2011 Seat Altea refuelling
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Checking and refilling levels231
Safety First
Operating Instructions
Practical Tips
Technical Specifications
•High engine speed and full throttle can damage the engine when using
petrol with an octane rating lower than the correct grade for the engine.For the sake of the environment
Just one full tank of leaded fuel would seriously impair the efficiency of the
catalytic converter.Petrol additives
Petrol additives improve the quality of the petrol.The quality of the petrol influences the performance, power and life of the
engine. For this reason, you should use good quality petrol containing addi-
tives. These additives will help to prevent corrosion, keep the fuel system
clean and prevent deposits from building up in the engine.
If good quality petrol with additives is not available or engine problems occur,
the required additives must be added during refuelling.DieselDiesel*Diesel fuel must conform to DIN EN 590 (EN = “European Standard”). It must
have a cetane number (CN) of at least 51. The cetane number indicates the
ignition quality of the diesel fuel.
Notes on refuelling ⇒ page 226.
Biodiesel*
Caution
•Your vehicle is not designed to use biodiesel fuel. Never, under any
circumstances refuel with biodiesel. The use of biodiesel fuel could damage
the engine and the fuel system. The addition of biodiesel to diesel fuel by the
diesel manufacturer in accordance with standard EN 590 or DIN 51628 is
authorised and will not cause damage to the engine or the fuel system.•The diesel engine has been designed to be used exclusively with diesel
fuel conforming to standard EN 590. Never refuel or use petrol, kerosene, fuel
oil or any other type of fuel. If you accidentally fill up the vehicle with the
wrong type of fuel, do not start the engine. Seek assistance from specialised
personnel. The composition of these fuels may severely damage the fuel
system and the engine.Winter driving
Diesel can thicken in winter.Winter-grade diesel
When using “summer-grade diesel fuel”, difficulties may be experienced at
temperatures below 0 °C because the fuel thickens due to wax separation.
Therefore, “winter-grade diesel fuel” is available in some countries during
the cold months. It can be used at temperatures as low as -22 °C.
In countries with different climatic conditions the diesel fuel generally sold
has different temperature characteristics. Check with an Authorised Service
Centre or filling stations in the country concerned regarding the type of diesel
fuels available.
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Index309
Heated rear window
2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
High pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Hill-start aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
How to jump start description . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Hydraulic Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197IIdentification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Information in the multifunction display Memory displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Information messages in the display . . . . . . . . . 66
Instrument and switch lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Instrument panel menus Configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Example of menu use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Lights and visibility menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Vehicle status menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Interior front light, type 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Interior front light, type 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Intermittent wipe, windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
JJump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281KKeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105LLeather cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Load compartment in the luggage compartment
See Loading the luggage compartment . . . . 17
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 17
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
LPG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 177, 227
LPG system Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Filler neck adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 See also Loading the luggage compartment 17
Luggage compartment net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118, 125
Main beam headlights Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Main headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Maintenance Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Manual mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
MEDIA-IN connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
MFI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Mirrors Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Mobile phones and two-way radios . . . . . . . . . 225
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Multi-purpose mobile storage compartment* . 151 Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151NNumber of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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310OObservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
235
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
One-touch opening and closing
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Opening and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 73
Overview Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 80PPaintworkPolishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Parking aid acoustic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Passenger See Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . . 11, 12
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 21
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Plastic parts cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Pollution filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 215
RRadio frequency remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Radio navigation controls on the steering wheel Audio + telephone version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rain sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Rear drink holder* Armrest* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Rear fog light Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Rear interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Rear reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Rear shelf Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Rear window automatic wiper/washer . . . . . . 133 Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Recommended gear display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Registration light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Remote control key
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Removing and fitting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Repairs Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Replacement of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reverse gear Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Roll-back function Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Roof rack* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Roof storage compartment* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Run-flat tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Running in Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
SSafe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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