2013 Seat Alhambra open bonnet

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If and when
WARNING
Failure to follow the checklist prepared for your own safety could lead to
accidents and severe injuries.
● Always complete the operations given in the checklist and observe
the general rules of safety.CAUTION
Always remove and fit headlights carefully to avoid damage to the paint-
work and other vehicle parts. 
To replace halogen headlight bulbs
Fig. 205 In the engine
compartment: Left-hand
side headlight lining. A
dipped beam headlights,
B daytime driving lights
and C main beam head-
lights and side lightsFig. 206 Left headlight
There is no need to remove the headlight to replace bulbs.
Complete operations only in the sequence given:
Fig. 205, Fig. 206 ABCTurn signals (small lamp holder)Dipped beam head-lightsDaytime driving lightMain beam headlightsSide lights
1.Always take the checklist into account and take the necessary actions ⇒ page 330.2.Open the bonnet  ⇒ page 278. 
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If and when
To replace the xenon headlights bulb
Fig. 207 In the engine
compartment: Turn signal
cover
Fig. 208 Turn signal
lamp holder 1 and turn-
ing light 2
There is no need to remove the headlight to replace bulbs.
Complete operations only in the sequence given:
Turn signals 1Turning lights 2
1.Always take the checklist into account and take the necessary ac-
tions ⇒ page 330.
2.Open the bonnet  ⇒ page 278.
3.Rotate the cover ⇒  Fig. 207 in the direction of the arrow and remove
it.
4.
Rotate the lamp holder 1⇒ Fig. 208 to the left all the way
and pull it out backwards with
the bulb.Press the wire clip downwards
and pull the lamp holder 2
⇒ Fig. 208 out with the bulb.
5.Depending on the model, the bulb is removed directly from the
lamp holder or it may need to be rotated and then removed.
6.Replace the faulty bulb by a new identical bulb.
7.Place the bulb holder in the
headlight and rotate to the right
all the way.Place the lamp holder in the
headlight and pull the wire clip
upwards until it clicks into place.
8.Rotate the cover ⇒  Fig. 207 in the opposite direction to the arrow as
far as it will go.
Always seek the help of a specialist when changing the Xenon dipped beam
and main beam headlamps ⇒  in Introduction on page 329.
Note
The illustrations show the left hand headlight. The structure of the right
hand side headlight is symmetric. 
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348Description of specifications
Vehicle code
Fig. 222 Vehicle identifi-
cation number
Vehicle identification number
The vehicle identification number (chassis number) can be read from out-
side the vehicle through a viewer in the windscreen ⇒ Fig. 222. This viewer
is located in the lower part of the windscreen. The vehicle identification
number (chassis number) is also stamped on the right water drain channel.
The water drain channel is located between the suspension tower and the
wing. Open the bonnet to read the vehicle identification number 
⇒  page 278.
Vehicle data plate
The vehicle data plate is attached to the luggage compartment, and con-
tains the following information:
Vehicle identification number (chassis number)
Vehicle type, engine power, gearbox type
Engine and gearbox code, paint number, interior equipment.
Optional extras, PR numbers
These data are also provided in the Maintenance Programme. 1
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Type plate
The type plate is visible when the driver door is opened, on the lower part of
the strut. Vehicles for certain export countries do not have a type plate.
The manufacturer's type plate contains the following data:
Gross vehicle weight
Maximum authorised weight of vehicle and trailer
Maximum gross front axle weight
Maximum rear axle weight 
5678

Anti-theft bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Anti-theft locking bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Anti-theft wheel locking bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Anti-tow system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Anti-trap functionElectric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Antifreeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
ASR See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
See "Brake assist" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Turning on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Electronic differential lock system (EDL andXDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . 190
Assist systems Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 190
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Braking assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Lane Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Park Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Rear assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Sign Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Traction control system (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . 192
Traction control when accelerating (ASR) . 191
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Automatic belt retainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Switching Auto Hold off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Switching the start assist off . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Automatic consumer disconnection . . . . . . . . 294
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
DSG automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Ignition key lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Kickdown system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Launch-Control programme . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Manually unlocking the gear selector lever . .322
Please also see "Changing gears" . . . . . . 175
See "Automatic gearbox" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
AUX-IN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164, 272 Automatic off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Remote control range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Remote control: Replacing the battery . . . 165
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164, 167
Auxiliary heater remote control Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
B
BAS See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Battery Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Discharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
See Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Battery acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Before starting out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Belt tension limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Bicycle carrier Installing a bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Maximum load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Bonnet Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Bottle holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
368 Index