Advice
Wheels
Wheel s
and ty
res
General notes Avoiding damage
– If you have to drive over a kerb or similar
ob s
tacle, drive very slowly and at a right
angle.
– Keep grease, oil and fuel off the tyres.
– Inspect the tyres regularly for damage
(cuts, c r
acks or blisters, etc.). Remove any
foreign objects embedded in the treads.
Storing tyres
– When you remove the tyres, mark them in
order to m
aintain the same direction of ro-
tation when they are installed again.
– When removed, the wheels and/or tyres
should be s
tored in a cool, dry and prefera-
bly dark location.
– Store tyres in a vertical position, if they are
not fitted on wheel
rims.
New tyres
New tyres must be run in ›››
page 164.
The tread depth of new tyres may vary, ac-
cording to the type and make of tyre and the
tread pattern. Concealed damage
Damage t
o tyres and rims is often not readily
visible. If you notice unusual vibrations or the
vehicle pulling to one side, this may indicate
that one of the tyres is damaged. They
should be checked immediately by a Techni-
cal Service.
Tyres with directional tread pattern
An arrow on the tyre sidewall indicates the di-
rection of rotation on tyres with directional
tread. Always observe the direction of rota-
tion indicated when fitting the wheel. This
guarantees optimum grip and helps to avoid
aquaplaning, excessive noise and wear. WARNING
● New tyr e
s do not have maximum grip dur-
ing the first 500 km. Drive particularly care-
fully to avoid possible accidents.
● Never drive with damaged tyres. This may
cause an ac
cident.
● If you notice unusual vibrations or if the ve-
hicle p
ulls to one side when driving, stop the
vehicle immediately and check the tyres for
damage. Tyre pressure monitoring system
Fig. 176
Location of the tyre pressure sticker. The correct tyre pressure can be seen on the
s
tic
k
er on the inside of the fuel tank flap
››› Fig. 176.
1. Read the required tyre inflation pressure from the stic
ker. The values refer to Sum-
mer tyres.
2. The tyre pressures should only be checked when the tyre
s are cold. The slightly raised
pressures of warm tyres must not be re-
duced.
3. Adjust the tyre pressure to the load you are carr
ying.
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Advice
Unbalanced wheels should be rebalanced, as
they other
w
ise cause excessive wear on
steering, suspension and tyres. A wheel must
also be rebalanced when a new tyre is fitted.
Incorrect wheel alignment
Incorrect running gear alignment causes ex-
cessive tyre wear, impairing the safety of the
vehicle. If tyres show excessive wear, you
should have the wheel alignment checked by
a Technical Service. WARNING
There is a serious danger of accidents if a tyre
bur s
ts during driving!
● The tyres must be replaced at the latest
when the trea
d wear indicators are worn
››› page 211. Failure to follow this instruction
could result in an accident. Worn tyres do not
grip well at high speeds on wet roads. There
is also a greater risk of “aquaplaning”.
● At continuously high speeds, a tyre with in-
sufficient
pressure flexes more. This causes it
to overheat. This can cause tread separation
and tyre blow-out. Risk of accident. Always
observe the recommended tyre pressures.
● If tyres show excessive wear, you should
have the ru
nning gear checked by a Technical
Service.
● Keep chemicals such as oil, fuel and brake
fluid awa
y from tyres.
● Damaged wheels and tyres must be re-
plac
ed immediately! For the sake of the environment
Under-inflated tyres will increase fuel con-
sumption. New tyres and wheels
New tyres and wheels have to be run in.
The tyr
e
s and wheel rims are an essential
part of the vehicle's design. Those approved
by SEAT are specially matched to the charac-
teristics of the vehicle and make a major con-
tribution to good road-holding and safe han-
dling ››› .
T y
r
es should be replaced at least in pairs and
not individually (i.e. both front tyres or both
rear tyres together). A knowledge of tyre des-
ignations makes it easier to choose the cor-
rect tyres. Radial tyres have the tyre designa-
tions marked on the sidewall, for example:
195/65 R15 91T
This contains the following information:
Tyre width in mm
Height/width ratio in %
Tyre construction: Radial
Rim diameter in inches
Load rating code
Speed rating
195
65
R
15
91
T The tyres could also have the following infor-
mation:
● A direction of
rotation symbol
● “Reinforced” denotes heavy-duty tyres.
The manufact
uring date is also indicated on
the tyre sidewall (possibly only on the inner
side of the wheel).
“DOT ... 1103 ...” means, for example, that
the tyre was produced in the 11th week of
2003.
We recommend that work on tyres and
wheels be carried out by a Technical Service.
They are familiar with the procedure and
have the necessary special tools and spare
parts as well as the proper facilities for dis-
posing of the old tyres.
Any technical service has full information on
the technical requirements when installing or
changing tyres, wheels or wheel trims. WARNING
● We r ec
ommend that you use only wheels
and tyres which have been approved by SEAT
for your model. Failure to do so could impair
vehicle handling. Risk of accident.
● Avoid running the vehicle on tyres that are
more than 6
years old. If you have no alterna-
tive, you should drive slowly and with extra
care at all times. 212
Wheels
●
Never u se o
ld tyres or those with an un-
known “history of use”.
● If wheel trims are retrofitted, you must en-
sure th
at the flow of air to the brakes is not
restricted. This could cause the brake system
to overheat.
● All four wheels must be fitted with radial
tyre
s of the same type, size (rolling circumfer-
ence) and the same tread pattern. For the sake of the environment
Old tyres must be disposed of according to
the l aw
s in the country concerned. Note
● A S EA
T Service Centre should be consulted
to find out whether wheels or tyres of differ-
ent sizes to those originally fitted by SEAT
can be fitted, and to find out about the com-
binations allowed between the front axle
(axle 1) and the rear axle (axle 2).
● For technical reasons, it is not generally
poss
ible to use the wheels from other vehi-
cles. This can also apply to wheels of the
same model. The use of wheels or tyres
which have not been approved by SEAT for
use with your model may invalidate the vehi-
cle's type approval for use on public roads.
● If the spare tyre is not the same as the
tyre
s that are mounted on the vehicle (e.g.
winter tyres) you should only use the spare
tyre for a short period of time and drive with extra care. Refit the normal road wheel as
soon as
po
ssible. Wheel bolts
The design of wheel bolts is matched to the
rims. If diff
er
ent wheel rims are fitted, the
correct wheel bolts with the right length and
correctly shaped bolt heads must be used.
This ensures that wheels are fitted securely
and that the brake system functions correctly.
In certain circumstances, you should not use
wheel bolts from a different vehicle, even if it
is the same model ››› page 187. WARNING
If the wheel bolts are not tightened correctly,
the wheel c ou
ld become loose while driving.
Risk of accident.
● The wheel bolts must be clean and turn
eas
ily. Never apply grease or oil to them.
● Use only wheel bolts which belong to the
wheel.
● If the pr
escribed torque of the wheel bolts
is t
oo low, they could loosen whilst the vehi-
cle is in motion. Risk of accident! If the tight-
ening torque is too high, the wheel bolts and
threads can be damaged. CAUTION
The prescribed tightening torque for wheel
bolt s
for steel and alloy wheels is 120 Nm. Tyre pressure
Fig. 179
Centre console: tyre monitoring sys-
t em b
utt
on. The tyre monitoring lamp * c
omp
ar
es
wheel revolutions and with it, using the ESC,
the wheel diameter of each wheel. If the di-
ameter of a wheel changes, the tyre control
lamp lights up. The wheel diameter
changes when:
● Tyre pressure is insufficient.
● The tyre structure is damaged.
● The vehicle is unbalanced because of a
load. »
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Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Advice
● The wheel s
of
one axle are under more
pressure (for example, driving with a trailer or
on steep slopes).
● The vehicle is fitted with snow chains.
● The temporary spare wheel is fitted.
● The wheel on one axle is changed.
Tyr
e pressure adjustment
On adjusting tyre pressure or changing one
or more wheels, the ››› Fig. 179 button must
be kept pressed down, with the ignition on,
until an acoustic signal is heard.
Store the new tyre pressure in the Easy Con-
nect system with the button and the func-
tion b utt
on Set
up
› ›
›
page 24.
If the wheels are under excessive load (for ex-
ample, driving with a trailer or heavy load),
the tyre pressure must be increased to the
recommended value for a full load (see the
sticker on the inside of the fuel flap). If the
tyre monitor system button is pressed down,
the new tyre pressures are confirmed.
The tyre pressure control lamp lights up
If the tyre pressure of a wheel is much lower
than the value set by the driver, then the tyre
pressure control lamp ››› will light up.
WARNING
● When the tyr e pr
essure control lamp lights
up, reduce speed immediately and avoid any sudden turning or braking manoeuvre. Stop
when pos
s
ible, and check the tyre pressure
and status.
● The driver is responsible for maintaining
correct
tyre pressures. For this reason, tyre
pressure must be regularly checked.
● Under certain circumstances (e.g. when
driving in a s
porty manner, in winter condi-
tions or on a dirt track) the tyre control lamp
may light up belatedly or may function incor-
rectly. Note
If the battery is disconnected, the yellow
warnin g l
amp lights up after turning the
ignition on. This should turn off after a brief
journey. Winter service
W int
er ty
res In winter conditions winter tyres will consid-
er
ab
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 must be inflated to a pressure of
0.2 bar (2.9 psi/20 kPa) higher than the pres-
sures specified for summer tyres (see sticker
on fuel tank flap). Winter tyres must be fitted on all four wheels.
Information on permitt
ed winter tyre sizes
can be found in the vehicle's registration
documentation. Use only radial winter tyres.
All tyre sizes listed in the vehicle documenta-
tion also apply to winter tyres.
Winter tyres lose their effectiveness when the
tread is worn down to a depth of 4 mm.
The speed rating code ››› page 212, New
tyres and wheels determines the following
speed limits for winter tyres: ››› max. 160 km/h (99 mph)
m
ax. 180 km/h (112 mph)
m ax. 190 km/h (118 mph)
m
ax. 210 km/h (130 mph)
In some countries, vehicles which can exceed
the speed rating of the fitted tyre must have
an appropriate sticker in the driver's field of
view. These stickers are available from your
technical service. The legal requirements of
each country must be followed.
Do not have winter tyres fitted for unnecessa-
rily long periods. Vehicles with summer tyres
handle better when the roads are free of
snow and ice.
If you have a flat tyre, please refer to the
notes on the spare wheel ››› page 212, New
tyres and wheels .
Q
S
T
H
214
Index
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
200
ti ltin
g panoramic roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Coming Home Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Contact key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Control and warning lamps alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166, 168
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
windscreen washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Controls and displays general instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Controls on the steering wheel operating the audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
operating the telephone and audio system . . 103
Convenience closing tilting panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Convenience opening windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Coolant checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Coolant level control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Coolant temperature
contro l lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
cooling system checking coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Cooling system checking coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204, 205
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Correct sitting position front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
rear seat passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 180 adjusting the stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
complete deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
temporary deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
D Dangers in not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Deactivating the front passenger front airbag . . . 14
Deactivation of front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Diesel diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Diesel engine particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Diesel particulate filter malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Direction of rotation tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 95 Disposal
seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Door handle de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Door lock de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Door lock cylinder de-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Doors childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Double headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 57, 58, 59
Driver information system additional electrical appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
bonnet, rear lid and doors open . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
engine oil temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
journey data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
warning and information messages . . . . . . . . . 29
Driving driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
235
Index
Driving abroad he a
dlights
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Driving assistance systems cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Driving data data summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Driving on flooded roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
E E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 99
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Efficiency programme additional electrical appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Electrical power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 114 convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Electrolyte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 154 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 156
Electronic differential lock (XDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
bul bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
emergency warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
first-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
panoramic/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Emergency operation selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Emission control system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Engine assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 198, 201 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204, 205
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
windscreen washer liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
check ing level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
G12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
G13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Engine fault control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 201 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 204
check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine oil pressure control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Environment ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Environmental tips refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 electronic stability control . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 154
sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
see also Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . 152
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Exhaust gas emission control system . . . . . . . . . 167
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Heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 139
He atin
g and fr
esh air system
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Heating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Hill driving assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Hydraulic Brake Assist automatic hazard warning lights activation . . 155
I Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Identifying letters on engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 147
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 147
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 assist systems submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
distance travelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
doors, bonnet and rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
ECO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
journey data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
MKB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
second speed display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
selector lever position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
warning and information messages . . . . . . . . . 29 Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Inspection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 95
instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
service interval indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Interior view left guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
right-hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 20
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ISOFIX System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
J Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 mounting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Journey data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
K
Key-operated switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Key by remote control unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Keys replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
synchronise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Kick-down
automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
L
Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Leaving Home Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Lifting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lighting of the instrument panel, . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 117 adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
additional brake light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
automatic lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
changing the bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
fog lights with cornering function . . . . . . . . . . 121
headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
interior light and front reading lights . . . . . . . . 90
interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
lighting of the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . 121
light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
luggage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
main beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Load compartment in the luggage compartment see Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . 133
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 133
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screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
s pec
i
al characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Rear Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Rear drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Rear fog light control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10
Rear seat passengers see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 57, 58, 59
Rear shelf store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Rear View Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rear window automatic wiper-washer . . . . . . . . 124
Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rear Window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Rear window wiper blade changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 opening fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Repair work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Replacing the battery of the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Reset the trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 95
Rims changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Roll-back function tilting panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Roof lug
gage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
attach the cross bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Rubber seals care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Run-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Running in engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
S safe driving safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Safe Security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
deactivating the front passenger airbag . . . . . . 14
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safety instructions coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 72
Safety notes seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Saving tips (efficiency programme) . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Seat belt position
for pre gnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 64
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
protective function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 66
safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
SEAT Drive Profile System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Selective opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Selector lever (automatic gearbox) manual release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Service notification: read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Side airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Side and interior bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Single headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 218
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Speed warning device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
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