2018 Seat Ateca tow bar

Towing bracket device*
● OR: Pr e
s
s the RVC function button 1)
Meaning of the orientation lines
››› Fig. 234
Side lines: extension of the vehicle (the
approximate width of the vehicle plus the
rear view mirrors) on the road surface.
End of the side lines: the area marked in
green ends approximately 2 m behind
the vehicle on the road surface.
Intermediate line: indicates a distance of
approximately 1 m behind the vehicle on
the road surface.
Red horizontal line: indicates a safe dis-
tance of approximately 40 cm at the rear
of the vehicle on the road surface.
Parking manoeuvre ● Place the vehicle in front of the parking
spac
e and engage reverse gear (manual
gearbox) or move the selector to the R posi-
tion (automatic gearbox).
● Reverse slowly, and turn the steering wheel
so that the s
ide orientation lines lead to-
wards the parking space. 1 2
3
4 ●
Guide the v
ehic

le into the parking space so
that the side orientation lines run parallel to
it. Towing bracket device*
T r
ai
ler mode
Introduction Take into account country-specific regula-
tions
about

driving with a trailer and the use
of a towing bracket.
The vehicle has been developed primarily for
carrying people, although it can also be used
to tow a trailer if fitted with the correspond-
ing technical equipment. This additional load
has an effect on the useful life, fuel con-
sumption and vehicle performance and in
some cases can reduce the service intervals.
Driving with a trailer requires more force from
the vehicle, and thus more concentration
from the driver.
In winter, winter tyres should be fitted on
both the vehicle and the trailer.
Maximum vertical load technically permissi-
ble on the coupling
The maximum vertical load technically per-
mitted from the trailer draw bar on the towing
bracket's tow hitch is 80 kg. »1)
WARNING: the RVC function b
utton will only be ac-
tivated and available when the reverse gear is en-
gaged or the selector lever is set to position R.
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Towing bracket device*
● The tr ai
l
er weight, as well as the gross com-
bination weight of the towing vehicle and
trailer, change the centre of gravity and the
properties of the vehicle.
● If the towing vehicle is empty and the trail-
er is lo
aded, then the load distribution is in-
correct. Under these conditions, drive slowly
and with extra caution.
Hill starts with a trailer
Depending on the slope of the hill and the
combination weight of the towing vehicle
and trailer, the vehicle might start rolling
backwards slightly when you first start up.
For hill-starting with a trailer, do the follow-
ing:
● Press and hold the brake pedal.
● Press the  button t
o disconnect the elec-
tronic parking brake ››› page 186.
● If the vehicle is equipped with a manual
gearbo
x, push the clutch pedal all the way
down.
● Put the vehicle into first gear or turn the se-
lector l
ever to position D/S ››› page 192.
● Pull out the  button and ho
ld it in that
position to stop the towing vehicle and trailer
with the electronic parking brake.
● Release the brake pedal.
● Start driving slowly. To do this, in the case
of a manual
gearbox, slowly release the
clutch pedal. ●
Do not rel
ease the  button until the en-
gine has sufficient force to start driving. WARNING
If a trailer is pulled incorrectly, this may lead
to lo s

s of control of the vehicle and serious
injury.
● Driving with a trailer and transporting
heavy or l
arge objects will change the vehicle
handling and braking distances.
● Always drive cautiously and carefully.
Brake e
arlier than usual.
● Adapt your speed and driving style at all
times t
o suit visibility, weather, road and traf-
fic conditions. Slow down, especially when
driving down hills or slopes.
● Accelerate with particular care and caution.
Avoid s
udden braking and manoeuvres.
● Take great care when overtaking. Reduce
speed immediat
ely if you notice that the trail-
er is swaying, however slightly.
● Never attempt to “straighten” the towing
vehicl
e and trailer while accelerating.
● Take into account the speed limit for vehi-
cle
s with a trailer, as it could be lower than
for vehicles without a trailer. Stabilisation of the towing vehicle
and tr
ai
l

er The stabilisation of the towing vehicle and
trai
l

er together is an additional function of
the electronic stability control (ESC).
If the system detects that the trailer is sway-
ing, it intervenes automatically with the driv-
er steering recommendation to reduce the
swaying of the trailer.
Requirements for the stabilisation of the
towing vehicle and trailer
● The vehicle is factory-equipped with a tow-
ing br ac

ket or has been retro-fitted with a
compatible towing bracket.
● The ESC and ASR are active. The control
lamp  or  is

not lit up on the instrument
panel.
● The trailer is electrically connected to the
tow
ing vehicle through the trailer power
socket.
● The vehicle is travelling at over 60 km/h
(appro
x. 37 mph).
● The maximum vertical load technically per-
miss
ible is being utilised on the coupling de-
vice.
● The trailer has a rigid draw bar.
● If the trailer has brakes, it must be equip-
ped with a mech
anical overrun brake. »
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Technical specifications
Trailer mode Tr
ai
ler weights Trailer weight
The trai
l

