catalytic converter Seat Alhambra 2010 User Guide

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Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical tipsTe c h n i c a l D a t a
Towing and tow starting
Introduction
When towing, always respect legal requirements.
For technical reasons, it is not possible to tow a vehicle if the battery is flat.
Additional information and warnings:
xElectronic power control and exhaust gases purification system
Ÿpage 255
WARNING
A vehicle with a flat battery should never be towed.
xNever remove the key from the ignition lock. The electronic steering
lock could engage. Then the vehicle will be uncontrollable. You may lose
control of the vehicle and there is a risk of serious accident.
WARNING
When towing the vehicle, the handling and braking efficiency change
considerably. Please observe the following instructions to minimise the
risk of serious accidents and injury:
xAs the driver of the vehicle being towed:
The brake must be depressed must harder as the brake servo does
not operate. Always remain aware to avoid collision with the towing
vehicle.
More strength is required at the steering wheel as the power
steering does not operate when the engine is switched off.
xAs the driver of the towing vehicle:
Accelerate gently and carefully.Avoid sudden braking and manoeuvres.
Brake well in advance than usual and brake gently.
Caution
xCarefully fit and remove the towing ring and its cover to avoid damage to
the vehicle (for example, paintwork).
xWhen towing, fuel could enter the catalytic converter and cause
damage!
Instructions for tow starting
In general, the vehicle should not be started by towing. Jump-starting is
much more preferable Ÿpage 371.
For technical reasons, the following vehicles can not be tow started:
xVehicles with an automatic gearbox.
xVehicles with the KESSY locking and ignition system, given that the elec-
tronic steering lock will certainly not be unlocked.
xVehicles with an electronic parking brake, given that it is possible that the
brake will not be disengaged.
xIf the vehicle battery is flat, it is possible that the engine control units do
not operate correctly.
However, if your vehicle must absolutely be tow-started (manual gearbox):
xEngage 2nd or 3rd gear.
xKeep the clutch pressed down.
xSwitch on the ignition and the hazard warning lights.
xRelease the clutch when both vehicles are moving.
WARNING (continued)

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xAs soon as the engine starts, press the clutch and move the gear lever into
neutral. This helps to prevent a collision with the towing vehicle.
Caution
When tow-starting, fuel could enter the catalytic converter and damage it.
Towing instructions
Tow-rope or tow-bar
When towing, the tow bar is the safest and vehicle friendly way. You should
only use a tow-rope if you do not have a tow-bar.
A tow-rope should be slightly elastic to avoid damage to both vehicles. It is
advisable to use a tow-rope made of synthetic fibre or similarly elastic mate-
rial.
Only secure the tow rope or tow bar to the tow ring or specially designed
fitting.
Vehicles with a factory fitted towing device, can only be used for towing with
a tow-bar, specially designed to fit on a tow hitch ball Ÿpage 260.
Towing vehicles with an automatic gearbox
Note the following for a towed vehicle:
xMake sure the gear selector lever is in the N position.
xDo not drive faster than 50 km/h (30 mph) when towing a vehicle.
xDo not tow further than 50 km (30 miles).
xIf a breakdown truck is used, the vehicle must be towed with the front
wheels raised. Note the following instructions for towing four wheel drive
vehicles.Instructions for towing four-wheel-drive vehicles
Four wheel drive vehicles can be towed using a toolbar or tow rope. If the
vehicle is towed with the front or rear axle raised, the engine must be turned
off to avoid transmission damage.
For vehicles with a double clutched DSG
® (direct shift gearbox) the instruc-
tions for towing vehicles with an automatic gearbox apply Ÿpage 376.
Situations in which the vehicle should not be towed
In the following cases, the vehicle should not be towed but transported on a
trailer or special vehicle:
xIf the vehicle gearbox does not contain lubricant due to a fault.
xIf the vehicle battery is flat and, as a result, the electronic steering lock
and electronic parking brake cannot be disengaged if applied.
xIf the vehicle to be towed has an automatic gearbox and the distance to
be covered is greater than 50 km (30 miles).
Note
The vehicle can only be towed if the electronic parking brake and steering
lock are deactivated. If the vehicle has no power supply or there is an electric
system fault, the engine must be started using jump leads to deactivate the
electronic parking brake and electronic steering lock.

Index395
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215, 216
Brake system
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Brake systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Brakes
Assisted braking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Emergency brake indicator in case of sudden
braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Running-in brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Braking assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Braking assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Braking assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Breakdown
Securing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Bulb fault
See changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
C
Card compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178Care
See "Care of your vehicle" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Care of your vehicle
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Caring for paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162, 169
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 85
Antitheft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
KESSY system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Locking and unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . 84
Central locking system
After airbag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Opening doors individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Centre armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Changing
Windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Bodywork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361Front bumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Halogen headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Initial operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Sea changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366, 367
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Engaging gears (manual gearbox) . . . . . . . 204
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Manually unlocking the gear selection lever . . .
352
Selecting gears (automatic gearbox) . . . . . 205
Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Changing gears
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Changing the battery
of the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Changing the wheel
After changing the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Preparations for changing a wheel . . . . . . 339
Raising the vehicle with the jack . . . . . . . . 343
Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Checking
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Index 402
Locking
From the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
KESSY system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
The tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
The vehicle from the outside . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Locking button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Luggage compartment
Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Folding down rear seats to create load space . .
147
Luggage compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . 121
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Rails and attachment system . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Luggage compartment baggage net . . . . . . . . 158
Luggage compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
M
Main beam headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Main panel
Turn signal and main beam lever . . . . . . . . 115
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Malfunction
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Diesel particle filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
DSG Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
DSG automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Please also see "Changing gears" . . . . . . . 201
MEDIA-IN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Menus
Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Mirrors
Adjusting passenger mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Folding exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Synchronised mirror adjustment . . . . . . . . 132
Mobile telephone
Using without an exterior aerial . . . . . . . . . 289
Mobile tow hitch
Installing a bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Model identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283, 286
Modifications to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
N
Net
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Net partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
New tyres and wheels
About your tyres and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . 325Noise
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Noises
Assisted braking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Notes for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
O
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Oil
See engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Older tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Onboard diagnostic system (ODB) . . . . . . . . . 289
On-board tools
Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Foldable wedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Opening
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Electric sliding door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
From the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
See "Unlocking" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Index409
De-icing the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . 276
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
High pressure cleaning equipment . . . . . . 271
Imitation leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Protection of vehicle undercarriage . . . . . . 276
Real leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270, 271
Textile covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Treating your upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Vehicle paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Washing by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Wooden trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Vehicle code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Vehicle data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Vehicle key
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Vehicle key set
See "Keys" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Vehicle specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Vehicle telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288Vehicle's battery
Automatic consumer disconnection . . . . . . 321
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Checking the electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Running flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Vibrations
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
W
Warning indicator
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Warning lamp
AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . 255
Pressing the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Windscreen wiper fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Warning lamps
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 230
Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Special notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
with high pressure cleaning equipment . . 271
Water box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Wear of tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339, 340, 382
Caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Wheel load capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Beadlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Bolted trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
See "Wheels and tyres" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Wheel trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Full hub caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Hub caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Wheel bolts caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Avoiding damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333