warning light Seat Alhambra 2005 Owner's Manual

3 Contents
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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
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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
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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

20Air Bag system
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labels are located on the upper linings of struts A, B, and C.
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The system basically consists of:
•an electronic control and monitoring unit (control unit)
•two front Air Bags
•two head Air Bags
•two side Air Bags
•a warning lamp in the instrument panel.
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•Each time that the ignition is turned on, the Air Bag warning light will light
for about 3 seconds.
•If at least one of the Air Bag devices is deactivated, the warning light will
flash for approx. 12 seconds.
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•When switching on the ignition the warning lamp does not light.
•Following the connection of the ignition, the warning light will not go off
until after approx. 3 seconds.
•After the ignition is switched on the warning lamp goes out and comes
back on.
•The warning lamp lights or flashes while driving.
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Overview of the instrument panel
1Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
2Knurled wheel for exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
3Control for electric window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
4Light switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
5Adjustment for instrument lighting/Light range adjustment . . . . .92
6Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139-141
7Dipped beam lever and indicator/ Cruise control* . . . . . . . . . . 96/154
8Instruments/warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45/56
9Horn/driver’s Air Bag* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
10Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
11Windscreen wiper lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
12Switches for:
Heated window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Window heating* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Heating left seat* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
ESP* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
13Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
14Radio1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
15Drink can holder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
16Upper middle shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
17Switches for:
Hazard warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
PDC* (Parking distance Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Right seat heating* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cover for additional switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
18Glove compartment/Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
19Passenger Air Bag* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
20Upper passenger shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
21Gear lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
22Ashtray/lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123/125
23Controls for electric side windows* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
24Handbrake lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
25Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
26Steering column adjustment lever* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
27Fuse box cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
28Bonnet release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
1)An additional instructions manual is delivered with vehicles fitted with a navigation
system or radio in the factory. If the radio is fitted subsequently, the instructions in the
“Accessories, modification and replacement of parts” chapter should be followed.


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In some model versions or in certain countries, it is possible to
insert the ignition key and have the dash panel lights go on
without switching the engine on. This function is independent of
the vehicle's light connections.
Arrangement of instruments depends on the model and the engine
fitted.
1Oil temperature indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2Revolutions counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3Digital clock* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Outside temperature indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Multi-function indicator* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4Coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5Warning lamps display/selector lever positions*
(automaticgear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
7Mileage clock with Service interval indicator* . . . . . . . . . .52
8Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
9Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
ADigital clock knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
BTrip mileage clock/Reset service Interval indicator . . . . . . 52K
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The time appears even if the ignition is switched off.
The clock is set by turning the button next to the rev counter in the
instrument panel
⇒page 46 "Digital clock".
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The temperature range goes from –40°C to +58°C. If the car is
stationary or if driving at slow speed the indicated temperature
may be slightly higher than the real temperature due to engine
heat.
If the outside temperature is between +4°C and –7°C the ice
symbol will appear on the display (warning for icy road).
This symbol will flash at first for about 5 seconds and then remain
lit while the outside temperature is not above +4°C or below –7°C.
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Instantaneous consumption is shown in l/100 km. The computer
calculates the consumption every 30 meters. When the vehicle is
stationary the computer will display the last value in the memory.
On some models, the display will show fuel consumption in
ltr/hour when the vehicle is in a stationary position with the engine
running.
If the instantaneous consumption display is selected when the
engine is started, the computer will indicate the average
consumption for the first 30 to 40 meters.
You can use this display to adjust your driving style to the desired
fuel consumption.
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consumption at the time of reading.
Once the memory is deleted the display will show the average
consumption after approximately 30 meters. Until then, the display
will show dashes instead of the value. The value is updated
throughout the trip every 5 seconds.
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⇒"Coolant system" chapter.
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Bear in mind the warnings in the "Coolant system" chapter.
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Warning lamps display/Selector lever positions*
(automatic gear)
This screen displays several warning lamps and depending on the
model version also written messages
⇒chapter "Onboard
computer/navigation".
Information on selector lever positions appear in the chapter
"Automaticgear".
K
Fuel gauge
This gauge works when ignition is switched on.
The tank holds about 70 litres.
When the needle reaches the red reserve zone (arrow) and the
warning lamp
Dlights up, there is about 8 litres (2 gallons) of fuel
left in the tank.
K
Fig. 50
1/ 2
0
1/190
12 0
406080
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Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
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1Air Bag⇒page 58
2Trailer turn signals*⇒page 58
3Cruise control*⇒page 58
4Selector lever lock⇒page 58
5Rear fog light⇒page 58
6Diesel pre-heating system⇒page 58
7Turn signals⇒page 58
8Engine failure*⇒page 59
9Main beam⇒page 59
10Diagnosis/excess pollution*⇒page 59
11Wheel spin regulator (TCS)⇒page 59
11Electronic stability program* (ESP)⇒page 59
12Anti-locking brake system ABS*⇒page 59
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13Electronic immobilizer*⇒page 60
14Brakes/Hand brake⇒page 60
15Alternator⇒page 61
16Seat belt warning lamp*⇒page 61
17Fuel reserve*⇒page 61
18Headlight failure*⇒page 61
19Open bonnet/tailgate warning lamp*⇒page 61
20Windscreen washer fluid level*⇒page 62
21Open doors warning lamp*⇒page 62
22Brake pad wear monitor*⇒page 62
23Engine oil pressure/level*⇒page 62
24Coolant temperature/level⇒page 63K

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Air Bag
The warning lamp lights for a few seconds when switching on the
ignition. If the passenger’s Air Bag is deactivated the warning lamp
will flash for approximately 12 seconds
⇒chapter "Air Bag
system”.
If the warning lamp does not go out, lights up or flashes while
driving it indicates that Air Bag is not in order. Proceed
immediately to a Technical Service Centre to have it checked.
K
Trailer turn signals*
The warning lamp* flashes when turn signals are switched on
while towing a trailer.
If a turn signal fails on the trailer or vehicle, the warning lamp does
not flash.
K
Cruise control*
The warning lamp flashes if the cruise control is switched on. For
more information see the "Cruise control" chapter.
K
Selector lever lock
The warning lamp lights up when the selector lever is in position P
and N. To unlock it is necessary to press the brake pedal
⇒chapter
"Automaticgear".
K
Rear fog light
The warning lamp lights up when the rear fog light is switched on.
For more details
⇒"Switches" chapter.K
Pre-heating system
(Diesel engines only)
The warning lamp lights up when the ignition is switched on and
the engine is cold.
If the warning lamp does not light up there is a failure in the pre-
heating system. Seek expert help.
Start the engine once the warning lamp goes out
⇒"Starting
engine" chapter.
If the engine isa at
t oop
pe
er
ra
at
ti
io
on
na
al
l tte
em
mp
pe
er
ra
at
tu
ur
re
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, the warning lamp does
not come on; you can drive immediately.
If there was an engine failure in the diesel engine while driving, the
warning lamp would flash. The engine must be checked as soon as
possible by a Technical Service Centre.
K
Turn signals
The warning lamp flashes at the same time as the indicator. If a
turn signal fails the warning lamp flashes approximately twice as
fast. Not applicable when towing a trailer.
For more details
⇒"Indicators and dipped beam lever" chapter.K

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Engine failure*
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If there was an engine failure while driving, the corresponding
warning lamp would light (petrol engine) or would start to flash
(diesel engine). The engine must be checked as soon as possible
by a Technical Service Centre.
K
Main beam
The warning lamp comes on when the beam is on or when the
headlight flasher is used.
K
Diagnosis*
The warning lamp will flash in the event of a breakdown in the
petrol engine’s electrical system while driving. The engine must be
checked as soon as possible by a Technical Service Centre.
K
Wheel spin regulator of the driving wheels (TCS)
The warning lamp comes on when the ignition is switched on, and
should go out after about 2 seconds.
If the TCS works while the vehicle is in motion, the warning lamp
flashes.
If the system is disconnected or has a fault, the warning lamp will
stay on.As the TCS works in combination with the ABS, if the ABS breaks
down the TCS warning lamp also comes on.
For more information see page 164.
K
Electronic stability program (ESP)*
The warning lamp comes on when the ignition is switched on, and
should go out after about 2 seconds.
If the ESP works while the vehicle is in motion, the warning lamp
flashes.
If the system is disconnected or has a fault, the warning lamp will
stay on.
As the ESP works in combination with the ABS, if the ABS breaks
down the ESP warning lamp also comes on.
For more information see page 165.
K
Anti-locking brake system (ABS)*
This warning lamp monitors the ABS and EDS* systems.
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The warning lamp comes on for a few seconds when the ignition is
switched on or the engine started. The lamp goes out after an
automatictest sequence has been completed.
If the ABS warning lamp does not come on when the ignition is
switched on, does not go out or comes on when driving, the
system is faulty.


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Alternator
The warning lamp will come on when the ignition is switched on. It
must go out after the engine has been started.
The alternator is driven by a long-life ribbed belt.
If the warning lamp comes on while driving, s st
to
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since the coolant pump
is no longer being driven. The belt must be checked or replaced.
If the warning lamp comes on even though the ribbed belt is not
broken or loose, one can proceed normally to the nearest Technical
Service Centre.
Since the battery will continue to discharge it is advisable to switch
off all unessential electrical consumers.
K
Seat belt warning lamp*
This warning lamp (only in some countries) lights for about 6
seconds when the ignition is switched on as a reminder to fasten
your seat belts.
If the seat belt is not fastened an acoustic signal will sound after
switching on the ignition which will stop after about 6 seconds or
when the seat belt is fastened.
Check the "Seat belts" chapter.
K
Fuel reserve*
The warning lamp will light up once there are about 7/81)liters left
in the tank. An acoustic signal will sound at the same time.
K
Headlight failure*
This warning lamp lights if there is a defect in the main beam.K
Open tailgate warning lamp*
This warning lamp comes on when the tailgate is open.
This warning lamp goes out only if the bonnet/tailgate is
completely closed.
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1)Four-wheel drive.