er weights and drawbar loads ap-
proved are selected in intensive trials accord-
ing to precisely defined criteria. The ap-
proved trailer weights are valid for vehicles in
the EU for maximum speeds of 80 km/h (50
mph) (in certain circumstances up to 100
km/h (62 mph)). The figures may be different
in other countries. All data in the official vehi-
cle documentation takes precedence over
these data at all times ››› .
Dr a
wb

ar loads
The maximum permitted drawbar load on the
ball joint of the towing bracket must not ex-
ceed 88 kg.
In the interest of road safety, we recommend
that you always tow approaching the maxi-
mum drawbar load. The response of the trail-
er on the road will be poor, if the drawbar
load is too small.
If the maximum permissible drawbar load
cannot be met (e.g. with small, empty and
light-weight single axle trailers or tandem
axle trailers with a wheelbase of less than 1
metre), a minimum of 4% of the actual trailer
weight is legally required for the drawbar
load. WARNING
● For s af

ety reasons, you should not drive at
speeds above 80 km/h (50 mph) when towing
a trailer. This also applies in countries where
higher speeds are permitted.
● Never exceed the maximum trailer weights
or the drawb
ar load. If the permissible axle
load or the permissible total weight is excee-
ded, the driving characteristics of the vehicle
may change, leading to accidents, injuries
and damage to the vehicle. Wheels
Ty
r

e pressure, snow chains and wheel
bolts Tyre pressure
The s
tic
k

er with the tyre pressure values can
be found on the back of the left front door
frame. The tyre pressure values given there
are for cold tyres. The slightly raised pres-
sures of warm tyres must not be reduced.
››› The pressure for win
t
er
tyres is 0.2 bar
(2.9 psi / 20 kPa) higher than that of summer
tyres.
Snow chains
Snow chains may be fitted only to the front
wheels, and only for the following tyres:
215/60 R16Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
215/55 R17Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
215/50 R18Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
Other dimensions do not allow chains Wheel bolts
Aft
er the wheel

s have been changed, the
tightening torque of the wheel bolts should
be checked as soon as possible with a torque
wrench ››› . The tightening torque for steel
and allo y

wheels is 140 Nm. WARNING
● Check the ty

re pressure at least once per
month. Checking the tyre pressure is very im-
portant. If the tyre pressure is too high or too
low, there is an increased danger of accidents
- particularly at high speeds.
● If the tightening torque of the wheel bolts
is t
oo low, they could loosen while the vehi-
cle is in motion. Risk of accident! If the tight-
ening torque is too high, the wheel bolts and
threads can be damaged. Note
We recommend that you ask your Technical
Serv ic

e for information about appropriate
wheel, tyre and snow chain size. 319
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Index
Replacement par
ts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Replacing the battery of the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Reset the trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Retrofitting towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Reverse gear (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Revolution counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 115
Rims changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Roll-back function windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
RON (petrol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Roof luggage rack attach the cross bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Running in new brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
new engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
new tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
S Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Safelock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 see also Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . 125
Safety child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 deactivating the front passenger airbag . . . . . . 22
safe driv
ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Safety information knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Safety instructions belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
use of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 90
Safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Saving fuel inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Saving tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Seat electric seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Seat belt position for pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 82
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
protective function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79, 84
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 83
SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Seats adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
rear seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Selective catalytic reduction see Exhaust purification system (diesel) . . . . 295 Selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Selector l
ever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Selector lever (automatic gearbox) malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
manual release mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Service notification: read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Side airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sliding panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 319 four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Special characteristics area view system (Top View Camera) . . . . . . . 268
high-pressure cleaning devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 99
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212, 214 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
operate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Speed warning device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Stabilisation of the towing vehicle and trailer . . 281
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Start-Stop system driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . 208
switching off and on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
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the engine does not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
the en gine s
t
arts by itself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Steering electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
engaging the steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Steering wheel adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
gear shift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . 195
Storage area front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 161 glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Storing objects trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Sun blinds anti-trap function (sunroof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
operating malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Switch hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Switching off the engine with the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Switching off the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Switching on the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Switching the ignition on and off . . . . . . . . 30, 181 System Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
T Tail
board for transporting long items . . . . . . . . . 164
Tail lights changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Technical data capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
vertical load on the coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Textiles: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Things to note towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Tiptronic (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . 193, 195
Top speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 29
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 29
Top View Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 see Top View Camera system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Top View Camera system Instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Tow-starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tow hitch control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
electrical unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Towing
blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 also see Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
electrical unlocking tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
fitting a bicycle rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 98, 99 automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
front towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
rear towing eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
tow bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
towing not allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
with towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Towline anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 95
Tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275, 278
Traffic Jam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
situations in which Traffic Jam Assist must beswitched off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Traffic sign detection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 limited operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
windscreen damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Traffic Sign Detection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 indication on display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Traffic signs indication on display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 339