Controls and displays
Operation
C ontr
o
ls and displays
General instrument panel Door release lever
Centr
al
locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Electric control to adjust exterior
mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Air outl
ets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Control lever for:
– Turn s ign
als and main beam
headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
– Lane Ass i
st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
– Main beam a
ssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
– Cruise c
ontrol system (CCS) . . . . .185
Depending on equipment fitted:
– Lev er f
or cruise control . . . . . . . . . .185
Steering wheel with horn and – Driver airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
– On-boar d c
omputer controls . . . .31
– Contro
ls for radio, telephone,
navigation and speech dialogue
system ›››
Booklet Radio
– Paddle levers for tiptronic gear-
shift (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . .170
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
8 Control lever for:
– Wind
s
creen wipers and washer . .136
– Wipe and wa
sh system . . . . . . . . . . 136
– On-board c
omputer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Depending on equipment fitted: ra-
dio or disp
lay for Easy Connect
(navigation, radio, TV/video) . . . . . .110
Depending on the equipment, but-
tons
for:
– SEAT driving modes . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
– Star t
-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
– Park a
ssist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
– Hazard w
arning lights . . . . . . . . . .133
– Tyr
e pressure switch . . . . . . . . . . . .261
– Airbag off di
splay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Depending on the equipment,
glov e c
ompartment with: . . . . . . . . .146
– CD pl a
yer* and/or SD card*
››› Booklet Radio
Tyre pressure switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Front passenger airbag switch . . . .82
Front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . . .17
Passenger seat heating control . . . .142
USB/AUX-IN input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Depending on equipment fitted,
ge ar l
ever or selector lever for:
– Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
– Autom atic
gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18 Depending on the equipment, con-
tr
o
l
s for:
– Heating and ventilation system or
manual air conditioner . . . . . . . . . .49, 47
– Automatic
air conditioner . . . . . . .45
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Driver seat heating control . . . . . . . .142
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Adjustable steering column . . . . . . .17
Storage compartment
Bonnet lock
release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . .134
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Note
● Some of the equipment li
sted in this sec-
tion is only fitted on certain models or are op-
tional extras.
● A separate Instructions Manual is enclosed
if the v
ehicle is equipped with a factory-fitted
radio, CD player, AUX IN connection or navi-
gation system.
● The arrangement of switches and controls
on right-hand driv
e models* may be slightly
different from the layout shown in
››› page 102. However, the symbols used to
identify the controls are the same. 19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
103
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Communications and multimedia
Communications and multi-
medi a
St eerin
g wheel controls*
General information The vehicle includes a multifunction module
from wher
e it
is possible to control the audio,
telephone and radio/navigation functions
without needing to distract the driver.
There are two versions of the multifunction
module:
● Audio version, to control the available au-
dio fu nction
s from the steering wheel (Radio,
audio CD, MP3 CD, iPod ®1)
, USB 1)
).
● Audio + telephone versions o control the
avail
able audio functions from the steering
wheel (Radio, audio CD, MP3 CD, iPod ®1)
,
USB 1)
, SD 1)
) and the Bluetooth system. 1)
Depending on the vehicle equipment.
111
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Communications and multimedia
Multimedia USB/A UX
-IN inp
utFig. 130
USB/AUX-IN input. Depending on the features and the country,
the
v
ehic
le may have a USB/AUX-IN connec-
tion.
The USB/AUX-IN input is located close to the
storage compartment in the front centre con-
sole ››› Fig. 130.
The operating description is located in the re-
spective Instruction Manuals of the audio
system or the navigation system. 115
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Index
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
T r
affic
sign detection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
windscreen damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Traffic Sign Detection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Indication on display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Traffic signs indication on display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226, 227
driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
electrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
hitching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
safety lug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Transporting objects fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
net bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
tailboard for transporting long items . . . . . . . 153
Trim parts: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Trims cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Turn signal convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Tyre mobility set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Tyre Mobility System see Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Tyre pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Tyr
e pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Tyre profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 see also Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
new tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
useful life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
with compulsory direction of rotation . . . . . . . . 60
with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Tyre tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Tyre wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
U Unfastening the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 75
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Upholstery: cleaning alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
USB/AUX-IN input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
V Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 253
ass isted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
connecting and disconnecting . . . . . . . . 39, 253
power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Vehicle care natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
windscreen wipers service position . . . . . . . . . 64
Vehicle interior monitoring and anti-tow system 123 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
W Warning and indication lamps . . . . . . . . . . 41, 108 adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
applying the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 198
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
audible warning signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
cruise control system (GRA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
engine pre-heating/fault system . . . . . . . . . . . 109
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
for seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 42, 43
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
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