Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tips for driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Correct sitting position for vehicle occupants . 6
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 15
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
General overview of the airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SEAT information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Central locking* and locking system . . . . . . . . 45
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sliding/tilting electric panoramic sunroof . . . . 53
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper
systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seats and head restraints
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting the seat and head restraints . . . . . . 63
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 65
Transporting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Practical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Loading luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Stopping and starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Engine management and exhaust gas
purification system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving along flooded roadways . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Parking sensor system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Cruise control* (Cruise control system - CCS) . . 107
Safety Assist* (City Safety Assist function) . . . . 110
Hill driving assistant* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Trailer coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Advice
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Accessories, replacement of parts and
modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Care and cleaning the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . 125
Caring for and cleaning the vehicle interior . . . 131
Notes for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Checking and topping up the windscreen
washer reservoir with water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Vehicle tool kit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Starting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Towing and tow starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 186
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 188
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Technical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
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Operation
passengers in the rear seats have fastened
their seat belts ››› page 11 .
St ar
t-Stop system status display
The instrument panel display shows informa-
tion on the current status ››› page 115. WARNING
If the warning lamps are ignored, the vehicle
may stall in traffic, or may cause accidents
and severe injuries.
● Never ignore the warning lamps.
● Stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible.
● A faulty vehicle represents a risk of acci-
dent for the driver and for other road users. If
necessary, switch on the hazard warning
lamps and put out the warning triangle to ad-
vise other drivers.
● Park the vehicle away from traffic and en-
sure that no highly flammable materials are
under the vehicle that could come into con-
tact with the exhaust system (e.g. dry grass,
fuel). WARNING
Even though outside temperatures are above
freezing, some roads and bridges may be icy.
● At outside temperatures above +4°C
(+39°F), even when the “ice crystal symbol”
is not visible, there may still be patches of ice
on the road. ●
Never rely on the outside temperature indi-
cator! CAUTION
Failure to heed the warning lamps when they
appear may result in faults in the vehicle. Note
● Different versions of the instrument panel
are available and therefore the versions and
instructions on the display may vary.
● When several warnings are active at the
same time, the symbols are shown succes-
sively for a few seconds and will stay on until
the fault is rectified. Service interval display
The inspection display appears on the instru-
ment panel display
›››
Fig. 24 or ›
›
›
Fig. 25 2 .
SEAT makes a difference between services
with engine oil change (Interval Service) and
ser v
ices without engine oil change (Inspec-
tion Service). The service interval display only
gives information for service dates which in-
volve an engine oil change. The dates of the
remaining services (e.g. the next Inspection
Service or change of brake fluid) are listed on
the label attached to the door strut, or in the
Maintenance Programme. The set service intervals have been specified
with the service dependent on time/distance
trav
elled.
Inspection reminder
If the inspection period is due to expire
shortly,
Inspection reminder appears when
starting the ignition abbreviated to and a
warning in
km. The number of kilometres
shown is the maximum number that may be
driven until the next service.
Service due
After the service date, an audible warning is
giv
en when the ignition is switched on and
the abbreviation displayed on the screen
flashes for a few seconds. Note
The service message disappears after a few
seconds, when the engine is started or when OK is pressed on the windscreen wiper lever.
Note
In vehicles in which the battery has been dis-
connected for a long period of time, it is not
possible to calculate the date of the next
service. Therefore the service interval display
may not be correct. In this case, bear in mind
the maximum service intervals permitted in
the ››› Booklet Maintenance Programme.38
Advice
and from the parking distance warning sys-
tem sensors. The sensors of the parking dis-
tance warning system are situated on the rear
bumper ››› .
Do not use a nozzle that sprays the water out
in a direct stream
or one th
at has a rotating
jet for forcing off dirt ››› .
WARNING
The incorrect use of high pressure cleaning
equipment could result in permanent dam-
age, visible or invisible, to the tyres or other
materials. This could result in a serious acci-
dent.
● Ensure there is a suitable distance between
the nozzle and the tyres.
● Never wash tyres with a concentrated jet or
so-called “dirt blasters”. Even at large spray-
ing distances and short cleaning times, you
may damage the tyres. WARNING
After the vehicle has been washed, the brak-
ing effect will be reduced (and the braking
distance increased) due to moisture (and ice
in winter) on the brakes.
● “Dry the brakes and remove ice” by braking
carefully. Ensure that you are not endanger-
ing other road-users or breaking traffic regu-
lations in the process. CAUTION
● The temperature of the water must not be
above +60 °C (+140 °F).
● To avoid damage to the paintwork, do not
wash the vehicle in full sun.
● To ensure that the system functions well,
the sensors located on the bumper must be
kept clean and free from ice. When cleaning
with pressure hoses and steam cleaners, the
sensors should be sprayed only briefly. A dis-
tance of 10 cm between the sensors and the
steam / hose nozzle must be observed.
● Do not use a high pressure cleaner to re-
move ice or snow from windows
● Washing the vehicle in low temperatures:
When washing the vehicle with a hose, do
not direct water into the lock cylinders or the
gaps around the doors or roof. Locks and
seals could freeze! Cleaning windows and exterior
mirrors
Cleaning windows and exterior mirrors
Spray windows and exterior windows with a
standard window cleaner containing alcohol.
Dry the windows with a clean chamois leath-
er or a lint-free cloth. The chamois leathers
used on painted surfaces are not suitable for
cleaning windows because they are soiledwith wax deposits which could smear the
windows.
Use window cleaner or a silicone remover to
clean rubber, oil, grease and silicone depos-
its off
››› .
Removing wax deposits
Automatic car washes and certain car care
products may leave wax deposits on the win-
dows. These deposits can only be removed
with a special product or cleaning cloths. If
wax deposits are left on the windscreen and
the rear window, the blades can scratch the
glass. SEAT recommends you wipe the wax
deposits off the windscreen and the rear win-
dow with a soft cloth each time after you
have washed the vehicle.
A window cleaning detergent which helps to
dissolve the wax may be added to the wind-
screen washer fluid to prevent the wiper
blades from scratching the windscreen.
Please ensure you add the cleaning product
in the correct proportions. Products for re-
moving grease do not eliminate the wax de-
posits ››› .
Special cleaning products or window cloths
are available at any technical service. To re-
move wax deposits, SEAT recommends the
following products:
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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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