2011 Seat Ibiza 5D bulb

236If and when
Changing the fog light bulbs
Fog lights bulb
Fig. 158 Fog lights
Fig. 159 Fog lights –
Remove the bolt ⇒ fig. 158 A
from the fog light grill with a
screwdriver.
– Subsequently, unclip the clips situated on the contour of the
grill by making a small movement of the lever.
– Remove the bolts (3x) ⇒ fig. 159 B
to remove the fog light.
– Remove the metal clip situated on the upper part of the fog
light pulling towards the exterior of the vehicle ⇒ fig. 159 C
.
Remove the bulb holder
Fig. 160 Fog lights
– Extract the connector ⇒ fig. 160 A
from the bulb.
– Rotate the bulb holder ⇒ fig. 160 A
to the left and pull.
– Remove the bulb by pressing on the bulb holder and rotating at
the same time to the left. 

237
If and when
– Installation is done in the reverse order.
– Check that the bulb functions. 
Changing the rear, side and interior light
bulbs Access to rear pilot lights
Fig. 161 Access to tail
lights
– Open the tailgate.
– Turn the bolt in the direction of the arrow, by hand or with a
screwdriver ⇒ fig. 161.
– Remove the pilot light, by pulling it outwards. Changing bulbs on tail lights
Fig. 162 Changing bulbs
on tail lights
Fig. 163 Changing bulbs
on tail lights
– Remove the connector from housing A
⇒ fig. 161.
– Remove the bulb holder, separating it from the casing. To do
this, press tabs B
in the direction of the arrows
⇒ fig. 162.
Safety FirstOperating InstructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

238If and when
–When the bulb holder has been removed, press in the direction
of the arrow 1
and at the same time, turn in the direction of
the arrow 2 ⇒ fig. 163. 
Side turn signal bulbs
Fig. 164 Side turn sig-
nals
– Press the turn signal to the left or to the right to remove the
bulb.
– Remove the bulb holder from the turn signal.
– Remove the failed bulb and replace with a new bulb.
– Insert the bulb holder in the turn signal guide until it clicks into
place.
– First fit the turn signal in the opening in the chassis, fastening
the tabs 1
⇒ fig. 164, and then fit in the bulb as shown by the
arrow 2 ⇒ fig. 164. Number plate light
–
Insert the flat part of a screwdriver into the special slot and re-
move the bulb.
– Remove the bulb holder, by turning it until it is free.
– Change the bulb.
– Replace the bulb holder, by turning it until it fits fully.
– Fit the light into the space and press until you hear a “click”. 
Interior light and front reading light
Fig. 165 Front reading
light
To remove the glass
– Insert a fine screwdriver between the casing and the glass
⇒ fig. 165. 

239
If and when
– Carefully remove the glass, levering it to avoid possible dam-
age.
To replace the bulbs
– Pull the bulbs outwards.
– To remove the central bulb, hold and press to one side.
Assembly
– Proceed in the reverse order, pressing gently on the outer edge
of the side light.
– First fit the glass with the fastening tabs over the frame of the
switch. Next press the front part until the two long tabs click on
the support. 
Additional brake light*
Given the difficulty involved in the replacement of this light it should be
done by the Technical Service. Luggage compartment light*
Fig. 166 Luggage com-
partment light
Fig. 167 Luggage com-
partment light
– Extract the tulip shaped fitting by pressing on the inside edge
of this -arrow- using the flat side of a screwdriver ⇒ fig. 166.
Safety FirstOperating InstructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

240If and when
–Press the bulb sideways and remove it from its housing
⇒ fig. 167. 
Jump-starting
Jump 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 standard DIN 72553 (see manufacturer's doc-
umentation). The wire cross section must be at least 25 mm 2
for petrol en-
gines 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. How to jump start: description
Fig. 168 Diagram for
connecting jump leads if
the vehicle providing as-
sistance the current is
not fitted with the Start-
Stop system: flat battery
A
and battery providing
current B.
Fig. 169 Diagram for
connecting jump leads if
the vehicle providing as-
sistance is fitted with the
Start-Stop system: flat
battery A
and battery
providing current B.
Jump lead terminal connections
1. Switch off the ignition of both vehicles ⇒ 
.

Index
A
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Acoustic signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Acoustic warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
AFS headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Air conditioner Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Air recirculation Semi-automatic air conditioning . . . . . . . . 131
Air recirculation mode Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Alarm system Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Alternator Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Aquaplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Aspects to note before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror Activating the anti-dazzle function . . . . . . 108
Deactivating the anti-dazzle function . . . . 108
Automatic car washing tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Automatic lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Automatic windscreeen wiper/washer . . . . . . 104
AUX/USB input connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Auxiliary audio input connection (AUX) . . . . . 123
B
Ball coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Battery Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Biodiesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162, 167
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Bulb change double headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Single headlight bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Bulb changes General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Bulb defect Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 137
C
Car care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Car phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Automatic speed-dependent locking . . . . . 79
Emergency unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Locking system for involuntary unlocking . 79
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Index

Selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Central locking button Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Changing bulbs interior light and reading light . . . . . . . . . 238
Changing bulbs on tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Changing gear see Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Changing gear in tiptronic mode . . . . . . . . . . 150
Changing single headlight bulbs Turn signal bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Changing the AFS headlight bulbs Xenon lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Changing the bulbs AFS headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
fog light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
luggage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Side turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Changing the main headlight bulb turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Changing the main headlight bulbs turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Changing the single headlight bulbs Dipped/main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . 204
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Checking battery electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . 209
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Group 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Group 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Group 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Groups 0 and 0+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Child seats on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Cleaning alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Cleaning steel wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Climatronic automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Cloth seat covers cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Coming Home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Compartment for on-board documentation . . 118 Control
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Control lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Controls Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Convenience closing Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Convenience opening Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Coolant loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Coolant temperature Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Correct adjustment of front head restraints . . . 13
Correct sitting position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cruise control Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Cruise speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
D Danger of fitting a child seat on the front pas- senger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Dash panel cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Deactivating front passenger airbagSafety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Deactivating the airbag Front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Diesel engine Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Diesel engine particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Differential lock fault (EDL) Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Disposal Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Doors Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Double headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Double headlight bulb change dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . 10, 11, 12 Driveshaft differential
XDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Drive wheel traction control system . . . . . . . . 163
Driving Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Economically / Environmentally friendly . 170
With a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173, 174
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . 97
E
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Electrical sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Electro-hydraulic steering Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Electronic Stability Programme . . . . . . . . . 68, 164 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Emission control system Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Engine
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Engine compartment Working in the engine compartment . . . . 194
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine fault Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Engine management Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Engine oil Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Engine oil pressure Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Environmentally friendly driving . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Environmental tip Avoiding pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 164 see also Electronic Stability Programme . . 137
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
External aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
F
Fabric trim cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
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