Advice
It may be necessary to fit or remove certain
piec e
s
of equipment or to deactivate certain
functions. Service work may also be affected.
This is particularly true if the vehicle is used
in a different climate for an extended period
of time. CAUTION
● SEA T doe
s not accept liability for any dam-
age to the vehicle due to the use of a lower
quality fuel, an inadequate service or the
non-availability of genuine spare parts.
● SEAT does not accept liability if the vehicle
does not
comply in part or in full with the le-
gal requirements of other countries or conti-
nents. Radio and antenna reception
For factory-fitted radio equipment, the aerial
f
or r
a
dio reception is fitted to the roof of the
vehicle. Note
If electrical equipment such as mobile tele-
phones, i s
used near a roof aerial, you may
observe interference in the reception of AM
stations. Notes on SEAT repairs
WARNING
Repairs or modifications which are not per-
formed c orr
ectly may result in damage or er-
rors in the vehicle operation, affecting the ef-
fectiveness of the driver assist and airbag
systems. This could result in serious acci-
dent.
● Have any repairs or modifications carried
out at a s
pecialised workshop. Conformity certification
The respective manufacturer hereby declares
th
at
the pr
oducts indicated below comply
with basic requirements and the following
provisions and important legislation on the
date of manufacture of the vehicle, among
others FCC Part 15.19, FCC Part 15.21 and
RSS-Gen Issue 1:
Radio frequency equipment
● Electronic gearbox lock.
● Vehicle key
Electrica
l equipment
● 12 volt power socket Collection and scrapping of end-of-life
vehicl
es Collection of end-of-life vehicles
SEA
T i
s already prepared for the moment
when you wish to scrap your vehicle and of-
fers you an environmentally-friendly solution.
An extensive network of used car reception
centres already exists in much of Europe. Af-
ter the vehicle has been delivered, you will
receive a certificate of destruction describing
the environmentally friendly scrapping of the
vehicle in accordance with applicable legisla-
tion.
We will collect the used vehicle free of
charge, provided it complies with all national
legislation.
Please see your technical service for further
information about the collection and scrap-
ping of end-of-life vehicles.
Scrapping
The relevant safety requirements must be ob-
served when the vehicle or components of
the airbag or belt tensioner systems are
scrapped. These requirements are known to
specialised workshops. 180
Advice
The vehicle is equipped for refuelling only
w ith C
ompr
essed Natural Gas (CNG) ››› . Re-
f uel
lin
g with another type of natural gas is
not allowed, e.g. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
or hydromethane.
Opening the fuel tank cap
The natural gas filler mouth is behind the fuel
tank cap, next to the petrol filler mouth.
● Unlock the vehicle with the key or with the
central
locking button situated on the driv-
er door ››› page 97.
● Press on the rear area of the flap and open
it.
Ref
uelling
Problem: If the ambient temperature is very
high, the natural gas pump protection
against overheating disconnects this auto-
matically.
● Remove the plug from the gas filler mouth
›››
Fig. 167 1 .
● Connect the pump filling nozzle to the gas
fi l
l
er mouth.
● The fuel tank will be full when the p
ump
compressor automatically cuts the supply.
● If you wish to finish refuelling in advance,
pres
s the button on the pump to stop the
flow. Closing the fuel tank cap
●
Check that the gas filler mouth retainer 2 is not trapped with the filler nozzle. If neces-
s
ar
y
, place it in the filler mouth again.
● Insert the plug in the filler mouth.
● Close the tank flap. Make sure you hear it
click
into place. WARNING
Natural gas is a highly explosive, easily flam-
mab l
e substance. Incorrect handling of the
natural gas can cause accidents serious
burns and other injuries.
● Before refuelling with natural gas, the fill-
ing mouth mus
t be correctly engaged. If you
can smell gas, stop refuelling immediately. WARNING
The vehicle is not prepared to use liquefied
nat ur
al gas (LNG) and this fuel must not be
added under any circumstances. Liquefied
natural gas can cause the natural gas tank to
explode, resulting in serious injury. Note
● The fil lin
g nozzles of natural gas pumps
can differ in the way they are operated. If you
are unacquainted with the pump, it is advisa-
ble that a member of staff of the service sta-
tion performs the refuelling operation. ●
Noise s
heard when refuelling are normal
and do not indicate the presence of a fault in
the system.
● The vehicle natural gas system is prepared
both for ref
uelling with a small compressor
(slow refuel) and a large compressor (fast re-
fuel) in natural gas service stations. Bonnet
Work in
g in the engine compartment Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›
page 10
Before working in the engine compartment,
make sure that the vehicle is parked on hori-
zontal and firm ground.
The engine compartment of the vehicle is a
hazardous area. Never work on the engine or
in the engine compartment if you are not fa-
miliar with the operations to be carried out,
the applicable safety standards and especial-
ly if you do not have the necessary instru-
ments, liquids and tools ››› ! If required,
h av
e an
y work carried out by a specialised
workshop. Negligent work can cause serious
injury. WARNING
If the vehicle moves unexpectedly, this could
cau se seriou
s injury.186
Checking and refilling levels
●
Never w ork
under the vehicle if it has not
been immobilized. If you must work under-
neath the vehicle with the wheels in contact
with the ground then it should be parked on
flat ground, the wheels should be prevented
from moving and the key should be removed
from the ignition.
● If you have to work underneath the vehicle,
you mus
t use suitable stands additionally to
support the vehicle, there is a risk of acci-
dent!. The jack is not intended for this kind of
work and its failure could lead to severe inju-
ries.
● Disconnect the Start-Stop system. WARNING
The engine compartment is a dangerous area
cap ab
le of causing serious injury.
● For all type of work, always take the utmost
precaution
s, work carefully and note the gen-
eral safety standards in force. Never take per-
sonal risks.
● Never work on the engine or in the engine
compar
tment if you are not familiar with the
necessary operations. If you are not sure
about procedures then visit a specialised
workshop to carry out the necessary work.
Working incorrectly can cause serious inju-
ries.
● Never open the bonnet if you see steam or
cool
ant escaping from the engine compart-
ment. This may cause serious burns. Always
wait until you cannot see or hear the sound of steam or coolant coming from the engine
comp
ar
tment.
● Always allow the engine to cool down be-
fore openin
g the bonnet.
● Contact with hot elements of the engine
and the exhau
st system can cause burns.
● Once the engine has cooled, follow the in-
structions
below before opening the bonnet:
– Engage the handbrake and place the gear
selector lever in N or the gear stick in
neutral.
– Remove the key from the ignition.
– Keep children away from the engine com-
partment and never leave them unsuper-
vised.
● When the engine is warm or hot, the cool-
ing sys
tem is pressurised. Do not unscrew
the cap on the expansion tank when the en-
gine is hot. Otherwise, coolant may spray out
under pressure causing burns and serious in-
jury.
– After cooling, carefully and slowly un-
screw the cap anticlockwise, gently
pressing down on it.
– Always protect your face, hands and arms
from hot coolant and steam using a large,
thick cloth.
● When refilling liquids, avoid spilling them
on part
s of the engine and the exhaust sys-
tem. Spilled liquids could cause a fire. WARNING
The high voltages of the electrical system can
give el ectric
shocks as well as causing burns
and serious injury and possibly even death!
● Never cause short circuits in the electrical
syst
em. The battery could explode.
● To minimise the risk of electric shock and
serious c
onsequences while the engine is
running or starting the engine, note the fol-
lowing:
– Never touch the electrical wiring of the
ignition system. WARNING
In the engine compartment, there are rotat-
ing p ar
ts that could cause serious injury.
● Never place your hands directly on or near
the radi
ator fan. Touching the rotor blades
could seriously harm you. The ventilator
works according to the engine temperature
and could start suddenly even when the igni-
tion is turned off and the key is removed.
● If any work has to be performed when the
engine is
started or with the engine running,
there is an additional, potentially fatal, safety
risk from rotating parts, such as the drive
belts, alternator, radiator fan, etc., as well as
from the high-voltage ignition system. Al-
ways work with the utmost caution.
