2016 Seat Mii airbag

Foreword
Thi s
In
struction Manual and its correspond-
ing supplements should be read carefully to
familiarise yourself with your vehicle.
Besides the regular care and maintenance of
the vehicle, its correct handling will help pre-
serve its value.
For safety reasons, always note the informa-
tion concerning accessories, modifications
and part replacements. If selling the vehicle, give all of the on-board
documentation t
o the new owner, as it
should be kept with the vehicle.
You can access the information in this man-
ual using:
● Thematic table of contents that follows the
manual’s g
eneral chapter structure.
● Visual table of contents that uses graphics
to indicat
e the pages containing “essential” information, which is detailed in the corre-
sponding c

hapters.
● Alphabetical index with many terms and
synonyms
to help you find information. WARNING
Read and always observe safety informa-
tion conc ernin

g the passenger's front air-
bag ››› page 65, Important information
regarding the front passenger's airbag .

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The e s
senti
als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interior view (left guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SEAT information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 42
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Driving advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Correct position of the vehicle occupants . . . . 48
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Seat belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Why wear a seat belt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 56
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Vehicle tool kit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 75
Tow-starting and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 77
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Central locking* and locking system . . . . . . . . 94
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Sliding/tilting electric panoramic sunroof . . . . 102 Lights and visibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Mirr

or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Adjusting the seat and head restraints . . . . . . 112
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 114
Transporting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Practical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Stopping and starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Engine management and exhaust gas purifica-
tion syst
em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Parking distance warning system* . . . . . . . . . . 153
Cruise control* (Cruise control system -
CCS)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Safety Assist* (City Safety Assist function) . . . . 156
Hill driving assistant* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Start-Stop System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
3

The essentials
side (L, left) and the passenger side (R,
right) t o the dir
ection de
sired.
Depending on the equipment fitted on
the vehicle, the mirrors may be heated
according to the outside temperature.

››› in Exterior mirrors on page 111
››› page 111 Adjusting the steering wheel
Fig. 17
Mechanical steering wheel adjust-
ment ●
Push the lever ››
›
Fig. 17 1 downwards.
● Adjust the steering wheel so that you can
ho ld ont

o the steering wheel with both hands
on the outside of the ring at the 9 o'clock and  3 o'clock positions and your arms slightly
bent.
●
Pu

sh the lever firmly upwards until it is
flush to the s
teering column ››› in Adjust-
in g the s
t
eering wheel position on
page 49.

››› in Adjusting the steering wheel po-
sition on page 49
››› page 49 Airbags
Fr ont
airb

ags Fig. 18
Location and deployment area of the
fr ont
airb

ag for the driver. 14

The essentials
Fig. 19
Location and deployment area of the
fr ont
airb
ag for the passenger. In conjunction with the seat belts, the front
airb
ag sy
s

tem gives the driver and the front
passenger additional protection for the head
and chest in the event of a severe frontal col-
lision. Always remain as far away as possible
from the front airbag ›››
 page 48. This
way, in the event of an accident, the front air- bags can deploy fully when triggered, provid-
ing max

imum protection.
The front airbag for the driver is located in
the steering wheel ››› Fig. 18 and the airbag
for the front passenger is located in the dash
panel ››› Fig. 19. Airbags are identified by the
word “AIRBAG”.
When the front airbags are triggered they fill
the zones marked in red ››› Fig. 18 and
››› Fig. 19 (radius of action). Therefore, ob-
jects should never be placed or mounted in
these areas ››› in Front airbags on
p ag
e 62

, Factory-fitted accessories are out-
side the range of the front airbag for the driv-
er and the front passenger, e.g. the base-
plate for the mobile phone support.
The airbag covers fold out of the steering
wheel ››› Fig. 18 and the dash panel
››› Fig. 19 when the driver and front passen-
ger airbags, respectively, are triggered.

››› in Front airbags on page 62 Disabling the front passenger front
airb
ag Fig. 20
On front passenger side: Key switch
f or en
ab

ling and disabling the front passen-
ger front airbag. The front passenger front airbag must be dis-
ab
l
ed when a r

ear-facing child seat is moun-
ted.
Disabling the front passenger front airbag
● Switch the ignition off.
● Open the door on the front passenger side.
● Unfold the vehicle key blade
›››
 page 92.
● Using the vehicle key, turn the key switch to
OFF ›››

Fig. 20.
● Close the door on the front passenger side.
● The   
  control lamp on
the dash panel will remain lit while the igni-
tion is switched on ›››
 page 63. » 15

The essentials
››› in Manual disabling and enabling of
the front passenger front airbag with the
key switch on page 64
››› page 63 Side airbags
Fig. 21
On the side of the front seat: location
of the s
ide airb

ag Fig. 22
On the left side of the vehicle: deploy-
ment ar e

a of side airbag The side airbags are located in the outer
c
u
shion of

the driver and front passenger
seat backrests ››› Fig. 21. Their position is in-
dicated by the word “AIRBAG”. The area
marked in red ››› Fig. 22 indicates the side
airbag deployment zone.
In the event of a side-on collision, the side
airbag will deploy in the side of the vehicle
affected ››› Fig. 22, thus reducing the risk of
injuries to passengers on the side of the
body and the head facing the accident side.

››› in Side airbags* on page 62 Child seats
Impor t
ant

information regarding the
front passenger's airbag Fig. 23
Passenger's side sun visor: airbag
s tic
k

er. Fig. 24
On the rear frame of the passenger
s ide door: airb
ag s

ticker.16

The essentials
A sticker with important information about
the p a
s
senger airbag is located on the pas- senger's sun visor and/or on the passenger
side door frame.

