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Automatic mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Automatic wiper/wash function for the rear window 128
Auxiliary audio connection: AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . 149
BBall coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Battery
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Belt tension device Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Belt tension devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Biodiesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193, 200
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Bulb changes general notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Bulb defect warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120, 169
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