2018 Seat Alhambra Washer

Advice
Removing wax residue
Aut om
atic
car washes and certain car care
products may leave wax deposits on the win-
dows. These deposits can only be removed
with a special product or cleaning cloths.
Wax deposits on the windscreen could cause
the wiper blades to judder. SEAT recom-
mends you wipe the wax deposits off the
windscreen with a soft cloth each time after
you have washed the vehicle.
A window cleaning detergent which helps to
dissolve the wax may be added to the wind-
screen washer fluid to prevent the wiper
blades from scratching the windscreen.
Please ensure you add the cleaning product
in the correct proportions. Products for re-
moving grease do not eliminate the wax de-
posits ››› .
S pec
i

al cleaning products or window cloths
are available at any technical service. To re-
move wax deposits, SEAT recommends the
following products:
● For the hottest time of the year: the
G 052 184 A1 window c
leaner for summer
use. Proportion 1:100 (1 part detergent,
100 parts water) in the windscreen washer
reservoir.
● All year round: the window cleaner
G 052 164 A2; proportion 1:2 in w
indscreen
washer reservoir (1 part concentrate, 2 parts
water) in winter, down to -18°C (-0.4°F), or
1:4, during the rest of the year. ●
Window c
loths G 052 522 A1 for all win-
dows and exterior mirrors.
Removing snow
Use a small brush to remove snow from the
windows and exterior mirrors.
Removing ice
If possible, use a de-icing spray to remove
ice. If you use an ice scraper, push it in one
direction only without swinging it. If you pull
the scraper backwards, the dirt may scratch
the window. WARNING
Dirty or misted windows reduce visibility in
al l

directions and increase the risk of acci-
dent and serious injury.
● Do not drive unless you have good visibility
through al
l windows!
● Remove ice and snow from the windows
and demist
inside and out. CAUTION
● Never mi x

our cleaning products with other
products not recommended by SEAT in the
windscreen washer reservoir. This could lead
to flocculation and may block the windscreen
washer jets.
● Do not use hot or warm water to remove ice
or snow fr
om the windows and exterior mir-
rors. The glass could crack! ●
The heatin g el

ement for the rear window is
located on the inner side of the window. Do
not stick adhesive labels over the heating el-
ements and never clean the inside of the rear
window with corrosive or acid products or
other similar chemical cleaning products.
● Aerials on the inside of windows may be
damag
ed if knocked or if cleaned with corro-
sive or acid cleaning products. Do not stick
adhesive labels over the heating elements
and never clean the inside of the rear window
with corrosive or acid products or other simi-
lar chemical cleaning products. Caring for and polishing the vehicle
p
aintw
ork Waxing
R
e
gu

lar waxing protects the paintwork. It is
time to apply a good coat of wax when water
no longer forms droplets and rolls off the
clean paintwork.
Even if a wax solution is used regularly in the
automatic car wash, SEAT recommends pro-
tecting the paint with a hard wax coating at
least 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.
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Advice
●
Aft er c
losing the bonnet, always check that
it is properly secured by the locking mecha-
nism in the lock carrier. The bonnet must be
flush with the surrounding body panels.
● While driving, if you notice that the bonnet
is not
correctly closed then stop immediately
and close it correctly.
● Only open and close the bonnet when there
is no
body within its range. CAUTION
● To av oid d

amage to the bonnet and to the
windscreen wiper arms, only open it when
the windscreen wipers are in place against
the windscreen.
● Before driving, always lower the wiper
arms. Checking fluid levels
Fig. 241
Diagram for the location of the vari-
ou s
el

ements. From time to time, the levels of the different
fluid
s
in the

vehicle must be checked. Never
fill with incorrect fluids, otherwise serious
damage to the engine may be caused.
Coolant fluid deposit
Engine oil dipstick
Oil filler neck
Brake fluid reservoir
Vehicle battery (underneath a cover)
Windscreen washer fluid reservoir
The checking and refilling of service fluids
are carried out on the components men- 1 2
3
4
5
6 tioned above. These operations are descri-
bed in
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page 271.
Overview
Further explanations, instructions and restric-
tions on the technical data are contained as
of ››› page 297
Engine oil Introduction WARNING
Incorrectly handling engine oil can cause in-
jury and seriou

s burns.
● Always protect your eyes when handling
engine oil
.
● Oil is toxic and must be kept out of the
reac
h of children.
● Engine oil should only be kept in its origi-
nal
packaging; the same goes for used oil un-
til it is disposed of.
● Never store engine oil in empty food con-
tainers
or bottles as other people may acci-
dentally drink it.
● Regular contact with engine oil can be bad
for the skin. If
you come into contact with en-
gine oil, wash your skin with soap and water.
● With the engine running, the engine oil
gets
extremely hot and can cause severe skin 274

Checking and refilling levels
Windscreen washer reservoir Chec k
in
g and topping up the wind-
screen washer reservoir Fig. 248
In the engine compartment: wind-
s c
r

een washer reservoir top Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›

 page 42
Check the level in the windscreen washer
tank regularly and top up as required.
● Open the bonnet  ›››
page 271.
● The washer reservoir is marked with the 
symbol on the c
ap ››› Fig. 248.
● Check there is enough water in the reser-
voir.
● T

o top up, mix water with a window cleaner
recommended b
y SEAT ››› . Please follow
the in struction
s for use found on the packag-
ing. ●
In col
d weather, a special antifreeze should
also be added to prevent the water from
freezing ››› .
Fi l
lin

g amounts
The capacity of the tank is approximately 3 li-
tres; in vehicles with a headlight washer sys-
tem, it is approximately 7 litres. WARNING
Never mix an unsuitable antifreeze or other
simi l

ar additives with the windscreen washer
water. A greasy layer may be formed on the
windscreen which will impair visibility.
● Use clean water with a window cleaner rec-
ommended by
SEAT.
● If necessary, add a suitable antifreeze to
the water in the r
eservoir. CAUTION
● Do not mi x

cleaning products recommen-
ded by SEAT with other products. This could
lead to flocculation and may block the wind-
screen washer jets.
● When topping up service fluids, make abso-
lutely c
ertain that you fill the fluids into the
correct reservoirs. Using the wrong fluids
could cause serious malfunctions and engine
damage! Vehicle battery
Intr oduction The battery is a component of the vehicle's
electric
al

system.
Never work on the electrical system without
fully understanding the operations required,
the applicable safety standards and without
the correct tools ››› ! If required, have any
work c

arried out by a specialised workshop.
SEAT recommends taking your car in for tech-
nical service. Negligent work can cause seri-
ous injury.
Location and number of batteries in the vehi-
cle
The battery is located in the engine compart-
ment.
Explanation of the warning indications on
the vehicle's battery 
Wear eye protection!

Battery acid is extremely corrosive. Al-
ways wear protective gloves and eye pro-
tection!

Fires, sparks, open flames and smoking
are prohibited.

A highly explosive mixture of gases is re-
leased when the battery is under charge.»
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Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Index
lane assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
130, 131
loc
king the steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 107
rear cross traffic alert (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
windscreen washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Control of function rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 127
Controls on the steering wheel operating the audio system and telephone . . 108
Control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Convenience closing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Convenience functions reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Convenience opening windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Convenient entry function for the third row of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Cooling system checking the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
topping up with coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Cornering lights see "Static cornering lights" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
static . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Counter steering assistance system . . . . . . . . . . 199
Crossing through water salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Cruise Control System (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 221
contro l lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
D Dangers of not using a seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Data plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Data registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Data storage during the journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
DCC see Dynamic chassis control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
De-icing the locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Diagnostics connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Diesel refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Differential lock see Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Directional tread pattern tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Disconnecting devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Disconnecting the passenger front airbag . . . . . . 20
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 103
Disposal belt tension device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 childproof lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 10 opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
warning l
amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Drawbar load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Drawers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Drink holder central console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Driving automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
cross country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
data storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
economical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
fuel level too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
undercarriage guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Driving abroad headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Driving in winter fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
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Index
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Driv in
g tip
s
for a loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Driving with a trailer extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Dynamic chassis control (DCC) control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Dynamic Chassis Control (DCC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
E E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
EDS see Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Electrical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 173, 174, 183, 242
Electrical socket trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Electric child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Electric sliding door opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
rollback anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 see Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Electronic differential lock system (EDS) . . . . . . 206
Electronic drive torque management (XDS) . . . . 206
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 operating fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
bul bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
first aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
passenger side door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Emergency unlocking doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Emission control system control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Engine assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine and ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 12 volt power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
pre-heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184, 186
starting the engine with Keyless Access . . . . . 185 stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
unauthori
sed vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Engine bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 271 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 283
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 281
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 277
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 274, 277
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . 42, 283
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277, 280
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
G12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 279
G12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
G13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 279
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 279
tank filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
topping-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 274 checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276, 277
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Environment environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Environmental ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Environmental tip refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
311

Index
ESC electr
onic
stability control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Exterior mirrors adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Exterior rear view mirrors control of the function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
electric exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
folding the rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 8
Extinguisher driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
F Fabrics: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Fault dynamic chassis control (DCC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
park assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . 212
rear assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Fault memory connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Filling capacities AdBlue tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264, 266
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
First-aid kit storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Fitting tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Fluid Level
control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Folding down rear seats load space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Folding the backrest of the front passenger seat 151
Folding wheel chocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Front passenger front airbag control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Front seat manual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Front wiper blades change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 267 consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fuel consumption why does fuel consumption increase? . . . . . . 203
Fuel gauge control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Fuel tank cap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Fuel tank flap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Function control tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 91 fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
identification using colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
repl
acing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
G
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 194
changing gears manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
manual gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
putting the vehicle in gear (automatic gear-box) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
putting the vehicle in gear (manual gearbox) 193
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Gear engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
General instrument panel instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
General overview of the engine compartment . . 274
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
H
Hand brake see Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 134
Head-on collisions and the laws of physics . . . . . 64
Headlamp range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Headlights adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
headlight adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
312

Index
identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
lo a
din
g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 283 acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
automatically disconnecting devices . . . . . . . 286
charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
checking the battery electrolyte level . . . . . . . 285
connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
discharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 185
disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
positive terminal for starting assistance . . . . . . 53
preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
starting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 airbag modules (dash panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
anodized surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
antenna incorporated in window . . . . . . . . . . . 263
chrome parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
cleaning wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
de-icing the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
protection of vehicle undercarriage . . . . . . . . 258
rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 vehicle paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
window
s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
wooden trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Vehicle care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Vehicle identification data vehicle data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Vehicle interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 83 components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Vehicle undercarriage guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Vehicle's battery running flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Vibrations steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Voice control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
W Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 134
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 adhesive sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211, 215
things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118, 254
Wax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
What negatively affects driving safety? . . . . . . . . 57
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 299 anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 84, 85
caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
loosening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Wheel load capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Wheel rims
beadloc k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
bolted trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287, 289, 299 changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 49, 85
hubcaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wheel trim hubcaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Windows automatic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
automatic raising/lowering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
roll-back function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Window wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Windscreen and rear window wiper blades . . . . . 88
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 137
Windscreen washer fluid control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Windscreen washer water checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Windscreen wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Window wiper lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
lifting the wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
replacing the wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
319

Index
service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
s pec
i
al characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Windscreen wipers service position . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Wing mirrors driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Winter additional heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
menu configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Winter conditions diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Winter driving Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Winter operation headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
salt on the roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Winter tyres all-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
speed limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
X XDS See Brake assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
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