2015 Seat Altea height adjustment

Safety
● Belt tensioners for the front seats
● Belt height adjustment for the front seats
● Front airbags
● Side airbags in the front seat backrests
● Head-protection airbags
● Active front head restraints*
● “ISOFIX” anchorage points for child seats
in the rear side seats with the “ISOFIX” sys-
tem,
● height-adjustable front head restraints,
● rear head restraints with in-use position
and non-use position,
● adjustable steering column.
The safety equipment mentioned above
works together to provide you and your pas-
sengers with the best possible protection in
the event of an accident. However, these
safety systems can only be effective if you
and your passengers are sitting in a correct
position and use this equipment properly.
Safety is everyone's business! Proper sitting position for
occupants
Correct sitting position for driver Fig. 1
The proper distance between driver
and steering wheel Fig. 2
Correct head restraint position for the
driver. For your own safety and to reduce the risk of
injury in the event of an accident, we recom-mend the following adjustments for the driv-
er:
– Adjust the steering wheel so that there is a
distance of at least 25 cm between the
steering wheel and the centre of your chest
››› Fig. 1 .
– Mo v
e the driver seat forwards or backwards
so that you are able to press the accelera-
tor, brake and clutch pedals to the floor
with your knees still slightly angled ››› .
– Ensure that you can reach the highest point
of the steering wheel.
– Adjust the head restraint so that its upper
edge is at the same level as the top of your
head, or as close as possible to the same
level as the top of your head ››› Fig. 2 .
– Mo v

e the seat backrest to an upright posi-
tion so that your back rests completely
against it.
– Fasten your seat belt securely ››› page 11.
– Keep both feet in the footwell so that you
have the vehicle under control at all times.
Adjustment of the driver seat ››› page 88. WARNING
● An incorrect sitting position of the driver
can lead to severe injuries.
● Adjust the driver seat so that there is at
least 25 cm distance between the centre of 6

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Correct adjustment of front seat head
restraints Fig. 4
Correctly adjusted head restraint as
viewed from the front and the side. Properly adjusted head restraints are an im-
portant part of passenger protection and can
reduce the risk of injuries in most accident
situations.
– Adjust the head restraint so that its upper
edge is, as far as possible, at the same lev-
el as the top of your head, or at the very
least, at eye level ››› Fig. 4 .
Adju s
ting the head restraints ››› page 88
Active head restraints*
Vehicle occupants are pressed into their
seats during a rear-end collision. The result-
ing body pressure on the seat backrest acti-
vates the active head restraint* on the front
seat, which moves rapidly forward and up- ward at the same time. This movement re-
duces the distance between the occupant's
head and the head restraint, thus reducing
the risk of injuries such as whiplash.
WARNING
● Travelling with the head restraints removed
or improperly adjusted increases the risk of
severe injuries. Improper adjustment of the
head restraints may cause death in an acci-
dent and increase the risk of suffering inju-
ries during abrupt breaking actions or unex-
pected manoeuvres.
● The head restraints must always be adjus-
ted according to the height of the passenger. Note
The active head restraints* could also be trig-
gered if a vehicle occupant applies a high lev-
el of pressure to the seat backrest (e.g. by
“falling” back into the seat when entering the
vehicle) or if pressure is applied to a front
seat head restraint from the rear. This acci-
dental activation is, however, not dangerous,
as the active head restraints will return to the
original position immediately and are thus
once again ready. Examples of incorrect sitting
positions
Seat belts can provide optimal protection on-
ly when the belt webs are properly posi-tioned. Incorrect sitting positions substan-
tially reduce the protective function of seat
belts and increase the risk of injury due to in-
correct seat belt position. As the driver, you
are responsible for all passengers, especially
children.
– Never allow anyone to assume an incorrect
sitting position in the vehicle while travel-
ling ››› .
The following list contains examples of sit-
ting positions that could be dangerous for ve-
hicle occupants. The list is not complete, but
we would like to make you aware of this is-
sue.
Therefore, whenever the vehicle is in motion:
● Never stand in the vehicle.
● Never stand on the seats.
● Never kneel on the seats.
● Never tilt your seat backrest far to the rear.
● Never lean against the dash panel.
● Never lie on the rear bench.
● Never sit on the front edge of a seat.
● Never sit sideways.
● Never lean out of a window.
● Never put your feet out of a window.
● Never put your feet on the dash panel.
● Never put your feet on the surface of a seat. »
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Seat belts
Fig. 11
Placing the seat belt in the shoulder
and pelvis area for pregnant women. Fastening the seat belt
The seat belt cannot offer its full protection if
the seat belt is not positioned correctly.
● Adjust the seat and head restraint correctly.
● To fasten the belt, take hold of the latch
plate and pull it slowly across your chest and
lap.
● Insert the latch plate into the buckle for the
appropriate seat and push it down until it is securely locked with an audible click
››› Fig. 10
A.
● Pull the belt to ensure that the latch plate is
securely engaged in the buckle.
The seat belts are equipped with an automat-
ic retractor on the shoulder strap. Full free-
dom of movement is permitted when the
shoulder belt is pulled slowly. However, dur-
ing sudden braking, during travel in steep
areas or bends and during acceleration, the
automatic retractor on the shoulder belt is
locked.
The automatic belt retractors on the front
seats are fitted with seat belt tensioners
››› page 16.
Seat

