
302Description of specifications
Technical Specifications
Description of specifications
Important information
Important
The information in the vehicle documentation always takes
precedence over the information in this Instruction Manual.
All technical specifications provided in this documentation are valid for the
standard model in Spain. The vehicle data card included in the Mainte-
nance Programme or the vehicle registration documentation shows which
engine is installed in the vehicle.
The figures may be different depending whether additional equipment is fit-
ted, for different models, for special vehicles and for other countries. Abbreviations used in the Technical Specifications section
Abbrevia-
tionMeaning
kWKilowatt, engine power measurement.
PSPferdestärke (horsepower), formerly used to denote engine
power.
rpmRevolutions per minute - engine speed.NmNewton metres, unit of engine torque.litres per100 kmFuel consumption in litres per 100 km (70 miles).
g/kmCarbon dioxide emissions in grams per km (mile) travelled.CO 2Carbon dioxideCNCetane number, indication of the diesel combustion power.
RONResearch octane number, indication of the knock resistance
of petrol.

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Description of specifications
Vehicle identification data
The most important information is given on the identifica-
tion plate and the vehicle data sticker.
Fig. 248 Vehicle data
sticker (luggage compart-
ment)
Vehicles for certain export countries do not have an identification plate.
Identification plate
The identification plate is located on the left rib inside the engine compart-
ment.
Vehicle identification number
The vehicle identification number (chassis number) can be read from out-
side the vehicle through a viewer in the windscreen. This is located on the
left-hand side of the vehicle in the lower area of the windscreen. It is also
located on the right hand side of the engine compartment. Vehicle data
The data sticker is placed on the inside of the spare wheel well, in the lug-
gage compartment and on the rear cover of the Maintenance Programme.
The following information is provided on the vehicle data sticker:
⇒ Fig. 248
Vehicle identification number (chassis number)
Vehicle type, model, displacement, engine type, finish, engine power
and gearbox type
Engine code, gearbox code, external paint code and internal equipment
code
Optional extras and PR numbers
Consumption values (l/100 km) and CO 2 emissions (g/km)
A
Urban consumption and CO 2 emissions
B Extra-urban consumption and CO 2 emissions
C Combined consumption and CO 2 emissions
Information on fuel consumption
Fuel consumption
The consumption and emission details shown on the vehicle
data sticker differ from one vehicle to another. The vehicle fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions can be consulted on the
vehicle data sticker in the spare wheel well, inside the luggage compart-
ment and on the rear cover of the Maintenance Programme.
The fuel consumption and CO 2 emission values refer to the weight category
assigned to your vehicle according to the engine and gearbox combination,
as well as the specific equipment fitted, and is only used to compare be-
tween the different models.
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304Description of specifications
The fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions do not depend only on the per-
formance of the vehicle, they can also differ from the established values de-
pending on other factors such as driving style, road conditions, traffic con-
ditions, environmental conditions, load and number of passengers.
Calculation of fuel consumption
The consumption values have been calculated based on measurements per-
formed or supervised by certified CE laboratories according to the latest ver-
sion of directives 715/2007/EC and 80/1268/CEE (for more information
consult the European Union Publications Office at EUR-Lex: © European Un-
ion, http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) and are valid for the kerb
weight indicated for the vehicle.
Note
In practice, and considering all the factors mentioned here, consumption
values can differ from those calculated in the current European regulations.
Weights
Kerb weight refers to the basic model with a fuel tank filled to 90% capacity
and without optional extras. The figure quoted includes 75 kg to allow for
the weight of the driver.
For special versions and optional equipment fittings or for the addition of
accessories, the weight of the vehicle will increase ⇒
.
WARNING
● Please note that the centre of gravity may shift when transporting
heavy objects; this may affect vehicle handling and lead to an accident.
Always adjust your speed and driving style to suit road conditions and re-
quirements.
● Never exceed the gross axle weight rating or the gross vehicle weight
rating. If the allowed axle load or the allowed total weight is exceeded,
the driving characteristics of the vehicle may change, leading to acci-
dents, injuries and damage to the vehicle.

Correct sitting positionfront passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Adjust the stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Deactivating temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Setting the speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cruise speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
D Danger of fitting a child seat on the front pas- senger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Dash panel cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Data entry control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Daytime driving lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Deactivating front passenger airbag Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Deactivating the airbag Front passenger front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Diesel engine Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Diesel engine particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
DIS Average fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Instantaneous fuel consumption . . . . . . . . 88
Disposal Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Distance covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Distance to empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 88
Door and rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Doors Childproof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Locking the doors manually if the centrallocking fails to work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . 10, 11, 12
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Auto-check system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
CD and radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Door and rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Handbrake warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Red symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Yellow symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
driver seat Assigning the key to the seat . . . . . . . . . . 142
Driver seat Activating stored settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
With memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Driving Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Economically / Environmentally friendly . 204
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
DRP see Dynamic gear control programme . . . 192
Dynamic gear control programme . . . . . . . . . . 192
E
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Electric socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Possible malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Switches on the driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Switch on front passenger's door . . . . . . . 113
Electronic differential lock How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
317
Index

Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Emergencies Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Disconnecting the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 266
Sunroof emergency activation . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Engine Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Engine compartment Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Engine coolant G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
G 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Engine oil pressure too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Oil sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Engine speed governing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Roof racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Environmentally friendly driving . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Environmental tip
Avoiding pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 see also Electronic Stability Control . . . . . 173
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
F
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Front drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Front passenger airbag deactivation . . . . . . . . 45
Fuel Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fuel level low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Instantaneous fuel consumption . . . . . . . . 88
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204, 303
Fuel tank opening the fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fuel: save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
G
Gear display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Gear shift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
General overview of the engine compartment 306
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
H
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Faulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Headlights Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Automatic headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Automatic headlight control photosensors . .118
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Head restraint Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
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Luggage compartment coverRemoving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
M
Main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 124
Maintenance Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Mirrors Activating stored settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Automatic exterior mirror adjustment . . . . 140
Heated exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Storing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Mobile phones and two-way radios . . . . . . . . 231
multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
N
Net partition Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
O
Observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Overview
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
P
Paddle levers tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Paintwork Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Parking aid SEAT Parking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
SEAT Parking System plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Parking aid acoustic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Passenger see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . 10, 11, 12
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Photosensor faulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 20
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Plastic parts cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 218 Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
R Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rain sensor faulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Reading lights Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Rear drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Rear lid Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Rear side window sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear view mirrors Anti-dazzle interior mirror with automaticadjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Anti-dazzle setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rear window sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear window wiper Intermittent wipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Rear window automatic wash and wipe . . 131
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Registration light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
320 Index