– Always make sure that no parts of your
body, jewellery, ties, loose clothing and
long hair can be trapped by the rotating » 187
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Index
Index
A
Abr o
a
d
extended stay abroad with your vehicle . . . . . 179
sale of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
ABS see Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Acoustic alarm seatbelt unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjust front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Adjusting lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 112
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Adjusting the head restraints rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Advice for driving spare wheel or temporary spare wheel . . . . . . 206
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 59 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
cleaning dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 62
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
locking the vehicle after deployment . . . . . . . . 95
repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
use of child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
air recir culation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
application tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
water under the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Air conditioning climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 130
malfunction in the operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166, 180
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Anti-lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Anti-puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 72
Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 72 check after 10 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Anti-puncture set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Aspects to take into account before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
ASR see Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Assistance systems brake assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
electronic differential lock (EDS) . . . . . . . . . . . 140
optical parking system (OPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . 154
safety Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Assist systems
traction contr ol (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
traction control (TC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Audible warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Audible warnings control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Automatic device disconnection battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Automatic gearbox driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
ignition key removal lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
starting on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
stopping on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Automatic gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
B Bag support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
BAS see Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Battery changing in the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Battery acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Belt tension device service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Belt tension limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Belt tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 186
217
Index
Boot hatch emer g
ency
locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Brake fluid specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
running in new brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139, 142
Brake system fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Brake systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Braking brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Bulb fault see "Changing bulbs" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
C Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 windscreen washer liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Capacity natural gas tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Caring for paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Caring for the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
malfunction in the operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 CCS
see cruise c ontrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
opening doors individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Central locking system after airbag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 72 subsequent tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 front bumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
side turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 automatic gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
engaging the gears (automatic gearbox) . . . . 145
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Changing the blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Child safety seat securing with the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 66 disabling the front passenger front airbag . . . . 15
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 69
mounting child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
mounting systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
on the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
safety
instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 65
top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 67
weight categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
City Safety Assist function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
special driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
padding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
seatbelts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
textile covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
washing the vehicle with high pressure clean-ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Cleaning the vehicle high pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
climatronic air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Climatronic air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
AUTO (automatic mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
cooling mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
regulating the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
removing ice from the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
C lo
sing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Clothes hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Code number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Coming Home lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Coming Home Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 118
passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 118
sunglasses storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 117
Conformity certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
control and warning lamps changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Control and warning lamps airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
City Safety Assist function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
engine oil sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
for the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
general view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 indication of brake pad wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
lights
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
locking the steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
on the driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Control lamp refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Coolant checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Cooling system checking the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
topping up with coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 155 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
D Dangers in not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Data registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Data storage during the journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
De-icing the locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Diagnostics connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Direction of rotation
tyre s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Disabling the front passenger front airbag . . . . . 15
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 89
Disposal belt tension device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
emergency closing or opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Driving automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
data storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
economical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
fuel level too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
starting on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
stopping on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
through salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Driving abroad headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Driving in winter fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
salt traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
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tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
w ind
s
creen washer bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Driving tips for a loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
E E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
EDS see "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Electrical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121, 122
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
see Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 operating fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
first aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
punct
ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Emergency closing or opening driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Emergency unlocking boot hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Emergency unlocking the boot hatch boot hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Emission control system control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Engine assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Engine and ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 12 Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 186 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 196
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 194
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 191
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 190, 191
windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . 33, 195
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 G 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
specific
ations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 188 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Environment environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Environmental ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Environmental tips refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
ESC electronic stability control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exterior mirrors adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Exterior rear view mirrors control of the function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
electric exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 6
220
Index
F F abric
s: c
leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Fault parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . 154
Fault memory connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182, 185
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
First-aid kit storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 62
Front passenger front airbag control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
disabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Front seat manual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
manually adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Front wiper blades change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 181 natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Fuel gauge control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Fuel tank cap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fuel tank flap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 78
fuse bo x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
G
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
changing gears manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
manual gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
putting the vehicle in gear (manual gearbox) 145
Gear engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
General instrument panel instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
General view control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 118
H
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 106
Head-on collisions and the laws of physics . . . . . 55
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Headlights driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Head rest adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Head restraints adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Heating and fresh air controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Heating and fresh air system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Heating of
the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 30
Hill driving assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Hill hold control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Hubcaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
I
Identifying letters on engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 see "Engine and ignition" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 removal lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
seat belt status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 89
general instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Instrument panel lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
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