Care and maintenance
WARNING
Solvents cause the surfaces of the airbag
modul e
s to become porous. If an airbag is ac-
cidentally triggered, the detachment of plas-
tic parts could cause serious injury.
● Never clean the dash panel and the surfa-
ces
of the airbag modules with cleaners con-
taining solvents. CAUTION
When cleaning the instrument panel, be care-
fu l
not to dampen the Portable Navigation
System connections as this can damage the
electrical installation. Cleaning seatbelts
If the seat belt is very dirty, the belt retractor
m
a
y
not work correctly thus preventing the
seat belt from operating correctly.
The seat belts should never be removed from
the vehicle for cleaning.
● Use a soft brush to remove the worst dirt
›››
.
● Pull the seat belt right out and leave it out.
● Clean dirty seat belts with a gentle
so
ap
and water solution.
● Wait until they are completely dry.
● Only allow the seat belt to retract when it is
compl
etely dry. WARNING
Check the condition of all the seat belts at
re gu
lar intervals. If the webbing or other
parts of the seat belt are damaged, the vehi-
cle should be taken to a Specialised work-
shop immediately and the belts should be re-
placed. It is extremely dangerous to drive us-
ing damaged seat belts and could result in
serious injury or loss of life.
● Seat belts and their components must nev-
er be cle
aned with chemical products, nor
should they be allowed to come into contact
with corrosive liquids, solvents or sharp ob-
jects. This could affect the strength of the
seat belt webbing.
● Seat belts should be completely dry before
retractin
g. Dampness could damage the belt
retractor so that it does not operate correctly.
● Do not allow liquids or foreign bodies to en-
ter the buc
kle fastenings. This could damage
the buckles and seat belts.
● Never attempt to repair, modify or remove a
seat belt
yourself.
● Always have damaged seatbelts replaced
immediately
by seat belts approved for the
vehicle in question by SEAT. Seat belts which
have been worn in an accident and stretched
must be replaced by a specialised workshop.
Renewal may be necessary even if there is no
apparent damage. The belt anchorage should
also be checked. Notes for the user
Intr oduction WARNING
Failure to treat the vehicle with the correct
car e inc
reases the risk of accident and injury.
● Observe legal requirements.
● Observe the Instruction Manual. CAUTION
If the vehicle is not properly cared for, dam-
age m a
y occur.
● Observe legal requirements.
● Carry out regular maintenance of the vehi-
cle, ac
cording to specifications in the Mainte-
nance Programme.
● Observe the Instruction Manual. 175
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Advice
Labels and plates Fig. 162
Warnings relating to handling the
C ity
Safety Assist system radar sensor func-
tion Some parts in the engine compartment come
fr
om the f
act
ory with certificates of safety, la-
bels or plates containing important informa-
tion regarding the operation of the vehicle,
for example, on the fuel tank flap, on the pas-
senger's sun visor, on the driver door strut, or
on the floor of the boot.
● Never remove these certificates of safety,
labels
or plates, and ensure they are kept in
good condition and are legible.
● If a vehicle part, bearing a certificate of
safety
, label or plate, is replaced, the special-
ised workshop should attach the information
back in the same place. Certificate of safety
A certific
ate of safety on the door strut states
that all the safety standards and regulations
established by the national traffic authorities
responsible for road safety were met at the
time of manufacture. It may also give the
month and year of manufacture, together
with the chassis number.
Warning of high voltage label
There is a label close to the bonnet lock
which warns of high voltage in the vehicle's
electrical system.
Warning relating to the City Safety Assist
system laser sensor
There are some warning and information
signs on the City Safety Assist system laser
sensor ››› Fig. 162.
Using your vehicle in other countries
and continents The vehicle is manufactured at the factory for
u
se in a p
ar
ticular country in accordance with
the national legislation in force at the time of
manufacture.
If the vehicle is sold in another country or
used in another country for an extended peri-
od of time, the applicable legislation of that
country should be observed. It may be necessary to fit or remove certain
pieces
of equipment or to deactivate certain
functions. Service work may also be affected.
This is particularly true if the vehicle is used
in a different climate for an extended period
of time.
As there are different types of frequency
bands around the world, you may find that
the radio system or the Portable Navigation
System (supplied by SEAT) supplied at the
factory does not work in another country. CAUTION
● SEA T doe
s not accept liability for any dam-
age to the vehicle due to the use of a lower
quality fuel, an inadequate service or the
non-availability of genuine spare parts.
● SEAT does not accept liability if the vehicle
does not
comply in part or in full with the le-
gal requirements of other countries or conti-
nents. Radio and antenna reception
For factory-fitted radio equipment, the aerial
f
or r
a
dio reception is fitted to the roof of the
vehicle. Note
If electrical equipment such as mobile tele-
phones, i s
used near a roof aerial, you may176
Advice
Note
On the display of the Portable Navigation
Sy s
tem (supplied by SEAT) ››› page 164 an en-
gine coolant temperature gauge can be seen. Checking the coolant level and top-
ping up
Fig. 169
In the engine compartment: Marking
on c oo
l
ant expansion tank Fig. 170
In the engine compartment: Coolant
exp an
sion tank cap Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›
page 31
If the coolant level is low, the coolant warn-
ing indicator will light.
Preparations
● Park the vehicle on even, flat and firm
ground.
● A
llow the engine to cool ›››
.
● Open the bonnet › ›
›
page 184.
● The coolant expansion tank is easily recog-
nisab
le because of the symbol on the cap
››› Fig. 170.
Checking the engine coolant level ● When the engine is cold, check the coolant
level
using the side marking on the expan-
sion tank ››› Fig. 169. ●
If the lev
el is below the “MIN” mark, top up
with coolant. When the engine is hot it may
be slightly above the marked area.
Topping up the engine coolant level
● Always protect your face, hands and arms
from hot c
oolant and steam using a large,
thick cloth over the coolant expansion tank
cap.
● Remove the cap very carefully ›››
.
● Only refill using new engine c
oo
lant ac-
cording to SEAT specifications
( ›››
page 31)
››› .
● The engine coolant level should be be-
tw een the m
ark
s on the coolant expansion
tank ››› Fig. 169. Do not exceed the top level
of the marked area ››› .
● Screw on the cap tightly.
● If, in the event of an emergency, you have
no c oo
l
ant that is compliant to the required
specifications ( ›››
page 31), do not use
another type of additive. Instead, top up with
distilled water only ››› . Then re-establish
the c orr
ect
proportion of the mixture with the
correct additive as soon as possible
››› page 31. WARNING
Hot vapours and coolant can cause serious
burn s.190
Index
Parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 fau
lt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
see also Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Parking light remains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
ParkPilot see Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Passenger door emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 51
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Portable Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Positioning the seat belt for pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Power brake system Anti-lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Power socket 12 volts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Protection of vehicle undercarriage . . . . . . . . . . 171
Puncture action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Pushing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
R Radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Radio-operated remote control see Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Radio reception antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Operating faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 lift platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Rear
headr ests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear backrest Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
lifting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 see also Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 interior anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear vision mirrors adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
see also Rear vision mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Recycled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
mistakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
opening fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Remote control key unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 177 airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Repair work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Replacing bulbs See "Changing bulbs" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Reprogramming control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Rims Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 fastening the supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rubber seal
s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Running in brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
new engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
S
SAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 132
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
disabling the front passenger front airbag . . . . 15
driving safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Safety instructions using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 64
using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sale of vehicle in other countries / continents . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Scrapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
vend-of-life vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 55
automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
belt tension limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
protective function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
twisted belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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