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About this manual
This manual contains a description of the
equipment supplied with the vehicle at the
time this manual was published. Some of the
units described herein will not be available
until a later date or are only available in cer -
tain markets.
Because this is a general manual for the
ATECA range, some of the equipment and
functions that are described in this manual
are not included in all types or variants of the
model; they may vary or be modified depend -
ing on the technical requirements and on the
market; this is in no way deceptive advertis-
ing.
The illustrations are intended as a general
guide and may vary from the equipment fitted
in your vehicle in some details.
The steering indications (left, right, forward,
reverse) appearing in this manual refer to the
normal driving movements of the vehicle ex -
cept when otherwise indicated.
The audiovisual material only is intended to
help users to understand certain car function -
alities better. It does not replace the instruc -
tion manual. Please use the instruction manu-
al to obtain more comprehensive information
and indications.
The equipment marked with an aster -
isk* is fitted as standard only in certain
versions, and is only supplied as op -
tional extras for some versions, or are
only offered in certain countries.
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®. Although the copyright symbol does
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mation on safety. They warn you about possi -
ble dangers of accident or injury.
CAUTION
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potential sources of damage to your vehicle.
For the sake of the environment
Texts preceded by this symbol contain rele-
vant information concerning environmental
protection.
Note
Texts preceded by this symbol contain additio -
nal information.
This manual is divided into six large parts,
which are:
1. The essentials
2. Safety
3. Emergencies
4. Operation
5. Tips
6. Technical data
At the end of this manual, there is a detailed
alphabetical index that will help you quickly
find the information you require.

Foreword
This Instruction Manual and its correspond-
in
g s
upplements should be read carefully to
familiarise yourself with your vehicle.
Besides the regular care and maintenance of
the vehicle, its correct handling will help pre-
serve its value.
For safety reasons, always note the informa-
tion concerning accessories, modifications
and part replacements.
If selling the vehicle, give all of the on-board
documentation to the new owner, as it
should be kept with the vehicle. You can access the information in this man-
ual u
sing:
● Thematic table of contents that follows the
manual’s
general chapter structure.
● Visual table of contents that uses graphics
to indic
ate the pages containing “essential”
information, which is detailed in the corre-
sponding chapters.
● Alphabetical index with many terms and
synon
yms to help you find information. WARNING
Read and always observe safety informa-
tion c onc

erning the passenger's front air-
bag ››› page 79, Important information
regarding the front passenger's airbag .»

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The e s
sentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interior view (left-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Interior view (right-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 57
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Correct position for passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Seat belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Why wear a seat belt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 71
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Vehicle tool kit, anti-puncture kit* . . . . . . . . . . 83
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Manual unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 85
Tow-starting and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Change the front bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Change the rear bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instruments and warning/control lamps . . . . . 102
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Introduction to the Easy Connect system* . . . . 108
System settings (CAR)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Steering wheel controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Opening and closing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rear lid (luggage compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Adjusting the seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . 143
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 147
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Auxiliary heater (additional heater) . . . . . . . . . 161
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Start and stop the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
box*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Engine management and exhaust gas purifica-
tion sys
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Start-Stop System* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Auto Hold Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 3

The essentials
Special Characteristics
● The anti-theft alarm will remain active when
v ehic
les are unlocked. However, the alarm
will not be triggered ›››
 page 112.
● After the driver door is opened, you have
15 second
s to switch on the ignition. Once
this time has elapsed, the alarm is triggered.
● Switch the ignition on. The electronic im-
mob
ilizer recognises a valid vehicle key and
deactivates the anti-theft alarm system. Note
The anti-theft alarm is not activated when the
v ehic

le is locked manually using the key
shaft ›››
 page 112. Manual locking of the doors with no
loc
k

cylinder Fig. 4
Locking the door manually. If the central locking system should fail to
w
ork

at any time, doors with no lock cylinder
will have to be locked separately.
A mechanical locking device (only visible
when the door is open) is provided on the
front passenger door.
● Pull the cap out of the opening.
● Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it
to the right
as far as it will go (if the door is
on the right side) or to the left (if the door is
on the left side).
Once the door has been closed it can no lon-
ger be opened from the outside. Pull the inte-
rior door handle once to unlock and open the
door.
Rear lid Fig. 5
Rear lid: handle Fig. 6
Rear lid: button to close rear lid. The rear lid opening system operates electri-
c
al

ly. It is activated by exerting slight pres-
sure on the handle ››› Fig. 5.
To lock/unlock, press the button  or button
 ››› Fig. 1 on the remote control key.
A warning appears on the instrument panel
display if the rear lid is open or not properly
closed.* An audible warning is also given if it
is opened while the vehicle is moving faster
than 6 km/h (4 mph)*.
Opening and closing
● Opening the rear lid: Exert slight pressure
on the handl
e. The rear lid opens automati-
cally.
● Closing the rear lid: hold one of the han-
dle
s on the inner trim and close it by sliding
down, or press the button on the rear lid*
››› Fig. 6.10

The essentials
 Fr ont fog lights:
mo ve the switch to the
first position, from positions  ,  or .
 Rear fog light: move the switch completely
from positions ,  or  .
● Switching off fog lights: Push the switch or
turn it
to the  position.

››› in Side light and dipped beam head-
light on page 131
››› page 131 Turn signal and main beam lever
Fig. 36
Turn signal and main beam lever More the lever to the required position:
Right t

urn signal: Right-hand parking
light (ignition switched off).
1 Left turn signal: Left-hand parking light
(ignition sw
it

ched off).
Main beam switched on: Control lamp 
lit up on the instrument panel.
Headlight flasher: lit up when the lever is
pushed. Control lamp  lit up.
Lever all the way down to switch it off.

››› in Turn signal and main beam lever
on page 132
››› page 131 Hazard warning lights
Fig. 37
Dash panel: switch for hazard warn-
in g lights. Switched on, for example:
●
When approaching a traffic jam
2 3
4 ●
In an emer g

ency
● The vehicle has broken down
● When towing or being towed

››› in Hazard warning lights  on
page 136
››› page 135 Interior lights
Fig. 38
Detail of headliner: front interior light-
in g.
KnobFunction 
Switches interior lights off.

Switches interior lights on.
24

The essentialsMenuSubmenuPossible settingDescription
TyresTyre pressure monitoringTyre pressure storing (Calibration)›››
page 295
Winter tyresActivation and deactivation of the speed warning. Setting the speed warning value››› page 299
Driver assistance
ACC (adaptive cruise control)Activation/deactivation: Gear programme, temporary distance from the vehicle in front (dis-
tance level)››› page 197
Front Assist (ambient traffic
monitoring system)Activation/deactivation: monitoring system, advance warning, distance warning display››› page 207
City emergency braking func-
tionActivation/deactivation of the City emergency braking function.››› page 211
Lane Assist (system warning
you if you leave the lane)Activation/deactivation: Lane Assist, Adaptive Lane Guidance››› page 213
Detection of traffic signsThe following functions can be activated and deactivated:
– Display of traffic signs on the multi-function display
– Trailer recognition (display of traffic signs for vehicles with trailer)››› page 228
Fatigue detectionActivation/deactivation››› page 231
Parking and ma-
noeuvringParkPilotAutomatically activate, front volume, front sound settings, rear volume, rear sound settings,
adjust volume››› page 244
Vehicle lights
Vehicle interior lightingInstrument and control lighting, ambient door lighting, footwell lighting››› page 138
Coming home/Leaving home
functionStart time for “Coming home” function, start time for “Leaving home” function››› page 134
››› page 135
Motorway lightActivation/deactivation››› page 136
Mirrors/wind‐
screen wipersMirrorsSynchronised regulation, lower the rear-view mirror when reversing, fold in after parking››› page 14,
››› page 141
Windscreen wipersAutomatic windscreen wipers, wipe when reversing››› page 25
Opening and clos-
ingRadio-operated remote controlConvenience open function››› page 127
Central locking systemUnlocking doors, automatic locking/unlocking, audible confirmation››› page 112» 27

The essentialsMenuSubmenuPossible settingDescription
Multifunction
display–
Current consumption, average consumption, volume to fill up, convenience consumers,
ECOAdvice, travelling time, distance travelled, digital speed display, average speed, speed-
ing warning, oil temperature, coolant temperature, restore data “from start”, restore data
“total calculation”
››› page 29
Date and time–Time source, set the time, automatic summer time (DST) setting, select time zone, time for-
mat, set the date, date format–
Measurement units–Distance, speed, temperature, volume, consumption–
Service–Chassis number, date of next SEAT service inspection, date of next oil change service››› page 35
Factory settings–All settings can be reset: driver assistance, parking and manoeuvring, lights, rear view mir-
rors and windscreen wipers, opening and closing, multi-function display– 
››› in CAR menu (Setup) on page 108
›››
page 108 28

The essentials
Driver information system Intr oduction With the ignition switched on, it is possible
t
o r
ead the different functions of the display
by scrolling through the menus.
In vehicles with multifunction steering wheel,
the multifunction display can only be operat-
ed with the steering wheel buttons.
The number of menus displayed on the in-
strument panel will vary according to the ve-
hicle electronics and equipment.
A specialised workshop will be able to pro-
gramme or modify additional functions, ac-
cording to the vehicle equipment. SEAT rec-
ommends visiting a SEAT Official Service.
Some menu options can only be read when
the vehicle is at a standstill.
As long as a priority 1 warning is displayed, it
will not be possible to read the menus. Some
warning messages can be confirmed and
made to disappear with the windscreen wiper
lever button or the multifunction steering
wheel button.
The information system also provides the fol-
lowing information and displays (depending
on the vehicle's equipment):
Driving data ›››
page 33
■ Vehicle status ■
MFD fr om dep

arture
■ MFD from refuelling
■ MFD total calculation
Assist systems ››› table on page 30
■ Activate/deactivate Lane Assist
■ Reverse gear*
Navigation ››› Booklet Navigation system
Audio ››› Booklet Radio or ››› Booklet Naviga-
tion system
Telephone ››› Booklet Radio or ››› Book-
let Navigation system
Vehicle ››› table on page 30 WARNING
Any distraction may lead to an accident, with
the ri sk

of injury.
● Do not operate the instrument panel con-
tro
ls when driving. Using the menus on the instrument
p
anel Fig. 42
Windscreen wiper lever: control but-
t on

s. Fig. 43
Right side of multifunction steering
wheel: c ontr

ol buttons. The driver information system is controlled
w
ith the mu

ltifunction steering wheel buttons
››› Fig. 43 or with the windscreen wiper lever
››› Fig. 42 (if the vehicle is not equipped with
multifunction steering wheel). » 29