
Table of Contents
Park Assist system* (Park Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Rear assist* (Rear View Camera) . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Cruise control* (Cruise control system -
C C
S)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Lane Assist system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Blind spot detector (BSD) with rear cross traffic
alert
(RTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Traffic signal detection (Sign Assist)* . . . . . . . . 227
Tiredness detection (recommendation to take
a break)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Dynamic Chassis control (DCC)* . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Accessories, replacement of parts and modifi-
cations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Caring for and cleaning the vehicle exterior . . . 250
Caring for and cleaning the vehicle interior . . . 256
Notes for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Selective catalytic reduction* (AdBlue) . . . . . . 265
Working in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . 268
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Technical data
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Technical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
4

Advice
WARNING
There should be adequate space between the
tyr e
s and the vehicle in accordance with the
vehicle design. If this is not the case, the
tyres may rub against parts of the running
gear, chassis or brake lines, leading to faults
in the brake system or to tread detachment,
and the risk of burst tyres.
● The true tyre dimension should not be
great
er than the dimensions of tyres manu-
factured and approved by SEAT and should
not rub against parts of the vehicle. Note
● Although ty r
es may be shown as being the
same size, the true dimensions of different
types of tyre may vary with respect to the
nominal size, or tread patterns may be differ-
ent.
● If you use tyres that are approved by SEAT,
you can be s
ure that the true tyre dimensions
will be correct for your vehicle. For other tyre
models, the tyre vendor should provide the
manufacturer's certificate with the tyre, indi-
cating that this type of tyre is suitable for
your vehicle. This certificate should always
be carried with the vehicle. Tyre pressure
Fig. 251
Position of tyre pressure specifica-
tion p l
at
e The correct tyre pressures for tyres fitted at
the f
act
or
y is shown on a label and is valid
for summer and winter tyres. This label
››› Fig. 251 is either on the driver door strut or
inside the fuel tank flap.
Under-inflation or over-inflation will reduce
the life of the tyres considerably and also im-
pair the car's handling ››› . It is essential to
m aint
ain the c
orrect tyre pressures, especial-
ly if driving at high speeds. Incorrect tyre
pressure causes premature wear and could
cause tyre blow-out. The pressure should therefore be checked at
lea
st once a month and before starting a
journey.
As a general rule, the pressures given are for
cold tyres. When the tyres are hot, the pres-
sures are greater.
Never deflate a hot tyre in order to obtain the
required pressure. This could result in very
low tyre pressures which may lead to sudden
blow-outs.
Checking tyre pressures
Tyre pressures should only be checked when
the vehicle has not been driven for more than
a few kilometres (miles) at low speeds in the
past three hours.
● The tyre pressures should be checked regu-
larly, and on
ly when the tyres are cold. Al-
ways check all the tyres. Tyre pressures
should be checked more often in colder re-
gions, and only when the vehicle has not
been driven recently. Always use a correctly-
operating tyre gauge.
● Adjust tyre pressures to the loads carried in
the vehic
le.
● After checking the pressure, always replace
the valv
e caps, and where applicable, ob-
serve the instructions given for adjusting the
tyre control system ››› page 231.
288

Technical data
Dimensions Fig. 255
Dimensions ALHAMBRA
A/BFront and rear projection (mm)968/966
CWheelbase (mm)2,919
DLength (mm)4,854
E/FFront/rear a)
track width (mm)1,569/1,617
GWidth (mm)1,904
HHeight at kerb weight (mm)1,720
Turning radius (m)11.9
a) This data will change depending on the type of wheel rim.
302

Index
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
f or the se
at
belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
indication of break pad wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
lane assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
locking the steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 105
rear cross traffic alert (RTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
windscreen washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Control of function rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Controls on the steering wheel operating the audio system and telephone . . 106
Control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Convenience closing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Convenience functions reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Convenience opening windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Convenient entry function for the third row of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Cooling system checking the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
topping up with coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Cornering lights see "Static cornering lights" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
static . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
C
ounter steering assistance system . . . . . . . . . . 182
Crossing through water salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Cruise Control System (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
D Dangers of not using a seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Data registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Data storage during the journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
DCC see Dynamic chassis control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
De-icing the locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Diagnostics connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Diesel refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Differential lock see Braking assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Directional tread pattern tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Disconnecting devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Disconnecting the passenger front airbag . . . . . . 18
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100, 101 Disposal
belt ten sion device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 childproof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Drawbar load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Drink holder central console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Driving automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
cross country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
data storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
economical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
fuel level too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
undercarriage guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Driving abroad headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Driving in winter fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
306

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
313