2018 Seat Ateca light

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Lighting
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Hands-free
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Frequently Asked Ques-
tion
sBefore driving
How do you adjust the seat?
››› page 18
How do you adjust the steering wheel? ››› page 20
How do you adjust the exterior mirrors? ››› page 20
How do you turn on the exterior lights? ››› page 30
How does the automatic gearbox selector lever work?
››› page 49
How do you refuel? ››› page 56
How do you activate the windscreen wipers and wind-
screen washer system? ››› page 32
Emergency situations
A warning lamp lights up or flashes. What does this
mean? ››› page 46
How do you open the bonnet? ››› page 17
How do you perform a jump start? ››› page 69
Where is the vehicle tool kit located? ››› page 64
How do you repair a tyre with the anti-puncture kit?
››› page 63
How do you change a wheel? ››› page 64
How do you change a fuse? ››› page 61
How do you change a light? ››› page 62
How do you tow a vehicle? ››› page 68
Useful tips
How do you set the time? ››› page 115
When should the vehicle inspection should be per-
formed? ››› page 43
What functions do the buttons/thumbwheels on the
steering wheel perform? ››› page 121
How do you remove the luggage compartment cover?
››› page 167
How do you drive in an economical and environmental-
ly-friendly way? ››› page 201
How do you check and top up the engine oil?
››› page 57
How do you check and top up the engine coolant?
››› page 58
How do you top up the windscreen washer fluid?
››› page 59
How do you check and top up the brake fluid?
››› page 59
How do you check and adjust tyre pressure values?
››› page 308
Vehicle washing tips ››› page 285
Functions of interest
Easy Connect, CAR menu ››› page 33
How does the START-STOP system work? ››› page 208
What parking assistants are available? ››› page 262
How does the rear assist work? ››› page 270
How does the adaptive cruise control work?
››› page 221
How can the SEAT driving mode be adjusted?
››› page 242
How does the lane departure warning system work?
››› page 230
How does tyre pressure monitoring work? ››› page 312
How do you open the vehicle without a key (Keyless Ac-
cess)? ››› page 129
Interior lighting and ambient light ››› page 152

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
5

The essentials
Special Characteristics
● The anti-theft alarm will remain active when
v ehic
l
es are unlocked. However, the alarm
will not be triggered ›››
 page 125.
● After the driver door is opened, you have
15 seconds
to switch on the ignition. Once
this time has elapsed, the alarm is triggered.
● Switch the ignition on. The electronic im-
mobi
lizer recognises a valid vehicle key and
deactivates the anti-theft alarm system. Note
The anti-theft alarm is not activated when the
vehic l

e is locked manually using the key
shaft ›››
 page 125. Emergency locking of doors without
door cylinder
Fig. 4
Locking the door manually. If the central locking system should fail to
w
ork
at

any time, doors with no lock cylinder
will have to be locked separately.
A mechanical locking device (only visible
when the door is open) is provided on the
front passenger door.
● Pull the cap out of the opening.
● Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it
to the right a
s far as it will go (if the door is
on the right side) or to the left (if the door is
on the left side).
Once the door has been closed it can no lon-
ger be opened from the outside. Pull the inte-
rior door handle once to unlock and open the
door.
Rear lid Fig. 5
Rear lid: handle Fig. 6
Rear lid: button to close rear lid. The rear lid opening system operates electri-
c
al
ly*. It

is activated by exerting slight pres-
sure on the handle ››› Fig. 5.
To lock/unlock, press the button  or button
 ››› Fig. 1 on the remote control key.
A warning appears on the instrument panel
display if the rear lid is open or not properly
closed.* An audible warning is also given if it
is opened while the vehicle is moving faster
than 6 km/h (4 mph)*.
Opening and closing
● Opening the rear lid: Exert slight pressure
on the handle.
The rear lid opens automati-
cally.
● Closing the rear lid: hold one of the han-
dles
on the inner trim and close it by sliding
down, or press the button on the rear lid*
››› Fig. 6.16

The essentials
Starting the vehicle Ignition loc kFig. 35
Ignition key positions. Switch ignition on: Place the key in the igni-
tion and s
t
ar
t the engine.
Locking and unlocking the steering wheel
● Engaging the steering wheel lock: Remove
the key fr
om the ignition and turn the wheel
until it locks. Depending on the country, in
vehicles with an automatic gearbox, to re-
move the key the gear lever must be in the P
position. If necessary, press the locking key
on the selector lever and release it again.
● Unlocking the steering wheel: Put the key
into the ignition and turn it
at the same time
as the steering wheel in the direction indica-
ted by the arrow. If it is not possible to turn
the steering wheel, it may be because it is
locked. Turning on/switching off the ignition, glow
plugs

reheating
● Switch ignition on: Turn the key to the 2 position.
●
Switch ignition off. Turn the key to the 1 position.
●
Diesel vehicles : The glo
w p
lugs reheat
when the ignition is switched on.
Starting the engine
● Manual gearbox: press the clutch pedal all
the way
down and move the gearbox lever in-
to neutral.
● Automatic gearbox: Press the brake pedal
and move the sel
ector lever to the P position
or into N.
● Turn the key to the 3 position. The key au-
t om
atic

ally returns to the 2 position. Do not
pr e
s
s the accelerator.
Start-Stop System*
When you stop and release the clutch pedal,
the Start-Stop system* turns off the engine.
The ignition remains switched on.

