2014 Seat Altea CD changer

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Seats and storage
WARNING
● You should check that the backrest has engaged properly in position
after the loop is released.
● For safety reasons the locking system loops on the seats may not be
used to secure any items.
● After locking the seat backrest into position ensure that the seat
belts protrude from the seat.
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Storage compartment
Storage compartment on the front passenger side
Fig. 100 Passenger side:
storage compartment
The compartment can be opened by pulling the lever ⇒ Fig. 100.
WARNING
Always keep the storage compartment cover closed while the vehicle is
in motion in order to reduce the risk of injury caused by a sudden braking
or by an accident.
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Front centre armrest with storage compartment
There is a storage compartment in the armrest.
Fig. 101 Front armrest
with storage compart-
ment
– To open the storage compartment, lift the armrest up in the di-
rection of the arrow ⇒ 
Fig. 101 and then lift the cover.
– To access the CD changer* or the lower storage compartment,
pull on the armrest cover without pressing on the button.
– To close the storage compartment, push the armrest down. 
Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

142Seats and storage
WARNING
Always keep the storage compartment closed while the vehicle is in mo-
tion to reduce the risk of injury from the armrest during a sudden braking
manoeuvre or in the event of an accident.
Note
The CD changer is located in this compartment. 
Storage compartment under the front seats*
There is a storage compartment with a cover under each
front seat.
Fig. 102 Storage com-
partment under the front
seats
The drawer* ⇒ Fig. 102 A
is opened by pushing the button and putting the
cover back. There are two open positions of 15 and 60 degrees depending on the pres-
sure applied to the cover. In the 60 degree position, the cover will collapse
if too much pressure is applied.
To close the drawer, press the cover until it locks into position.
WARNING
● The drawers will hold a maximum weight of 1.5 kg.
● Do not drive with the drawer cover open. There is an injury risk for
passengers if the cargo is released in case of sudden braking or an acci-
dent.
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Folding table*
Folding trays are fitted to the rear of the front seat backrests.
Fig. 103 Folding tray on
the front left seat
– To open the tray, open it up in the direction of the arrow
⇒ 
Fig. 103. 

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Car care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Central lock button Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Automatic locking system for involuntaryunlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Automatic speed-dependent locking and unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Emergency unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Centre armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Changing gear see Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Changing gear in tiptronic mode . . . . . . . . . . 186
Changing the bulbs Main headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Changing the main headlight bulbs Main beam lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Turn signal bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Changing the main headlight lamps dipped lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Changing the tail light bulbs
Position light, fog light and tail light on therear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Changing the tail lights Luggage compartment lights . . . . . . . . . . 284
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Reverse light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Turn signal light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Turn signal, side and brake lights on thebody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . 245
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Checking battery electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . 251
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Checklist Seat upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Child seat Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Group 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Group 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Group 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Groups 0 and 0+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Cleaning alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Cleaning steel wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Climatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Climatronic
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Clothes hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Coming/leaving home function . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Compartment for on-board documentation . . 141
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Control lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Controls electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Convenience closing Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Convenience opening Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242, 243 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Coolant loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Coolant temperature control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
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