warning Seat Alhambra 2005 Workshop Manual

195 Checking and refilling
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
Long-term parking of the vehicle
If you will not use the vehicle for more than 4 weeks you should
disconnect the negative terminal of the battery. I If
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and the battery will
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Take note of the warnings on page 193 when working on the battery.K
Winter driving
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If the vehicle will be stationary for a longer period of time protect the battery
from icing to avoid thawing and damage.
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Before charging switch off engine and all electrical consumers.
When charging with a low current (i.e. with a small battery charger)
it is generally not necessary to take off the battery cables.
Instructions from the battery charger manufacturer must, however,
be followed.
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• When charging battery do not remove caps.
• The main cables of the charger should only be connected once
the charger clips have been properly secured to the battery
terminals.
Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .= positive
Black, brown or blue . . . .= negative
• After charging the battery first switch off the charger and
disconnect the main cable. Then disconnect the charger clips from
the battery.
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201 If and when
Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
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Vehicles without removable ball coupling on towing bracket
The standard first aid kit fits together with a warning triangle of the
type shown here, in the mounting on left of luggage compartment.
They are secured with the rubber band, which is hung behind a
retainer (arrow).
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Vehicles with removable ball coupling* on towing bracket
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fits together with a w wa
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of the
type shown here, in the mounting on left of luggage compartment.
They are secured with the rubber band, which is hung behind a
retainer (arrow).
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• The first aid kit and warning triangle are not included in the scope of
delivery for the vehicle!
• The first aid kit and warning triangle must correspond to legal
stipulations.
• You should also note the use-by date of the contents of the firstaid kit.
K
AL0-148
AL0-149
Fig. 165
Fig. 166

216If and when
Changing a fuse
Please note the warnings from the "Engine compartment" chapter
and following ones, before undergoing any work on the engine or
engine compartment.
The fuses are located behind a cover in the instrument panel
⇒
fig. 45 andfig. 181.
In some models, there are additional fuses in the engine
compartment, for example on top of the battery.
• Switch off ignition and the component concerned.
• Take cover off
⇒fig. 181
• In the cover or in the fuse box you will find plastic pliers* to
remove the fuses.
• You will find the fuse layout on a label in the fuse box cover.• Remove the appropriate fuse.
• Replace blown fuse – can be recognised by the burnt metal strip
– with a fuse of same amperage.
• Replace the cover.
• If the newly inserted fuse blows again after a short time, the
electrical system must be checked by a Technical Service Centre as
soon as possible.
K
Fuse layout
You will find the fuse layout on a label in the fuse box cover.
The meaning of the symbols on the label are explained as follows:
AL0-139Fig. 181S Sy
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Dipped beam
Main beam
Adjustment of headlight range
Parking light
Foglight
Rear foglight
Reverse light
Indicators
Hazard warning lights
Instrument panel lighting


262General index
Cruise control system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,154
D
D
Data-carrying adhesive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Deactivate Air Bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Description of anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . 79
Description of front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Description of side and head airbags . . . . . . 20
Detachable seat belts for the third row of
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Diagnosis* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Digital clock* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Door, boot and window seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Doors, central locking* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Drink can holder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Driver’s seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Driving a car with a manual gearbox . . . . . . . 143
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Driving in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Driving programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Dust and pollen filter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
E E
EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Electric folding wing mirrors* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Electric socket in the centre console . . . . . . . 125
Electric sockets in luggage compartment* . . 126
Electric windows* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Electrically adjustable mirrors* . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Electrically operated vent wing windows* . . . 88
Electronic engine block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,72
Electronic stability program (ESP)* . . 59,94,165
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Engine bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Engine failure* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Engine oil pressure/level* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Environment-friendly and economical driving 169
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
F
F
Filling the container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Filter preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
First aid kit, warning triangle* . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Fixing points for tow bar* . . . . . . . . . . . . 173,233
Foldable key* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Folding backrest forwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Folding seat back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Folding seat forwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Four-wheel drive* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
From 1,000 – 1,500 km . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Front interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Front reading light* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,105
Front windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . . 8
Fuel Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fuel reserve* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Function of electric windows with ignition on 85
Function of front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Function of head airbags* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Function of side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Function of the electric windows with ignition
switched off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Fuse colour code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
Fuse layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
H
H
Hand brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,149
Hazard warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

