Seat Toledo 2018 Owner's manual

Checking and refilling levels

It lights up or flashes red
The coolant temperature is too high or the coolant
le v
el too low.

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available, in the event of an emergency. In
this case , use only w
at
er and bring the cool-
ant concentration back up to the correct lev-
el as soon as possible at an Official Service.
Always top up with unused coolant.
Never fill the coolant tank above mark A(max.)

Checking and refilling levels
Window washer system Topping up windscr
een w
asher flu-
id Fig. 247
Engine compartment: windscreen
cl eaning fluid t ank

. Read the additional information carefully

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Always be aware of the danger of injury and
scal ding as w
ell as the risk of accident or fir
e
when working on the battery and the electri-
cal system. Therefore, always observe the
warnings and follow all general safety pre-
cautions. WARNING

Checking and refilling levels
For the sake of the environment
A flat battery is particularly harmful waste
for the envir onment. It must ther
efore be
disposed of according to current local law. Note
Replace a battery once it is older than 5
years. Warning lamp

It lights up
Alternator fault. The control lamp lights up when the ignition is
s
wit
ched on. It shoul

d go out when the engine
has started running.
If the control lamp  lights up while driving, the alternator is no longer charging the bat-
tery. You should immediately drive to the
nearest specialised workshop.
You should avoid using electrical equipment
that is not absolutely necessary because this
will drain the battery. CAUTION
Additionally, if the warning lamp  lights up while driving, the w arning l

amp  also
lights up (cooling system fault). Stop the vehicle and switch off the engine

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Wheels and tyres
Changing the battery A replacement battery must have the same
capacity, v
olt
age, current rating and size as
the original. The appropriate types of battery
can be acquired from authorised SEAT deal-
ers.
We recommend having the battery changed
by an authorised SEAT dealer, where the new
battery will be correctly installed and the
original disposed of in line with regulations.
Automatic disconnection of elec-
trical equipment When heavily-charging a battery, the pro-
gr
amme sel
ect

ed by the electrical system
control unit prevents the battery from auto-
matically discharging. This may result in the
following:

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Wheels and tyres
Tread wear indicator
The base of the side of the original t yr
es on
your v
ehicle show 1.6 mm high tread wear in-
dicators

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If the rims and tyres have received a heavy
impact or hav e been damaged, hav
e them
check
ed and, if required, replaced at a speci-
alised workshop.
Low profile tyres may deteriorate more quick-
ly than standard tyres.
Interchanging tyres Fig. 252
Interchanging tyres. Changing wheels around
If the w
ear is visibly gr eat

er on the front tyres,
they should be exchanged for the rear tyres
as shown in the diagram