Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The e s
senti
als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interior view (left guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SEAT information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 41
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Driving advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Correct position of the vehicle occupants . . . . 47
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Seat belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Why wear a seat belt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . . . 55
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Vehicle tool kit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 74
Tow-starting and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 76
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Central locking* and locking system . . . . . . . . 92
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Sliding/tilting electric panoramic sunroof . . . . 100 Lights and visibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
R
ear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Adjusting the seat and head restraints . . . . . . 108
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 110
Transporting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Practical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Driv
ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Stopping and starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Engine management and exhaust gas purifica-
tion syst
em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Driving along flooded roadways . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Parking distance warning system* . . . . . . . . . . 149
Cruise control* (Cruise control system -
CCS)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Safety Assist* (City Safety Assist function) . . . . 152
Hill driving assistant* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Start-Stop System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
3
The essentials
Adjust the seat belt Fig. 14
Positioning and removing the seat
belt b
uc
kle. Fig. 15
Correct seat belt and head restraint
pos ition
s, viewed from front and the side. To adjust the seat belt around your should-
er
s, a
dju
st the height of the seats.
The shoulder part of the seat belt should be
well centred over it, never over the neck. The
seat belt lies flat and fits comfortably on the
upper part of the body.
The lap part of the seat belt lies across the
pelvis, never across the stomach. The seat
belt lies flat and fits comfortably on the pel-
vis.
››› in Introduction on page 51
››› page 55 Seat belt tensioners
During a frontal collision, the seat belts on
the front
se
ats are retracted automatically.
The tensioner can be triggered only once.
››› in Service and disposal of belt ten-
sion devices on page 57
››› page 57 Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 16
In the driver door: rotary control for
the e xt
erior el
ectric mirrors Adjusting the exterior mirrors: Turn the knob
t
o the c
orr
esponding position:
Turning the knob to the desired posi-
tion, adjust the mirrors on the driver »
L/R 13
The essentials
side (L, left) and the passenger side (R,
right) t o the dir
ection de
sired.
Depending on the equipment fitted on
the vehicle, the mirrors may be heated
according to the outside temperature.
››› in Exterior mirrors on page 107
››› page 107 Adjusting the steering wheel
Fig. 17
Mechanical steering wheel adjust-
ment ●
Push the lever ›
››
Fig. 17 1 downwards.
● Adjust the steering wheel so that you can
ho l
d ont
o the steering wheel with both hands
on the outside of the ring at the 9 o'clock and
3 o'clock
positions and your arms slightly
bent.
● Push the lever firmly upwards until it is
flush to the s
teering column ››› in Adjust-
in g the s
t
eering wheel position on
page 48.
››› in Adjusting the steering wheel po-
sition on page 48
››› page 48 Airbags
Fr ont
airb
ags Fig. 18
Location and deployment area of the
fr ont
airb
ag for the driver. 14
The essentialsControl buttonAdditional information. Heating and ventilation system
››› Fig. 37 and air conditioning system ››› Fig. 38.
2 FanSetting 0: fan and manual air conditioning switched off. Setting 4: maximum fan level.
3 Air distributionRotate the continuous control to direct the airflow to the desired area.
Heating and ventilation system:
defrost function. Distribution of air to the windscreen and the side windows in the exterior rear vision mirror area.
Air conditioning system: defrost function. Distribution of air to the windscreen and the side windows in the exterior rear vision mirror area. Press the
A/C
button, increase the fan speed and switch on air recirculation ››› page 128 to clear the windscreen of condensation as soon as possible.
Air distribution towards the body.
Air distribution towards the footwell.
Air distribution towards the windscreen and the footwell.
Air conditioner: press the button to turn off/on the cooling system
››› page 126.
4 Air conditioner: sliding control for air recirculation ››› page 128.
Switching offTurn the air fan switch 2 to position 0.Heated rear window
The he
at
ed r
ear window button is located
on the c entre c
onsole. The heated rear win-
dow only works when the engine is running
and switches off automatically after a maxi-
mum of 10 minutes.
