Table of Contents
Table of Contents The essential s
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7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior view (left-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Interior view (steering wheel on the
right) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 10
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 16
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 19
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
24
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Status display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 37
Fluid level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 45
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 46
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
52
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 52
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . 56 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
57
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Correct position of the vehicle occu-
pants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 58
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
The whys and wherefores of seat belts . . . . . 63
How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . 66
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 76
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tyre repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
79
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 83
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Changing the fog light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Changing the rear lights (on the side pan-
el) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . . . 90
Changing tail lights (on the rear lid) . . . . . . . . 92
Changing the side and number plate
bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 94 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Instruments and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . 98
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 98
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Multi-function steering wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 109
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Anti-theft alarm* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 117
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 120
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 126
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 127
Windscreen wipers and windscreen wash-
ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . 128
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 130
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Adjusting seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . 131
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 132
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . 135
Practical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Roof rack* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
145
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Air conditioning (manual)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Climatronic* (automatic air condition-
ing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . . 151 5
Transport and practical equipment
Roof rack* Intr oduction WARNING
Driving
pollutant emissions are also especially high
during this initial w arm-up phase
. It is ther
e-
fore best to drive off immediately after start-
ing the engine. Avoid running the engine at
high speed.
Periodic maintenance
Periodic maintenance work guarantees that,
before beginning a journey, you will not con-
sume more than the required amount of fuel.
A well-serviced engine gives you the benefit
of improved fuel efficiency as well as maxi-
mum reliability and an enhanced resale val-
ue.
A badly serviced engine can consume up to
10% more fuel than necessary.
Avoid short journeys
To reduce the consumption and emission of
polluting exhaust gases, the engine and the
exhaust gas filtration systems should reach
the optimum operating temperature.
With the engine cold, fuel consumption is pro-
portionally higher. The engine does not warm
up and fuel consumption does not normalise
until having driven approximately four kilome-
tres (2.5 miles). This is why we recommend
avoiding short trips whenever possible.
Maintain the correct tyre pressures
Bear in mind that keeping the tyres at an ade-
quate pressure saves fuel. If the tyre pressure is just one bar (14.5 psi/100 kPa) too low, fuel
consumption can increase by as much as 5%.
Due to the gr
eater rolling resistance, under-
inflation also increases tyre wear wear and
impairs handling.
The tyre pressures should always be checked
when the tyres are cold.
Do not use winter tyres all year round as
they increase fuel consumption by up to 10%.
Avoid unnecessary weight
Given that every kilo of extra weight will in-
crease the fuel consumption, it is advisable to
always check the luggage compartment to
make sure that no unnecessary loads are be-
ing transported.
A roof rack is often left in place for the sake of
convenience, even when it is no longer nee-
ded. At a speed of 100 km/h (62 mph) and
120 km/h (75 mph) your vehicle will use about
12% more fuel as a result of the extra wind re-
sistance caused by the roof rack even when it
is not in use.
Save electricity
The engine activates the alternator, which
produces electricity. With the need for elec-
tricity, fuel consumption also increases. Be-
cause of this, always turn off electrical devi-
ces when you do not need them. Examples of
devices that use a lot of electricity are: the fan at high speeds, the rear window heating
and the seat heaters*. Note
Index
Preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 196
Pr eheating syst
em
contr
ol lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Puncture action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 46
R Radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 220
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Radio changing frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
information and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 171
memorise station logos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
memory buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Radio DISPLAY: clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
62
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 227 instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 229
screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 228
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Rear Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Rear fog light control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 12, 117 see also Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Rear seat passengers see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 58, 59, 60
Rear View Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Rear view mirror
adjusting the exterior mirr ors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
interior anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rear window wiper blades changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 56
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 56
refuelling Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 241 opening the fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Repair work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 240
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Replacing the battery of the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Reset the trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Reverse gear (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . 205
Revolution counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 99
Rims changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Roll-back function windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
119
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 145 attachment points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 145
Rotary knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 158
Run-in new engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
210
new tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
the first 1,500 km . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Running in
brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
the tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
210
S Safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . 112
Safety child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 75
deactivating the front passenger airbag . . . . 17
safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 57
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Safety instructions belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 71
use of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 75
Saving tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Seat belt position for pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 66
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
15, 66
Seat belt release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 63 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 66
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
protective function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 67
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 132
SEAT Service Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 205 291