2018 Seat Alhambra battery location

Operation
●
Unshiel ded equipment
can cause interfer-
ence on the radio equipment and the vehi-
cle's electrical system.
● Interference can occur on the radio's AM
wave
band if electrical appliances are used
near the rear window aerial. Vehicle power sockets
Fig. 192
Centre console, rear section: 12 volt
soc k
et Fig. 193
Rear centre console: 230 Volt Euro
pow er soc

ket Depending on your vehicle version, you may
h
av
e a 12-

volt power socket and/or a 230
volt power socket.
Maximum power consumption
Power sock-
etMaximum power consumption
12 Volts120 Watts
230 Volts150 Watts (300 Watt peak) The maximum capacity of each power socket
mu
s
t

not be exceeded. The power consump-
tion is indicated on the rating plate of each
appliance.
Where two or more appliances are connected
at the same time, the total rating of all the
connected devices must never exceed 190
Watts ››› .12 volt power socket
The 12
v
o

lt power socket will only work with
the ignition on.
Using electrical appliances with the engine
stopped and the ignition switched on will
drain the battery. Therefore, electrical devi-
ces connected to the power socket can only
be used when the engine is running.
To prevent voltage variations from causing
damage, switch off the electrical consumer
connected to the 12 volt power socket before
switching the ignition on or off and before
starting the engine.
12 volt power sockets can be found in the fol-
lowing locations in the vehicle:
● Compartment in the centre of the centre
conso
le.
● Compartment in the front centre console.
● Storage compartment in the front central
armres
t.
● Rear centre console ›››
Fig. 192.
● At the rear right of the luggage compart-
ment.
230 V

olt Euro power socket*
The power socket only works when the en-
gine is running ››› .
C onn e

cting an electrical appliance: plug the
device into the power socket as far as possi-
ble to unlock the built-in childproof lock. The
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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
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›

 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

Advice
and they must be charged in a controlled en-
v ir
onment
››› . SEAT recommends taking
y our c
ar in f
or technical service.
Replacing a vehicle battery
The battery has been developed to suit the
conditions of its location and has special
safety features. If the battery must be re-
placed, consult a technical service for infor-
mation on electromagnetic compatibility, the
size and maintenance, performance and
safety requirements of the new battery in
your vehicle before you purchase one. SEAT
recommends you have the battery replaced
by a technical service.
Use only maintenance-free genuine batteries
conforming to TL 825 06 and VW 7 50 73
Standards. These standards must be dated
April 2008 or later.
Start-Stop systems ( ››› page 209) are equip-
ped with a special battery. Therefore, it must
only be replaced with a battery of the same
specifications.
Disconnecting the vehicle's battery
If you must disconnect the battery from the
electrical system, please note the following:
● Switch off the ignition and all electrical
equipment. ●
The vehic le must be unlocked before dis-
connecting the battery, otherwise the alarm
will be triggered.
● First disconnect the negative cable and
then the positiv
e ››› .
C onnectin
g the
vehicle's battery
● Before reconnecting the battery, switch off
the engine and all
electrical devices.
● First reconnect the positive cable and then
the negativ
e ››› .
Diff er
ent
control lamps may light up after
connecting the battery and switching the ig-
nition on. They will be turned off after a short
trip at a speed of between 15-20 km/h
(10-12 mph). If the warning indicators remain
lit, please visit a specialised workshop to
have the vehicle checked.
If the battery has been disconnected for a
long time, it is possible that the next service
date is not displayed or calculated correctly
››› page 102. Respect the maximum service
intervals permitted ››› Booklet Maintenance
Programme.
Vehicles with Keyless Access (››› page 117):
if, after connecting the battery, the ignition
cannot be switched on, lock and unlock the
vehicle from outside. Then try to switch on
the ignition again. If the ignition does not
work, seek professional assistance. Automatically disconnecting devices
The intellig

ent vehicle electrical system auto-
matically implements a range of measures to
prevent the battery from discharging when
high demands are made on it:
● the idling speed is increased so that the al-
ternat
or provides more electricity.
● where necessary, the power of the most
power
ful devices is reduced or even com-
pletely disconnected.
● On starting the engine, the power supply
from the 12-v
olt power sockets and the ciga-
rette lighter may be interrupted for a short
time.
The on-board management program cannot
always prevent the battery from running flat.
For example, if the ignition is left on for a
long period with the engine off or if the side
lights or parking lights are left on while the
vehicle is stationary.
Why does the battery run flat?
● When stationary for a long time without
star
ting the engine, particularly if the ignition
is switched on.
● Use of electrical devices with the engine
switc
hed off.
● If the auxiliary heater is running
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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