belt release
● Press the red button on the belt buckle
››› Fig. 10 B
. The latch plate is released and
springs out ››› .
● Guide the belt back by hand so that it rolls
up easily and the trim is not damaged.
Seat belt position
Seat belts offer their maximum protection on-
ly when they are properly positioned.
The following features are available to adjust
the seat belt in the shoulder region:
● belt height adjustment for the front seats.
● front seat height adjustment*. WARNING
● The seat belts offer best protection only
when the backrests are in an upright position
and the seat belts have been fastened prop-
erly.
● Never put the latch plate in the buckle of
another seat. If you do this, the seat belt will
not protect you properly and the risk of injury
is increased.
● Never unbuckle a seat belt while the vehi-
cle is in motion. If you do, you increase the
risk of sustaining severe or fatal injuries.
● An incorrectly worn seat belt can cause se-
vere injuries in the event of an accident.
● The shoulder part of the seat belt must lie
on the centre of the shoulder, never across
the neck. The seat belt must lie flat and snug-
ly on the torso ››› Fig. 11.
● The l ap p

art of the seat belt must lie across
the pelvis, never across the stomach. The
seat belt must lie flat and snugly on the pel-
vis ››› Fig. 11. Pull the belt tight if necessary
to t

ake up any slack.
● For pregnant women, the lap part of the
seat belt must lie as low as possible over the
pelvis, never across the stomach, and always
lie flat so that no pressure is exerted on the
abdomen.
● Always engage the retractor lock when you
are securing a child seat in group 0, 0+ or 1
››› page 24.
● Re

ad and observe the warnings ››› page 13. 15
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Transporting children safety
Follow the manufacturer's instructions and
observe any statutory requirements when in-
stalling and using child seats. Always read
and note ››› page 25 .
W e r
ecommend you always carry the manu-
facturer's Child Seat Instruction Manual to-
gether with the on-board documentation.
Important information regarding the
front passenger's airbag Fig. 21
Passenger's side sun visor: airbag
sticker. Fig. 22
On the rear frame of the passenger
side door: airbag sticker. A sticker with important information about
the passenger airbag is located on the pas-
senger's sun visor and/or on the passenger
side door frame. Read and always observe
the safety information included in the follow-
ing chapters:
● Safety distance with respect to the passen-
ger airbag ››› page 17 .
● Ob

jects between the passenger and the
passenger side airbag ››› in Front airbags
on page 20 .
The p a

