Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The e s
senti
als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior view (left-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 60
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Correct position for passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Seat belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Why wear a seat belt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 74
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Vehicle tool kit anti-puncture kit* . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Manual unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 87
Towing and tow-starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 88
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Change the front bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Changing incandescent rear light bulbs . . . . . . 97
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Instruments and warning/control lamps . . . . . 104
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Introduction to the Easy Connect system* . . . . 110
System settings (CAR)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Steering wheel controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Opening and closing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rear lid (luggage compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Panoramic sliding sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Mirr
or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Adjusting the seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . 143
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 148
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
box* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
R
un-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Engine management and exhaust gas purifica-
tion syst
em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Start-Stop system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Auto Hold Function* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adaptive Cruise Control ACC* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
5
The essentials
Towline anchorages
Att ac
h the b
ar or rope to the towline ancho-
rages.
The towline anchorages are located under
the floor panel in the luggage compartment,
next to the vehicle tools ›››
page 85.
Screw the towline anchorage into the screw
connection ››› Fig. 75 o ››› Fig. 76 and tighten
it with the wheel brace.
Tow rope or tow bar
The tow bar offers increased safety and a
lower risk of damage.
The tow rope is recommended when there is
no tow bar. It must be elastic so that it does
not damage the vehicle.
Notes for the driver of the towing vehicle
● The tow rope must be taut before you drive
off.
● Rel
ease the clutch very carefully when start-
ing the v
ehicle (manual gearbox), or acceler-
ate gently (automatic gearbox).
Driving style
Towing 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 c
are 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 General information on page 88
››› page 88 Tow-starting
If the engine will not start, first try starting it
us
in
g the battery of another vehicle
››› page 61. You should only attempt to tow-
start a vehicle if charging the battery does
not work. This is done by leveraging wheel
movement.
When tow-starting a vehicle with a petrol en-
gine, do not tow it more than a short dis-
tance, otherwise unburned fuel can enter the
catalytic converter.
● Engage 2nd or 3rd gear before moving off.
● Press the clutch and hold the pedal down.
● Switch the ignition on.
● Once both vehicles are moving, release the
clut c
h.
● As soon as the engine has started, press
the clutc
h and move the gear lever to neutral.
How to jump start Jump lea
ds The jump lead must have a sufficient wire
c
r
o
ss section.
If the engine fails to start because of a dis-
charged battery, the battery can be connec-
ted to the battery of another vehicle to start
the engine. » 61
The essentials
Jump leads must comply with standard DIN
72553 (see c ab
l
e manufacturer's instruc-
tions). The wire cross section must be at least
25 mm 2
for petrol engines and at least
35 mm 2
for diesel engines. Note
● The v ehic
les must not touch each other,
otherwise electricity could flow as soon as
the positive terminals are connected.
● The discharged battery must be properly
connected t
o the on-board network. How to jump start: description
Fig. 77
Diagram of connections for vehicles
w ithout
Start Stop system Fig. 78
Diagram of connections for vehicles
with St
art Stop system Jump lead terminal connections
1. Switch off the ignition of both vehicles
››
›
.
2. Connect one end of the re
d
jump lead to
the positive + terminal of the vehicle
w ith the fl
at
battery A
› ›
› Fig. 77 .
3. Connect the other end of the red
jump
lead to the positive terminal + in the ve-
hic l
e pr
oviding assistance B .
4. For vehicles without Start-Stop system:
connect
one end of
the black jump lead to
the negative terminal – of the vehicle
pr o
v
iding the current B
› ›
› Fig. 77 .
– For vehicles with Start-Stop system: con-
nect one end of
the black jump lead X to a
s uit
ab
le ground terminal, to a solid piece of
metal in the engine block, or to the engine
block itself ››› Fig. 78. 5. Connect the other end of the
black
jump
lead X to a solid metal component bolted
t o the en
gine b
lock or to the engine block
itself of the vehicle with the flat battery.
Do not connect it to a point near the bat-
tery A .
6. Position the leads in such a way that they cannot
c
ome into contact with any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
Starting
7. Start the engine of the vehicle with the boostin
g battery and let it run at idling
speed.
8. Start the engine of the vehicle with the flat batter
y and wait for 2 or 3 minutes until
the engine is running.
Removing the jump leads
9. Before you remove the jump leads, switch off the dipped be
am headlights if they are
switched on.
10.
Turn on the heater blower and heated rear
window in the vehicle with the flat battery.
This helps minimise voltage peaks which
are generated when the leads are discon-
nected.
11.When the engine is running, disconnect the lea
ds in reverse order to the details
given above. 62
The essentials
Make sure the battery clamps have sufficient
met al-t
o-met
al contact with the battery termi-
nals.
If the engine fails to start after about 10 sec-
onds, switch off the starter and try again after
about 1 minute. WARNING
● Ple a
se note the safety warnings referring to
working in the engine compartment
››› page 262.
● The battery providing assistance must have
the same v
oltage as the flat battery (12V) and
approximately the same capacity (see imprint
on battery). Failure to comply could result in
an explosion.
● Never use jump leads when one of the bat-
teries
is frozen. Danger of explosion! Even af-
ter the battery has thawed, battery acid could
leak and cause chemical burns. If a battery
freezes, it should be replaced.
● Keep sparks, flames and lighted cigarettes
awa
y from batteries, danger of explosion.
Failure to comply could result in an explo-
sion.
● Observe the instructions provided by the
manufact
urer of the jump leads.
● Do not connect the negative cable from the
other vehic
le directly to the negative terminal
of the flat battery. The gas emitted from the
battery could be ignited by sparks. Danger of
explosion. ●
Do not att ac
h the negative cable from the
other vehicle to parts of the fuel system or to
the brake line.
● The non-insulated parts of the battery
clamp
s must not be allowed to touch. The
jump lead attached to the positive battery
terminal must not touch metal parts of the ve-
hicle, this can cause a short circuit.
● Position the leads in such a way that they
cannot c
ome into contact with any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
● Do not lean on the batteries. This could re-
sult
in chemical burns. Note
The vehicles must not touch each other, oth-
erw i
se electricity could flow as soon as the
positive terminals are connected. Changing the wiper blades
W ind
s
creen wipers service position Fig. 79
Wipers in service position The wiper arms can be raised when the wip-
er
s
ar
e in service position ››› Fig. 79.
● Close the bonnet ›››
page 262.
● Switch the ignition on and off.
● Press the windscreen wiper lever down-
ward
s briefly 4
› ›
› page 26.
Before driving, always lower the wiper arms.
Using the windscreen wiper lever, the wind-
screen wiper arms return to their initial posi-
tion.
››› page 87 63
Self-help
●
Swit c
h on the hazard warning lights of both
vehicles. However, observe any regulations
to the contrary.
● The tow rope must not be twisted. Other-
wise the fr
ont tow line anchorage could be
pulled off the vehicle. Indications for tow-starting
Vehicle's should not generally be tow-star-
ted.
The jump s
tart should be used instead
››› page 61.
For technical reasons, towing the following
vehicles is not allowed:
● Vehicles with an automatic gearbox.
● If the vehicle battery is discharged, be-
cau se in
vehicles with the Keyless Access
locking and ignition system the steering re-
mains locked and the electronic parking
brake cannot be deactivated nor can the elec-
tronic lock of the steering column be re-
leased if they are activated.
● If the battery is flat, it is possible that the
engine contr
ol units may not operate correct-
ly.
However, if the vehicle must absolutely be
tow-started (in the case of manual gearbox-
es):
● Engage the 2nd or 3rd gear. ●
Keep the clut
ch pressed down.
● Switch on the ignition and the hazard warn-
ing lights.
● Once both
vehicles are moving, release the
clutc
h.
● Once the engine starts, press the clutch
and diseng
age the gear to avoid colliding
with the towing vehicle. Note
The vehicle can only be tow-started if the
electr onic
parking brake and, if appropriate,
the electronic lock of the steering column are
deactivated. If the vehicle has no power sup-
ply or there is an electric system fault, the
engine must be tow-started to deactivate the
electronic parking brake and the electronic
lock of the steering column. Anchoring the front tow line
Fig. 97
Right side of the front bumper: tow-
line anc hor
ag
e screwed in. The front towline anchorage is only mounted
if
the
v
ehicle has to be towed.
There is a cover with an opening into which
the towline anchorage is screwed on the right part of the front bumper.
– To open the cover press it on its left-hand
side.
– Tak
e the towline anchorage out of the vehi-
cle t
ool kit ››› page 85.
– Screw the towline anchorage into the screw
connection as
far as it will go ›››
Fig. 97 and
tighten with the wheel brace.
After use, unscrew the towline anchorage
and fit the cover back on the bumper. Put the
towline anchorage back in the vehicle tool »
89
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Driving
and the r ed control light of the display in
the d a
sh panel are on.
● Release the button.
Rele
asing the electronic parking brake
● Switch the ignition on.
