Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The e s
senti
als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Driver-side general instrument panel (left-
hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
Driver-side general instrument panel (right-
hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Passenger-side general instrument panel (left-
hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12
Passenger-side general instrument panel
(right-hand driv
e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Status display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 66 How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 69
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Correct position for passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Why wear a seat belt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 80
Belt pretensioners* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Description and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 96
Towing or tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Change the front bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Change the rear bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Changing the interior bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Instruments and warning/control lamps
. . . . . 113
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Introduction to the Easy Connect system* . . . . 118
System settings (CAR)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Steering wheel controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Anti-theft alarm* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Boot hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 R
ear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Adjusting the seat and head restraints . . . . . . 146
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 150
Practical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Manual air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 5
The essentials
Starting the vehicle Ignition loc kFig. 35
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 move the sel
ector lever to the P position
or into N.
● Turn the key 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 Ignition key positions on
page 169
››› page 168 Lights and visibility
R el
at
ed video Fig. 36
Dash panel Light switch
Fig. 37
Dash panel: light control. ●
Turn the switch to the required position
› ›
›
Fig. 37. 30
The essentials
On the instrument panel Fig. 53
Instrument panel, on dash panel. Red warning lamps
Central warning lamp: additional
information on the instrument pan-
el display–
Parking brake on.›››
page
175
Do not continue driving!
The brake fluid level is too low or
there is a fault in the brake system.››› page
174
››› page
175
Lit up or flashing: Do not continue driving!
Fault in the steering.››› page
167
Driver or passenger has not fas-
tened seat belt.›››
page
77
Use the foot brake! Yellow warning lamps
Central warning lamp: additional
information on the instrument pan-
el display–
Front brake pads worn.
›››
page
177
it lights up:
Fault in the ESC, or dis-
connection caused by the system.
flashes: ESC or ASR activated.
it lights up:
fault in the ASR or dis-
connection caused by the system.
flashes: ASR working.
ASR manually deactivated.
Or else
: ESC in Sport mode.››› page
177
ABS faulty or does not work.
Rear fog light switched on.›››
page
30
lights up or flashes:
fault in the
emission control system.››› page
194
it lights up:
pre-heating of diesel
engine.
››› page
195
flashes: fault in the diesel engine
management.
fault in the petrol engine manage-
ment.›››
page
194
lights up or flashes:
fault in the
steering system.››› page
167
Tyre pressure too low, or fault in
the tyre pressure monitoring sys-
tem.›››
page
282» 45
The essentials
Air distribution towards the footwell.
Upward air distribution.
Heated rear window: this only works when the engine is running and switches off automatically after a maximum of 10 minutes.
Air recirculation
Seat heating buttons
Press the button to switch on or off the cooling system.
Press the button to apply the driver-side settings to the passenger side. Use the temperature regulator for the passenger side in order to set
a different temperature.
Automatic adjustment of temperature, fan, and air distribution.
Switching offPress the button or manually set the fan to .
››› in General notes on page 158
›››
page 165 50
The essentials
Air recirculation
Press the button to switch on or off the cooling system.
Seat heating buttons
››› in General notes on page 158
›››
page 163 How does the heating and the fresh air system work?
Fig. 62
In the centre console: heating system and
fresh air c
ontrols. To switch a specific function on, press the ap-
pr
opri
at
e button. Press the button again to
switch off the function. The LED on each control lights up to indicate
that the r
espective function of a control has
been switched on. 52
Self-help
Contents of the tyre mobility system* Fig. 104
Standard representation: contents of
the anti-p u
nct
ure kit. The anti-puncture kit is located underneath
the floor c
o
v
ering in the luggage compart-
ment. It includes the following components
››› Fig. 104:
Valve insert remover
Sticker indicating maximum speed “max.
80 km/h” or “max. 50 mph”
Filler tube with cap
Air compressor
ON/OFF switch
Air bleed screw (it can also be integrated
in the inflator tube).
1 2
3
4
5
6 Warning provided by tyre pressure moni-
t
orin
g sy
stem (it can also be integrated in
the inflator tube).
Tube for inflating tyres
12 volt connector
Bottle of sealant
Spare tyre valve
The valve insert remover 1 has a gap at the
lo w
er end f
or the valve insert. The valve in-
sert can only be screwed or unscrewed in this
way. This also applies to its replacement part 11 .
WARNING
When inflating the wheel, the air compressor
and the inflat or t
ube may become hot.
● Protect hands and skin from hot parts.
● Do not place the hot flexible inflator tube or
hot air compr
essor on flammable material.
● Allow them to cool before storing the de-
vice.
● If
it is not possible to inflate the tyre to at
lea
st 2.0 bars (29 psi / 200 kPa), the tyre is
too badly damaged. The sealant is not in a
good condition to seal the tyre. Do not con-
tinue driving. Seek specialist assistance. CAUTION
Switch off the air compressor after a maxi-
mum of 8 oper ation
al minutes to avoid over- 7
8
9
10
11 heating! Before switching on the air compres-
sor again, l
et
it cool for several minutes. Check after 10 minutes of driving
Screw in the inflator tube
›››
Fig. 104 8 again and check the pressure on the gauge
7 .
1.3 bar (19 p s
i / 130 kPa) and lower:
● Stop the vehicle! The tyre c
annot be sealed
sufficiently with the tyre mobility set.
● You should obtain professional assistance
›››
.
1.4 b ar (20 p
s
i / 140 kPa) and higher:
● Set the tyre pressure to the correct value
again.
● Car
efully resume your journey, without ex-
ceeding 80 km/h (50 mph), u
ntil you reach
the nearest specialised workshop and re-
place the tyre. WARNING
Driving with an unsealed tyre is dangerous
and can c au
se accidents and serious injury.
● Do not continue driving if the tyre pressure
is 1.3
bar (19 psi / 130 kPa) and lower.
● Seek specialist assistance. 95
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Emergencies
Fuses and bulbs F u
se
s
Introduction In general, a fuse can be assigned to various
electric
al
components. Likewise, an electrical
component can be protected by several
fuses.
Only replace fuses when the cause of the
problem has been solved. If a newly inserted
fuse blows after a short time, you must have
the electrical system checked by a special-
ised workshop as soon as possible. WARNING
The high voltages in the electrical system can
give seriou s
electrical shocks, causing burns
and even death!
● Never touch the electrical wiring of the igni-
tion syst
em.
● Take care not to cause short circuits in the
electrica
l system. WARNING
Using unsuitable fuses, repairing fuses or
bridging a c urr
ent circuit without fuses can
cause a fire and serious injury. ●
Never u se a f
use with a higher value. Only
replace fuses with a fuse of the same amper-
age (same colour and markings) and size.
● Never repair a fuse.
● Never replace a fuse by a metal strip, staple
or simil
ar. CAUTION
● To pr ev
ent damage to the vehicle's electric
system, before replacing a fuse always turn
off the ignition, the lights and all electrical
elements and remove the key from the igni-
tion.
● If you replace a fuse with higher-rating
fuse,
you could cause damage to another part
of the electrical system.
● Protect the fuse boxes when open to pre-
vent the entr
y of dust or humidity as they can
damage the electrical system.
● Always carefully remove the fuse box cov-
ers and r
efit them correctly to avoid problems
with your vehicle. Note
● One component m
ay have more than one
fuse.
● Several components may run on a single
fuse.
● In the
vehicle, there are more fuses than
those indicat
ed in this chapter. These should
only be changed by a specialised workshop. ●
Po s
itions not containing a fuse do not ap-
pear in the following tables.
● Some of the equipment listed in the tables
below pert
ain only to certain versions of the
model or are optional extras.
● Please note that the above lists, while cor-
rect at
the time of printing, are subject to
change. Fuses to the left of the instrument
panel
Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›
page 58
Only replace fuses with a fuse of the same
amperage (same colour and markings) and
size.
No.Consumer/Amps
1Tow Hook20
2Cigarette lighter /Power point20
3Sound amplifier30
6Central locking40
8Heating fan/Climatronic30
10Tow Hook20
11CNG Solenoid Valves7.5 100
Controls and displays
Operation
C ontr
o
ls and displays
General instrument panel Electric window controls*
. . . . . . . . .135
Door release lever
Contr o
l for adjusting electric exteri-
or mirrors* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Air vents
Lev er f
or:
– Turn signals/main beam head-
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
– Crui se c
ontrol* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Depending on equipment fitted:
– Lev er f
or cruise control . . . . . . . . . .198
Steering wheel with horn and – Driver airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
– On-boar d c
omputer controls . . . .35
– Contro
ls for radio, telephone,
navigation and speech dialogue
system ›››
Booklet Radio
– Paddle levers for tiptronic gear-
shift (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . .185
Instrument panel and warning
lamp s:
– In
struments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
8 –
Warnin
g and indic
ation lamps . . .45
Lever for:
– Winds
creen wipers and washer . .143
– Window w
asher-wiper system* . .143
– Multi-f
unction display control* . .35
Infotainment system:
Hazard w
arning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Depending on the equipment,
glove c
ompartment with: . . . . . . . . .150
– CD pla
yer* and/or SD card*
››› Booklet Radio
Passenger airbag* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Front passenger airbag disconnec-
tion switc
h* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Switches for:
– Heating and
ventilation . . . . . . . . . 161
– Air conditionin g* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
– C
limatr
onic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Front passenger seat heating con-
tro l* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Ge
ar lever
– Manual g
earbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
– Autom atic
gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Depending on the equipment, but-
ton s
for:
– Central locking* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
– Star t
-Stop operation button . . . . .196
– SEAT Driv
e Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18 –
Park
a
ssist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
– Tyr
e pressure monitoring* . . . . . . .282
Handbrake lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Starter button (Keyless Access lock-
ing and ignition sys
tem) . . . . . . . . . . 171
Depending on the equipment:
– USB/AUX-IN inp
ut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
– Connectivity
Box/Wireless Charg-
er* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Driver seat heating control* . . . . . . .148
Ignition lock (vehicles without Key-
les
s Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Steering column control lever* . . . .20
Fuse housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Bonnet release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
Headlight range control* . . . . . . . . . .142
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Note
● Some of the equipment li
sted in this sec-
tion is only fitted on certain models or are op-
tional extras.
● A separate Instructions Manual is enclosed
if the v
ehicle is equipped with a factory-fitted
radio, CD player, AUX IN connection or navi-
gation system.
● The arrangement of switches and controls
on right-hand driv
e models* may be slightly
different from the layout shown in » 19
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22
23
24
25
26
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Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety