
Care and maintenance
WARNING
Please note when cleaning the wheels that
wat er
, ice and road salt can impair the effec-
tiveness of the brakes; this can cause an acci-
dent. Exhaust pipe
It is important to remove road salt and brake
dus
t
by washing the wheels at regular inter-
vals, otherwise the exhaust tail pipe material
could be damaged. To remove impurities, do
not use rim, paint or chrome cleaners or oth-
er abrasive products. Clean the exhaust tail
pipes with cleaning products that are suita-
ble for stainless steel.
SEAT Official Services carry stocks of cleaning
products that have been tested and ap-
proved for use on your vehicle.
Caring for the vehicle interior Scr een f
or the radio/Easy Connect*
and control panel* The display can be cleaned with a soft cloth
and a pr
of
e
ssionally available “LCD cleaner”.
Moisten the cloth with a small amount of the
cleaning fluid. The Easy Connect control panel* should first
be cle
aned with a brush so that no dirt goes
into the device or between the keys and
housing. Next, we recommend cleaning the
Easy Connect control panel* using a cloth
dampened with water and washing-up liquid. CAUTION
● To av oid s
cratching the screen, do not wipe
the display with a dry cloth.
● To avoid damage, ensure that no liquid
goes
into the Easy Connect control panel*. Plastic and leatherette parts
Plastic parts and leatherette can be cleaned
w
ith a d
amp c
loth. If this is not sufficient,
plastic parts and leatherette should only be
treated with a special solvent-free plastic
cleaner.
Textile covers and trim parts Textile covers and trim parts (e.g. seats, door
trim) shou
l
d be c
leaned regularly with a vac-
uum cleaner. This will remove surface dirt
which could otherwise be rubbed into the
textile material during use. Do not use steam
cleaners, as the steam could carry the dirt
deeper into the textile material. Normal cleaning
We rec
ommend that you use a soft sponge or
a commercially available lint-free, micro-fibre
cloth for normal cleaning. Only use brushes
on floor coverings and mats, as other textile
surfaces could become damaged.
In the case of normal surface dirt you can use
a foam cleaner. Use a sponge to spread the
foam on the textile surface and to work it into
the material lightly. However, make sure that
the textile material does not become soaking
wet. Then dab off the foam with a dry and ab-
sorbent cloth (e.g. a micro-fibre cloth) and
vacuum off any residue once the surface is
completely dry.
Cleaning stains
Treat drink stains (such as coffee or fruit
juice, etc.) with a cleaning solution for deli-
cate fabrics. This solution should be applied
with a sponge. If the stains are difficult to re-
move, a washing paste can be applied direct-
ly onto the stain and worked into the fabric.
The surface will then have to be wiped with
clear water to remove any residue left by the
paste. To do so, use a damp cloth or sponge
and then dab the stain with an absorbent
cloth.
Remove chocolate or make-up stains with a
cleaning paste (for e.g., soft soap). Then re-
move the soap with water (wet sponge). »
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Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Wheels
Tyre monitoring indicator Fig. 245
Instrument panel: warning of loss of
ty r
e pr
essure. The tyre monitor indicator compares wheel
r
ev
o
lutions and, with this information, the
tread of each wheel using the ABS sensors. If
the rolling circumference of one or more
wheels has changed, the tyre monitoring in-
dicator will indicate this on the instrument
panel through a warning lamp and a warning
to the driver ››› Fig. 245. When only one spe-
cific tyre is affected, its position within the
vehicle will be indicated.
Loss of pressure: Check left
tyre pressure! Wheel tread change
The wheel tre
ad changes when:
● Tyre pressure is manually changed
● Tyre pressure is insufficient
● Tyre structure is damaged
● The vehicle is unbalanced because of a
load
● The wheel
s on an axle are subject to a
heavier lo
ad (e.g. with a heavy load).
● The vehicle is fitted with snow chains
● The temporary spare wheel is fitted
● The wheel on one axle is changed
There ma
y be a delay in the reaction of the
tyre monitoring indicator or it may not in-
dicate anything under certain circumstances
(e.g. sporty driving, snow-covered or un-
paved roads, or when driving with snow
chains).
Calibrating the tyre monitoring indica-
tor After changing the tyre pressure or replacing
one or mor
e wheel
s, the ty
re monitoring indi-cator must be recalibrated. Do the same, for
examp
le, when the front and rear wheels are
swapped.
● Switch the ignition on.
● Store the new tyre pressure in the Easy
Connect 1)
sys
tem with the button and the
S ET
TINGS function button
››
›
page 33.
● In vehicles without radio : pres
s and hold
down the button with the ignition on,
until an acoustic signal is heard.
When driving, the system self-calibrates the
tyre pressure provided by the driver and the
wheels fitted. After a long journey with varied
speeds the programmed values are collected
and monitored.
With the wheels under very heavy loads, the
tyre pressure must be increased to the total
recommended tyre pressure before the cali-
bration ››› page 319. Note
● The tyr e monit
oring indicator does not
function when there is a fault in the ESC or
ABS ››› page 189. »1)
In vehicles that are not equipped with the Easy
Connect sy
stem, the switch for adjusting tyre pres-
sure is located in the centre console next to the haz-
ard warning lights. 313
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Index
Changing gear en g
agin
g gears (manual gearbox) . . . . . . . . . 192
Changing settings CAR menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Changing the blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Checking levels engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Childproof locks electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 91 categorisation into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 90
securing with seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 29
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Easy Connect control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
exhaust pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 289
radio screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Close sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
re
ar lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
sun blind (sunroof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Clutch (warning lamp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Coming Home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Connectivity Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 119 adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
applying the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
audible warning signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
depress the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
engine pre-heating/fault system . . . . . . . . . . . 205
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 48
instrument panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
parking assistant (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
remote control (auxiliary heater) . . . . . . . . . . . 178
seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
tow hit
ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Controls and displays general instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 139
Controls on the steering wheel operating the audio, telephone and naviga-tion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Coolant checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Cooling coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Cooling system checking coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Cornering lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Correct sitting position rear seat passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 212 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 warning and indication lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
D Dangers in not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Deactivating the front passenger front airbag . . . 22
Deactivation of front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Defective bulbs changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
331

Index
automatic activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
driv in
g w
ith a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 265
rear parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
sensors and camera: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
visual indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260, 264
Parking aid system see Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257, 262
Parking assistance parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
see Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
surroundings warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Parking assistance (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Parking assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Parking assistant (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 activate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
automatic activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
automatic release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Parking distance warning system see Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257, 262
Parking (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
ParkPilot see Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257, 262
Particulate filter (diesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Passenger see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 74, 75, 76
Passenger-side instrument panel left-hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
right-hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Petrol
additiv es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Plastic parts: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 289
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Positioning seat belts during pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Power steering see Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Pre-heating system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Preheating the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Press & Drive starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Puncture action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
R Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219, 223
Radio-operated remote control see Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Radio screen: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Radio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 control of the function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
RCTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 see Parking assistance (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Rear
headr ests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Rear-view mirror anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
interior anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Rear Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Rear bulbs in the side panel disassemble the rear light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 17 see also Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Rear lights in the rear lid disassemble the bulb holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Rear parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Rear seat backrest folding down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
folding down and lifting the backrest . . . . . . . 159
lifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Rear seat passengers see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 74, 75, 76
Rear shelf storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Rear View Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Refuelling fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
opening fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Remote control key unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Remote control (auxiliary heater) . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Removing and attaching head restraints . . . . . . 157
Repair work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
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