2014 Seat Alhambra seat adjustment

126Seats and storage
Fig. 88 Fitting the head
restraints in the second
or third row of seats
All seats are equipped with a head restraint.
Removing the front head restraints in vehicles without the lengthways
direction adjustment of the head restraints
● If necessary, adjust the seat backrest so that the head restraint can be
fitted.
● Push the head restraint up as far as it will go
⇒ 
.
● Pull out the head restraint pressing the button completely
⇒ Fig. 87 1
.
Fitting the front head restraints in vehicles without the lengthways
direction adjustment of the head restraints
●
Correctly place the head restraint into the guides on the seat backrest
and insert it.
● Completely press the button 1
 and push the head restraint down-
wards.
● Adjust the head restraint according to the correct seat position and se-
cure it ⇒ page 124. Removing the front head restraints in vehicles with the lengthways
direction adjustment of the head restraints
●
If necessary, adjust the seat backrest so that the head restraint can be
fitted.
● Push the head restraint up and backward as far as it will go ⇒ 
.
● Place a flat object, e.g. a plastic card 2 , on both sides between the
seat backrest cover and the end protector of the seat backrest retaining bar
and unlock the retaining bars with a little pressure.
● Completely pull out the head restraint.
Fitting the front head restraints in vehicles with the lengthways direction
adjustment of the head restraints
● Pull out the two retaining bars from the head restraint as far as possible.
● Correctly place the head restraint into the guides on the seat backrest
and insert it.
● Push the head restraint down as far as possible until the two retaining
bars are secured.
● Adjust the head restraint according to the correct seat position and se-
cure it ⇒ page 124.
Removing the head restraints from the second and third row of seats
● Fold the seat backrest of the rear seat forwards ⇒ page 127.
● Push the head restraint up as far as it will go ⇒ 
.
● Pull out the head restraint ⇒ Fig. 88 1 with the button pressed.
● Fold the seat backrest of the rear seat backwards until it is engaged.
Installing the head restraints for the second and third row of seats
● Fold the seat backrest of the rear seat forwards ⇒ page 127.
● Insert the head restraint into the guides on the seat backrest.
● Push the head restraint down while pressing the button 1
.
● Fold the seat backrest of the rear seat backwards until it is engaged.
● Adjust the head restraint to the correct position ⇒ page 124.

194Driving
Brake fluid specifications
SEAT have developed a special brake fluid optimised for the brake systems
of their vehicles. To ensure the optimum working of the brake system, SEAT
recommends the use of brake fluid in accordance with the VW 501 14
standard. If this brake fluid is not available or another brake fluid is used for
different reasons, use a brake fluid that complies with the United States
standard FMVSS 116 DOT 4 or the German standard DIN ISO 4925 CLASS 4
⇒ 
.
Brake fluids conforming to the standard VW 501 14, fulfil the American re-
quirements of the FMVSS 116 DOT 4 standard and the German
DIN ISO 4925 CLASS 4 standard. However, fluids that comply with the Amer-
ican FMVSS 116 DOT 4 standard or the German DIN ISO 4925 CLASS 4
standard do not necessarily comply with the VW 501 14 standard. Always
check the information on the brake fluid container and ensure that you are
using suitable brake fluid.
A suitable brake fluid can be obtained from Technical Services.
Brake fluid level
The level of the brake fluid should always be between the MIN and MAX
marks, or above the MIN mark ⇒ 
.
It is not always possible to check the level of the brake fluid, as in some
models the engine components make it difficult to see the brake fluid reser-
voir. If you cannot read the exact brake fluid level, consult a specialist.
The brake fluid level drops slightly when the vehicle is being used due to
wear of the brake pads and the automatic readjustment of the brake.
Changing the brake fluid
The brake fluid should be changed in accordance with the instructions giv-
en in the Maintenance Programme. Have the brake fluid changed by a spe-
cialised workshop. SEAT recommends visiting a Technical Service. This
means that only brake fluid complying with the required specifications will
be used.
WARNING
If the brake fluid level is low or unsuitable/old brake fluid is used, the
brake system may fail or braking power will be reduced.
● Check the brake system and the brake fluid level regularly!
● The brake fluid should be changed regularly in accordance with the
instructions given in the Maintenance Programme.
● When the brake fluid is used and brakes are subjected to extreme
braking forces, bubbles of vapour form in the brake system. These bub-
bles of water vapour can significantly reduce braking power, notably in-
creasing braking distance, and could even result in the total failure of the
brake system.
● Only used brake fluid that conforms to the VW 501 14 standard,
FMVSS 116 DOT 4 standard or even the DIN ISO 4925 CLASS 4 standard.
Other types of brake fluid could affect brake operation and reduce brak-
ing power. Do not use a brake fluid if the container does not specify com-
pliance with the VW 501 14, FMVSS 116 DOT 4 or DIN ISO 4925 CLASS 4
standards.
● The replacement brake fluid must be new.
● Always ensure that you use suitable brake fluid. Do not use a brake
fluid if the container does not specify compliance with the VW 501 14,
FMVSS 116 DOT 4 or DIN ISO 4925 CLASS 4 standards.
WARNING
Brake fluid is poisonous.
● To reduce the risk of poisoning, do not keep brake fluid in drinks bot-
tles/containers or similar. Other people could drink from these recipients
even if the contents are clearly marked.
● Always keep brake fluid in the original container; keep it correctly
sealed and out of reach of children. 

