2016 Seat Toledo power steering fluid

Operation
Brakes Wear
The rat
e of
wear of the brake pads depends
on the driving style and on the way in which
the vehicle is used. The brake pads will wear
more quickly if you use your vehicle frequent-
ly in urban traffic and short trips or drive in a
sporty style. Under these demanding condi-
tions, visit your specialised service, even be-
fore the scheduled service date, so that the
thickness of the brake pads can be meas-
ured.
Wet roads or road salt
If brakes are wet or frozen, or if you are driv-
ing on roads which have been gritted with
salt, braking power may set in later than nor-
mal. Dry the brakes as soon as possible by
braking repeatedly.
Corrosion
Long periods of inactivity and little use can
lead to rust on the brake discs and dirt on the
brake pads. Where the brake system is sub-
jected to light stress or in the case of corro-
sion, clean the brake discs by braking fully
several times at a high speed.
Brake system fault
If you notice that the braking distance sud-
denly increases and the brake pedal can be
pressed down more fully, there may be a fault in the brake system. Visit a specialised serv-
ice immedi
at

ely and adjust your driving style
to the extent of the damage and to limit the
effect of the brakes.
Low brake fluid level
Insufficient brake fluid could cause faults in
the brake system. The brake fluid level is con-
trolled electronically ››› page 153, Control
lamp.
Brake servo
The brake servo supplements the pressure
you exert on the brake pedal. The brake servo
only works when the engine is running.
Handbrake Fig. 175
Centre console: handbrake. Applying the handbrake
– Pull the handbrake lever up all the way. Releasing the handbrake
– Pull the handbrake lever up slightly and
pr e
s

s the unlock button at the same time
››› Fig. 175.
– Keep the button pressed down and push
the lever al

l the way down.
Control lamp
The warning lamp lights up when the hand-
brake is applied with the ignition on .
Additionally, driving the vehicle at speeds ex-
ceeding 6 km/h (4 mph) for at least 3 sec-
onds produces an audible warning.
The informative display indicates: Release the handbrake!
Braking and stability systems Electronic
Stability Control (ESC) The ESC system increases control of the vehi-
c
l
e in emer

gency situations, e.g. during a
sudden change in direction. Depending on
the driving conditions, it reduces the risk of
skidding and increases driving stability.
The system uses the steering wheel angle
and road speed to calculate the changes of
direction desired by the driver, and constant-
ly compares them with the actual behaviour
of the vehicle. When irregularities occur, for
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Index
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
in s
trument
panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
pressing the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Warning and control lights ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Warning and indication lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 audible warning signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
break recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
deactivation of the airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
disabling airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
gearbox malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Warning symbols see Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Washing by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
care of the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
with high-pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Washing the vehicle things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Wheel changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
loosening and tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Wheel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215, 224
anti-theft bo lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 49, 75
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
new wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
wheel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wheel trim removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Windows electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 115
removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Window wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Windscreen washer fluid checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Windscreen washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Windscreen washer water checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Windscreen wiper jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 124 control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
lifting the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
windscreen washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Winter conditions battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
tyre
s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Winters conditions thawing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Winter service battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
disconnecting and connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Wipe interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
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