2020 Seat Tarraco tow

Table of Contents
Table of Contents Gener al vie
ws of the vehicle . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Overview (left hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Overview (right hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Correct sitting position of vehicle occu-
pants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The whys and wherefores of seat belts . . . . . 17
How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . 20
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
PreCrash system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Operation of the airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Information, assistance and emergency
call service* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tyre repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . 51 Jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Tow start and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Instruments and warning/control
lamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Using the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Multifunction steering wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Set of vehicle keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Window controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Vehicle lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper
systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Mirr

ors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
128
Headrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . 139
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Net partition* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Auxiliary heating and ventilation* . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Overview and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
General instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
SEAT CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Full Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
WLAN access point* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Infotainment operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
voice control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Radio/Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Navigation* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Telephone interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Start and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Start-Stop system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Operating mode selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 5

Table of Contents
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
bo x* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
228
Gear
-change recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
SEAT Drive Profiles* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Drive assist sensors and cameras . . . . . . . . . . 244
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Emergency brake assistance system (Front
Assist)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
ACC - Adaptive Cruise Control* . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Proactive speed adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Lane Assist* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Driving Assist (Travel Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Side Assist with Rear Cross Traffic Alert
(RCT
A)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Stabilisation and brake assistance sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
8
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Help with parking and manoeuvring . . . . . 282
Assisted parking system (Park Assist)* . . . . . . 282
Parking aid parking and manoeuvring
(ParkPil
ot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Parking System Plus* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Rear parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Trailer Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Peripheral view system (Top View Cam-
era)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
R

everse Assist (Rear View Camera)* . . . . . . . 302
Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Electrically unlocking trailer hook* . . . . . . . . . 313
Retrofitting a towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Practical tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
High-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Conservation of the high-voltage bat-
tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Char

ging settings in the infotainment sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Char

ging the high-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . 320
Charging cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Fuel types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
AdBlue® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Engine management and emissions control
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Cooling syst

em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
12-volt battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Tyre pressure monitor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
SEAT Maintenance Programme . . . . . . . . . .
364
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Additional service offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Accessories and modifications to the ve-
hicle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Accessories, spare parts and repair work . . . 373
Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Information stored by the control units . . . . . . 375
Other important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Information about the EU Directive
2014/53/EU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Indications about the technical data . . . . 380
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
6

Self-help
deactivated. If the vehicle has no power
supply or ther
e is an el
ectric system fault,
the engine must be jump-started
››› page 52 to deactivate the electronic
parking brake and the electronic lock of the
steering column. Front towline anchorage
Fig. 45
On the right side of the front bumper:
r emo

ve the cover. Fig. 46
On the right side of the front bumper:
t o

wline anchorage in position. The housing of the removable towline an-
chor
age is on the right side of the fr

ont bump-
er underneath a cover ››› Fig. 45
.
The towing eye should always be kept in the
vehicle.
Bear in mind the instructions for towing
››› page 55.
Fitting the towline anchorage

Emergencies
Rear towline anchorage Fig. 47
On the right side of the rear bumper:
r emo
ve the cover. Fig. 48
On the right side of the rear bumper:
t o

wline anchorage in position. The housing of the screw towing eye is on the
right side of the r
ear bumper behind a lid
›

›› Fig. 47.
Vehicles equipped as standard with a towing
bracket do not have any housing for the screw towing eye behind the lid. In this case,
the to

w hitch needs to be extracted or instal-
led and used for towing ››› page 306
,
››› .
Bear in mind the instructions f or t

owing
››› page 55.
Assemble the rear towing eye (cars with-
out a factory-equipped towing bracket)

Operation
If the driver’s door is unlocked mechanically
using the k ey, the ignition must be t
urned on
within 15 seconds of opening the door.
Otherwise, the alarm will trigger for 30 sec.
and the ignition will be blocked. CAUTION
If the anti-theft security system is switched
off , the v

ehicle interior monitoring and the
tow-away protection are automatically
disconnected. Note

Driving
Rear cross traffic alert (RCTA) Fig. 198
Schematic representation of the rear
cr oss tr
affic alert assistant: zone monitored
around the vehicle while leaving a parking
space. Park Assist uses the radar sensors on the rear
bumper
››

› page 244
to monitor the traffic
crossing behind the vehicle as it backs out of
a parallel parking space or as it is being man-
oeuvred, for example in very low visibility con-
ditions.
When the system detects a relevant vehicle
on the road that is approaching the rear of
the vehicle ››› Fig. 198
, an acoustic alarm
may sound if the relevance so requires it.
In addition to the acoustic alarm, the driver is
also informed by means of a visual signal on
infotainment system display. This signal is dis- played in the form of a red or yellow strip at
the back of the image of the vehicl

e on the in-
fotainment system screen. This strip displays
the side of the vehicle towards which traffic is
approaching in transverse direction 1)
.
Automatic braking to reduce damages
If the rear cross traffic alert detects that
someone else on the road is approaching the
rear of the vehicle and the driver does not
step on the brake, the system will engage the
brakes automatically.
The parking system helps the driver by auto-
matically engaging the brakes to reduce any
damage. The automatic intervention on the
brakes takes place when driving in reverse at
approx. 1-12 km/h (1-7 mph). After detecting
that the vehicle is stationary, the system
keeps it that way for around 2 seconds.
After automatically braking to reduce dam-
age, the system will not be able to automati-
cally brake again for approximately 10 sec-
onds.
You can interrupt the automatic braking by
stepping hard on the accelerator pedal or
the brake pedal in order to regain control of
the vehicle. WARNING
The smart technology incorporated into
the r ear cr

oss traffic alert cannot over-
come the limits imposed by the laws of
physics; it only works within the limits of the
system. The parking assistant function
should not tempt you into taking any risks.
The system is not a replacement for driver
awareness.

Braking and parking
If the running gear or brake system is modi-
fied, the eff ectiv
eness 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 the wheels spinning, the ASR
reduces the engine torque to adapt to the
road condition. 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 down. Tractor-trailer sway mitigation*
If the vehicl
e 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 312
.
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
traject
ory is much more precise.
XDS works in combination with the ESC and is
always active, even when ASR is switched off,
or when the ESC is in Sport mode or discon-
nected.
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:

Help with parking and manoeuvring
way, the system will require fewer manoeu-
vr es t
o complete the parking action.
Trailer mode
The Park Assist system cannot be switched
on if the factory-fitted towing bracket
››› page 306 is electrically connected to a
trailer.
After changing a wheel
If, after changing a wheel, the vehicle stops
entering and exiting parking spaces correct-
ly, the circumference of the new wheel may
be different and the system may need to
adapt to it. The adaptation is automatic and
takes place during driving. Making turns slow-
ly and in both directions (20 km/h [12 mph])
for a few minutes may contribute to this
adaptation process ››› in Introduction on
page 282. Selecting a parking mode Fig. 202
On the instrument panel display:
vie w of the parking assist syst

em with reduced
view. Fig. 203
On the instrument panel display: in-
dication of parking modes. Parking assist has the following 3 parking
modes:Reverse parallel parking.
R
e

verse angle parking.
Forward angle parking.
Selecting a parking mode after passing in
front of the space
After activating the Park Assist system and af-
ter detecting a parking space, the display on
the instrument panel proposes a parking
mode. The Park Assist system selects the
parking mode automatically. The selected
mode is shown on the instrument panel dis-
play ››› Fig. 202
. The reduced display of oth-
er possible parking modes is also shown
››› Fig. 203. If the mode selected by the sys-
tem does not correspond to the desired
mode, you can select another mode by
pressing the