2018 Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual

The essentials
Different mounting systems Fig. 36
On the rear seats: Possible installations
for the c hi
ld seat. Always secure child seats properly and safely
in the
v
ehic

le according to the child seat
manufacturer's installation instructions.
Mounted child seats must rest correctly on
the vehicle's seat and must not move or rock
more than 2.5 cm (1 inch).
Child seats equipped for a Top Tether strap
must also be secured using the Top Tether re-
taining strap in the vehicle ››› page 24. Only
secure the retaining belt to the rings fitted for
this purpose and identified as Top Tether.
Not all rings can be used with the Top Tether
system. Always tighten the Top Tether retain-
ing strap so that the child seat fits snugly
against the corresponding seat in the vehi-
cle. Specific mounting systems for each country
Europe : ISOFIX retaining rings and upper
retaining strap ››› page 24 and
››› page 24.
Three-point seat belt and upper retaining
strap ››› page 23.
The systems include the child restraint sys-
tem mounting with an upper retaining strap
(Top Tether) and lower anchoring points on
the seat.
Securing child seats with the seat belt Securing the child seat using the seat belt
● Please read and observe the child seat
m anuf
act

urer's handling instructions.
A
B ●
Po
s

itioning the child seat on the seat ac-
cording to the manufacturer's instructions.
● The seat belt height adjustment must be as
high as po
ssible.
● Fasten the seat belt or pass it around the
chil
d seat structure in the manner described
in the manufacturer's instructions.
● Make sure the seat belt is not twisted.
● Insert the latch plate into the buckle for the
appropri
ate seat and push it down until it is
securely locked with an audible click.
● Ensure that the upper belt web lies tightly
on the chil
d seat.
● Pull the belt (it must be no longer possible
to pu
ll the lower belt webbing out). » 23

The essentials
Removing the child seat
The se at
belt
must not be unfastened until
the vehicle has come to a standstill.
● Press the red button on the buckle. The
latc
h plate is released from the buckle.
● Guide the belt back by hand so that it rolls
up eas
ily and the trim will not be damaged.
● Remove the child seat from the vehicle.

››› in Safety instructions on page 76 Fix the child seat with the lower an-
c
hor point
s

(ISOFIX)ISOFIX systemFig. 37
Version 2: identification of the anchor
points f
or the c

hild seat on the vehicle seat There are tw
o
r
etaining rings, the so-called
lower anchor points, on each rear seat or,
where applicable, on the front passenger seat. The retaining rings are attached to the
seat fr

ames.
Child seats with rigid mounting ● Observe the manufacturer's instructions
when inst
alling and removing the child seat.
● Press the child seat onto the retaining rings
›››
Fig. 37 in the direction of the arrow. The
child seat must be safely engaged and click
audibly into place.
● Pull on both sides of the child seat to en-
sure th
at it is secure.
Child seat with adjustable retaining straps
● Observe the manufacturer's instructions
when inst
alling and removing the child seat.
● Place the child seat on the seat cushion
and attach the r
etaining strap hooks to the
retaining rings ››› Fig. 37.
● Tighten the straps evenly using the corre-
sponding a
djustment device. The child seat
must sit flush against the vehicle seat.
● Pull on both sides of the child seat to en-
sure th
at it is secure.

››› in Safety instructions on page 76 Securing a child seat using a Top Teth-
er r
et
ainin

g strap Fig. 38
Upper retaining strap hooked in the
lug g
ag

e compartment ●
Observe the manufacturer's instructions
when in s
t

alling and removing the child seat
››› in Safety instructions on page 76.
● Raise the head restraint behind the child
se at
u

ntil it engages.
● Secure the child seat to the lower anchor
points ››

› page 24.
● Pull the upper child seat retaining strap
back
to the seat backrest of the rear seat, be-
low or on both sides of the head restraint
(depending on the child seat model).
● Hook the upper retaining strap to the corre-
sponding r
etaining ring (for Top Tether) on
the back of the seat backrest on the rear seat
››› Fig. 38.24

The essentials
● Pu
sh the he
ad restraint down as far as it
will go. Ensure that it does not interfere with
the seatbelt from the upper attachment.
● Tighten the strap so that the top of the
chil
d seat rests on the seat backrest.

