2017 Seat Alhambra service

Wheels and tyres
WARNING
If tyre pressures are too high or too low, the
tyr e m
ay deflate or burst suddenly while driv-
ing. This could result in a serious accident.
● If the tyre pressure is too low, they could
overhe
at, resulting in tread detachment or
even burst tyres.
● When driving at high speeds and/or fully
loaded, the ty
re could suddenly overheat,
burst or be subject to tread detachment, with
the resultant loss of control of the vehicle.
● Tyre pressures which are too high or too
low reduc
e the service life of the tyre, affect-
ing the vehicle's performance.
● Tyre pressures should be checked regularly,
at le
ast once a month and before long jour-
neys.
● Adjust the pressures of all the tyres to the
vehicl
e load.
● Never deflate excess pressure from hot
tyre
s. CAUTION
● Tak e c

are not to tilt the manometer when
placing it on the valve. Otherwise, the valve
may be damaged.
● If tyre valves are not protected by caps, or if
the caps
are not screwed on correctly, they
may become damaged. Check that the caps
are identical to the standard caps and have
been correctly tightened. For the sake of the environment
Under-inflated tyres will increase fuel con-
sumption. Note
When checking tyre pressures, please ob-
serv e the in

structions for the tyre control sys-
tem ››› page 231. Wear indicator depth profile
Fig. 252
Tyre tread: tread wear indicators Tread depth
C
er
t

ain driving conditions require a deeper
tread, as well as needing the tread to be ap-
proximately the same on the front and rear
tyres. This is particularly important when
driving in winter, in cold temperatures and on
wet roads ››› .The minimum tread depth required by law in
the m
aj
ority

of cases is 1.6 mm (1/16 of an
inch), measured in the tread grooves next to
the tread wear indicators. Observe legal re-
quirements in each country.
Winter tyres lose much of their performance
when their tread has worn to 4 mm
(5/32 inch).
The tread depth of new tyres may vary, ac-
cording to the type and make of tyre and the
tread pattern.
Wear indicators on the tyre
The original tyres on your vehicle have
1.6 mm (1/16 inch) high ››› Fig. 252 tread
wear indicators running across the tread. A
number of these indicators are equally
spaced around the tyre tread. Certain marks
on the tyre walls (e.g. the letters “TWI” or
other symbols) indicate the position of the
wear indicators.
Tread wear indicators indicate if a tyre is
worn. They must always be replaced before
the tyre tread has worn to the level of the in-
dicator. WARNING
Driving with worn tyres is dangerous, and
ma y

lead to loss of control of the vehicle with
serious consequences. » 289
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

AdviceTyre code (example): Meaning
SIDEWALL 1 PLY
RAYONInformation about tyre wall compo-
nents:
1 layer of rayon (artificial silk).
TREAD 4 PLIES
1 RAYON +
2 STEEL +
1 NYLONInformation about tread compo-
nents:
In the example, there are 4 layers be-
low the tread: 1 layer of rayon (artifi-
cial silk), 2 layers of steel reinforce-
ment and 1 layer of nylon.
Information for the end consumer concerning the com-
parative values of the established base tyres (standar-
dised test procedures) :
TREADWEAR
280Relative service life of the tyre, with
respect to specific US standard test.
TRACTION AABraking capacity of tyre on wet sur-
face (AA, A, B or C).
TEMPERATURE ATyre temperature resistance at higher
test speeds (A, B or C).
If there are different letters, they are specific codes of
the tyre manufacturer or specific national codes.
a)
The letters TIN refer to the tyre serial number.
Tyres with directional tread patterns
Tyres with directional tread pattern have
been designed to operate best when rotating
in only one direction. An arrow on the tyre
sidewall indicates the direction of rotation on
tyres with directional tread. Always observe
the direction of rotation indicated when
mounting the wheel. This guarantees opti- mum grip and helps to avoid aquaplaning,
grip, noise and w

ear.
Tyre load rating
The load rating code indicates the maximum
load in kilogrammes each wheel can carry
(load capacity). 615 kg (1,356 pounds)
650 kg (1,433 pounds)
690 kg (1,521 pounds)
730 kg (1,609 pounds)
775 kg (1,709 pounds)
Speed rating
The speed rating indicates the maximum
speed permitted for the tyres. max. 150 km/h (93 mph)
max. 160 km/h (99 mph)
max. 170 km/h (106 mph)
max. 180 km/h (112 mph)
max. 190 km/h (118 mph)
max. 200 km/h (124 mph)
max. 210 km/h (130 mph)
max. 240 km/h (149 mph)
max. 240 km/h (149 mph)
max. 270 km/h (168 mph)
max. 300 km/h (186 mph)
91
93
95
97
99
P
Q
R
S
T
U
H
V
Z
W
Y Some manufacturers use the letters “ZR” for
tyre
s with a maximum authorised speed
above 240 km/h (149 mph).
Winter service Winter ty
res* In winter conditions winter tyres will consid-
erab
ly

improve the vehicle's handling. The
design of summer tyres (width, rubber com-
pound, tread pattern) gives less grip on ice
and snow. Winter tyres also improve the vehi-
cle braking performance, reducing the brak-
ing distance in winter weather. SEAT recom-
mend that winter tyres be fitted to the vehicle
at temperatures below +7°C (+45°F).
The performance of winter tyres is much re-
duced if the tyre tread is worn below 4 mm
(1/16 inch). The age of the tyre is another
factor affecting performance, regardless of
the depth of the tyre tread.
Please observe the following when using
winter tyres:
● Observe legal requirements in each coun-
try .
● W

