2018 Seat Ateca differential

Driving
Low brake fluid level
M alf
u
nctions can occur in the brake system if
the brake fluid level is too low. The brake flu-
id level is monitored electronically.
Brake servo
The brake servo increases the pressure you
apply to the brake pedal. It works only when
the engine is running. WARNING
● App ly

the brakes heavily to clean the brake
system only in a suitable traffic situation. Do
not put other road users in danger: there is
risk of causing an accident.
● Ensure the vehicle does not move while in
neutral, when the en
gine is stopped. Failure
to follow this instruction could result in an
accident.
● 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. CAUTION
● Never l et

the brakes “drag” by leaving your
foot on the pedal when it is not necessary to
brake. This overheats the brakes, resulting in
longer stopping distances and greater wear.
● Before driving down a long, steep gradient,
it is
advisable to reduce speed and select a
lower gear. This makes use of engine braking and relieves the brakes. If you still have to
use the br
ak

es, it is better to brake firmly at
intervals than to apply the brakes continu-
ously. Note
● If the br ak

e servo is out of action, for exam-
ple when the car is being towed, you will
have to press the brake pedal considerably
harder than normal to make up for the lack of
servo assistance.
● If you wish to equip the vehicle with acces-
sories s
uch as a front spoiler or wheel covers,
it is important that the flow of air to the front
wheels is not obstructed, otherwise the
brakes can overheat. Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA)
Electronic stability control (ESC)
The E
SC
help

s to improve safety. It reduces
the tendency to skid and improves the stabil-
ity and roadholding of the vehicle. The ESC
detects critical handling situations, such as
vehicle understeer or oversteer, or wheelspin
on the driving wheels. It stabilises the vehi-
cle by braking individual wheels or by reduc-
ing the engine torque. The warning lamp will
flash on the instrument panel when the ESC
is intervening .
The ESC includes the anti-lock brake system
(ABS), the hydraulic brake assist (HBA), the traction control system (ASR), electronic dif-
ferenti

al lock (EDS), electronic torque control
(XDS) and tractor-trailer sway mitigation*.
ESC also helps stabilise the vehicle by chang-
ing the torque.
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
ABS prevents the wheels from locking up un-
der braking until the vehicle has reached a
virtual standstill. You can continue to steer
the vehicle even when the brakes are on full.
Keep your foot on the brake pedal and do not
pump the brakes. You will feel the brake ped-
al pulsate while the ABS is working.
Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA)
The brake assist system can reduce the re-
quired braking distance. The braking force is
automatically boosted if you press the brake
pedal quickly in an emergency. You must
keep pressing the brake pedal until the dan-
ger has passed.
Traction control system (ASR)
In the event of wheelspin, the traction control
system reduces the engine torque to match
the amount of grip available. This helps the
car to start moving, accelerate or climb a gra-
dient.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
When the EDL detects wheelspin, it brakes
the spinning wheel and directs the power to »
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Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Operation
Flashes
The blind spot detector has detected a vehicle in the
blind spot and the turn signal has been turned on in the
direction of the detected vehicle
›››
.
For vehicles that are also equipped with Lane Assist
››› page 230, a warning to switch lanes will also appear
even though the turn signal has not been engaged
(blind spot detector “Plus”). Some warning and control lamps will light up
briefly when the ignition i
s

switched on to
check certain functions. They will switch off
after a few seconds.
If there are no indications from the control
lamp in the external rear view mirror, this
means that the blind spot detector has not
detected any other vehicles in the area ››› .
If the dip
ped be

am is on, then the control
lamps in the external rear view mirrors will be
dimmed (night mode). WARNING
If the warning lamps and the corresponding
mes s

ages are ignored when they light up, the
vehicle may stall in traffic and cause acci-
dents and severe injuries.
● Never ignore the warning lamps or messag-
es.
● Carr

y out the necessary operations. CAUTION
Failure to heed the control lamps and corre-
spondin g t

ext messages when they light up
may result in damage to the vehicle. Blind spot detector (BSD)
Fig. 207
In the exterior mirrors: indication of
the b lind s pot

detector. Fig. 208
Rear view of the vehicle: radar sen-
sor z one

s. The blind spot detector uses radar sensors to
monit
or the ar
e

as behind the vehicle
››› Fig. 208. The system does this by measur-
ing the vehicle's distance from other vehicles
and its speed differential. The blind spot de-
tector will not work at speeds of less than ap-
prox. 15 km/h (9 mph). The system uses opti-
cal signals in the external rear view mirrors to
notify the driver.
Indication in the external rear view mirrors
The control lamp (expanded view) provides
an indication in the corresponding external
mirror ››› Fig. 207 regarding the traffic situa-
tion behind the vehicle, if it is deemed to be
critical. The control lamp of the left-hand ex-
ternal mirror indicates the traffic situation to
the left of the vehicle, and the control lamp of
the right-hand external mirror indicates the
traffic situation to the right of the vehicle.
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Operation
Driving situations Fig. 209
Schematic diagram:  Pas sing sit-
uation with traffic behind the vehicle.  Indi-
cation from the blind spot detector in the left-
hand external mirror. Fig. 210
Schematic diagram:  Situation of
p a

ssing and then moving into the right-hand
lane.  Indication from the blind spot detec- tor in the right-hand external mirror. In the following situations, an indication will
be di
s
p

layed in the external mirror ››› Fig. 209
 (arrow) or ››› Fig. 210  (arrow):
● When being overtaken by another vehicle
›››
Fig. 209  .
● When overtaking another vehicle
›››
Fig. 210  with a speed differential of ap-
prox. 10 km/h (6 mph). If the vehicle is pass- ing at a considerably higher speed, no indi-
cation wi

ll be displayed.
The faster the vehicle approaches, the sooner
an indication will be displayed in the external
mirror, because the blind spot detector takes
into account the speed differential with other
vehicles. Thus even though the distance from
the other vehicle is identical, the indication
will appear sooner in some cases and later in
others. Physical limitations inherent to the system
In some situation
s the blind spot detector
may not interpret the traffic situation correct-
ly. E.g. in the following situations:
● on tight bends;
● in the case of lanes with different widths;
● at the top of slopes;
● in adverse weather conditions;
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Index
Diesel die sel
p
articulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Diesel particulate filter malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Direction of rotation tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 115
Display messages speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Display of traffic signs on the instrument panel activate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
deactivate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Disposal belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Distance control see Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Doors childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Downhill speed control function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 74, 75, 76
Driver-side general instrument panel left-hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
right-hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Driver information system
engine oil temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
operation through the windscreen wiper lever . 36
Driving driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
economical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving abroad headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Driving data data summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Driving in winter trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Driving on flooded roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Driving profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Dynamic lights range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
E E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 120
Easy Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Efficiency program additional consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Electrical accessories see Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 139
conv enience opening and closing . . . . . . . . . 140
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electronic self-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electronic torque management (XDS) . . . . . . . . . 190
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
automatic gearbox emergency program . . . . . 199
bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
manual unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 see Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Emergency braking assistance system indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Emergency braking warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
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