2019 Seat Alhambra ABS

Safety
serious injury and reduce the risk of being
thr o
wn out of the v
ehicle in case of an acci-
dent.
Vehicle occupants wearing their seat belts
correctly benefit greatly from the ability of
the belts to absorb kinetic energy. In addition,
the front part of your vehicle and other pas-
sive safety features (such as the airbag sys-
tem) are designed to absorb the kinetic ener-
gy released in a collision. Taken together, all
these features reduce the releasing kinetic
energy and consequently, the risk of injury.
This is why it is so important to fasten seat
belts before every trip, even when "just driving
around the corner".
Ensure that your passengers wear their seat
belts as well. Accident statistics have shown
that wearing seat belts is an effective means
of substantially reducing the risk of injury and
improving the chances of survival when in-
volved in a serious accident. Furthermore,
properly worn seat belts improve the protec-
tion provided by airbags in the event of an
accident. For this reason, wearing a seat belt
is required by law in most countries.
Although your vehicle is equipped with air-
bags, the seat belts must be fastened and
worn. The front airbags, for example, are only
triggered in some cases of head-on collision.
The front airbags will not be triggered during
minor frontal or side collisions, rear-end colli-
sions, rollovers or accidents in which the air- bag trigger threshold value in the control unit
is not exceeded.
Ther
efore, you should always wear your seat
belt and ensure that all vehicle occupants
have fastened their seat belts properly before
you drive off!
Head-on collisions and the laws of
physics Fig. 87
A driver not wearing a seat belt is
thr o
wn f

orward violently. Fig. 88
The unbelted rear passenger is thrown
forw ar

d violently, hitting the driver wearing a
seat belt The effects of the laws of physics in the case
of a head-on collision ar
e easy t
o e

xplain: the
moment a vehicle starts moving, a type of en-
ergy called “kinetic energy” starts acting on
both the vehicle and its passengers.
The amount of “kinetic energy” depends on
the speed of the vehicle and on the weight of
the vehicle and of its passengers. The higher
the speed and the greater the weight, the
more energy there is to be “absorbed” in an
accident.
The most significant factor, however, is the
speed of the vehicle. If the speed doubles
from 25 km/h (15 mph) to 50 km/h (30 mph),
for example, the corresponding kinetic ener-
gy is multiplied by four.
Because the vehicle occupants in our exam-
ple are not restrained by seat belts, in the
event of crashing against a wall, all of the
66

Fuses and bulbs

Fixed number
plat e light Bolt
ed number
plate light
7. Plug the connect
or in-
to the bulb hol der

.Press on the attach-
ment tabs. The bulb
hol
der must be firmly
att

ached to the num-
ber plate light.
8. Insert the number plate light carefully into the
opening on the bumper. Ensur e that the number
pl

ate light is in the correct position.
9. Insert the number
plat
e light int

o the
bumper until it audibly
clicks into place. Tighten the attach-
ment screws f
or the
number plate light us-
ing the screwdriver. 101

Driving
Even though the brake assistance systems,
ABS, BAS, EDL, ASR and ESC, pr
o
vide more
security, do not take unnecessary risks
while driving.

Vehicle maintenance
Decoration slides Problem Solution
Dirt Soft sponge with neutral soap
solutiona) a)
Neutral soap solution: two tablespoons maximum in
1 litre of w at
er
Interior cleaning Windows
Problem Solution
Dirt Apply windscreen cleaner and
then dry with a clothCovers / Trims
Problem Solution
Dirt Neutral soap solutiona)a)
Neutral soap solution: two tablespoons maximum in
1 litr e of w
at

er
Plastic parts Problem Solution
Dirt Damp cloth
Encrusted dirt Neutral soap solution a)
, if pos-
sible solv
ent-free plastic clean-
er a)
Neutral soap solution: two tablespoons maximum in
1 litr e of w
at

er Displays/instrument panel Problem Solution
Dirt Soft cloth with a liquid crystal
display cleaner Control panels
Problem Solution
Dirt Soft brush, then soft cloth with
neutral soap solutiona) a)
Neutral soap solution: two tablespoons maximum in
1 litre of w at

er
Seat belts Problem Solution
Dirt Neutral soap solutiona)
, al-
l o

wed to dry before retracting a)
Neutral soap solution: two tablespoons maximum in
1 litr e of w
at

er
Fabrics, artificial, Alcantara leather Problem Solution
Dirt particles ad-
hered t o the sur

-
face Vacuum cleaner
Water-based dirt,
e.g. coff ee

, tea,
blood etc. Absorbent cloth and neutral
soap solution
a) Problem Solution
Grease-based
dirt, e.g. oil , mak

e-
up, etc. Apply a neutral soap solution
a)
.
Absorb the dissolved gr ease
and paint particles drying with
an absorbent cloth, in case you
must treat it with water after-
wards
Special dirt, e.g.
pens, nail polish,
dispersion paint,
shoe cream et c.Special st

ain remove: dry with
an absorbent cloth, if applica-
ble
, apply neutral soap solution
afterwards a) a)
Neutral soap solution: two tablespoons maximum in
1 litr e of w
at

er
Natural leather Problem Solution
Recent dirt Cotton cloth with neutral soap solutiona)
Water-based dirt,
e.g. coffee
, tea,
blood etc. Recent stains: absorbent cloth
Dry stains: leather cl
eaner
Grease-based
dirt, e.g. oil , mak

e-
up, etc. Recent stains: absorbent cloth
and leather cleaner
Dry st
ains: grease dissolving
spray
Special dirt, e.g.
pens, nail polish,
dispersion paint,
shoe cream et c.St

ain remover suitable for
leather

Index
Index
A Abr oad
e xt
ended stay abroad with your vehicle . . 359
sale of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
ABS see Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
ACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 278 radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 281
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 311
Acoustic alarm control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
seat belt unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
deactivating temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
instructions on the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 279
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 281
special driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Adaptive headlights dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 135
AdBlue control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
322
minimum quantity for a refill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 322
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
323
tank filling capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Additional heater see "Auxiliary heater" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Adjusting
folding the backr est of the front passenger
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 154
front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 146
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 139
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 147
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 60
seat with position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Adjusting the head restraints rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 147
Adjusting the seats front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 146
rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 147
AFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . . 135
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Airbags see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 71 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 73
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 72
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 74
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 73
head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 20
locking the vehicle after deployment . . . . . . . 117
repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 313
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 20
use of child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 76
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 180 air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 182
climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 180
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 180
electronic manual air conditioning . . . . . . . . 180 indirect ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 181
rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . .
181
special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
user instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 182
Alcantara leather: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
All-wheel drive snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
52
winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . . 198
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 139
Android Auto

Index
plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 355
sensors/camer a l
enses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
special care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
the radio screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
trims/covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354, 355
washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 354
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 180
Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 114 bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 13
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 114 bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 13
electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 127
panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Clothes hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 174
Code number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 86
Combined weight rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Comfort phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 137
Compartment for (sun)glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Compartments centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
front central armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 107
Connectors faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 179
Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 239
adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
adBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 321
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 applying the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
290
brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 329
depress the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 124
emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
engine oil sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 239
for the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
65
fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
317
generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
indication of break pad wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 115
lane assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 133, 134
locking the steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 109
rear cross traffic alert (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 127
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317, 318
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
windscreen washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Control of function rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 142
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 130
Controls on the steering wheel operating the audio system and telephone . 110 Controls on the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
358
r
eprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Convenience closing windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Convenience functions reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Convenience opening windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Convenient entry function for the third row of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 153
Cooling system checking the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
topping up with coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 199
Cornering lights see "Static cornering lights" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
static . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 135
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
60
Correct sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 60
Crossing through water salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Cruise Control System (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 273 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
D Dangers of not using a seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 103
Data registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Data storage during the journey . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
374