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Air conditioning
Air conditioning Air conditioner
Introduction
Viewing Climatronic information
The factory-fitted radio or navigation system screen briefly displays informa-
tion relating to Climatronic.
The units of temperature measurement is displayed on the factory-installed
radio or navigation system and, depending on the vehicle equipment, can
be set using the Configuration menu on the instrument panel.
Additional information and warnings:
● SEAT information system ⇒ page 62
● Windscreen wash system ⇒ page 106
● Auxiliary heating ⇒ page 165
● Caring for and cleaning the vehicle exterior ⇒ page 246
WARNING
Reduced visibility through the windows increases the risk of serious acci-
dents.
● Ensure that all windows are free of ice and snow and that they are not
fogged up preventing a clear view of everything outside.
● The maximum heat output required to defrost windows quickly is only
available when the engine has reached its normal running temperature.
Only drive when you have good visibility.
WARNING (Continued)
● Always ensure that you use the air conditioner and heated rear win-
dow to maintain good visibility.
● Never leave the air recirculation on for a long period of time. If the
cooling system is switched off and air recirculation mode switched on,
the windows can mist over very quickly, considerably limiting visibility.
● Switch air recirculation mode off when it is not required.
WARNING
Stuffy or used air will increase fatigue and reduce driver concentration
possibly resulting in a serious accident.
● Never leave the fresh air fan turned off or use the air recirculation for
long periods of time; the air in the vehicle interior will not be refreshed.
CAUTION
● Switch the air conditioner off if you think it may be broken. This will
avoid additional damage. Have the air conditioner checked by a specialised
workshop.
● Repairs to the air conditioner require specialist knowledge and special
tools. SEAT recommends visiting a Technical Service.
● Do not smoke when air recirculation is switched on in vehicles with an
air conditioner. The smoke taken in could lie on the cooling system vaporis-
er and on the activated charcoal cartridge of the dust and pollen filter, lead-
ing to a permanently unpleasant smell. 
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Switching off: Press the button  until the lamp on the button switches off.
Switching the recirculation mode on and off manually on the
Climatronic 
Switching on: Press the button  until the lamp on the button lights up.
Switching off: Press the button  until the lamp on the button switches
off.
Automatic air recirculation mode 
Fresh air enters the vehicle interior in position . If the system detects a
high concentration of hazardous substances in the ambient air, air recircu-
lation mode is switched on automatically. When the level of impurities
drops to within a normal range, recirculation mode is switched off.
The system is unable to detect unpleasant smells.
With the following outside temperatures and conditions the air recirculation
does not switch on automatically:
● The cooling system is switched on (the AC
button is lit up) and the out-
side temperature is below +3 °C (+38 °F).
● The cooling system and the windscreen wipers are switched off and the
outside temperature is below +10 °C (+50 °F).
● The cooling system is switched off and the outside temperature is below
+15 °C (+59 °F). The windscreen wiper is switched on.
Switching the automatic air recirculation mode on and off
Switching on: Press the button  until the right lamp on the button lights
up.
Switching off: Press the button  until all the lamps on the button are
switched off. Switching the automatic air recirculation mode off temporarily
●
Press the  button once to temporarily switch to manual air recircula-
tion mode in the event of unpleasant smells from outside. The left indicator
lamp turns on.
● After more than two seconds, press the  button again to restart auto-
matic air recirculation. The right indicator lamp turns on.
WARNING
Stuffy or used air will increase fatigue and reduce driver concentration
possibly resulting in a serious accident.
● Never use recirculation mode for long periods as it does not refresh
the air inside the vehicle.
● If the cooling system is switched off and air recirculation mode
switched on, the windows can mist over very quickly, considerably limit-
ing visibility.
● Switch air recirculation mode off when it is not required.
CAUTION
Do not smoke when air recirculation is switched on in vehicles with an air
conditioner. The smoke taken in could lie on the cooling system vaporiser
and on the activated charcoal cartridge of the dust and pollen filter, leading
to a permanently unpleasant smell.
Note
Climatronic: Air recirculation mode switches on to prevent exhaust gas from
entering the vehicle interior when it is in reverse and while the automatic
windscreen wash and wipe is working. 

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Vehicle maintenance and cleaning
WARNING
Additional underseal or anti-corrosion products could catch fire due to
the high temperatures reached by the exhaust gas system and other en-
gine components.
● Do not apply additional underseal or anti-corrosion products to the
exhaust pipes, catalytic converters, heat shields or other parts of the ve-
hicle which reach high temperatures.

Cleaning the engine compartment
The engine compartment of any motor vehicle is a potentially hazardous
area ⇒ page 279. The engine compartment should only be cleaned by qualified personnel. If
it is not correctly cleaned, the anti-corrosion coating and consequently elec-
trical components may be damaged. Moreover, water may filter directly into
the vehicle interior through the water chamber ⇒ 
.
If the engine compartment is very dirty, always take the vehicle to a special-
ised workshop for professional cleaning. SEAT recommends visiting a Tech-
nical Service.
Water box
The water box is in the engine compartment, between the windscreen and
the engine, and beneath a perforated cover. Air is taken in through the wa-
ter box from outside to the vehicle interior via the heating and air condition-
er.
Leaves and other loose objects should be regularly cleaned away from the
water box either by hand or with a vacuum.
WARNING
When working on the engine or in the engine compartment, there is a
risk of injury, burns, accident or fire.
● Before starting work, please ensure you are familiar with the required
procedure and the safety precautions ⇒ page 279.
● SEAT recommends you have this work performed by a specialised
workshop.
CAUTION
If water is manually poured into the water box (for example, using a high
pressure cleaning appliance), this could cause significant damage to the ve-
hicle.
For the sake of the environment
Only wash the engine compartment in areas allocated for this purpose, to
prevent dirty water which may be contaminated by oil, grease or fuel, from
entering the drains. In some districts, the engine compartment may not be
washed outside the wash bays provided for this purpose. 
Caring for and cleaning the vehicle interior Introduction
The dye used in many modern garments, for example dark jeans, is not al-
ways sufficiently colour-fast. Seat upholstery (material and leather), espe-
cially when light-coloured, may visibly discolour if the dye comes out of
clothing (even when used correctly). This is not an upholstery defect but in-
dicates that the dye in the item of clothing is not sufficiently colour-fast. 
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Checking and refilling levels
CAUTION
● Do not refuel if the filler indicates that the fuel contains metal. LRP (lead
replacement petrol) fuels contain high concentrations of metal additives.
Using them may damage the engine!
● Only use fuel with an octane rating that is in line with the norm EN 228,
otherwise significant damage could be caused to the engine and fuel sys-
tem. Furthermore, it could lead to a loss of performance with the conse-
quent engine fault.
● The use of unsuitable petrol additives could damage the engine.
● If, in exceptional circumstances, petrol with a lower octane rating to that
recommended is used, only use moderate engine speeds and a light throt-
tle. Avoid using full throttle and overloading the engine. Otherwise you may
damage the engine. Fill up with fuel of a suitable octane rating as soon as
possible.
● Just one full tank of leaded fuel would seriously impair the efficiency of
the catalytic converter and could damage it. 
Diesel
Diesel fuel
Diesel fuel must correspond to European standard EN 590 (in Germany,
EN 590 or DIN 51628).
The use of diesel fuel with a high sulphur percentage requires shorter serv-
ice intervals ⇒ Booklet Maintenance Programme ⇒ 
. Your Technical Serv-
ice will be able to tell you which countries have diesel with a high sulphur
content.
Do not mix fuel additives (thinners, or similar additives) with diesel fuel.
Winter-grade diesel
When using “summer-grade diesel fuel”, difficulties may be experienced at
temperatures below 0 °C (+32 °F) because the fuel thickens due to wax sep- aration. For this reason, “winter-grade diesel fuel” is available in Germany,
for example, during the cold months. It can be used at temperatures as low
as -20 °C (-4 °F).
In countries with different climatic conditions, other types of diesel fuel are
available that are suitable to local temperatures. Technical Services and fill-
ing stations in the country concerned will inform you on the type of diesel
fuels available.
A cold diesel engine makes more noise during winter temperatures than
summer temperatures. Furthermore, the exhaust gases may turn slightly
bluish while the engine is heating. The quantity of exhaust gases will de-
pend on the outside temperature.
Filter pre-heater
Vehicles with a diesel engine are fitted with a fuel filter pre-heating system.
This ensures that the fuel system remains operational to approx. -24 °C
(-11.2 °F), provided you use winter-grade diesel which is safe to -15 °C
(+5,0 °F).
However, if the fuel has waxed to such an extent that the engine will not
start at temperatures of under -24 °C (-11.2 °F), simply place the vehicle in a
warm garage or workshop for a while to heat up.
Auxiliary heater
Vehicles with a diesel engine may be fitted with an auxiliary heater. The
heater runs off the fuel from the fuel tank. On doing so, smells and steam
may be noticed outside the vehicle for a short period. This is normal and it
is not an indication of a fault in the vehicle.
Whenever there is little fuel in the tank (reserve), the auxiliary heater auto-
matically switches off.
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Check listPreparations for changing a wheel . . . . . . 310
Raising the vehicle with the jack . . . . . . . . 314
Checklist Refilling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Seat upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . 40
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Child safety seat Securing with seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
ISOFIX child seat on rear seats . . . . . . . . . . 43
Mounting child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Mounting systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
On rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
On the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Securing using a Top Tether retaining strap 45
Securing using ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Securing using LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . 40
Weight categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Child seats Disabling the front passenger front airbag 35
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 153
Cleaning dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
See "Care of your vehicle" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Cleaning chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Cleaning the vehicle Folding exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Climatronic see "Air conditioner" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Closing Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Electric sliding door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Rear Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
See "Locking" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Code number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Collection of end-of-life vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Combined weight rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Compartment Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Compartments Card compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Front central armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Other storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . 149 Portable waste bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Rear footwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Roof console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Spectacle case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Connectors Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Consumer disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Consumption How it is determined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Control lamp AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Brake pad wear indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . 283
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine oil sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . 233
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Lane assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Pressing the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
364 Index

Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Windscreen wiper fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Control lamps Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Controlling function Electric exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Control of function Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Convenience closing Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Convenience functions Reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Convenience opening Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Convenient entry function for the third row of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Coolant Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
See engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Counter steering assistance system . . . . . . . . 170
Crossing a river Salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Curtain airbags
See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
D Damaged tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Dangers of not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 257
Data link connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Data plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Model identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Vehicle chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Data registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Data storage during the journey . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Data stored by the control units . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Daytime driving light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
De-icing the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
De-icing the locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Deadlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Details Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Diagnostics connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Filter pre-heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Winter-grade diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Differential lock See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Dipped beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 58
Disposal Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
End-of-life vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Childproof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . 319
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Drawbar load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 152
Driving Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cross country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
365
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
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