clock Seat Mii 2012 Owner's Guide

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Practical information
Only carry out the operations in the sequence indicated:
1.Always take the checklist into account and take the necessary ac-
tions ⇒ page 265.
2.With one hand, press on the number plate light from left to right
and remove it from the bumper ⇒ Fig. 155.
3.Detach the number plate light carefully from the bumper.
4.Turn the bulb holder with the bulb anticlockwise and remove it in
the direction of the arrow ⇒ Fig. 156.
5.Replace the faulty bulb by a new identical bulb.
6.Place the bulb holder in the number plate light and press in the op-
posite direction to the arrow as far as possible ⇒ Fig. 156.
7.
Insert the number plate light carefully into the left edge of the open-
ing on the bumper. During this process, check that the assembly di-
rection of the number plate light is correct, i.e. the spring must be
on the right.
8.Insert the number plate light into the bumper until it audibly clicks
into place.Changing the side turn signal bulb
Fig. 157 Removing the
side turn signal
Fig. 158 Side turn sig-
nal: Changing the bulbs
Only carry out the operations in the sequence indicated:
1.Always take the checklist into account and take the necessary ac-
tions
⇒ page 265.
2.With one hand move the side turn signal backwards ⇒ Fig. 157 1.
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Vehicle diagramPrior to a journey...While drivingCare, cleaning and mainte-
nanceIf and whenTechnical Data

278Practical information
Fitting the front tow ring
Fig. 161 On the right-
hand side of the front
bumper: Remove the cov-
er
Fig. 162 On the right-
hand side of the front
bumper: Screw in the
towing ring
The location for the removable tow ring is on the right-hand side of the front
bumper behind a cover ⇒ Fig. 161.
The towing eye should always be kept in the vehicle. Note the instructions for towing
⇒ page 277.
To fit the tow ring
● Take the tow ring from the vehicle tool kit in the luggage compartment
⇒ page 246.
● Press the upper part of the cover ⇒ Fig. 161 (arrow) to disengage and
release the cover.
● Remove the cover and leave it hanging from the vehicle.
● Screw in the tow ring into its housing anticlockwise as far as it will go
⇒ Fig. 162 ⇒ 
. Use a suitable tool to firmly tighten the tow ring in its loca-
tion.
● After towing, remove the tow ring by turning it clockwise.
● Place the cover upper tab on the opening of the bumper and carefully
hold the lower tab on the edge of the opening. If necessary, press the lower
tab from below.
● Press the lower area of the cover until the lower tab engages in the
bumper.
CAUTION
The tow ring must always be completely and firmly tightened. Otherwise, it
could be released while towing and tow-starting. 
Towing advice
Towing requires some experience, especially when using a tow rope. Both
drivers should be familiar with the technique required for towing. For this
reason, inexperienced drivers should abstain.
While driving, avoid excessive traction forces and jerking. When towing on
an unpaved road, there is always a risk of overloading and damaging the
anchorage points. 

Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Engaging gears (automatic gearbox) . . . . 129
Engaging gears (manual gearbox) . . . . . . 128
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
with Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Changing gears Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Changing the bulbs Side turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Changing the wheel After changing the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Checking Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Checklist Before working in the engine compart-ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
In case of an emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Check list Journey preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Preparations for changing a wheel . . . . . . 251
Raising the vehicle with the jack . . . . . . . . 254
Checklist Refuelling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Check list Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Checklist
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Tire Mobility Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . 77
Check list Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Child safety seat Securing with seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Child seat ISOFIX child seat on rear seats . . . . . . . . . . 80
Mounting child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Mounting systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
On rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
On the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Securing using a Top Tether retaining strap 83
Securing using ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Securing using LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . 77
Weight categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Disabling the front passenger airbag . . . . . 73
Chromework care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
City Safety Assist function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Special driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Cleaning dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
See "Care of your vehicle" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Close Sliding/tilting electric panoramic sunroof . 44
Closing Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
from the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
from the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Code number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Collection of end-of-life vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Compartments Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 111
Other storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . 112
Passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 111
Sunglasses storage compartment . . . . . . 110
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Conformity certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Consumer disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Consumption How it is determined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
control lamp on the driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Control lampAirbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Brake pad wear warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
City Safety Assist function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Engine oil sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Controlling function Electric exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Convenience functions Reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Coolant See engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Crossing a river Salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Cruise control system (CCS) Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 D
Damaged tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Dangers of not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . 60
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 208
Data link connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Data registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Data storage during the journey . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Data stored by the control units . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Daytime driving light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
De-icing the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
De-icing the locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Deadlock Deadlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
SAFELOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Deadlock (immobilizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Detail passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Diagnostics connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Differential lock See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Disposal Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Belt tension device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
End-of-life vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Door handle
exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Door release lever interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . 243
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Drinks bottles see Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Driver door Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Driver position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Driving Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Data storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Driving with an automatic gearbox . . . . . . 131
Ecological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Economic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Fuel level to low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Journey preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Protection of the undercarriage . . . . . . . . . . 25
starting on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
stopping on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
294 Index