Table of Contents
Table of Contents The essential s
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7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Driver-side general instrument panel
(left-hand driv
e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Driver-side general instrument panel
(right-hand drive)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Passenger-side general instrument pan-
el (left-hand driv
e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Passenger-side general instrument pan-
el (right-hand drive)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 21
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 23
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
34
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 41
Fluid level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 50
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 51
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
57 Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 58
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . 61
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
63
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Correct position of the vehicle occu-
pants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 64
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Why wear a seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . 72
Seat belt tensioners* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 82
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 85
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . 87
Towing or tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 91
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Change the front bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Changing the tail light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Changing the interior bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instruments and warning/control
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. .
102
Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Using the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Multifunction steering wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 125
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Anti-theft alarm* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 136
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 138
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 141
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 146
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 147
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper
systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 14
8
Rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Adjusting the seat and head restraints . . . . . . 150
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 152
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . 155
Practical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 161
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Manual air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
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Table of Contents
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Overview of the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
General instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Full Link* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 182
SEAT Media Control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
WLAN access point* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 193
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 194
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 201
Vehicle Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 211
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 218
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220Start and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
bo x* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . .
236
Gear
-change recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 244
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Engine management and emission control
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 2
48
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 250
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Start-Stop system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Emergency braking assistance system
(Front Assist)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 258
Adaptiv
e Cruise Control (ACC)* . . . . . . . . . . . 262
SEAT Drive Profile* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Parking aid parking and manoeuvring
(ParkPilot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
273
Parking System Plus* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Rear parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Rear Assist “Rear View Camera”* . . . . . . . . . . 279
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Practical tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Accessories and modifications to the ve-
hicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . .
293
Accessories and modifications to the vehi-
cle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 293
