Advice
You should not do any work in the engine
compartment unless you know exactly how to
carry out the jobs and have the correct tools!
Have the work carried out by a specialised
workshop if you are uncertain.
All service fluids and consumables, e.g. cool-
ant, engine oil, spark plugs and batteries,
are under constant development. SEAT pro-
vides a constant flow of information to Tech-
nical Services concerning modifications. For
this reason, we recommend you have service
fluids and consumables replaced by a Techni-
cal Service. Please observe the relevant in-
structions ››› page 147 . The engine compart-
ment of
the vehicle is a hazardous area.
››› .
WARNING
All work on the engine or in the engine com-
partment, e.g. checking and refilling fluids,
involves the danger of injury and burns, acci-
dents and even fire.
● Never open the bonnet if you see steam,
smoke or coolant escaping from the engine
compartment. Otherwise, there is a risk of
sustaining burns. Wait until no more steam or
coolant is emitted, then allow the engine to
cool before carefully opening the bonnet.
● Switch off the engine and remove the key
from the ignition.
● Apply the handbrake and move the gear
lever to neutral or selector lever to position P.
● Keep children away from the vehicle. ●
Never touch hot engine parts. There is a
risk of burns.
● Never spill liquids on a hot engine or on a
hot exhaust gas system. This is a fire hazard.
● Avoid causing short-circuits in the electri-
cal system, particularly at the points where
the jump leads are attached ››› page 190. The
battery could explode.
● Never touch the radiator fan. It is tempera-
ture controlled and could start automatically,
even when the engine has been switched off
and the key removed from the ignition!
● Never cover the engine with additional in-
sulating materials such as a blanket. Risk of
fire!
● Do not unscrew the cap on the coolant ex-
pansion tank when the engine is hot. If the
coolant is hot, the cooling system will be
pressurised!
● Protect face, hands and arms by covering
the cap with a large, thick cloth to protect
against escaping coolant and steam.
● Always make sure you have not left any ob-
jects, such as cleaning cloths or tools, in the
engine compartment.
● If you have to work underneath the vehicle,
you must use suitable stands additionally to
support the vehicle, there is a risk of acci-
dent!. A hydraulic jack is insufficient for se-
curing the vehicle and there is a risk of injury.
● If any work has to be performed when the
engine is started or with the engine running,
there is an additional, potentially fatal, safety
risk from the rotating parts, such as the drive belts, alternator, radiator fan, etc., and from
the high-voltage ignition system. You should
also observe the following:
– Never touch the electrical wiring of the
ignition system.
– Ensure that jewellery, loose clothing and
long hair do not get trapped in rotating
engine parts. Danger of death. Before
starting any work remove jewellery, tie
back and cover hair, and wear tight-fit-
ting clothes.
– Never accelerate with a gear engaged
without taking the necessary precau-
tions. The vehicle could move, even if the
handbrake is applied. Danger of death.
● If work has to be carried out on the fuel
system or on electrical components, you
must observe the following safety notes in
addition to the above warnings:
– Always disconnect the battery from the
on-board network. The vehicle must be
unlocked when this is done, otherwise
the alarm will be triggered.
– Do not smoke.
– Never work near naked flames.
– Always have a fire extinguisher on hand. CAUTION
When topping up service fluids, make sure
not to mistake them. Using the wrong fluids
could cause serious malfunctions and engine
damage! 164
Emergencies
Lifting the vehicle Fig. 158
Jack position points Fig. 159
Fitting the jack. In order to remove the wheel, the vehicle
must be raised with a jack.
– Locate the jacking point under the door sill
closest to the punctured wheel ››› Fig. 158.
– Place the jack under the jacking point and
turn the crank until the arm of the jack is di- rectly below the vertical rib under the door
sill.
– Align the jack so that the arm of the jack
fits around the rib under the door sill and
the movable base plate of the jack is flat on
the ground ››› Fig. 159 .
– Rai
se the vehicle until the defective wheel
is just clear of the ground.
Recesses at the front and rear of the door
sills mark the jacking points ››› Fig. 158.
There i
s only one jacking point for each
wheel. Do not fit the jack anywhere else.
An
unstable surface under the jack may
cause the vehicle to slip off the jack. There-
fore, it must be fitted on solid ground offer-
ing good support. Use a large and stable
base, if necessary. On a hard, slippery sur-
face (such as tile) use a rubber mat or similar
to prevent the jack from slipping. WARNING
● Take all precautions so that the base of the
jack does not slip. Failure to follow this in-
struction could result in an accident.
● The vehicle can be damaged if the jack is
not applied at the correct jacking points.
There is also a risk of injury since the jack can
slip off suddenly if it is not properly engaged. Jack position points for vehicles with
sill panel trim*
Fig. 160
Plastic sill panel trim with jack an-
chor cover. Vehicles with plastic sill panel trim, with
cover*
– Remove the cap A to access the anchor
point for the vehicle jack ››› Fig. 160 .
– Pull on the cover and remove it from its al-
lotment in the direction of the arrow
››› Fig. 160 .
– Onc e the c
over has been released, it will re-
main connected to its strap so that is not
lost.
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Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
Index
Front drinks holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Front interior light Switch off light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Switch on light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Front passenger airbag deactivation . . . . . . . . . . 23
Front reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Front seat adjustment Lumbar support adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Fuel Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 208
Fuel level Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Warning message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Fuel tank see Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
F uel
Tank
Opening the fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Fuel: saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
G Gear shift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
General overview of the engine compartment . . 166
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 H
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
HBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Head-on collisions and the laws of physics . . . . . 13
Head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Headlight flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Headlights Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Headlight washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Head restraints Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Adjustment of the head restraint angle . . . . . . 90
Correct adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Heated front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Heated rear window 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
High pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Hill driving assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
How to jump start description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Hydraulic Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
I Identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Information messages in the display . . . . . . . . . . 49 Information on the multi-function display
On-screen display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Instrument and switch lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Instrument panel menu Lights and visibility menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Instrument panel menus Configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Example of menu use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Vehicle status menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Interior rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Intermittent windscreen wipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
J Jack position points Sill panel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Journeys abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
L
Lifting the seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Lifting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 general remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Load compartment in the luggage compartment see Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . 101
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