Table of Contents
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
bo x* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
199
Gear
-change recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
SEAT Drive Profiles* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Drive assist sensors and cameras . . . . . . . . . . 212
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Emergency brake assistance system (Front
Assist)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
ACC - Adaptive Cruise Control* . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Stabilisation and brake assistance sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
P
arking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Help with parking and manoeuvring . . . . . 234
Parking aid parking and manoeuvring
(ParkPil
ot)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Parking System Plus* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Rear parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Reverse Assist (Rear View Camera)* . . . . . . . 239
Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Retrofitting a towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Practical tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Fuel types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
AdBlue® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260Engine management and emissions control
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Cooling syst
em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
12-volt battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Tyre pressure loss indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 SEAT Maintenance Programme . . . . . . . . . .
286
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Additional service offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Accessories and modifications to the ve-
hicle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Accessories, spare parts and repair work . . . 294
Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Information stored by the control units . . . . . . 297
Other important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Information about the EU Directive
2014/53/EU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Indications about the technical data . . . . 302
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
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General views of the vehicle
Interior view Isofix anchors
››
› page 32
Headrest adjustment ››› page 127
Seat belts ››› page 16
Panoramic roof ››› page 112
Interior mirror ››› page 124
Disconnecting the front passenger front
airbag ››› page 26
Handbrake ››› page 230
1 2
3
4
5
6
7 Seat adjustment
››
› page 126
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Self-help
CAUTION
The vehicle must not be raised on the
cr ossbar
. Only place the jack* on the
points designed for this purpose on the
strut. Otherwise, the vehicle may be dam-
aged. Removing and installing a wheel
Change the wheel after loosening the wheel
nuts and r
aising the v
ehicle with the jack.
When removing/fitting the wheel, the rim may
hit and damage the brake disc. For this rea-
son, please take care and get a second per-
son to assist you.
Taking off the wheel
Emergencies
Bulb light Left Right
Brake lights 2 x P21WLL 2 x P21WLL
Side lights
Retro fog light W21W
Operation
Assist systems and vehicle settings Fig. 78
Schematic representation: Assist systems
and v ehicl
e settings The number of assist systems and settings
depend on the v
ersion and the country in
question.
v Driv
er assistance
v Park assist ››› page 234
. v
Activat e / deactivate ESC, stabilisation
systems and brake assist ››› page 231
.
v Activate / deactivate the Start-Stop sys-
tem ››› page 196
. v
Adaptive cruise contr ol (ACC)
››› page 222.
v Emergency brake assistance system
(Front Assist) ››› page 219
.
v Fatigue detection ››› page 76
.
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Transport and practical equipment
Front drink holders* Fig. 125
Front drink holders in the centre con-
sol e
. In the central console, next to the hand brake,
ther
e ar
e two drinks holders ››› Fig. 125
. Power sockets
Vehicl
e power sockets Fig. 126
Front power socket.
Driving
Ignition and start button* Fig. 137
In the lower part of the centre console:
st art butt
on. The engine can be started with a start button
(Pr
ess & Driv
e). To do so, there 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
››› page 98system, the engine can also be
started with the key in the luggage compart-
ment.
Opening the driver's door when exiting the
vehicle activates the electronic lock on the
steering column if the ignition is disabled.
Switching the ignition on/off manually
If you only want to switch on the ignition
(without starting the engine), briefly press the
start button once without pressing the brake
pedal or the clutch pedal ››› .The start button text
ST
ART ENGINE STOP flash-
es lik e a heartbeat when the syst
em is ready
for the ignition to be turned on or off.
Automatic ignition disconnection
If the driver leaves the vehicle, taking the key
with them but leaving the ignition on, the igni-
tion does not switch off automatically. The ig-
nition is switched off by pressing the lock but-
ton on the remote control or by pressing
the sensor surface on the door lever
››› Fig. 88.
Automatic deactivation of the ignition on
vehicles with the Start-Stop system
The ignition is switched off automatically
when the vehicle is stopped and the auto-
matic engine shutdown is active, if: