2018 Seat Arona height adjustment

The essentials
Adjusting the head restraints Fig. 14
Front seat: adjustment of the head re-
s tr
aint
. ●
To raise or lower the head restraint, press
the s ide b
utt

on 1 and move it upwards or
do wn
w
ards until it engages in the desired
position.

››› in Adjusting the front head re-
straints on page 152
››› page 79, ››› page 152 Adjustment of the seat belt
Fig. 15
Positioning and removing the seat
belt b
uc

kle. Fig. 16
Correct seat belt and head restraint
pos ition

s, viewed from front and the side. To adjust the seat belt around your should-
er
s, a
dju

st the height of the seats.
The shoulder part of the seat belt should be
well centred over it, never over the neck. The
seat belt lies flat and fits comfortably on the
upper part of the body.
The lap part of the seat belt lies across the
pelvis, never across the stomach. The seat
belt lies flat and fits comfortably on the pel-
vis.
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››› page 82
››› page 84 19

The essentialsWeight group
Seating position
Front passenger seat
a)Rear side seatRear central seatb)
airbag onairbag off
Group 0 to 10 kgXU
c)UU
Group 0+ to 13 kgXUc)UU
Group I 9 to 18 kgXUc)UU
Group II 15 to 25 kgXUF c)UFUF
Group III 22 to 36 kgXUFc)UFUF
X: It is not compatible to install chairs in this configuration.
U: Suitable for universal restraint systems for use in this weight group.
UF: Acceptable for front-facing universal-category child restraint systems approved for this mass group.
a)
Compliance with current national legislation and the manufacturer's instructions is required when using or installing child seats.
b) For semi-universal chairs where the securing system is the car safety belt and the support bracket, do not use them in the centre rear seat.
c) Seats without height adjustment should be placed in their rearmost position. Seats with height adjustment should be placed in their rearmost and highest position.
››› in Safety instructions on page 9326

Safety
risk of injury. The following points cover part
of the s
af
ety equipment in your SEAT 1)
:
● three-point seat belts,
● Belt tension limiter for the front and rear
side seats
● belt

tensioners for the front and rear seats,
● front airbags,
● side airbags in the front seat backrests,
● “ISOFIX” anchor points for “ISOFIX” rear
chil
d seat system
● height-adjustable front head restraints,
● Rear-centre head restraints with in-use po-
sition and non-use po
sition
● adjustable steering column.
The safety
equipment mentioned above
works together to provide you and your pas-
sengers with the best possible protection in
the event of an accident. However, these
safety systems can only be effective if you
and your passengers are sitting in a correct
position and use this equipment properly.
Safety is everyone's business! Correct position of the vehicle
occup

ants
Correct sitting position for the driver Fig. 92
The proper distance between driver
and s t
eerin

g wheel. Fig. 93
Correct head restraint position for the
driv er
. For your own safety and to reduce the risk of
injur
y
in the ev

ent of an accident, we recom-
mend the following adjustments for the driv-
er:
– Adjust the steering wheel so that there is a
dist

ance of at least 25 cm between the
steering wheel and the centre of your chest
››› Fig. 92.
– Move the driver's seat forwards or back-
ward

s so that you are able to press the ac-
celerator, brake and clutch pedals to the
floor with your knees still slightly angled
››› .
– Ensure that you can reach the highest point
of the s
t

eering wheel.
– Adjust the head restraint so that its upper
edge is

at the same level as the top of your
head, or as close as possible to the same
level as the top of your head ››› Fig. 93.
– Move the seat backrest to an upright posi-
tion so that

your back rests completely
against it.
– Fasten your seat belt securely ›››
page 81.
– Keep both feet in the footwell so that you
have the

vehicle under control at all times.
Adjustment of the driver's seat ››› page 152. 1)
Depending on the version/market.
76

Safe driving
WARNING
● Any inc
orrect sitting position increases the
risk of severe injuries.
● Sitting in an incorrect position exposes the
vehicl
e occupants to severe injuries if airbags
are triggered, by striking a vehicle occupant
who has assumed an incorrect sitting posi-
tion.
● Before the vehicle moves, assume the prop-
er sitting po
sition and maintain it throughout
the trip. Before every trip, instruct your pas-
sengers to sit properly and to stay in this po-
sition during the trip ››› page 76, Correct posi-
tion of the vehicle occupants .Correct adjustment of front head re-
s
tr
aint

s Fig. 94
Correctly adjusted head restraint as
v iew
ed fr

om the front and the side. Properly adjusted head restraints are an im-
por
t
ant

part of passenger protection and can
reduce the risk of injuries in most accident
situations.
– Adjust the head restraint so that its upper
edge is, a

s far as possible, at the same lev-
el as the top of your head, or at the very
least, at eye level ››› Fig. 94. WARNING
● Trav

elling with the head restraints removed
or improperly adjusted increases the risk of
severe injuries. An improper adjustment of
the head restraints may cause death in an ac-
cident and increase the risk of suffering inju-
ries during abrupt braking actions or unex-
pected manoeuvres.
● The head restraints must always be adjus-
ted acc
ording to the height of the passenger. Correct adjustment of rear head re-
s
tr
aint

s Fig. 95
Head restraints in the correct posi-
tion. Fig. 96
Head restraint position warning label. Properly adjusted head restraints are an im-
por
t
ant

part of the passenger protection and
can reduce the risk of injuries in most acci-
dent situations »
79
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Operation
Note
● If the el ectric
al adjustment ever fails to op-
erate, the mirrors can be adjusted by hand by
lightly pressing the edge of the mirror glass.
● In vehicles with electric exterior mirrors,
the fol
lowing points should be observed: if,
due to an external force (e.g. being knocked
while manoeuvring), the adjustment of the
mirror housing is altered, the mirror will have
to be fully folded electrically. Do not readjust
the rear vision mirror housing by hand, as
this will interfere with the mirror adjuster
function.
● The fold-in function on the exterior mirrors
wil
l not activate at speeds over 40 km/h
(25 mph). Seats and head restraints
Adju
s
tin

g the seat and head re-
straints
Adjusting the front seats Read the additional information carefully
›› ›

 page 18 WARNING
The safe driving chapter contains important
inform ation, tip

s, suggestions and warnings
that you should read and observe for your
own safety and the safety of your passengers
››› page 75. WARNING
● Never a dju

st the driver or front passenger
seat while the vehicle is in motion. While ad-
justing your seat, you will assume an incor-
rect sitting position. Risk of accidents. Adjust
the driver or front passenger seat only when
the vehicle is stationary.
● To reduce the risk of injury to the driver and
front p
assenger in case of a sudden braking
or an accident, never drive with the backrest
tilted towards the rear. The maximum protec-
tion of the seat belt can be achieved only
when the backrests are in an upright position
and the driver and front passenger have prop-
erly adjusted their seat belts. The further the backrests are tilted to the rear, the greater
the risk
of

injury due to improper positioning
of the belt web!
● Exercise caution when securing the seat
height into f
orwards/backwards position. In-
juries can be caused if the seat height is ad-
justed without due care and attention.
● To move the seat forwards and backwards,
pul
l upwards and not sideways on the lever,
as the force exerted on it in that direction
could damage it. Adjusting the front head restraints
Read the additional information carefully
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›

 page 19
Adjust the head restraint ›››
 page 19 so
that as far as possible the top of the head re-
straint is level with the top of your head.
When this is not possible, try to get as close
as possible to this position. WARNING
● Never driv e if

the head restraints have been
removed. Risk of injury.
● After refitting the head restraint, you must
alwa
ys adjust it properly for height to achieve
optimal protection.
● Please observe the safety warnings ›››
in
Corr ect
adjustment of front head restraints on
page 79. 152

Index
Selector lever (automatic gearbox) malf
u
nction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
manual release mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Service notification: read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Side airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Special characteristics tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
operate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Speed warning device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Start-Stop system driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . 203
switching off and on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
the engine does not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
the engine starts by itself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173, 174 after the fuel tank has run dry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Steel wheel
rims
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 195 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
electromechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
power-assisted steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Steering wheel adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
gear shift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . 190
Steering wheel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Steering wheel height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 of front door panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
on the front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
right front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
storage pocket in the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Switch hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Switching off the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Switching on the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Switching the ignition on and off . . . . . . . . 31, 173
System Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
T Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Technical data roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Temperature display
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Textiles: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Tightening torque wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Tiptronic (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . 188, 190
Tire Mobility Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 inflating a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
sealing a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Top speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 30
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 30
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 100
Tow-starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Towing blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Towing bracket retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 ball coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Towing device bracket operation and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 100
Towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 182, 183 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255, 256
driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
310