››› in Introduction on page 124
››› page 124 29
Safety
Safety
Saf e driv
in
g
Safety first! WARNING
● This m
anual contains important informa-
tion about the operation of the vehicle, both
for the driver and the passengers. The other
sections of the on-board documentation also
contain further information that you should
be aware of for your own safety and for the
safety of your passengers.
● Ensure that the on-board documentation is
kept in the
vehicle at all times. This is espe-
cially important when lending or selling the
vehicle to another person. WARNING
Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs,
medication or n ar
cotics may result in severe
accidents and even loss of life.
● Alcohol, drugs, medication and narcotics
may
significantly alter perception, affect re-
action times and safety while driving, which
could result in the loss of control of the vehi-
cle. Driving advice
B ef
or
e driving For your own safety and the safety of your
pa
s
sengers, always note the following points
before every trip:
– Make sure that the vehicle's lights and turn
signal
s are working properly.
– Check tyre pressure.
– Ensure that all windows provide a clear and
good v
iew of the surroundings.
– Make sure all luggage is secured
›› ›
page 110.
– Make sure that no objects can interfere
with the pedal
s.
– Adjust front seat, head restraint and rear vi-
sion mirror
s properly according to your
size.
– Ensure that the passengers in the rear
seats alw
ays have the head restraints in
the in-use position ›››
page 50.
– Instruct passengers to adjust the head re-
straints
according to their height.
– Protect children with appropriate child
seats and pr
operly applied seat belts
››› page 63. –
Assume the c
orrect sitting position. Instruct
your passengers also to assume a proper
sitting position. ››› page 47.
– Fasten your seat belt securely. Instruct your
pas
sengers also to fasten their seat belts
properly. ››› page 51.
What affects driving safety? As a driver, you are responsible for yourself
and y
our p
assengers. When your concentra-
tion or driving safety is affected by any cir-
cumstance, you endanger yourself as well as
others on the road ››› , for this reason:
– Always pay attention to traffic and do not
g et
di
stracted by passengers or telephone
calls.
– Never drive when your driving ability is im-
paired (e.
g. by medication, alcohol, drugs).
– Observe traffic laws and speed limits.
– Always reduce your speed as appropriate
for ro
ad, traffic and weather conditions.
– When travelling long distances, take
break
s regularly - at least every two hours.
– If possible, avoid driving when you are tired
or stre
ssed.
46
General instrument panel
Operation
Gener a
l
instrument panel
Instrument panel Key to
Fig. 94:
Interior door r el
ease lever . . . . . . . . . 96
Turn switch for adjusting the exteri-
or mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
– Exterior mirr or a
djustment
– Heated exterior mirrors
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Lever for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
– Turn sign
als and main beam
headlights
– Cruise control system (CCS) –
– – /+ – /- . . . . . . .151
Steering wheel with horn and – Driver airb ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Da
sh panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 25
Windscreen wiper/ windscreen
wash l
ever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
– Wind s
creen wipers
– Rear window wiper
1 2
3
4
5
6
7 –
Lev
er w
ith buttons for controlling
the SEAT information system - ,
/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Controls for:
– Start
-Stop system button . . .156
– Rear w
indow heating button . .124
– Left
seat heating controls . . . . . 109
Switches for: – Heating and
ventilation system .124
– Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
SEA
T Portable System (supplied by
SEAT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
R
adio (factory fitted) ›››
Booklet Ra-
dio
Controls for:
– Hazard warning lights switch
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
– Pa s
senger front airbag off warn-
ing lamp . .58
– Right seat
heating controls
or rear window heating button
(alternative position) . . . . . . . . . . .109, 124
Storage compartment with drink
hol der in the c
entre console . . . . . . .116
Handle of the storage compartment
or stor
age compartment open 1)
. . . 112
8 9
10
11
12
13
14 In the side of the dash panel: Key
sw
it
c
h for switching off the front
passenger airbag 1)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Position of passenger front airbag
on the dash p
anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Ashtray* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
12 volt socket or cigarette light-
er* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 116
Lever for:
– Manual g
earbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
– Autom atic
gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Button for:
– City
Safety Assist function
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Steering column adjustment lev-
er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Open bonnet lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . 101
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Central lock button . . . . . . . . . .92
Button for operating the electric
window
s of the driver door . . . . .99
15 16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1)
According to version
85
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Lights and visibilityTo reset, turn switch
››› Fig. 111:
ValueVehicle load status a)
1All seats occupied, luggage compartment
empty
2All seats occupied, luggage compartment
full
3Driver only, luggage compartment full
a)
If the vehicle load does not correspond to those shown in the
table, it is possible to select intermediary positions.
