The essentials
Anti-theft wheel bolts Fig. 71
Anti-theft wheel bolt with cap and
a d
apt
er. ●
Remove the wheel cover* or the cap*.
● Insert the special adapter (vehicle tools)
ont o the anti-thef
t
wheel bolt and push it on
as far as it will go.
● Insert the wheel brace (vehicle tools) onto
the adapt
er as far as it will go.
● Remove the wheel bolt ›››
page 58 . Note
Make a note of the code number of the anti-
theft wheel
bolt and keep it in a safe place,
but not in your vehicle. If you need a new
adapter, you can obtain it from the SEAT Offi-
cial Service, indicating the code number. Loosening the wheel bolts
Fig. 72
Wheel: loosen the wheel bolts. ●
Insert the box spanner (vehicle tools) onto
the wheel bo
lt
as far as it will go. An adapter
is required to unscrew or tighten the anti-
theft wheel bolts ››› page 58.
● Turn the wheel bolt approximately one turn
to the lef
t ››› Fig. 72 (arrow). To apply the re-
quired torque, hold the wheel brace at the
end. If it is not possible to loosen a wheel
bolt, carefully apply pressure with one foot
on the end of the box spanner. Hold on to the
vehicle for support and take care not to slip. WARNING
Slightly loosen the wheel bolts (one turn) be-
for e r
aising the vehicle with the jack*. If not,
an accident may occur. Lifting the vehicle
Fig. 73
Crossbar: marks. Fig. 74
Strut: mounting the jack on the vehi-
c l
e. ●
Place the jack* (vehicle tools) on firm
gr ou
nd. If
necessary use a large, strong
board or similar support. If the surface is slip-
pery (for example tiles) place the jack on a
rubber mat or similar to prevent it from slip-
ping ››› .
58
The essentials
● Ret
urn al
l tools to their proper storing loca-
tion.
● If the replaced wheel does not fit in the
spar
e wheel housing, store it safely in the
luggage compartment ›››
page 151.
● Check the tyre pressure of the newly moun-
ted tyr
e as soon as possible.
● In vehicles fitted with a tyre pressure indi-
cator
, adjust the pressure and store the read-
ing in the radio/Easy Connect system*
››› page 275.
● Have the tightening torque of the wheel
bolts c
hecked as soon as possible with a tor-
que wrench (it should be 120 Nm). Mean-
while, drive carefully.
● Have the flat tyre replaced as quickly as
poss
ible.
Snow chains Use Snow chains should only be used on the
fr
on
t
wheels.
Check that they are correctly seated after
driving for a few yards; correct the position if
necessary, in accordance with the manufac-
turer's fitting instructions. Keep your speed
below 50 km/h (30 mph). If there is a danger of being trapped despite
havin
g mounted the chains, it is best to disa-
ble the driving wheels (ASR) in the ESC
››› page 178, Switching on/off the ESC
and ASR.
Snow chains will improve braking ability as
well as traction in winter conditions.
For technical reasons snow chains may only
be used with the following wheel rim/tyre
combination.
195/65 R15Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
205/55 R16Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
225/45 R17Chains with links of maximum 9 mm
225/40 R18Chains with links of maximum 9 mm Remove wheel covers and any integral trim
rin
g bef
or
e fitting snow chains.
Remove the chains when roads are free of
snow. Driving characteristics worsen, and the
wheels become damaged quickly and may
even be rendered unusable. Emergency towing of the vehi-
cle
T
owing Fig. 75
Right side of the front bumper: tow-
line anc hor
ag
e screwed in. Fig. 76
Right side of the rear bumper: towline
anc hor
ag
e screwed in. 60
Technical specifications
Drawbar loads
The maximum permitt ed dr
a
wbar load on the
ball joint of the towing bracket must not ex-
ceed 80 kg.
In the interest of road safety, we recommend
that you always tow approaching the maxi-
mum drawbar load. The response of the trail-
er on the road will be poor, if the drawbar
load is too small.
