Instruments and warning/control lamps
engine hot. However, it is advisable to
c h
an
ge up a gear or move the selector
lever to D (or lift your foot off the acceler-
ator) before the needle reaches the red
zone ››› .
En gine c
oo
lant temperature display
››› page 117 or natural gas gauge in ve-
hicles with natural gas engine (CNG)
››› page 119
Displays on the screen ›››
page 41,
››› page 115.
Adjuster button and display
››› page 117.
Speedometer.
Fuel gauge ››› page 118. WARNING
Any distraction may lead to an accident, with
the risk of
injury.
● Do not operate the instrument panel con-
trol
s when driving. CAUTION
● To pr ev
ent damage to the engine, the rev
counter needle should only remain in the red
zone for a short period of time.
● When the engine is cold, avoid high revs
and heavy ac
celeration and do not make the
engine work hard. 2
3
4
5
6 For the sake of the environment
Changing up a gear in time reduces fuel con-
sumption and noi se. Rev counter
The rev counter indicates the number of en-
gine rev
o
lutions per minute ››› Fig. 122 1 .
Tog ether w
ith the gear-change indicator, the
rev counter offers you the possibility of using
the engine of your vehicle at a suitable
speed.
The start of the red zone on the dial indicates
the maximum engine speed which may be
used briefly when the engine is warm and af-
ter it has been run in properly. Before reach-
ing this range, you should change to a higher
gear for vehicles with a manual gearbox or for
automatic gearboxes put the selector lever in
“D” or take your foot off the accelerator ped-
al.
We recommend that you avoid high revs and
that you follow the recommendations on the
gear-change indicator. Consult the additional
information in ›››
page 42, Gear-change
indicator. CAUTION
Never allow the rev counter needle
›› ›
Fig. 122 1 to go into the red zone on the scale for more than a very brief period, other-
wi
se ther
e is a risk of engine damage. For the sake of the environment
Changing up a gear early will help you to save
f uel and minimi
se emissions and engine
noise. Indications on the display
A variety of information can be viewed on the
in
s
trument
panel display ››› Fig. 122 3 , de-
pendin g on the
v
ehicle equipment:
● Bonnet, rear lid and doors open
›››
page 41.
● Warning and information messages
›››
page 41.
● Distance travelled ›››
page 117.
● Time ››› p
age 116.
● Navigation instructions.
● Outside temperature ›››
page 42.
● Compass ››› p
age 116.
● Shift lever position ›››
page 191.
● Recommended gear (manual gearbox)
›››
page 42.
● Multifunction display (MFD) and menus
with differ
ent setting options ›››
page 36.
● Service interval display ›››
page 44. »
115
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Advice
Service life of tyres Fig. 250
Location of the tyre pressure sticker. Correct inflation pressures and sensible driv-
in
g h
ab
its will increase the useful life of your
tyres.
– Check tyre pressure at least once a month,
and also prior to an
y long trip.
– The tyre pressure should only be checked
when the tyre
s are cold. Do not reduce the
pressure of warm tyres.
– Adjust tyre pressure to the load being car-
ried by the
vehicle. –
In vehic
les with a tyre pressure indicator,
save the modified tyre pressure
››› page 283.
– Avoid fast cornering and hard acceleration.
– Inspect the tyres for irregular wear from
time to time.
The usef
ul life of your tyres depends on the
following factors:
Tyre pressure
Tyre pressure values are indicated on the
sticker on the inside of the fuel tank flap
››› Fig. 250.
Insufficient or excessive pressure greatly re-
duces the useful life of the tyres and adverse-
ly affects vehicle performance and ride. Cor-
rect inflation pressures are very important,
especially at high speeds.
Depending on the vehicle, tyre pressure can
be adjusted to medium load to improve driv-
ing comfort (tyre pressure ). When driving
with comfort tyre pressure fuel consumption
may increase slightly.
The tyre pressure must be adjusted according
to the load the vehicle is carrying. If the vehi-
cle is going to carry the maximum load, the
tyre pressure should be increased to maxi-
mum value indicated on the sticker on the in-
side of the fuel tank flap. Do not forget the spare wheel when checking
the tyre pr
essures: Keep this spare wheel in-
flated to the highest pressure required for the
road wheels.
In the case of a minimised temporary spare
wheel (125/70 R16 or 125/70 R18) inflate to
a pressure of 4.2 bar as indicated on the tyre
pressure label on the fuel tank flap.
Driving style
Fast cornering, heavy acceleration and hard
braking (squealing tyres) all increase tyre
wear.
Wheel balance
The wheels on new vehicles are balanced.
However, certain circumstances may lead to
imbalance (run-out), which is detected as vi-
brations in the steering wheel.
Unbalanced wheels should be rebalanced, as
they otherwise cause excessive wear on
steering, suspension and tyres. A wheel must
also be rebalanced when a new tyre is fitted
or if a tyre is repaired.
Incorrect wheel alignment
Incorrect running gear alignment causes ex-
cessive tyre wear, impairing the safety of the
vehicle. If you notice excessive tyre wear, you
should check wheel alignment at a SEAT Offi-
cial Service.
280
Advice
When driving, the system self-calibrates the
ty r
e pr
essure provided by the driver and the
wheels fitted. After a long journey with varied
speeds the programmed values are collected
and monitored.
With the wheels under very heavy loads, the
tyre pressure must be increased to the total
recommended tyre pressure before the cali-
bration ››› page 291. Note
● The tyr e monit
oring indicator does not
function when there is a fault in the ESC or
ABS ››› page 187.
● An erroneous indication may be given when
snow c
hains are in use because they increase
the tread of the wheel. Temporary spare wheel
Gener a
l
information Fig. 255
Compact temporary spare wheel:
r ai
sed floor p
anel. The temporary spare wheel has been de-
s
igned t
o be u
sed for short periods of time.
Have the tyres checked, and if necessary, re-
placed as soon as possible at a SEAT Official
Service or at a specialised workshop.
Please note the following restrictions when
using the compact temporary spare wheel.
The compact temporary spare wheel is de-
signed specifically for this model. For this
reason, do not use a temporary spare wheel
from a different type of vehicle.
Removing the temporary spare wheel
– Lift and hold up the floor panel to remove
the temporar
y spare wheel ››› Fig. 255. –
Turn the thumb wheel anti-c
lockwise.
– Take out the temporary spare wheel.
Chains
F
or technical reasons, snow chains must not
be used on the temporary spare wheel.
If you have a puncture on one of the front
wheels when using snow chains, fit the tem-
porary spare wheel in place of one of the rear
wheels. Fit the snow chains on the rear wheel
that you have removed and replace the punc-
tured front wheel with this wheel. WARNING
● Aft er fittin
g the temporary spare wheel,
check the tyre pressures as soon as possible.
Failure to do so may cause an accident. The
tyre pressures are listed on the inside of the
fuel tank flap.
● Do not drive at over 80 km/h (50 mph)
when the temporar
y spare wheel is fitted on
the vehicle: risk of accident!
● Avoid heavy acceleration, hard braking and
fas
t cornering: risk of accident!
● Never use more than one temporary spare
wheel at the s
ame time, risk of accident.
● No other type of tyre (normal summer or
winter ty
re) may be fitted on the compact
temporary spare wheel rim.
● If you are driving using the spare wheel,
the ACC
system could automatically switch
off during the journey. Switch off the system
when starting off. 286
Index
Traffic sign detection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 indic ation on di
s
play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
limited operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
windscreen damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Traffic Sign Detection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Traffic signs indication on display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252, 253
driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
electrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
hitching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
safety lug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Transporting items fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Transporting objects net bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
tailboard for transporting long items . . . . . . . 166
Trims cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Turn signal convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Tyre Mobility Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
inflating a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
sealing a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tyre Mobility System see Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280, 291
Tyre profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 see also Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
interchanging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
new tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
with compulsory direction of rotation . . . . . . . . 68
with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Tyre tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Tyre wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
U Unfastening your seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Unfasten the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Upholstery: cleaning
alcantar a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
USB/AUX-IN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
V Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Vehicle data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
unlocking and locking with Keyless Access . . 129
vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 277 assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
connecting and disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
disconnect and connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Vehicle care natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
windscreen wipers service position . . . . . . . . . 72
Vehicle interior monitoring and anti-tow system 135 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Vehicle seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 95
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
W Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
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