2019 Seat Alhambra audio

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

Table of Contents
Audio and Media Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Radio Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 198
Media Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 199
Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 205
Full Link* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 206
Navigation* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Navigation, entry and control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Phone management system
(PHONE)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Introduction to the telephone management
syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. .
225
Description of the t
elephone management
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 230
Driving

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Start and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Stopping and starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 247
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 252
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Engine management and exhaust gas puri-
fication system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . .

258
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Start assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Parking distance warning system* . . . . . . . . . 262
Park Assist system* (Park Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Rear Assist* (Rear View Camera) . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Cruise control* (Cruise Control System
- CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 273
Emergency braking assistance system
(Front Assist)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 275
Adaptiv

e Cruise Control ACC* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Lane Assist system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Blind spot detector (BSD) with rear cross
traffic alert (RC

TA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Traffic signal detection (Sign Assist)* . . . . . . . 294
Tiredness detection (recommendation to
take a br
eak) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Dynamic Chassis control (DCC)* . . . . . . . . . . 297
Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Practical tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Accessories, replacement of parts and
modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 311
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 319
Selective catalytic reduction* (AdBlue) . . . . . 321
Working in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . 323
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 326
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 332
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 338
Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
349
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Additional service offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Information stored in control units . . . . . . . . . . 358
Other important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Information about the EU Directive
2014/53/EU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 360
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Technical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 366
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 371
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Operation
Communications and multimedia
Multi-function st eering wheel*
Oper ating the audio syst
em + telephone Fig. 122
Controls on the steering wheel. The steering wheel includes a multifunction
modul
e fr
om wher

e it is possible to control
the audio, telephone and radio/navigation functions without needing to distract the driv-
er.

Infotainment System
Audio and Media Mode
R adio Mode
RADIO Main Menu Fig. 207
RADIO main menu. Fig. 208
Radio Mode: station list. Opening the RADIO main menu
Pr
ess the Inf ot
ainment RADIO button.
RADIO main menu function butt ons Function button: function
1 To select the desired frequency
band.
2 To change the preset key group us-
ing the function button.
3 Sort the FM station list
.
Alphabetically

Audio and Media Mode
Display: Meaning
 The radio station is stored on a preset but-
ton.
s a)
DAB not av
ailable. a)
This depends on the country and unit in question. Note

Audio and Media Mode
Indications and symbols of the MEDIA
main menu Display: Meaning
A Display track information (CD text 
, ID3 la-
bel in MP3 fil es).
Audio CD: Displ
ays the track and track
number , accor

ding to the order on the data
storage device.
Audio files: Displays the name of the artist ,
the
name of the album and the track if
available.
B Displays the album cover if available in the
data st
or

age device.
C The progress bar and the playing time so far
and time remaining in minut
es and seconds.
VBR : In the case of audio fil

es with variabl
e
bit rates the remaining time may vary.
Press the progress bar or press it and move it
to skip t
o a different part of the track. Changing the Media source
Fig. 211
MEDIA main menu.

Audio and Media Mode
Illegible SD card
If the dat a on an SD car
d cannot be r
ead, a
warning will be displayed on the infotainment
system.
The infotainment system switches to the last
source selected. Note
The navigation SD card may not be used as
memory stor age f

or other files. The Info-
tainment system will not recognise the files
saved on it. External data storage device in the
USB por
tDepending on the country and device, there
might be one or se
v
er

al USB ports  in the
vehicle.
The location of the USB ports  depends on the vehicle in question

Infotainment System
External audio source connected to
the AUX-IN multimedia sock et
 Fig. 212
MEDIA main menu. Fig. 213
Media Mode: external audio source
connect ed t
o the AUX-IN multimedia sock
et.Depending on the country and device, there
might be one or se
v
er

al AUX-IN sockets 
in
the vehicle. The location of the AUX-IN ports  depends
on the vehicle in question