The essentials
● Chi l
d se
ats for groups 0, 0+ and 1 can be
fastened without seatbelts, using the “ISO-
FIX” and Top Tether* system, using the “ISO-
FIX” and Top Tether* securing rings
››› page 17.
Weight
groupSeat locations
Front pas- senger a)Rear
outerRear
centre
Group 0
<10 kgU*U/LU
Group 0+
<13 kgU*U/LU
Group I
9-18 kgU*U/LU
Group II/III
15-36 kgU*UU
a) Compliance with current national legislation and the manu-
facturer's instructions is required when using or installing child
seats.
Suitable for universal approved restrain-
ing systems for use in this age category
(universal retention systems are those
fitted using the adult seat belt).
Move the front passenger seat as far
back as possible, as high as possible
and always disable the airbag.
Suitable for retention systems using the
“ISOFIX” and Top Tether* anchors.
U:
*:
L: The systems include the child restraint sys-
tem mountin
g with an upper retaining strap
(Top Tether) and lower anchoring points on
the seat.
››› in Safety instructions on page 74 “ISOFIX” and Top Tether child seat
mounting sy
stem* Fig. 24
ISOFIX securing rings. Fig. 25
Top Tether* securing ring. Child seats with the “ISOFIX” or Top Tether*
sy
s
t
em can be secured quickly, easily and
safely on the rear outer seats.
When removing or fitting the child seat,
please be sure to follow the manufacturer's
instructions.
● Move the rear seat as far to the rear as it
wil
l go.
● Press the child seat onto the “ISOFIX” re-
taining rin
gs until the child seat can be heard
to engage. If the child seat is equipped with
Top Tether* anchor points, secure it to the
correspondent ring. Observe the manufactur-
er's instructions.
● Pull on both sides of the child seat to en-
sure th
at it is secure.
Two “ISOFIX” retaining rings are fitted on
each rear seat. In some vehicles, the rings
are secured to the seat frame and, in others,
they are secured to the rear floor. Access to » 17
The essentials
the “ISOFIX” rings is between the rear seat
b ac
k
rest and the seat cushioning. The Top
Tether* rings are located at the rear of the
backrests of the rear seats (behind the seat
backrest or in the boot).
Child seats with the “ISOFIX” and Top Tether*
attachment system are available from Techni-
cal Services.
››› in Safety instructions on page 74 Starting the vehicle
Ignition loc kFig. 26
Ignition key positions. Switch ignition on: Place the key in the igni-
tion and s
t
ar
t the engine. Locking and unlocking the steering wheel
● Engaging the steering wheel lock: Remove
the key fr
om the ignition and turn the wheel
until it locks. In vehicles with an automatic
gearbox, the gear lever must be in the P posi-
tion in order to remove the key. If necessary,
press the locking key on the selector lever
and release it again.
● Unlocking the steering wheel: Put the key
into the ignition and turn it
at the same time
as the steering wheel in the direction indica-
ted by the arrow. If it is not possible to turn
the steering wheel, it may be because it is
locked.
Turning on/switching off the ignition, glow
plugs reheating
● Switch ignition on: Turn the key to the 2 position.
●
Switch ignition off. Turn the key to the 1 position.
●
Diesel vehicles : The glo
w p
lugs reheat
when the ignition is switched on
Starting the engine
● Manual gearbox: press the clutch pedal all
the way
down and move the gearbox lever in-
to neutral.
● Automatic gearbox: Press the brake pedal
and mov e the sel
ector lever to the P position
or into N. ●
Turn the k ey
to the 3 position. The key au-
t om
atic
ally returns to the 2 position. Do not
pr e
s
s the accelerator.
Start-Stop System*
When you stop and release the clutch pedal,
the Start-Stop system* turns off the engine.
The ignition remains switched on.
››› in Introduction on page 149
››› page 149 Lights and visibility
Light sw
it
ch Fig. 27
Dash panel: light control.18
Safety
risk of injury. The following list includes most
of the s
af
ety equipment in your SEAT:
● three-point seat belts,
● belt tension limiters for the front and rear
side seats,
● belt
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 rear 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 use this equipment properly.
Safety is everyone's business! Correct position for passengers
Correct
sitting position for driver Fig. 71
The proper distance between driver
and s t
eerin
g wheel Fig. 72
Correct head restraint position for the
driv er
. For your own safety and to reduce the risk of
injur
y
in the ev
ent of an accident, we recom- mend the following adjustments for the driv-
er:
– Adjust the steering wheel so that there is a
dist
ance of at least 25 cm between the
steering wheel and the centre of your chest
››› Fig. 71.
– Move the driver's seat forwards or back-
ward
s so that you are able to press the ac-
celerator, brake and clutch pedals to the
floor with your knees still slightly angled
››› .
– Ensure that you can reach the highest point
of the s
t
eering wheel.
– Adjust the head restraint so that its upper
edge is
at the same level as the top of your
head, or as close as possible to the same
level as the top of your head ››› Fig. 72.
– Move the seat backrest to an upright posi-
tion so that
your back rests completely
against it.
– Fasten your seat belt securely ›››
page 61.
– Keep both feet in the footwell so that you
have the
vehicle under control at all times.
Adjustment of the driver's seat
››› page 11. WARNING
● An incorr ect
sitting position of the driver
can lead to severe injuries. 56
Safety
Child seats Saf ety
in
structionsRead the additional information carefully
›› ›
page 16. WARNING
● When trav el
ling, children must be secured
in the vehicle with a restraint system suitable
for age, weight and size.
● Read and always observe information and
warning
s concerning the use of child seats
››› page 73. WARNING
● The ret ainin
g rings are designed only for
use with “ISOFIX” and Top Tether* system
child seats.
● Never secure other child seats that do not
have the “ISOFIX” or T
op Tether* system, or
retaining belts or objects to the fastening
rings - this can result in potentially fatal inju-
ries to the child.
● Ensure that the child seat is secured cor-
rectly u
sing the “ISOFIX” and Top Tether* se-
curing rings. Categorisation of child seats into
gr
oup
s Use only child seats that are officially ap-
pro
v
ed and suitable for the child.
Child seats are subject to the regulation ECE-
R 44. ECE-R stands for: Economic Commis-
sion for Europe Regulation.
The child seats are grouped into 5 catego-
ries:
Group 0: Up to 10 kg (up to around 9
months)
Group 0+: Up to 13 kg (up to around 18
months)
Group 1: from 9 to 18 kg (up to approx. 4
years old)
Group 2: from 15 to 25 kg (up to approx. 7
years old)
Group 3: From 22 to 36 kg (over around 7
years old)
Child seats that have been tested and ap-
proved under the ECE R44 standard bear the
test mark on the seat (the letter E in a circle
with the test number below it).
Follow the manufacturer's instructions and
observe any statutory requirements when in-
stalling and using child seats. We recommend you to always include the
manuf
act
urer's Child Seat Instruction Manual
together with the on-board documentation.
SEAT recommends you use child seats from
the Original Accessories Catalogue . These
child seats have been designed and tested
for use in SEAT vehicles. You can find the
right child seat for your model and age group
at SEAT dealers. WARNING
Read and always observe information and
warnin g
s concerning the use of child seats
››› page 73.74
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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