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
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 essentials
Yellow warning lamps Central warning lamp: additional
information on the instrument
panel display–
Front brake pads worn.›››
page
181
it lights up:
Fault in the ESC, or
disconnection caused by the sys-
tem.
››› page
183
flashes: ESC or ASR activated.
it lights up:
fault in the ASR or
disconnection caused by the sys-
tem.
››› page
184
flashes: ASR working.
ASR manually deactivated.
Or else
: ESC in Sport mode.››› page
183
ABS faulty or does not work.›››
page
187
Rear fog light switched on.›››
page 31
lights up or flashes:
fault in the
emission control system.››› page
203
it lights up:
pre-heating of diesel
engine.
››› page
203
flashes: fault in the diesel engine
management.
fault in the petrol engine man-
agement.›››
page
203
lights up or flashes:
fault in the
steering system.››› page
198
Tyre pressure too low, or fault in
the tyre pressure monitoring sys-
tem.›››
page
278
Fuel tank almost empty.›››
page
121
Fault in airbag system and seat
belt tensioners.›››
page
91 Other warning lamps
Left or right turn signal.›››
page 32
Hazard warning lights on.››› page 32
››› page
150
Trailer turn signals›››
page
243
it lights up green:
Press the brake
pedal!
It blinks in green: the selector lev-
er locking button has not engag-
ed.
››› page
190
it lights up green:
cruise control
activated or speed limiter switch-
ed on and active.
››› page 45
››› page
209
it blinks in green: the speed set
by the speed limiter has been ex-
ceeded.
Main beam on or flasher on.›››
page 32
Natural gas operating mode›››
page
121
››› in Warning symbols on page 122
›››
page 122 On the instrument panel display
Fig. 56
On the instrument panel display: door
open.
Do not continue driving!
With the corresponding indica-
tion: door(s), rear lid or bonnet
open or not properly closed.
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The essentials
Air distribution towards the footwell.
Upward air distribution.
Heated rear window: this only works when the engine is running and switches off automatically after a maximum of 10 minutes.
Air recirculation
Seat heating buttons
Press the button to switch on or off the cooling system.
Press the button to apply the driver-side settings to the passenger side. Use the temperature regulator for the passenger side in order to set
a different temperature.
Automatic adjustment of temperature, fan, and air distribution.
Switching offPress the button or manually set the fan to .
››› in General notes on page 166
›››
page 173 53
The essentials
Air recirculation
Press the button to switch on or off the cooling system.
Seat heating buttons
››› in General notes on page 166
›››
page 171 How does the heating and the fresh air system work?
Fig. 64
In the centre console: heating system and
fresh air c
ontrols. To switch a specific function on, press the ap-
pr
opri
at
e button. Press the button again to
switch off the function. The LED on each control lights up to indicate
that the r
espective function of a control has
been switched on. » 55
Self-help
Contents of the tyre mobility system* Fig. 107
Standard representation: contents of
the anti-p u
nct
ure kit. The anti-puncture kit is located underneath
the floor c
o
v
ering in the luggage compart-
ment. It includes the following components
››› Fig. 107:
Valve insert remover
Sticker indicating maximum speed “max.
80 km/h” or “max. 50 mph”
Filler tube with cap
Air compressor
ON/OFF switch
Air bleed screw (it can also be integrated
in the inflator tube).
1 2
3
4
5
6 Warning provided by tyre pressure moni-
t
orin
g sy
stem (it can also be integrated in
the inflator tube).
Tube for inflating tyres
12 volt connector
Bottle of sealant
Spare tyre valve
The valve insert remover 1 has a gap at the
lo w
er end f
or the valve insert. The valve in-
sert can only be screwed or unscrewed in this
way. This also applies to its replacement part 11 .
WARNING
When inflating the wheel, the air compressor
and the inflat or t
ube may become hot.
● Protect hands and skin from hot parts.
● Do not place the hot flexible inflator tube or
hot air compr
essor on flammable material.
● Allow them to cool before storing the de-
vice.
● If
it is not possible to inflate the tyre to at
lea
st 2.0 bars (29 psi / 200 kPa), the tyre is
too badly damaged. The sealant is not in a
good condition to seal the tyre. Do not con-
tinue driving. Seek specialist assistance. CAUTION
Switch off the air compressor after a maxi-
mum of 8 oper ation
al minutes to avoid over- 7
8
9
10
11 heating! Before switching on the air compres-
sor again, l
et
it cool for several minutes. Check after 10 minutes of driving
Screw in the inflator tube
›››
Fig. 107 8 again and check the pressure on the gauge
7 .
1.3 bar (19 p s
i / 130 kPa) and lower:
● Stop the vehicle! The tyre c
annot be sealed
sufficiently with the tyre mobility set.
● You should obtain professional assistance
›››
.
1.4 b ar (20 p
s
i / 140 kPa) and higher:
● Set the tyre pressure to the correct value
again.
● Car
efully resume your journey, without ex-
ceeding 80 km/h (50 mph), u
ntil you reach
the nearest specialised workshop and re-
place the tyre. WARNING
Driving with an unsealed tyre is dangerous
and can c au
se accidents and serious injury.
● Do not continue driving if the tyre pressure
is 1.3
bar (19 psi / 130 kPa) and lower.
● Seek specialist assistance. 99
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Emergencies
Fuses and bulbs F u
se
s
Introduction In general, a fuse can be assigned to various
electric
al
components. Likewise, an electrical
component can be protected by several
fuses.
Only replace fuses when the cause of the
problem has been solved. If a newly inserted
fuse blows after a short time, you must have
the electrical system checked by a special-
ised workshop as soon as possible. WARNING
The high voltages in the electrical system can
give seriou s
electrical shocks, causing burns
and even death!
● Never touch the electrical wiring of the igni-
tion syst
em.
● Take care not to cause short circuits in the
electrica
l system. WARNING
Using unsuitable fuses, repairing fuses or
bridging a c urr
ent circuit without fuses can
cause a fire and serious injury. ●
Never u se a f
use with a higher value. Only
replace fuses with a fuse of the same amper-
age (same colour and markings) and size.
● Never repair a fuse.
● Never replace a fuse by a metal strip, staple
or simil
ar. CAUTION
● To pr ev
ent damage to the vehicle's electric
system, before replacing a fuse always turn
off the ignition, the lights and all electrical
elements and remove the key from the igni-
tion.
● If you replace a fuse with higher-rating
fuse,
you could cause damage to another part
of the electrical system.
● Protect the fuse boxes when open to pre-
vent the entr
y of dust or humidity as they can
damage the electrical system.
● Always carefully remove the fuse box cov-
ers and r
efit them correctly to avoid problems
with your vehicle. Note
● One component m
ay have more than one
fuse.
● Several components may run on a single
fuse.
● In the
vehicle, there are more fuses than
those indicat
ed in this chapter. These should
only be changed by a specialised workshop. ●
Po s
itions not containing a fuse do not ap-
pear in the following tables.
● Some of the equipment listed in the tables
below pert
ain only to certain versions of the
model or are optional extras.
● Please note that the above lists, while cor-
rect at
the time of printing, are subject to
change. Fuses to the left of the instrument
panel
Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›
page 62
Only replace fuses with a fuse of the same
amperage (same colour and markings) and
size.
No.Consumer/Amps
1Tow Hook20
2Cigarette lighter /Power point20
3Sound amplifier30
5Panoramic Roof30
6Central locking40
8Heating fan/Climatronic30
10Tow Hook20
11GNC solenoid valves7.5 104
Controls and displays
Operation
C ontr
o
ls and displays
General instrument panel Electric window controls*
. . . . . . . . .141
Door release lever
Contr o
l for adjusting electric exteri-
or mirrors* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Air vents
Lev er f
or:
– Turn signals/main beam head-
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
– Crui se c
ontrol* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Depending on equipment fitted:
– Lev er f
or cruise control . . . . . . . . . .207
Steering wheel with horn and:
– Driver airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
– On-boar d c
omputer controls . . . .37
– Contro
ls for radio, telephone,
navigation and speech dialogue
system ›››
Booklet Radio
– Paddle levers for tiptronic gear-
shift (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . .192
Instrument panel and warning
lamp s:
– In
struments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
8 –
Warnin
g and indic
ation lamps . . .47
Lever for:
– Winds
creen wipers and washer . .152
– Rear w
indow washer system* . . .152
– Multi-f
unction display control* . .37
Infotainment system:
Hazard w
arning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Depending on the equipment,
glove c
ompartment with: . . . . . . . . .158
– CD pla
yer* and/or SD card*
››› Booklet Radio
Passenger airbag* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Front passenger airbag disconnec-
tion switc
h* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Switches for: – Heating and
ventilation . . . . . . . . . 169
– Air conditionin g* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
– C
limatr
onic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Front passenger seat heating con-
tro l* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Ge
ar lever
– Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
– Autom atic
gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Depending on the equipment, but-
ton s
for:
– Central locking* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
– Star t
-Stop operation button . . . . .204
– SEAT Driv
e Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18 –
Park
a
ssist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
– Tyr
e pressure monitoring* . . . . . . .278
Handbrake lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Starter button (Keyless Access lock-
ing and ignition sys
tem) . . . . . . . . . . 178
Depending on the equipment:
– USB/AUX-IN inp
ut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
– Connectivity
Box/Wireless Charg-
er* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Driver seat heating control* . . . . . . .156
Ignition lock (vehicles without Key-
les
s Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Steering column control lever* . . . .20
Fuse housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Bonnet release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264
Headlight range control* . . . . . . . . . .150
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Note
● Some of the equipment li
sted in this sec-
tion is only fitted on certain models or are op-
tional extras.
● A separate Instructions Manual is enclosed
if the v
ehicle is equipped with a factory-fitted
radio, CD player, AUX IN connection or navi-
gation system.
● The arrangement of switches and controls
on right-hand driv
e models* may be slightly
different from the layout shown in » 19
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21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
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Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety