2019 Seat Alhambra airbag

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
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 18
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 21
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
SEAT information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 38
Fluid level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 45
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 46
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
52
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 53
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Changing windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
59
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Correct position of the vehicle occu-
pants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 60
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Why wear a seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . 67
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 78
Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Vehicle tool kit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Changing a wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 88
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . 90
Tow-starting and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 93
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 93
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 104
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . 110
Multi-function steering wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 112
Three button unit in headliner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Central locking and locking system . . . . . . . . 116
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 123
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 124
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 126
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Panoramic sliding sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 133
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 140
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 141
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ear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Adjusting the seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . 146
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 150
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . 156
Transporting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 167
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Ashtray and cigarette lighter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 180
Auxiliary heater* (additional heater) . . . . . . . . 184
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Overview of the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
General instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
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The essentials
Fig. 28
Location and deployment area of the
fr ont airbag f or the fr
ont passengerIn conjunction with the seat belts, the front
airbag syst
em giv
es the driv

er and the front
passenger additional protection for the head
and chest in the event of a severe frontal col-
lision. Always remains as far away as possible
from the front airbag. This way, in the event of
an accident, the front airbags can deploy fully when triggered, providing maximum pro-
tection.
The front airbag f

or the driver is located in the
steering wheel

The essentials
backrests and the access area. Their position
is indicat ed by the w
or
d “AIRBAG”. The red
area (dotted line)

The essentials
Fig. 37
Airbag adhesives - version 2: on the
passenger -side sun blind  and on the r
ear
fr
ame of the front passenger

Safe driving
The correct sitting positions for the driver and
passengers ar e sho
wn bel
ow.
If your physical constitution prevents you
from maintaining the correct sitting position,
contact a specialised workshop for help with
any special devices. The seat belt and airbag
can only provide optimum protection if a cor-
rect sitting position is adopted. SEAT recom-
mends taking your car in for technical serv-
ice.
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of
injury in the event of an accident or sudden
braking or manoeuvre, SEAT recommend the
following positions:
Valid for all vehicle occupants:

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
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Airbag system
Belt tension limiter
The belt t ension limit
er r
educes the force of
the seat belt on the body in the event of an
accident. Note
The relevant safety requirements must be
observed when the v ehicl

e is dismantled or
system components are removed. These
requirements are known to specialised
workshops

Safety
WARNING
Vehicle occupants sitting in the front of the
vehicl e must ne
ver carry any objects in the
deployment space between them and the
airbags, as this increases the risk of sus-
taining injuries if the airbag is triggered.
This modifies the airbag deployment space
or the objects may fly uncontrollably and
hit your body.