Checking and r
efilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 294
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 296
AdBlue
Emergencies
lights will no longer function. Do not have
the vehicl
e t
owed away. Failure to follow
this instruction could result in an accident. WARNING
The risk of accidents is high when tow-
st ar ting, f
or example, the towed vehicle
can easily be driven into the towing vehicle. CAUTION
If there is no oil in the gearbox or no lubri-
cant in the automatic tr ansmission the car
may only be t
owed with the driven wheels
lifted clear of the road, or transported on a
special car transporter or trailer. CAUTION
Do not tow a vehicle for more than 50 m in
attempt t o st
art it. There is risk of damage
to the catalytic converter. Note
Emergencies
No. Consumer/Amps
13 Lights switch, steering column LSS
and SMLS, diagnostic port,
r
ain/light sensor 7.5
14
Steering Column LSS: wiper control 10
15 Instrument panel 7.5
16 Right Lights Power Supply 40
17 Right Door Window Control 30
18 Windscreen wipers 30
19 Radio, Multimedia System 25
20 Heated Rear Window 30
21 SCR Control Unit 30
23 Rear View Camera 7.5
24 Connectivity Box, external audio
sour
ce wiring (Doubl
e USB-Aux IN),
t
elephone amplifier, MIB display 5
25 Steering Column Electronics (MFL) 7.5
26 Gateway 7.5
27 Active Suspension Control Unit 7.5
28 DWA Sensor 7.5
29 DWA Horn 7.5
31 9AA/9AB climate control unit 7.5
9AK Climatronic control unit
15
32 Steering Column LSS, without Kessy 7.5 No. Consumer/Amps
33 Left Door Window Control 30
35 Left Lights Power Supply 40
36 Signal Horn 20
37 Heated seats control unit 30
38 BCM Power C63 30
39 BSD, PDC, MRR 10
40 Light switch, diagnosis input, head-
l
amp r
ange r
egulator, LSS steering
column: lamps, halogen lamps,
switch, reverse gear, electrochromic
mirror, RKA without radio. 7.5
41 Regulation of unfolded exterior mir-
rors 7.5
4 2 Clut
ch pedal, ignition relays, CNG
relay coil
, AC pressure sensor 7.5
43 DWP relay coil, rear window wiper motor, heat
ed nozzles 15
44 Airbag 7.5
45 Leimo Plus left headlight 7.5
46 Leimo Plus right headlight 7.5
48 Steering Column Lock, Kessy Con-
trol Unit 7.5
49 SCR R
elay Coil 7.5
53 Automatic gearbox lever, ZSS 7.5 No. Consumer/Amps
58 Double Water Pump 7.5
59 Heated rear view mirrors 10
60 Tow Hook 30
61 Tow Hook 30 Fuse arrangement in engine com-
partment
Read the additional information carefully
Fuses and bulbs
No. Consumer/Amps
4 Petrol engine pump relay (MPI),
Gauge control unit (T
SI and Diesel)15
5 Pr
essure transducer, EPW Solenoid
Val v
e, TOG Sensor, PWM Electric
fan, Camshaft Control Valve, Active
Carbon Tank Valve and Oil Pressure
Regulating Valve (TSI) 10
6 Ignition coils (MPI and TSI)
20
Glow plug relay, Suction hose re-
sistance (Diesel) 7.5
7 V
acuum pump (TSI) 15
8 Injectors and EKP Relay Coil (MPI
and CNG), Fuel Metering V
al
ve (Die-
sel) 10
9 Servo sensor 7.5
10 Vref Battery: Gateway, BDM and
BCM 7.5
14 Engine Injection Module, Main En-
gine Relay, ESC 7.5
15 Aut
omatic Gearbox DQ200 and
AQ160 30
17 50 Diag 7.5
18 Starter Motor 30
20 ESC (Pump)
60
ABS (Pump) 40
21 ESC/ABS (Valves) 25 No. Consumer/Amps
24 TH4 Electric fan without A/C for
moderat
e climat
e countries 30
25 TH4 fan with A/C or T5I for moder-
ate climat
e countries 20
P
TC1 40
26 TJ1/TJ4/TJ7/T6P or TH4/T5I Electric
fan f
or w
arm climate countries 50
27 TH4 fan with A/C or T5I for moder-
ate climat
e countries 30
P
TC2 40
28 PTC3 40 Changing bulbs
Gener al not
es Read the additional information carefully
Driving
Automatic gearbox/DSG au-
t omatic gearbo
x*
Intr
oduction Your vehicle is equipped with an electronical-
ly controll
ed manual gearbo
x. Torque be-
tween the engine and the gearbox is trans-
mitted via two independent clutches. They
replace the torque converter found on con-
ventional automatic gearboxes and allow for
smooth, uninterrupted acceleration of the ve-
hicle.
The tiptronic system allows the driver to
change gears manually if desired
Start and driving
Engaging gears with the tiptronic
mode* Fig. 222
Centre console: changing gear with
tiptr onic Fig. 223
Steering wheel: automatic gearbox
l e v
ers The tiptronic gives the driver the option to
change gears manually. Changing gear manually with the selector
l
e
v
er
It is possible to change to tiptronic mode,
both when the vehicle is stopped and while
driving.
Start and driving
throttle, the gearbox will shift down to a lower
gear , depending on r
oad speed and engine
speed. The upshift t
o the next higher gear is
delayed until the engine reaches maximum
rpm. WARNING
Please note that if the road surface is slip-
pery or wet, the kick -do
wn feature could
cause the driving wheels to spin, which
could result in skidding. Launch control program
Valid f
or vehicles: with Launch-Control/6-
Speed DSG with diesel engines superior t
o 125
kW and petrol engines superior to 140 kW.
The Launch control programme enables
maximum acceleration.
Condition: the engine must have reached op-
erating temperature and the steering wheel
must not be turned.
The engine speed for launch-control is differ-
ent on petrol and diesel engines. To use the
launch-control you must disconnect the anti-
slip regulation (ASR) through the Easy Con-
nect system menu