Instrument and switch lighting
When the side lights or dipped beam head-
lights are switched on, the lighting for instru-
ments and controls lights up at a constant
brightness. WARNING
Heavy objects in the back of vehicle may
cau se he
adlight dazzle and distract other
drivers. This could result in a serious acci-
dent.
● Adjust the light beam to the vehicle load
stat
us so that it does not blind other drivers. Luggage compartment light
The light is activated when the rear lid is
open, ev
en when the ignition and lights
ar
e
turned off. For this reason, ensure that the
rear lid is always closed. Visibility
Sun
visors Fig. 112
Sun visor Options for adjusting driver and front pas-
sen
g
er s
un visors:
● Lower the sun visor towards the wind-
scr
een.
● The sun visor can be pulled out of its
mounting and t
urned towards the door.
● Swing the sun visor towards the door, lon-
gitudinal
ly backwards.
Vanity mirror*
There may be a vanity mirror in the folded
sun visor on the passenger side and a card-
holder in the driver sun visor. WARNING
Folded sun blinds can reduce visibility.
● Always roll or fold sun blinds and visors
aw a
y when not in use. Heat-insulating glass windscreen
Fig. 113
Windscreen with reflective infrared
and met al
c
oating and small window (red sur-
face) The heat-insulating windscreens include a re-
fl
ectiv
e infr
ared coating. The section above
the rear vision mirror has been left uncoated
(communication window) to allow electric
components from the accessories shop to
operate correctly ›››
Fig. 113. »
105
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Lights and visibility
Rear vision mirror Int erior r
e
ar vision mirrorFig. 114
Manual anti-dazzle function for rear
v i
s
ion mirror The driver should always adjust the rear vi-
s
ion mirr
or t
o permit adequate visibility
through the rear window.
Manual anti-dazzle function for interior rear
vision mirror
● Basic position: point the lever at the bot-
tom of the mirr
or forwards.
● Pull the lever to the back to select the anti-
dazzl
e function ››› Fig. 114. Exterior mirrors
Fig. 115
In the front doors: button to adjust
the mec h
anic
al exterior rear vision mirror Fig. 116
In the driver door: rotary control for
the e xt
erior el
ectric mirrors Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›
page 13
Adjust the exterior mirrors by pressing the
adjust button ››› Fig. 115 or the rotary con-
trol* ››› Fig. 116. Folding in the exterior mirrors and returning
them to their original
position is possible
through a mechanical system. Carefully fold
the exterior rear vision mirror casing towards
the side window or pull it away from the win-
dow until it clicks into place. WARNING
Fold and unfold the exterior mirror, taking
car e t
o avoid injuries.
● Only fold or unfold the exterior mirror when
there is
no-one in the way of the mirror.
● When moving the mirror, take care not to
trap fing
ers between the mirror and the mir-
ror bracket. WARNING
Failure to correctly estimate the distance of
the v ehic
le behind could lead to serious acci-
dent.
● Rear-view convex or aspheric mirrors in-
cre
ase the field of vision, however objects ap-
pear smaller and further away in the mirrors.
● The use of these mirrors to estimate the
dist
ance to the next vehicle when changing
lane is imprecise and could result in serious
accident.
● If possible, use the rear vision mirror to es-
timate di
stances to vehicles behind you or in
other circumstances.
● Make sure that the rear visibility is ade-
quate. » 107
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety