2018 Seat Arona brake fluid

Frequently Asked Ques-
tion
sBefore driving
How do you adjust the seat?
››› page 18
How do you adjust the steering wheel? ››› page 20
How do you adjust the exterior mirrors? ››› page 20
How do you turn on the exterior lights? ››› page 31
How does the automatic gearbox selector lever work?
››› page 50
How do you refuel? ››› page 57
How do you activate the windscreen wipers and wind-
screen washer system? ››› page 33
Emergency situations
A warning lamp lights up or flashes. What does this
mean? ››› page 47
Where are the first-aid kit and the warning triangle in
the vehicle? ››› page 97
How do you open the bonnet? ››› page 17
How do you perform a jump start? ››› page 71
Where is the vehicle tool kit located? ››› page 65
How do you repair a tyre with the anti-puncture kit?
››› page 64
How do you change a wheel? ››› page 65
How do you change a fuse? ››› page 62
How do you change a light? ››› page 63
How do you tow a vehicle? ››› page 70
Useful tips
How do you set the time? ››› page 118
When should the vehicle inspection should be per-
formed? ››› page 43
What functions do the buttons/thumbwheels on the
steering wheel perform? ››› page 124
How do you remove the luggage compartment cover?
››› page 161
How do you drive in an economical and environmental-
ly-friendly way? ››› page 198
How do you check and top up the engine oil?
››› page 58
How do you check and top up the engine coolant?
››› page 59
How do you top up the windscreen washer fluid?
››› page 60
How do you check and top up the brake fluid?
››› page 60
How do you check and adjust tyre pressure values?
››› page 284
Vehicle washing tips ››› page 261
Functions of interest
Easy Connect, CAR menu ››› page 34
How does the START-STOP system work? ››› page 202
What parking assistants are available? ››› page 240
How does the rear assist work? ››› page 246
How does the adaptive cruise control work?
››› page 214
How can the SEAT driving mode be adjusted?
››› page 229
How does tyre pressure monitoring work? ››› page 287
How do you open the vehicle without a key (Keyless Ac-
cess)? ››› page 135
Interior lighting and ambient light ››› page 148

Table of Contents
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
bo x*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Ge
ar-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Engine management and emission control sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Driv

ing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Start-Stop System* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Emergency brake assist system (Front As-
sis
t)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Adaptive Cruise Control ACC* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Blind spot detector (BSD) with parking assis-
tance (RCT
A)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
SEAT Drive Profile* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Fatigue detection (break recommendation)* . . 231
Park Assist* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Parking aid (Park Pilot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Rear Assist “Rear View Camera”* . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Accessories and modifications to the vehi-
cle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Care of the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Caring for the vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
AdBlue ®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Working in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . 273 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Spare wheel (temporary spare wheel)* . . . . . . 288
Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Information on fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
6

The essentials
Warning lamps On the in s
trument
panel Fig. 53
Related video:
Dash panel Fig. 54
Instrument panel, on dash panel. Red warning lamps

Central warning lamp: additional
information on the instrument
panel display–

Parking brake on.›››
page
180  
Do not continue driving!
The brake fluid level is too low or
there is a fault in the brake sys-
tem.››› page
179 
Lit up or flashing: Do not continue driving!
Fault in the steering.››› page
196 
Driver or passenger has not fas-
tened seat belt.›››
page
81 
Use the foot brake!›››
page
216» 47

The essentials
If for weather reasons further protection is
nec e
s
sary, the proportion of additive may be
increased, but only up to 60 %; otherwise an-
tifreeze protection will diminish and this will
worsen cooling.
When the coolant is topped up, use a mixture
of distilled water and at least 40 % of the
G13 or G12 plus-plus (TL-VW 774 G) additive
(both are purple) to obtain an optimum anti-
corrosion protection ››› in Topping up cool-
ant on p ag
e 280

. The mixture of G13 with
G12 plus (TL-VW 774 F), G12 (red) or G11
(green-blue) engine coolants will significant-
ly reduce anti-corrosion protection and
should therefore be avoided ››› in Topping
up c oo
l

ant on page 280.

››› in Topping up coolant on page 279
››› page 278 Brake fluid
Fig. 68
Engine compartment: brake fluid res-
er v
oir c

ap. The brake fluid reservoir is located in the en-
gine c
omp
ar

tment ›››
 page 275
.
The level should be between the  and 
marks. If it is below , please visit a Techni-
cal Service.

››› in Changing the brake fluid on
page 280
››› page 280 Windscreen washer
Fig. 69
In the engine compartment: wind-
s c
r

een washer reservoir top. The windscreen washer reservoir is located in
the en
gine c
omp

artment ›››
 page 275.
To top up, mix water with a product recom-
mended by SEAT.
In cold temperatures, add anti-freeze for win-
dows.

››› in Checking and topping up the
windscreen washer reservoir water on
page 281
››› page 281 Battery
The battery is located in the engine compart-
ment

›
›

›  page 275. It does not require60

Operation
Examples of priority 1 warning messages
(r ed)
● Br ak
e system symbol  with the warnin
g
message STOP BRAKE FLUID INSTRUC-
TION MANUAL or STOP BRAKE FAULT IN-
STRUCTION MANUAL .
● Coolant symbol  with the warnin
g mes-
sage STOP SEE COOLANT INSTRUCTION
MANUAL .
● Engine oil pressure symbol  with the
warnin
g message STOP ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE LOW! INSTRUCTION MANUAL .
Warning messages, Priority 2 (yellow)
If one of these faults occurs, the correspond-
ing warning lamp lights up and is accompa-
nied by an audible warning. Check the corre-
sponding function as soon as possible al-
though the vehicle may be used without risk.
If several priority 2 warning messages are de-
tected at the same time, the symbols are dis-
played one after the other for about 2 sec-
onds at a time. After a set time, the informa-
tion text will disappear and the symbol will
be shown as a reminder at the side of the
display.
Priority 2 warning messages will not be
shown until all Priority 1 warning messages
have been dealt with! Examples of priority 2 warning reports (yel-
low):*
●
Fuel

warning light with the information text
PLEASE REFUEL . WARNING
If the warning lamps and messages are ignor-
ed, the v ehic

le may stall in traffic, or may
cause accidents and severe injuries.
● Never ignore the warning lamps or text
mess
ages.
● Stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible.
● Park the vehicle away from traffic and en-
sure th
at there are no highly flammable ma-
terials under the vehicle that could come into
contact with the exhaust system (e.g. dry
grass, fuel).
● A faulty vehicle represents a risk of acci-
dent for the driv
er and for other road users. If
necessary, switch on the hazard warning
lamps and put out the warning triangle to ad-
vise other drivers.
● Before opening the bonnet, switch off the
engine and al
low it to cool.
● In any vehicle, the engine compartment is a
hazar
dous area and could cause severe inju-
ries ››› page 273. CAUTION
Failure to heed the control lamps and text
mes s

ages when they appear may result in
faults in the vehicle. Introduction to the Easy
C
onnect
sy

stem*
System settings (CAR)* CAR menu Read the additional information carefully
›› ›

 page 34
To select the settings menus, depending on
the version, press the Easy Connect button  and the
S
ET
TINGS function button, OR
pr e
s

s the  button and then SETTINGS .
The act ual
number of
menus available and
the name of the various options in these me-
nus will depend on the vehicle’s electronics
and equipment.
When the function button check box is activa-
ted , the function is active.
Pressing the menu button  will always take
y ou t
o the l

ast menu used.
Any changes made using the settings menus
are automatically saved on closing those me-
nus.
Menu Vehicle settingsPage
ESC system››› page 181
Tyres››› page 287 122

