Operation
Park with Park Assist Fig. 203
On the instrument panel display: paral-
l el
parking. Finding a parking space. Park-
ing position. Manoeuvring. Fig. 204
On the instrument panel display: per-
pendic u
lar parking. Finding a parking space.
Parking position. Manoeuvring. Key to
Fig. 203 and Fig. 204:
M e
ssage to move forwards
Your vehicle
Parked vehicle
Parking space detected
Message to park
Message to press the brake pedal
Progress bar
1 2
3
4
5
6
7 Progress bars
The pr
ogr
ess bar
››› Fig. 203 7 and
›››
Fig. 204 7 on the
s c
reen of the instrument panel displays the
relative distance to be covered. The greater
the distance, the fuller the progress bar.
When driving forward, the content of the pro-
gress bar decreases upwards, and when re-
versing, it decreases downwards. Necessary conditions to park with Park As-
si
st
For parallel parking spacesFor perpendicularparking spaces
The traction control system (ASR) must be turned on ››› page 174. 236
Driver assistance systemsFor parallel parking
spacesFor perpendicularparking spaces
Do not exceed approxi-
mately 40 km/h (25 mph)
when driving past the parking space.Do not exceed approxi-
mately 20 km/h (12 mph)
when driving past the parking space.
Keep a distance between 0.5 and 2.0 metres when driv- ing past the parking space.
Length of the space:
length of the vehicle + 0.8 metresWidth of the space: width
of the vehicle + 0.8 me- tres
Do not exceed approximately 7 km/h (4 mph) when
parking. Parking
Do the following:
1.The necessary conditions have to be met to park
with Park Assist
››› page 236 and the parking
mode must be selected ››› page 234.
2.
Look at the display on the instrument panel to
see if the space has been detected as “appropri-
ate” and if the correct position for parking has
been reached ››› Fig. 203
or ››› Fig. 204 .
The space is considered “appropriate” if the dis-
play on the instrument panel shows the message
to park 5
.
3.Stop the vehicle and, after a brief pause, engage
the reverse gear.
4.Release the steering wheel
››› in Introduction
on page 232.
Do the following:
5.
Please note the following message: Active au-
tomatic steering. Watch out around
you.
While you keep watch around you, carefully start
accelerating up to no more than 7 km/h (4 mph).
During the parking manoeuvre, the system only
takes charge of the steering. You, as the driver,
have to accelerate, engage the clutch if necessa-
ry, change gears and brake.
6.
Reverse until the ParkPilot continuous signal is
heard.
OR: reverse until the instrument panel displays
the message to go forwards ››› Fig. 203 1or
››› Fig. 204 1.
OR: reverse until the instrument panel displays
the message Park Assist finished
.
The progress bar 7 indicates the distance to
cover ››› page 236.
7.
Press down the brake pedal until the Park Assist
system has finished turning the steering wheel.
OR: until the symbol on the instrument panel
display switches off.
8.Select first gear.
Do the following:
9.
Go forward until the ParkPilot continuous signal
is heard.
OR: go forward until the instrument panel display
shows the message to reverse.
The Park Assist system steers the vehicle forward
and back until it centres it in the space ››› Fig. 203
or ››› Fig. 204 .
10.
For best results, wait at the end of each manoeu-
vre until the Park Assist system has finished turn-
ing the steering wheel.
The parking manoeuvre ends when a correspond-
ing message is displayed on the instrument panel
and, in some cases, an acoustic signal sounds. Note
If the manoeuvre is terminated prematurely
durin g p
arking, the result may not be the
best. 237
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Operation
Exiting a parking space with Park As-
s i
st (only for parallel spaces) Fig. 205
On the instrument panel display: ex-
itin g a p
arallel parking space. Key to the
Fig. 205:
P ark
ed vehicle
Your vehicle in reverse gear
Progress bar to indicate the distance left
to cover
Message giving the proposed manoeuvre
to exit the parking space
Necessary conditions to exit a parking space
with Park Assist
● Only for parallel parking spaces
● The traction control system (ASR) must be
turned on ›
›› page 174.
● Length of the space: len
gth of the vehicle
+ 0.5 metres 1 2
3
4 ●
Do not e
xceed approximately 7 km/h
(4 mph) when exiting the parking space.
Exiting a parking space
Do the following:
For parallel parking spaces
1.The necessary conditions to exit a parking space
with Park Assist have to be met ››› page 238.
2.Switch on the engine ››› page 165.
3.
Press the button ››› Fig. 200.
A control lamp on the button lights up when
the system is switched on.
4.Turn on the corresponding turn signal towards
the road you will enter when exiting the parking
space.
5.Engage reverse gear or turn the selector lever to
position R.
6.
Release the steering wheel ››› in Introduction
on page 232.
Please note the following message: Active
automatic steering. Watch out around
you.
While you keep watch around you, carefully start
accelerating up to no more than 7 km/h (4 mph).
When exiting the parking space, the system only
takes charge of the steering. You, as the driver,
have to accelerate, engage the clutch if necessa-
ry, change gears and brake.
For parallel parking spaces
7.
Reverse until the ParkPilot continuous signal is
heard.
OR: reverse until the instrument panel display
shows the message to go forward.
The progress bar ››› Fig. 205 3 indicates the dis-
tance to cover ››› page 236.
8.
Press down the brake pedal until the Park Assist
system has finished turning the steering wheel.
OR: press down the brake pedal until the sym-
bol on the instrument panel display switches off.
9.
Go forward until the ParkPilot continuous signal
is heard.
OR: go forward until the instrument panel display
shows the message to reverse.
The Park Assist system steers the vehicle forward
and back until it can exit the space.
10.
The vehicle can exit the space when a corre-
sponding message is displayed on the instru-
ment panel and, in some cases, an acoustic sig-
nal sounds.
Take charge of the steering with the turning an-
gle set by the Park Assist system.
11.Paying attention to the traffic, exit the parking
space. 238
Driver assistance systems
Automatic braking intervention by
P ark
Assist Park Assist helps the driver by automatically
br
ak
ing in certain situations.
The driver is always responsible for braking
in time ››› .
Aut om
atic braking intervention to avoid ex-
ceeding the speed limit
To avoid exceeding the speed limit of approx-
imately 7 km/h (4 mph) when entering or
leaving a parking space, the brakes may acti-
vate automatically. After automatically acti-
vating the brakes, the manoeuvres to enter or
exit a parking space may continue.
The brakes are only automatically activated
once for each attempt to enter or exit a park-
ing space. If the speed of approximately
7 km/h (4 mph) is exceeded again, the corre-
sponding operation is halted.
Automatic braking to reduce damages
Depending on certain conditions, the Park
Assist system can automatically brake the ve-
hicle when faced with an obstacle, briefly ac-
tioning and holding down the brake ped-
al ››› . Following this the driver must press
the br ak
e pedal.
Automatic braking intervention to reduce
damage leads to the parking manoeuvre fin-
ishing. WARNING
The automatic braking intervention by Park
As s
ist should never tempt you to take any
risk that may compromise safety. The system
is not a replacement for driver awareness.
● The Park Assist system is subject to certain
limitation
s inherent to the system. In certain
situations, the automatic braking interven-
tion may only work in a limited way or not
work at all.
● Always be ready to use the brakes yourself!
● The automatic braking intervention will end
aft
er approximately 1.5 seconds. Following
this, brake the vehicle yourself. Parking System Plus (ParkPi-
lot)*
D e
scription Fig. 206
Represented area. During parking, P
ark
ing System Plus assists
the driver by visually and audibly warning
them about obstacles detected in front of
and behind the vehicle.
There are ultrasound sensors integrated in
the front and rear bumpers. When they detect
an obstacle, you are alerted by audible warn-
ings and visually on the Easy Connect sys-
tem.
In the event of danger of a frontal collision,
the audible warnings come from the front of
the vehicle, and in the event of the danger of
a rear-end collision they come from the rear.
Make particularly sure that the sensors are
not covered by adhesives, residues and the
like, as this could affect the system's opera-
tion. Cleaning instructions ››› page 268.
The approximate measurement range of the
sensors is:
1.20 m
1.60 m
0.90 m
As you approach the obstacle, the time inter-
val between the audible warnings will be re-
duced. When you reach around 0.30 m the
warning will be constant: do not continue to
move forward (or backward)!
If you maintain separation from the obstacle,
the volume of the warning begins to reduce »
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Parking Aid connection
● Engage reverse (for manual gears) or set
the sel ect
or lever to R (for automatic gears).
Parking Aid disconnection
● Place the selector level in position P, N or D
(for aut
omatic gearboxes) or disengage re-
verse (for manual gearboxes). If you set the
lever to N or D, the system will remain active
for approximately 8 seconds before switching
off, except with Area View, when it will be
switched off immediately after engaging re-
verse.
Temporary suppression of sound in Parking
Aid
● Press the fu
nction button. If you have the
Area View system installed you cannot use
the temporary suppression of sound in Park-
ing Aid.
Switch from reduced to full-screen view if the
rear assist is fitted (Rear View Camera
“RVC”)
● Press the car icon in the reduced view.
If nec
essary, switch to the rear-assist image
(Rear View Camera “RVC”)
● Engage reverse gear or turn the selector
lev
er to position R.
● OR: press the RVC f
unction icon. Segments of the visual indication
Fig. 211
Parking Aid display on the Easy Con-
nect sy
stem screen. The distance to the obstacles can be estima-
t
ed w
ith the help of the segments at the rear
of the vehicle.
The optical indication of the segments works
as follows:
they are displayed if the
obstacle is not in the vehicle's direction
of travel, even when the electric parking
brake is activated.
obstacles located in the
vehicle's trajectory and which are more
than 30 cm away from the vehicle are
displayed in yellow.
obstacles that are less than
30 cm away from the vehicle are dis-
played in red.
White segments:
Yellow segments:
Red segments: Whenever the obstacle is located in the vehi-
cl
e’s direction of travel, the corresponding
audible warning will sound.
As the vehicle approaches an obstacle, the
segments are displayed closer to the vehicle.
When the penultimate segment is displayed,
this means that the vehicle has reached the
collision zone. In the collision zone, the ob-
stacles are represented in red, including
those out of the path. Do not continue to re-
verse ››› in Description on page 244,
››
› in Description on page 245!
If
you are equipped with Area View
Segments are not displayed when the vehicle
is equipped with Area View.
The PDC system will issue an audible warning
for objects that are near the rear of the vehi-
cle, and the Area View image will be available
on the screen, giving a real image of the ob-
jects around the car.
Adjusting the display and audible
warnin
gs The settings for the display and audible
w
arnin
gs are controlled via the Easy Con-
nect*.
Rear volume*
Volume in the rear area.
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Instructions for use Fig. 215
In the rear lid handle: location of the
r e
ar assist camera A camera installed in the rear lid handle as-
s
i
sts the driver in reverse parking or manoeu-
vring ››› Fig. 215. The camera image is viewed
together with orientation lines projected by
the system on the Easy Connect system
screen. The bottom of the screen displays
part of the bumper corresponding to the
number plate area that will be used as refer-
ence by the driver.
Rear assist settings:
Rear assist offers the user the possibility to
change the image's brightness, contrast and
colour settings.
To change these settings:
● Park the vehicle in a safe place.
● Apply the parking brake. ●
Swit
ch the ignition on.
● If necessary, switch on the Easy Connect
sys
tem.
● Engage reverse gear or turn the selector
lev
er to position R.
● Press the fu
nction button displayed on
the right of the image.
● Make the desired adjustments on the menu
by
pressing the –/+ function buttons or by
moving the corresponding scroll button.
Necessary conditions for parking and ma-
noeuvring with the
The system should not be used in the follow-
ing cases:
● If the image displayed is not very reliable or
is
distorted, for example low visibility or dirty
lens.
● If the area behind the vehicle is not dis-
pl
ayed very clearly or is incomplete.
● If the vehicle is heavily loaded at the rear.
● If the position and installation angle of the
camer
a have been changed, e.g. after a rear-
end collision. Have the system checked by a
specialised workshop.
Familiarising yourself with the system
To familiarise yourself with the system, the
orientation lines and their function, SEAT rec-
ommends practising parking and manoeu-
vring with the rear assist in a place without too much traffic or in a car park when there
are g
ood weather and visibility conditions.
Cleaning the camera lens
Keep the camera lens clean and clear of snow
and ice:
● Moisten the lens using a normal alcohol-
ba
sed glass cleaning product and clean the
lens with a dry cloth.
● Remove snow using a small brush.
● Use de-icing spray to remove any ice. CAUTION
● Nev er u
se abrasive cleaning products to
clean the camera lens.
● Do not use hot or warm water to remove ice
or sno
w from the camera lens. Doing so could
damage the camera. 253
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into account the speed limit for vehicles with
tr
ai
lers in the corresponding country, as it
could be less than the speed limit for vehi-
cles without a trailer.
● Never attempt to “straighten” the towing
vehic
le and trailer while accelerating. WARNING
If the towing bracket has been retrofitted by a
non- S
EAT workshop, the Start-Stop system
must be disconnected manually whenever
driving with a trailer. Otherwise the brake
system could be damaged and could conse-
quently cause a serious accident or injury.
● Always disconnect the Start-Stop system
manua
lly when using a towing bracket that
has not been fitted by a SEAT workshop. Note
● Bef
ore hitching or unhitching a trailer, al-
ways deactivate the anti-theft alarm
››› page 112. Otherwise, the tilt sensor could
cause the alarm to go off.
