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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Sitting position for vehicle occupants . . . . . . . 38
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
The reasons why we should wear seat belts . . 43
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 46
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Airbag overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Transporting children safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Instruments and warning/control lamps . . . . . 66
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Speed warning function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Introduction to the Easy Connect system* . . . . 81
System Settings (CAR)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Rear lid (luggage compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Panoramic sliding sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Windscreen wiper and window wiper systems . 102
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Adjusting the seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . 106
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 111
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gearbox* . 132
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Driver assistance systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Start-Stop system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Adaptive Cruise Control ACC* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Monitoring system Front Assist* . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Lane Assist system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
SEAT driving modes (SEAT Drive Profile)* . . . . . 169
Tiredness detection (break recommendation)* 172
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Accessories and modifications to the vehicle . 182
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Vehicle exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Care of the vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electro-mechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Progressive steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
3
The essentialsMenuSubmenuPossible settingDescription
ESC system–Activation of the Electronic Stability Programme (ESC)›››
page 143
TyresTyre pressure monitoringTyre pressure storing (Calibration)››› page 212
Winter tyresActivation and deactivation of the speed warning. Setting the speed warning value››› page 215
Driver assistance
ACC (adaptive cruise control)Activation/deactivation: Gear programme, temporary distance from the vehicle in front (dis-
tance level)››› page 151
Front Assist (monitoring system)Activation/deactivation: monitoring system, pre-warning, distance warning display››› page 161
City emergency braking functionActivation/deactivation of the City emergency braking function.››› page 165
Lane Assist (system warning you if you
leave the lane)Activation/deactivation: Lane Assists, Lane Centring Assist››› page 166
Tiredness detectionActivation/deactivation››› page 172
Parking and manoeu-
vringParkPilotAutomatically activate, front volume, front sound settings, rear volume, rear sound settings,
adjust volume››› page 173
Vehicle lights
Vehicle interior lightingInstrument and control lighting, ambient door lighting, footrest lighting››› page 101
Coming home/Leaving home functionStart time for “Coming home” function, start time for “Leaving home” function››› page 97
››› page 98
Motorway lightActivation/deactivation››› page 100
Mirrors/windscreen wip-
ersRear vision mirrorsSynchronised regulation, lower the rear-view mirror when reversing, fold in after parking››› page 13
››› page 104
Windscreen wipersAutomatic windscreen wipers, wipe when reversing››› page 16
Opening and closingRadio-operated remote controlConvenience open function››› page 91
Central locking systemUnlocking doors, automatic locking/unlocking, audible confirmation››› page 82 18
The essentialsMenuSubmenuPossible settingDescription
Multifunction display–
Current consumption, average consumption, volume to fill up, convenience equipment,
ECOAdvice, journey duration, distance travelled, digital speed display, average speed,
speeding warning, oil temperature, coolant temperature, restore data “from start”, restore
data “total calculation”
›››
page 72
Date and time–Time source, set the time, automatic summer time setting, select time zone, time format, set
the date, date format–
Measurement units–Distance, speed, temperature, volume, consumption–
Service–Chassis number, date of next SEAT service inspection, date of next oil change service››› page 80
Factory settings–All settings can be reset: driver assistance, parking and manoeuvring, lights, rear view mir-
rors and windscreen wipers, opening and closing, multi-function display–
››› in Introduction on page 81
›››
page 81 Driver information system
Information system control Fig. 29
See Fig. 3 for positioning Fig. 30
See Fig. 3 for positioning Managed using the buttons on the multi-
function steering wheel
››› Fig. 30 or the
w ind
screen wiper lever ››› Fig. 29 (if the vehi-
cle does not have a multi-function steering
wheel). » 19
Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials
The essentials
Windscreen wiper lever Press to select and confirm ››› Fig. 29
Press up or down to view the submenu
››› Fig. 29
Multifunction steering wheel
● : press to select and confirm
›
› › Fig. 30
●
/ : press to view the submenu
››› Fig. 30
››› in Introduction on page 72
››› page 72 1
2 Information system menus*
Fig. 31
See Fig. 3 for positioning ●
Driving data: Information and possible con-
figurations of the multifunction display
››› page 76
● Assistance systems: information and possi-
ble configurations of the driver assistance
systems ››› page 17
ACC (adaptive cruise control)
Front Assist (monitoring system)
City emergency braking function
Lane Assist (system warning you if you
leave the lane)
Tiredness detection
–
–
–
–
– Speed warning function
● Navigation: Activated navigation system in-
formation display ››› Booklet Navigation sys-
tem
● Audio: Radio station display, name of CD
track or name of track in Media mode
››› Booklet Radio or
›
›› Book
let Navigation
system
● Telephone: Information and possible con-
figurations of the mobile phone preinstalla-
tion ››› Booklet Radio or ››› Book
let Naviga-
tion system
● Lap timer: measurement, memorisation and
comparison of lap times
● Vehicle status: Display of the current warn-
ing or information texts and other system
components – 20
The essentials
Warning lamps On the instrument panel Fig. 34
See Fig. 3 for positioning Red warning lamps
Central warning lamp: additional
information on the instrument pan-
el display–
Parking brake on.›››
page
131
››› page
146
Do not continue driving!