263 General index
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,117
Headlight covering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Headlight failure* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Headlight range control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Headlight washer system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Heated seats* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
How to fasten on the three point seat belt . . 16
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
How to unfasten the three point seatbelt . . . 16
I I
If and when . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
If the battery is disconnected and then
reconnected... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Ignition key lock* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Indicators and dipped beam lever . . . . . . . . . 96
Individual opening of the doors . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Installing a radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Installing luggage compartment cover . . . . . 121
Installing seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Installing spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Instrument overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Integrated child seat* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,221
Interior light control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Isofix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
J
J
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
K
K
Key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Keys with remote control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Kick-down device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Knurled wheel for seat heating* . . . . . . . . . . 94
L L
Lashing eyes* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Lifting points for workshop hoist and trolley
jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Lifting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Lights in the body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Lights in the tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Lights next to the roof handle . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Locking and unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . 73,81
Long-term parking of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 195
Luggage compartment cover* . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Luggage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Luggage compartment/Mesh partition* . . . . 119
M M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Measurements and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Mechanically operated vent wing windows . . 87
Mesh partition* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Mileage clock/Trip mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mirror heating* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Mobile telephones and radio telephones . . . 223
Multi-function indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Multifunctional* steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 54
N N
Natural leather* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Navigation system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Notes for tyres where the direction of rotation
is stipulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
O O
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Onboard computer with multi-function
indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Open door warning lamp* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Open tailgate warning lamp* . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

264General index
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Opening and closing the opening roof . . . . . 89
Opening and closing your vehicle . . . . . . . . . 82
Opening the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Opening/closing vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,141
Operating faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Outside temperature indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Overview of the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . 43
Overview of the warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
P P
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Parking distance control (PDC)* . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Passenger side storage compartment . . . . . . 129
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Plastic parts and leatherette . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Position of the ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Pre-heating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Proper sitting position for occupants . . . . . . . 39
Properties of RME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Protecting seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
R R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Radio-frequency remote control key* . . . . . . . 81
Rain sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Re-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Reading light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Rear fog light* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Rear windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Rear-view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Releasing tank flap manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Releasing the harness belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Removable armrests* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Removing and fitting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,117
Removing luggage compartment cover . . . . . 121
Removing seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Removing spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Renewing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Renewing wheels/tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Returning seat to normal position . . . . . . . . . 35
Revolutions counter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
RME fuel (“diester”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Roof rack/Roof railing* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Running-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
S
S
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Safety notes on using child seats . . . . . . . . . 25
Safety notes on using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . 11
Seat adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Seat arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Seat belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Seat belt release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Seat belt retainer* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Seat belt warning lamp* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Seats and luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . 105
Seats in passenger compartment . . . . . . . . . 109
Securing the child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,144,148
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,145
Service interval indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Servicing and replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Servobrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Setting the outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Side turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Single door opening* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Sliding/tilting roof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

265 General index
Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Speed regulator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Starting after running out of fuel . . . . . . . . . . 153
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Steel wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Storing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Stowage box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126-129
Stowage of spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Stowage of tow bracket* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Stowage of vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Switches in the central console . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Switching lights on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Switching off the alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Switching system off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . 155
Switching the system off completely . . . . . . . 156
T T
Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Temperature of the engine oil* . . . . . . . . . . . . 46The concept of four-wheel drives . . . . . . . . . . 163
The danger of not using the seat belt . . . . . . 9
The diversity of the Alhambra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
The first 1,500 km – and afterwards . . . . . . . 167
The importance of correct seat adjustment . . 105
Three point seat belt for the second
row central seat* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
To move seat backwards and forwards . . . . . 109
Topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Topping up engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tow loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Tow starting/towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Toy bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Trailer turn signals* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Transport container for removable armrests* 109
Trolley jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tyre life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
U
U
Undercoating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Up to 1,000 kilometres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Upholstery cloth and textile trim . . . . . . . . . . 180
Using Climatronic economically . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Using the handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
V V
Vehicle data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Vehicle hoist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Vehicle tools, towing bracket*, spare wheel . 202
Vehicles with removable ball coupling*
on towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Vehicles without removable ball coupling
on towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Vent in roof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Vent wing* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Volumetric sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
W W
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Warning lamps display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Warning notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Warnings on handling the battery . . . . . . . . . 193
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Washing the vehicle by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178