Driving
the S
T
OP ENGINE START button stops flashing
and g oe
s
out.
With the engine running, the START ENGINE STOP button light stays on, indi-
c atin
g th

at the engine is running. The time
that lapses between the moment the user
starts the engine with the START ENGINE STOPbutton and the lighting changes from flash-
in
g t
o fi

xed will depend on specific engine
size characteristics. Upon switching the igni-
tion off with the START ENGINE STOP button, it
s t
ar

ts flashing again.
In vehicles with the Start-Stop system , the
“My Beat” function also offers additional in-
formation:
● When the engine stops during the Stop
phase, the light
of the START ENGINE STOP but-
t on s
t
ays on, since, even though the engine
is off, the Start-Stop system is active.
● When the engine cannot be stated again
with the St
art-Stop system, ››› page 202, and
needs to be started manually, the START ENGINE STOP button flashes to indicate
thi s
f

act.
Braking and parking Brakin
g capacity and braking distance The efficiency of the brakes depends directly
on the br
ak
e p

ad wear. This wear depends to a great extent on the conditions under which
the vehic

le is operated and the way the vehi-
cle is driven. If you often drive in town, drive
short distances or have a sporty driving style,
we recommend that you have the thickness
of your brake pads checked by technical serv-
ices more frequently than recommended in
the Maintenance Programme.
If you drive with wet brakes, for example, af-
ter crossing areas of water, on days of heavy
rainfall or even after washing the car, the ef-
fect of the brakes is reduced as the brake
discs are wet or even frozen (in winter): in
this case, the brakes should be “dried” by
pressing the brake pedal several times. WARNING
Longer braking distances and faults in the
brak e sy

stem increase the risk of accidents.
● New brake pads must be run in and do not
have the c
orrect friction during the first
200 km (124 miles). This reduced braking ca-
pacity may be compensated for by pressing
on the brake pedal a little harder, which also
applies when the brake pads have to be
changed further on.
● If brakes are wet or frozen, or if you are
driving on r
oads which have been salted,
braking power may be lower than normal.
● On steep slopes, if brakes are excessively
used, they w
ill overheat. Before driving down
a long steep slope, it is advisable to reduce
speed and change down into a lower gear or range (depending on the type of transmis-
sion).
Thu

s, make use of engine braking and
relieve the brakes.
● Never let the brakes “drag” by applying
light pre
ssure. Continuous braking will cause
the brakes to overheat and the braking dis-
tance will increase. Apply and then release
the brakes alternately.
● Never let the vehicle run with the engine
switc
hed off. The braking distance is in-
creased considerably when the brake servo is
not active.
● If the brake fluid loses its viscosity and is
subj
ected to heavy use, vapour bubbles can
form in the brake system. This reduces the ef-
ficiency of the brakes.
● Non-standard or damaged front spoilers
coul
d restrict the airflow to the brakes and
cause them to overheat. Before purchasing
accessories please observe the relevant in-
structions ››› page 259, Technical modifica-
tions.
● If a brake system circuit fails, the braking
dist
ance will be increased considerably. Con-
tact a specialised workshop immediately and
avoid unnecessary journeys. Control lamp
Situations in which the warning lamp lights
up *
●
the brake fluid level is too low
› ›
›

page 280. »
179
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Operation
● ther e i
s
a fault in the brake system.
This warning lamp can light up together with
the ABS system warning lamp. WARNING
● If the br ak

e warning lamp does not go out
or if it lights up when driving, the brake fluid
level in the reservoir is too low so there is a
risk of an accident ››› page 280, Brake fluid.
Stop the vehicle and do not drive on. Obtain
technical assistance.
● If the brake warning lamp lights up  to-
gether w
ith the ABS lamp  this could be
due to an ABS fault. This could cause the rear
wheels to lock quickly when you brake. This
could cause the rear to break away. Risk of
skidding. Stop the vehicle and seek technical
assistance. Handbrake
Fig. 178
Handbrake between the front seats. The handbrake should be applied firmly to
pr
ev
ent

the vehicle from accidentally rolling
away. Always apply the handbrake when you
leave your vehicle and when you park.
Applying the handbrake
– Pull the handbrake lever up firmly
›››
Fig. 178.
Releasing the handbrake
– Pull the lever up slightly and press the re-
lea

se knob in the direction of the arrow
››› Fig. 178 and guide the handbrake lever
down fully ››› .
A lw
a

ys pull the handbrake all the way up, so
there is less risk of driving off with it still en-
gaged ››› .
The h andbr
ak

e warning lamp  lights up
when the handbrake is applied and the igni-
tion switched on. The warning lamp turns off
when the handbrake is released. WARNING
● Never u se the h

