2014 Seat Ibiza ST light

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multi-function display (MFA)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Gear lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Proper sitting position for occupants . . . . . . . . 30
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
The reasons why we should wear seat belts . . 34
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 37
Belt pretensioners* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Airbag overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Transporting children safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Digital instrument panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Steering column controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Bluetooth System* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Radio frequency remote control* . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Boot hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Panoramic tilting sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper
systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Adjusting the seat and head restraints . . . . . . 100
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 104
Practical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Roof carrier system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Driving
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Automatic gearbox* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Start-Stop System* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Cruise speed* (cruise control system - CCS) . . . 150
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Fitting a towing bracket* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Accessories and modifications to the vehicle . 155
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Care of the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Caring for the vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Working in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . 166
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
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Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Wheel change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Towing or tow starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 192
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Changing the bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Single headlight bulb change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Double headlight bulb change . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
AFS headlight bulb change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Changing the fog light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Changing the rear bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Changing the tail light bulbs (on the side
panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Changing the tail light bulbs (on the rear lid) . 205
Changing the side and interior bulbs . . . . . . . . 206
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Technical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Information on fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Engine specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
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The essentials
How it works
Unlocking and locking
Doors Fig. 5
Fig. 6
See Fig. 3 for positioning Locking and unlocking the vehicle using the
key
● Locking: press the  ››› Fig. 5 button. ●
Un loc king: press the
 ››› Fig. 5
button.
● Unlocking the rear lid: press the 
››› Fig. 5
button until all the turn signals on
the vehicle briefly light up.
Locking and unlocking with the central
locking switch
● Locking: press the  ››› Fig. 6
button. None
of the doors can be opened from the outside.
The doors can be opened from the inside by
pulling the inside door handle.
● Unlocking: press the  ››› Fig. 6
button.

››› in Set of keys on page 83
››› page 78 Rear lid
Fig. 7
●
Opening the rear lid: Pull on the release
lever and lift it up ››› Fig. 7. The rear lid opens
automatically.
● Closing the rear lid: Hold it by one of the
handles on the interior lining and close it by
pushing gently.

››› in Unlocking and locking on
page 87
››› page 86
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Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials

The essentials
Adjusting the rear view mirror
(automatic anti-dazzle function)* Fig. 17
Switching on the automatic anti-dazzle func-
tion: press the
1
››› Fig. 17 button. The 2warning lamp lights up and, in bright light,
the rear view mirror darkens.
Switching off the automatic anti-dazzle func-
tion: press the
1
››› Fig. 17 button. The 2lamp goes off.
To adjust the mirror, turn it in the direction of
the arrows.
››› page 99 Steering wheel adjustment
Fig. 18
Adjusting the position of the steering wheel:
Pull the
››› Fig. 18 1 lever down, move the
steering wheel to the desired position and lift
the lever back up until it locks.

››› in Adjusting the steering wheel po-
sition on page 31
››› page 31 Starting the vehicle
Ignition lock Fig. 19
Switch ignition on: Place the key in the igni-
tion and start the engine.
Locking and unlocking the steering wheel
●
Engaging the steering wheel lock: Remove
the key from the ignition and turn the wheel
until it locks. In vehicles with an automatic
gearbox, the gear lever must be in the Pposi-
tion in or der t

o remove the key. If necessary,
press the locking key on the selector lever
and release it again.
● Unlocking the steering wheel: Put the key
into the ignition and turn it at the same time
as the steering wheel in the direction indica-
ted by the arrow. If it is not possible to turn
the steering wheel, it may be because it is
locked. » 13
Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials

The essentials
Turning on/switching off the ignition, glow
plugs reheating
● Switch ignition on: Turn the key to the 2position.
●
Switch ignition off. Turn the key to the 1position.
●
Diesel vehicles : The glow plugs reheat
when the ignition i s
switched on
Starting the engine
● Manual gearbox: press the clutch pedal all
the way down and move the gearbox lever in-
to neutral.
● Automatic gearbox: Press the brake pedal
and move the selector lever to the P position
or into
N.
● Turn the key to the 3 position. The key au-
tomatically returns to the 2 position. Do not
press the accelerator.
Start-Stop System*
When you stop and release the clutch pedal,
the Start-Stop system* turns off the engine.
The ignition remains switched on.

››› in Ignition key positions on
page 123
››› page 123 Lights and visibility
Headlight switch Fig. 20
Turn the switch to the required position
››› Fig. 20 .
Sym-
bolIgnition switch-
ed offIgnition is switch-
ed on 
Fog lights, dipped
beam and side
lights off.Light off or daytime
driving light on.

The “Coming home”
and “Leaving
home” guide lights
may be switched
on.Automatic control of
dipped beam and day-
time driving light.

Side light on.
Sym-
bolIgnition switch-
ed offIgnition is switch-
ed on 
Dipped beam head-
light offDipped beam switch-
ed on.
 Front fog lights:
mov
e the switch to the
first position, from positions ,  or .

Rear fog light: move the switch completely
from positions ,  or .
Switching off fog lights: Push the switch or
turn it to the 
position.

››› in Switching lights on and off on
page 90
››› page 90 Turn signal and main beam lever
Fig. 21
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The essentials
More the lever to the required position: Right turn signal: Right-hand parking
light (ignition switched off).
Left turn signal: Left-hand parking light
(ignition switched off).
Main beam switched on: Control lamp 
lit up on the instrument panel.
Headlight flasher: lit up when the lever is
pushed. Control lamp  lit up.
L ev
er all the way down to switch it off.

››› in Turn signal and main beam head-
light lever on page 93
››› page 93 Hazard warning lights
Fig. 22
1
2
3
4 Switched on, for example:
●
When approaching a traffic jam
● In an emergency
● The vehicle has broken down
● When towing or being towed

››› in Hazard warning lights  on
page 95
››› page 95 Interior lights
Fig. 23

KnobFunction 
Switches interior lights off.

Switches interior lights on.
KnobFunction 
Switches door contact control on (central po-
sition).
The interior lights come on automatically
when the vehicle is unlocked, a door is
opened or the key is removed from the igni-
tion.
The lights go off a few seconds after all the
doors are closed, the vehicle is locked or the
ignition is switched on.

Turning the reading light on and off

›››
page 96 Windscreen wipers and rear window
wipers
Fig. 24

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Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials

The essentials
Warning lamps On the instrument panel Fig. 27
Sym-
bolMeaning of control and warning lampsFurther in-formation 
Engine fault (petrol engine)›››
page
58 
Glow plug system (diesel en-
gines)
If lit up:
glow plug system ac-
tive
If flashing: engine fault
››› page
58 
Soot accumulation in the die-
sel engine particulate filter›››
page
59
Sym-
bolMeaning of control and warning lampsFurther in-formation 
Red:
Engine oil pressure
›››
page
59Yellow:
If flashing: engine oil sensor
faulty
If it remains lit: insufficient
engine oil 
Bulb defective›››
page
59
Sym-
bolMeaning of control and warning lampsFurther in-formation 
Level of liquid for washing
windows too low›››
page
59 
Rear fog light switched on›››
page
59 
Seat belt warning lamp*›››
page
35 
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
*›››
page
59 18

The essentials
● Screw the compressor tyre inflator into the
valve.
● Repeat the inflation process.
● If the indicated pressure still cannot be
reached, the tyre is too badly damaged. Stop
and request assistance from an authorised
technician.
● Disconnect the air compressor. Unscrew
the tyre inflator tube from the tyre valve.
● When the tyre pressure is between 2.5 and
2.0 bars, continue driving without exceeding
80 km/h (50 mph).
● Check the pressure again after 10 minutes
›››  page 188
.
››› in TMS (Tyre Mobility System)* on
page 186
››› page 186 With a spare wheel
Fig. 42
Fig. 43
An adapter for the anti-theft wheel bolts*
Towline anchorage
Box spanner for wheel bolts*
Jack*
Wire hook for pulling off the wheel cov-
ers*/wheel bolt cap clip.
1 2
3
4
5 ●
Take out the spare wheel and the tools that
are located under the floor panel in the lug-
gage compartment.
● Take out the wheel cover or the bolt caps.
● Loosen the bolts with the box spanner (1
turn to the left).
● Mount the jack on the support points de-
signed for this purpose on the strut
››› Fig. 43 .
● Rai

se the vehicle, turning the jack until it is
slightly lifted off the ground.
● Unscrew the bolts completely and remove
the punctured wheel.
● Put the spare wheel in place. Screw on the
bolts and tighten them loosely with the box
spanner.
● Lower the vehicle with the jack. Finish tight-
ening the bolts with the box spanner.

››› in Preparation work on page 183
››› page 183 27
Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials