2020 Seat Alhambra check engine

Start and driving
Control lamp F
It lights up red
Faulty steering.
Do not continue driving, stop the vehicle as soon as
possible and in a saf
e manner.
Take the vehicle to a specialised workshop and have
the fault repaired as soon as possible. F
It lights up yellow
Limited steering operation.
Drive carefully to a specialised w orkshop t

o have the
steering checked.
If the warning light does not come on again after re-
starting the engine and driving a short distance, it is
not necessary to check the steering.
OR: The 12-volt battery was disconnect ed and r
e-
connected.
Drive a short distance at 15-20 km / h (9-12 mph). F
Flashes red
Fault in the steering column electronic lock.

Checking and refilling levels
Diesel  Valid for: vehicles with diesel engines
Please note the inf
ormation on the inside of
the fuel t
ank flap.
We recommend you use Diesel according to
standard EN 590.
The diesel can thicken at very low tempera-
tures, thus affecting the start or operation of
the engine. Ask your service station attendant
if their diesel is suitable for winter use. CAUTION

Practical tips
;
Flashes
Combustion failures that can damage the catalytic
converter.
R educe speed and driv
e carefully to the nearest spe-
cialised workshop to have the engine checked. 
It lights up
Particulate filter blocked

Practical tips
From time to time, the levels of the different
fluids in the v ehicl
e must be check ed. Ne
v
er
fill with incorrect fluids, otherwise serious
damage to the engine may be caused.
Coolant expansion tank

Checking and refilling levels
Engine oil specifications Diesel engines
With LongLife service
VW 507 00
Without LongLife service VW 507 00Warning lamp

Flashes red

Checking and refilling levels
Brake fluid Check and r efill the br
ake fluid Fig. 293
Engine compartment: brake fluid res-
erv oir cap . The brake fluid reservoir is located in the en-
gine compartment

Practical tips
battery from “freezing”. If it freezes it will
be damaged.
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
Central armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Centr al l
ocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
anti-theft al arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
emergency lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cetane index (diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Change a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 58 bodywork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
front bumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
62
halogen headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 63
tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 63
xenon headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Change the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
44 subsequent work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
wheel nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 45
Changing parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
344
Checking levels engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Childproof locks electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Child seat integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Child seats group classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
securing with the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 34 Cleaning the vehicle
high pressure cleaning equipment . . . . . . . . 339
special car
e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
wash the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Climate control auxiliary heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 163
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Clocks set the time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 78
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 93 bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 316
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
panoramic roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
111
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 155
Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 119
Communication between the Infotainment System and mobile devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 81
Connectivity Full Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 184
Connectors faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 158
Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 239
Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
adBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 312
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 25
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
anti-lock brake system ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 284 audible warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
br
aking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
cruise control (GRA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
diesel preheating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 102
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 284
electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
emissions control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 319
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 284
fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 271
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 115
particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313, 314
press on the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260, 264
rear cross traffic alert (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 106
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79, 308
remote control (independent heating) . . . . . 167
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 14
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
tow hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 305
tyre pressure loss indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
windscreen washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Controls and displays overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Controls on the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
347 reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
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