andbrake to stop the vehi-
cle when it is in motion. The braking distance
is considerably longer, because braking is
only applied to the rear wheels. Risk of acci-
dent!
● If the handbrake is only partially released,
this w
ill cause the rear brakes to overheat,
which can impair the function of the brake
system and could lead to an accident. This al- so causes premature wear on the rear brake
pa
d

s. CAUTION
Always apply the handbrake before you leave
the vehic

le. Put it in 1st gear as well. In vehi-
cles with an automatic gearbox, place the
gear lever in position P. Parking
The handbrake should always be firmly ap-
p
lied when the
v

ehicle is parked.
Always note the following points when park-
ing the vehicle: – Use the brake pedal to stop the vehicle.
– Apply the handbrake.
– Put it in 1st gear.
– Switch the engine off and remove the key
from the ignition. T

urn the steering wheel
slightly to engage the steering lock.
– Always take you keys with you when you
leav

e the vehicle ››› .
Ad dition
a
l notes on parking the vehicle on
gradients:
Turn the steering wheel so that the vehicle
rolls against the kerb if it started to roll.
180

Operation
WARNING
● Before opening the bonnet, read and ob-
serve the warnings ››› page 273, Working in
the engine compartment.
● If the br
ake system warning lamp  should
light up together with the ABS warning lamp
, stop the vehicle immediately and check
the brake fluid level in the reservoir
››› page 280, Brake fluid. If the brake fluid
lev

el has dropped below the “MIN” mark you
must not drive on. Risk of accident. Obtain
technical assistance.
● If the brake fluid level is correct, the fault in
the brake system may have been caused by a
failure of the ABS system. This could cause
the rear wheels to lock quickly when you
brake. This could cause the rear to break
away. Risk of skidding. Stop the vehicle and
seek technical assistance. Electronic differential lock (XDS)*
When taking a curve, the driveshaft differen-
tial mechanism allows the outer wheel to turn
at a higher speed than the inner wheel. In
this way, the wheel that is turning faster (out-
er wheel) receives less drive torque than the
inner wheel. This may mean that in certain
situations the torque delivered to the inner
wheel is too high, causing the wheels to
spin. On the other hand, the outer wheel is
receiving a lower drive torque than it could
transmit. This causes an overall loss of lateral grip on the front axle, resulting in understeer
or “lengthening” of the trajectory.
The XDS system can detect and correct this
effect via the sensors and signals of the ESC.
Via the ESC, the XDS will brake the inside
wheel and counter the excess driving torque
of that wheel. This means that the driver's
desired trajectory is much more precise.
The XDS system works in combination with
the ESC and is always active, even when ASR
traction control is disconnected or the ESC is
in Sport mode.
Mul t
i
-collision Brake In an accident, the multi-collision brake can
help the driver by braking to avoid the risk of
skidding during the accident, which could
lead to further collisions.
The multi-collision brake works for front, side
or rear accidents, when the airbag control
unit records its activation level and the acci-
dent takes place at a speed of over 10 km/h
(6 mph). The ESC automatically brakes the
vehicle, as long as the accident has not dam-
aged the ESC, the brake hydraulics or the on-
board network
The following actions control automatic brak-
ing during the accident:●
When the driver presses the accelerator,
the automatic braking does not take place.
● When the braking pressure through press-
ing the brake pedal is greater than the sys-
tem’s braking pressure the vehicle will brake
automatically.
● Multi-collision braking will not be available
if ESC is malfunctioning.
Brake servo The brake servo increases the pressure you
apply to the brake pedal. It works
only when
the engine is running .
If the brake servo is not functioning, e.g. due
to a malfunction, or if the vehicle is being
towed, you will have to press the brake pedal
considerably harder to make up for the lack
of servo assistance. WARNING
The braking distance can also be affected by
external factors.
● Never let the vehicle coast with the engine
switched off. Failure to follow this instruction
could result in an accident. The braking dis-
tance is increased considerably when the
brake servo is not active.
● If the brake servo is not working, for exam-
ple when the vehicle is being towed, you will
have to press the brake pedal considerably
harder than normal. 186 *