2020 Seat Alhambra heating

Table of Contents
Table of Contents Gener al vie
ws of the v ehicl
e
. . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Overview (left hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
10
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Correct sitting position of vehicle occu-
pants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 11
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The whys and wherefores of seat belts . . . . . 14
How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . 17
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Operation of the airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Tyre repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
41
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . 49
Jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Tow start and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 56
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Instruments and warning/control
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 68
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Using the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

83
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Multifunction steering wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Three button unit in the roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Set of vehicle keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 101
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 103
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 105
Window controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 112
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 115
Vehicle lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 122
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper
systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 123
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 126
Sun pr

otection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 129
Headrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 131
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 133
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . 138
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Net partition* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 147 Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 148
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Auxiliary heating (additional heating)* . . . . . 166
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Overview of the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
General instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Voice control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Full Link* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 184
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 192
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 201
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 213
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 224
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 237
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239Start and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Start-Stop system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
box* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 246
Gear-change r

ecommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 252
Dynamic chassis control (DCC)* . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 254
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Air conditioning
It should be switched off as soon as the glass
is demist ed. By saving el
ectrical pow
er you
can al
so save fuel.
To avoid possible damage to the battery, an
automatic temporary disconnection of this
function is possible, coming back on when
normal operating conditions are re-establish-
ed.
Auxiliary heating 

Operation
the evaporator in the cooling system and
f orm a pool underneath the v
ehicle
. This is
normal and does not indicat
e a leak!Note
After starting the engine, any residual hu-
midity in the air conditioner could mist ov er
the windscr

een. Switch on the defrost func-
tion as soon as possible to clear the wind-
screen of condensation. Air vents
To ensure proper heating, cooling and venti-
l
ation in the v
ehicle int
erior

, the air vents must
remain open.

Air conditioning
pollen filter, leading to a permanently un-
pleasant smell.
Note
Climatronic: air recirculation mode is acti-
v ated to pr e
vent exhaust gas or unpleasant
odours from entering the vehicle interior
when it is in reverse and while the automat-
ic windscreen wiper is working. Seat heating*
The seat cushions can be heated electrically
when the ignition is s
wit
ched on. The backr est
is al so heat

ed in some versions.
With the engine on, the seat cushion and the
seat backrest can be heated electrically.
Control seat heating

Operation
Auxiliary heating (additional
heating)* Intr oduction The auxiliary heater runs on fuel from the ve-
hicle

Air conditioning
Radio-operated remote control Fig. 176
Auxiliary heating: remote control. Fig. 176
Swit
ch the auxiliary heat er on
S wit
ch the auxiliary heater off
Control lamp
Antenna
If the buttons of the remote control are press-
ed unnecessarily, it could switch on the auxili-
ary heater involuntarily, even when it is out of
range or when the control lamp is flashing.
To switch on and off the independent heating,
the button must be pressed and held for ap-
proximately 1 second.
Control lamp on the remote control
When the buttons are pressed, the control
lamp on the remote control 1 provides the
user with diff er
ent inf ormation:


1 2 It lights up for approx. 2 seconds

Air conditioning
mud and other objects. The exhaust fumes
must be abl e t
o e xit fr
eely. The emissions
gener
ated by the auxiliary heater are re-
moved via an exhaust pipe fitted underneath
the vehicle.
On heating the vehicle interior, depending on
the outside temperature, the warm air is first
directed at the windscreen and then to the
rest of the vehicle interior through the air
vents. Directing the diffusers

Braking and parking
virtual standstill. You can continue to steer the
v ehicl
e ev
en when the br
akes are on full.
Keep your foot on the brake pedal and do not
pump the brakes. You will feel the brake pedal
pulsate while the ABS is working.
If the running gear or brake system is modi-
fied, the effectiveness of the ABS could be se-
verely limited.
Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA)
The brake assist system can reduce the re-
quired braking distance. The braking force is
automatically boosted if you press the brake
pedal quickly in an emergency. You must
keep pressing the brake pedal until the dan-
ger has passed.
Traction control system (ASR)
In the event of wheelspin, the traction control
system reduces the engine torque to match
the amount of grip available. This helps the
car to start moving, accelerate or climb a
gradient.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
When the EDL detects wheelspin, it brakes
the spinning wheel and directs the power to
the other driven wheel. This function is active
up to approximately 100 km/h (62 mph).
To prevent the disc brake of the braked wheel
from overheating, the EDL cuts out automati-
cally if subjected to excessive loads. The ve- hicle can still be driven. The EDL will switch on
again automatically when the brake has
cooled do
wn.
Electronic engine torque management
(XDS)
When taking a curve, the driveshaft differen-
tial allows the outer wheel to turn at a higher
speed than the inner wheel. In this way, the
wheel that is turning faster (outer wheel) re-
ceives less drive torque than the inner wheel.
This may mean that in certain situations the
torque delivered to the inner wheel is too
high, causing the wheels to spin. On the other
hand, the outer wheel is receiving a lower
drive torque than it could transmit. This can
cause a loss of grip on the drive axle, in this
case the front axle, which results in under-
steer or “lengthening” of the trajectory.
The XDS can detect and correct this effect
via the sensors and signals of the ESC.
Via the ESC, the XDS will brake the inside
wheel and counter the excess driving torque
of that wheel. This means that the requested
trajectory is much more precise.
XDS works in combination with the ESC and is
always active, even when ASR is disconnec-
ted, or when the ESC is in Sport mode or dis-
connected. WARNING
Driving at high speed on icy, slippery wet
ground can result in loss of v ehicl

e control
and serious injury to the driver and passen-
gers.