ssenger side front airbag, when activa-
ted, is a serious risk for a child who is facing
backward since the airbag can strike the seat
with such force that it can cause serious or
fatal injuries. Children up to 12 years old
should always travel on the rear seat.
Therefore we strongly recommend you to
transport children on the rear seats. This is the safest location in the vehicle. Alternative-
ly, the front passenger airbag can be disa-
bled with a key-operated switch
››› page 23.
When transporting children, use a child seat
suitable for the age and size of each child
››› page 24. WARNING
● If a child seat is secured to the front pas-
senger seat, the risk to the child of sustain-
ing critical or fatal injuries in the event of an
accident increases.
● An inflating front passenger airbag can
strike the rear-facing child seat and project it
with great force against the door, the roof or
the backrest.
● Never install a child seat facing backwards
on the front passenger seat unless the front
passenger front airbag has been disabled.
Risk of potentially fatal injuries to the child!
However, if it is necessary, in exceptional ca-
ses, to transport a child in the front passen-
ger seat, the front passenger front airbag
must always be disabled ››› page 23, Front
passenger front airbag deactivation . If the
front passenger seat has a height adjustment
option, move it to the highest position.
● For those vehicles that do not include a key
lock switch to deactivate the airbag, the vehi-
cle must be taken to a Technical Service.
● All vehicle occupants, especially children,
must assume the proper sitting position and
be properly belted in while travelling. » 25
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Seats and head restraints
●
Never transport more than the permitted
amount of people in your vehicle.
● Every vehicle occupant must properly fas-
ten and wear the seat belt belonging to his or
her seat. Children must be protected with an
appropriate child restraint system ››› page 24,
Transporting children safety.
● The front seats and all head restraints must
always be adjusted to body size and the seat
belt must always be properly adjusted to pro-
vide you and your passengers with optimum
protection.
● Always keep your feet on the footwell when
the vehicle is moving; never rest them on the
dash panel, out of the window or on the seat.
This is also applied to passengers. An incor-
rect sitting position exposes you to an in-
creased risk of injury in case of a sudden
braking or an accident. If the airbag is trig-
gered, you could sustain severe injuries due
to an incorrect sitting position.
● It is important for the driver and front pas-
senger to keep a distance of at least 25 cm
from the steering wheel and dash panel. Fail-
ure to respect the minimum distance means
that the airbag will not protect you. Risk of
fatal injury. The distance between the driver
and the steering wheel or between the front
passenger and the dash panel should always
be as great as possible.
● Adjust the driver or front passenger seat
only when the vehicle is stationary. This also
applies to the forwards/backwards adjust-
ment of the rear seats. Otherwise, your seat
could move unexpectedly while the vehicle is moving. This could increase the risk of an ac-
cident and therefore, injury. In addition,
while adjusting your seat, you will assume an
incorrect sitting position. Risk of fatal acci-
dents.
●
Special guidelines apply to installing a
child seat on the front passenger seat. When
installing a child seat, please observe the
warnings described in ››› page 24, Transport-
ing children safety. Adjustment of the front seats
Fig. 74
Front left seat controls The control elements in
››› Fig. 74 are mir-
r or
ed for the front right-hand seat.
1 Adjusting the seat forwards and
backwards
– Pull up the grip and move the seat forwards
or backwards. –
Then release the grip 1 and move the seat
further until the catch engages.
2 Adjusting the seat height*
– Pull the lever up or push down (several
times if necessary) from its home position.
This adjusts the seat height in stages.
3 Adjusting the backrest angle
– Take your weight off the backrest and turn
the hand wheel.
4 Adjusting the lumbar support*
– Take your weight off the backrest and turn
the hand wheel to adjust the lumbar sup-
port.
As you make the adjustments, the curvature
of the cushioned area of the lumbar region
becomes more or less acute. In this way, it
adapts to the natural curvature of the spine. WARNING
● Never adjust the driver or front passenger
seat while the vehicle is in motion. While ad-
justing your seat, you will assume an incor-
rect sitting position. Risk of fatal accidents.
Adjust the driver or front passenger seat only
when the vehicle is stationary.
● To reduce the risk of injury to the driver and
front passenger in case of a sudden braking
or an accident, never drive with the backrest
tilted towards the rear. The maximum » 89
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protection of the seat belt can be achieved
only when the backrests are in an upright po-
sition and the driver and front passenger
have properly adjusted their seat belts. The
further the backrests are tilted to the rear,
the greater the risk of injury due to improper
positioning of the belt web!
●
Exercise caution when securing the seat
height into forwards/backwards position. In-
juries can be caused if the seat height is ad-
justed without due care and attention. Correct adjustment of head restraints
Fig. 75
Front and side view: head restraints
and seat belts correctly adjusted. Properly adjusted head restraints are an im-
portant part of passenger protection and can
reduce the risk of injuries in most accident
situations. –
Adjust the head restraint so that the top is
at the same level as the top of your head,
at the very least, at eye level ››› Fig. 75 .
Adju s
ting the head restraints ››› page 90 WARNING
● Travelling with the head restraints removed
or improperly adjusted increases the risk of
severe injuries.
● Improperly adjusted head restraints could
lead to death in the event of a collision or ac-
cident.
● Incorrectly adjusted head restraints also in-
crease the risk of injury during sudden or un-
expected driving or braking manoeuvres.
● The head restraints must always be adjus-
ted according to the height of the passenger. Removing or adjusting head restraints
Fig. 76
Adjusting and removing the head re-
straints. Adjusting height (front seats)
– Press the button on the side and pull up-
wards to the desired position.
– To lower the head restraint, press the but-
ton and push head restraint downwards.
– Make sure that it engages securely into one
of its positions.
Adjusting height (rear seats) – Press the button on the side and pull up-
wards to the desired position.
– To lower the head restraint, press the but-
ton and push head restraint downwards.
– Make sure that the head restraint engages
securely in one of its positions. ››› page 10
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Seats and head restraints
Angle adjustment (front seats) – Press the head restraint forward or back to
the required position.
Removing the head restraint – Push the head restraint up as far as it will
go.
– Press the button ››› Fig. 76 (arrow).
– Pull head restraint out of fitting without re-
leasing the button.
Fitting the head restraint
– Insert the head restraint into the guides on
the backrest.
– Push head restraint down.
– Adjust the head restraint to suit body size
››› page 10 and
›
›› page 9. WARNING
● Never drive if the head restraints have been
removed. Risk of injury.
● Never drive if the head restraints are in an
unsuitable position, there is a risk of serious
injury.
● After refitting the head restraint, you must
always adjust it properly for height to achieve
optimal protection.
● Please observe the safety warnings in
››› page 90, Correct adjustment of head re-
straints. Seat functions
Heated seats*  Fig. 77
Thumb wheel for front seat heating. Fig. 78
Front seat heating with Climatronic. The front seat cushions and backrests can be
heated electrically.Front seat heating for vehicles without
Climatronic
– Turn the appropriate thumb wheel
››› Fig. 77 to switch on the seat heating. The
se at

heating is switched off in the 0 posi-
tion.
Front seat heating for vehicles with
Climatronic – Press the button to switch on seat heating.
– Press once to set seat heating at maximum
level (level 3).
– Press twice to set seat heating at medium
level (level 2).
– Press three times to set seat heating at
minimum level (level 1).
– When the button is pressed four times, the
heating goes off and the LED goes out (lev-
el 0).
The seat heating only works when the igni-
tion is switched on. The left thumb wheel
controls the left seat and the right thumb
wheel the right seat. CAUTION
To avoid damaging the heating elements,
please do not kneel on the seat or apply
sharp pressure at a single point to the seat
cushion and backrest. 91
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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
228