The brake fluid level is too low or
there is a fault in the brake system.
Lit up or flashing: Do not continue driving!
Fault in the steering.››› page
190
Driver or passenger has not fas-
tened seat belt.›››
page
43
Use the foot brake! Yellow warning lamps
Central warning lamp: additional
information on the instrument pan-
el display–
22
The essentials
Fault in the battery.›››
page
205
Driving light totally or partially
faulty.›››
page
233
Fault in the cornering light sys-
tem.››› page
94
Diesel particulate filter blocked›››
page
141
Level of windscreen washer fluid
too low.›››
page
102
Flashing: Fault in the oil level de-
tection. Control manually.›››
page
200
Ignition: Insufficient engine oil.
Fault in the gearbox.›››
page
139
Light Assist on.›››
page
96
Immobiliser active.
Service interval display›››
page
80
Mobile telephone is connected
via Bluetooth to the original tele-
phone device.›››
Book-
let Radio
or
››› Book-
let Navi-
gation
system
Mobile telephone battery charge
meter. Available only for devices
pre-installed in factory.
Freezing warning. The outside
temperature is lower than +4°C
(+39°F).›››
page
74
Start-Stop system activated.›››
page
148
Start-Stop system unavailable.
Low consumption driving status›››
page
74 On the instrument panel
Fig. 36
See Fig. 3 for positioning
Front passenger front airbag is
disabled (
).
››› page
48
The front passenger front airbag
is activated (
).
››› page
48
››› in Control and warning lamps on
page 71
››› page 71 Gearbox lever
Manual gearbox Fig. 37
The position of the gears is indicated on the
gearbox lever
››› Fig. 37 .
● Pr e
ss the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
● Move the gearbox lever to the required po-
sition.
● Release the clutch. 24
The essentials
Air conditioning How does Climatronic* work? Fig. 39
See Fig. 3 for positioning To switch a specific function on, press the ap-
propriate button. Press the button again to
switch off the function.
The LED on each control lights up to indicate
that the respective function of a control has
been switched on.1TemperatureThe left and right sides can be adjusted separately: Turn the control to adjust the temperature
2FanThe power of the fan is automatically adjusted. The fan is also adjusted manually by turning the control.
3Air distributionThe airflow adjusts automatically for comfort. You can also switch it on manually using the buttons
3.
4Indications on the temperature display screen selected for the right and left sides.26
The essentials
Defrost functionThe air drawn in from outside the vehicle is directed at the windscreen and air recirculation is automatically switched off. To defrost the wind-
screen more quickly, the air is dehumidified at temperatures over approximately +3 °C (+38°F) and the fan runs at maximum output.
The air is directed at the chest of driver and passengers by the dash panel air vents.
Air distribution towards the footwell.
Upward air distribution.
Heated rear window: this only works when the engine is running and switches off automatically after a maximum of 10 minutes.
Air recirculation
Seat heating buttons
Press the button to switch on or off the cooling system.
Press the button to make maximum cooling capacity available. The recirculation of air and the cooling system turn on automatically and air distri-
bution adjusts automatically to the position .
When the warning light for button lights up, the settings on the driver side also apply to the passenger side. Press the button or the temper-
ature control on the passenger side
Automatic adjustment of temperature, fan, and air distribution. Press the button: the warning lamp on the button will light up .
Press the configuration button : the air conditioning operation menu will be displayed on the Easy Connect system screen.
Switching offTurn the blower control to the position or press the button.
››› in Introduction on page 125
›››
page 124 27
Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials