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
Safe driving
●
Adjus t
the driver's seat so that there is at
least 25 cm distance between the centre of
the chest and the centre of the steering
wheel ››› Fig. 71. If you are sitting closer than
25 cm, the airbag system cannot protect you
properly.
● If your physical constitution prevents you
from maint
aining the minimum distance of 25
cm, contact a specialised workshop. The
workshop will help you decide if special spe-
cific modifications are necessary.
● When driving, always hold the steering
wheel with both h
ands on the outside of the
ring at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions.
This reduces the risk of injury when the driver
airbag is triggered.
● Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'clock
position, or in any other manner (e.g.
in the centre of the steering wheel). In such
cases, if the airbag is triggered, you may sus-
tain injuries to the arms, hands and head.
● To reduce the risk of injury to the driver
during sud
den braking manoeuvres or an ac-
cident, never drive with the backrest tilted far
back! The airbag system and seat belts can
only provide optimal protection when the
backrest is in an upright position and the
driver is wearing his or her seat belt correct-
ly.
● Adjust the head restraint properly to ach-
ieve optima
l protection. Adjusting the steering wheel position
Read the additional information carefully
›› ›
page 13. WARNING
● Never a dju
st the position of the steering
wheel when the vehicle is moving, as this
could cause an accident.
● Move the lever up firmly so the steering
wheel pos
ition does not accidentally change
during driving. risk of accident!
● Make sure you are capable of reaching and
firmly ho
lding the upper part of the steering
wheel: risk of accident!
● If you adjust the steering wheel so that it
points t
owards your face, the driver airbag
will not protect you properly in the event of
an accident. Make sure that the steering
wheel points towards your chest. Correct sitting position for front pas-
sen
g
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 front
passenger:
– Move the front passenger seat back as far
as po
ssible ››› .–
Mo v
e the se
at backrest to an upright posi-
tion so that your back rests completely
against it.
– 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 ››› page 59.
– Always keep both feet in the footwell in
front of
the front passenger seat.
– Fasten your seat belt securely ›››
page 61.
It is possible to deactivate the front passen-
ger airbag in exceptional circumstances
››› page 71.
Adjusting the front passenger seat
››› page 11. WARNING
● An incorr ect
sitting position of the front
passenger can lead to severe injuries.
● Adjust the front passenger seat so that
there is
at least 25 cm between your chest
and the dash panel. If you are sitting closer
than 25 cm, the airbag system cannot protect
you properly.
● If your physical constitution prevents you
from maint
aining the minimum distance of 25
cm, contact a specialised workshop. The
workshop will help you decide if special spe-
cific modifications are necessary. » 57
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Controls and displays
Operation
C ontr
o
ls and displays
General instrument panel Electric window controls
. . . . . . . . . .115
Control for adjusting electric exteri-
or mirror s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Air outl
ets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Multifunction switch lever:
– Turn s ign
als, headlights, parking
lights, headlight flasher . . . . . . . .118
– Crui se c
ontrol system . . . . . . . . . . .174
Steering wheel:
– With horn
– With the driv
er front airbag . . . . . .14
– With c ontr
ols for audio, naviga-
tion system and telephone . . . . . .100
General instrument panel: instru-
ments and w arnin
g lamps . . . . . . . . 93
Multifunction switch lever:
– Multif
unction display . . . . . . . . . . .23
– Wind s
creen wipers and wind-
screen washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Depending on the equipment:
– Audio sy st
em
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 –
Nav ig
ation sy
stem
Hazard warning lights switch . . . . . .121
Control lamp for front passenger
airbag deactiv
ated warning lamp . .71
Front passenger airbag switch . . . .71
Depending on the equipment,
glove c
ompartment with: . . . . . . . . .131
– CD pla
yer* and/or SD card*
››› Booklet Radio
Front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . . .14
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . .117
Bonnet release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Fuse compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Steering column adjustment lev-
er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
USB/AUX-IN input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Depending on the equipment: – Gear lev
er (manual gearbox) . . . .156
– Select or l
ever (automatic gear-
box) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Depending on the equipment:
– Drink ho l
der . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
– Ashtra y
holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Depending on the equipment, con-
tro l
s for:
10 11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25 –
Driv er he
at
ed seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
– Park a
ssist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
– Central
lock button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
– Heated r
ear window . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
– Start
-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
– Front p
assenger heated seat . . . .128
Depending on the equipment: – Heating c
ontrols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
– Air conditioning c
ontrols . . . . . . . . 145
– Climatr
onic controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Note
The location of the controls of right-hand
drive c ar
s differs slightly from the location
shown here ››› Fig. 109. However, the sym-
bols correspond to the respective controls. 26
93
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Seats and head restraints
Seats and head restraints
Adju s
tin
g seats and head re-
straints
Introduction Read the additional information carefully
›› ›
page 11
Set the driver seat in such a way that the
pedals can be fully depressed with your legs
slightly bent.
Set the driver seat backrest so that you can
reach the upper point of the steering wheel
with your arms slightly bent.
The correct seat position is very important
for:
● reaching all of the controls safely and
quick ly
,
● a relaxed posture that will not produce fati-
gue,
● maximum protection from the seat belts
and airbag sys
tem WARNING
● Adjus t
the driver seat only when the vehi-
cle is stationary. Risk of accident!
● Be careful when adjusting the front seats!
Carel
ess and uncontrolled adjustment can
cause injuries. ●
The bac k
rests must not be reclined too far
back while driving. This could limit the effect
of the seat belts and the airbag system. Risk
of injury!
● Never transport more than the permitted
amount of
people in your vehicle.
● Every occupant in the vehicle must properly
fas
ten and wear the seat belt belonging to
his or her seat. Children must be protected
with an appropriate child restraint system
››› page 72, Transporting children safely.
● The front seats, head restraints and seat
belts mu
st always be adjusted to the size of
the vehicle occupant to provide you and your
passengers with the greatest possible protec-
tion.
● Your feet should remain in the footwell
while the
vehicle is moving; never rest them
on the dash panel, on the window or on the
seat! This also applies to passengers. An in-
correct sitting position exposes you to an in-
creased risk of injury in case of a sudden
braking or an accident. If the airbag is trig-
gered, you could sustain severe injuries due
to an incorrect sitting position!
● It is important for the driver and front pas-
senger t
o keep a distance of at least 25 cm
from the steering wheel and dash panel. Fail-
ure to respect the minimum distance means
that the airbag will not protect you. Risk of
fatal injury if triggered!
● Objects must not be placed in the footwell,
as they
could move to the area of the pedals
in the event of a braking manoeuvre or
change of direction. This would prevent the clutch, brake or accelerator from being press-
ed.
●
Do not place any items on the front passen-
ger se at
other than those allowed (e.g. child
seat). Risk of accident! Note
After a certain time, the backrest angle ad-
ju stment
mechanism may gain a certain
amount of play. 127
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Index
Rubber seals car
e
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Run-in new engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
new tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
the first 1,500 km . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Running in brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
the tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
S Safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 driving safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Safety child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
deactivating the front passenger airbag . . . . . . 14
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Safety instructions head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 73
Safety notes seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Saving tips (efficiency programme) . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Seat belt position for pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 64
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 64
Seat belt release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 64
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
protective function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
unfa
stened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 65
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Selector lever (automatic gearbox) malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
manual release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Service interval indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Service notification: read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Side airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
see also Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 224
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Speed warning device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Start-Stop operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Start-Stop System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 152
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Steering steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Steering wheel adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Steering wheel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Storage luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
front se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
in front door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
in the centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
in the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
reflective vest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Switch hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Switching off the engine with the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Switching off the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Switching on the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Switching the ignition on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
System Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
T
Tailgate locking time extension see Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Temperature display engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Temperature selection heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 lap times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Tiptronic (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . 157, 159
Tiredness detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Top speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
240