2011 Seat Ibiza SC odometer

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Rev counter
The rev counter displays the engine speed in revolutions per
minute.
The start of the red zone ⇒ fig. 30 1
indicates the maximum engine speed
operating at service temperature. However, it is advisable to change up a in-
to a higher gear, move the selector lever to D or lift your foot off the acceler-
ator before the needle reaches the red zone.
CAUTION
The rev counter needle must never enter the red zone on the scale. Risk of
engine damage.
For the sake of the environment
Changing up into higher gears sooner, following the recommended gear in-
dications ⇒ fig. 33 will help you to reduce fuel consumption, emissions and
also engine noise. 
Speedometer
The speedometer is equipped with a digital odometer and a trip recorder, in
addition to a service intervals display.
During the running-in period, the instructions shown on ⇒ page 166
should be followed. LPG system*
LPG gauge
Fig. 31 Instrument pan-
el: gas gauge.
LPG system filler level display
The LPG tank ⇒ 
in the spare wheel well has a capacity of 52.8 litres at an
outside temperature of 15 °C ⇒ page 189, Refuelling with LPG.
The charge level can be checked on the analogue gas gauge located on the
instrument panel ⇒ fig. 31. When the level reaches reserve, the gas reserve
warning lamp lights up and an acoustic signal is heard. Refill with LPG at
the earliest opportunity.
If, while driving in LPG mode, a sudden warning signal is heard and the
warning ERROR FUNC_ A GAS is displayed on the screen 1)
, it means that
there is a fault in the LPG system. Take the vehicle to a specialised work-
shop to check the LPG system. 
1)
Depending on the model version

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This may be deactivated by pressing the RESET
button. The speed may be
altered using the rocker switch B in steps of 5 km/h within 5 seconds of
the initial memory value.
WARNING
There could be black ice on the road surface even if the “snowflake sym-
bol” is not shown. For this reason you should not rely exclusively on this
display - Risk of accident!
Note
When the vehicle is stationary or travelling at very low speeds, the tempera-
ture displayed may be slightly higher than the actual outside temperature
as a result of the heat radiated from the engine. 
Display field for selector lever position*
Fig. 36 Digital display:
Gear lever position for
automatic gearbox. The position of the automatic selector lever is shown on the display
⇒ page 145.

Odometer
The upper counter in the display registers the total mileage covered by the
vehicle.
The lower counter registers the short journeys. The last digit indicates 100-
metre sections. The trip recorder counter may be reset by pressing the reset
button ⇒ fig. 30 5
. 
Service interval display
Fig. 37 Service interval
display
The service indication is shown on the instrument panel display ⇒ fig. 37.
Safety FirstOperating InstructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
L
Leather cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Leaving Home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Load compartment in the luggage compart- ment
see Loading the luggage compartment . . . 16
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 16
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
LPG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 140, 189
LPG system Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Filler neck adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 see also Loading the luggage compartment . .16
Luggage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Luggage compartment light* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 100
Main beam headlights Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Maintenance Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Manual heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Manual heating system Defrosting the windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Demisting the windscreen and side win-dows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
MFI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Mirrors Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
N
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
O
Observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
One-touch opening and closing Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Opening and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Operation when a fault occurs
Panorama/ tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 58
Overview Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 64
P
Paintwork Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Panorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Passenger see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . 10, 11, 12
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 20
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Plastic parts cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Pollution filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 174
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