Checking and refilling levels
– Re
a
d off the coolant level on coolant ex-
pansion tank ››› Fig. 208. When the engine
is cold, the coolant should be between marks B (min.) and
A (max.). When the
en gine i
s
hot, it may be slightly above mark
A (max.).
If the c
oo
lant fluid level in the reservoir is too
low, this will be indicated by the red warn-
ing lamp illuminating on the general dash
panel ››› page 208, Control lamp . However,
we recommend checking the coolant level di-
rectly in the tank.
Coolant fluid loss
Any loss of coolant normally indicates a leak.
It is not sufficient merely to top up the cool-
ant. The cooling system should be inspected
by an Official Service without delay. CAUTION
● In the event of
a fault that causes the en-
gine to overheat, contact an authorised SEAT
dealer immediately, as this could damage the
engine.
● Anti-freeze that does not correspond to the
correct
specification may particularly affect
corrosion protection considerably.
● Faults caused by corrosion may lead to
cool
ant leaks. Risk of serious engine faults! Topping up the coolant level
–
Switch the ignition off.
– Wait for the engine to cool down.
– Cover the cap on the coolant expansion
tank ›
›› Fig. 208 with a cloth and carefully
unscrew the cap.
– Refill the level of coolant.
– Screw the cap on again until it clicks into
plac
e.
Do not use a different type of additive if the
prescribed anti-freeze additive is not availa-
ble, in the event of an emergency. In this
case, use only water and bring the coolant
concentration back up to the correct level as
soon as possible at an Official Service.
Always top up with unused coolant.
Never fill the coolant tank above mark A (max.)
››
›
Fig. 208 Excess coolant is forced
out of the cooling system through the over-
pressure valve in the filler cap of the expan-
sion tank when the engine heats up. WARNING
● The anti-freez e a
dditive and, therefore, the
entire coolant, are a health hazard. Avoid
touching the coolant. Coolant fumes are also
a health hazard. For this reason, always store
the coolant additive in a safe place out of the
reach of children. Risk of poisoning! ●
If s p
lashed into eyes, rinse immediately
with clean water and seek immediate medical
attention.
● Seek immediate medical attention if the
cool
ant is accidentally ingested. CAUTION
If the coolant cannot be topped up under the
giv en c ondition
s, do not drive on. We rec-
ommend contacting an authorised SEAT deal-
er, as this can damage the engine. Brake fluid
Chec kin
g brake fluid level Fig. 209
Engine compartment: brake fluid
r e
ser
voir. Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›
page 41 »
209
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Advice
The brake fluid reservoir is located in the en-
gine c omp
ar
tment of the vehicle.
– Switch the ignition off.
– Open the bonnet ›››
page 202.
– Check the brake fluid level in the reservoir
›››
Fig. 209. It should be between the “MIN”
and “MAX” marks.
The fluid level drops slightly after a period of
time due to automatic compensation for
brake pad wear. This is quite normal.
However, if the level goes down noticeably in
a short time, or drops below the “MIN” mark,
there may be a leak in the brake system. If
the brake fluid level in the reservoir is too
low, this will be indicated by the warning
lamp illuminating on the instrument panel
››› page 153, Control lamp .WARNING
● If the fluid l ev
el has dropped below the MIN
mark, do not continue driving. Risk of acci-
dent! Go to a technical service.
● Heavy use of the brakes may cause a va-
pour lock if
the brake fluid is left in the brake
system for too long. This would seriously af-
fect the efficiency of the brakes and the safe-
ty of the vehicle. Changing the brake fluid
Brake fluid absorbs moisture. Therefore, it
gra
dual
ly absorbs moisture from the atmos-
phere. If the water content in the brake fluid
is too high, the brake system could corrode.
The water content also reduces the boiling
point of the brake fluid.
The brake fluid must comply with one of the
following standards or specifications:
● VW 50114
● FMVSS 116 DOT4 CAUTION
Brake fluid damages the vehicle paintwork. Windscreen washer
Top
pin
g up windscreen washer fluid Fig. 210
Engine compartment: windscreen
w a
sher r
eservoir. Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›
page 41
The container for the windscreen washer con-
tains the cleaning fluid for the windscreen or
rear window and the headlight washer sys-
tem. The container is located in the engine
compartment.
