2013 Seat Alhambra turn signal

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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. 
Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical tipsTechnical Specifications

346If and when
Fitting the towline anchorage to the rear for vehicles without factory fitted
tow hitch
● Take the towline anchorage from the vehicle tool kit in the luggage com-
partment ⇒ page 323.
● Press on the upper cover and carefully remove it back. This may require
some strength. Allow the cover to hang.
● Screw in the towline anchorage into its position anticlockwise as far as
it will go ⇒ 
. Use a suitable tool to firmly tighten the towline anchorage in
its location.
● After towing, remove the towline anchorage by turning it clockwise and
put the cover back in place.
CAUTION
● The towline anchorage must always be completely and firmly tightened.
Otherwise, it could be released while towing and tow-starting.
● Vehicles with a factory fitted towing bracket, can only be used for towing
with a tow bar, specially designed to fit on a tow hitch ball. Otherwise, the
tow hitch ball and the vehicle may be damaged. Otherwise, a tow rope
should be used. 
Towing advice
Towing requires some experience, especially when using a tow rope. Both
drivers should be familiar with the technique required for towing. For this
reason, inexperienced drivers should abstain.
While driving, avoid excessive traction forces and jerking. When towing on
an unpaved road, there is always a risk of overloading and damaging the
anchorage points.
If the vehicle is towed, with the hazard warning lights on and the ignition
switched on, the turn signal may be used to indicate changes of direction.
Simply operate the turn signal lever as usual. Meanwhile, the hazard warn- ing lights will go off. When the turn signal lever is returned to the rest posi-
tion, the hazard warning lights will be turned on automatically.
Notes for the driver of the towed vehicle
●
Leave the ignition on to avoid locking the steering wheel, to release the
electronic parking brake and to activate the turn signals, the horn as well as
the window wipers and window washers.
● As the power assisted steering does not work if the engine is not run-
ning, you will need more strength to steer than normally.
● The brake must be depressed must harder as the brake servo does not
operate. Avoid hitting the towing vehicle.
● Note the instructions and information contained in the Instruction Man-
ual for the vehicle to be towed.
Notes for the driver of the towing vehicle
● Accelerate gently and carefully. Avoid sudden manoeuvres.
● Brake well in advance than usual and brake gently.
● Note the instructions and information contained in the Instruction Man-
ual for the vehicle to be towed. 

LampsAudible warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Lane assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Operation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
When is it necessary to disconnect it? . . . 218
Lane Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Launch-Control programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Acoustic warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
AUTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Daytime driving light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Switch lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Load
Driving with the rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Transporting a load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
General advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Loading luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . 126
Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rails and attachment system . . . . . . . . . . 135
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Loading the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Locking From the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
The rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
The vehicle from the outside . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Locking button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Luggage compartment Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Folding down rear seats to create loadspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Luggage compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . 102
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rails and attachment system . . . . . . . . . . 135
Luggage compartment baggage net . . . . . . . . 138
M
Main beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Main panel
Turn signal and main beam lever . . . . . . . . 96
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Malfunction Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
DSG automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
DSG Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Lane assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Please also see "Changing gears" . . . . . . 175
MEDIA-IN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Menus Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Mirrors Adjusting passenger mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Folding exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Synchronised mirror adjustment . . . . . . . . 112
Mobile telephone Using without an exterior aerial . . . . . . . . 264
Mobile tow hitch Installing a bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Model identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 261
Modifications to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
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Trailer weightPermitted maximum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Transport Folding the seat backrest of the front pas-senger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Transporting Transporting a load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Transporting a load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 41 Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Transporting objects Baggage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236, 240
Driving with the rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rails and attachment system . . . . . . . . . . 135
Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139, 141
Trailer weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Treadwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Turning lights See "Static turning lights" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Static . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Turning off the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Turning on the headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Turn signal convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Two-way radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Tyre control systems
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Tyre load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300, 350
Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . 306
U Undercarriage guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Unlocking From the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
The rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
The vehicle from the outside . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Treating your upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
V Valve caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Vehicle Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Securing in case of a breakdown . . . . . . . 315 Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Checking the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . 293
Discharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Explanation of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Positive pole on the starting assistancepoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Starting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Vehicle care Aerial built into the window . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Airbag modules (dash panel) . . . . . . . . . . 256
Anodized surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . 249
Chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Cleaning compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Cleaning seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Cleaning wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Cleaning windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 249
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
De-icing the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . 251
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
High pressure cleaning equipment . . . . . . 247
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Protection of vehicle undercarriage . . . . . 251
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246, 247
Treating your upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
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