Frequently Asked Ques-
tion
sBefore driving
How do you adjust the seat?
››› page 19
How do you adjust the steering wheel? ››› page 20
How do you adjust the exterior mirrors? ››› page 20
How do you turn on the exterior lights? ››› page 31
How does the automatic gearbox selector lever work?
››› page 50
How do you refuel? ››› page 57
How do you activate the windscreen wipers and wind-
screen washer system? ››› page 33
Emergency situations
A warning lamp lights up or flashes. What does this
mean? ››› page 47
Where are the first-aid kit and the warning triangle in
the vehicle? ››› page 97
How do you open the bonnet? ››› page 17
How do you perform a jump start? ››› page 71
Where is the vehicle tool kit located? ››› page 65
How do you repair a tyre with the anti-puncture kit?
››› page 64
How do you change a wheel? ››› page 65
How do you change a fuse? ››› page 62
How do you change a light? ››› page 63
How do you tow a vehicle? ››› page 70
Useful tips
How do you set the time? ››› page 118
When should the vehicle inspection should be per-
formed? ››› page 43
What functions do the buttons/thumbwheels on the
steering wheel perform? ››› page 124
How do you remove the luggage compartment cover?
››› page 163
How do you drive in an economical and environmental-
ly-friendly way? ››› page 200
How do you check and top up the engine oil?
››› page 58
How do you check and top up the engine coolant?
››› page 59
How do you top up the windscreen washer fluid?
››› page 60
How do you check and top up the brake fluid?
››› page 60
How do you check and adjust tyre pressure values?
››› page 275
Vehicle washing tips ››› page 249
Functions of interest
Easy Connect, CAR menu ››› page 34
How does the START-STOP system work? ››› page 204
What parking assistants are available? ››› page 228
How does the rear assist work? ››› page 234
How does the adaptive cruise control work?
››› page 216
How can the SEAT driving mode be adjusted?
››› page 225
How does tyre pressure monitoring work? ››› page 278
How do you open the vehicle without a key (Keyless Ac-
cess)? ››› page 135
Interior lighting and ambient light ››› page 150
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Driver information System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Status display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 70 How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 73
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Correct position of the vehicle occupants . . . . 76
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Why wear a seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 84
Seat belt tensioners* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Description and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 100
Towing or tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Halogen headlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Changing the fog light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Changing the tail light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Changing the interior bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Instruments and warning/control lamps . . . . . 117
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Introduction to the Easy Connect system* . . . . 123
System settings (CAR)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Steering wheel controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Anti-theft alarm* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 R
ear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Adjusting the seat and head restraints . . . . . . 154
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 158
Practical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Manual air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
5
Table of Contents
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
bo x*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Ge
ar-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine management and emission control sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Driv
ing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Start-Stop System* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Emergency brake assist system (Front As-
sis
t)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
SEAT Drive Profile* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Fatigue detection (break recommendation)* . . 227
Parking aid (Park Pilot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Rear Assist “Rear View Camera”* . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Accessories and modifications to the vehi-
cle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Care and cleaningTaking care of your vehi-
cle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Care of the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Caring for the vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Checking and refilling levels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
AdBlue ®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Working in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . 263
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Spare wheel (temporary spare wheel)* . . . . . . 279
Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Fuel consumption data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
6
The essentials
Starting the vehicle Ignition loc kFig. 38
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 175
››› page 175 Lights and visibility
R el
at
ed video Fig. 39
Dash panel Light switch
Fig. 40
Dash panel: light control. ●
Turn the switch to the required position
› ›
›
Fig. 40. » 31
The essentialsIllustra-
tionKey to ››› Fig. 49
A Do not continue driving!
The bonnet is open or is not properly
closed ››› page 263.
B Do not continue driving!
The rear lid is open or is not properly
closed ››› page 16.
C, D Do not continue driving!
A vehicle door is open or is not properly
closed ››› page 132.
›››
page 118 Warning and information messages
The system runs a check on certain compo-
nents
and f
u
nctions when the ignition is
switched on and while the vehicle is moving.
Faults in the operation are displayed on the
screen using red and yellow symbols and
messages on the instrument panel display
( ›››
page 122,
››› page 47) and, in
some cases, with audible warnings. The dis-
play may vary according to the type of instru-
ment panel fitted.
Priority 1 warning (red symbols)
Symbol flashing or lit; partly combined with audible
warnings.
Stop the vehicle! It is dangerous ››› in Warning
symbols on page 122 !
Check the function that is faulty and repair it. If necessa-
ry, request assistance from specialised personnel.
Priority 2 warning (yellow symbols)
Symbol flashing or lit; partly combined with audible
warnings.
