
Operation
lever to position ››
› page 158 before releas-
ing the interlock button.
– Release the brake and press the accelera-
tor.
St
opping
– The selector lever does not have to be
moved t
o position N if the vehicle is stop-
ped for a short period, e.g. at intersections.
Applying the brake is enough. However, the
engine must remain idling.
Parking
– Press the brake pedal.
– Apply the handbrake.
– Press the interlock button, move the selec-
tor lev
er to position P and release the but-
ton.
Kick-down feature
The kick-down feature allows maximum ac-
celeration to be reached.
In any gear programme, press down fully on
the accelerator for the automatic gearbox to
activate the kick-down feature. This function
takes priority over the gear programmes with-
out taking into account the position of the se-
lector lever (D, S or Tiptronic) and is used to
reach maximum acceleration, using full en-
gine power. Depending on the road speed
and engine speed, the automatic gearbox shifts down and the vehicle accelerates. It
only shif
ts up after the maximum engine
speed has been reached.
Selector lever positions Fig. 177
Gear selector lever Fig. 178
Informative display: selector lever
po s
ition
s. Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›
page 35 The current position of the selector lever is
shown on the gener
al instrument panel dis-
play 1
› ››
Fig. 178
.
P – Parking position
In thi s
po
sition, the driven wheels are me-
chanically locked.
The parking position can only be selected
when the vehicle is stationary.
If you want to move the selector lever from
this position, press the interlock button on
the selector lever knob while pressing down
on the brake pedal.
If the battery is drained, the selector lever
cannot be moved from position P.
R – Reverse gear
R ev
er
se gear must be engaged only when the
vehicle is stationary and the engine is idling.
To move the selector lever to position R from
positions P or N, press the interlock button
on the selector lever knob and press down on
the brake pedal.
The reverse lights come on when the selector
lever is in position R and the ignition is on.
N – Neutral (idling)
Neutr al
(idlin
g) is engaged in this position.
To move the selector lever from position N (if
the lever has remained in this position for
158

Operation
Note
● In the event of
frequent journeys with a
trailer, we recommend also having the vehi-
cle inspected in between the service inter-
vals.
● When connecting and disconnecting the
trail
er, the handbrake must be applied.
● For technical reasons, trailers with LED re-
verse light
s cannot be incorporated into the
vehicle anti-theft alarm system. Towing bracket device for trail-
er
Intr oduction If the vehicle is equipped with a towing
br
ac
k
et device from the factory or is a genu-
ine SEAT accessory, it meets all national tech-
nical and legal requirements for towing.
Your vehicle is fitted with a 13-pin power
socket for the electrical connection between
the trailer and the vehicle. If the towing
bracket is equipped with a 7-pin connector,
you can use the corresponding available
adaptor that is a genuine SEAT accessory.
The towing device has a maximum vertical
load of 50 kg. WARNING
● Bef or
e driving with the ball-headed bar fit-
ted, verify its correct assembly and place-
ment in the clamping bush.
● Do not use the ball-headed bar if it is not
correctly
placed and fixed in the clamping
bush.
● Do not use the towing device for towing if it
is d
amaged or has missing parts.
● Do not modify or adapt the towing device
connection.
● Never di
sengage the ball-headed bar with
the trail
er still hitched. CAUTION
Be careful not to damage the paint on the
bumper when h andlin
g the ball-headed bar. Description
Fig. 195
Towing bracket device support for
hit c
hin
g/ball-headed bar. The ball-headed bar is detachable. It is loca-
t
ed in the s
p
are wheel compartment or in the
spare wheel compartment in the boot
››› page 75, Vehicle tool kit*.
Key to ››› Fig. 195
13-pin socket
Safety flange
1 2
186

