
Operation
Rear lid Openin g and c
lo
singFig. 128
Rear lid: opening from the outside. Fig. 129
Close-up of the inside trim of the
r e
ar lid: h
and grip Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›
page 10 The rear lid opening system operates electri-
cally
. It is activated by using the handle on
the boot lid.
This system may or may not be operative, de-
pending on the situation of the vehicle.
If the rear lid is locked then it cannot be
opened, however if it is unlocked then the
opening system is operative and the rear lid
may be opened.
To lock/unlock, press the button or the
button on the remote control key.
A warning appears on the instrument panel
display if the boot lid is open or not properly
closed.* An audible warning is also given if
the boot lid is opened while the vehicle is
moving faster than 6 km/h (4 mph)*. WARNING
● Alw a
ys close the rear lid properly. Risk of
accident or injury.
● Do not close the rear lid by pushing it down
with y
our hand on the rear window. The glass
could smash. Risk of injury!
● Ensure the rear lid is locked after closing it.
If not, it m
ay open unexpectedly while driv-
ing.
● Never allow children to play in or around
the vehic
le. A locked vehicle can be subjected
to extremely high and low temperatures, de-
pending on the time of year, thus causing se-
rious injuries/illness. It could even have fatal
consequences. Close and lock both the rear lid and all the other doors when you are not
us
in
g the vehicle.
● Closing the rear lid without observing and
ensurin
g it is clear could cause serious injury
to you and to third parties. Make sure that no
one is in the path of the rear lid.
● Never drive with the rear lid open or half-
closed, e
xhaust gases may penetrate into the
interior of the vehicle. Danger of poisoning!
● If you only open the rear lid, do not leave
the key in
side. The vehicle will not be opened
if the key is left inside. Note
● Once the r e
ar lid is closed, its lock is en-
gaged and the alarm system is activated. On-
ly valid if the vehicle has been locked before
the rear lid is closed.
● The release catch located at the top of the
regi
stration plate recess is deactivated on ac-
celerating or at speeds of over 5 km/h (3
mph). The catch is reactivated when the vehi-
cle comes to a standstill and a door is
opened. Rear lid automatic locking
Where the vehicle has been locked by press-
in
g the b
utt
on on the remote control with
the rear lid open, the rear lid will lock auto-
matically when closed.
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Operation
descending a slope in order to take advant-
ag e of
the en
gine brake.
The trailer is incorporated into the vehicle's
anti-theft alarm system:
● When the vehicle has a factory-fitted anti-
theft al
arm and a towing bracket.
● When the trailer is electrically connected to
the vehic
le via the towing bracket socket.
● When the vehicle electrical device and the
tow
ing bracket are operational.
● When the vehicle is locked and the vehi-
cle's
anti-theft alarm device is activated.
Once the electrical connection is interrupted
with the vehicle trailer locked, the alarm
sounds.
Always switch off the vehicle anti-theft alarm
device before connecting or disconnecting a
trailer. The vehicle anti-theft alarm device
could cause the alarm to sound ››› page 116,
Anti-theft alarm*.
Engine overheating
In the event that the coolant temperature
gauge needle moves to the right section of
the scale or to the red area, immediately re-
duce speed. If the control lamp flashes on
the general instrument panel, stop the vehi-
cle and switch off the engine. Wait several
minutes and check the coolant level in the
tank ››› page 210. Please observe the following indications
›››
page 210, Control lamp .
The coolant temperature can be reduced by
switching on the heating. WARNING
● Adjus t
your speed to suit the road and traf-
fic conditions.
● An electrical installation that is connected
incorrectly
or by non-specialised personnel
can prevent the connection of the current to
the trailer and cause faults in the operation of
the electrical system throughout the entire
vehicle, leading to accidents and serious in-
jury.
● All electrical work must be carried out only
by s
pecialised services.
● Never directly connect the trailer electrical
device t
o the electrical sockets of the reverse
driving lights or other sources of electrical
current. CAUTION
● Av oid c
orners, and sudden and sharp brak-
ing.
● Once the trailing arm has been removed,
plac
e the corresponding cover on the hole of
the fastening point. This prevents dirt from
entering the hole – see the trailer system as-
sembly manual. Note
● In the event of
frequent journeys with a
trailer, we recommend also having the vehi-
cle inspected in between the service inter-
vals.
● When connecting and disconnecting the
trail
er, the handbrake must be applied.
● For technical reasons, trailers with LED re-
verse light
s cannot be incorporated into the
vehicle anti-theft alarm system. Towing bracket device
Intr oduction If the vehicle is equipped with a towing
br
ac
k
et device from the factory or is a genu-
ine SEAT accessory, it meets all national tech-
nical and legal requirements for towing.
Your vehicle is fitted with a 13-pin power
socket for the electrical connection between
the trailer and the vehicle. If the trailer is
equipped with a 7-pin connector, you can
use the corresponding adaptor, which is
available as a genuine SEAT accessory.
The towing device has a maximum vertical
load of 50 kg.
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Index
Index
A
ABS contr
o
l lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
see also Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . 158, 159
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 194
Additional consumers (efficiency program) . . . . . 30
Adjusting front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Adjusting the head restraints front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Adjustment CAR menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Air-conditioning economic use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 67 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
deactivation of front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 72
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 70
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 71
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 70
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 38 air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
149
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Alternator control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Anchoring the front tow line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158, 159
Anti-puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 77
Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 77 check after 10 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Anti-slip regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Anti-theft system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Armrests front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Aspects to note before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
ASR control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
see also Traction control system . . . . . . 158, 159
Assistance systems ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
cruise speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
emergency brake assist (Front Assist) . . . . . . . 179
fatigue detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 171
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Audible signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
contro l and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Automatic air conditioning climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Automatic car washes see Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Automatic gearbox driving programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
emergency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
manual release of selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 163
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
B Back seat folding down and raising the back seat back- rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Ball coupling disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Belt tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 207 opening the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
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Index
Brakes brak
e fluid
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Braking brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Bulb failure control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
C Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Car-care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Care of vehicle door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
leatherette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 178 see also Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
central locking button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
individualised settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
locking manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cetane number (diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
daytime driv ing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
dipped beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
double headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
main beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 76 subsequent work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Changing bulbs on the number plate . . . . . . . . . . 92 removing the bulb holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Changing bulbs on the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 fitting the rear light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
removing the bulb holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
removing the rear light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Changing lights on the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Changing rear lights on the rear lid changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
fitting the bulb-holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Changing settings CAR menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Changing the rear lights on the rear lid removing the bulb holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Checking levels engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Child-proof locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 75 categorisation into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 74
securing with the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
chromed p arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
leatherette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199, 200
washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Cleaning and thawing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 adjusting the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
blower selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
windscreen defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Closing central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
vehicle with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Coming Home and Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Coming Home and Leaving Home Function . . . . 125
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 100 ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
audible signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
break recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99, 210
deactivating the airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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