2012 Seat Alhambra heating

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Checking and refilling levels
WARNING
If the warning lamps and messages are ignored, the vehicle may stall in
traffic, or may cause accidents and severe injuries.
● Always observe any lit warning lamps and text messages.
● Never ignore the warning lamps or text messages.
● Stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible.
CAUTION
Failure to heed the warning lamps and text messages when they appear
may result in faults in the vehicle. 
Engine coolant specifications
The engine cooling system comes with a special mixture of water and at
least 40% G 12 plus-plus (TL-VW 774 G) or G 12 plus (TL-VW 774 F) engine
coolant additive. Both are easily recognisable because they are purple in
colour.
This mixture gives the necessary frost protection down to -25 °C (-13 °F) and
protects the alloy parts of the cooling system against corrosion. It also pre-
vents scaling and raises the boiling point of the coolant.
To protect the engine cooling system, the proportion of additive must al-
ways be at least 40%, even if frost protection is not required in countries
with a warm climate.
If greater frost protection is required in very cold climates, the proportion of
additive can be increased. However, the percentage of additive should not
exceed 60 %, as this would reduce the frost protection and, in turn, de-
crease the cooling capacity. When adding coolant, a mixture of
distilled water and at least 40 % of the
additive G 12 plus-plus must be use to ensure optimum rust protection
⇒ 
.
WARNING
In the event of insufficient antifreeze protection in the engine cooling
system, the engine could be damaged and severe injuries caused.
● Ensure that the proportion of engine coolant additive corresponds to
the lowest outside temperature to which the vehicle will be exposed.
● If the outside temperature is extremely low, the engine coolant could
freeze causing the vehicle to stop. As this would also cause the heating
to stop working, passengers without sufficient clothing could freeze.
CAUTION
Never mix genuine additives with other additives that are not approved by
SEAT. Otherwise, you run the risk of causing severe damage to the engine
and the engine cooling system.
● The engine coolant G 12 plus-plus can be mixed with G 12 plus and
G 11.
● If the fluid in the expansion reservoir is not purple but, for example,
brown, this means that you have mixed G 12 plus-plus or G 12 plus with an-
other coolant. The coolant must be changed as soon as possible if this is
the case! Using the wrong fluids could cause serious malfunctions and en-
gine damage!
For the sake of the environment
Coolants and additives can contaminate the environment. Collect any spilt
fluids in suitable containers and dispose of in accordance with legislation
and with the utmost respect for the environment. 
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If and when
The vehicles should not touch. Otherwise, current may be allowed to flow
when the positive poles are connected.
Connect the clamps so they have good metal-to-metal contact with the ter-
minals.
If the engine fails to start straight-away, switch off the starter after about 10
seconds and try again after about a minute.
Complete operations only in the sequence given.
Jump lead terminal connections
● Switch off the ignition of both vehicles ⇒ page 172.
● Likewise, open the battery cover in the engine compartment
⇒  page 292, or remove the positive pole cap from one side 1)
, in the direc-
tion of the arrow ⇒ fig. 217.
● Connect one end of the red jump lead to the positive terminal
⇒  fig. 218 +
or ⇒ 
fig. 217 + of the vehicle with the flat battery A ⇒ .
● Connect the other end of the red jump lead to the positive terminal + in
the vehicle providing assistance B.
● For vehicles without Start-Stop system: Connect one end of the black
jump lead to the negative terminal -
in the vehicle providing assistance
B ⇒ fig. 218.
● For vehicles with Start-Stop system: Connect one end of the black X
jump lead to a suitable ground connection, a solid piece of metal in the en-
gine block, or to the engine block
⇒ fig. 219.
● Connect the other end of the black jump lead X
to a solid metal compo-
nent connected to the engine block, or onto the engine block itself of the
vehicle with the flat battery however, connect it as far away as possible from
the battery A
⇒ .
● Place the leads so that they cannot be caught by any moving parts in the
engine compartment. Switching on
●
Start the engine of the vehicle supplying current and let it run at idling
speed.
● Start the engine of the car with the flat battery and wait two or three mi-
nutes until the engine is “running smoothly”.
Removing the jump leads
● Before you remove the jump leads, switch off the headlights (if they are
switched on).
● Turn on the heating and rear window heater in the vehicle with the flat
battery. This helps minimise voltage peaks which are generated when the
leads are disconnected.
● With the engines running, disconnect the leads in reverse order to con-
nection.
● Close the battery cover, or replace the positive pole cap 1)
.
WARNING
Incorrectly jump starting could cause the battery to explode resulting in
serious injury. Please observe the following rules to minimise the risk of
a battery explosion:
● All work involving the vehicle battery and electrical system can cause
corrosion, fire and serious electric shocks. Always read and take into ac-
count the safety warnings and standards before beginning work on the
battery ⇒ page 292, Vehicle battery.
● Always protect your eyes with suitable working goggles and never
lean over the vehicle battery.
● The jump leads must be connected in the correct order: first the posi-
tive cable, then the negative cable. 
1)
Vehicles whose battery is not located in the engine compartment ⇒ page 342.
Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical tipsTechnical Specifications

Economic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Fuel level to low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Undercarriage guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Driving abroad Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Driving advice For a loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Driving in winter Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Windscreen washer bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
DSG automatic gearbox See "Automatic gearbox" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
DSG Automatic gearbox Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . 101 Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . 101 E
Ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Economic driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
EDL
See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Electrical components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 317
Electrical consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 168
Electrical sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Electric child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Electric devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Electric sliding doors Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Rollback anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Electric sockets Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Automatic one-touch operation . . . . . . . . . 89
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
One-touch opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Electronic differential lock system (EDL and XDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . 191 Emergencies
Fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Hazard warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Emergency brake indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . 318 Driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Manually unlocking the gear selection lev-er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Panoramic sliding roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Passenger side door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Engine Noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Running-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Engine and ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172, 175 12 Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Pre-heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Water box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Filler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
374 Index

Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200, 201Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
With towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 178
Petrol Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Portable waste bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Pre-heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Preparation Checking the engine coolant level . . . . . . 290
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Work in the engine compartment . . . . . . . 281
Preparations Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . 285
Topping up the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . 285
Preparing for the journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Principles of physics regarding a frontal colli- sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Protection of vehicle undercarriage . . . . . . . . 252
Pushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 R
Radio reception Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Operating faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Rails and attachment element system Baggage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Rails and attachment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Control of function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Raising the vehicle Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Raising vehicle Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
With a lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Reading the Fault memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Rear assist Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
User instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Rear assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 111
Rear vision mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Refilling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Reflective vest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Reflective vests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Refuelling
Mistakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Remote control Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
See "Keys" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Removing snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Removing wax deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 262 Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Replacement of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Reprogramming control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Retro-fitting Two-way radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Vehicle telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Reversing camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Rocker switches Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Rollback anti-trap function Electric sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
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Index

Run-flat tyresCodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Running-in Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
First trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Running-in brake pads Please also see "Brakes" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Running in Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
S SAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 176
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sale of vehicle In other countries / continents . . . . . . . . . 259
Salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Scrapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Seat adjustment Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Seat belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 21 Automatic belt retainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Belt height adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Belt tension device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Belt tension limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Seat belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Seat belt status display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Twisted belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
With two buckles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Seat belt warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Seat belt with two buckles Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Twisting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Convenient entry function for the third rowof seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Folding the backrest of the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
SEAT information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Adjusting the head restraints . . . . . . . . . . 123
Adjusting the steering wheel position . . . 171
Convenient entry function for the third rowof seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Electric front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Fitting the head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Folding the backrest of the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Mechanical front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Removing the head restraints . . . . . . . . . . 124
Seat with position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Seat upholstery Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Cleaning and maintenance of natural leath-er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
cleaning the trim fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
synthetic leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Seat with position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Selective Catalytic Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Selector lever locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Service notification: read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Side airbags See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Sign Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220, 221 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Indication on display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Operation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Sitting position Incorrect position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sliding door Manually opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Opening and closing electrically . . . . . . . . . 82
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