Advice
WARNING
Observe the safety warnings ››› in Control
and warning lamps on page 40. Checking the electrolyte level of the
vehicle battery
Fig. 113
In the engine compartment: Remove
the cover from the vehicle's battery. The battery's electrolyte level should be
checked regularly in high-mileage vehicles,
in hot countries and in older batteries. Other
batteries do not require maintenance.
Vehicles fitted with the Start-Stop system are
equipped with special batteries. For technical
reasons, the electrolyte level cannot be
checked in these batteries. Preparations
● Prepare the vehicle for work in the engine
compartment ››› page 143
● Open the bonnet ››› page 143.
● Press on the tabs ››› Fig. 113 (arrows) in the
dir ection of
the arrows and lift the battery
cover up.
Checking the battery electrolyte level
● Make sure there is sufficient lighting to
clearly recognise the colours. Never use
flames or shiny objects as a light source.
● Depending on the level of acid, the Magic
eye on the top of the battery will change col-
our.
Colour in-
dicatorNecessary operations
Light yellow
or colourlessThe electrolyte level of the vehicle's bat-
tery is too low. Have the battery checked
and, where applicable, replaced by a
specialised workshop.
BlackThe electrolyte level of the vehicle's bat-
tery is correct. WARNING
Working with the vehicle battery involves a
risk of corrosion, explosions and electric
shock. ●
Never tilt the vehicle battery. Battery acid
could spill out of the openings for the release
of gases and cause corrosion damage.
● Never open the vehicle battery.
● If battery acid splashes on you, immediate-
ly rinse your eyes and skin abundantly with
water for several minutes. Then seek medical
care immediately.
● If acid is swallowed by mistake, consult a
doctor immediately. Charging, replacing and connecting or
disconnecting the battery
Charging the battery
The vehicle battery should be charged by a
specialised workshop only, as batteries us-
ing special technology have been installed
and they must be charged in a controlled en-
vironment
››› . SEAT recommends taking
your car in for technical service.
Replacing a vehicle battery
The battery has been developed to suit the
conditions of its location and has special
safety features. If the battery must be re-
placed, consult a technical service for infor-
mation on electromagnetic compatibility, the
size and maintenance, performance and
safety requirements of the new battery in
your vehicle before you purchase one. SEAT
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Note
Several components may run on a single
fuse. Vehicle fuses
Fig. 143
Below the driver side dash panel:
fuse box cover Fig. 144
In the engine compartment: fuse box
cover Only replace fuses with a fuse of the same
amperage (same colour and markings) and
size.
Identifying fuses situated below the driver-
side dash panel by coloursColourAmp rating
Purple3
Light brown5
Brown7.5
Red10
Blue15
Yellow20
White or trans-
parent25
Green30
Orange40 Opening and closing the fuse box situated
below the dash panel
●
Opening: Press the unlock button
› ›
› Fig. 143 1 until it is possible to open the
cover. Fold the cover down.
● Closing: Fold the cover up in the opposite
dir ection t
o the arrow until it clicks into the
locking lever 1 .To open the engine compartment fuse box
●
Open the bonnet ››› page 143.
● Press the attachment tabs in the direction
indicated by the arrow (thin arrows) to re-
lease the fuse box cover ››› Fig. 144 .
● Then lif t
the cover out.
● To fit the cover, place it on the fuse box.
P
ush the attachment tabs down, in the oppo-
site direction indicated by the arrow until
they click audibly into place. CAUTION
● Always carefully remove the fuse box cov-
ers and refit them correctly to avoid problems
with your vehicle.
● Protect the fuse boxes when open to avoid
the entry of dust or humidity. Dirt and humid-
ity inside fuse boxes can cause damage to
the electrical system. Note
In the vehicle, there are more fuses than
those indicated in this chapter. These should
only be changed by a specialised workshop. 190
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CAUTION
● After changing a bulb, if the rubber covers
are not replaced correctly on the headlamp
framework, the electrical installation may be damaged, especially if water is allowed to en-
ter.
● Remove the ignition key before working on
the electric system. Otherwise, a short circuit could occur. ●
Switch off the lights and the parking light
before changing a bulb.
● Take good care to avoid damaging any com-
ponents. Replacing the bulbs in the headlights
Fig. 146
In the engine compartment: Rear view of
the front left headlight with rubber cover: A dip-
ped beam and main beam headlights, B side
lights and daytime driving lights and C turn sig-
nal There is no need to remove the headlight to
replace bulbs.Complete operations only in the sequence given:
Fig. 146ABC
Dipped beam and main beam headlightsSide light and daytime driving lightTurn signals (front)
1.Open the bonnet
››› page 143.
2.
Remove the bulb connector H4. Remove the rubber cover using
the tabs.Turn the bulb holder in an anticlockwise direction as far as it will go and remove it, along with the bulb, pulling backwards.Press the retaining clip D downwards in the direction of the ar-
row, and unclip sideways and remove it. 192
Index
Bonnet Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Boot variable floor extend below . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
extend forwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Brake Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Brake assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Emergency brake indicator in case of suddenbraking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Running-in brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 103
Brake system Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Brake systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Breakdown Securing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Bulb fault See changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
C Capacities Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Care
See "Care of your vehicle" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Care of your vehicle Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Caring for paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Central locking button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
locking and unlocking from the exterior . . . . . . 46
locking and unlocking from the inside . . . . . . . 48
Central locking system After airbag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Opening doors individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Changing Windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Front bumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
in the headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Sea changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Engaging gears (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . 95
Engaging gears (manual gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . 94
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
with Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Changing gears Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Changing the bulbs Side turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Changing the wheel After changing the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Checking Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Child safety seat Securing with seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Fix with ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
ISOFIX child seat on rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Mounting child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mounting systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
On rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
On the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Securing using a Top Tether retaining strap . . . 32
Transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 27
Weight categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Child seats Disabling the front passenger front airbag . . . . 24
Chromework care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
City Safety Assist function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Special driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
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