››› in Safety instructions on page 76 Starting the vehicle
Ignition lock Fig. 39
Vehicle key positions Switch ignition on: Place the key in the igni-
tion and s
t
ar

t the engine.
Locking and unlocking the steering wheel
● Engaging the steering wheel lock: Remove
the key fr
om the ignition and turn the wheel until it locks. In vehicles with an automatic
gearbo

x, the gear lever must be in the P posi-
tion in order to remove the key. If necessary,
press the locking key on the selector lever
and release it again.
● Unlocking the steering wheel: Put the key
into the ignition and turn it
at the same time
as the steering wheel in the direction indica-
ted by the arrow. If it is not possible to turn
the steering wheel, it may be because it is
locked.
Turning on/switching off the ignition, glow
plugs reheating
● Switch ignition on: Turn the key to the 2 position.
●
Switch ignition off. Turn the key to the 1 position.
●
Diesel vehicles : The glo
w p
lugs reheat
when the ignition is switched on.
Starting the engine
● Manual gearbox: press the clutch pedal all
the way
down and move the gearbox lever in-
to neutral.
● Automatic gearbox: Press the brake pedal
and move the sel
ector lever to the P position
or into N.
● Turn the key to the 3 position. The key au-
t om
atic

ally returns to the 2 position. Do not
pr e
s
s the accelerator. Start-Stop System*
When you s

top and release the clutch pedal,
the Start-Stop system* turns off the engine.
The ignition remains switched on.

››› in Ignition lock on page 184
››› page 184 Lights and visibility
Light sw
it

ch Fig. 40
Dash panel: light control. Turn the switch to the required position
› ›
›

Fig. 40. » 25

The essentials When the ignition
is switched offWhen the ignition
is on

Fog lights, dipped
beam and side lights
off.Lights off or daytime
driving light on.

The guidance lights
may be switched on.Automatic dipped
beam control or day-
time driving light on.

Side light on.

Dipped beam off; if
necessary, the side
light comes on for a
time.Dipped beam switch-
ed on.
 Front
fog lights: mo
ve the switch to the
first position, from positions ,  or  .
 Rear fog light: move the switch completely
from positions ,  or  .
Switching off fog lights: Push the switch or
turn it to the  position.

››› in Switching lights on and off on
page 131
››› page 130 Turn signal and main beam lever
Fig. 41
Turn signal and main beam lever. More the lever to the required position:
Right t
urn s

ignal: Right-hand parking
light (ignition switched off).
Left turn signal: Left-hand parking light
(ignition switched off).
Main beam switched on: control lamp 
lit up on the instrument panel.
Headlight flasher: lit up when the lever is
pushed. Control lamp  lit up.
Lever all the way down to switch it off.

››› in Switching lights on and off on
page 131
››› page 131 1
2
3
4 Hazard warning lights
Fig. 42
Dash panel: switch for hazard warn-
in g lights. Switched on, for example:
●
When approaching a traffic jam
● In an emergency
● The vehicle has broken down
● When towing or being towed

››› in Hazard warning lights on
page 135
››› page 134 26

The essentials
Interior lightsButton/Position: Function 
Switches interior lights off.

Switches interior lights on.

Switches door contact control on (central
position).
The interior lights come on automatically
when the vehicle is unlocked, a door is
opened or the key is removed from the igni-
tion.
The lights go off a few seconds after all the
doors are closed, the vehicle is locked or
the ignition is switched on.

Turning the reading light on and off

›››
page 136 Windscreen wipers and window wiper
b
l
a

de Fig. 43
Operating the windscreen wiper and
r e
ar w

iper.
Move the lever to the required position
0 Windscreen wiper off.
1

Windscreen wipers interval wipe.
Using the control
››› Fig. 43 A adjust
the interval (vehicles without rain sen-
sor), or the sensitivity of the rain sensor.
2 Slow wipe.
3
Continuous wipe.
4
Brief wipe - short wipe. Hold the lever
down for more time to increase the wipe
frequency.
5
Automatic wipe for cleaning wind-
screens with the lever up.
Move the lever to the required position
6 Interval wipe for rear window. The wiper
wipes the window at 6-second intervals.
7
Automatic wipe for cleaning rear win-
dows with the lever pressed.

››› in Window wiper lever on page 137
›››
page 137
››› page 55 SEAT information system
Intr oduction With the ignition switched on, it is possible
t
o r
e

ad the different functions of the display
by scrolling through the menus.
In vehicles with a multifunction steering
wheel, there are no buttons on the wind-
screen wiper lever. The multifunction display
can only be controlled from the buttons on
the steering wheel.
The number of menus displayed on the in-
strument panel will vary according to the ve-
hicle electronics and equipment. » 27

The essentials
A specialised workshop will be able to pro-
gr amme or modif
y
additional functions, ac-
cording to the vehicle equipment. SEAT rec-
ommends taking your car in for technical
service.
Some menu options can only be read when
the vehicle is at a standstill.
As long as a priority 1 warning is displayed, it
will not be possible to read the menus. To
display the menus, confirm the warning by
pressing OK .
Summary of the menu structure ■
Mu ltif

unction display (MFD) ››› page 30
■ Travelling time
■ Current fuel consumption
■ Average fuel consumption
■ Operating range
■ Distance covered
■ Average speed
■ Digital display of speed
■ Oil temperature digital display
■ Speed warning
■ Audio ›››
Booklet Radio or ›››
Booklet Navi-
gation system
■ Navigation ›››
Booklet Navigation system
■ Telephone ›››
Booklet Radio or ›››
Booklet
Navigation system
■ Auxiliary heating ›››
 page 180 ■
Activ ation
■ Pr

ogramme On / Off
■ Disconnection
■ Timer 1-3
■ Day
■ Time
■ Minute
■ Activate
■ Duration
■ Operating mode
■ Heat
■ Ventilation
■ Day
■ Default setting
■ Vehicle condition ››› page 29
■ Configuration ››› page 31
■ Multifunction display data
■ Travelling time
■ Current fuel consumption
■ Average fuel consumption
■ Distance covered
■ Operating range
■ Average speed
■ Digital display of speed
■ Speed warning
■ Compass
■ Convenience ››› page 32
■ Central locking system (Central locking)
■Automatic lock (Auto. lock) On / Off ■
Automatic unlocking (Auto. unlock.)
On / Off
■ Unlocking doors (Door unlock.: All,
One door, Vehicle side, Individual)
■ Back
■ Electric windows
■ Off
■ All
■ Driver
■ Back
■ Mirror angle (Mirror angle) On / Off
■ Adjusting mirrors (Adjust. mirrors)
■ Individual
■ Synchronised
■ Back
■ Factory settings (Factory settings)
■ Back
■ Lights & visibility ››› page 32
■ Coming Home
■ Leaving Home
■ Footwell light
■ Convenience turn signals On / Off
■ Default setting
■ Tourist light On / Off
■ Time
■ Winter tyres
■ Language
■ Units
■ Second speed display On / Off 28

The essentials
■ Aut oho
l
d
■ Service
■ Info
■ Reset
■ Default setting
Using the menus on the instrument
panel Fig. 44
Windscreen wiper lever: buttons to
ac c
e

ss the instrument panel menus Fig. 45
Multifunction steering wheel: buttons
to ac c

ess the instrument panel menus Enabling the main menu
● Switch the ignition on.
● If a message or vehicle symbol is dis-
p l
a

yed, press OK (
››
› Fig. 44 A or
››
› Fig. 45 ).
● If managed from the windscreen wiper lev-
er: the main menu lis
t is displayed.
● If managed from the multifunction steering
wheel:
the main menu list is not displayed.
To scroll through the options of the main
menu, press the arrow keys   or
  re-
pe at
edly

››› page 29.
Select a submenu ● Press rocker switch ›››
Fig. 44 B upwards
or do wn
w
ards, or, on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel, turn the thumbwheel until you
reach the required menu option. ●
The selected option i
s displayed between
two horizontal lines. In addition, a triangle is
displayed on the right .
● To select the submenu, press OK .
M ak
in

g changes according to the menu
● Use the rocker switch on the windscreen
wiper lev
er or the thumbwheel on the multi-
function steering wheel to make the required
modifications. To scroll through numbers
more quickly, hold the rocker switch down or
turn the thumbwheel more quickly (fast for-
ward or reverse).
● Mark or confirm the selected option with
OK .
Main menu
MFD
Information and possible configura-
tions of the multifunction display
(MFD).
››› page 30
Audio
If the radio is on, the station is dis-
played.
In CD mode, the current CD is played.
››› Booklet Radio or ››› Booklet naviga-
tion system
» 29

The essentialsNavigation
When the navigation to destination is
on, change of direction arrows and a
proximity bar are displayed. These
symbols are similar to those used in
the navigation system.
If navigation to destination is not on,
the direction of travel (compass) and
the name of the street on which you
are driving are displayed.
››› Booklet Navigation system
Telephone
Information and possible configura-
tions of the mobile phone preinstalla-
tion.
››› Booklet Radio or ››› Booklet Naviga-
tion system
Parking heat-
ing
Information and configurations of the
parking heating:
switching the parking heating on or
off. Select the operating mode and du-
ration.
››› page 180
Vehicle status
Current warning or information texts.
This option only appears when one of
the following texts is available. The
number of available messages is dis-
played. Example 1/1 or 2/2.
››› page 102
Configuration
Different setting options, for example,
the Convenience, Lighting & Visibility
menus, and the time, speed warning
with winter tyres, language, units of
measurement, or “Display off”.
››› page 31 MFD
(mu ltifunction display) menu The multifunction display (MFD) has two au-
tom
atic

memories: 1 - Partial memory and 2 -
Total memory . The selected memory will be
shown in the upper right-hand corner of the
display.
With the ignition switched on, and memory 1
or 2 displayed, briefly press OK to change
from one memor y

to another
1
Trip memo-
ry (for a sin-
gle jour-
ney).
The memory stores the values for the
journey and the consumption from the
moment the ignition is switched on until
it is switched off again.
If the journey is broken for more than 2
hours, the memory is automatically
erased. If the journey is continued in less
than 2 hours after the ignition is switch-
ed off, the new data is added to the data
already stored in the memory.
2 Total mem-
ory (for all
journeys).
The memory records the values for a spe-
cific number of partial trips, up to a total
of 19 hours and 59 minutes or 99 hours
and 59 minutes, or 1999.9 km (or miles)
for 9999 km (or miles), depending on the
model of instrument panel. On reaching
either of these limits, the memory is au-
tomatically erased and starts to count
from 0 again. Possible displays
Travelling timeThis indicates the hours (h) and mi-
nutes (min) since the ignition was
switched on.
Current fuel
consumption
The current fuel consumption while
driving is displayed in l/100 km (or
miles per gallon, mpg); when the en-
gine is running but the vehicle is not
moving, in l/h (or gallons per hour).
Average fuel
consumption
When the ignition is switched on, the
average consumption (in l/100 km or
in mpg) is displayed after the vehicle
has moved approximately 100 metres
(328 feet). Otherwise horizontal lines
are displayed. The value shown is up-
dated approximately every 5 seconds.
Operating
range
Approximate distance in km (or miles)
that can still be travelled with the fuel
remaining in the tank, assuming the
same style of driving is maintained.
This is calculated using the current
fuel consumption.
Distance cov-
eredDistance travelled, after ignition is
switched on, in km (or miles).
Average speed
After the ignition is switched on, the
average speed will be shown after a
distance of approximately 100 metres
(328 feet) has been travelled. Other-
wise horizontal lines are displayed.
The value shown is updated approxi-
mately every 5 seconds.
Digital display
of speedCurrent speed displayed digitally.
Oil tempera-
ture digital
displayUpdated engine oil temperature digi-
tal display
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