2015 Seat Mii towing capacity

The essentials
Driving style
T o
w
ing requires some experience, especially
when using a tow rope. Both drivers should
realise how difficult it is to tow a vehicle. In-
experienced drivers should not attempt to
tow.
Do not pull too hard with the towing vehicle
and take care to avoid jerking the tow rope.
When towing on an unpaved road, there is al-
ways a risk of overloading and damaging the
anchorage points.
Switch on the ignition so that the turn sig-
nals, windscreen wipers and windscreen
washer can work. Ensure that the steering
wheel is unlocked and moves freely.
Place the gear lever in neutral on vehicles
with a manual gearbox. With an automatic
gearbox, place the lever in N.
To brake, press the brake pedal firmly. The
brake servo does not work when the engine
is switched off.
The power steering only works when the igni-
tion is switched on and the vehicle is moving,
provided that the battery is sufficiently charg-
ed. Otherwise, it will need more force.
Ensure that the tow rope remains taut at all
times. ››› in Instructions for tow-starting on
page 75
››› page 74 Tow-starting
In general, the vehicle should not be started
by
t

owing. Jump-starting is much more pref-
erable ››› page 42.
For technical reasons, the following vehicles
can not be tow started:
● Vehicles with an automatic gearbox.
● If the vehicle battery is flat, it is possible
that the en

gine control unit does not operate
correctly.
However, if your vehicle must absolutely be
tow-started (manual gearbox):
● Put it into second or third gear.
● Keep the clutch pressed down.
● Switch on the ignition and the hazard warn-
ing lights.
● Rel

ease the clutch when both vehicles are
movin
g.
● As soon as the engine starts, press the
clutc
h and move the gear lever into neutral.
This helps to prevent a collision with the tow-
ing vehicle. How to jump start
Jump lea
ds If the engine fails to start because of a dis-
ch
ar

ged battery, the battery of another vehi-
cle can be used to start the engine. Before
starting, check the magic eye on the battery
›››  page 193.
For starting assistance, jump lead cables con-
forming to the standard DIN 72553 are re-
quired (see the cable manufacturer instruc-
tions). The cable section in vehicles with pet-
rol engine must be at least 25 mm 2
. WARNING
Incorrect use of jump leads and incorrectly
jump st ar

ting could cause the battery to ex-
plode resulting in serious injury. Please ob-
serve the following rules to minimise the risk
of a battery explosion:
● The battery providing current must have
the same v
oltage (12V) and approximately
the same capacity (see markings on battery)
as the flat battery.
● Never charge a frozen or recently thawed
batter
y. A flat battery can also freeze at tem-
peratures close to 0 °C (+32 °F).
● If a battery is frozen and/or has been frozen
then it mus
t be replaced.
● A highly explosive mixture of gases is re-
lea
sed when the battery is being charged. Al-
ways keep lit cigarettes, flames, sparks and 42

Index
unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
w arnin
g l
amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Seat belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 57
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
SEAT information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
SEAT Portable System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Incorrect position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Service fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Side airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 211 temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Spare fuel canister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Spare wheel removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Spare wheel or temporary spare wheel advice for driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 157 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 electromechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
tendency to pull to one side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
warning and indication lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Steering wheel adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
centre c onsole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
driver side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Other storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Sunglasses storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Switch hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Switching lights off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Switching lights on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Switching the ignition on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Symbols see Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
T TC see Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Technical data axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
engine oil specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
kerb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
windshield washer fluid container capacity . . . 30
Technical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Technical information type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Technical specifications dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Temperature display liquid coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Temporary spare wheel
snow c hains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
TIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 74
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 74, 130 front towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
tow bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Towline anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 148
Traction Control (TC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Traction (tyres) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Transporting driving with the rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Transporting items fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122, 123
Treadwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Turn signal convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 102
Tyre load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Tyre mobility set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
do not use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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