● Press the button ›››
Fig. 188. At the same
time step hard on the brake pedal or, if the
engine is running, press the accelerator ped-
al slightly.
● The control light of the ›››
Fig. 188 button
(arrow) and the red control light of the dis-
play in the dash panel go out.
Automatic release of the electronic parking
brake on starting the engine
The electronic parking brake is automatically
switched off when starting if, after the driv-
er's door is closed and the driver's seat belt
fastened, any of the following situations take
place:
● On vehicles with an automatic gearbox: A
gear r
ange is engaged or the vehicle is
switched to another one and the accelerator
pedal is lightly pressed.
● In vehicles with a manual gearbox: The
clutc
h pedal is pressed fully before starting
off and the accelerator is pedal lightly press-
ed.
● To facilitate certain manoeuvres there are
exc
eptions that allow the automatic parking brake to be released without the driver's seat
belt being f
astened.
The parking brake can be prevented from be-
ing automatically released by continuously
pulling up the ››› Fig. 188 switch when
starting off.
The electronic parking brake is not discon-
nected until the button is released. This
can facilitate starting off when a heavy load
is towed ››› page 234.
Automatic activation of the electronic park-
ing brake when exiting the vehicle incorrect-
ly
In vehicles with automatic transmission, the
electronic parking brake is activated auto-
matically when exiting the vehicle incorrectly
if: ● The selector lever is in the D/S or R posi-
tion or in the
Tiptronic selection track.
● AND: the vehicle is stationary.
● AND: the driv
er door is
open.
Emergency braking function
Only use the emergency brake function if you
are unable to stop the vehicle with the foot
brake ››› .
● Pull and hold the › ›
›
Fig. 188 button in
this position to forcefully stop the vehicle. At the same time, an acoustic warning can be
heard.
●
T
o stop the braking process, release the
button or pr
ess the accelerator. WARNING
The improper use of the electronic parking
brak e c
an cause accidents and serious injury.
● Never use the electronic parking brake to
stop the
vehicle, unless it is an emergency.
The braking distance can be much longer. Al-
ways use the foot brake.
● Never accelerate from the engine when a
gear r
ange or a gear is engaged and the en-
gine is running. The vehicle could move, even
if the electronic parking brake is activated. CAUTION
To prevent the vehicle from unintentionally
mov in
g when parking it, first apply the elec-
tronic parking brake and then remove your
foot from the brake pedal. Note
● In v ehic
les with a manual gearbox, releas-
ing the clutch and accelerating at the same
time automatically disconnects the electronic
parking brake.
● If the vehicle battery is flat, it will not be
poss
ible to disconnect the electronic parking
brake. Use the jump-start ›››
page 61. » 173
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Index
EDL se
e
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Efficiency programme additional electrical appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Electrical accessories see Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Electrical socket trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 127 convenience opening and closing . . . . . . . . . 128
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Electronic self-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Electronic torque management (XDS) . . . . . . . . . 177
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
automatic gearbox backup programme . . . . . 186
bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
manual unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 see Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Emergency braking warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Emergency
operation
passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Emission control system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Engine assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
starting up (driver messages with the mechan-ical contact) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
switching off (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Engine and ignition automatic ignition switch-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
My Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
preheating the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
starting the engine with Press & Drive . . . . . . 171
stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 262 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 269
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 267
closing the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 266
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 265
opening the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . 52, 268
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
G 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Engine fault
contro l lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 264 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264, 266
checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Environment ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Environmental tips filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 245
ESC electronic stability control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
multi-collision brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Exhaust gas purification system catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Exhaust pipe: Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Extending the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Exterior lighting changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Exterior mirrors adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Index
Headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 adju
s
tment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 48
Heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Hill driving assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
I Identifying letters on engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 167
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 167 see Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Indications on display traffic signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 ACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
assist systems submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
distance travelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
doors, bonnet and rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
ECO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
MKB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
second speed display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, 180
service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
tyre monit
oring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
warning and information messages . . . . . . . . . 33
Indications on the screen SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 105
instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
service interval indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Interior rear vision mirror anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Interior view left guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 23
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 23
J Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 85 mounting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
K
Key-operated switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Keyless-Entry see Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Keyless-Exit see Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Keyless Access
Keyle ss-Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Keyless-Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Press & Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
unlocking and locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 120
Keyless Access locking and ignition system see Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Keys assign key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
car key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
driver messages (mechanical contact) . . . . . . 168
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 118
Kick-down automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
manual gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Knee airbags safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Lane Assist system see Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Launch control programme (automatic gearbox) 184
Leather: care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lifting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Light Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Lighting of the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
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