The capacity of the reservoir is approximately
3.5 litres; in vehicles with a headlight washer
system, it is approximately 5.4 litres 1)
.
Plain water on its own is not enough to clean
the glass and the headlights properly. We 1)
Valid only for certain countries. 5.4 litres for both
ver s
ions.
210
Checking and refilling levels
– Open the b att
er
y cover in the direction indi-
cated by the arrow ››› Fig. 211.
– The positive terminal (+) of the battery is
connected in r
everse order.
Checking the battery electrolyte level Fig. 212
Battery: Electrolyte level indicator. We recommend you have the acid level regu-
l
arly
c
hecked at an official technical service,
particularly in the following cases.
● At high outside temperatures.
● On long daily trips.
● Whenever the vehicle is loaded
›››
page 213, Charging the battery.
In vehicles equipped with a battery with col-
our indicator, the so-called magic eye
››› Fig. 212 changes colour to indicate the
acid level. Air bubbles can influence the colour of the in-
dicator
. Therefore, carefully knock the indica-
tor before checking the acid level.
● Black – the acid level is correct.
● Colourless or light yellow – acid level too
low, b
attery must be changed. Note
● The batt er
y acid level is also regularly
checked during servicing at authorised SEAT
dealers.
● The electrolyte level on “AGM” batteries
cannot be c
hecked for technical reasons.
● Vehicles equipped with the “Start-Stop”
syst
em include a battery control unit to con-
trol the battery level for repeated engine
starting. Winter service
At low temperatures the battery provides only
a fr
action of
the s
tarting power it has at nor-
mal temperatures.
A flat battery can also freeze at temperatures
slightly below to 0°C (32°F).
We therefore recommend you have the bat-
tery checked and, if necessary, charged at an
official SEAT technical service before the start
of winter. Charging the battery A fully-charged battery is essential for relia-
bl
e s
tarting.
– Switch off the ignition and all electrical
equipment.
– For “f
ast-charging” only: disconnect both
batter
y connection cables (first the “nega-
tive” terminal and then the “positive”).
– Connect the charger cables to the battery
terminal
s (red = “positive”, black = “nega-
tive”).
– Plug in the battery charger and switch on.
– After charging the battery: Switch off the
batt er
y charger and disconnect the cable.
– Remove the charger cables.
– If necessary, reconnect both battery cables
to the batt
ery (first the “positive” cable,
then the “negative” cable).
When charging with a low current (e.g. with a
small battery charger ), the battery does not
normally have to be disconnected. The in-
structions of the battery charger manufactur-
er must be followed.
Use a current equivalent to or lower than
10% of the battery capacity to fully charge
the battery.
Before “fast-charging” the battery however,
both battery cables must be disconnected. »
213
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Advice
“Fast-charging” a battery is dan
g erous and
requires a battery charger and special knowl-
edge. Fast charges should be performed by
an official technical service.
The battery caps should not be opened while
the battery is being charged. CAUTION
In vehicles fitted with the “Start-Stop” sys-
tem, the c h
arger cable cannot be directly con-
nected to the negative terminal of the vehicle
battery but must be attached to the engine
ground point ›››
page 52. Disconnecting and connecting the
b
att
er
y The following functions will either be inoper-
ativ
e or w
i
ll not work properly after discon-
necting and reconnecting the battery:
FunctionInstallation
Setting the clock››› page 95
The multifunction display data
is deleted››› page 97 Note
We recommend having the vehicle checked by
an authorised S EA
T dealer to guarantee the
correct working order of all electrical sys-
tems. Replacing the battery
A replacement battery must have the same
cap
ac
ity, voltage, current rating and size as
the original. The appropriate types of battery
can be acquired from authorised SEAT deal-
ers.
We recommend having the battery changed
by an authorised SEAT dealer, where the new
battery will be correctly installed and the
original disposed of in line with regulations.
Automatic disconnection of electrical
equipment When heavily-charging a battery, the pro-
gr
amme sel
ect
ed by the electrical system
control unit prevents the battery from auto-
matically discharging. This may result in the
following:
● Increase in idling speed so that the alterna-
tor can s
upply more current to the electrical
system.
● The performance of certain electrical com-
ponents cou
ld be limited or some may switch
off temporarily, e.g. the heated seats, the
heated rear window, the 12 V power socket. Note
Despite any measures taken by the control
unit, the b att
ery could drain. e.g. with the en- gine is switched off, the key is turned in the
ignition for a lon
g period or the s
ide lights or
parking lights are switched on. The switching
off of certain electrical components does not
impair driving comfort and often the driver
will not even notice. 214
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
Coming Home and Leaving Home Function . . . . 121
C ontr
o
l and warning lamps
alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Controls and displays general instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Controls on the steering wheel operating the audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
operating the telephone and audio system . . 102
Cooling system checking coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
engine coolant temperature display . . . . . . . . . 97
topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Correct sitting position front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
rear seat passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 174 adjusting the stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
setting the speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
temporary deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
turning off the cruise control system . . . . . . . 176
D Damage to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Deactivating the front passenger front airbag . . . 14
Deactivation of front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 71
Defrosting rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Diesel diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
preheatin
g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Diesel particulate filter malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Direction of rotation tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 95
Disposal seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Doors child-proof locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Drink holder centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
rear seat armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 56, 57, 58
Driver information system CD/radio indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
engine oil temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
operation with the windscreen wiper lever . . . . 23
Driving abroad headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 data summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184, 223
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 E
E10
see
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 99
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . 154, 156
Efficiency programme additional electrical appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 115
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 156
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 150
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 automatic gearbox backup programme . . . . . 160
bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 75
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Emergency fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Emergency operation front passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Emission control system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Engine assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
run-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
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starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
s t
ar
ting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Engine and ignition starting the engine with Keyless Access . . . . . 151
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 202, 205 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
opening the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
windscreen washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
G12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
G13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Engine fault control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 205 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205, 208
checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Environment
ecologic al driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Environmental tip refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 192
ESC electronic stability control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Exhaust gas purification system catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Extending the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Exterior lighting change a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Exterior mirrors adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 6
External aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
F Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Filling up the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
First-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Fog light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 removing the bulb holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Front Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Front Assist city Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . 180
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 on-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
operating
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
see also Front Assist Monitoring system . . . . . 176
Front Assist monitoring system malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
on-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Front Assist Monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 city Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . 180
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Front Assist Monitoring System switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Front passenger front airbag control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Front seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
manual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
fuel level gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199, 200
saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Fuel consumption switching off using inertia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
why does fuel consumption increase? . . . . . . 164
Fuel tank flap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Full-LED Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
T o
w-
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Tow-starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tow-starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Towline anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Traction control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 ball coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
correct placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
parking Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
use and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Transporting items carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tyre mobility set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
sealing a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Tyre Mobility Set inflating a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Tyre Mobility System see Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Tyre pressure monitoring control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Tyre Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Tyr
e repair kit
see Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
new tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
useful life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
with compulsory direction of rotation . . . . . . . . 49
with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Tyre tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Tyre wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
U Unfasten the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Unlocking central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
with the central locking button . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
USB/AUX-IN input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
V Vehicle chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
unlocking and locking with Keyless Access . . 110
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 211 assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
automatic disconnection of electrical equip-ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
checking electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 connecting and disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
disc
onnect and connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
lifting the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Vehicle care car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
cleaning of chromed parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
high-pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
paint polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
wheel cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
windscreen wipers service position . . . . . . . . . 53
Vehicle interior monitoring and anti-tow system activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Vehicle seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 75
Vehicle underbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Vehicle washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
W Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 98 ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
audible warning signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
engine pre-heating/fault system . . . . . . . . . . . 165
hand brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
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