Checking and refilling levels
●
Never open the c oo
lant expansion tank if
steam or coolant is coming from the engine
compartment. Wait until you cannot see or
hear any steam or coolant escaping.
● Always wait until the engine has complete-
ly coo
led before very carefully opening the
expansion tank cap. Contact with hot ele-
ments of the engine can cause skin burns.
● When the engine is warm or hot, the cool-
ing sys
tem is pressurised. Do not unscrew
the cap on the expansion tank when the en-
gine is hot. Otherwise, coolant may spray out
under pressure causing burns and serious in-
jury.
– Carefully and slowly unscrew the cap an-
ti-clockwise, gently pressing down on it.
– Always protect your face, hands and arms
from hot coolant and steam using a large,
thick cloth.
● When refilling liquids, avoid spilling them
on part
s of the engine and the exhaust sys-
tem. Spilled liquids could cause a fire. Under
specific circumstances, the ethylene glycol
can catch fire. WARNING
If there is not enough anti-freeze in the cool-
ant sy s
tem, the engine may fail leading to se-
rious damage.
● Please make sure that the percentage of
additiv
e is correct with respect to the lowest
expected ambient temperature in the zone in
which the vehicle is to be used. ●
When the outs ide t
emperature is very low,
the coolant could freeze and the vehicle
would be immobilised. In this case, the heat-
ing would not work either and inadequately
dressed passengers could die of cold. CAUTION
● If ther e i
s no appropriate coolant liquid
available, fill it using distilled water, and
nothing else. Any other type of water may
lead to considerable rusting in the engine
due to its chemical components. This could
consequently damage the engine. If you have
not used distilled water but another type of
water to top up the coolant, a specialised
workshop must immediately replace all of the
fluid in the engine cooling system.
● Only top up coolant to the top level of the
marked ar
ea ››› Fig. 169. Otherwise the ex-
cess coolant will be forced out of the cooling
system when the engine is hot, causing dam-
age.
● If a lot of liquid coolant has been lost, wait
for the engine t
o cool down completely before
adding coolant. Extensive coolant loss is an
indication of leaks in the engine cooling sys-
tem. Have the engine cooling system inspec-
ted immediately by a specialised workshop.
Otherwise engine damage may occur.
● When refilling service liquids, ensure that
you put
the liquids into the right tank. Mak-
ing a mistake when refilling could cause seri-
ous malfunctions and damage the engine! CAUTION
The original additives should never be mixed
with c oo
lants which are not approved by
SEAT. Otherwise, you run the risk of causing
severe damage to the engine and the engine
cooling system.
● If the fluid in the expansion tank is not pur-
ple b
ut is, for example, brown, this indicates
that the G13 additive has been mixed with an
inadequate coolant. The coolant must be
changed as soon as possible if this is the
case! This could result in serious faults and
engine damage. Brake fluid
Chec k
in
g the brake fluid level Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›
page 32
In the course of time, the brake fluid absorbs
water from the ambient air. If there is too
much water in the brake fluid, the brake sys-
tem could be damaged. In addition, the boil-
ing point of the brake fluid is significantly
lowered. When the brake fluid contains too
much water and the brakes are subject to
considerable forces, bubbles of water vapour
can form in the system. These bubbles can
significantly reduce braking power, notably
increasing braking distance, and could even
result in the total failure of the brake system. »
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Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Index
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
w arnin
g tri
angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Emergency closing or opening driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Emergency unlocking boot hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Emission control system control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Engine and ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 12 Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 184 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 193
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 191
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 189
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 188
windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
G12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
G13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
contro l lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 186 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187, 188
dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
warning and indication lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Environment Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Environmental ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Environmental tips refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
ESC electronic stability control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Exterior mirrors adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Exterior rear view mirrors control of the function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
electric exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 6
F Fabrics: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Fault parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . 150 Fault memory
connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180, 183
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
First-aid kit storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 61
Front passenger front airbag control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
disabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Front seat manual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
manually adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Front wiper blades change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 178 consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Fuel gauge control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Fuel tank cap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Fuel tank flap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 77 fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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