Index
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sun visor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Switch Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Switching off using inertia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Switching off (engine) With the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Switching the ignition on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Switching the lights off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Switching the lights on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Symbols See "Lamps" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
System Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
System Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Systems ACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Front Assist monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Tiredness detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
T Tailboard for transporting long items . . . . . . . . . 118
Tailgate locking time extension see Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 90
T ec
hnical data
roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Top-up quantities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Temperature display Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 74 Things to note
natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 lap times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tiptronic (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . 132, 135
Tiredness detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tire Mobility Set Check after 10 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Do not use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Inflating a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Top-up quantities Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 61
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Top Tether System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Tow-away protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Tow-starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Towing Retrofitting a towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 243
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 224
Towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Trailer connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
electrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
hitching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Transporting items
fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Transporting objects net bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
tailboard for transporting long items . . . . . . . 118
Trim parts: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Trims: Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 69
Turn signal convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 95
Two-way radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Tyre Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Useful life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Tyre mobility set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Sealing a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tyre Mobility System See tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Tyre monitoring systems Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tyre profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tyre repair set See tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
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Tyres Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
With compulsory direction of rotation . . . . . . . 220
Tyre tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
U Unfastening the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Unlock/Lock By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Unlocking/Locking With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Upholstery: Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
V Vehicle Identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Vehicle battery Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Vehicle care Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Vehicle interior monitoring and anti-tow system Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Vehicle key Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Vehicle maintenance
Changing windscreen wiper and windowwasher blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Cleaning windscreen wiper and window wash- er blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
W Warning lamp Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
apply the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 162
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 24
Instrument panel screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Care of the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Wearing suitable shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Wheel changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211, 244 Anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Loosening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Removing the cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Wheel brace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Wheel cover (wheel bolts): removing . . . . . . . . . 218
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208, 243 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217, 219
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Why assume the correct sitting position? . . . . . . . 48
Why wear seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 48
Window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Window wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 102 Windscreen washer water
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Windscreen wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Window wiper lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Lifting the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Windscreen wipers service position . . . . . . . . . . 230
Winter conditions Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Winter operation Headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Salt on the roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 All-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
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About this manual
This manual contains a description of the
equipment supplied with the vehicle at the
time this manual was published. Some of the
units described herein will not be available
until a later date or are only available in cer -
tain markets.
Because this is a general manual for the
ALTEA range, some of the equipment and
functions that are described in this manual
are not included in all types or variants of the
model; they may vary or be modi ed depend -
ing on the technical requirements and on the
market; this is in no way deceptive advertis-
ing.
The illustrations are intended as a general
guide and may vary from the equipment tted
in your vehicle in some details.
The steering indications (left, right, forward,
reverse) appearing in this manual refer to the
normal driving movements of the vehicle ex -
cept when otherwise indicated.
* The equipment marked with an aster -
isk* is tted as standard only in certain
versions, and is only supplied as op -
tional extras for some versions, or are
only offered in certain countries. ®
All registered marks are indicated with
®. Although the copyright symbol does
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WARNING
Texts preceded by this symbol contain infor -
mation on safety. They warn you about possi -
ble dangers of accident or injury.
CAUTION
Texts with this symbol draw your attention to
potential sources of damage to your vehicle.
For the sake of the environment
Texts preceded by this symbol contain rele-
vant information concerning environmental
protection.
Note
Texts preceded by this symbol contain additio -
nal information.
This manual is divided into ve large parts,
which are:
1. Safety
2. Operation
3. Tips
4. Technical data
5. Alphabetical index
At the end of this manual, there is a detailed
alphabetical index that will help you quickly
nd the information you require.