2015 Seat Altea fuel cap release

Advice
Checking and refilling levels
Fuel Refuelling Fig. 139
Tank flap open. The tank flap is released manually and is lo-
cated at the rear of the vehicle on the right.
The tank holds approximately 55 litres. For
all-wheel drive vehicles, the tank capacity is
approximately 60 litres.
Vehicles using LPG have two fuel tanks: one
for LPG and another for petrol
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Opening the fuel tank cap
– Lift the lid.
– Hold the cap firmly with one hand, then in-
sert the key into the lock and rotate 180° to
the left. –
Unscrew the cap, turning it anticlockwise.
Closing the fuel tank cap
– Screw the tank cap to the right until it
“clicks”.
– Turn the key in the lock, without releasing
the cap, clockwise through 180°.
– Remove the key and close the flap until it
clicks into place. The tank cap is secured
with an anti-loss attachment
If the automatic filler nozzle is operated cor-
rectly, it will switch itself off as soon as the
tank is full. Never attempt to fill beyond this
point, as this will fill the expansion chamber.
Fuel may leak out if ambient conditions are
warm.
The correct fuel grade for your vehicle is giv-
en on a sticker on the inside of the fuel tank
flap. Here you will find further information on
fuel. WARNING
● Fuel is highly flammable and can cause se-
rious burns and other injuries.
–Never smoke or come into contact with
sparks when filling the fuel tank of the
vehicle or a spare fuel canister with fuel.
This is an explosion hazard.
– Follow legal requirements for the use of
spare fuel canisters. –
For safety reasons we do not recommend
carrying a spare fuel canister in the vehi-
cle. The canister could be damaged in an
accident and leak.
● If, in exceptional circumstances, you have
to carry a spare fuel canister, please observe
the following:
–Never fill the spare fuel canister inside
the vehicle or on it. An electrostatic
charge could build up during filling, caus-
ing the fuel fumes to ignite. This could
cause an explosion. Always place the
canister on the ground to fill it.
– Insert the fuel nozzle into the mouth of
the canister as far as possible.
– If the spare fuel canister is made of met-
al, the filling nozzle must be in contact
with the canister during filling. This
helps prevent an electrostatic charge
building up.
– Never spill fuel in the vehicle or in the
luggage compartment. Fuel vapours are
explosive. Danger of death. CAUTION
● Fuel spills should be removed from the
paintwork immediately.
● Never run the tank completely dry. Irregular
fuel supply can cause misfiring. As a result,
unburnt fuel could enter the catalytic convert-
er and cause damage. 158

Index
Roll-back function Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Roof carrier attachment points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Roof storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Run-flat tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Running in Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
S Safe - security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety instructions Coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
deactivating front passenger airbags . . . . . . . . 24
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Safety notes Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 89, 92
Seat belt control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Seat belt position for pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Seat belt release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Seat belts cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Seat belt tensioner control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Seat upholstery Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Cleaning and maintenance of natural leather 156
cleaning the trim fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
synthetic leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Selecting a gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Selective opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selector lever locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
servotronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sitting position, occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 210
Soot accumulation in the diesel engine particu- late filter
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Speed selector lever lock Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Start-Stop
Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Starting petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121, 122
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121, 122 after the fuel tank has been run dry . . . . . . . . 122
Steam jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Steering wheel audio controls Audio version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Audio + telephone version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Steering wheel height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Stopping distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Storage compartment Centre armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Other storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Storage in the boot floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Sun visor Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Switch Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Switches electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Switch lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
T
Tank Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Reserve indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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