The essentials
the driver message Speed limit excee-
ded! wi
l
l be displayed simultaneously on the
instrument panel. The warning lamp
switches off when reducing speed below the
stored maximum limit.
Speed warning programming is recommen-
ded if you wish to be reminded of a maxi-
mum speed, such as when travelling in a
country with different speed limits or for a
maximum speed for winter tyres.
Setting speed limit warning
You can use the radio or the Easy Connect* to
set, alter or cancel the speed limit warning.
● Vehicles with radio : pres
s the button SETUP> control button Driver Assistant
>
Speed warning .
● Vehicles with Easy Connect : pre
s
s the but-
ton Systems or else Vehicle systems >
Driver assistant > Speed warning.
The warning limit can be set from 30 to
240 km/h (20 to 149 mph). The adjustment
is made at 10 km/h (5 mph) intervals. Note
● Ple a
se bear in mind that, even with the
speed warning function, it is still important
to keep an eye on the vehicle speed with the
speedometer and to observe the legal speed
limits. ●
The speed limit w
arning function in the ver-
sion for some countries warns you at a speed
of 120 km/h (75 mph). This is a factory-set
speed limit. Service intervals
The service interval indication appears on the
ins
trument
panel display ›››
Fig. 110
3 .
SEA T di
stinguishes between services with en-
gine oil change (e.g. Oil change service) and
services without engine oil change (e.g. In-
spection).
In vehicles with Services established by time
or mileage, the service intervals are already
pre-defined.
In vehicles with LongLife Service , the inter-
vals are determined individually. Thanks to
technological progress, maintenance work
has been greatly reduced. Because of the
technology used by SEAT, with this service
you only need to change the oil when the ve-
hicle so requires. To calculate this change
(max. 2 years), the vehicle's conditions of
use and individual driving styles are consid-
ered. The advance warning first appears 20
days before the date established for the cor-
responding service. The kilometres (miles)
remaining until the next service are always
rounded up to the nearest 100 km (miles)
and the time is given in complete days. The
current service message cannot be viewed until 500 km after the last service. Prior to
this, on
ly
lines are visible on the display.
Inspection reminder
When the Service date is approaching, when
the ignition is switched on a Service remind-
er is displayed.
Vehicles without text messages : a span-
ner will be displayed on the instrument
panel plus an indication in km.
The kilometres indicated are the maximum
number of kilometres that can be travelled
until the next service. After a few seconds,
the display mode changes. A clock symbol
appears and the number of days until the
next service is due.
Vehicles with text messages : Service in
--- km or --- days will be shown on the
instrument panel display.
Service due
When the service date is due , an audible
warning is given when the ignition is switch-
ed on and the spanner displayed on the
screen flashes for a few seconds .
Vehicles with text messages : Service now
will be shown on the instrument panel dis-
play. 30
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
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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