2020 Seat Alhambra towing

Towing bracket device*

Towing bracket device*
Pin Meaning
12 Unassigned
13 Earth, pins 9 to 13 Power socket for trailer
The vehicle is fitted with a 13-pol
e po
wer
socket for the connection between the trailer
and the vehicle. With the engine running,
electrical devices on the trailer receive power
from the electrical connection (pin 9 and pin
10 of the trailer power socket).
If the system detects that a trailer has been
connected, the consumers on the trailer will
receive electricity through this connection
(pins 9 and 10). Pin 9 has a permanent live.
This powers, for example, the trailer

Towing bracket device*
WARNING
If the maximum permissible axle weight, the
maximum load technically permissible on
the coupling point, the maximum author -
ised v
ehicle weight or the gross combina-
tion weight of the towing vehicle and trailer
are exceeded, accidents and serious inju-
ries may occur.

Towing bracket device*
repeated automatic braking may occur in
extreme driving conditions.
Electrically unlocking trailer
hook*
Description Fig. 280
On the right side of the luggage com-
partment: butt on f
or unl ocking the t
o
w hook.The towing bracket

Towing bracket device*
Retrofitting a towing bracket Description Fig. 281
Limits and attachment points for ret-
r ofitting a t o
wing br ack
et.SEAT recommends that towing brackets be
r
etr
ofitt ed at a specialised w
orkshop

. For ex-ample, it may very well be necessary to ad-
just the cooling system or mount thermal pro-
tection plat

es. SEAT recommends visiting a
SEAT dealership for this.
If a towing bracket is retrofitted, the distance
specifications should always be kept in mind.
The distance between the centre of the ball
head and the road

Technical data
increase the empty weight, which means that
the possibl e useful l
oad decr eases pr
opor
-
tionally.
Trailer weight
The maximum permitted drawbar load on the
ball head of the towing device is 100 kg. WARNING
The values indicated for the maximum per-
mitted weights must not be ex ceeded.
Ther

e is a risk of accident and damage!356

Index
disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 84
driv er al
ert syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
4
dynamic chassis control (DCC) . . . . . . . . . . . 253
ear View Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
emergency braking (Front Assist) . . . . . . . . . 260
optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 287
parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 292
parking distance warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
rear cross traffic alert (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
reverse assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
road sign detection system messages . . . . . . 76
steering wheel assist for parking . . . . . . . . . . 287
tyre control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
tyre pressure loss indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Assisted start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Audible warning control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 115
unbuckled seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Auto Hold Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Auto Lock (central locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 disconnecting the Auto Hold function . . . . . 283
Automatic dipped beam headlight control . . . 116
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 249
emergency release of the selector lever. . . 251
ignition key extraction lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
launch-control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
operating fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249, 250
selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
steering wheel with shift paddles . . . . . . . . . 24
8
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246, 248
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 54
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 237 external audio source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
AUX-IN multimedia socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Auxiliary heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 166 activate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
automatic disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 166
disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
electricity consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
radio-operated remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
remote control range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166, 169
usage instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
B Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 146
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 92 change on the remote control (independ-ent heating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Belt tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Bicycle carrier fitting onto the coverable tow hook . . . . . . . 306
max. load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 311
Blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273, 274 control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
how it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
indication on the exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 275 malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 273
trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 279
Blo
wn bulbs
change a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Bluetooth

Index
Electric sliding door anti-tr ap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
105
opening and cl osing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
104
El
ectric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Electrolyte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 252
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Electronic engine torque management (XDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 285
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 243
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 279
Electronic self-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Emergencies anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
emergency vehicle towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
first aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 39
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
replace a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergency brake function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Emergency braking assist system indications on the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 260
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
radar sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
261
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
temporarily deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Emergency braking warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Emergency closing and opening
front passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Emer
gency opening
driver