Checking and refilling levels
result, unburnt fuel could enter the exhaust
sy
s
tem and damage the catalytic converter.
● When filling the fuel tank after having run it
comp
letely dry on a vehicle with a diesel en-
gine, the ignition must be switched on for at
least 30 seconds before starting the engine.
When you then start the engine it may take
longer than normal (up to one minute) to
start firing. This is because air needs to be
bled from the fuel system while starting. For the sake of the environment
Do not overfill the fuel tank, it may cause the
f uel
to overflow if it becomes warm. Note
There is no emergency mechanism for the
m anua
l release of the fuel tank flap. If neces-
sary, request assistance from specialised per-
sonnel. Note
Diesel vehicles are fitted with a protective de-
v ic
e that prevents the insertion of the wrong
fuel hose 1)
. It is only possible to refuel with
Diesel nozzles.
● If the pump nozzle is worn, damaged, or if
it i
s very small, it is possible that it will not
be able to open the protective device. Before
trying to insert the pump nozzle by turning it, try a different pump or request specialist
help
.
● If
you fill the tank from a reserve fuel canis-
ter
, the protective device will not open. One
way to resolve this is to pour the fuel in very
slowly. Fuel
Ty
pes of petrol The correct grade of petrol is listed inside the
f
uel
tank flap.
The vehicle is equipped with a catalytic con-
verter and must only be run on unleaded pet-
rol. The petrol must comply with European
Standard EN 228 or German standard DIN
51626-1 and must be unleaded. You can re-
fuel with a maximum ethanol proportion of
10 % (E10). The types of petrol are differenti-
ated by their octane rating (RON).
The following titles appear on the corre-
sponding adhesive on the fuel tank flap: Super unleaded 95 octane or normal 91 oc-
tane u
nleaded petrol
We recommend you use super 95 octane pet-
rol. If this is not available: normal 91 octane
petrol, with a slight decrease in power.
Super unleaded petrol with a minimum of 95
octanes
You should use super petrol with a minimum
of 95 octanes.
If super is not available, in an emergency you
may refuel with normal 91 octane petrol. In
this case only use moderate engine speeds
and a light throttle. Refuel with super as soon
as possible.
Super unleaded 98 octane or super 95 oc-
tane unleaded petrol
We recommend you use super plus 98 octane
petrol. If this is not available: super 95 oc-
tane petrol, with a slight decrease in power.
If super is not available, in an emergency you
may refuel with normal 91 octane petrol. In
this case only use moderate engine speeds
and a light throttle. Refuel with super as soon
as possible. »1)
Depending on country
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Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Advice
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 recommends “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
efuel 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!
● Never refuel with fuels containing a large
propor
tion of ethanol (for example, E50, E85).
This could damage the fuel system.
● Just filling one full tank of leaded fuel or
fuel
containing other metal additives would
seriously impair the efficiency of the catalytic
converter.
● Only use fuel additives that have been ap-
pro
ved by SEAT. Octane boosting or anti-
knock additives may contain metal additives
that could seriously damage the engine or
the catalytic converter. These additives must
not be used.
● High engine speed and full throttle can
dam
age the engine when using petrol with an
octane rating lower than the correct grade for
the engine. Note
● You m
ay use petrol with a high octane num-
ber than the one recommended for your en-
gine.
● In those countries where unleaded petrol is
not av
ailable, you may refuel with a fuel with
a low lead content. Diesel fuel
Please note the information on the inside of
the f
uel
tank flap.
We recommend the use of diesel fuel which
complies 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 sul-
phur 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).
Water in the fuel filter 1)
If your vehicle has a diesel engine and is
equipped with a fuel filter with a water sepa-
rator, the instrument panel may display the
following warning: Water in the
fuel filter. If this is the case, take the
vehicle to a specialised workshop so that
they can drain the fuel filter. 1)
Valid for the market: Algeria.
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Technical data
T ec
hnical specifications
Important The information in the vehicle documentation
alw
a
ys 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-
c
ation
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.
CZCetane number, indication of the diesel
combustion power.
RONResearch octane number, indication of
the knock resistance of petrol. Vehicle identification data
Fig. 230
Vehicle data sticker (luggage com-
p ar
tment). Fig. 231
Chassis number. VIN in the Easy Connect
● Select: Function button CAR > control but-
t on (Car)
* Systems > Service & Con-
trol > Chassis number .
Ch
assis number
The VIN is located in the Easy Connect, on the
vehicle data sticker and under the wind-
screen, on the driver side ››› Fig. 231. Addi-
tionally, the chassis number is located in the
engine compartment, on the right-hand side.
The number is engraved on the top side rail,
and is partially covered.
Type plate
The type plate is located on the right side
door pillar. Vehicles for certain export coun-
tries do not have a type plate. »
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Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Index
Main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
M ain p
anel
turn signal and main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
malfunction catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Front Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Malfunction Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
front assist monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Manual air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Manual unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Maximum trailer weight loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Mobile telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Model plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Multi-collision Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
My Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
N Natural leather cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Navigation system CD-ROM player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Net bag luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Noises
Adaptiv e cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 291
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
O
Octane rating (petrol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 partial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
On-screen messages Front Assist monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
One-touch opening and closing Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Open and close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 rear lid with electric opening and closing . . . . 123
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
sun blind (sunroof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
in the door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
rear lid of the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . 10 sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
with the c
entral locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Opening manually rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Operating malfunction Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
P Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Paintwork code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Panoramic sliding sunroof convenience opening and closing . . . . . . . . . 127
see also Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 automatic braking intervention . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
automatic interruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
conditions for exiting a parking space . . . . . . 238
driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
exiting a parking space (only for parallelspaces) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
operating malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
parallel parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
parking conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
perpendicular parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
see Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
stopping prematurely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171, 180 with Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Parking aid Rear parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
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