Seat Alhambra 2006 Owner's Manual

Technical Data279
Safety FirstOperating instructionsTips and MaintenanceTe c h n i c a l D a t a Weights
Trailer weights
Engine oil capacity
Diesel engine 1.9l TDI 96 kW (130 bhp)
General engine dataGross vehicle weightin kg 2510
Weight in working order (with driver)in kg 1784/2082 1784/2082
Gross axle weight, frontin kg 1240
Gross axle weight, rearin kg 1330
Permitted roof loadin kg 75
With no brakes, gradients up to 12%700
With brakes, gradients up to 12%2000
Approximate engine oil capacity with oil filter change 4.3 litres
Power output in kW (bhp)rpm 96(130)/ 4000
Maximum torquein Nm at rpm 310/1900
No. of cylinders, capacity
in cm
34/1896
Compression 19 ± 0,5
Fuel
Diesel Min. 51 Cetane Number
a) or Biodiesel (RME)
a)Cetane-Number (cetane index) = Measure of the combustion power of the diesel.

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Performance figures
Consumption (litres/100 km)/ CO
2 (g/km)
Weights
Trailer weights
Engine oil capacityMaximum speedin km/h 188
Acceleration from 0-49.71 mi/hin sec. 8,6
Acceleration from 0-100 km/hin sec. 12,8
Urban cycle8,0/216 8,1/219 8,2/221 8,3/224
Extra urban cycle5,2/140 5,3/143 5,4/146 5,5/149
Combined6,2/167 6,3/170 6,4/173 6,5/176
Gross vehicle weightin kg 2510
Weight in working order (with driver)in kg 1724/2003
Gross axle weight, frontin kg 1240
Gross axle weight, rearin kg 1280
Permitted roof loadin kg 75
With no brakes, gradients up to 12%700
With brakes, gradients up to 12%2000
Approximate engine oil capacity with oil filter change4.3 litres

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Safety FirstOperating instructionsTips and MaintenanceTe c h n i c a l D a t a
Diesel engine 1.9 litre TDI 110 kW (150 bhp) 6 gears
General engine data
Performance figures
Consumption (litres/100 km)/ CO
2 (g/km) Power output in kW (bhp)rpm 110(150)/ 4000
Maximum torquein Nm at rpm 310/1900
No. of cylinders, capacity
in cm
34/1896
Compression 19 -0,5
Fuel
Diesel Min. 51 Cetane Number
a) or Biodiesel
a)Cetane-Number (cetane index) = Measure of the combustion power of the diesel.
Maximum speedin km/h 199
Acceleration from 0-49.71 mi/h in sec. 8,4
Acceleration from 0-100 km/hin sec. 11,9
Urban cycle8,1/219 8,2/221 8,3/224 8,4/227
Extra urban cycle5,2/140 5,3/143 5,4/146 5,5/149
Combined6,3/170 6,4/173 6,5/176 6,6/178

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Weights
Trailer weights
Engine oil capacity
Diesel engine 2.0 litre TDI 103 kW (140 bhp) 6 gears
General engine dataGross vehicle weightin kg 2510
Weight in working order (with driver)in kg 1724/2003
Gross axle weight, frontin kg 1240
Gross axle weight, rearin kg 1280
Permitted roof loadin kg 75
With no brakes, gradients up to 12%700
With brakes, gradients up to 12%2000
Approximate engine oil capacity with oil filter change 4.3 litres
Power output in kW (bhp)rpm 103(140)/ 4000
Maximum torquein Nm at rpm 310/1900-2500
No. of cylinders, capacity
in cm
34/1968
Compression 18,5 ± 0,5
Fuel
Diesel Min. 51 CN
a)
a)Cetane-Number (cetane index) = Measure of the combustion power of the diesel.

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Safety FirstOperating instructionsTips and MaintenanceTe c h n i c a l D a t a Performance figures
Consumption (litres/100 km)/ CO
2 (g/km) without DPF 46)
Consumption (litres/100 km)/ CO2 (g/km) without DPF 46)
WeightsMaximum speedin km/h 192
Acceleration from 0-49.71 mi/h in sec. 8,5
Acceleration from 0-100 km/hin sec. 12,2
46)Diesel particulate filters
Urban cycle8,2/221 8,2/221 8,3/224 8,4/227
Extra urban cycle5,6/151 5,7/154 5,8/157 5,9/159
Combined6,5/176 6,6/178 6,7/181 6,8/184
Urban cycle8,4/227 8,6/232 8,6/232 8,3/224
Extra urban cycle5,8/157 5,9/159 6,0/162 5,7/154
Combined6,7/181 6,8/184 6,9/186 6,6/178
Gross vehicle weightin kg 2510
Weight in working order (with driver)in kg 1740/2024
Gross axle weight, frontin kg 1240
Gross axle weight, rearin kg 1280
Permitted roof loadin kg 75

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Trailer weights
Engine oil capacityWith no brakes, gradients up to 12%700
With brakes, gradients up to 12%2000
Approximate engine oil capacity with oil filter change4.3 litres

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Dimensions and capacities
Dimensions
Length, width182.44 in/ 186.57 in 71.26 in/ 71.50 in
Height at kerb weight67.20 in/ 71.65 in
Front and rear projection35.12 in/ 35.71 in
Wheelbase111.61 in
Turning circle13.05 yd
Track width
a)
a)This data will change depending on the type of wheel rim.
Front Rear
60.31 in 59.76 in
59.84 in 59.29 in
Capacities
Fuel tank70 l. Reserve 8 l.
Windscreen washer fluid container with headlight washer 0.92 gal/ 1.59 gal
Tyre pressure
Summer-grade tyres:
The correct tyre pressure can be seen on the sticker on the inside of the tank flap.
Winter tyres:
The pressure of these tyres is the same as the summer tyre pressure plus 0.2 bar.

Index287
Index
4MOTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
A
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Acoustic signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Acoustic warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Additional instruction manual
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Adjust seats
rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Adjusting lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Air conditioning manual
faults in operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Air conditioning system
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Air recirculation mode
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Airbag cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Airbags
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Alterations to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Alternator
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Anti-lock brake system
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Anti-locking brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Sealing and inflating tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Aquaplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Ashtrays
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Automatic car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . . . . . 162
Automatic gearbox with Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . 171
Automatic mode
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Automatic wipe
Windscreen wiper and washer . . . . . . . . . . 116
automatic wipe
Rear window wiper and wash . . . . . . . . . . . 117
B
Ball coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Battery
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 29
Belt retainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Belt tension device
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Index 288
Belt tension devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Brake pad wear
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Brake pad wear indicator*
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179, 185
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179, 185
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Bulb change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Bulb defect
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
C
Car care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Car care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Car phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
CD changer
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
individual opening of doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Central locking button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Central stowage on instrument panel . . . . . . . 133
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236, 240
Changing brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Changing bulbs
lights on tailgate/rear door . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Lights on vehicle body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Reading light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Registration plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Changing gear
SeeManual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Changing the bulbs
interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Changing the lamps
Side indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Checking battery electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . 224
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Group 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Group 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Group 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Groups 0 and 0+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
in front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cleaning alloy wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Cleaning and caring for your vehicle . . . . . . . . 193
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Cleaning cloth seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Cleaning dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Cleaning fabric trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Cleaning leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Cleaning seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Cleaning steel wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Cleaning wooden trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Air outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Second cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155