inter tyres must be fitted on all four
wheels.
● Only

use winter tyres in wintery weather
conditions.
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Wheels and tyres
● On ly
u
se winter tyres of the size authorised
for the vehicle.
● Only use radial winter tyres of the same
type, size (r
olling circumference) and tread
pattern.
● Adjust speeds to within the limits indicated
(code lett
er on tyre) ››› .
S peed limit
A c ode l
etter indicating the speed limit is
stamped on all winter tyres ››› page 292.
In some vehicles, it is possible to set a speed
warning in the MFD (multifunction
display) menu on the instrument panel
›››  page 26.
If you use V-rated tyres the speed limits and
tyre pressure will be determined by engine
size. Please ask your technical service centre
for further information on the maximum per-
mitted speed and the required pressures for
the tyres.
All-wheel drive*
Thanks to its all-wheel drive, your car will
have plenty of traction in winter conditions,
even with the standard tyres. Nevertheless,
SEAT still recommend that winter tyres or all-
season tyres should be fitted on all four
wheels when winter road conditions are ex-
pected, mainly because this will give a better
braking response. Please observe all instructions and warnings
when usin

g snow chains ›››
 page 49. WARNING
Although winter tyres help to make driving
saf er in the w

inter, you should not take un-
necessary risks.
● Adjust your speed and driving style to visi-
bility
, road, traffic and weather conditions.
● Never exceed the maximum permitted
speed or loa
ds specified for the type of winter
tyre fitted on your vehicle. For the sake of the environment
When winter is over, change back to summer
tyr e

s when you have the time. In tempera-
tures above +7°C (+45°F), performance will
be improved if summer tyres are used. Fuel
consumption, wear and noises while driving
will all be reduced. Note
● If the v

ehicle is fitted with a tyre control
system, this should be “reprogrammed”
whenever a tyre is changed ››› page 233.
● Please ask at a technical service centre for
information about
the permitted sizes for
winter tyres. 293
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Index
tiredness detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
ty r
e monit
oring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Assist systems adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
blind spot detector (BSD) with rear cross traf-fic alert (RTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
brake assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
dynamic chassis control (DCC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
lane assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
park assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
parking assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . 209
rear assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
rear cross traffic alert (RTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
rear View Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
sign Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
start assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
traction control when accelerating (ASR) . . .204, 205
traffic signal detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Automatic car wash switching Auto Hold off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
switching the start assist off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
ignition key removal lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Auxili
ary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
automatic off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
remote control range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
remote control: replacing the battery . . . . . . . 179
special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Auxiliary heater remote control auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
B BAS see Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Battery changing in the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Belt tension device service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Belt tension limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Belt tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Bicycle carrier fitting on the tow hitch ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
maximum load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
indication in the external rear view mirror . . . 223
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
tow
ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Boot hatch emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Bottle holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Brake brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
running in new brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 203
Brake system fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Brake systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Braking brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
BSD see Blind spot detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Bulb malfunction see Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
C
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 windshield wiper fluid tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
304

Index
Headlamp range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
He a
dlight
range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Headlights adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
headlight adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Head restraint assembly and removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 142
Headrests adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 142
assembly and removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Heat and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heated windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heating and air conditioning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Hitch ball electric release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Hubcaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
I Identifying letters on engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 see Engine and ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 removal lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Indication on display Sign Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
outside temper ature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Information call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 100 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 105
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 100, 101
general instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 105
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
seat belt routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Interior door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Interior rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Interior view left guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
J Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 82, 84 mounting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
K
Keyless Access keyless-Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
keyless-Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
locking and unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 115
starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Keyless Access locking and ignition system
see Keyle ss Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Keys control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 114
vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
L
Labels and plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Lane assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
operation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
when is it necessary to disconnect it? . . . . . . . 221
Lane Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lift platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Lighting of the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 128 AUTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . 130
coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
cornering lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
309

Index
Selector lever locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Ser v
ic
e fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Service notification: read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sign Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227, 228 connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
indication on display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
operation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Sliding door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 childproof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
manually opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
opening and closing electrically . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 296 all-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Spare fuel canister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Specifications combined weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
drawbar load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Stabilising the vehicle and trailer combination . 241
Start-Stop function driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Start-Stop Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Start assist see Start assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Starting assistance description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
positive pole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Steering
contro l and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
counter steering assistance system . . . . . . . . 182
electromechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
tendency to pull to one side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Steering wheel adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Steering wheel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Storage compartment for (sun)glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Storage compartment other storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Storage compartment in the roof console . . . . . 164
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
portable waste bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
rear footwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
roof console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Sun blind anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Sun blinds rear side windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Switch hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Switching lights off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Switching lights on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Switching the ignition on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Symbol
s
see Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . 32, 105
Systems tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
T Technical data engine oil specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Technical details capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
loads on the axles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Technical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Technical specifications dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Telephone management three button unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
TIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Tiredness detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 87
Tow hitch electric release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
fitting a bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
function control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Towing blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . 210
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changing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
hubc ap
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Wheels and tyres speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Wheel trim hubcaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Windows automatic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
automatic raising/lowering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
roll-back function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Window wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Windscreen and rear window wiper blades . . . . . 87
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 135
Windscreen washer fluid control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Windscreen washer water checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Windscreen wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
window wiper lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
lifting the wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
replacing the wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Windscreen wipers service position . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Wing mirrors
driving w ith a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Winter additional heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
menu configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Winter conditions diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Winter driving driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Winter operation headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
salt on the roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Winter tyres all-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
speed limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
X XDS see Brake assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
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