Seat Alhambra 2005 Owner's Manual

alhambra
owner’s manual
auto emoción

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This owner's manual and the corresponding supplements should be read carefully to familiarise yourself
quickly with your vehicle.
Also, the regular care and maintenance and correct handling of the vehicle will contribute to the conservation
of its value.
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If selling the vehicle, give all of the onboard documentation to the new owner because as this belongs with
the vehicle.

3 Contents
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f tth
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l . . . . . . 5
C
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S
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Introduction to the subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Three point seat belt for the second
row central seat* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Air Bag system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Integrated child seat* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Head restraints* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
C
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s aan
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d eeq
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Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Multifunctional* steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Onboard computer with multi-function indicator* 64
Navigation system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Keys with remote control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Doors, central locking* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Radio-frequency remote control key* . . . . . . . . . . 81
Vent wing* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sliding/tilting roof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Switches in the central console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Windscreen washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Rear-view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Seats and luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . 105
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Seats in passenger compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Heated seats* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Adjustable steering column* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Luggage compartment/Mesh partition* . . . . . . . 119
Luggage compartment cover* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Roof rack/Roof railing* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cigarette lighter/Electric sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Stowage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Drink can holder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Automatic gearbox* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Cruise control system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
T
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e . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Four-wheel drive* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Wheelspin control (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Electronic Stability Program (ESP)* . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Your vehicle and the environment . . . . . . . . . 167
The first 1,500 km – and afterwards . . . . . . . . . . 167
Cleaning the exhaust fumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Environment-friendly and economical driving . . . 169
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

4Contents
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Care of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Checking and refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Engine bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Servicing and replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Accessories, modifications and replacement
of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
If and when . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
First aid kit, warning triangle* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Vehicle tools, towing bracket*,
spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Changing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Installing a radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Mobile telephones and radio telephones . . . . . . 223
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Tow starting/towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Lifting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
T
Te
ec
ch
hn
ni
ic
ca
al
l dda
at
ta
a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
General considerations on technical data . . . . . . 231
Weights and measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fixing points for tow bar* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
2.0 85 kW Petrol engine. 6 gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
2.0 85 kW Petrol engine. Automatic gearbox . . . . 2381.8 110 kW Petrol engine. 6 gears . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
1.8 110 kW Petrol engine. Automatic gearbox . . . 242
2.8 VR6 150 kW Petrol engine. 6 gears . . . . . . . . . 244
2.8 VR6 150 kW Petrol engine. Automatic gearbox 246
2.8 VR6 150 kW Petrol engine. 6 gears.
Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
1.9 66 kW TDI Diesel engine. 6 gears . . . . . . . . . . 250
1.9 85 kW TDI Diesel engine. 6 gears . . . . . . . . . . 252
1.9 85 kW TDI Diesel engine. Automatic gearbox . 254
1.9 85 kW TDI Diesel engine. 6 gears.
Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
1.9 96 kW TDI Diesel engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Measurements and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
G
Ge
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x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

