2018 Seat Ateca cooling

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The e s
senti
als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Driver-side general instrument panel (left-
hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9
Driver-side general instrument panel (right-
hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Passenger-side general instrument panel (left-
hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12
Passenger-side general instrument panel
(right-hand driv
e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Driver information System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Status display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 68 How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Correct position of the vehicle occupants . . . . 74
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Why wear a seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 82
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Description and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Vehicle tool kit, anti-puncture kit* . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Manual unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 97
Tow-starting and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Change the front bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Change the rear bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Side turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Instruments and warning/control lamps . . . . . 114
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Introduction to the Easy Connect system* . . . . 120
System settings (CAR)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Controls on the steering wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Rear lid (luggage compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Mirr

or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Adjusting the seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . 156
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 160
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Auxiliary heater (additional heater)* . . . . . . . . 177
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
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Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
bo x*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Ad
dress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine management and exhaust gas purifica-
tion syst
em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Start-Stop System* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Auto Hold Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Emergency brake assist system (Front As-
sis
t)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Adaptive Cruise Control ACC* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Lane Assist system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Traffic Jam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Blind spot detector (BSD) with parking assis-
tance (RCT
A)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
SEAT Drive Profile* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Traffic sign detection system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Fatigue detection (break recommendation)* . . 248
Park Assist* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Parking System Plus (ParkPilot)* . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Parking aid (Park Pilot)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Top View Camera* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Rear Assist (Rear View Camera)* . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Accessories and modifications to the vehi-
cle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Vehicle exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Caring for the vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Checking and refilling levels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
AdBlue ®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Information on fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
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The essentials


Defrost functionThe air drawn in from outside the vehicle is directed at the windscreen and air recirculation is automatically switched off. To defrost the wind-
screen more quickly, the air is dehumidified at temperatures over approximately +3°C (+38°F) and the fan runs at maximum output. 
The air is directed at the chest of driver and passengers by the dash panel air vents.

Air distribution towards the footwell.

Upward air distribution.

Heated rear window: this only works when the engine is running and switches off automatically after a maximum of 10 minutes.

Air recirculation
 
Seat heating buttons

Press the button to switch on or off the cooling system.

Press the button to make maximum cooling capacity available. The recirculation of air and the cooling system turn on automatically and air distri-
bution adjusts automatically to the position .

When the warning light for button  lights up, the settings on the driver side also apply to the passenger side. Press the button or the temper-
ature control on the passenger side 
Automatic adjustment of temperature, fan, and air distribution. Press the button: the warning lamp on the button will light up .

Press the configuration button : the air conditioning operation menu will be displayed on the Easy Connect system screen.
Switching offTurn the blower control to the  position or press the  button.

››› in Introduction on page 171
›››
page 170 52

The essentials
How does the manual air conditioning work*? Fig. 58
In the centre console: Manual air condi-
tioning c ontr
ols. To switch a specific function on, press the ap-
pr
opri
at

e button. Press the button again to
switch off the function. The LED on each control lights up to indicate
that the r
espective function of a control has
been switched on.
1TemperatureTurn the control to adjust the temperature
2FanSetting 0: blower and manual air conditioning switched off
Level 6: maximum fan level.
3Air distributionRotate the continuous control to direct the airflow to the desired area. 
Defrost functionThe airflow is directed at the windscreen. Air recirculation is automatically switched off or is not switched on. Increase the fan power to clear the
windscreen of condensation as soon as possible. To dehumidify the air, the cooling system will automatically switch on.

The air is directed at the chest of driver and passengers by the dash panel air vents.

Distribution of air towards the chest and the footwell area.»
53

The essentials
Air distribution towards the footwell.

Air distribution towards the windscreen and the footwell.

Heated rear window: this only works when the engine is running and switches off automatically after a maximum of 10 minutes.

