2018 Seat Tarraco Owner's manual

Owner’s manual
S E AT Ta r r a c o
5FJ012720BB
Inglés
5FJ012720BB (11.18)
SEAT Tarraco Inglés (11.18)

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that at any given time, changes regarding shape, equipment and technique may take place on the car delivered. For this reason no
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Vehicle identification data
Model:
Vehicle Registration:
Vehicle identification
number:
Date of vehicle registration
or vehicle delivery:
SEAT Official Service:
Service advisor:
Telephone:
Confirmation of receipt of documentation
and vehicle keys
The following items were delivered
with the vehicle: YES
NO
On-board documentation
First key
Second key
Correct working order of all keys was
checked
Location:





Date:
Signature of owner:

Introduction
Thank you f or your trust choosing a SEAT v
e-
hicl
e.
With your new SEAT, you will be able to enjoy
a vehicle with state-of-the-art technology
and top quality features.
We recommend reading this Instruction Man-
ual carefully to learn more about your vehicle
so you can enjoy all its benefits in your daily
driving.
Information about handling is complemented
with instructions regarding the operation and
maintenance of the vehicle in order to ensure
its safety and maintain its value. Moreover, we
want to give you valuable advice and tips to
drive your vehicle efficiently and respecting
the environment.
We wish you safe and enjoyable motoring.
SEAT, S.A.
WARNING
Read and always observe safety infor-
mation concerning the passenger

About this manual
This manual describes the f eat
ur
es of the ve-
hicle at the time of drafting this text. Some of
the features described below will be intro-
duced in the future or will only be available in
certain markets.
Some of the features described here are
not included in all the types or variations
of the model and they can be varied or
modified based on technical or marketing
requirements without it being considered
misleading advertising.
Some details on the drawings may vary from
its vehicle and must be interpreted as a
standard representation.
The direction indicators (left, right, forwards,
backwards) in this manual refer to the travel
direction of the vehicle unless otherwise sta-
ted.
The audiovisual material is only meant to
help the users better understand some fea-
tures of the car. It is not a replacement for the
instruction manual. Access the instruction
manual to see the complete information and
warnings.
The features marked with an asterisk
are included by default only in certain
versions of the model, supplied as op-
tional only for certain versions or only of-
fered in certain countries.
 Trademarks are marked with

Printed Instruction Manual
The print
ed instruction manual cont
ains r
ele-
vant information about the use of the vehicle
and the Infotainment System.
The digital version of the manuals contains
more in-depth information.














Digital Version of the Infotainment
Syst
em Manual Fig. 1
SEAT website The digital version is available on SEAT

Frequently Asked Ques-
tions
Before driving
How do you adjust the seat?

Table of Contents
Table of Contents The essential s
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 22
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 25
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
35
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 41
Fluid level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Emergency call service* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 51
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 52
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
57
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 57
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
62
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Correct position of the vehicle occu-
pants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 63
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Why wear a seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . 69
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
System PreCrash* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 81
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 84
Manual unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . 87
Tow-starting and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 91
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Instruments and warning/control
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. .

98
Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Using the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Rear lid (luggage compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 133
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 136
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 144
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 144
Mirr

or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 146
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 148
Adjusting the headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 153
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . 158
Carrying objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Net partition* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 167
Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 169
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Ashtray, lighter and power sockets . . . . . . . . . 176
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Auxiliary heater (additional heater)* . . . . . . . . 184
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Table of Contents
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Overview of the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
General instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Full Link* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 197
SEAT Media Control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
WLAN access point* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 207
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 209
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 218
Navigation in Offroad mode* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Vehicle Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 232
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 239
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241Start and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
bo x* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . .
252
Gear
-change recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 261
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Engine management and emission control
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 265
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . .

267Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Start-Stop system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Auto Hold Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Emergency braking assistance system
(Front Assist)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 279
Adaptiv

e cruise control (ACC)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Lane Assist system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Traffic Jam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Blind spot detector (BSD) with parking as-
sistance (RCT
A)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
SEAT Drive Profile* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Park Assist* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 305
Parking aid parking and manoeuvring
(ParkPilot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
313
Parking System Plus* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Rear parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Top View Camera* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Rear Assist (Rear View Camera)* . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Practical tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Accessories and modifications to the vehi-
cle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 340
Checking and r

efilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 343
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