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
6
Operation
time of year, thus causing serious injuries,
illness or e
v
en death. CAUTION
Before opening or closing the rear lid, make
sur e that ther
e is enough space to open or
close it, e.g. when pulling a trailer or in a
garage. Note
Before closing the rear lid, make sure that
the k ey has not been l
eft inside the luggage
compartment. Opening and closing the rear lid
Fig. 93
Rear lid: opening from outside. The rear lid opening system operates electri-
cally. It is activ
at
ed by using the insignia sha-
ped handle on the rear lid ››› Fig. 93
. To lock or unlock the rear lid, press the d or
buttons of the v
ehicle key.
A warning appears on the instrument panel
display if the rear lid is open or not properly
closed.* An audible warning is also given if it
is opened while the vehicle is moving faster
than 6 km/h (4 mph)*.
Opening and closing
Transport and practical equipment
Transport and practical
equipment St oring ob
jects
Positioning the luggage and cargo It is possible to carry objects and luggage in
the v
ehicl
e, in a trailer ››› page 241
and on
the roof ››› page 134
. When doing so, please
consider all legal provisions.
Placing luggage inside the vehicle safely
Driving
Electronic differential lock (EDL)*
When the EDL det ects wheel
spin, 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 down.
Tractor-trailer sway mitigation*
If the vehicle is pulling a trailer, it will control
the following: tractor-trailers tend to sway.
When the swaying of the trailer is felt by the
vehicle and detected by the ESC, it will auto-
matically brake the towing vehicle within the
limits of the system and mitigate the sway.
Tractor-trailer sway mitigation is not available
in all countries ››› page 248
.
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 t
orque 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.
Multi-collision brake
The multi-collision brake consists of automat-
ic braking activated by the Airbag control
unit. It is activated when, in the event of an
accident, the Airbag control unit detects de-
celerations above the activation level, and
braking is managed by the ESC system.
In the event of an accident, the multi-collision
brake can help the driver by braking to avoid
the risk of skidding during the accident and
causing other collisions.
The following actions control automatic brak-
ing during the accident:
Driving
Vehicles with the Start-Stop system
If the v ehicl
e has a factory-fitted towing
bracket or one that is retrofitted by SEAT, the
Start-Stop system operates as normal. No
special characteristics need to be taken into
account.
If the system does not recognise the trailer or
the trailer bracket has not been retrofitted by
SEAT, the Start-Stop system must be discon-
nected by pressing the corresponding button
in the lower part of the centre console before
driving with the trailer, and it should remain
off for the rest of the journey ››› .
V ehicl
es with driving profile selection
If you are going to be towing a trailer, the use
of the Eco driving profile is not recommen-
ded. You are advised to select another of the
available driving profiles before beginning to
drive with a trailer.
Trailer weight/drawbar load
Never exceed the authorised trailer weight. If
you do not load the trailer up to the maximum
permitted trailer weight, you can then climb
correspondingly steeper slopes.
The maximum trailer weights listed are only
applicable for altitudes up to 1000 m above
sea level. Since higher altitude decreases en-
gine performance and the ability to climb
slopes, the tow load decreases proportional-
ly. The weight of the vehicle and trailer com- bination must be reduced by 10% for every
1000 m of altitude
. When possible, operate
the trailer with the maximum authorised
drawbar load on the ball joint of the towing
bracket, but do not exceed the specified lim-
it. WARNING
Never use the trailer to transport people,
since it w oul
d put their life in danger and is
also prohibited. WARNING
Undue use of the towing bracket may
cause injury and accidents.
Towing bracket device*
system must be disconnected manually
whene
v
er driving with a trailer. Otherwise
the brake system could be damaged and
could consequently cause a serious acci-
dent or injury.
Driving
Trailer maximum electricity consumption
Ne v
er exceed the values indicated! Brake lights (total)
84 Watts
Turn signal (on each side) 42 watts
Side lights (on each side) 50 Watts
Reverse lights (in total) 42 Watts
Rear fog light 42 WattsWARNING
If the towing bracket is wrongly fitted or is
not the right one , the tr
ailer could become
detached from the vehicle and cause seri-
ous injury. CAUTION
Towing bracket device*
that the vehicle can handle turns smoothly.
Ho w
ever, make sure that the cable does not
rub on the ground while driving.
Trailer tail lights
Always check the trailer's rear lights to ensure
they are working correctly and that they
comply with the relevant safety regulations.
Make sure that the maximum permissible
power that can be absorbed by the trailer is
not exceeded ››› page 244
.
Include in the anti-theft alarm
The trailer is included in the anti-theft system
if the following conditions are met: