2014 Seat Altea XL bonnet

277
If and when
Dipped lights
Fig. 190 Dipped beam
headlights
Fig. 191 Dipped beam
headlights
– Raise the bonnet.
– Move the loops ⇒ Fig. 190 1
in the direction of the arrow and
remove the cover. –
Remove connector ⇒ Fig. 191 2
from the bulb.
– Unclip the retainer spring ⇒ Fig. 191 3
pressing inwards to the
right.
– Extract the bulb and fit the replacement so that the rim of the
attachment plate is on the reflector cut-out. 
Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

278If and when
Main beam lights
Fig. 192 Main beam
headlights
Fig. 193 Main beam
headlights
– Raise the bonnet.
– Remove the cover ⇒ Fig. 192 C
by pulling on this.
– Remove connector ⇒ Fig. 193 1
from the bulb. –
Press the spring ⇒ Fig. 193 2
inwards and to the right.
– Extract the bulb and fit the replacement so that it sits correctly
into the cut-out on the reflector.
– Installation involves all of the above steps in reverse sequence. 

279
If and when
Side lights
Fig. 194 Side light
Fig. 195 Side light
– Raise the bonnet.
– Remove the cover ⇒ Fig. 194 D
by pulling on this.
– Extract the bulb holder ⇒ Fig. 195 1
outwards. –
Replace the bulb by pulling it out and inserting the replace-
ment.
– Installation is done in the reverse order. 
Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

Index
A
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Acoustic warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Adjusting the seat belt height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
AFS (cornering lights) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Air conditioner 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Air conditioner automatic mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Air recirculation mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Manual air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Alarm system Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
All-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Alternator
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Antifreeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Aquaplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Aspects to note before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Audible warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Automatic anti-dazzle interior rear vision mirror Activating the anti-dazzle function . . . . . . 131
Deactivating the anti-dazzle function . . . . 131
Automatic car wash tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Automatic gearbox Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gearbox . 183
Automatic lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Automatic windscreen wiper/washer . . . . . . . 127
Auxiliary audio input: AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
B
Ball coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Battery
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Biodiesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Brake pedal control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196, 204
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Bulb changes General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Bulb defect Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122, 173
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