2018 Seat Ateca service indicator

Instruments and warning/control lamps
engine hot. However, it is advisable to
c h
an
ge up a gear or move the selector
lever to D (or lift your foot off the acceler-
ator) before the needle reaches the red
zone ››› .
En gine c
oo

lant temperature display
››› page 117.
Displays on the screen ››› page 115.
Adjuster button and display
››› page 117.
Speedometer.
Fuel gauge ››› page 118. WARNING
Any distraction may lead to an accident, with
the risk of

injury.
● Do not operate the instrument panel con-
trol
s when driving. CAUTION
● To pr ev

ent damage to the engine, the rev
counter needle should only remain in the red
zone for a short period of time.
● When the engine is cold, avoid high revs
and heavy ac
celeration and do not make the
engine work hard. For the sake of the environment
Changing up a gear in time reduces fuel con-
sumption and noi se.2
3
4
5
6 Revolution counter
The rev counter indicates the number of en-
gine rev
o

lutions per minute ››› Fig. 119 1 .
Tog ether w
ith the gear-change indicator, the
rev counter offers you the possibility of using
the engine of your vehicle at a suitable
speed.
The start of the red zone on the dial indicates
the maximum engine speed which may be
used briefly when the engine is warm and af-
ter it has been run in properly. Before reach-
ing this range, you should change to a higher
gear for vehicles with a manual gearbox or for
automatic gearboxes put the selector lever in
“D” or take your foot off the accelerator ped-
al.
We recommend that you avoid high revs and
that you follow the recommendations on the
gear-change indicator. Consult the additional
information in ›››
 page 41, Gear-change
indicator. CAUTION
Never allow the rev counter needle 1 ›››
Fig. 119 to g o int
o the red zone on the
scale for more than a very brief period, other-
wise there is a risk of engine damage. For the sake of the environment
Changing up a gear early will help you to save
fuel and minimi

se emissions and engine
noise. Indications on the display
A variety of information can be viewed on the
ins
trument

panel display ››› Fig. 119 3 , de-
pending on the v
ehicle equipment:
● Bonnet, rear lid and doors open
›› ›

 page 40.
● Warning and information messages
›››
 page 40.
● Distance travelled ›››

page 117.
● Time ›››

page 116.
● Navigation instructions.
● Outside temperature ›››

 page 41.
● Compass ›››

page 116.
● Shift lever position ›››

page 193.
● Recommended gear (manual gearbox)
›››
 page 41.
● Multifunction display (MFD) and menus
with differ
ent setting options ›››
 page 36.
● Service interval display ›››

 page 43.
● Second speed display ›››

page 116.
● Speed warning function ›››

 page 42. »
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Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Advice
Service life of tyres Fig. 242
Location of the tyre pressure sticker. Correct inflation pressures and sensible driv-
in
g h
ab
its will increase the useful life of your
tyres.
● Check tyre pressure at least once a month,
and also prior to an
y long trip.
● The tyre pressure should only be checked
when the tyre
s are cold. Do not reduce the
pressure of warm tyres.
● Adjust tyre pressure to the load being car-
ried by the
vehicle. ●
In vehic
les with a tyre pressure indicator,
save the modified pressure of tyres
››› page 311, ››› page 308.
● Avoid fast cornering and hard acceleration.
● Inspect the tyres for irregular wear from
time to time.
The usef

ul life of your tyres depends on the
following factors:
Tyre pressure
The tyre inflation pressures are listed on a
sticker on the rear of the front left door frame
››› Fig. 242.
Insufficient or excessive pressure greatly re-
duces the useful life of the tyres and adverse-
ly affects vehicle performance and ride. Cor-
rect inflation pressures are very important,
especially at high speeds.
Depending on the vehicle, tyre pressure can
be adjusted to medium load to improve driv-
ing comfort (tyre pressure ). When driving
with comfort tyre pressure fuel consumption
may increase slightly.
The tyre pressure must be adjusted according
to the load the vehicle is carrying. If the vehi-
cle is going to carry the maximum load, the
tyre pressure should be increased to the max-
imum value indicated on the sticker
››› Fig. 242.
Do not forget the spare wheel when checking
the tyre pressures: Keep this spare wheel in- flated to the highest pressure required for the
roa

d wheels.
In the case of a minimised temporary spare
wheel (125/70 R18) inflate to a pressure of
4.2 bar as indicated on the tyre pressure la-
bel ››› Fig. 242.
Driving style
Fast cornering, heavy acceleration and hard
braking (squealing tyres) all increase tyre
wear.
Wheel balance
The wheels on new vehicles are balanced.
However, certain circumstances may lead to
imbalance (run-out), which is detected as vi-
brations in the steering wheel.
Unbalanced wheels should be rebalanced, as
they otherwise cause excessive wear on
steering, suspension and tyres. A wheel must
also be rebalanced when a new tyre is fitted
or if a tyre is repaired.
Incorrect wheel alignment
Incorrect running gear alignment causes ex-
cessive tyre wear, impairing the safety of the
vehicle. If you notice excessive tyre wear, you
should check wheel alignment at a SEAT Offi-
cial Service.
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Index
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
s av
in
g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Fuel consumption engine cut-off due to inertia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
why does fuel consumption increase? . . . . . . 204
Fuel tank cap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Fuel tank flap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Full-LED Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Function Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 102 fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103, 104
identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
G Gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Gearbox DSG see Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
manual gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Gear engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Gear shift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . 195
General instrument panel control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 H
Hand brake
see P
arking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 149
HDC see Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Head-on collisions and their laws of physics . . . . 81
Head-protection airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Headlights changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 54
Heated windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hill Descent Control control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
I Identifying letters on engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 181
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 181 see Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Incorrect position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
ACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
a
daptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
assist systems submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
distance travelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
doors, bonnet and rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
ECO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Emergency brake assist system (Front Assist) 217
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
MKB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
second speed display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116, 193
service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
traffic signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
tyre monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
warning and information messages . . . . . . . . . 40
Inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 115
instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
service interval indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
334

Index
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 adju
s
ting the headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
anti-theft system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
hooking up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
maximum trailer weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280, 319
parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262, 265
power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
rear LED lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275, 278
rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275, 278
retrofitting a towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
stabilisation of the towing vehicle and trailer 281
technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275, 278
trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
unlocking the electrical unlocking tow hitch . 276
vertical load on the coupling . . . . . . . . . 273, 279
Trailer mode also see towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
see Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Transporting items fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Transporting objects loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
net bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 tailboard for transporting long items . . . . . . . 164
trail
er mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Trims cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Turn signal convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Tyre Mobility Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
inflating a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
sealing a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tyre Mobility System see Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308, 319
Tyre profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 see also Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
interchanging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
new tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
with compulsory direction of rotation . . . . . . . . 67
with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Tyre tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Tyre wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
U Unfastening your seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Unfasten the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
by r emote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Upholstery: cleaning alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
USB/AUX-IN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
V Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Vehicle chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
unlocking and locking the vehicle with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 305 assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
connecting and disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
disconnect and connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Vehicle care natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
windscreen wipers service position . . . . . . . . . 71
Vehicle interior monitoring and anti-tow system 136 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 95
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
340