If the maximum permissible drawbar load
cannot be met (e.g. with small, empty and
light-weight single axle trailers or tandem
axle trailers with a wheelbase of less than 1
metre), a minimum of 4% of the actual trailer
weight is legally required for the drawbar
load. WARNING
● For s af
ety reasons, you should not drive at
speeds above 80 km/h (50 mph) when towing
a trailer. This also applies in countries where
higher speeds are permitted.
● Never exceed the maximum trailer weights
or the drawb
ar load. If the permissible axle
load or the permissible total weight is excee-
ded, the driving characteristics of the vehicle
may change, leading to accidents, injuries
and damage to the vehicle. Wheels
Ty
r
e pressure, snow chains, wheel
bolts Tyre pressures
The stic
k
er with the tyre pressure values can
be found on the rear of the front left door
frame. The tyre pressure values given there
are for cold tyres. The slightly raised pres-
sures of warm tyres must not be reduced.
››› The pressure for win
t
er
tyres is 0.2 bar
(2.9 psi / 20 kPa) higher than that of summer
tyres.
Snow chains
Snow chains may be fitted only to the front
wheels, and only for the following tyres:
195/65 R15Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
205/55 R16Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
205/50 R17Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
225/45 R17Chains with links of maximum 9 mm
225/40 R18Chains with links of maximum 9 mm
225/35 R19Chains with links of maximum 7 mm
205/55 R17Snow chains are not permitted
225/45 R18Snow chains are not permitted Wheel bolts
Af
t
er the wheel
s have been changed, the
tightening torque of the wheel bolts should
be checked as soon as possible with a torque
wrench ››› . The tightening torque for steel
and al lo
y
wheels is 120 Nm. WARNING
● Check the ty
re pressure at least once per
month. Checking the tyre pressure is very im-
portant. If the tyre pressure is too high or too
low, there is an increased danger of accidents
- particularly at high speeds.
● If the tightening torque of the wheel bolts
is t
oo low, they could loosen while the vehi-
cle is in motion. Risk of accident! If the tight-
ening torque is too high, the wheel bolts and
threads can be damaged. Note
We recommend that you ask your Technical
Serv ic
e for information about appropriate
wheel, tyre and snow chain size. 283
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Index
safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
u nf
a
stened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 75
SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Seats adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
rear seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Selector lever (automatic gearbox) malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
manual release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Service notification: read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Side airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Sliding panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Smell of gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 283 four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Special characteristics tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Speed warning device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
stopping and starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . 192 switching off and on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
the engine does
not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
the engine starts by itself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Steering electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
engaging the steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Steering wheel adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
gearshift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . 182
setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Steering wheel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Storage area front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 139 roll-back function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Switch hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Switching off the engine with the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Switching off the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Switching on the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Switching the ignition on and off . . . . . . . . 24, 167
System Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
T Tailboard for transporting long items . . . . . . . . . 156 Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Technical data capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Tightening torques of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 lap times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Tiptronic (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . 180, 182
Tire Mobility Set inflating a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Top speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 23
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 23
Top Tether System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Tow-starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 89
Tow-starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Towing bracket retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 ball coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
operation and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Towline anchorage rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Towline anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 85
Tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
316
Index
W
W arnin
g and c
ontrol lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 109
adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
applying the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198, 208
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
audible warning signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
engine pre-heating/fault system . . . . . . . . . . . 190
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
for seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 42
instrument panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Warning symbols see Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Wheel changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Wheel balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
loosening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Wheel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271, 283
chain s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 59
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
new wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
wheel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Wheel spanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Windows electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 127
removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Window wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Windscreen and rear window wiper blades . . . . . 87 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 139
Windscreen washer water capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Windscreen wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
window wiper lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper sys- tems
service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
lifting the wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Winter conditions
batter y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
defrosting the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Winter operation headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
salt on the roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
X
XDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
318