5 The structure of this manual
B
Be
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fo
or
re
e rre
ea
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di
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g tth
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s mma
an
nu
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This manual describes the s sc
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at the time of
publication. Some of the equipment described here will not be available
until a later date, or is available only in certain markets.
B Be
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ca
au
us
se
e tth
hi
is
s iis
s aa gge
en
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ch
hn
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em
me
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d oon
n tth
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; tth
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s iis
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n nno
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I Il
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st
tr
ra
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are intended as a general guide, and may vary from the
equipment fitted in your vehicle in some details.
The d di
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ti
io
on
n iin
nd
di
ic
ca
at
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io
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ns
s
(left, right, front, rear) appearing in this manual
refer to the normal forward working direction of the vehicle except when
otherwise indicated.
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*
comes in series only in
determined model versions, are supplied as optional only for some
versions, or are only offered in different countries.
® ®All registered marks are indicated with®
®
.Even if the copyright symbol
does not appear this does not mean that the mark is not copyrighted.
The section is continued on the following page.
KIndicates the e en
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f aa sse
ec
ct
ti
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.
C Ca
au
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ti
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Texts with this symbol draw your attention to a possible risk of damage to
your vehicle.
F Fo
or
r tth
he
e ssa
ak
ke
e oof
f tth
he
e een
nv
vi
ir
ro
on
nm
me
en
nt
t
Texts with this symbol refer to points relevant to the protection ofthe
environment.
N No
ot
te
e
Texts with this symbol contain additional information of a more general
nature.K
T Th
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tr
ru
uc
ct
tu
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f tth
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n ssa
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rm
ma
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rn
n yyo
ou
u oof
f sse
er
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d da
an
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ly
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lv
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de
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.
W
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NI
IN
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6Content
C
Co
on
nt
te
en
nt
t
This manual is structured to give you the information you need as quickly
and clearly as possible. The contents of this Manual are grouped into
relatively shorts se
ec
ct
ti
io
on
ns
s
making up c ch
ha
ap
pt
te
er
rs
s
(e.g.“Air conditioning”). The
entire manual is divided into five large parts which are:
1 1.
. SSa
af
fe
et
ty
y FFi
ir
rs
st
t
Information on the vehicle equipment relating to passive safety such as seat
belts, airbags, seats, etc.
2 2.
. CCo
on
nt
tr
ro
ol
ls
s aan
nd
d eeq
qu
ui
ip
pm
me
en
nt
t
Information about the distribution of controls in the driver position of the
vehicle, about the seat adjustment possibilities, how to create a suitable
climate in the passenger compartment, etc.
3 3.
. TTi
ip
ps
s aan
nd
d MMa
ai
in
nt
te
en
na
an
nc
ce
e
Advice relating to driving, care and maintenance of your vehicle and certain
problems which you may solve yourself.
4 4.
. TTe
ec
ch
hn
ni
ic
ca
al
l DDa
at
ta
a
Figures, data, dimensions and measurements (for example fuel
consumption) of your vehicle.
5 5.
. AAl
lp
ph
ha
ab
be
et
ti
ic
c iin
nd
de
ex
x
At the end of this manual there is a detailed alphabetical index, thiswill
help you to rapidly find the information you require.K

7 Introduction to the subject
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
S
Sa
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fe
et
ty
y FFi
ir
rs
st
t
I
In
nt
tr
ro
od
du
uc
ct
ti
io
on
n tto
o tth
he
e ssu
ub
bj
je
ec
ct
t
You will find important information, tips and notes on passive
safety in your new ALHAMBRA in this chapter.
We have detailed everything you need to know about, for example,
seat belts, Air Bags, child seats, safety for children and head
restraints.
P Pl
le
ea
as
se
e ppa
ay
y ppa
ar
rt
ti
ic
cu
ul
la
ar
r aat
tt
te
en
nt
ti
io
on
n tto
o tth
he
e nno
ot
te
es
s aan
nd
d wwa
ar
rn
ni
in
ng
gs
s iin
n tth
hi
is
s
c ch
ha
ap
pt
te
er
r–
– iin
n yyo
ou
ur
r oow
wn
n iin
nt
te
er
re
es
st
t aan
nd
d iin
n tth
he
e iin
nt
te
er
re
es
st
t oof
f aal
ll
l ppa
as
ss
se
en
ng
ge
er
rs
s.
.
P Pl
le
ea
as
se
e ddr
ri
iv
ve
e cca
ar
re
ef
fu
ul
ll
ly
y.
.
K

8Seat belts
S
Se
ea
at
t bbe
el
lt
ts
s
Why have seat belts?
I
It
t hha
as
s bbe
ee
en
n ppr
ro
ov
ve
en
n tth
ha
at
t sse
ea
at
t bbe
el
lt
ts
s ggi
iv
ve
e ggo
oo
od
d ppr
ro
ot
te
ec
ct
ti
io
on
n iin
n
a ac
cc
ci
id
de
en
nt
ts
s.
. IIn
n mmo
os
st
t cco
ou
un
nt
tr
ri
ie
es
s,
, tth
he
er
re
ef
fo
or
re
e,
, tth
he
e wwe
ea
ar
ri
in
ng
g oof
f sse
ea
at
t bbe
el
lt
ts
s iis
s
r re
eq
qu
ui
ir
re
ed
d bby
y lla
aw
w.
.
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics
This illustration shows a car driving towards a wall⇒ fig. 1. The
vehicle occupants are not belted in.
• • TTh
he
e bbe
el
lt
ts
s ssh
ho
ou
ul
ld
d bbe
e ppu
ut
t oon
n bbe
ef
fo
or
re
e eev
ve
er
ry
y jjo
ou
ur
rn
ne
ey
y –– eev
ve
en
n iin
n tto
ow
wn
n ttr
ra
af
ff
fi
ic
c.
.
T Th
hi
is
s aal
ls
so
o aap
pp
pl
li
ie
es
s tto
o rre
ea
ar
r sse
ea
at
ts
s.
. PPr
re
eg
gn
na
an
nt
t wwo
om
me
en
n tto
oo
o ssh
ho
ou
ul
ld
d aal
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