2015 Seat Alhambra bonnet

Checking and refilling levels
Start-Stop systems ( ››› page 158) are equip-
ped with a special battery labelled “AGM”.
For technical reasons, it is not possible to
check the electrolyte level of these batteries
Preparations
● Prepare the vehicle for work in the engine
compartment ››› page 214
● Open the bonnet  ››› page 214.
Opening the battery cover
The battery covers are different depending on
the engine size of the vehicle:
● In the case of a cover: press the tab
››› Fig. 172 A in the direction of the arrow
and pull the cover upwards.
● In the case of a hose: fold the cover to one
side to remove ››› Fig. 173 .
Chec k
ing the battery electrolyte level
● Make sure there is sufficient lighting to
clearly recognise the colours. Never use
flames or flashing 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 installedand 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
recommends you have the battery replaced
by a technical service.
Use only maintenance-free genuine batteries
conforming to TL 825 06 and VW 7 50 73
Standards. These standards must be dated
April 2008 or later.
Start-Stop systems ( ››› page 158) are equip-
ped with a special battery. Therefore, it must
only be replaced with a battery of the same
specifications.
Disconnecting the vehicle's battery
If you must disconnect the battery from the
electrical system, please note the following:
● Switch off the ignition and all electrical
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Fuses and bulbs
●
Several components may run on a single
fuse. Vehicle fuses
Fig. 207
On the driver-side dash panel: fuse
box cover Fig. 208
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 by coloursColourAmp rating
Purple3
Light brown5
Brown7.5
Red10
Blue15
Yellow20
White or trans-
parent25
Green30
Orange40 To open the dash panel fuse box
●
To remove the cover, move the activation
lever in the lower part to the right ››› Fig. 207.
● For right-hand drive vehicles, move the lev-
er to the left.
To open the engine compartment fuse box
● Open the bonnet  ››› page 214. ●
Move the attachment tabs forwards, in the
direction indicated by the arrow to release
the fuse box cover ››› Fig. 208 .
● Then lif t

the cover out.
● To
fit the cover, place it on the fuse box.
Push the attachment tabs back, in the oppo-
site direction indicated by the arrow until
they click audibly into place.
In is possible that there are more fuses be-
hind a cover in the lower left-hand side of the
luggage compartment. 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. 265
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Advice
To replace halogen headlight bulbs Fig. 211
In the engine compartment: left-
hand side headlight lining. A dipped beam
headlights, B daytime driving lights and
Cmain beam headlights and side lights Fig. 212
Left headlight. There is no need to remove the headlight to
replace bulbs.
Complete operations only in the sequence
given:
ABC
Turn signals (small lamp holder)Dipped beam
headlightsDaytime driving lightMain beam headlightsSide lights
1.Open the bonnet  ››› page 214.
2. Remove the rubber cover on the rear of the headlight.
3.Rotate the lamp holder 1 to the left
all the way and pull it out backwards with the bulb.Rotate the lamp holder to the left all the wayand pull it out backwards with the bulb.Press the wire clip downwards and
pull the lamp holder 2 out with the
bulb.Pull the lamp holder 3 out back-
wards with the bulb.
4.Depending on the model, the bulb is removed directly from the lamp holder or it may need to be rotated and then removed.
5.Replace the faulty bulb by a new identical bulb. 268

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ABC
Turn signals (small lamp holder)Dipped beam
headlightsDaytime driving lightMain beam headlightsSide lights
6.Place the bulb holder in the headlight and rotate to the right all the way.Place the lamp holder in the head-
light and pull the wire clip upwards until it clicks into place.Place the lamp holder in the head-light and insert completely.
7. Insert the rubber cover. Note
The images show the left hand headlight
from behind. The structure of the right hand
side headlight is symmetric. To replace the xenon headlights bulb
Fig. 213
In the engine compartment: turn sig-
nal indicator cover. Fig. 214
Turn signal lamp holder 1 and turn-
ing light 2 There is no need to remove the headlight to
replace bulbs.
Complete operations only in the sequence
given:
Turn signals
1Turning lights 2
1.Open the bonnet 
››› page 214.
2.Rotate the cover ››› Fig. 213 in the direction of the
arrow and remove it.
Turn signals 1Turning lights 2
3.
Rotate the lamp holder
1 ››› Fig. 214 to the
left all the way and pull
it out backwards with
the bulb.Press the wire clip
downwards and pull the
lamp holder 2
›››
Fig. 214 out with the
bulb.
4.Depending on the model, the bulb is removed di-
rectly from the lamp holder or it may need to be ro- tated and then removed.
5.Replace the faulty bulb by a new identical bulb.
6.
Place the bulb holder in
the headlight and ro-
tate to the right all the
way.Place the lamp holder
in the headlight and
pull the wire clip up-
wards until it clicks into
place.
7.Rotate the cover ››› Fig. 213 in the opposite direc-
tion to the arrow as far as it will go. Always seek the help of a specialist when
changing the Xenon dipped beam and main
beam headlamps
››› in Introduction on
page 267. »
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Index
Assistance systems Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Electronic differential lock system (EDL andXDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Assist systems Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Braking assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Lane Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Park Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Rear assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Sign Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Traction control system (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Traction control when accelerating (ASR) . . . . 155
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Automatic belt retainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Switching Auto Hold off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Switching the start assist off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Automatic device disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
DSG automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Ignition key removal lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Kickdown system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Launch-Control programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 147
Manually unlocking the gear selector lever . . 262
Please also see "Changing gears" . . . . . . . . . 143
See "Automatic gearbox" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
AUX-IN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 211 Automatic off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Remote control range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Remote control: Replacing the battery . . . . . . 129
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 131
Auxiliary heater remote control Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
B BAS See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Battery Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Discharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
See Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Battery acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Belt tension limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Bicycle carrier
Installing a bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Maximum load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Bonnet Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Bottle holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Brake assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Brakes Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Emergency brake indicator in case of suddenbraking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Running-in brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 154
Brake system Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Brake systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Braking assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Brake assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Breakdown Securing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Bulb fault See changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
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