Advice
However, if the brake fluid level goes down
notic e
ably in a short time, or drops below the
MIN mark, there may be a leak in the brake
system. Seek specialist assistance. A warn-
ing light on the instrument panel display
monitors the brake fluid level ››› page 106.
In right-hand drive vehicles the brake fluid
reservoir is on the other side of the engine
compartment.
Changing brake fluid
The regular intervals at which the brake fluid
should be replaced are listed in the Mainte-
nance Programme. We recommend you have
it replaced at a SEAT Official Service, during
an Inspection Service. WARNING
● Br ak
e fluid should be stored in the closed
original container in a safe place out of reach
of children. Risk of poisoning!
● If the brake fluid is left in the system for
too lon
g and the brakes are subjected to
heavy use, vapour bubbles may form in the
brake system. This would seriously affect the
efficiency of the brakes and the safety of the
vehicle. This may cause an accident. CAUTION
Brake fluid should not come into contact with
the v
ehicle paintwork, as it is abrasive. Windscreen washer reservoir
Chec k
ing and topping up the wind-
screen washer reservoir Read the additional information carefully
› ›
› page 50
Check the water level in the windscreen
washer reservoir regularly and top up as re-
quired.
The container for the windscreen washer con-
tains the cleaning fluid for the windscreen,
the rear window and the headlight washer
system*.
● Open the bonnet ›
›
›
page 282.
● The windscreen washer reservoir is marked
with the symbo
l on the cap.
● Check there is enough windscreen water in
the re
servoir.
Recommended windscreen wipers
● For the hottest seasons we recommend
summer G 052 184 A1 f
or clear glass. Propor-
tions of the mixture in the washer fluid tank:
1:100 (1 part concentrate per 100 parts wa-
ter).
● All year round, G 052 164 A2 for clear
gla
ss. Approximate proportion of the winter
mixture, up to -18°C (0°F): 1:2 (1 part con-
centrate per 2 parts water); otherwise, a 1:4 proportion of mixture in the washer fluid
tank.
C
apacity
The reservoir holds approximately 3 litres in
versions without headlight washer and 5 li-
tres in versions with headlight washer. WARNING
If the water from the windscreen washer does
not c
ontain enough anti-freeze, it may freeze
on the windscreen and rear window, reducing
forward and rear visibility.
● In winter, ensure the windscreen washer
cont
ains enough anti-freeze.
● In cold conditions, you should not use the
wind
screen wiper system unless you have
warmed the windscreen with the ventilation
system. The antifreeze could freeze on the
windscreen and reduce visibility. WARNING
Never mix an unsuitable antifreeze or other
s imi
lar additives with the windscreen washer
water. A greasy layer may be formed on the
windscreen which will impair visibility.
● Use clean water with a window cleaner rec-
ommended by
SEAT.
● If necessary, add a suitable antifreeze to
the wat
er in the reservoir.288
Index
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
w int
er conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Vehicle care natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
windscreen wipers service position . . . . . . . . . 60
Vehicle interior monitoring and anti-tow system 123 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Vertical load on the coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Vertical load on the trailer coupling loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
W Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 106 adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
applying the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199, 208
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
audible warning signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
engine pre-heating/fault system . . . . . . . . . . . 187
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
for seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 40
instrument panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Warning lamps
AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
s
peed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Warning symbols see Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Wheel changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Wheel balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
loosening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Wheel cover removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291, 303 central wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 56
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
new wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Wheel spanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Windows electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Window wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 windscreen and rear window wiper blades
ch anging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Windscreen and rear window wiper blades . . . . . 85
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 139
Windscreen washer water Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Windscreen wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
window wiper lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper sys- tems
service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Lifting the wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Winter conditions battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
defrosting the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Winter driving sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Winter operation headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Salt on the roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 321