Air recirculation


Seat heating buttons 
Maximum cooling power. The recirculation of air and the cooling system turn on automatically and air distribution adjusts automatically to the
position 

››› in Introduction on page 171
›››
page 170 How does the heating and the fresh air system work?
Fig. 59
In the centre console: heating system and
fre sh air c

ontrols. 54

The essentials
Engine oil specificationsEngine typeFlexible service (LongLife)Set Service (dependent on time/distance travel- led)
Petrol enginesVW 508 00
VW 504 00 a)VW 504 00
Engines with particulate filter (DPF) b)VW 507 00VW 507 00
Diesel engines without particulate filter (DPF)–VW 505 01c)
VW 506 01 c)
a)
Use of engine oil compliant with the VW 504 00 specification instead of VW 508 00 may have a slight negative effect on the vehicle’s exhaust gas values.
b) Only use recommended oils, otherwise you may damage the engine.
c) If the quality of the fuel available in the country does not fulfil the EN 228 (for petrol) and EN 590 (for diesel) standards.
››› in Changing engine oil on page 302
››› page 300 Coolant
Fig. 63
Engine compartment: coolant expan-
s ion t
ank

cap. The coolant tank is located in the engine
c
omp
ar

tment ›››
 page 298.
When the engine is cold, replace the coolant
when the level is below . Coolant specifications
The engine coo

ling system is supplied from
the factory with a specially treated mixture of
water and at least 40 % of the additive G13
(TL-VW 774 J), purple. This mixture gives the
necessary frost protection down to -25°C
(-13°F) and protects the light alloy parts of
the engine cooling system against corrosion.
It also prevents scaling and considerably rai-
ses the boiling point of the coolant.
To protect the cooling system, the percentage
of additive must always be at least 40 %,
even in warm climates where anti-freeze pro-
tection is not required.
If for weather reasons further protection is
necessary, the proportion of additive may be 58

The essentials
increased, but only up to 60 %; otherwise an-
tifr eez
e pr
otection 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 303

. 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 303.

››› in Topping up coolant on page 303
››› page 302 Brake fluid
Fig. 64
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 298
.
The level should be between the  and 
marks. If it is below , please visit a Techni-
cal Service.

››› in Top up brake fluid on page 304
››› page 303 Windscreen washer
Fig. 65
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 298.
To top up, mix water with a product recom-
mended by SEAT.
In cold temperatures, add anti-freeze.

››› in Checking and topping up the
windscreen washer reservoir on
page 304
››› page 304 Battery
The battery is located in the engine compart-
ment

›
›

›  page 298. It does not require » 59

Operation
The coolant temperature gauge only works
when the ignition i s
sw
itched on ››› Fig. 121.
In order to avoid engine damage, please read
the following notes for the different tempera-
ture ranges.
Engine cold
If only the diodes in the lower part of the
scale light up, this indicates that the engine
has not yet reached operating temperature.
Avoid high revs and heavy acceleration and
do not make the engine work hard.
Normal temperature
If in normal operations, the diodes light up
until the central zone, it means that the en-
gine has reached operating temperature. At
high outside temperatures and when making
the engine work hard, the diodes may contin-
ue lighting up and reach the upper zone. This
is no cause for concern, provided the control
lamp  does not light up on the instrument
panel digital display.
Heat range
When the diodes light up in the upper area of
the display and the control lamp appears 
on the instrument panel display, the coolant
temperature is excessive ››› page 302. CAUTION
● To en s

ure a long useful life for the engine,
avoid high revs, driving at high speed and
making the engine work hard for approxi-
mately the first 15 minutes when the engine
is cold. The phase until the engine is warm al-
so depends on the outside temperature. If
necessary, use the engine oil temperature*
›››  page 42 as a guide.
● Additional lights and other accessories in
front of
the air inlet reduce the cooling effect
of the coolant. At high outside temperatures
and high engine loads, there is a risk of the
engine overheating.
● The front spoiler also ensures proper distri-
bution of the c
ooling air when the vehicle is
moving. If the spoiler is damaged this can re-
duce the cooling effect, which could cause
the engine to overheat. Seek specialist assis-
tance. Fuel level
Fig. 122
Fuel gauge. The display
››
› Fig. 122 only works when the
ignition is switched on. When the display rea-
ches the reserve mark, the lower diode lights
up in red and the control lamp  appears
››› page 114. When the fuel level is very low,
the lower diode flashes in red.
The distance to empty fuel level is displayed
on the instrument panel 3
› ›
› Fig. 119
.
The capacity of the fuel tank of your vehicle is
given in the Technical data section
›››  page 56. CAUTION
Never run the fuel tank completely dry. An ir-
re gu

lar fuel supply could cause misfiring. In
this way the unburned fuel can reach the ex-
haust system, which could cause the catalytic
converter to overheat resulting in damage. 118