2013 Seat Altea Freetrack headlights

264If and when
Turn signal bulbs
Fig. 178 Turn signal bulb
– Raise the bonnet.
– Turn bulb holder ⇒ Fig. 178 A
to the left and pull.
– Remove the bulb by pressing on the bulb holder and rotating at
the same time to the left.
– Installation involves the above steps in reverse sequence. Dipped lights
Fig. 179 Dipped beam
headlights
Fig. 180 Dipped beam
headlights
– Raise the bonnet.
– Move the loops ⇒ Fig. 179 1
in the direction of the arrow and
remove the cover. 

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If and when
– Remove connector ⇒ Fig. 180 2
from the bulb.
– Unclip the retainer spring ⇒ Fig. 180 3
pressing inwards to the
right.
– Extract the bulb and fit the replacement so that the rim of the
attachment plate is on the reflector cut-out. 
Main beam lights
Fig. 181 Main beam
headlights
Fig. 182 Main beam
headlights
– Raise the bonnet.
– Remove the cover ⇒ Fig. 181 C
by pulling on this.
– Remove connector ⇒ Fig. 182 1
from the bulb.
– Press the spring ⇒ Fig. 182 2
inwards and to the right.
– Extract the bulb and fit the replacement so that it sits correctly
into the cut-out on the reflector.
– Installation involves the above steps in reverse sequence. 
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If and when
Starting
5. Start the engine of the vehicle with the boosting battery and let it run at idling speed.
6. Start the engine of the vehicle with the flat battery and wait two or three minutes until the engine is “running”.
Removing the jump leads
7. Before you remove the jump leads, switch off the dipped beam headlights (if they are switched on).
8. Turn on the heater blower and heated rear window in the vehi- cle with the flat battery. This helps minimise voltage peaks
which are generated when the leads are disconnected.
9. When the engine is running, disconnect the leads in reverse or- der to the details given above.
Connect the battery clamps so they have good metal-to-metal contact with
the battery terminals.
If the engine fails to start, switch off the starter after about 10 seconds and
try again after about half a minute.
WARNING
● Please note the safety warnings referring to working in the engine
compartment ⇒ page 222, Working in the engine compartment.
● The battery providing assistance must have the same voltage as the
flat battery (12V) and approximately the same capacity (see imprint on
battery). Failure to comply could result in an explosion.
WARNING (Continued)
● Never use jump leads when one of the batteries is frozen. Danger of
explosion! Even after the battery has thawed, battery acid could leak and
cause chemical burns. If a battery freezes, it should be replaced.
● Keep sparks, flames and lighted cigarettes away from batteries, dan-
ger of explosion. Failure to comply could result in an explosion.
● Observe the instructions provided by the manufacturer of the jump
leads.
● Do not connect the negative cable from the other vehicle directly to
the negative terminal of the flat battery. The gas emitted from the battery
could be ignited by sparks. Danger of explosion.
● Do not attach the negative cable from the other vehicle to parts of the
fuel system or to the brake line.
● The non-insulated parts of the battery clamps must not be allowed to
touch. The jump lead attached to the positive battery terminal must not
touch metal parts of the vehicle, this can cause a short circuit.
● Position the leads in such a way that they cannot come into contact
with any moving parts in the engine compartment.
● Do not lean on the batteries. This could result in chemical burns.
Note
The vehicles must not touch each other, otherwise electricity could flow as
soon as the positive terminals are connected. 
Safety FirstOperating InstructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

Index
A
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Acoustic warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Adjusting the seat belt height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
AFS (cornering lights) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Air conditioner General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Air conditioner automatic mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Air Conditioner* 2C-Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Air recirculation mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Manual air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Alarm system Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
All-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Alternator
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Antifreeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Aquaplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Ashtray* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Aspects to note before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Audible warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror Deactivating the anti-dazzle function . . . . 128
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror* Activating the anti-dazzle function . . . . . . 128
Automatic car wash tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Automatic gearbox Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Automatic gearbox / DSG automatic gearbox 175
Automatic lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Automatic windscreen wiper/washer . . . . . . . 124
Auxiliary audio connection: AUX-IN . . . . . . . . 148
B
Ball coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Battery
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Biodiesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Brake pedal control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187, 195
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Bulb changes General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Bulb defect control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120, 168
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Correct sitting positionfront passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cruise control Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Cruise control* Complete system deactivation . . . . . . . . . 186
Cruise speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
D Danger of fitting a child seat on the front pas- senger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Dash panel cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Daytime lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Deactivating front passenger airbag Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Deactivating the airbag Front passenger front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Diesel engine Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Diesel engine particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Differential lock fault (EDL)
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Display (without warning or information texts) 60
Disposal Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Doors Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . 10, 11, 12
Driveshaft differential XDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Drive wheel traction control system . . . . . . . . 188
Driving Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Economical/Environmentally friendly . . . . 197
With a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Driving programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Driving with an automatic gearbox / DSG auto- matic gearbox* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Dynamic cornering lights
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . 117
E
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Electrical sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Electric power steering Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 169
Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 189 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Emergency braking warning . . . . . . . . . . 119, 187
Emergency manual locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Emergency opening Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Emission control system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Engine Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine compartment Working in the engine compartment . . . . 222
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Index

Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
HeadlightsDriving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Headlight washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Head restraints Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 133
Adjustment of the head restraint angle . . 133
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Heated front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Heated rear window 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
High pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Hill-start aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
How to jump start description . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Hydraulic Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
I
Identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Information in the multifunction display Memory displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Information messages in the display . . . . . . . . 65
Instrument and switch lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Instrument panel menu
Lights and visibility menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Instrument panel menus Configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Example of menu use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Vehicle status menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Interior rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Interval wipe, windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
J
Jack position points Sill panel trim with cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
L
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Load compartment in the luggage compart- ment
see Loading the luggage compartment . . . 17
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 17
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
see also Loading the luggage compartment . .17
Luggage compartment net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 120
Main beam headlights control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Main headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Maintenance Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Manual mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
MEDIA-IN connector* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
MFI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Mirrors Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Interior rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Multi-purpose mobile storage compartment* 145 Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
293
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