A faulty function, or fluids which are below the correct
levels may cause damage to the vehicle! ›››
in Warn-
ing symbols on page 123
Check the faulty function as soon as possible. If neces-
sary, request assistance from specialised personnel.
Informative text
Information relating to different vehicle processes.
›››
page 122 Gear-change indicator
Fig. 50
Instrument panel: gear-change indica-
t or (m
anual
gearbox). Gear-change recommendation
Whi
l
e driv
ing, the instrument panel of certain
vehicles may indicate a gear recommenda-
tion for saving fuel ›››
page 197.
Outside temperature display When the outside temperature is below +4°C
(+39°F), the
symbol
(w
arning of risk of
freezing) is displayed. At first, this symbol
flashes and then it remains lit until the out-
side temperature rises above +6°C (+43°F)
››› in Indications on the display on
p ag
e 119
.
When the vehicle is at a standstill or when
travelling at very low speeds, the tempera-
ture displayed may be higher than the true » 41
The essentials
Ignition: Do not carry on
driving! Engine coolant level
too low, coolant temperature
too high
››› page
269
Flashing: Fault in the engine
coolant system.
Do not continue driving!
Engine oil pressure too low.››› page
267
Fault in the battery.›››
page
272
Driving light totally or partially
faulty.›››
page
106
Fault in the cornering light sys-
tem.››› page
149
particulate filter blocked.›››
page
202
Flashing: Fault in the oil level
detection. Control manually.
›››
page
267
Ignition: Insufficient engine
oil.
Fault in the gearbox.›››
page
196
Immobiliser active.›››
page
177
Service interval display›››
page 43
Mobile telephone is connected
via Bluetooth to the original
telephone device.›››
page
124
››› page
129
››› Booklet
Audio or
navigation
system
Mobile telephone battery
charge meter. Available only
for devices pre-installed in fac-
tory.
Freezing warning. The outside
temperature is lower than
+4°C (+39°F).›››
page 41
Start-Stop system activated.›››
page
204
Start-Stop system unavailable.
Low consumption driving sta-
tus›››
page
225
›››
page 118 On the instrument panel
Fig. 57
Warning lamp for disabling the front
p a
s
senger airbag.
Front passenger front airbag is
disabled (
).
››› page
90
The front passenger front airbag
is activated (
).
››› page
90
››› in Activation and deactivation of
front passenger airbag* on page 91
››› page 90 49
The essentials
Gearbox lever M anua
l
gearbox Fig. 58
Gear shift pattern of a 5 or 6-speed
m anual
g
earbox. The position of the gears is indicated on the
g
e
arbo
x lever ››› Fig. 58.
● Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
● Mo
ve the gearbox lever to the required po-
sition.
● Rel
ease the clutch.
Selecting r
everse gear
● Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
● W
ith the gearbox lever in neutral, push it
downw
ards, move it to the left as far as it will
go and then forwards to select reverse
››› Fig. 58 R . ●
Rel
e
ase the clutch.
››› in Driving with a manual gearbox on
page 189
››› page 189 Automatic gearbox*
Fig. 59
Automatic gearbox: selector lever po-
s ition
s. Parking lock
R
ev
er
se gear
Neutral (idling)
Drive (forward)
Tiptronic mode: pull the lever forwards
(+) to go up a gear or backwards ( –) to
go down a gear.
P
R
N
D/S
+/–
››› in Selector lever positions on
page 191
››› page 190
››› page 50 Manual release of the selector lever
Fig. 60
Selector lever: manual release from
po s
ition P
. Should the power supply be interrupted,
ther
e i
s
a manual unlocking device located
under the console of the selector lever, on
the right. Releasing the selector lever re-
quires a certain degree of practical skill.
● Unlocking: use the flat part of a screwdriver
bla
de. 50
The essentials
Removing the cover from the selector lever
● Apply the handbrake › ›
› to ensure that
the c ar doe
s
not move.
● Carefully pull the corners of the selector
lever boot
and twist it upwards above the lev-
er handle.
Releasing the selector lever
● Using a screwdriver, press and hold the yel-
low un
locking tab sideways ››› Fig. 60.
● Press the interlock button on the selector
lever and mo
ve the selector lever to posi-
tion N.
● After carrying out the manual release, at-
tach the sel
ector lever boot on the gearbox
console again. If the power supply should ever fail (e.g. dis-
char
ged battery) and the vehicle has to be
pushed or towed, the selector lever must first
be moved to position N, after operating the
manual release mechanism. WARNING
The selector lever may be moved out of posi-
tion P only when the h
andbrake is firmly ap-
plied. If this does not work, secure the vehi-
cle with the brake pedal. On a slope the vehi-
cle could otherwise start to move inadver-
tently after shifting the selector lever out of
position P - accident risk! Air conditioning
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