2016 Seat Ateca steering wheel adjustment

Safe driving
● Belt
tensioners for the front seats
● Front airbags
● knee airbags,
● Side airbags in the front seat backrests
● Head-protection airbags
● “ISOFIX” anchor points for child seats in
the re
ar side seats with the “ISOFIX” system,
● Height-adjustable front head restraints
● Rear head restraints with in-use position
and non-use po
sition
● Adjustable steering column
The saf
ety equipment mentioned above
works together to provide you and your pas-
sengers with the best possible protection in
the event of an accident. However, these
safety systems can only be effective if you
and your passengers are sitting in a correct
position and use this equipment properly.
Safety is everyone's business! Correct position for passengers
Corr
ect sitting position for driver Fig. 81
The proper distance between driver
and s t

eering wheel Fig. 82
Correct head restraint position for the
driv er

. For your own safety and to reduce the risk of
injur
y

in the event of an accident, we recom- mend the following adjustments for the driv-
er:
– Adjust the steering wheel so that there is a
dis

tance of at least 25 cm between the
steering wheel and the centre of your chest
››› Fig. 81.
– Move the driver's seat forwards or back-
war

ds so that you are able to press the ac-
celerator, brake and clutch pedals to the
floor with your knees still slightly angled
››› .
– Ensure that you can reach the highest point
of the s

teering wheel.
– Adjust the head restraint so that its upper
edge i

s at the same level as the top of your
head, or as close as possible to the same
level as the top of your head ››› Fig. 82.
– Move the seat backrest to an upright posi-
tion so that

your back rests completely
against it.
– Fasten your seat belt securely ››
› page 68.
– Keep both feet in the footwell so that you
hav

e the vehicle under control at all times.
Adjustment of the driver's seat ››› page 143. WARNING
● An inc orr

ect sitting position of the driver
can lead to severe injuries. » 63
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Safety
●
Adju s
t the driver's seat so that there is at
least 25 cm distance between the centre of
the chest and the centre of the steering
wheel ››› Fig. 81. If you are sitting closer than
25 cm, the airbag system cannot protect you
properly.
● If your physical constitution prevents you
from m
aintaining the minimum distance of 25
cm, contact a specialised workshop. The
workshop will help you decide if special spe-
cific modifications are necessary.
● When driving, always hold the steering
wheel w
ith both hands on the outside of the
ring at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions.
This reduces the risk of injury when the driver
airbag is triggered.
● Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'cloc
k position, or in any other manner (e.g.
in the centre of the steering wheel). In such
cases, if the airbag is triggered, you may sus-
tain injuries to the arms, hands and head.
● To reduce the risk of injury to the driver
during s
udden braking manoeuvres or an ac-
cident, never drive with the backrest tilted far
back! The airbag system and seat belts can
only provide optimal protection when the
backrest is in an upright position and the
driver is wearing his or her seat belt correct-
ly.
● Adjust the head restraint properly to ach-
ieve optim
al protection. Adjusting the steering wheel position
Read the additional information carefully
› ›

›  page 14. WARNING
● Nev er a

djust the position of the steering
wheel when the vehicle is moving, as this
could cause an accident.
● Move the lever up firmly so the steering
wheel po
sition does not accidentally change
during driving. risk of accident!
● Make sure you are capable of reaching and
firmly
holding the upper part of the steering
wheel: risk of accident!
● If you adjust the steering wheel so that it
points
towards your face, the driver airbag
will not protect you properly in the event of
an accident. Make sure that the steering
wheel points towards your chest. Correct sitting position for front pas-
sen
g

er For your own safety and to reduce the risk of
injur
y

in the event of an accident, we recom-
mend the following adjustments for the front
passenger:
– Move the front passenger seat back as far
as

possible ››› .–
Mo v

e the seat backrest to an upright posi-
tion so that your back rests completely
against it.
– Adjust the head restraint so that its upper
edge i

s at the same level as the top of your
head, or as close as possible to the same
level as the top of your head ››› page 66.
– Always keep both feet in the footwell in
front

of the front passenger seat.
– Fasten your seat belt securely ››
› page 68.
It is possible to deactivate the front passen-
ger airbag in exceptional circumstances
››› page 77.
Adjusting the front passenger seat
››› page 143. WARNING
● An inc orr

ect sitting position of the front
passenger can lead to severe injuries.
● Adjust the front passenger seat so that
there i
s at least 25 cm between your chest
and the dash panel. If you are sitting closer
than 25 cm, the airbag system cannot protect
you properly.
● If your physical constitution prevents you
from m
aintaining the minimum distance of 25
cm, contact a specialised workshop. The
workshop will help you decide if special spe-
cific modifications are necessary. 64

