Checking and refilling levels
– Chec k
th
at the fuel flap is correctly closed.
Vehicles with a keyless fuel cap (the side
flap will unlock using the central locking sys-
tem)
– Once the vehicle has been unlocked using
the central
locking button, press the fuel
flap in the direction of the arrow 1›››
Fig. 203.
– Open the cover in the direction indicated
by
the arr
ow 2 .
– Unscrew the tank cap anti-clockwise and
pl
ac
e it on top of the tank flap ››› Fig. 203
.
– Insert the pump nozzle into the fuel feed
tube as
far as it will go.
The fuel tank is full as soon as the automatic
filler nozzle cuts out ››› .
– Remove the pump nozzle from the fuel feed
tube and p
l
ace it back on the pump.
– Screw the tank cap clockwise until it clicks
into pl
ace.
– Close the tank flap. Make sure you hear it
click
into place.
– Check that the fuel flap is properly closed. WARNING
Observe all relevant statutory regulations on
tran s
porting spare fuel canisters. For safety reasons, we do not recommend carrying a
sp
ar
e canister in the vehicle. The canister
could be damaged in an accident and fuel
may leak. Risk of fire! CAUTION
● Sw itc
h off the auxiliary heater (heater and
independent heater) before filling the tank.
● The fuel tank is full as soon as the automat-
ic fil
ler nozzle cuts out. Do not continue fill-
ing, as this will fill the expansion chamber.
● Never completely empty the tank! An irreg-
ular f
uel supply can cause ignition faults,
which can result in damage to a substantial
amount of engine parts and the exhaust sys-
tem.
● If any fuel is spilt onto the paintwork of the
vehicl
e, it should be removed immediately.
Risk of damage to paintwork! Note
The fuel tank capacity is around 55 litres, of
which 7 litr e
s are the reserve. Unleaded petrol
Your vehicle must only be run on
un
l
eaded
petrol that complies with the Standard EN
228 (in Germany, also DIN 51626 – 1, or E10
for unleaded petrol with 95 and 91 octane
rating (RON) or DIN 51626 – 2, or E5 for un-
leaded petrol with 95 and 98 RON). Prescribed fuel – unleaded petrol (95/91
RON)
Use un
leaded petrol with 95 RON. Unleaded
petrol with 91 RON can also be used, al-
though this will result in a slight loss of pow-
er.
If, as an emergency measure, you have to fill
the tank with petrol with a lower RON to that
prescribed, use only moderate engine
speeds and light throttle. High engine speed
and full throttle can seriously damage the en-
gine! Fill up with petrol with the correct RON
as soon as possible.
Prescribed fuel – unleaded petrol (min. 95
RON)
Use unleaded petrol with 95 RON.
If unleaded petrol with 95 RON is not availa-
ble, you can fill up with petrol with 91 RON as
an emergency measure. In this case, use only
moderate engine speeds and a light throttle.
High engine speed and full throttle can seri-
ously damage the engine! Fill up with petrol
with the correct RON as soon as possible.
Petrol with a RON below 91 cannot be used,
even as an emergency measure. Risk of seri-
ously damaging the engine!
Unleaded petrol with higher RON
Unleaded petrol with a higher RON to that
prescribed can be used without limits. »
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Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Advice
In vehicles running on prescribed unleaded
petr o
l
with 95/91 RON, there is no notable
increase in power or lower fuel consumption
when petrol with a RON higher than 95 is
used.
In vehicles running on prescribed unleaded
petrol with min. 95 RON, there is an increase
in power and a lower fuel consumption when
petrol with a RON higher than 95 is used.
Prescribed fuel – unleaded petrol (98/(95)
RON)
Use unleaded petrol with 98 RON. Unleaded
petrol with 95 RON can also be used, al-
though this will result in a slight loss of pow-
er.
If unleaded petrol with 98 or 95 RON is not
available, you can fill up with petrol with 91
RON as an emergency measure. In this case,
use only moderate engine speeds and a light
throttle. High engine speed and full throttle
can seriously damage the engine! Fill up with
petrol with the correct RON as soon as possi-
ble.
Petrol with a RON below 91 cannot be used,
even as an emergency measure. Risk of seri-
ously damaging the engine!
