Advice
For the sake of the environment
● The pac k
aging of the product used to care
for your vehicle is hazardous waste. It must
be disposed of according to current local law.
● Only wash the car in special wash bays. Note
● Remo v
e stains from fresh ball-pen and oth-
er inks, lipstick, shoe cream and similar
stains on the fabric (leather), upholstery and
fabric trim as soon as possible.
● We recommend that you visit an authorised
SEAT de
aler to clean and care for the interior
of your vehicle, due to the problems that may
arise when cleaning and caring for the interi-
or of your vehicle and to the utensils and
knowledge required. Washing the vehicle
The best protection of the vehicle from the
h
armf
u
l influences of the environment in-
volves frequent washing and waxing. The fre-
quency with which the vehicle is washed de-
pends on many different factors, such as:
● Frequency of use
● Type of parking (garage, underneath trees,
etc.)
● Time of
year
● Weather conditions ●
Envir
onmental conditions
The longer substances such as insects, bird
droppings, resinous tree sap, road dirt, in-
dustrial deposits, tar, soot or road salt and
other aggressive materials remain on the
paintwork, the more damage they do. High
temperatures (for instance in strong sunlight)
further intensify the corrosive effect.
After the winter season, it is important to
have the underside of the vehicle washed
thoroughly.
Car washes Your vehicle can be washed in an automatic
c
ar w
a
sh.
Before going through an automatic car wash,
be sure to take the usual precautions (close
the windows and fold in the rear-view mir-
rors).
If the vehicle has special accessories such as
spoilers or a roof rack or two-way radio aerial,
etc., it is advisable to consult the car wash
operator beforehand.
The windscreen wiper rubbers must be de-
greased after going after the car wash and
waxing. Washing by hand When washing the car by hand, use plenty of
wat
er t
o soften the dirt first and rinse off as
well as possible.
Then clean the vehicle with a sponge, glove
or brush. Start on the roof and work down.
Use only slight pressure when cleaning the
painted surfaces of the vehicle. A car sham-
poo should only be used for very persistent
dirt.
Rinse the sponge or glove thoroughly and of-
ten.
Wheels, sills and underside should be
cleaned last. Use a second sponge for this.
After washing, rinse the vehicle thoroughly
and then dry with a chamois.
Washing with high-pressure cleaners When cleaning the vehicle with a high-pres-
s
ur
e c
leaner, always follow the operating in-
structions for the equipment. This particular-
ly applies to the operating pressure and the
distance of the spray from the surface of the
vehicle. Do not hold the spray nozzle too
close to the parking aid system sensors and
soft materials, such as rubber hoses or insu-
lating material.
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Care and maintenance
WARNING
Do no use a nozzle that sprays the water out
in a direct s
tream or one that has a “rotating
jet”! CAUTION
Do not use water hotter than +60°C (+140°F).
Risk of
damage to the vehicle! Factory-fitted adhesive sheets
The following indications should be taken in-
t
o ac
c
ount to avoid damaging adhesive
sheets:
● Do not use high pressure cleaners.
● Do not use scrapers to remove ice or snow
from the sheets.
● Do not po
lish the adhesive sheets.
● Do not use dirty cloths or sponges.
● It is preferable to wash them with a soft
spong
e and gentle neutral soap.
Camera sensors and lenses ●
Use a small brush to remove snow and a
de-ic er s
pr
ay to remove ice.
● Clean the sensors with a solvent-free prod-
uct and a soft, dr
y cloth. ●
Moist
en the camera lens using a standard
alcohol-based glass cleaning agent and
clean the lens with a dry cloth. CAUTION
● When y ou c
lean the vehicle with a pressure
washer:
–Stay a suitable distance from the sensors
on the front and rear bumpers.
– Do not clean the camera lenses or sur-
rounding area with the pressure washer.
● Never use warm or hot water to remove
snow and ic
e from the reverse camera lens,
as it could crack the lens.
● Never use abrasive cleaning agents on the
lens. Waxing and polishing the vehicle's
p
aintw
ork Care
T
o a gr
e
at extent, good waxing protects the
vehicle surface from the harmful effects of
the environment.
The vehicle must be treated with a high qual-
ity, hard wax when water no longer forms
droplets on clean paintwork.
A new coat of high quality, hard wax can be
applied to the clean, painted surface only
when it has fully dried. Even if a wax solution
is used regularly in the car wash, it is advisa- ble to protect the paint with a coat of wax at
lea
st twice a year.
Polishing
Polishing is only necessary if the paint has
lost its shine, and the gloss cannot be
brought back by applying wax.
The vehicle must be waxed after polishing if
the polish used does not contain wax com-
pounds to seal the paint. CAUTION
● Never w ax
the windows.
● Do not use polishes and hard wax on pain-
ted par
ts with a matt finish or on plastic
parts.
● Do not polish your vehicle in a sandy or
dusty
environment. Cleaning of chromed parts
Clean the chrome first with a clean cloth and
then b
uff
up w
ith a soft, dry cloth. If this does
not clean the chrome properly, use a special
chrome cleaner. CAUTION
Do not polish the chrome in a dusty environ-
ment or it c
ould be scratched. 197
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Checking and refilling levels
Go to a technical service.
The c ontr
o
l lamp lights up yellow (insuf-
ficient oil level)
The informative display indicates:
Check the oil level!
Stop the vehicle, switch off the engine and
check the engine oil level ››› page 209
If the bonnet remains open for more than 30
seconds, the warning lamp switches off. If
the engine oil is not refilled, the warning
lamp illuminates again after 100 km (62
miles).
The control lamp flashes yellow (oil level
sensor faulty)
The informative display indicates:
Oil sensor. Workshop!
If the engine oil level sensor is faulty, The
warning lamp flashes various times after
the ignition is switched on and an audible
warning is given.
Go to a technical service. Checking engine oil level
Fig. 206
Engine oil dipsticks. Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›
page 41
The dipstick shows the engine oil level.
››› Fig. 206.
Checking oil level – Park the vehicle on a level surface and en-
sure the en
gine is at operating tempera-
ture.
– Switch the ignition off.
– Open the bonnet.
– Wait a few minutes for the engine oil to
flow bac
k to the sump and remove the dip-
stick.
– Wipe the dipstick with a clean cloth and in-
sert it
again as far as it will go. –
Then pul
l the dipstick out again and check
the oil level.
It is normal for the engine to consume a cer-
tain amount of oil. Depending on how you
drive and the conditions in which the vehicle
is used, oil consumption can be up to 0.5 li-
tres per 1,000 km. Oil consumption can also
be higher for the first 5,000 km (3000 miles).
You should therefore check the oil level at
regular intervals, ideally every time you fill
the tank or before setting off on a long trip. CAUTION
● The oil l
evel must never exceed area A .
Risk of
damage to the exhaust system!
● If the engine oil cannot be topped up under
the given condition
s, do not drive on! Stop
the engine and seek the professional assis-
tance of an Official Service, as this could
cause serious damage to the engine. Topping up engine oil
–
Check the engine oil level ››
›
page 209,
Checking engine oil level .
– Unscrew the cap from the filler opening.
– Put in the specified grade of oil 0.5 litres at
a time ›››
page 207.
– Check the oil level ›››
page 209. »
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Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety
Index
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
p u
nct
ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Emergency fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Emergency brake assist system indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Emergency braking assistance system malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Emergency operation front passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emission control system catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Engine assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
run-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Engine and ignition starting the engine with Keyless Access . . . . . 155
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 204, 207 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
engine oil
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 209
opening the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
windscreen washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
G12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
G13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Engine fault control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 207 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 210
checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Environment ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Environmental tips refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 194
ESC electronic stability control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Extending
the luggag e compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Exterior lighting changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Exterior mirrors adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 6
External aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
F Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fatigue detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Filling up the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
First-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Fog light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 70
Front Assist indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Front passenger front airbag control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
manual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
fuel level gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 202
saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
238
Index
On-board computer se
e
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Open and close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
vehicle, with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
in the door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
with the central locking button . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
P Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Paintwork code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 adjusting the display and audible warnings . 174
automatic activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
parking aid plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
rear parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
sensors and camera: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
surrounds warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
visual indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Parking aid system see Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 172 Parking distance warning system
see Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 172
ParkPilot see Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 172
Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Passenger see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 57, 58, 59
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Plastic parts: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Positioning seat belts during pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Power socket, 12 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Power socket, 5 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Pre-heating system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Puncture action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
R
Radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
speci
al characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Rear Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Rear fog light control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 118 see also Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Rear seat passengers see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 57, 58, 59
Rear View Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Rear view mirror adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
interior anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rear window wiper blades changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 opening the fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Repair work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Replacing the battery of the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Reset the trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Reverse (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Revolution counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rims changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Roll-back function windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
RON (petrol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
241