241
Trailer towing
For the sake of road safety, SEAT recommends using the maximum allowed
drawbar load. The handling of the combined vehicle and trailer will be poor
if the drawbar load is too low.
The drawbar load increases the weight on the rear axle, reducing the vehicle
carrying capacity.
Gross combination weight
This figure refers to the combined weight of the loaded vehicle and loaded
trailer.
Loading the trailer
The combined vehicle and trailer must be balanced. Use the maximum
drawbar load authorised and do not overload the front or the rear of the
trailer:
● Distribute loads in the trailer so that heavy objects are as near to the
axle as possible or even above it.
● Correctly secure the trailer load.
Tyre pressure
Inflate the trailer tyres according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Inflate the towing vehicles tyres to the maximum ⇒ page 297.
WARNING
Exceeding the maximum authorised axle load, drawbar load or the gross
combination weight of the towing vehicle and trailer could cause a seri-
ous accident with severe consequences.
● Never exceed the specifications.
● With the actual load on the front and rear axles, the maximum axle
load should never be exceeded. The weight on the front and rear should
never exceed the gross vehicle weight.
WARNING
If the load moves, the stability and safety of the vehicle and trailer com-
bination will be seriously affected and this could result in a serious acci-
dent.
● Always correctly load the trailer.
● Always secure loads correctly with suitable and undamaged attach-
ment rope or straps.

Driving with a trailer
Adjusting the headlights
When towing a trailer, the front of the vehicle may rise and so the dipped
beam headlights may blind other drivers. Use the headlight range control to
lower the cone of light. If you do not have headlight range control, have the
headlights adjusted by a specialised workshop. Vehicles with high-intensity
discharge lamps adapt automatically and do not require adjustment.
Details of driving with a trailer
● If the trailer has an overrun brake, apply the brakes gently at first and
then, firmly. This will prevent the jerking that can be caused by the trailer
wheels locking.
● As of the combined vehicle and trailer mass, braking distances will be
greater.
● Select a low gear before driving down a steep hill to use the engine
braking effect to slow down the vehicle. Otherwise, the braking system
could overheat and fail. 
Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

Index
A
AbroadExtended stay abroad with your vehicle . . 259
Sale of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
ABS See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Acoustic warnings Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Adaptive headlights Dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
AdBlue Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Minimum quantity for a refill . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Tank filling capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Additional equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Additional heater See "Auxiliary heater" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Adjusting passenger exterior mirror . . . . . . . . 113
Adjustment Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Electric front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Mechanical front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Seat with position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Adjustments Folding the seat backrest of the front pas-senger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Headlight range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Aerial built into the window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
AFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 31 Cleaning dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Deactivating the front passenger front air-bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Deactivating using the key switch . . . . . . . . 35
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Differences between front passenger front airbag systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Locking the vehicle after airbag deploy- ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Use of child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Electronic manual air conditioning . . . . . . 159
Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Indirect ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
User instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Air conditioning see "Air conditioner" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
All-wheel drive Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Anodized surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Anti-theft alarm system Anti-tow system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
False alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
361
Index

G 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Engine fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Environment Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
ESC See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Exterior aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Automatically folding exterior mirrors . . . 113
Controlling function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Synchronised mirror adjustment . . . . . . . . 113
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Extinguisher Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 F
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fault Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Park assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Rear assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Fault memory Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Faults Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Filling capacity AdBlue tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Refilling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Filter pre-heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
First-aid kit Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Fitting Tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Folding down rear seats
Load space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Folding in exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Folding the seat backrest of the front passen- ger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Front airbags See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Front passenger front airbag Deactivating using the key switch . . . . . . . . 35
See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Depending on the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Information on consumption . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Fuel consumption Economic driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Why does fuel consumption increase? . . . 234
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Fuel tank flap Closure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Function control Tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Identification using colours . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
367
Index

Preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
G General instrument panel Turn signal and headlight lever . . . . . . . . . . 97
General overview of the engine compartment 352
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
H Handbrake See "Parking brake" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Hazard warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Headlamp range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Headlight adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Headlight lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Headlights Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Turning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Head restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Heated windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
High pressure cleaning equipment . . . . . . . . . 248
Hitch ball
Electric release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
I
Ignition See "Engine and ignition" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Safety interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Operating fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
In case of a breakdown Securing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
In case of an emergency Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
In case of a breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Protecting yourself and securing the vehi-cle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Indication on display Sign Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Indicator Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Information on consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Initial operations Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 63
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 58, 63
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Seat belt routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
J Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Assigning a key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Changing the battery (vehicle key) . . . . . . . 74
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Key switch Deactivating the front passenger front air-bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Kickdown system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Knee airbag See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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L
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Lamps Audible warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Lane assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Operation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
When is it necessary to disconnect it? . . . 219
Lane Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Launch-Control programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Acoustic warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
AUTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Daytime driving light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Headlight lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Switch lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Load Driving with the rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Transporting a load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
General advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Loading luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . 127
Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Rails and attachment system . . . . . . . . . . 136
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Loading the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lock Rear Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Locking From the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
The rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
The vehicle from the outside . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Locking button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Luggage compartment Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Folding down rear seats to create loadspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Luggage compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . 103
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Rails and attachment system . . . . . . . . . . 136
Luggage compartment baggage net . . . . . . . . 139 M
Main beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Malfunction Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
DSG automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
DSG Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Lane assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Please also see "Changing gears" . . . . . . 176
MEDIA-IN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Menus Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Mirrors Adjusting passenger mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Folding exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Synchronised mirror adjustment . . . . . . . . 113
Mobile telephone Using without an exterior aerial . . . . . . . . 265
Mobile tow hitch Installing a bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Model identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259, 262
Modifications to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
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Index

Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Run-flat tyresCodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Running-in Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
First trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Running-in brake pads Please also see "Brakes" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Running in Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
S SAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78, 176
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sale of vehicle In other countries / continents . . . . . . . . . 259
Salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Scrapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Seat adjustment Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Seat belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 21 Automatic belt retainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Belt height adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Belt tension limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Seat belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Seat belt status display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Twisted belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
With two buckles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Seat belt warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Seat belt with two buckles Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Twisting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Convenient entry function for the third rowof seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Folding the seat backrest of the front pas- senger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
SEAT information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Adjusting the head restraints . . . . . . . . . . 124
Adjusting the steering wheel position . . . 171
Convenient entry function for the third rowof seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Electric front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Fitting the head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Folding the seat backrest of the front pas- senger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Mechanical front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Removing the head restraints . . . . . . . . . . 125
Seat with position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Seat upholstery Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Cleaning and maintenance of natural leath-er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
cleaning the trim fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
synthetic leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Seat with position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Selective Catalytic Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Selector lever locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Service notification: read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Side airbags See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Sign Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220, 221 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Indication on display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Operation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Sitting position Incorrect position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sliding door Manually opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . 82
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