Advice
CAUTION
● Never disconnect the battery if the ignition
is switched on or if the engine is running.
This could damage the electrical system or
electronic components.
● Never plug accessories that supply current,
such as solar panels or a battery charger, to
the 12-volt power socket or the cigarette
lighter. This could damage the vehicle's elec-
trical system. For the sake of the environment
Dispose of the battery in an environment-
friendly manner. Batteries contain toxic sub-
stances such as sulphuric acid and lead. For the sake of the environment
Battery acid can contaminate the environ-
ment. Collect any spilt service fluids and dis-
pose of them correctly. Wheels and tyres
Wheels Introduction SEAT recommend that all work on tyres and
wheels is carried out by a specialised work-
shop. These workshops have the necessary
special tools and replacement parts, trained
personnel and facilities for disposing of the
old tyres while respecting the environment.
SEAT recommends taking your car in for tech-
nical service.
WARNING
The vehicle cannot be totally controlled or
braked if the tyres (new or used) are worn or
damaged.
● Incorrect use of wheels and tyres could
make driving more dangerous and result in
serious accidents and damage.
● All four wheels must be fitted with radial
tyres of the same type, size (rolling circumfer-
ence) and the same tread pattern.
● New tyres do not give maximum grip and
will not have reached their maximum braking
capacity to start with, and therefore need
running in. To prevent accidents and major
damage, extreme caution should be taken for
the first 600 km. ●
Check tyre pressures regularly and ensure
they are maintained at the pressures indica-
ted. If the tyre pressure is too low, they could
overheat, resulting in tread detachment or
even burst tyres.
● Never drive on damaged (punctured, cut,
cracked or dented) or worn tyres. Driving on
damaged or worn tyres could result in burst
tyres, serious accidents or damage. Worn or
damaged tyres must be replaced immediate-
ly.
● Never exceed the maximum permitted
speed or loads specified for the type of tyre
fitted on your vehicle.
● The effectiveness of driver and brake assist
systems also depends on the grip of the
tyres.
● If you notice unusual vibration or if the ve-
hicle pulls to one side when driving, stop the
car immediately and check the tyres and
wheels for damage.
● To minimise the risk of losing control of the
vehicle or causing a serious accident, never
undo the bolted joints of beadlock wheels.
● Never mount used tyres or wheels if you are
not sure of their previous history. They may
be damaged, although the damage is not im-
mediately visible.
● Old tyres, even if they have never been
used, may lose air or burst unexpectedly
while driving, especially at high speeds, re-
sulting in serious accident and injury. If tyres
are over six years old, they should only be
used in an emergency and with extreme cau-
tion. 158
Wheels and tyres
Wheel rims with bolted trims
Wheel rims may be fitted with interchangea-
ble trim parts which are attached to the rim
using self-locking bolts. Worn trims should
only be replaced at a specialised workshop.
SEAT recommends visiting a technical service
››› .
WARNING
The use of worn or damaged wheel rims could
make driving more dangerous and result in
serious accidents and damage.
● Only wheel rims which have been approved
for use with your vehicle should be used.
● Inspect wheel rims regularly for damage
and replace as required. WARNING
If the bolted joints of wheel rims with bolted
ring trims are not correctly tightened or loos-
ened, this could result in serious accident.
● Never loosen the bolted joints of wheel
rims with bolted ring trims.
● Any work relating to wheel rims with bolted
rims should be carried out at specialised
workshop. SEAT recommends taking your car
in for technical service. Replacement of wheel rims and new
tyres
New tyres
● When tyres are new, drive with extreme
caution for the first 600 km, as all tyres need
to be run-in . Tyres which have not been run-
in do not
have such good grip ››› or brak-
ing capacity ››› .
● All four wheels must be fitted with radial
tyres of the same type, size (rolling circumfer-
ence) and the same tread pattern.
● The tread depth of new tyres may vary, ac-
cording to the type and make of tyre and the
tread pattern.
Replacing tyres
● Where possible, always replace both
wheels on an axle (both wheels on the front
axle or both wheels on the rear axle) ››› .
● Only replace used tyres with those author-
ised by SEAT for the corresponding type vehi-
cle. Pay special attention to size, diameter,
and maximum load and speed capacity.
● Never use tyres which are larger than SEAT
approved tyres. If the tyres are too big, they
may knock or rub against the chassis or other
components, resulting in damage. WARNING
New tyres do not give maximum grip and will
not have reached their maximum braking ca-
pacity to start with, and therefore need run-
ning in.
● To prevent accidents and major damage,
extreme caution should be taken for the first
600 km. WARNING
There should be adequate space between the
tyres and the vehicle in accordance with the
vehicle design. If this is not the case, the
tyres may rub against parts of the running
gear, chassis or brake lines, leading to faults
in the brake system or to tread detachment,
and the risk of burst tyres.
● The true tyre dimension should not be
greater than the dimensions of tyres manu-
factured and approved by SEAT and should
not rub against parts of the vehicle. Note
Although tyres may be shown as being the
same size, the true dimensions of different
types of tyre may vary with respect to the
nominal size, or tread patterns may be differ-
ent. Note
If you use tyres that are approved by SEAT,
you can be sure that the true tyre dimensions » 161Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
Index
Parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . 106
Safety Assist (City Safety Assist function) . . . . 110
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
TC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Traction control system (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Traction Control (TC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
T Tank flap close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
TC see Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Technical data Axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Engine oil specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Manufacturer identification plate . . . . . . . . . . 197
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Vehicle data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Technical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Technical information Type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Technical specifications Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Temperature display
Liquid coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Driving advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Things to note Disconnecting the vehicle's battery . . . . . . . . . 38
Long parking times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . 106
Removing the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Water underneath the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Tightening torque Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
TIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Tips for driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Before starting out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tire Mobility Set Check after 10 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Do not use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Inflating a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Sealing a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Tools See Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 183 Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Front towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Special notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 184
Tow bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Tow starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Traction control system (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Traction Control (TC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Trailer coupling
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Transporting Transporting a load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Transporting a load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Transporting objects Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Driving with the rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 79
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Treadwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Trip meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Turn signal convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Two-way radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Tyre load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Tyre mobility set Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Tyre Mobility System See tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Tyre monitoring lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Tyre pressure Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162, 199
Tyre repair set See tyre mobility system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . . 169
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Unfastening seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
213
Index
Wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Beadlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Bolted trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
See "Wheels and tyres" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Avoiding damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Damaged tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Errors in wheel alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Foreign bodies in the tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Interchanging tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Older tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Replacing tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Run-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168, 169
storing the replaced wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Storing tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Tyre code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Tyre identification number (TIN) . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Tyre load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . 159, 169
Valve caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Wear of tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Wheel balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Wheel trims
Full hub caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Hub caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Wheel bolts caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Windscreen Heat-insulating glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Windscreen washer water Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Windscreen wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Windscreen wipers Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Lifting the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Windscreen wipers service position . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Windscreen with metal coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Windscreen with reflective infrared coating . . . . . 59
Other Characters "Safe" security system SAFELOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
SAFE locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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