Safety
If you fit a rear-facing child seat to the front
passenger seat, the front passenger front air-
bag must be de-activated.
When the front passenger airbag is deactiva-
ted , this means that only the front passenger
fr ont
airbag is deactivated. All the other air-
bags in the vehicle remain activated.
Activating the front passenger front airbag
– Switch the ignition off.
– Open the glove compartment on the front
passenger side.
– Insert the key into the slot of the switch for
deactivating the front passenger airbag
››› Fig. 61. About 3/4 of the key should en-
ter
, as far as it will go.
– Then turn the key gently to the position.
Do not force it if you feel resistance, and
make sure you have inserted the key fully.
– When the ignition is switched on, check
whether the control lamp
on the dash panel does ››› Fig. 62 not
light
up ››› .
WARNING
● It is the driver's responsibility to ensure
that the key operated switch is set to the cor-
rect position.
● You should deactivate the front passenger
front airbag only if you have to use a rear-fac- ing child seat in exceptional cases
››› page 46, Transporting children safety.
● Never install a child seat facing backwards
on the front passenger seat unless the front
passenger front airbag has been disabled.
Otherwise, there is a risk of death.
● As soon as the child seat is no longer nee-
ded on the front passenger seat, enable the
front passenger front airbag again.
● Only deactivate the front passenger front
airbag when the ignition is off, otherwise a
fault may occur in the airbag system, which
could cause the airbag to not deploy properly
or not deploy at all in case of an accident.
● Never leave the key in the airbag disabling
switch as it could get damaged or enable or
disable the airbag during driving.
● When the passenger airbag is deactivated,
if the control lamp is not
continuously lit up when the front passenger
airbag is disabled, there may be a fault in the
airbag system:
–Have the airbag system inspected imme-
diately by a specialised workshop.
– Do not use a child seat on the front pas-
senger seat! The front passenger front
airbag could be triggered in the event of
an accident, even if there is a fault in the
system and, as a result, a child could sus-
tain serious or fatal injuries.
– It is unpredictable whether the front pas-
senger airbag will deploy in the event of
an accident. Warn all your passengers of
this. Transporting children safety
Safety for children Introduction For safety reasons, as we have learned from
accident statistics, we recommend that chil-
dren under 12 years of age travel in the rear
seats. Depending on their age, height and
weight, children travelling in rear seats must
use a child seat or a seat belt. For safety rea-
sons, the child seat should be installed in the
rear seat, behind the front passenger seat or
in the centre back seat.
The physical laws involved and the forces
acting in a collision apply also to children
››› page 36 . But unlike adults, children do not
h av
e fully developed muscle and bone struc-
tures. This means that children are subject to
a greater risk of injury.
To reduce the risk of injuries, children must
always use special child restraint systems
when travelling in the vehicle.
We recommend the use of child safety prod-
ucts from the SEAT Original Accessories Pro-
gramme, which includes systems for all ages
made by “Peke” (not for all countries).
These systems have been especially de-
signed and approved, complying with the
ECE-R44. regulation.
46
Transporting children safety
Ways to secure a child seat Fig. 65
On the rear seats: Possible installations for the child seat. Figure
››› Fig. 65 A shows the basic child re-
straint system mounting using lower retain-
ing rings and the upper retaining strap. Fig-
ure ››› Fig. 65 B shows the child restraint
system mounting using the vehicle seat belt.
You can secure a child seat to the rear seat or
front passenger seat in the following ways:
● Child seats in groups 0 to 3 can be secured
w ith a se
at belt.
● Child seats for groups 0, 0+ and 1
can be
fastened without seatbelts, using the “ISO-
FIX” system, using the “ISOFIX” ››› page 50
securing rings.
● During installation of some models of
group I, II and III child seats in the rear seat,
difficulty may arise in mounting given that
the seat comes into contact with the head re- straint. In this case, adjust the height of the
head restraint or remove it from the seat fol-
lowing the instructions in the corresponding
chapter
››› page 101. Once you remove the
child seat, replace the head restraint in its
original position.
Weight group
Seating position
Front
passen-
ger seatRear side seatRear cen-tral seat
Group 0
to 10 kgU*UU
Group 0+ to 13 kgU*UU
Group I
9 to 18 kgU*UU
Group II
15 to 25 kgXUU
Group III
22 to 36 kgXUU» 49
Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials
Safety
Suitable for universal restraint systems
for use in this weight group.
Move the front passenger seat as far
back as possible, as high as possible
and always disable the airbag.
U:
*:
Seat position not suitable for children in
this age group. WARNING
● When travelling, children must be secured
in the vehicle with a restraint system suitable
for age, weight and size. X
●
Read and always observe information and
warnings concerning the use of child seats
››› page 47. Securing a child seat with the “ISOFIX” system
Fig. 66
ISOFIX securing rings. Child seats can be secured quickly, easily
and safely on the rear outer seats with the
“ISOFIX” system. When removing or fitting the child seat,
please be sure to follow the manufacturer's
instructions.
– Press the child seat onto the “ISOFIX” re-
taining rings until the child seat can be
heard to engage securely. If the child seat
is fitted with any other anti-rotation system,
follow the manufacturer instructions care-
fully.
– Pull on both sides of the child seat to en-
sure that it is secure.
Two “ISOFIX” retaining rings are fitted on
e ac
h rear seat. In some vehicles, the rings are secured to the seat frame and in others
they are secured to the rear floor. Access to
the “ISOFIX” rings is between the rear seat
backrest and the seat cushioning.
Child seats with “ISOFIX” mountings are
available from technical services.
50
Transporting children safetyWeight groupSize classElectrical equipmentMounting directionVehicle Isofix positions
Rear side seats
Baby carrierFISO/L1Backward-facingX
GISO/L2Backward-facingX
Group 0 to 10 kgEISO/R1Backward-facingIU
Group 0+ to 13 kg
EISO/R1Backward-facingIU
DISO/R2Backward-facingIU
CISO/R3Backward-facingIU
Group I 9 to 18 kg
DISO/R2Backward-facingIU
CISO/R3Backward-facingIU
BISO/F2Forward-facingIU
B1ISO/F2XForward-facingIU
AISO/F3Forward-facingIU
Group II 15 to 25 kg------Forward-facing---
Group III 22 to 36 kg------Forward-facing---
Suitable for ISOFIX universal child re-
straint systems approved for use in this
weight group.
ISOFIX position not suitable for ISOFIX
child restraint systems for this weight
group or size class.
IU:
X: WARNING
● The retaining rings are designed to only be
used with “ISOFIX” child seats.
● Never secure child seats without the “ISO-
FIX” system, retaining belts or objects to the
fastening rings – this can result in potentially
fatal injuries to the child.
● Ensure that the child seat is secured cor-
rectly to the “ISOFIX” anchor points. 51
Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials
Safety
Top Tether retainer straps* Fig. 67
Position of the Top Tether rings on the
back of the rear seat. Child seats with the Top Tether system come
with a strap for securing the seat to the vehi-
cle anchor point, located at the back of the
rear seat backrest and provide greater re-
straint.
The objective of this strap is to reduce the
forward movement of the child seat in a
crash, to reduce the risk of injuries to the
head from hitting the inside of the vehicle.
Using the Top Tether in rear-facing mounted
seats
Currently, there are very few rear-facing child
safety seats that have Top Tether. Please
carefully read and follow the seat manufac-
turer instructions to learn the proper way to
install the Top Tether strap. WARNING
An undue installation of the safety seat will
increase the risk of injury in the event of a
crash.
● Never tie the retainer strap to a hook in the
luggage compartment.
● Never secure or tie luggage or other items
to the lower anchorages (ISOFIX) or the upper
ones (Top Tether). Fitting the Top Tether* child restraint
to the anchoring point
Fig. 68
Retainer strap: correct adjustment
and fitting. Securing the Top Tether child restraint to the
anchor point situated on the rear of the
backrest
– Pull out the fastening belt of the child re-
straint seat according to the manufacturer's
instructions. –
Guide the Top Tether fastening belt under
the rear seat head restraint ››› Fig. 68 (lift
the he a
d restraint where necessary).
– Slide the belt so that the Top Tether belt of
the child restraint seat is correctly secured
to the anchor on the back of the rear seat.
– Firmly tighten the Top Tether belt following
the child restraint seat manufacturer's in-
structions.
Releasing the retaining strap
– Release the retainer strap in line with the
instructions given by the manufacturer.
– Push the lock and release it from the an-
choring support. WARNING
An undue installation of the safety seat will
increase the risk of injury in the event of a
crash.
● Never tie the retainer strap to a hook in the
luggage compartment.
● Never secure or tie luggage or other items
to the lower anchorages (ISOFIX) or the upper
ones (Top Tether). 52
Index
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Changing gear see Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Ch an
ging gear in tiptronic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Changing the AFS headlight bulbs xenon light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Changing the bulbs AFS headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
double headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
fog light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
general notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
interior light and reading light . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
luggage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
single headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Changing the double headlight bulbs dipped beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
main beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Changing the headlight bulbs turn signal lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Changing the single headlight bulbs dipped/main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
turn signal bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Changing the tail light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 203, 204 on the rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
on the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 193
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Checking battery electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Child seat Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cleaning alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Cleaning steel wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Cleaning the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cloth seat covers cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Coming Home Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Compartment for on-board documentation . . . . 104
Compatibility with mobile phones . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Control Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Control lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Controlling the information system . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Controls Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
panoramic/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Controls on the column Audio control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Convenience closing sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Convenience opening
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 172
Coolant fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Coolant loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Coolant temperature control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Correct adjustment of front head restraints . . . . . 32
Correct sitting position front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Cruise speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
D Dangers in not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Dangers of using a child seat on the front pas- senger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Daytime driving lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Daytime running lights Nordic countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Deactivated airbags front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Deactivation of the front passenger front airbag . 11
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Diesel engine Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Diesel engine particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
230
Index
Differential lock fault (EDL) control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Disposal Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Door lock cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Double headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 30, 31, 32
Driv e
shaft differential
XDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Driving driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Economically/with Respect for the Environ-ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
With a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Driving Economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Driving with Respect for the Environment . . . . . 136
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
E EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 87 Electro-hydraulic steering
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 139
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Emission control system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Engine Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 167 Working in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . 166
Engine coolant G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
G 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Engine coolant fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Engine fault control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Engine management control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Engine oil Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Engine oil pressure control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Environmental tip Avoiding pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 139
see also Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . 139
Exhau
st gas emission control system . . . . . . . . . 135
Exterior mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
External aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
F Fabric trim cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Filling the fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
First-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Fog light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Fog lights with cornering function . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Footwell lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Front ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Front drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Front interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Front parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Front passenger airbag deactivation . . . . . . . . . . 45 safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Front passenger front airbag Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front reading light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
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