Petrol additives
The quality of the fuel influences the behav-
iour, power and service life of the engine.
This is why the petrol you use should carry suitable additives already included by the
petrol
industry, free of metals. These addi-
tives will help to prevent corrosion, keep the
fuel system clean and prevent deposits from
building up in the engine.
If good-quality petrol with metal-free addi-
tives is not available or engine problems
arise, the necessary additives must be added
when refuelling ››› .
Not al
l
petrol additives have been shown to
be effective. The use of unsuitable petrol ad-
ditives may cause significant damage to the
engine and the catalytic converter. Metal ad-
ditives should never be used. Metal additives
may also be contained in petrol additives for
improving anti-detonation ratings or octane
ratings ››› .
S EA
T r
ecommends “genuine Volkswagen
Group Fuel Additives for petrol engines”.
These additives can be bought at SEAT deal-
ers, where information on how to use them
can also be obtained. CAUTION
● Do not r ef
uel if the filler indicates that the
fuel contains metal. LRP (lead replacement
petrol) fuels contain high concentrations of
metal additives. Using them may damage the
engine!
● All SEAT vehicles with petrol engines can
only ru
n on unleaded petrol. Refuelling just once with leaded petrol disables the exhaust
sys
t
em!
● Use of petrol with a lower RON to that pre-
scribed c
ould damage the engine compo-
nents.
● Fuels marked as containing metal on the
garag
e fuel pump cannot be used. Risk of
damage to most engine parts or the exhaust
system!
● The use of unsuitable additives in petrol
can cau
se damage to most engine parts or
the exhaust system. Diesel fuel
Please note the information on the inside of
the f
uel
t
ank flap.
Your vehicle can only work using diesel fuel,
which must comply to European standard EN
590. If diesel fuel which meets European
standard EN 590 is not available, the Cetane
number (CZ) must, at minimum, be 51. If the
engine is equipped with a particulate filter,
the sulphur content of the fuel must be below
50 parts per million.
Winter-grade diesel
Summer fuel becomes thicker in winter and it
is more difficult to start the engine. For this
reason, petrol stations in some countries al-
so offer winter diesel with improved fluidity
when cold (winter-grade diesel).
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Technical specifications
Technical data
T ec
hnic
al specifications
Important information Important The information in the vehicle documentation
alwa
y
s takes precedence over the informa-
tion in this Instruction Manual.
All technical specifications provided in this
documentation are valid for the standard
model in Spain. The vehicle data card inclu-
ded in the Maintenance Programme or the
vehicle registration documents shows which
engine is installed in the vehicle.
The figures may be different depending
whether additional equipment is fitted, for
different models, for special vehicles and for
other countries. Abbreviations used in the Technical Specifi-
cation
s
section
kWKilowatt, engine power measurement.
PSPferdestärke (horsepower), formerly
used to denote engine power.
rpmRevolutions per minute - engine speed.
NmNewton metres, unit of engine torque.
litres per100 kmFuel consumption in litres per 100 km
(70 miles).
g/kmCarbon dioxide emissions in grams per
km (mile) travelled.
CO 2Carbon dioxide
CNCetane number, indication of the diesel
combustion power.
RONResearch octane number, indication of
the knock resistance of petrol. 221
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Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Index
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
M ain be
am he
adlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
main beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
parking lights on both sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
rear interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Loading the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Locking and unlocking central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
in the door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Locking the front passenger door manually . . . . . 10
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 automatic lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Category N1 vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
net pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Unlocking manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
M Main beam headlights control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Malfunction front assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Manual air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Manual gearbox
gear l ever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Mirror vanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Mobile telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Multimedia compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
N
Net pocket luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
O Octane rating (petrol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 97 Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Open and close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 109 bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
in the door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
rear lid of the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . 10
tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
vehicle, with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Opening manually rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
P
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
adjus ting the display and audible warnings . 172
automatic activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
rear parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
sensors and camera: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
surroundings warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
visual indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Parking aid system see Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168, 170
Parking distance warning system see Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168, 170
ParkPilot see Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168, 170
Particulate filter control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Passenger see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 56, 57, 58
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Petrol preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
see also Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . . . 63
Plastic parts: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Positioning seat belts during pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
238