Advice
Water in the fuel filter 1)
If
y
our vehicle has a diesel engine and is
equipped with a fuel filter with a water sepa-
rator, the instrument panel may display the
following warning: Water in the
fuel filter. If this is the case, take the
vehicle to a specialised workshop so that
they can drain the fuel filter. CAUTION
● The v ehic
le is not designed for the use of
FAME fuel (biodiesel). The fuel system would
be damaged if you used biodiesel.
● Do not mix fuel additives, the so-called
“thinners”, petro
l or similar additives with
diesel fuel.
● If poor-quality diesel fuel is used, it may be
neces
sary to drain the fuel filter more fre-
quently than is specified in the Maintenance
Programme. We recommend having this done
by a specialised workshop. If water is allowed
to collect in the filter, this can cause engine
performance problems. Engine compartment
Intr oduction Read the additional information carefully
›› ›
page 11
Always be aware of the danger of injury and
scalding as well as the risk of accident or fire
when working in the engine compartment,
e.g. when checking and refilling fluids.
Therefore, always observe the warnings and
follow all general safety precautions. The en-
gine compartment is a dangerous area . WARNING
● Never open the bonnet if
you see steam,
smoke or coolant escaping from the engine
compartment. Risk of scalding! Wait until no
steam or coolant can be seen before opening
the bonnet.
● Switch off the engine and remove the key
from the ignition.
● Eng
age neutral in vehicles with manual
gearbo
x and move the selector lever to posi-
tion P in vehicles with automatic gearbox.
● Apply the handbrake firmly.
● Wait for the engine to cool down.
● For safety reasons, the bonnet must always
be closed when the
vehicle is moving. There- fore, after closing the bonnet always check
that
it
is properly secured.
● Should you notice that the bonnet is not
safely
secured when the vehicle is moving,
stop the vehicle immediately and close the
bonnet properly. Risk of accident!
● Keep children away from the engine com-
partment
.
● Do not touch hot engine parts. Risk of
burns!
● Nev
er spill fluids on hot engine compart-
ments. The
se fluids can cause a fire (e.g. anti-
freeze in coolant)!
● Take care not to cause short circuits in the
electrica
l system, especially when working
on the battery.
● Never touch the radiator fan when the en-
gine is hot
. The fan may start running sud-
denly!
● Never cover the engine with additional in-
sul
ating materials such as a blanket. Risk of
fire!
● Do not unscrew the cap on the coolant ex-
pans
ion tank when the engine is hot. The
cooling system is under pressure!
● Protect face, hands and arms from any hot
ste
am or hot coolant released by covering the
cap with a large, thick rag when opening the
expansion tank.
● Do not leave any objects, such as cloths or
tool
s, in the engine compartment. 1)
Valid for the market: Algeria.
202

Index
Boot hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
139
r et
aining elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
retaining nets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Brakes brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Braking brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Bulb failure control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
C Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Car-care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Care of vehicle door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
leatherette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
washing by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
central locking button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
individualised settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
lockin
g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
locking manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cetane number (diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Change a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 75 subsequent work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Changing bulbs daytime driving light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
dipped beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
double headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
main beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Changing bulbs on the number plate . . . . . . . . . . 91 removing the bulb holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Changing bulbs on the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 fitting the rear light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
removing the bulb holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
removing the rear light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Changing lights on the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Changing oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Changing rear lights on the rear lid changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
fitting the bulb-holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Changing settings CAR menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Changing tail lights (on the rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Changing the bulbs fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Changing the rear lights on the rear lid removing the bulb holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Checking levels
engine comp artment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Child-proof locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Child seat categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 74 ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 73
securing with the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
City Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 chromed parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
leatherette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197, 198
washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Cleaning and thawing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 adjusting the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
blower selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
windscreen defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Closing central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
vehicle with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Coming Home and Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
234

Index
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 identif y
in
g blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
in the dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
in the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
G Gauge fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
engaging the gears (manual gearbox) . . . . . . 156
manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Gear engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Gearshift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . 159
General instrument panel control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
GRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 see also Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
H
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 154
Hand brake control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 121
HBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Head-protection airbags
desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Headlights change a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
HHC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Hill hold control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
I
Identifying letters on engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 149, 151
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 149, 151
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 assist systems submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
distance travelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 doors, bonnet and rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
driver inform
ation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
ECO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
MKB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
second speed display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
selector lever position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96, 158
service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
warning and information messages . . . . . . . . . 26
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 95
instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
service interval indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
warning and indication lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Interior view left guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
right-hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
J Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 75 mounting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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