brake Seat Mii 2018 Owner's manual

Table of Contents
Engine management and exhaust gas puri-
fication syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
168
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . .
169
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Parking distance warning system* . . . . . . . . . 172
City safety assist (Safety Assist)* . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Hill driving assistant* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Practical tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Accessories, replacement of parts and
modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 180
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 186
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 193
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 195
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 200
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 206
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
217
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Additional service offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Information stored in control units . . . . . . . . . . 226
Other important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Information about the EU Directive
2014/53/EU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 229
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Technical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 234
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 239
6

The essentials
Place the gear lever in neutral on vehicles
with a manual gearbo x. With an aut
omatic
gearbo
x, place the lever in N.
To brake, press the brake pedal firmly. The
brake servo does not work when the engine is
switched off.
The power steering only works when the igni-
tion is switched on, provided that the battery
is sufficiently charged. Otherwise, it will need
more force.
Ensure that the tow rope remains taut at all
times.


Seat belts
Pedal area P edal
s Do not allow floor mats or other objects to
obstruct the free passage of the pedal
s.
Fl
oor mats should leave the pedal area free
and unobstructed and be correctly secured
in the footwell zone.
In the event of failure of a brake circuit, the
brake pedal must be pressed harder than
normal to brake the vehicle. WARNING
Objects falling into the driver

Start and driving
Handbrake Fig. 161
Between the front seats: parking
br ak e
. Using the handbrake

Start and driving
WARNING
New brake pads do not brake to full effi-
ciency.

Driving
Electronic differential lock (EDS)
EDL is av ail
abl
e when driving in straight lines
under normal conditions. When the EDL de-
tects wheelspin, it brakes the spinning wheel
and directs the power to the other one. To
prevent the disc brake of the braked wheel
from overheating, the EDL cuts out automati-
cally if subjected to excessive loads. The EDL
will switch on again automatically when the
brake has cooled down. WARNING
Driving at high speed on icy, slippery or wet
ground can r esult in l

oss of vehicle control
and serious injury to the driver and passen-
gers.

Driving
Starting when going up a slope
The st eeper the gr
adient, the l
ower the gear
you will need.
When stopping on a slope with a gear range
engaged, the vehicle must be prevented from
rolling backwards by always pressing the
brake pedal or pulling the handbrake lever
up. When starting, release the brake pedal or
the handbrake

Towing bracket device
Hill driving assistant* Oper ation This function is only included in vehicles with
ESC.
The hill driving assistant helps the driv
er t
o
move off and upward on a hill when the vehi-
cle is stationary.
The system maintains brake pressure for ap-
proximately two seconds after the driver
takes his foot off the brake pedal to prevent
the vehicle from lurching backward when it is
started. During these 2 seconds, the driver
has enough time to release the clutch pedal
and accelerate without the vehicle moving
and without having to use the handbrake,
making start-up easier, more comfortable
and safer.
These are the basic operation conditions:

Checking and refilling levels
brake fluid in accordance with the VW 501 14
st andar
d
. If this brake fluid is not available or
another brake fluid is used for different rea-
sons, use a brake fluid that complies with the
United States standard FMVSS 116 DOT 4 or
the German standard DIN ISO 4925 CLASS 4

Index
Index
A Abr oad
e xt
ended stay abroad with your vehicle . . . 227
sale of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
ABS see Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 180
Acoustic alarm control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
seat belt unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Adjust front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 112
Adjusting lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 107
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 112
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 49
Adjusting the head restraints rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Advice for driving spare wheel or temporary spare wheel . . . . 213
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 60
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 60 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 62
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 61
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 63
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 62
locking the vehicle after deployment . . . . . . . 95
repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 182
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 18
use of child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 129
air recircul ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 130
climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 129
instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 131
tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . . 131
water under vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
how it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 130
Alcantara leather: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182, 228
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 33
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Anti-lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Anti-puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 73
Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 73 check after 10 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
do not use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 73
Anti-puncture set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 119
Aspects to take into account before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
ASR see Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Assistance systems brake assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
electronic differential lock (EDS) . . . . . . . . . . 158
optical parking system (OPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 173
parking distance warning syst
em . . . . . . . . . . 173
safety Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
traction control (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Assist systems traction control (TC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Audible warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 103
speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 26
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Automatic car wash tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Automatic device disconnection battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 205
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Automatic gearbox driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 161
ignition key removal lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 162
starting on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
stopping on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Automatic gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 144
AUX-IN multimedia source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 233
B Bag support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 117
BAS see Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Battery changing in the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Battery acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 204
Before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 239