››› in Switching the ignition on and
starting the engine with the key on
page 182
››› page 181 Lights and visibility
Light sw
it

ch Fig. 36
Dash panel: light control. ●
Turn the switch to the required position
› ›
›

Fig. 36.
Sym-
bolIgnition switched
offIgnition is
switched on 
Fog lights, dipped
beam and side lights
off.Daylight running
lights switched on.

The “Coming home”,
“Leaving home” and
Welcome lights may
be switched on.Automatic control of
dipped beam and
daytime running
light.

Side light on.Daylight running
lights switched on.

Dipped beam head-
light offDipped beam
switched on.
30

The essentials
 Fr ont fog lights:
mo
v e the switch to the
first position, from positions  ,  or .
 Rear fog light: move the switch completely
from positions ,  or  .
● Switching off fog lights: Push the switch or
turn it t
o the  position.

››› in Side light and dipped beam head-
light on page 144
››› page 144 Turn signal and main beam lever
Fig. 37
Turn signal and main beam lever. More the lever to the required position:
Right t
urn s

ignal: Right-hand parking
light (ignition switched off).
1 Left turn signal: Left-hand parking light
(ignition sw
it
c

hed off).
Main beam switched on: Control lamp 
lit up on the instrument panel.
Headlight flasher: lit up when the lever is
pushed. Control lamp  lit up.
Lever all the way down to switch it off.

››› in Turn signal and main beam lever
on page 145
››› page 145 Hazard warning lights
Fig. 38
Dash panel: switch for hazard warn-
in g lights. Switched on, for example:
●
When approaching a traffic jam
2 3
4 ●
In an emer g
ency
● The

vehicle has broken down
● When towing or being towed

››› in Hazard warning lights  on
page 150
››› page 149 Interior lights
Fig. 39
Detail of headliner: front interior light-
in g.
KnobFunction 
Switches interior lights off.

Switches interior lights on.»
31

The essentialsKnobFunction
Central position
or
a)
Door contact switch-on.
The interior lights come on automati-
cally when the vehicle is unlocked, a
door is opened or the key is removed
from the ignition.
The light goes off a few seconds af-
ter all the doors are closed, the vehi-
cle is locked or the ignition is switch-
ed on. 
Turning the reading light on and off
a)
Depending on version.
Ambient light*: light guide on door panel.
Lighting can be selected from 8 possible col-
ours via the  menu and the
S
ET
TINGS func-
tion b utt
on.

››› page 152 Windscreen wipers and window wiper
b
l
a

de Fig. 40
Operating the windscreen wiper and
r e
ar w

iper.
More the lever to the required position:
0 Windscreen wiper off.
1

Windscreen wipers interval wipe.
Using the control
››› Fig. 40 A adjust the
interval (vehicles without rain sensor), or
the sensitivity of the rain sensor.
More the lever to the required position:
2 Slow wipe.
3
Continuous wipe.
4
Short wipe. Brief press, short clean. Hold
the lever down for more time to increase
the wipe frequency.
5

Automatic wipe. The windscreen washer
function is activated by pushing the lever
forwards, and simultaneously the wind-
screen wipers start.
6
Interval wipe for rear window. The wiper
will wipe the window approximately every
six seconds.
7
The rear window wash function is activa-
ted by pressing the lever, and the rear
wiper starts simultaneously.

›››
page 153
››› page 71 32

The essentialsMenuSubmenuPossible settingDescription
Lights
Light assistDynamic Light Assist, Light Assist, motorway function, turning-on time, headlamp
range adjustment, automatic lights when raining, one-touch signalling, travel mode.›››
page 144
Vehicle interior lightingBrightness of instrument panel and controls››› page 151
Coming Home/Leaving Home functionSwitch-on time of the “Coming home” and “Leaving home” functions››› page 148
››› page 149
Driver assistance
ACC (adaptive cruise control)Activation and deactivation: default distance level, driving profiles.››› page 221
Front Assist (emergency brake as-
sist system)Activation and deactivation: Front Assist, advance warning, distance warning display››› page 217
Lane Assist (system warning you
if you leave the lane)Activation and deactivation of lane departure warning, adaptive lane guidance››› page 230
Detection of traffic signsDisplay on the instrument panel, activation and deactivation of the speed warning››› page 245
TrailerTrailer recognition (display of traffic signs for vehicles with trailer), use to calculate the
route, maximum speed for trailer››› page 273
Fatigue detectionActivation and deactivation››› page 248
Parking and ma-
noeuvring
ParkPilotAutomatic activation, front volume, front sound treble, rear volume, rear sound treble,
adjust Infotainment volume››› page 257,
››› page 262
Auto HoldSwitching on and off when starting off››› page 211
Electric parking brakeSwitching on and off automatically››› page 186
Braking while manoeuvring func-
tionSwitching on and off››› page 262
Displaying the parking spaceSwitching on and off
Ambient lighting–Switching on and off, selecting brightness, colour, area or total››› page 152 34