2011 Seat Alhambra coolant capacity

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Checking and refilling levels WARNING
If the warning lamps and messages are ignored, the vehicle may stall in
traffic, or m a
y cause accidents and severe injuries.
● Always observe any lit warning lamps and text messages.
● Never ignore the warning lamps or text messages.
● Stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible. CAUTION
Failure to heed the warning lamps and text messages when they appear
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result in faults in the vehicle. 
Engine coolant specifications The engine cooling system comes with a special mixture of water and at
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a

st 40% G 12 plus-plus (TL-VW 774 G) or G 12 plus (TL-VW 774 F) engine
coolant additive. Both are easily recognisable because they are purple in
colour.
This mixture gives the necessary frost protection down to -25°C (-13°F) and
protects the alloy parts of the cooling system against corrosion. It also pre-
vents scaling and raises the boiling point of the coolant.
To protect the engine cooling system, the proportion of additive must al-
ways be at least 40%, even if frost protection is not required in countries
with a warm climate.
If greater frost protection is required in very cold climates, the proportion of
additive can be increased. However, the percentage of additive should not
exceed 60 %, as this would reduce the frost protection and, in turn, de-
crease the cooling capacity. When adding coolant, a mixture of
disti
lled water and at least 40 % of the
additive G 12 plus-plus must be use to ensure optimum rust protection
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WARNING
In the event of insufficient antifreeze protection in the engine cooling
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em, the engine could be damaged and severe injuries caused.
● Ensure that the proportion of engine coolant additive corresponds to
the lowe
st outside temperature to which the vehicle will be exposed.
● If the outside temperature is extremely low, the engine coolant could
freeze c
ausing the vehicle to stop. As this would also cause the heating
to stop working, passengers without sufficient clothing could freeze. CAUTION
Never mix genuine additives with other additives that are not approved by
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. Otherwise, you run the risk of causing severe damage to the engine
and the engine cooling system.
● The engine coolant G 12 plus-plus can be mixed with G 12 plus and
G 11.
● If the fluid in the expansion reservoir is not purple but, for example,
brown, thi
s means that you have mixed G 12 plus-plus or G 12 plus with an-
other coolant. The coolant must be changed as soon as possible if this is
the case! Failure to observe this point will result in serious malfunctions and
engine damage! For the sake of the environment
Coolants and additives can contaminate the environment. Collect any spilt
fluids in s

uitable containers and dispose of in accordance with legislation
and with the utmost respect for the environment. Safety First Operating instructions Practical tips Technical Data

Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Exterior mirr
or
s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
High pressure cleaning equipment . . . . . . 244
Imitation leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Protection of vehicle undercarriage . . . . . 248
Real leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243, 244
Textile covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Treating your upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Vehicle paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Washing by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Wooden trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Vehicle code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Vehicle data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Vehicle key Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Vehicle key set See "Keys" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Vehicle specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Vehicle telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Vehicle's battery Automatic consumer disconnection . . . . . 291
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Runnin
g flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Vibrations Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
W Warning indicator Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Warning lamp AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Engine oil pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . 228
Pressing the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Warning lamps Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198, 203 Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
with high pre
ssure cleaning equipment . . 244
Water box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Wear of tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305, 307, 347 Caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Wheel load capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Beadlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Bolted trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
See "Wheels and tyres" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Avoiding damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Damaged tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Errors in wheel alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Foreign bodies in the tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Interchanging tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Older tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Replacing tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Run-flat tyre codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Run-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302, 303
Storing tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302380
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