
Vehicle maintenance and cleaning
218screen washer fluid prevents wiper blades from juddering, but 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 essential to provide clear vision.
1. Use a soft cloth to remove dust and dirt from the windscreen wiper blades.
2. Use window cleaner to clean the windscreen wiper blades. Use a sponge or a cloth to remove stubborn dirt.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 rubber strips on the doors, windows, bonnet and tailgate will remain
pliable and last longer if they are treated with a suitable care product (for
example silicone 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 from the surface.
Caution
To prevent scratching chrome surfaces:•Never use an abrasive cleaning product on chrome.•Do not clean or polish chrome parts in a sandy or dusty environment.
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224
WARNING
Incorrectly performed modifications or other kind of work on your vehicle
can lead to malfunctions and cause accidents.Mobile phones and two-way radiosFirst 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 specialised
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. 173 . This area has been designed for
the operating of electronic components of fitted devices (e.g. electronic toll
collection system).
Note
The custom er should ensure that the electronic toll collection system is fitted
in the correct area to make sure it works correctly.
Fig. 173 Location of the
electronic toll collection
system
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If and when
266
CautionNever “repair” damaged fuses and never replace them with fuses with a
higher rating. Failure to comply could result in fire. It could also cause
damage to other parts of the electrical system.
Note
If a newly replaced fuse blows again after a short time, the electrical system
must be checked by a qualified workshop as soon as possible.Fuse assignment
This list shows the fuses which can be replaced relatively
easily by the owner.No.
Consumer
Amps
1
Air conditioner
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 Stability Programme (ESP), brake light
switch, clutch pedal switch, steering angle sensor
10
8
Tele ph one
5
9
Va can t
10
Adaptive headlights 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
Adaptive headlights left
5
19
Va can t
20
Va can t
21
Va can t
22
Driver door / front passenger door
15
23
Rear doors
15
24
Central electrics unit for convenience equipment
20
25
Heater blower
30
26
Rear window heater
30
27
Power 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
No.
Consumer
Amps
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316Electronic Stability Programme
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Emergencies Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Disconnecting the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254, 259
Sunroof emergency activation . . . . . . . . . . 114
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Engine Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Engine compartment Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Oil pressure too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Oil sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine speed governing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Roof racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Environmental tip Avoiding pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Environmentally friendly driving . . . . . . . . . . . 199 ESP
See Electronic Stability Programme . . . . . . 172
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
FFabric trim cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Front drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Front passenger airbag deactivation . . . . . . . . . 44
Fuel Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Fuel level low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Instantaneous fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . 85
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Fuel tank opening the fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Fuel: save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Fuse Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
GGear display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Gear shift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
General overview of the engine compartment 301
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
GRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Head restraint Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Head restraints Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Removing and fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Faulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Headlights Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Automatic headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Automatic headlight control photosensors 117
Coming home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
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Headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Leaving home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
High pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57IIdentification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Ignition key Safety interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Indicator lamps Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Indicator lamps - overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Instruments Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 120
Interior lights Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Interior mirror With manual anti-dazzle setting . . . . . . . . . 131 Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Intermittent wipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
JJack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254, 259
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291KKeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Air conditioner settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Settings for the driver seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187LLeather cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 120
Lights Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Automatic headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Dipped beam headlights faulty . . . . . . . . . . 82
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . 121
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Reverse lights faulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Xenon lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Load compartment in the luggage compartment See Loading the luggage compartment . . . . 16
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 16
Locking the doors manually if the central locking fails to work
Locking the doors manually if the central lock- ing fails to work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Long periods of non-use Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Extending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Luggage compartment liner . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Luggage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Retaining strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Side storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
See also Loading the luggage compartment 16
Luggage compartment cover Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
MMain beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116, 123
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318Maintenance
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Manual operation Closing the sunroof manually . . . . . . . . . . 114
Mirrors Activating stored settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Automatic exterior mirror adjustment . . . . 138
Heated exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Storing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Mobile phones and two-way radios . . . . . . . . . 224
multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Driving with multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184NNet partitionRemoving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18OObservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Oil level Check level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Overview
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
PPaddle leverstiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Paintwork Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Parking aid SEAT Parking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
SEAT Parking System plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Parking aid acoustic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Passenger See Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . . 11, 12
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Photosensor faulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 19
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Plastic parts cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 214
QQuartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Rain sensor faulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Reading lights
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Rear drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Rear side window sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Rear view mirrors Anti-dazzle interior mirror with automatic adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Anti-dazzle setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Rear window sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Rear window wash/wipe Automatic rear window wash/wipe . . . . . . 130
Rear window wiper Automatic rear window wash/wipe . . . . . . 130
Intermittent wipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
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