2019 Seat Ibiza ignition

Start and driving
Ignition and start button* Fig. 210
In the lower part of the centre con-
sol e: st art butt
on. The engine can be started with a start button
(Pr
ess & Driv
e). To do so
, ther
e must be a valid
key inside the vehicle in the area of the front
or rear seats, or on the centre console.
In vehicles with the Keyless Access

Driving
approximately two minutes in neutral be-
fore swit
ching it off
.Note
After the engine is switched off the radiator
f an may run on for up to 10 minut es, e

ven if
the ignition is switched off. It is also possi-
ble that the fan turns itself on once more if
the coolant temperature increases due to
the heat accumulated in the engine com-
partment or due to its prolonged exposure
to solar radiation. Electronic immobilizer
The electronic immobiliser prevents unau-
thorised persons fr
om driving the v
ehicle
.
Inside the k

ey there is a chip that deactivates
the electronic immobiliser automatically
when the key is inserted into the ignition.
The electronic immobiliser will be activated
again automatically as soon as you pull the
key out of the ignition lock. For vehicles with
the “Keyless Access” system, the key has to
be outside the vehicle.
If the following message is shown on the in-
strument panel display: SAFE , the vehicle
cannot be started.
The engine can only be started using a genu-
ine SEAT key with its correct code. Note
A perfect operation of the vehicle is ensur-
ed if genuine SEAT keys are used. Emergency starting function
Fig. 211
On the right of the steering column:
emer gency st art. If no valid key is detected inside the vehicle,
an emer
gency st
art-up will be r
equir

ed. The
relevant message will appear in the dash
panel display. This may happen when, for ex-
ample, the vehicle key battery is very low:

Start and driving
needs to be started manually, the start but-
t on fl
ashes t o indicat
e this sit
uation.
Start-Stop system* Control lamps 
It lights up
The Start-Stop system is available, the automatic en-
gine shutdown is active. i
It lights up
The Start-Stop system is not available or has been
disconnected. Instructions for the driver on the instru-
ment panel displ
ay
Start-Stop system deactivated.
Start the engine manually
This indication f or the driver sho
ws that the
St

art-Stop system cannot start the engine
again.
Start-Stop system Fault! Function
not available There is a fault in the Start-Stop system. Take
the vehicle to a workshop t

o have the fault re-
paired.
Description and operation Fig. 212
Related video The Start-Stop system helps you to save fuel
and r
educe CO
2 emissions.
In St art-St
op mode

, the engine will automati-
cally switch off when the vehicle stops or is
stopping. The ignition remains switched on.
The engine automatically switches back on
when required.
In this scenario, the light of the    button stays lit
1)
.
When the ignition is s wit
ched on, the St art
-
St

op function is automatically activated.
In the Easy Connect system you can find
more information about the Start-Stop sys-
tem: press the button    > View > Ve- hicle status . Vehicles with a manual gearbox

Driving
The control lamp should light up for a few
seconds when the ignition is s wit
ched on. It
shoul d go out once the engine is st
art
ed.WARNING
Never ignore the warning lamps or messag-
es.

Checking and refilling levels
and from the high-voltage ignition system.
You should also observ
e the f
ollowing:

Checking and refilling levels
Warning lamp 
It lights up
Alternator fault. The control lamp lights up when the ignition is
switched on. It should go out when the engine
has st art
ed running.
If the control lamp  lights up while driving, the alternator is no longer charging the bat-
tery. You should immediately drive to the
nearest specialised workshop.
You should avoid using electrical equipment
that is not absolutely necessary because this
will drain the battery.
Checking the battery electrolyte
level The electrolyte level should be checked reg-
ul
arly in high-mil
eage vehicl
es, in hot coun-
tries and in ol

der batteries.

Index
I Identification of fuel s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
289
Identifying l ett
ers on engine (LDM)
displ
ay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 72
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 220
Ignition key extraction lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 232
Information profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Infotainment buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 automatic playback (SCAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 188
Bluetooth

Index
Press & Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
special char act
eristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
st arting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
222
unlocking and locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 99
Keyless Access lock and ignition system: see Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Keyless Entry see Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Keyless Exit see Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Keys assign a key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
synchronise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
unlock and lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97, 105
vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Key switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 25
Kick-down automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
driving profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
L Leather: clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 116
Levels control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Lift the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Light range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . . 112 audible warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
AUTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 113
change a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 57
coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 control lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
controlling the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 1
15
daylight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 113
dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 114
fog light with cornering light function . . . . . . . 115
headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
interior light and front reading lights . . . . . . . . 62
interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 119
leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
luggage compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
main beam headlight lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
motorway light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 119
side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 112
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 112
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Loading the luggage compartment fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
general advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 129
positioning the load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
positioning the luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 277
Load on the roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Lock and unlock
in the locking cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
with the central locking switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 129 emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
luggage compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
storing the rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
variable luggage compartment floor . . . . . . 131
Luggage compartment floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Luggage compartment shelf storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 130
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
M Main beam headlight lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Maintenance see Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Maintenance frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Malfunctions adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 233
emergency brake assistance system (FrontAssist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 246
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 110
towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 50
Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . . . 14
Media changing track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 179
indications and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 182 347