2018 Seat Ibiza ignition

Operation
What happens when locking the vehicle
with a second k ey
If ther e is a v
ehicle key inside the vehicle and
it is locked from the outside with a second ve-
hicle key, the key inside the vehicle is blocked
for engine ignition

Opening and closing
neither the driver door nor the front passen-
ger door has been opened and the k ey has
not been r emo
ved from the ignition.
Safety switch _* The safety switch

Operation
The Leaving Home function is controlled with
a phot osensor
.
If the Coming Home or L
eaving Home func-
tion is connected, the front side and dipped
lights, the tail lights and the number plate
light will light up to provide assistance.
Coming Home function
The Coming Home function is activated by
switching off the ignition. When the driver
door is opened, the Coming Home lighting
comes on.
The Coming Home lighting switches off in the
following cases:

Lights and visibility
Interior mirror with automatic anti-dazzle
function*
The anti-dazzl e function is activ
at
ed every
time the ignition is switched on.
When the anti-dazzle function is enabled, the
interior rear vision mirror will darken auto-
matically according to the amount of light it
receives. The anti-dazzle function is cancel-
led if reverse gear is engaged. Note

Driving
Driving
St ar
t and driving
St
arting and stopping the
engine
Ignition key positions Fig. 216
Ignition key positions. Read the additional information carefully

Start and driving

It lights up
Fault in the management of the petrol engine.
Have the engine check ed by a specialised w
orkshop
as soon as possible.
The warning lamp  (Electronic P
ower Control)
lights up when the ignition is switched on while sys-
tem operation is being verified. It should go out once
the engine is started. 
It lights up
Diesel engine glow plug system.
The engine glo w plug syst

em has been activated.
The engine can be started straight away when the
lamp switches off. 
Flashes
Fault in the management of the diesel engine.
Have the engine check ed by a specialised w

orkshop
as soon as possible. Note
While the control lamps are on , ;, 
or  there might be f aults in the engine

,
fuel consumption may go up and the en-
gine might lose power. Catalytic converter
To maintain the useful life of the catalytic
conver
t

er

Driver assistance systems
Driver assistance systems
St ar
t
-Stop system*
Control lamps 
It lights up
The Start-Stop system is available, the automatic en-
gine shutdown is activ
e.i
It lights up
The Start-Stop system is not available. Instructions for the driver on the instru-
ment panel displ
ay
Start-Stop system deactivated.
Start the engine manually
This driv er message is displ

ayed when cer-
tain conditions are not met during the stop-
ping phase and the Start-Stop system can-
not restart the engine. The engine must be
started manually.
Start-Stop system: Fault! Function
not available
There is a fault in the Start-Stop system. Take
the vehicle to a workshop to have the fault re-
paired. Description and operation
Fig. 225
Related video The Start-Stop system helps save fuel and
reduce CO
2 emissions.
In St art

-Stop mode, the engine will automati-
cally switch off when the vehicle stops or is
stopping; for example when stopping at traf-
fic lights. The ignition remains switched on
during the stopping phase. The engine auto-
matically switches back on when required. In
this scenario, the light of the    button stays lit
1)
.
As soon as the ignition is s wit
ched on, the
St

art-Stop function is automatically activa-
ted.
Further information about the Start-Stop sys-
tem can be found on the Easy Connect sys-
tem: by pressing the button  /  in the Ve-
hicle status menu. Vehicles with a manual gearbox

Index
changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
emer gency t
o
wing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 58
emergency warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
first-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 84
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 50
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 51
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency braking assistance system indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 260
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 261
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Emergency operation front passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emission control system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Engine assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 225
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 245
Engine and ignition automatic ignition switch-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
My Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 226
preheating the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 starting the engine with Press & Drive . . . . . 225
stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Engine br
eakdown
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301, 303 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 309
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 306
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304, 305
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 17
safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
windscreen washer liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
G12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 47
G13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . 47
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 47
temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
46, 304 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304, 305
checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 304
dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 305
inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 304
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 305 Engine oil pressure
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Enlarging the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Environment environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Environmental tip refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 294
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 293
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . 229 electronic stability control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Electronic stability control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Multi-collision Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 231
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 298
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Exhaust filtering system catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Exhaust purification system diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 299
Exterior lighting changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 20
control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 149
folding in electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
folding in manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 149
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 8
External aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
293
F Fabrics: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 345