Driving
WARNING
● At first, new tyres do not give maximum
grip, and require running-in. This may cause
an accident. Drive particularly carefully in the
first 500 km.
● New brake pads must be “run in” and do
not have the correct friction properties during
the first 200 km. However, the reduced brak-
ing capacity may be compensated by press-
ing on the brake pedal a little harder. Environmental friendliness
Environmental protection is a top priority in
the design, choice of materials and manufac-
ture of your new SEAT.
Constructive measures to encourage
recycling
● Joints and connections designed for easy
dismantling
● Modular construction to facilitate disman-
tling
● Increased use of single-grade materials.
● Plastic parts and elastomers are marked in
accordance with ISO 1043, ISO 11469 and
ISO 1629.
Choice of materials
● Use of recycled materials. ●
Use of compatible plastics in the same part
if its components are not easily separated.
● Use of recycled materials and/or materials
originating from renewable sources.
● Reduction of volatile components, includ-
ing odour, in plastic materials.
● Use of CFC-free coolants.
Ban on heavy metals, with the exceptions
dictated by law (Annex II of ELV Directive
2000/53/EC): cadmium, lead, mercury, hexa-
v al
ent chromium.
Manufacturing methods
● Reduction of the quantity of thinner in the
protective wax for cavities.
● Use of plastic film as protection during ve-
hicle transport.
● Use of solvent-free adhesives.
● Use of CFC-free coolants in cooling sys-
tems.
● Recycling and energy recovery from resi-
dues (RDF).
● Improvement in the quality of waste water.
● Use of systems for the recovery of residual
heat (thermal recovery, enthalpy wheels,
etc.).
● The use of water-soluble paints. Catalytic converter To maintain the useful life of the catalytic
converter
– Use only unleaded petrol with petrol en-
gines, as lead damages the catalytic con-
verter.
– Do not let the fuel get too low in the tank.
– For engine oil changes, do not replenish
with too much engine oil ››› page 170, Top-
ping up engine oil .
– Nev er t
ow the vehicle to start it, use jump
leads if necessary ›››
page 188.
If you notice misfiring, uneven running or
loss of power when the vehicle is moving, re-
duce speed immediately and have the vehi-
cle inspected at the nearest specialised
workshop. In general, the exhaust warning
lamp will light up when any of the described
symptoms occur ›››
page 57. If this happens,
unburnt fuel can enter the exhaust system
and escape into the environment. The cata-
lytic converter can also be damaged by over-
heating. WARNING
The catalytic converter reaches very high
temperatures! Risk of fire!
● Never park where the catalytic converter
could come into contact with dry grass or
flammable materials under the vehicle. » 135
Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials
Checking and refilling levels
Engine oil specification ››› page 169. WARNING
Oil is highly inflammable! Ensure that no oil
comes into contact with hot engine compo-
nents when topping up. CAUTION
If the oil level is above the area A do not
start the engine. This could result in damage
to the engine and catalytic converter. Contact
a specialised workshop. For the sake of the environment
The oil level must never be above area A .
Otherwise oil can be drawn in through the
crankcase breather and escape into the at-
mosphere via the exhaust system. Changing engine oil
Read the additional information carefully
››› page 24
The engine oil must be changed at the inter-
vals given in the service schedule.
We recommend that you have the engine oil
changed by a Technical Service.
The oil change intervals are shown in the
Maintenance Programme. WARNING
Only change the engine oil yourself if you
have the specialist knowledge required!
● Before opening the bonnet, read and ob-
serve the warnings ››› page 166, Safety in-
structions on working in the engine compart-
ment.
● Wait
for the engine to cool down. Hot oil
may cause burn injuries.
● Wear eye protection to avoid injuries, such
as acid burns, caused by splashes of oil.
● When removing the oil drain plug with your
fingers, keep your arm horizontal to help pre-
vent oil from running down your arm.
● Wash your skin thoroughly if it comes into
contact with engine oil.
● Engine oil is poisonous! Used oil must be
stored in a safe place out of the reach of chil-
dren. CAUTION
No additives should be used with engine oil.
This could result in engine damage. Any dam-
age caused by the use of such additives
would not be covered by the factory warranty. For the sake of the environment
● Because of disposal problems and the spe-
cial tools and specialist knowledge required,
we recommend that you have the engine oil
and filter changed by a Technical Service. ●
Never pour oil down drains or into the
ground.
● Use a suitable container when draining the
used oil. It must be large enough to hold all
the engine oil. Cooling system
Engine coolant specifications The engine cooling system is supplied from
the factory with a specially treated mixture of
water and, at least, 40 % of the additive
G 13
(TL-VW 774 J). The engine coolant additive is
recognisable by its purple colour. This mix-
ture of water and additive gives the necessa-
ry frost protection down to -25°C (-13 F) and
protects the light alloy parts of the cooling
system against corrosion. It also prevents
scaling and considerably raises the boiling
point of the coolant.
To protect the engine cooling system, the
percentage of additive must always be at
l e
ast 40 %, even in warm climates where an-
ti-freeze protection is not required.
If greater frost protection is required in very
cold climates, the proportion of additive can
be increased. However, the percentage of ad-
ditive should not exceed 60%, as this would
reduce the frost protection and, in turn, de-
crease the cooling capacity. »
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Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials
Index
Remote control key Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Removing and fitting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Replacement of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Roll-back function panoramic/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Running in Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Running in tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
S Safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Safe Security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Safety information Front passenger airbag deactivation . . . . . . . . 46
Safety instructions Coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Safety notes Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Seat belt
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Seat belt cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Seat belt control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Seat belt position for pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Seat belt release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Seat belt tensioner control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Selecting a gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Selective opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Semiautomatic air conditioning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Single headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sitting position, occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180, 210
Soot accumulation in the diesel engine particu- late filter
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Speed selector lever lock
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Start-Stop Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Starting petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 125
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 125 after the fuel tank has been run dry . . . . . . . . 125
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Steam jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Steering wheel height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
right front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Sun visor Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Switch Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Switches Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
T
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Tank Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Reserve indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
The PND (portable navigation device) . . . . . . . . . 69
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