Checking and refilling levels
WARNING
The engine compartment is a dangerous area
cap ab
le of causing serious injury.
● For all type of work, always take the utmost
precaution
s, work carefully and note the gen-
eral safety standards in force. Never take per-
sonal risks.
● Never work on the engine or in the engine
compar
tment if you are not familiar with the
necessary operations. If you are not sure
about procedures then visit a specialised
workshop to carry out the necessary work.
Working incorrectly can cause serious inju-
ries.
● Never open the bonnet if you see steam or
cool
ant escaping from the engine compart-
ment. This may cause serious burns. Always
wait until you cannot see or hear the sound of
steam or coolant coming from the engine
compartment.
● Always allow the engine to cool down be-
fore openin
g the bonnet.
● Contact with hot elements of the engine
and the exhau
st system can cause burns.
● Once the engine has cooled, follow the in-
structions
below before opening the bonnet:
– Engage the handbrake and place the gear
selector lever in N or the gear stick in
neutral.
– Remove the key from the ignition.
– Keep children away from the engine com-
partment and never leave them unsuper-
vised. ●
When the engine i s
warm or hot, the cool-
ing system 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.
–After cooling, carefully and slowly un-
screw the cap anticlockwise, 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. WARNING
The high voltages of the electrical system can
give el ectric
shocks as well as causing burns
and serious injury and possibly even death!
● Never cause short circuits in the electrical
syst
em. The battery could explode.
● To minimise the risk of electric shock and
serious c
onsequences while the engine is
running or starting the engine, note the fol-
lowing:
– Never touch the electrical wiring of the
ignition system. WARNING
In the engine compartment, there are rotat-
ing p ar
ts that could cause serious injury. ●
Never p l
ace your hands directly on or near
the radiator fan. Touching the rotor blades
could seriously harm you. The ventilator
works according to the engine temperature
and could start suddenly even when the igni-
tion is turned off and the key is removed.
● 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 rotating parts, such as the drive
belts, alternator, radiator fan, etc., as well as
from the high-voltage ignition system. Al-
ways work with the utmost caution.
– Always make sure that no parts of your
body, jewellery, ties, loose clothing and
long hair can be trapped by the rotating
parts of the engine. Before any work, re-
move ties and jewellery (necklaces, etc),
tie long hair back and tie all items of
loose clothing to your body to make sure
that they cannot be trapped by engine
components.
– Take extreme caution when operating the
accelerator and remain attentive. The ve-
hicle could move, even if the handbrake
is applied.
● Always make sure you have not left any ob-
jects, s
uch as cleaning cloths and tools, in
the engine compartment. If any object is left
in the engine compartment, this could cause
malfunctions, engine faults and even a fire. » 185
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
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
Advice
Spare wheel or temporary spare
wheel* Fig. 176
In the luggage compartment: hand
c ontr
o
lled wheel for securing the spare wheel Removing the spare wheel
● Open the rear lid and lift the luggage com-
p ar
tment
shelf ››› page 118.
● If necessary, remove the boot variable floor
›››
page 118.
● Lift up the carpet from the recess and re-
move it
from the luggage compartment.
● If necessary, take out the vehicle tool kit
with the cont
ainer.
● Completely remove the hand controlled
wheel from the c
entre of the spare wheel
››› Fig. 176 by turning it in an anticlockwise
direction, and take out the spare wheel. Storing the replaced wheel
● Pull back the carpet.
● With the wheel rim facing downwards, sit-
uate the rep
laced wheel in the spare wheel
well so that the wheel rim central hole coin-
cides with the opening.
● Turn the hand controlled wheel with the
shank s
crewed clockwise until the replaced
wheel is secured.
● If necessary, store the vehicle tool in the
container
, inside the boot.
● Replace the carpet on the boot floor.
● Lower the rear shelf.
● Close the rear lid.
If the sp
are wheel is different to the rest of
the vehicle tyres
If the spare tyre is not the same as the tyres
that are mounted on the vehicle - for example
with winter tyres or the temporary spare
wheel - you should only use the spare tyre for
a short period of time and drive with extra
care ››› .
R efit
the norm
al road wheel as soon as possi-
ble.
Please observe driving advice:
● Do not drive faster than 80 km/h (50 mph).
● Avoid heavy acceleration, hard braking and
fas
t cornering. ●
Snow ch
ains on the temporary spare wheel
are not permitted ›››
page 40.
● After mounting the spare wheel or the tem-
porary
spare wheel, check the tyre pressure
as soon as possible ››› page 200.
It is advisable to check the spare wheel or
temporary spare wheel tyre pressure when
checking the rest of the vehicle wheels at
least once a month. The spare wheel should
have the highest pressure allowed for the ve-
hicle ››› page 200. The sticker situated on the
temporary spare wheel shows the tyre pres-
sure. WARNING
Incorrect handling of the spare wheel or the
tempor ar
y spare wheel can cause loss of ve-
hicle control, producing collisions or other
serious accidents and injury.
● Never use the spare wheel or the temporary
spar
e wheel if it is damaged or worn to the
wear indicator.
● In some vehicles the spare wheel is smaller
than the origina
l tyres. This can be seen on a
sticker showing the text “80 km/h” and
“50 mph”. This text indicates the maximum
velocity permitted for this type of tyre.
● Never drive faster than 80 km/h (50 mph).
Avoid po
werful acceleration, hard braking
and taking corners at high speed.
● Never drive more than 200 km with a tem-
porary
spare wheel fitted to the drive axle.204
Index
for the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
f uel
l
evel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
general view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
indication of brake pad wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
on the driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
control lamp refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Coolant checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Cooling system checking the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
topping up with coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 151 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
D Dangers in not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Data registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Data storage during the journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
De-icing the locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Diagnostics connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Dimension
s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Direction of rotation tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Disabling the front passenger front airbag . . . . . 15
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 87
Disposal belt tension device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Emergency closing or opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Driving automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
data storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
economical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
fuel level too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
starting on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
stopping on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
through salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Driving abroad headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Driving in winter fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
tyre pr
essure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
windscreen washer bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Driving tips For a loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
E
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
EDS see Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Electrical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 118
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
see Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Operating fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
first aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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