Controls and displays
Operation
C ontr
ols and displays
General instrument panel Door release lever
C
entr

al locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Control for the electric adjustment
of the e
xterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Control lever for:
– Turn s

ignals and main beam
headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
– Lane As s

ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
– Main be
am assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
– Crui
se control system (CCS) . . . . .193
Depending on equipment fitted:
– Lev

er for cruise control . . . . . . . . . .193
Steering wheel with horn and – Driver airb

ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
– On-bo ar

d computer controls . . . .29
– Contr
ols for radio, telephone,
navigation and speech dialogue
system ›››
Booklet Radio
– Paddle levers for tiptronic gear-
shift (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . .179
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
8 Control lever for:
– Wind

screen wipers and washer . .139
– Wipe and w
ash system . . . . . . . . . . 139
– On-boar
d computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Depending on equipment fitted: ra-
dio or dis
play for Easy Connect
(navigation, radio, TV/video) . . . . . .108
Depending on the equipment, but-
ton
s for:
– Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
– Park

assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
– Hazar
d warning lights . . . . . . . . . .135
– Ty
re pressure switch . . . . . . . . . . . .297
– Airbag off
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Depending on the equipment,
glo v

e compartment with: . . . . . . . . .148
– CD p l

ayer* and/or SD card*
››› Booklet Radio
Front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . . .15
Front passenger airbag switch . . . .78
Passenger seat heating control . . . .144
Depending on the equipment, con-
tr o

ls for:
– Heating and ventilation system or
manual air conditioner . . . . . . . . . .46, 44
– Aut om

atic air conditioner . . . . . . .42
Depending on the equipment:
– USB/A UX

-IN input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17 –
Light er/po

wer socket . . . . . . . . . . . 148
– Wir
eless charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
– Stor
age compartment
Gear lever for: – Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
– Autom
atic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Rotating control(Driving Experience
butt
on) for driving modes . . . . . . . . .225
Auto Hold switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Electronic parking brake switch . . .170
Starter button (Keyless Access lock-
ing and ignition sy
stem) . . . . . . . . . . 167
Driver's seat heating control . . . . . .144
Ignition lock (vehicles without Key-
le
ss Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Steering column adjustment lev-
er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Bonnet lock release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . .137
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Note
● Some of the equipment

listed in this sec-
tion is only fitted on certain models or are op-
tional extras.
● A separate Instructions Manual is enclosed
if the
vehicle is equipped with a factory-fitted » 18
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20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
101
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Index
Start-Stop system Driv er me
ssages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
stopping and starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . 188
Switching off and on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
The engine does not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
The engine starts by itself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Start-Stop System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Steering electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
engaging the steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Steering wheel adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Gearshift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . 179
setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Steering wheel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Storage area front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Storing objects trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Sun blinds anti-trap function (sunroof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 operating malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
su
n blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Switch hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Switching off the engine with the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Switching off the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Switching on the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Switching the ignition on and off . . . . . . . . 23, 165
System Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
T Tailboard for transporting long items . . . . . . . . . 151
tail light changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Technical data Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Vertical load on the coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Tightening torques of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Tiptronic (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . 177, 179
Tire Mobility Set inflating a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Top speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 22
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 22
Top Tether System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tow-starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Tow hitch
contr ol lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
electrical unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Towing Blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Special Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 also see Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
electrical unlocking tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
fitting a bicycle rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 86, 87 automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
front towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
rear towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 88
tow bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
towing not allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
with towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Towline anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 83
Tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257, 260
Traffic Jam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
situations in which Traffic Jam Assist must beswitched off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Traffic sign detection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 limited operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
windscreen damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 319