››› in Important information regarding
the front passenger's airbag on page 65
››› page 64 Mounting systems
Fig. 25
On the rear seats: Possible installations
for the c hi

ld seat. Always secure child seats properly and safely
in the
v
ehic

le according to the child seat
manufacturer's installation instructions.
Mounted child seats must rest correctly on
the vehicle's seat and must not move or rock
more than 2.5 cm.
Child seats equipped for a Top Tether strap
must also be secured using the Top Tether re- taining strap in the vehicle
››› page 19. At-
tach the retaining strap to the corresponding
retaining rings only. Not all rings can be used
with the Top Tether system. Always tighten
the Top Tether retaining strap so that the
child seat fits snugly against the correspond-
ing seat in the vehicle. Specific mounting systems for each country
Attachment
variants ››› Fig. 25:
Europe: ISOFIX retaining rings and upper
retaining strap ››› page 18 and
››› page 19.
Three-point seat belt and upper retaining
strap ››› page 18. »
A B
17

The essentials
switch off when the engine starts running, or
whi l
e driv
ing.
When certain control and warning lamps are
lit, an audible warning is also heard. 
Handbrake applied.
›››
page
137   Do not continue driving!
The brake fluid level is too low or
there is a fault in the brake system. 
it lights up:
 Do not continue
driving!
The liquid coolant level is too low,
the engine liquid coolant tempera-
ture is too high or
there is a fault in the liquid coolant
system.
››› page
191
flashes: engine coolant system
faulty.››› page
191  
Do not continue driving!
Engine oil pressure too low.››› page
188 
lights up or flashes:
 Do not con-
tinue driving!
Fault in the steering.››› page
133 
On the instrument panel: driver or
passenger has not fastened seat
belt.›››
page
52 
Faulty generator.›››
page
196
Vehicles with the Start-Stop sys-
tem: it is necessary to start the en-
gine manually.››› page
161 
it lights up:
ESC* faulty or switched
off by the system. ALTERNATIVELY:
flashes: ESC* or ASR regulating.
››› page
137 it lights up:
Traction Control* faulty
or switched off by the system. AL-
TERNATIVELY:
flashes: Traction Control* regulator
operating. 
ABS faulty or does not work.

Rear fog light switched on.›››
page
103 
lights up or flashes:
fault in the
emission control system.››› page
151 
Fault in engine management.

lights up or flashes:
fault in the
steering system.››› page
133 
Fuel tank almost empty.›››
page
182 
The natural gas tank is almost
empty.›››
page
182 
Fault in airbag system and seat
belt tensioners.›››
page
59 
Tyre pressure* too low›››
page
205 
Left or right turn signal.›››
page
103
Hazard warning lights on.››› page
70 
Cruise control operating.›››
page
155 
Main beam on or flasher on.›››
page
103 
The natural gas engine coolant
temperature is too low.›››
page
192
Lamps on the instrument panel display 
A passenger in the rear seats
has fastened their seatbelt.›››
page
52 
A passenger in the rear seats
has not fastened their seat
belt.›››
page
52 
flashes quickly:
the City Safety
Assist system function* brakes
automatically or has braked au-
tomatically. Or:
flashes slowly: City Safety As-
sist function is not currently
available.
››› page
156  
The City Safety Assist* function
has been connected manually.
It switches off after 5 seconds.›››
page
156  
flashes: The City Safety Assist*
function has been manually
disconnected.›››
page
156 
after the ignition is switched
on: indication that the end of
the period for an inspection to
be performed is approaching.›››
page
88» 25

Safety
Safety equipment Never put your safety or the safety of your
pa
s
sengers in danger. In the event of an acci-
dent, the safety equipment may reduce the
risk of injury. The following list includes most
of the safety equipment in your SEAT:
● Three-point seat belts
● belt tension limiters for the front and rear
side seats,
● B

elt tensioners for the front seats
● Belt height adjustment for the front seats
● Front airbags
● Side airbags in the front seat backrests
● Side airbags in the rear seat backrests*
● Head-protection airbags
● Active front head restraints*
● “ISOFIX” anchor points for child seats in
the re ar s

ide seats with the “ISOFIX” system,
● Height-adjustable front head restraints
● Rear head restraints with in-use position
and non-use pos
ition
● adjustable steering column
The safety
equipment mentioned above
works together to provide you and your pas-
sengers with the best possible protection in
the event of an accident. However, these
safety systems can only be effective if you and your passengers are sitting in a correct
position and u

se this equipment properly.
Safety is everyone's business!
Correct position of the vehicle
occup
ants
Correct sitting position Fig. 64
The proper distance between driver
and s t
eerin

g wheel Fig. 65
Correct belt web and head restraint
pos ition

s The correct sitting positions for the driver and
p
a
s

sengers are shown below.
If your physical constitution prevents you
from maintaining the correct sitting position,
contact a specialised workshop for help with
any special devices. The seat belt and airbag
can only provide optimum protection if a cor-
rect sitting position is adopted. SEAT recom-
mends taking your car in for technical serv-
ice.
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of
injury in the event of an accident or sudden
braking or manoeuvre, SEAT recommend the
following positions:
Valid for the driver:
● Adjust the seat backrest to an upright posi-
tion so that
your back rests completely
against it.
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