2013 Seat Ibiza 5D door lock

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Lights and visibility
Interior lights
Front interior light
Fig. 63 Interior roof trim:
front interior lighting
The switch A

⇒  Fig. 63 is used to select the following positions:
Courtesy light position 
Sliding switch in central position The interior lighting is automatically
switched on when the vehicle is unlocked or the key removed from the igni-
tion. And turn off approx. 20 seconds after closing the doors. The interior
lights are switched off when the vehicle is locked or when the ignition is
switched on.
Interior light switched on 
Move the knob to the position .
Interior light switched off O
Move the switch to position O ⇒ Fig. 63.
Note
If not all the vehicle doors are closed, the interior lights will be switched off
after approx. 10 minutes, providing the ignition key has been removed and
the courtesy light position selected. This prevents the battery from dis-
charging. 
Front reading light*
Fig. 64 Front reading
light
Switching on the reading light 
Press the corresponding button B
⇒ Fig. 64 to switch on the reading light.
Switching the reading lights off 
Press the corresponding button to switch the reading light off. 
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166Driving
WARNING
● Take measures to reduce the risk of injury when you leave your vehi-
cle unattended.
● Never park where the hot exhaust system could ignite inflammable
materials, such as dry grass, low bushes, spilt fuel etc.
● Never allow vehicle occupants to remain in the vehicle when it is
locked. They would be unable to open the vehicle from the inside, and
could become trapped in the vehicle in an emergency. In the event of an
emergency, locked doors will delay assistance to vehicle occupants.
● Never leave children alone in the vehicle. They could set the vehicle
in motion, for example, by releasing the handbrake or the gearbox lever.
● Depending on weather conditions, it may become extremely hot or
cold inside the vehicle. This can be fatal.