● Do not drive with a trailer for the engine's
firs
t 1000 km ››› page 184.
● SEAT recommends that, if possible, the tow
hitc
h be disassembled or covered when it is
not going to be used. In the event of a rear-
end collision, the damage to the vehicle
could be greater if the bracket is fitted.
● Some retrofitted towing brackets cover the
re
ar towing eye. In these cases, the towing eye should not be used for tow-starting or for
t
o
wing other vehicles. For this reason, if the
vehicle has been retrofitted with a towing
bracket, always keep the tow hitch in the ve-
hicle when you disassemble it. Control lamp
The tow hitch is not securely locked in
position.
Check that the towing bracket is locked
››› page 257. Some warning and control lamps will light up
briefly
when the ignition i
s switched on to
check certain functions. They will switch off
after a few seconds. WARNING
If the warning lamps and the corresponding
me s
sages are ignored when they light up, the
vehicle may stall in traffic and cause acci-
dents and severe injuries.
● Never ignore the warning lamps or messag-
es.
● St
op the vehicle at the next opportunity
and in a saf
e place. CAUTION
Failure to heed the control lamps and corre-
s pondin
g text messages when they light up
may result in damage to the vehicle. Technical requirements
Vehicles that are
fact
ory-equipped with a
towing bracket fulfil all the technical and le-
gal requirements for driving with a trailer.
If the vehicle is retrofitted with a towing
bracket, only a bracket that is authorised for
the maximum authorised load of the trailer
that is to be towed may be fitted. The towing
bracket must be suitable for the vehicle and
the trailer and must be properly secured to
the vehicle's chassis. Only use a towing
bracket that has been authorised by SEAT for
this vehicle. Always check and take into ac-
count the towing bracket manufacturer's in-
structions. Never fit a towing bracket “with
weight distribution” or “load compensation”.
Towing bracket fitted on the bumper
Never fit a towing bracket to the bumper or to
the area where the bumper is mounted. The
towing bracket should not impair the bum-
per's function. Do not make modifications or
repairs to the exhaust system or the brake
system. Make regular checks to ensure that
the towing bracket is secure.
Engine cooling system
Driving with a trailer increases the load on
the engine and cooling system. The cooling
system should have sufficient coolant and be
prepared for the additional effort involved in
driving with a trailer.
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Towing bracket device*
Trailer brakes
If the tr
ailer has its own brake system, please
take the relevant legal requirements into ac-
count. Never connect the trailer's brake sys-
tem to the vehicle's brake system.
Tow rope
Always use a cable between the vehicle and
the trailer ››› page 259.
Trailer rear lights
The trailer's rear lights should comply with
the statutory safety regulations ››› page 259.
Never connect the trailer's rear lights directly
to the vehicle's electric system. If you are not
sure that the trailer's electrical connection is
correct, have it checked by a specialised
workshop. SEAT recommends visiting a SEAT
dealership for this.
Exterior mirrors
If you cannot see the area behind the trailer
with the exterior mirrors of the towing vehi-
cle, additional mirrors will have to be instal-
led in accordance with the regulations of the
country in question. The exterior mirrors
should be adjusted before you start driving
and must provide a sufficient field of vision
at the rear. Trailer maximum electricity consumption
ConsumersEurope, Asia,
Africa, South America and
Central AmericaAustralia
Brake lights (total)84 Watts108 Watts
Turn signal (on each
side)42 Watts54 Watts
Side lights (on each
side)50 Watts100 Watts
Reverse lights (on
each side)42 Watts54 Watts
Rear fog light42 Watts54 Watts
Never exceed the values indicated! WARNING
If the towing bracket is wrongly fitted or is
not the right
one, the trailer could become
detached from the vehicle and cause serious
injury. CAUTION
● If the r
ear lights of the trailer are not cor-
rectly connected, the vehicle's electronic sys-
tem may be damaged.
● If the trailer absorbs excessive electric cur-
rent, the
vehicle's electronic system may be
damaged. ●
Nev er c
onnect the trailer's electric system
directly to the electrical connections of the
tail lights or any other power sources. Only
use the connections intended for providing
electric current to the trailer. Electrical unlocking tow hitch
Fig. 217
On the right side of the luggage
c omp
artment: button for unlocking the tow
hitch.
› ›
›
table on page 2
The tow hitch is located in the bumper. The
electrical unlocking tow hitch cannot be dis-
assembled.
There should be no person, animal or object
in the path of the tow hitch ››› .
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