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62Recommended gear display* 
This display helps to save fuel.Use the gear display to save fuel. If you are driving in the correct gear, a dot 
will be shown next to the gear display. If you are not in the correct gear, an 
arrow will appear next to the gear display indicating whether you should 
change up or down.Odometer or flexible service interval displayOdometer
The left-hand counter in the display registers the total amount of distance 
covered by the vehicle.
The right-hand counter registers the short journeys. The last digit indicates 
steps of 100 metres. The trip recorder counter may be reset by holding down 
the reset button for a few seconds. Service interval display
Ve hi cle s wi th Service intervals dependent on time/distance travelled
 already 
have certain service intervals set. The intervals are calculated individually in 
vehicles with  LongLife service .
The service interval display only indicates the dates of services that include 
engine oil change. The dates of all other services, such as Inspection Service 
or brake fluid change, appear in the sticker on the door pillar or in the Main-
tenance Programme.
A  Service pre-warning  will appear in the odometer if a service is due soon. A 
“spanner” symbol appears and the display “km” with the distance that can 
be driven until the next service appointment is due. The display will change 
after approximately 10 seconds. A “clock symbol” appears and the number 
of days until the service appointment should be carried out. The following 
message is shown in the instrument panel display*:
Service in
[XXXX]
km
or
[XXXX]
days
The service message will disappear approximately 20 seconds after the igni-
tion is switched on or the engine is running. The normal display can be 
resumed by briefly pressing the reset button on the trip counter or by pressing 
the   button on the steering wheel controls.
With the ignition on, you can  check the current service message at any 
moment in the  Vehicle status menu or turning the reset button to access the 
service display.
An  overdue service  is indicated by a minus sign in front of the mileage or day 
information.
Fig. 40  Gear display
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Operating Instructions
Practical Tips
Technical Specifications
Indications for vehicles with LongLife service
Technical progress has made it possible to considerably reduce servicing 
requirements. With the LongLife System, SEAT ensures that your vehicle only 
has an interval service when it is necessary. The length of the service intervals 
(max. two years) is determined by factors such as conditions under which the 
vehicle is used and personal driving style.
The service pre-warning will first appear 20 days before the date on which the 
service is due. The distance travelled is rounded off to the nearest 100 km 
and the time to full days. The current service message can only be consulted 
500 km after the last service. Until that time, only dashes are displayed.
Note
•If you reset the display manually, the next service interval will be indi-
cated after 15,000 km or one year and will not be calculated individually.•Do not  reset the display between service intervals as the display will 
otherwise be incorrect.•In LongLife Service vehicles, if the battery is disconnected for a long 
period, the days remaining until the next service cannot be calculated. There-
fore, the service message displays on the instrument panel may be incorrect. 
Take into account the maximum authorised service intervals.
Multifunction  display (MFI)*
The multifunction display (MFI) shows you information on the 
journey and fuel consumption.
Fig. 41  Rocker buttons A 
and B. Steering wheel 
controls.Fig. 42  Digital instru-
ment panel display
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Operating Instructions
Practical Tips
Technical Specifications
Note
•For electronic and vehicle equipment one or more of these menus will be 
displayed.•SEAT dealers are able to programme other functions or change the 
existing functions depending upon the vehicle equipment.•The Configuration menu is only accessible when the vehicle is at a 
standstill.Convenience menu
From this menu it is it possible to alter the vehicle conven-
ience settings.Open menu Convenience
– Choose the option  Configuration from the main menu and press 
the button     ⇒ page 68, fig. 45 on the windscreen wiper 
lever.
– Press button   or   on the multifunction steering wheel*  ⇒page 68, fig. 46  until the Configuration menu is displayed. – Choose the option 
Convenience from the main menu and press 
the button   on the windscreen wiper lever.
Example of menu use  ⇒page 68.
Note
For electronic and vehicle equipment one or more of these menus will be 
displayed.
Inter Service
Consult service messages and reset service interval 
display here.
Factory settings
The manufacturer's predefined values for the func-
tions of this menu are restored.
Back
a)
This returns to the main menu
a)Only if the windscreen wiper lever is used (MFI).
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Displayed on the 
screen
Function
Open door
One door: Individual unlocking activated. 
Auto. locking: the doors are automatically locked 
when the vehicle is travelling at more than approx 
15 km/h.
Auto unlock: the doors are unlocked when the key is 
removed from the ignition.
Elec. window control
Opening and closing electric windows: this deter-
mines whether to open or close all the windows 
when the vehicle is unlocked or locked. The open 
function can also be activated for the driver door 
only.
Exterior mirror 
adjust.
If synchronised adjustment is selected, when the 
driver side exterior mirror is adjusted, the passen-
ger exterior mirror is also moved.
Factory settings
The manufacturer's predefined values for the func-
tions of this menu are restored.
Back
This returns to the Configuration menu
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