2011 Seat Ibiza ST bulb

242If and when
–Installation is done in the reverse order.
– Check that the bulb functions. 
Changing the rear lights (on the wing) Overview of tail lights
Tail lights on side panel
● Brake lights
● Side lights
● Turn signal 
Accessing the side light bulbs
Fig. 169 Side lights –
Open the tailgate.
– Look for a lid with a grill behind the side lights.
– Remove the lid with a flat screwdriver, placing it in notch A
⇒ fig. 169. 
Changing bulbs
Fig. 170 Removing the
bulb holder
– Remove the bulb holder by pressing the clip B
⇒ fig. 170 and
pulling outwards.
– Replace the faulty bulb, rotating it to the left and outwards.
– To refit follow the steps in reverse order, taking special care
when fitting the bulb holder. 

243
If and when
Changing the rear lights (on the tailgate) Overview of tail lights
Lights on the tailgate
● Reverse lights
● Side lights
● Fog lights 
Accessing the tailgate lights
Fig. 171 Lights on the
tailgate
– Open the tailgate.
– On the tailgate lining there is a lid behind each light.
– Remove the lid with a flat screwdriver, placing it in notch A
⇒ fig. 171. Changing bulbs
Fig. 172 Removing the
bulb holder
– Remove the bulb holder by pressing the fastening clips B
⇒ fig. 172 and pulling outwards.
– Replace the faulty bulb, rotating it to the left and outwards.
– To refit follow the steps in reverse order, taking special care
when fitting the bulb holder. 
Safety FirstOperating InstructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

244If and when
Side turn signal bulbs
Fig. 173 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. 173, and then fit in the bulb as shown by the
arrow 2 ⇒ fig. 173. Number plate light
Fig. 174 Remove the
number plate light.
– Insert the flat part of a screwdriver into the special slot and re-
move the number plate light from its moulding.
– Remove the connector and extract the bulb. After changing the
bulb, fit the connector again.
– Place the light in its moulding, pressing the left side. Once it is
fitted into place, press the right side until you hear a click. 

245
If and when
Interior light and front reading lights
Fig. 175 Front reading
light
To remove the glass
– Insert a fine screwdriver between the casing and the glass
⇒ fig. 175.
– 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 lights*
Given the difficulty involved in the replacement of this light it should be
done by the Technical Service. 
Safety FirstOperating InstructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

246If and when
Luggage compartment light
Fig. 176 Luggage com-
partment light
Fig. 177 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. 176.–
Press the bulb sideways and remove it from its housing
⇒ fig. 177. 
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. 

Index
A
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Acoustic signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Acoustic warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
AFS headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Air conditioner Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Air recirculation Semi-automatic air conditioning . . . . . . . . 137
Air recirculation mode Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Alarm system Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Alternator Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Aquaplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Aspects to note before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror Deactivating the anti-dazzle function . . . . 110
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror* Activating the anti-dazzle function . . . . . . 110
Automatic car washing tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Automatic lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Automatic windscreeen wiper/washer . . . . . . 106
AUX/USB input connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Auxiliary audio input connection (AUX) . . . . . 125
B
Ball coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Battery Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Biodiesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167, 172
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Bulb change double headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Single headlight bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Bulb changes General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Bulb defect Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 143
C
Car care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Car phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
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Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Automatic speed dependent locking andunlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Emergency unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Locking system for involuntary unlocking . 81
Selective unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Central locking button Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Changing bulbs interior light and front reading lights . . . . 245
Changing gear see Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Changing gear in tiptronic mode . . . . . . . . . . 156
Changing rear lights on the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
on the wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Changing single headlight bulbs Turn signal bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Changing the AFS headlight bulbs Xenon lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Changing the bulbs AFS headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
fog light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Luggage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . 246
number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Side turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Changing the main headlight bulb turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Changing the main headlight bulbs turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Changing the single headlight bulbs
Dipped/main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . 209
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Checking battery electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . 214
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Group 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Group 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Group 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Groups 0 and 0+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Child seats on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Cleaning alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning steel wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Climatronic automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Cloth seat covers cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Coming Home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Compartment for on-board documentation . . 120
Control
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Control lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Controls Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Convenience closing Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Convenience opening Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Coolant loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Coolant temperature Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Correct adjustment of front head restraints . . . 13
Correct sitting position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cruise control Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Cruise speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
270 Index

D
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front pas- senger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dash panel cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Deactivating front passenger airbag Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Deactivating the airbag Front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Diesel engine Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Diesel engine particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Differential lock fault (EDL) Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Disposal Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Doors Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Double headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Double headlight bulb change
dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . 10, 11, 12
Driveshaft differential XDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Drive wheels traction control system . . . . . . . 168
Driving Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Economically / Environmentally friendly . 175
With a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 179
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . 99
E
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Electro-hydraulic steering Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Electronic Stability Programme . . . . . . . . . 70, 169 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Electronic Stability Programme (ESP)
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Emission control system Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engine Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Engine compartment Working in the engine compartment . . . . 199
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Engine fault Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Engine management Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine oil pressure Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Environmentally friendly driving . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Environmental tip Avoiding pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 169 see also Electronic Stability Programme . . 143
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
External aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
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