Care and maintenance
The optimal reach of the equipment is only
ac hiev
ed w
ith an external aerial.
Check first with a specialised workshop that
understands the technical possibilities of in-
stallation if you wish to use a two-way radio
with a transmitting power of over 10 watts.
SEAT recommends taking your car in for tech-
nical service.
All legal requirements, together with the in-
structions for the use of two-way radios must
be observed. WARNING
If the two-way radio is not securely fastened
in pos ition, it
could be sent flying around the
vehicle in the event of sharp braking, sudden
manoeuvres or accident, causing injury.
● While driving, two-way radios must be se-
curely
fastened in position, outside the air-
bags deployment zones, or safely stowed
away. WARNING
When using a two-way radio without a con-
nection to an e xt
erior aerial, the maximum
permitted levels of electromagnetic radiation
may be exceeded. This is also the case if the
aerial has not been correctly installed.
● You should only use a two-way radio inside
the vehic
le if it has first been correctly con-
nected to an exterior aerial. Information stored by the control
u
nit
s Your vehicle is fitted at the factory with a ser-
ies
of
electronic control units responsible for
the engine and gearbox management. In ad-
dition, the control units supervise the per-
formance of the exhaust gas system and the
airbag systems.
Therefore, while the vehicle is being driven,
these electronic control units are continuous-
ly analysing the vehicle data. In the event of
faults or deviations from the theoretical val-
ues, only this data is stored. Normally, the
warning lamps on the instrument panel light
up in the event of faults.
This data can only be read and analysed us-
ing special equipment.
The storing of the data allows specialised
workshops to detect and repair faults. Stored
data may include:
● Data relating to the engine or the gearbox
● Speed
● Direction of travel
● Braking force
● Detection of seat belt
The v ehic
le control units never record conver-
sations held by passengers in the vehicle.
In vehicles equipped with an emergency call
function via the mobile phone or other appli- ances connected in the vehicle, it is possible
to send the v
ehicle position. If the control
unit records an accident with airbag activa-
tion, the system may automatically send a
signal. This will depend on the network oper-
ator. Normally, transmission is only possible
in areas with good coverage.
Event Data Recorder
The vehicle is not fitted with an event data re-
corder.
An event data recorder temporarily stores the
vehicle information. Therefore, in the event of
an accident, it is possible to obtain detailed
information about how the accident occur-
red. Vehicles with airbag systems can store
data relating to impact speed, seat belt sta-
tus, seat positions and airbag activation
times may be stored, etc. The volume of data
depends on the manufacturer.
Event data recorders can only be mounted
with authorisation from the vehicle owner
and, in some countries, they are governed by
local legislation.
Reprogramming control units
On the whole, all the data required for the
component management is stored in the con-
trol units. The programming of certain con-
venience functions, such as the turn signals,
individual door opening and instructions on
the display can be modified using special »
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Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Advice
equipment at the workshop. If the comfort
f u
nction
s are reprogrammed, the information
and Instruction Manual descriptions will not
coincide with the modified functions. There-
fore, SEAT recommends that any modifica-
tions be recorded in the section “Other work-
shop notes” in the Maintenance Programme.
The SEAT Official Service must have a record
of any modification to the programming.
Reading the vehicle fault memory
There is a diagnostics connector in the vehi-
cle interior for reading the vehicle fault mem-
ory. The fault memory documents errors and
deviations from the theoretical values of the
electronic control units.
The diagnostics connector is in the driver
side footwell area, next to the lever for open-
ing the bonnet, below a cover.
The fault memory should only be read and re-
set by a specialised workshop.
Using a mobile telephone in a vehicle
without c
onnection to an exterior aer-
ial Mobile telephones transmit and receive radio
w
av
e
s also called high-frequency energy,
both when in use and when on stand-by. Sci-
entific studies state that radio waves exceed-
ing certain values may be harmful to the hu- man body. International committees and au-
thorities h
ave established limits and direc-
tives in order to ensure electromagnetic radi-
ation from mobile phones remains within cer-
tain limits that do not endanger health. Nev-
ertheless, there is no conclusive scientific
evidence that wireless telephones are totally
safe.
That is why some experts recommend moder-
ate use of the mobile telephone, and the ap-
pliance of measures to reduce radiation on
the human body.
When a mobile phone not connected to an
exterior aerial is used inside the vehicle, the
electromagnetic radiation may be greater
than if the mobile phone were connected to a
built-in aerial or to another exterior aerial.
If the vehicle is fitted with a suitable hands-
free device that allows the employment of
numerous additional mobile telephone func-
tions with compatible Bluetooth technolo-
gy ®
, it will comply with the legislation in
many countries which only permits the use of
mobile phones inside vehicles using a
hands-free device.
Mobile telephones must be placed in a suita-
ble telephone support or stored safely in the
vehicle. If a support is used for the tele-
phone, it must be securely fastened to the
base plate. The mobile will be secure on the
instrument panel and always within reach of
the driver only by following these procedures. Mobile telephone connection with an exter-
nal aeri
al is carried out subject to the hands-
free device, via the telephone support or by
the Bluetooth ®
connections present in the
mobile telephone and the vehicle.
If the mobile phone is connected to an aerial
incorporated into the vehicle or an exterior
aerial connected to the vehicle, it will help re-
duce the electromagnetic radiation transmit-
ted and the risk to human health. It will also
improve the quality of the connection.
If the phone is used inside the vehicle with-
out the hands-free system, it will not be se-
curely fastened and will not be connected to
the exterior aerial of the vehicle telephone.
Nor will the telephone charge if it is not on
the support. In addition, some calls may
break off and the quality of the connection
will be affected.
Mobile telephones should only be used in-
side the vehicle if they are connected to a
hands-free system. SEAT recommends using
an external aerial should you wish to use a
mobile telephone inside the vehicle.
Bluetooth ®
is a registered trademark of Blue-
tooth ®
SIG, Inc. WARNING
If the mobile phone is not securely fastened
in pos ition, it
could be sent flying around the
vehicle in the event of sharp braking, sudden
manoeuvres or accident, causing injury. 168
Advice
–
Ins ur
e that the fuel container complies
with manufacturing standards, for exam-
ple, ANSI or ASTM F852-86. CAUTION
● Alw a
ys remove any fuel spilled anywhere
on the vehicle to avoid damage to the wheel
housing, the tyre and vehicle paintwork.
● Refuelling a petrol engine with diesel can
cause seriou
s engine and fuel system dam-
age; the resulting malfunctions are not cov-
ered by the SEAT warranty. If you refuel with
the wrong type of fuel, never start the engine.
This applies to even the smallest amount of
the wrong fuel. Seek specialist assistance.
With the engine running, the composition of
the wrong fuel could significantly damage the
fuel system and the engine itself. For the sake of the environment
Fuels can contaminate the environment. Col-
lect an
y spilt service fluids and allow a pro-
fessional to dispose of them. Control lamps and fuel gauge
Fig. 164
On the instrument panel: fuel gauge
f or petr
o
l Fig. 165
On the instrument panel: Fuel gauge
f or petr
o
l and natural gas. The fuel gauge can vary depending on the ve-
hic
l
e equipment
››› Fig. 164 or ››› Fig. 165.
It lights
upPossible cause / Solution ›››
a)
The fuel tank is almost empty. The re-
serve tank is being used (red mark
››› Fig. 164) ››› page 31.
Refuel as soon as possible ›››
.
a)
The natural gas tank is almost empty. The
reserve tank is being used (red mark
››› Fig. 165) ››› page 31.
Refuel as soon as possible ›››
.
a)
This only applies to vehicles with the fuel gauge on the dash
panel ››› Fig. 164.
Flashes for
about 10 sec- ondsPossible cause / Solution
›››
and the seg-
ments remaining a)The fuel tank is almost empty. The
reserve tank is being used
››› page 31.
Refuel as soon as possible ›››
.
a)
This only applies to vehicles with the fuel gauge on the dash
panel display.
Several warning and control lamps light up
for a few seconds when the ignition is switch-
ed on, signalling that the function is being
verified. They will switch off after a few sec-
onds.
In natural gas engines
During driving, the fuel gauge needle is in
the fuel area with which the car is currently
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Index
First-aid kit st
or
age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 61
Front passenger front airbag control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
disabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Front seat manual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
manually adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Front wiper blades change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 181 natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Fuel gauge control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Fuel tank cap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fuel tank flap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 78 fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
G Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
changing gears manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
manual gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
putting the vehicle in gear (manual gearbox) 143
Gear engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
General instrument panel instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
General view control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 118
H
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 106
Head-on collisions and their laws of physics . . . . 55
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Headlights driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Head rest adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Head restraints Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30
Heating and fresh air controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Heating and fresh air system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Heating of the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30
Hill driving assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Hill hold control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Hubcaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
I
Ice removing from the windscreen . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30
Identifying letters on engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 see "Engine and ignition" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 removal lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
seat belt status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 89
general instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Instrument panel lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Interior rear vision mirror anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Interior view left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Index
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ISOFIX
S
ystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
J Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 70, 72 mounting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
K
Keys control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
duplicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 95, 97
vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
L
Labels and plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Laser sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Leaving Home Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Lift platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 103 audible warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
AUTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
control lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
headlight
range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
instrument panel lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
light controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
parking light remains on both sides . . . . . . . . 104
side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Load compartment in the luggage compartment see Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . 123
Loading general advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
transporting the load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 123 driving with the rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Loading the vehicle class N1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Locking and unlocking in the door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 99, 123 closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
driving with the rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
luggage compartment variable floor . . . . . . . . 125 manual release mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
see also Loading the luggage compartment . 123
Luggage compartment floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Luggage compartment variable floor . . . . . . . . . 125
M Main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Main panel turn signal and main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Malfunction air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
rain and light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Manual air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 adjusting the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
cooling mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Mobile telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 use without an exterior aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Model plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
N
Natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 fuel tank cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182, 186
smell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Noises brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Notes for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
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