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››› Booklet Navigation system

Frequently Asked Ques-
tion
sBefore driving
How do you adjust the seat?
››› page 19
How do you adjust the steering wheel? ››› page 21
How do you adjust the exterior mirrors? ››› page 21
How do you turn on the exterior lights? ››› page 30
How does the automatic gearbox selector lever work?
››› page 50
How do you refuel? ››› page 58
How do you activate the windscreen wipers and wind-
screen washer system? ››› page 32
Emergency situations
A warning lamp lights up or flashes. What does this
mean? ››› page 47
How do you open the bonnet? ››› page 17
How do you perform a jump start? ››› page 70
Where is the vehicle tool kit located? ››› page 66
How do you repair a tyre with the anti-puncture kit?
››› page 65
How do you change a wheel? ››› page 66
How do you change a fuse? ››› page 63
How do you change a light? ››› page 64
How do you tow a vehicle? ››› page 69
Useful tips
How do you set the time? ››› page 115
When should the vehicle inspection should be per-
formed? ››› page 44
What functions do the buttons/thumbwheels on the
steering wheel perform? ››› page 121
How do you remove the luggage compartment cover?
››› page 169
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 59
How do you check and top up the engine coolant?
››› page 60
How do you top up the windscreen washer fluid?
››› page 61
How do you check and top up the brake fluid?
››› page 61
How do you check and adjust tyre pressure values?
››› page 280
Vehicle washing tips ››› page 257
Functions of interest
Easy Connect, CAR menu ››› page 33
How does the START-STOP system work? ››› page 205
What parking assistants are available? ››› page 237
How does the rear assist work? ››› page 243
How does the adaptive cruise control work?
››› page 214
How can the SEAT driving mode be adjusted?
››› page 230
How does the lane departure warning system work?
››› page 224
How does tyre pressure monitoring work? ››› page 284
How do you open the vehicle without a key (Keyless Ac-
cess)? ››› page 129
Interior lighting and ambient light ››› page 147

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
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Driver information System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Status display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 69 How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Correct position of the vehicle occupants . . . . 75
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Why wear a seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 83
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Safety instructions about airbags . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Description and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Vehicle tool kit, anti-puncture kit* . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Manual unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 97
Towing or tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Change the front bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Changing incandescent rear light bulbs . . . . . . 107
Side turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Instruments and warning/control lamps . . . . . 114
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Introduction to the Easy Connect system* . . . . 120
System settings (CAR)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Steering wheel controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rear lid (luggage compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Panoramic sliding sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Mirr

or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Adjusting the seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . 152
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 157
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
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Table of Contents
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
bo x*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Ad
dress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine management and emission control sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Driv

ing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Start-Stop System* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Auto Hold Function* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Emergency brake assist system (Front As-
sis
t)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Adaptive Cruise Control ACC* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Lane Assist system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Traffic Jam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
SEAT Drive Profile* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Traffic sign detection system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fatigue detection (break recommendation)* . . 236
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Rear Assist “Rear View Camera”* . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Accessories and modifications to the vehi-
cle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Vehicle exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Caring for the vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Wheels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Fuel consumption data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
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The essentialsMenuSubmenuPossible settingDescription
Lights
Light assistDynamic Light Assist, Light Assist, motorway function, turning-on time, headlamp
range adjustment, automatic lights when raining, one-touch signalling, travel mode.›››
page 140
Vehicle interior lightingBrightness of instrument panel and controls››› page 147
Coming Home/Leaving Home functionSwitch-on time of the “Coming home” and “Leaving home” functions››› page 143
››› page 144
Driver assistance
ACC (adaptive cruise control)Activation and deactivation: default distance level, driving profiles.››› page 214
Front Assist (emergency brake as-
sist system)Activation and deactivation: Front Assist, advance warning, distance warning display››› page 210
Lane Assist (system warning you if
you leave the lane)Activation and deactivation of lane departure warning, adaptive lane guidance››› page 224
Detection of traffic signsDisplay on the instrument panel, activation and deactivation of the speed warning››› page 233
TrailerTrailer recognition (display of traffic signs for vehicles with trailer), use to calculate
the route, maximum speed for trailer››› page 246
Fatigue detectionActivation and deactivation››› page 236
Parking and ma-
noeuvring
ParkPilotAutomatic activation, front volume, front sound treble, rear volume, rear sound tre-
ble, adjust Infotainment volume››› page 237
Auto HoldSwitching on and off when starting off››› page 208
Electric parking brakeSwitching on and off automatically››› page 183
Braking while manoeuvring functionSwitching on and off››› page 242
Displaying the parking spaceSwitching on and off
Ambient lighting–Switching on and off, selecting brightness, colour, area or total››› page 147 34

The essentials
● To sw
it
ch system off: press the but-
ton  or
 . The stored speed is de-
l et
ed.
Assist systems menu
MenuFunction
ACCDisplay of Adaptive Cruise Control
(ACC) ››› page 214.
Front AssistSwitching the monitoring system
on and off ››› page 210.
Lane Assist *Switching the Lane Assist system
on or off ››› page 225.
Detection of
traffic signsDisplay of traffic signs
››› page 233:
Fatigue detec-
tion *Switching the fatigue detection
on or off (pause recommenda-
tion) ››› page 236. Timer*
You can access the timer via the selection
menu
››
›

page 37.
It allows you to manually time lap times on a
racing circuit, memorise them and compare
them to the vehicle's previous best times.
The following menus can be displayed:
● Stop ●
Lap
● Pause
● Partial time
● Statistics
Chang
e from one menu to another
● Vehicles without multifunction steering
wheel:
press the rocker switch  in the
w ind
s
creen wiper lever.
● Vehicles with multifunction steering wheel:
turn the wheel ›

›› Fig. 44.
Menu “Stop”
Start
The timer starts.
If there are existing laps and they are
included in the statistics, it will begin
with the number of laps in question.
It is only possible to begin with a new
first lap if the statistics have been re-
set first in the Statistics menu.
Since start
The timer begins when the vehicle
sets off.
If the vehicle is already moving, the
timer begins once the vehicle has
stopped.
StatisticsThe Statistics menu is displayed
on the screen.
Menu “Lap”
New lap
The timer of the current lap stops and
a new lap starts immediately. The time
for the lap you have just completed is
included in the statistics.
Partial timeFor about 5 seconds a partial time is
displayed. The timer continues in par-
allel.
StopThe current lap timer will be interrup-
ted. The lap does not end. The Pause
menu is displayed.
Menu “Pause”
ContinueThe interrupted timer continues.
New lapA new timer starts. The halted lap
ends and is included in the statistics.
Interr. lapThe timer of the current lap ends and
is cancelled. It is not included in the
statistics.
EndThe current timer ends. The lap is in-
cluded in the statistics.
Menu “Partial time”
Partial
timeFor about 5 seconds a partial time is
displayed. The timer continues in par-
allel.
New lap
The timer of the current lap stops and
a new lap starts immediately. The time
for the lap you have just completed is
included in the statistics. 40

The essentials
Service due
When the ser v
ic
e date is due, an audible
warning is given when the ignition is switch-
ed on and the spanner displayed on the
screen flashes for a few seconds .
Vehicles with text messages : Service now
will be shown on the instrument panel dis-
play.
Reading a service notification
With the ignition switched on, the engine off
and the vehicle at a standstill, the current
service notification can be read:
Press and hold the button 0.0/SET for more
th an 5 sec
ond

s to consult the service mes-
sage ››› Fig. 48 2 .
When the ser v
ic

e date has passed , a minus
sign is displayed in front of the number of kil-
ometres or days.
Vehicles with text messages : the following
message is displayed: Service --- km
(miles) or --- days ago .
Resetting service interval display
If the service was not carried out by a SEAT
dealership, the display can be reset as fol-
lows: ● Switch off the ignition, press and hold the
button 0.0/S

ET
› ›
› Fig. 48 2 .
● Switch ignition back on. ●
Rel
e

ase the button 0.0/SET and press it
ag ain f
or the ne
xt 20 seconds. Note
● The serv ic

e message disappears after a few
seconds, when the engine is started or when OK/RESET is pressed on the windscreen wiper
lev er

, or OK on the multifunction steering
wheel.
● In v
ehicles with the LongLife system in
which the batt
ery has been disconnected for
a long period of time, it is not possible to cal-
culate the date of the next service. Therefore
the service interval display may not be cor- rect. In this case, bear in mind the maximum
service intervals permitted in the ››› Booklet
Maintenance Programme.
● If you reset the display manually, the next
servic
e interval will be indicated as in vehi-
cles with fixed service intervals. For this rea-
son we recommend that the service interval
display be reset by a SEAT authorised Dealer. Cruise control
Oper atin
g the c

ruise control system
(CCS)* Fig. 49
On the left of the steering column:
sw it
c

hes and controls for operating the CCS Fig. 50
On the left of the steering column:
thir d l
ev

er to operate the CCS. » 45

The essentials
Operation of the turn signal lever
● Switching on the CCS: Move switch
› ›
›
Fig. 49 1 to .
The system is on. If no
s peed h
as been programmed, the system will
not control it.
● Activating the CCS: Press button ›››
Fig. 49
2 in the  ar
e
a. The current speed is
memorised and controlled.
● Temporarily switching off the CCS: Move
switc
h ››› Fig. 49 1 to 
 or push the
br ak
e. The cruise control system is switched
off temporarily.
● Reactivating the CCS: Press button
›››
Fig. 49 2 in 

. The memorised speed
i
s saved and controlled again.
● Increasing stored speed during CCS regula-
tion: pres
s button 2 in 

. The vehicle ac-
c
elerates until the new stored speed. ●
Reducin
g stored speed during CCS regula-
tion: press button 2 in  t
o lower the
s peed b
y 1 km/h (1 mph). Speed is reduced
until reaching the new stored speed.
● Switching off the CCS: Move switch
›››
Fig. 49 1 to .
The system is disconnec-
t ed and the memori
sed speed is deleted.
Operation using the third lever
● Switching on the CCS: move the third lever
to 
››› Fig. 50. The system switches on but it
does not control the speed as no speed has
been programmed.
● Activating the CCS: press the  ›››
Fig. 50
button. It memorises and maintains the cur-
rent speed.
● Temporarily switching off the CCS: move
the lever t
o  ››› Fig. 50 and release it or press the brake pedal. The cruise control sys-
tem is

switched off temporarily.
● Reactivating the CCS: move the lever to
 ›

›› Fig. 50 and release it. The memo-
rised speed is saved and controlled again.
● Switching off the CCS: move the third lever
to pos
ition  ››› Fig. 50. The system is dis-
connected and the memorised speed is de-
leted.
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