2019 Seat Alhambra towing

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
R

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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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
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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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The essentials
Only secure the tow rope or tow bar to the
t o
wline anchor
age or specially designed fit-
ting.
Vehicles with a factory fitted towing device,
can only be used for towing with a tow bar,
specially designed to fit on a tow hitch ball

Self-help
WARNING
When towing the vehicle, the handling and
braking efficiency change consider ably.
Pl
ease observe the following instructions
to minimise the risk of serious accidents
and injury:

Driving
Driving
St ar
t and driving
St
opping and starting the
engine
Introduction Immobiliser display
When an invalid k
ey is used or in the e

vent of
a system fault,  or ,mmobiliser on is dis-
played on the instrument panel. The engine
cannot be started.
Pushing or towing
For technical reasons, the vehicle must not
be push- or tow-started. Jump starting is
preferable. WARNING
Turning off the engine while driving will
make it difficult t o st

eer and stop the vehi-
cle; this could even result in the loss of con-
trol causing an accident with serious con-
sequences.

Driving
For vehicles with the optical parking system
(OPS), the inf ot
ainment syst
em screen dis-
plays the detected zones in front of and be-
hind the vehicle, indicating - within the limits
of the system - the position of obstacles in re-
lation to the vehicle.
The park assist system cannot be switched
on if the factory-fitted towing bracket is elec-
trically connected to a trailer. WARNING
Despite the assistance provided by the
park assist system, do not run any risks when parking. The syst em is not a r

eplace-
ment for driver awareness.

Towing bracket device
Note
An incorrect warning may be given when
snow chains ar e in use because the chains
incr
ease the tread of the wheel. Towing bracket device
Driving with a tr ail
er
Intr
oduction Always be aware of the legal requirements
for each country t
o driv

e with a trailer and to
use a tow hitch.
Your car is intended mainly for transporting
passengers however, it can also be used to
tow a trailer provided that it is fitted with the
necessary equipment. The additional load
has an effect on the useful life, fuel consump-
tion and the vehicle performance and, in
some cases, reduce the service intervals.
Driving with a trailer requires more force from
the vehicle and, thus, more concentration
from the driver.
For wintertime temperatures, fit winter tyres to
the vehicle and the trailer.
Drawbar load
The maximum permitted Drawbar load exer-
ted by the trailer drawbar on the ball joint of
the tow hitch must not exceed 100 kg (ap-
proximately 220 lbs).
Vehicles with the Start-Stop function
With a SEAT factory fitted or retrofitted tow
hitch, the Start-Stop function is automatically deactivated when a trailer is connected. For
to
w hit

ches not installed by SEAT, the Start-
Stop function must be deactivated manually
using a button located on the dash panel be-
fore driving with a trailer and it must remain
off for the entire journey

Towing bracket device
Trailer rear lights
The r ear lights of a tr
ail
er must fulfil the corre-
sponding standards