height Seat Alhambra 2010 Owner's Guide

Accessories, parts replacement and modifications287
Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical tipsTe c h n i c a l D a t a The Technical Service does not accept liability for damage resulting from
technical modifications or repairs performed incorrectly; neither is the SEAT
warranty valid in these cases.
SEAT recommends you have any technical modifications or repairs performed
at a SEAT authorised service and that you use genuine SEAT spare parts
®.
Vehicles with special accessories and equipment
The manufacturers of additional equipment guarantee that the equipment
complies with applicable laws and regulations with respect to the environ-
ment, in particular Directives 2000/53/CE and 2003/11/CE. The first direc-
tive governs the disposal of end-of-life vehicles while the second refers to the
restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and
preparations.
The vehicle owner should keep the documentation for the additional equip-
ment safely and hand it over to the scrap yard at the end of the vehicle's
service life. This ensures that any additional equipment mounted in end-of-
life vehicles is correctly disposed of with respect for the environment.
WARNING
Repairs or modifications which are not performed correctly may result in
damage or errors in the vehicle operation, affecting the efficiency of the
driver assist systems. This could result in serious accident.
xAll repairs and modifications to the vehicle should only be performed
by a qualified workshop.
Repair and faults in the airbag system
When performing repairs and technical modifications, SEAT's directives
must be observed! ŸModifications and repairs to the front bumper, doors, front seats, and repairs
to the roof or chassis should only be carried out in a qualified workshop.
These components may contain parts or sensors belonging to the airbag
system.
If work is carried out on the airbag system or remove and fit parts of the
system when performing other repair work, parts of the airbag system may be
damaged. The consequence may be that, in the event of an accident, the
airbag inflates incorrectly or does not inflate at all.
So that the effectiveness of the airbag is not reduced and that removed parts
do not cause any injuries or environmental pollution, regulations must be
observed. These requirements are known to qualified dealerships.
Modifications to the vehicle suspension may affect the operation of the
airbag system in the event of collision. For example, if wheel and tyre combi-
nations not approved by SEAT are used, or if the vehicle height is lowered, the
suspension is stiffened or the suspension springs, telescopic arms, dampers,
etc., are modified, the results received by the airbag sensors and sent to the
control unit may not be accurate. For example, some modifications to the
suspension could increase the force measured by the sensors and result in
the triggering of the airbag systems in collisions. Under normal conditions,
the measured values would be lower and the airbag would not have been trig-
gered. Other modifications may reduce the forces measured by the sensors
and therefore the airbags are not triggered in situations when they should
have triggered.
WARNING
Repairs or modifications which are not performed correctly may result in
damage or errors in the vehicle operation, affecting the efficiency of the
airbag systems. This could result in serious or fatal accident.
xAll repairs and modifications to the vehicle should only be performed
by a qualified workshop.
xAirbag modules must never be repaired: if damaged, they must be
replaced.

Wheels and tyres333
Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical tipsTe c h n i c a l D a t a
Tyre code
Fig. 185 Universal code on tyres.
Radial
Rim diameter code
Load index & speed rating
DOT tyre identification number
Severe snow conditions
Tyre ply composition and materials used
Max. load rating
Treadwear, traction and temperature grades
Max. permissible inflation pressure
Passenger car tyre
Nominal width of tyre in millimetres
Ratio of height to width (aspect ratio)A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A12
Tyre code (example)Meaning
Make, logotypeManufacturer
Product nameName of tyre assigned by manufacturer.
P215 / 55 R 16Size:
PPassenger vehicle code.
215Nominal width between walls, in mm.
55Height/width ratio in %
RTyre type (R indicates "radial").
16Rim diameter in inches
91 VLoad index Ÿpage 334 and speed rating
Ÿpage 334.
XLReinforced tyres.
M+S or M/SWinter tyres (mud and snow tyres) Ÿpage 331.
SSR or DSST, Eufonia,
RFT, ROF, RSC, ZPSpecific manufacturer codes for run-flat tyres.
RADIAL TUBELESSRadial tyre without inner tube.
E4 ...E-mark certifying tyre complies with international
legislation followed by a number denoting the
country granting the authorisation. The authori-
sation number ( several digits) is shown below.

Technical Data 392
Dimensions and capacities
Caution
xSpecial care should be taken when parking in areas with high kerbs or
fixed barriers. Objects protruding from the ground may damage the bumper
or other parts of the vehicle during manoeuvres.
xSpecial attention is required when driving through entrances, over ramps,
kerbs or other objects. The vehicle underbody, bumpers, mudguards and running gear, and the engine and exhaust system could be damaged as you
drive over these objects.
Dimensions
Length, width4,851 – 4,952 mm1,904 mm
Height at kerb weight1,695 – 1,753 mm
Front and rear projection
Wheelbase2,920 mm
Turning circle
Track widtha)
a)This data will change depending on the type of wheel rim.
FrontRear
1,557 – 1,569 mm1,605 – 1,617 mm
Capacities
Fuel tank70 l. Reserve 8 l.
Windscreen washer fluid container with headlight washer3.5 l/ 6 l
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.

Index 394
Anti-trap function
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Panorama sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Assist systems
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Braking assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
DCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Dynamic chassis control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Electronic stability programme (ESP) . . . . 216
Optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Park Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Rear assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Traction control system (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Traction control when accelerating (TCS) . 217
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Assistance systems
Electronic differential lock system (EDS) . . 217
Assisted braking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222Automatic belt retainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Switching Auto Hold off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Switching the start assist off . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Automatic consumer disconnection . . . . . . . . 321
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
DSG automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Ignition key lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Kickdown system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Launch-Control programme . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Manually unlocking the gear selection lever . .
352
Please also see "Changing gears" . . . . . . . 201
See "Automatic gearbox" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187, 298
Automatic off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Remote control range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Remote control: replacing the battery . . . . 189
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 190
User instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Auxiliary heater remote control
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189AUX-IN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
B
BAS
See "Braking assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . 217
Battery
Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Discharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
See Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Battery acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Before starting out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Belt tension device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Belt tension limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Bicycle carrier
Installing a bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Maximum load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Bonnet
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Bottle capacity
Windscreen washer water bottle . . . . . . . . 129
Bottle holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Index 404
Rails and attachment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Control of function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Raising the vehicle
Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Raising vehicle
Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
With a lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Reading the
Fault memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Rear assist
Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
User instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Rear assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 131
Rear vision mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Refilling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Reflective vest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Reflective vests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Refuelling
Mistakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294Remote control
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
See "Keys" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Removing snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Removing wax deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285, 286
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Replacement of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Reprogramming control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Retro-fitting
Two-way radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Vehicle telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Reversing camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Rocker switches
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Rollback anti-trap function
Electric sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Roof console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Run-flat tyres
Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Running in
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251Running-in
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
First trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Running-in brake pads
Please also see "Brakes" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
S
SAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 200
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sale of vehicle
In other countries / continents . . . . . . . . . 283
Salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Scrapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Seat adjustment
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Seat belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Seat belt warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Seat belt with two buckles
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Twisting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 22
Automatic belt retainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Belt height adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Belt tension device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27