Hill driving assistant*
This function is only included in vehicles with ESC. The hill driving assistant helps the driver to move off and upwards on a hill
when the vehicle is stationary.
The system maintains brake pressure for approximately two seconds after
the driver takes his foot off the brake pedal to prevent the vehicle from
lurching backwards when it is started. During these two seconds, the driver
has enough time to release the clutch pedal and accelerate without the ve-
hicle moving and without having to use the handbrake, making start-up
easier, more comfortable and safer.
These are the basic operation conditions:
● being on a ramp or hill/slope,
● closed doors,
● vehicle completely stationary, ●
engine running and foot on the brake,
● besides having a gear engaged or being in neutral for manual gear
change and with the selector lever at positions S, D or R in vehicles with au-
tomatic gearbox.
This system is also active in reversing uphill.
WARNING
● If you do not start the vehicle immediately after taking your foot off
the brake pedal, the vehicle may start to roll back under certain condi-
tions. Depress the brake pedal or use the hand brake immediately.
● If the engine stalls, depress the brake pedal or use the hand brake
immediately.
● When following a line of traffic uphill, if you want to prevent the vehi-
cle from rolling back accidentally when starting off, hold the brake pedal
down for a few seconds before starting off.
Note
The Official Service or a specialist workshop can tell you if your vehicle is
equipped with this system. 
Parking aid* General information
Various aid systems are in place to help in parking and manoeuvring de-
pending on the vehicle’s equipment:
The rear parking aid is an audible aid that warns against obstacles behind
the vehicle ⇒ page 167.
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Vehicle maintenance and cleaning
WARNING
● Wash your vehicle with the ignition switched off.
● Protect your hands and arms from cuts on sharp metal edges when
cleaning the underbody, the inside of the wheel housings etc. Risk of in-
jury.
● Water, ice and salt on the brake system can reduce braking effective-
ness. Risk of accident.
CAUTION
● Never remove dirt, mud or dust if the vehicle surface is dry. Never use a
dry cloth or sponge for cleaning purposes. This could scratch the paintwork
or glass on your vehicle.
● Washing the vehicle in low temperatures: when washing the vehicle
with a hose, do not direct water into the lock cylinders or the gaps around
the doors, rear lid, or sunroof. Risk of freezing.
For the sake of the environment
To protect environment, the vehicle should be washed only in specially pro-
vided wash bays. This prevents toxic, oil-laden waste water entering the
sewerage system. In some places, washing vehicles outside wash bays is
prohibited.
Note
Do not wash the vehicle in direct sunlight. Washing the vehicle with a high pressure cleaner
Be particularly careful when using a high pressure cleaner!
– Always observe the instructions for the high-pressure cleaner,
particularly those concerning the pressure and the spraying
distance.
– Increase the spraying distance for soft materials and painted
bumpers.
– Do not use a high pressure cleaner to remove ice or snow from
windows ⇒ page 190.
– Never use concentrated jet nozzles (“rotating jets”) ⇒ 
.
– After washing, avoid sudden and sharp braking. “Dry” the
brakes by braking several times ⇒ page 179.
WARNING
● Never wash tyres with a concentrated jet (“rotating nozzle”). Even at
large spraying distances and short cleaning times, visible and invisible
damage can occur to the tyres. This may cause an accident.
● Water, ice and salt on the brake system can reduce braking effective-
ness. Risk of accident.
CAUTION
● Do not use water hotter than +60 °C (+140 °F). This could damage the
vehicle.
● To avoid damage to the vehicle, keep a sufficient distance from sensitive
materials such as flexible hoses, plastic, soundproofing material, etc. This
is also important for bumpers painted in the colour of the bodywork. The
closer the nozzle is to the surface, the greater the wear on the material. 
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Vehicle maintenance and cleaning
If possible, use a de-icing spray to remove ice. If you use an ice scraper,
push it in one direction only without swinging it.
Use window cleaner or a silicone remover to clean rubber, oil, grease and
silicone deposits off.
Wax deposits can be removed with a special cleaner available in your Tech-
nical Services. Wax deposits on the windscreen could cause the wiper
blades to judder. Adding a window cleaner that dissolves wax to the wind-
screen washer fluid prevents wiper blades from juddering, but wax deposits
are not removed.
CAUTION
● Never use warm or hot water to remove snow and ice from windows and
mirrors. This could cause the glass to crack!
● The heating element for the rear window is located on the inner side of
the window. To prevent damage, do not put stickers over the heating ele-
ments on the inside of the window. 
Cleaning windscreen wiper blades
Clean wiper blades improve visibility.
1. Use a soft cloth to remove dust and dirt from the windscreen wiper blades.
2. Use window cleaner to clean the windscreen wiper blades. Use a sponge or a cloth to remove stubborn dirt. Rubber seals maintenance
If rubber seals are well looked after, they will not freeze so
quickly.
1. Use a soft cloth to remove dust and dirt from the rubber seals.
2. Apply a specialist care product to the rubber seals.
The rubber strips on the doors, windows, bonnet and rear lid will remain
pliable and last longer if they are treated with a suitable care product (for
example silicone spray).
Caring for rubber seals will also prevent premature ageing and leaks. The
doors will be easier to open. If rubber seals are well looked after, they will
not freeze so quickly in winter. 
Door lock cylinders
The door lock cylinders can freeze up in winter.
To de-ice the lock cylinders you should only use spray with lubricating and
anti-corrosive properties. 
Cleaning chrome parts
1. Clean chrome parts with a damp cloth.
2. Polish chrome parts with a soft, dry cloth. If this does not provide satisfying results, use a specialist chrome cleaning
product. Chrome cleaning products will remove stains from the surface. 
Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

Cruise speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
D Danger of fitting a child seat on the front pas- senger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Dash panel cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Daytime driving lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
daytime running lights Nordic countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Deactivating front passenger airbag Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Deactivating the airbag Front passenger front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Diesel engine Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Diesel engine particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Differential lock fault (EDL) control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Disposal Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Doors
Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Double headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Double headlight bulb change dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . 10, 11, 12
Driveshaft differential XDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Driving Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Economically / Environmentally friendly . 182
With a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184, 186
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . 103
E
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Electro-hydraulic steering control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Electronic stability control
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 176
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Emission control system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Engine Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Engine compartment Working in the engine compartment . . . . 206
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
G 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Engine fault control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Engine management control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Engine oil Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Engine oil pressure control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Environmentally friendly driving . . . . . . . . . . . 182
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