2013 Seat Toledo Owner's manual

OWNER’S
MANUAL
Toledo
6JA012720BA
Inglés
6JA012720BA (10.13)
Toledo
Inglés (10.13)

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Foreword
This Instruction Manual and its corresponding supplements should be read carefully to familiarise yourself
with your vehicle.
Besides the regular care and maintenance of the vehicle, its correct handling will help preserve its value.
For safety reasons, always note the information concerning accessories, modifications and part replace-
ments.
If selling the vehicle, give all of the on-board documentation to the new owner, as it should be kept with the
vehicle.

Table of Contents
About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Safety First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Sitting position for vehicle occupants . . . . . . . . . 10
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Why wear seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Side airbags* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Curtain airbags* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Securing child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Operating instructions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Instruments and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Multi-function display* (on board computer) . . . 61
MAXI DOT* (Informative display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Steering wheel controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Voice control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Vehicle interior monitoring and tow-away
protection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Opening and closing electric windows . . . . . . . . 95
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Windscreen wipers and windscreen washers . . . 106
Rear vision mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Cigarette lighter, 12V power socket . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Coat hooks* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Air conditioning (manual)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Climatronic* (automatic air conditioning) . . . . . . 135
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Brakes and brake servo systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Cruise control (Cruise control system)* . . . . . . . . 152
START-STOP* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Practical Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Driving and the environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
The first 1500 km (900 miles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Economical and ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Preventing damage to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Driving the vehicle with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Driving the vehicle with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
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Care of the vehicle and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Care of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Accessories, modifications and spare parts . 204
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Modifications and effects of the airbag system . 205
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
First-aid kit and warning triangle* . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fire extinguisher* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Vehicle tool kit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Tyre repair kit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Changing front fog light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Changing bulbs for rear lights (in side panel) . . 227
Changing rear lights (in rear lid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Changing bulb for the number plate light . . . . . . 232
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Description of the data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Information on fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Checking fluid levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Petrol engine 1.2 55 kW (75 PS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Petrol engine 1.2 TSI 63 kW (85 PS) . . . . . . . . . . 240
Petrol engine 1.2 TSI 77 kW (105 PS) . . . . . . . . . 241
Petrol engine 1.6 77 kW (105 PS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Petrol engine 1.4 90 kW (122 PS) Automatic . . . 243
Diesel Engine 1.6 CR 66 kW (90 PS) . . . . . . . . . . 244
Diesel Engine 1.6 CR 77 kW (105 PS) . . . . . . . . . 245
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
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About this manual
About this manual What you should know before reading this manual
This manual contains a description of the equipment supplied with the ve-
hicle at the time of press. Some of the equipment hereunder described will
not be available until a later date, or is only available in certain markets.
Because this is a general manual for the TOLEDO, some of the equipment
and functions that are described in this manual are not included in all
types or variants of the model; they may vary or be modified depending on
the technical requirements and on the market; this is in no way deceptive
advertising.
The illustrations are intended as a general guide and may vary from the
equipment fitted in your vehicle in some details.
The direction indications (left, right, front, rear) appearing in this manual re-
fer to the normal forward working direction of the vehicle except when oth-
erwise indicated.
The equipment marked with an asterisk * is fitted as standard only in
certain versions, and is only supplied as optional extras for some ver-
sions, or are only offered in certain countries.
All registered marks are indicated with ®. Although the copyright sym-
bol does not appear, it is a copyrighted mark.
The section is continued on the following page.
Marks the end of a section .
WARNING
Texts preceded by this symbol contain information on safety. They warn
you about possible dangers of accident or injury.
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CAUTION
Texts with this symbol draw your attention to potential sources of damage
to your vehicle.
For the sake of the environment
Texts preceded by this symbol contain relevant information concerning envi-
ronmental protection.
Note
Texts preceded by this symbol contain additional information. 

6Content
Content
This manual is structured to provide the information you need in an organ-
ised way. The content of this Manual is divided into sections which belong
to chapters (e.g. “Air conditioning”). The entire manual is divided into five
large parts which are:
1. Safety First Information about the vehicle equipment relating to passive safety such as
seat belts, airbags, seats, etc.
2. Operating instructions
Information about the distribution of controls in the driver position of your
vehicle, about the seat adjustment possibilities, about how to create a suit-
able climate in the vehicle interior, etc.
3. Practical Tips Advice relating to the driving, caring and maintenance of your vehicle and
certain problems you can solve yourself.
4. Technical specifications
Figures, values and the dimensions of your vehicle.
5. Alphabetic index
At the end of this manual there is a detailed alphabetical index, this will
help you to quickly find the information you require. 