2013 Seat Ibiza SC jump start

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If and when
Towing and tow-starting
Tow-starting*
The use of jump leads is preferable to tow-starting.
We recommend that you do not tow-start your vehicle. Jump-start-
ing is preferable ⇒ page 256.
However, if your vehicle has to be tow-started:
– Engage the 2nd or the 3rd gear.
– Keep the clutch pressed down.
– Switch the ignition on.
– Once both vehicles are moving, release the clutch.
– As soon as the engine starts, press the clutch and move the
gear lever into neutral. This helps to prevent driving into the
towing vehicle.
WARNING
The risk of accidents is high when tow-starting. The vehicle being towed
can easily collide with the towing vehicle.
CAUTION
When tow-starting, fuel could enter the catalytic converter and damage it. Comments
Please observe the following points if you use a tow rope:
Notes for the driver of the towing vehicle
–
Drive slowly at first until the tow rope is taut. Then accelerate
gradually.
– Begin and change gears cautiously. If you are driving an auto-
matic vehicle, accelerate gently.
– Remember that the brake servo and power steering are not
working in the vehicle you are towing. Brake sooner than nor-
mal and pressing the pedal gently.
Notes for the driver of the towed vehicle
– Ensure that the tow rope remains taut at all times when towing.
Tow rope or tow bar
It is easier and safer to tow a vehicle with a tow bar. You should only use a
tow rope if you do not have a tow bar.
A tow rope should be slightly elastic to reduce the loading on both vehicles.
It is advisable to use a tow rope made of synthetic fibre or similarly elastic
material.
Attach the tow rope or the tow bar only to the towline anchorages provided
or a towing bracket.
Driving style
Towing requires some experience, especially when using a tow rope. Both
drivers should be familiar with the technique required for towing. Inexper-
ienced drivers should not attempt to tow. 
Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

Environmental tipAvoiding pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 176 see also Electronic Stability Control . . . . . 148
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
External aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
F
Fabric trim cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
First-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Fog lights bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Fog lights with cornering function . . . . . . . . . 105
Footwell lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Front ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Front drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Front interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Front parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Front passenger airbag deactivation . . . . . . . . 41
Front reading light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Front seat adjustment
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Fuel Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182, 264
Fuel level Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Fuel tank see Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Fuel Tank Opening the fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fuel: save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
G
Gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Gear shift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
General overview of the engine compartment 267
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Glove compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 H
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
HBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Headlight flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Headlights Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Headlight washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Head restraints Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118, 119
Adjustment of the head restraint angle . . 119
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Heated exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Heated front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Heated rear window Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Heating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
High pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Hill driving assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
How to jump start description . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Hydraulic Brake Assist Automatic hazard warning lights activa-tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
286 Index

I
Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Information in the multifunction display Memory displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Instrument and switch lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Instrument panel Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Interior rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Interval wipe, windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
J Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
L
Leather cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Leaving Home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Load compartment in the luggage compart-
ment
see Loading the luggage compartment . . . 16
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 16
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
LPG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 152, 202
LPG system Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Filler neck adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Luggage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
see also Loading the luggage compartment . .16
Luggage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . 110, 256
M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 108
Main beam headlights control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Maintenance Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Manual heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Manual heating system
Defrosting the windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Demisting the windscreen and side win-dows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
MFI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Mirrors Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Interior rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
N
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
O
Observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
One-touch opening and closing Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Opening and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Operation when a fault occurs panoramic/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Outside temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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