The essentials
CAUTION
● Remo v
e the snow chains to drive on roads
without snow. Otherwise they will impair
vehicle handling, damage the tyres and wear
out very quickly.
● Wheel rims may be damaged or scratched if
the chain
s come into direct contact with
them. SEAT recommends the use of covered
snow chains. Note
Snow chains are available in different sizes
acc or
ding to the vehicle type. Emergency towing of the vehi-
c
l
e
T
owing Fig. 58
Right side of the front bumper: tow-
line anc hor
ag
e screwed in. Towline anchorages
Att
ac
h the b
ar or rope to the towline ancho-
rages.
It is located with the vehicle's tools
››› page 70.
Screw the front towline anchorage into the
screw connection ››› Fig. 58 and tighten it
with the wheel brace.
Tow rope or tow bar
When towing, the tow bar is the safest and
vehicle friendly way. You should only use a
tow rope if you do not have a tow bar. A tow rope should be slightly elastic to avoid
damag
e to both vehicles. It is advisable to
use a tow rope made of synthetic fibre or sim-
ilarly elastic material.
● Only secure the tow rope or tow bar to the
towline anc
horage or specially designed fit-
ting.
Notes for the driver of the towed vehicle
● Keep the ignition running to prevent the
steerin
g wheel from locking and also to allow
the use of the turn signals, horn, windscreen
wipers and washers.
● As the power assisted steering does not
work if
the engine is not running, you will
need more strength to steer than normally.
● The brake must be depressed much harder
as the br
ake servo does not operate. Avoid
hitting the towing vehicle.
● Note the instructions and information con-
tained in the Ins
truction Manual for the vehi-
cle to be towed.
Notes for the driver of the towing vehicle
● Accelerate gently and carefully. Avoid sud-
den manoeuvr
es.
● Brake well in advance than usual and brake
gently.
● Not
e the instructions and information con-
tained in the In s
truction Manual for the vehi-
cle to be towed. 42
Operation
When the rain and light sensor is deactiva-
t ed, the dur
ation of
the intervals is adjusted
to set levels.
Activating and deactivating the rain and
light sensor
Move the lever to the required position
››› Fig. 114:
● Position A - The rain and light sensor is
de activ
at
ed.
● Position B - The rain and light sensor is
activ at
ed w
ill wipe automatically as needed.
When the ignition is switched off and then
back on again, the rain sensor stays on and
starts operating again when the windscreen
wipers are in position B and the vehicle is
tr av
el
ling at more than 4 km/h (2 mph).
Setting the sensitivity level of the rain and
light sensor
The sensitivity of the rain and light sensor
can be adjusted manually with the control 1on the windscreen wiper lever
››
›
.
● Moving the control to the right: highly sen-
s itiv
e.
● Mo
ving the control to the left: less sensi-
tive.
Ma
lfunction of the rain and light sensor
Some examples of possible causes of faults
and mistaken readings on the reference sur- face
››› Fig. 115 1 of the rain and light sen-
sor:
● Windscreen wiper blades damaged: The
pr e
senc
e of a film or strips of water caused
by damaged blades may cause the wind-
screen wipers to be slower taking effect,
shorten wiping intervals or cause wiping to
be fast and continuous.
● Insects: mosquitoes impacting the wind-
sc
reen can activate the windscreen wiper.
● Traces of salt: in winter
, the windscreen
wiper may work for longer than usual due to
the presence of traces of salt on the almost
dry windscreen.
● Dirt: the presence of dry dust, wax, coating
films
(Lotus effect) or traces of detergent (car
wash) etc., on the windscreen may cause the
rain and light sensor to be less sensitive, re-
act more slowly, later or not at all.
● Cracked windscreen: the impact of
a stone
will trigger a single wipe cycle if the rain and
light sensor is activated. Subsequently, the
sensor detects the reduction in the reference
surface area and adapts accordingly. The be-
haviour of the sensor will vary with the size of
the damage.
Clean the reference surface area of the rain
and light sensor 1 regularly and check that
the w ind
s
creen wiper blades have not been
damaged. CAUTION
The rain and light sensor does not always de-
tect r
ainfall with sufficient accuracy so does
not always switch on the windscreen wiper at
the right moment.
● If necessary, switch on the windscreen wip-
ers m
anually when water on the windscreen
obstructs visibility. Note
We recommend the use of a glass cleaning
product c
ontaining alcohol to remove traces
of wax or polish. Mirror
Int erior r
e
ar vision mirror Fig. 116
Manual anti-dazzle function for rear
v is
ion mirror 110
