coolant reservoir Seat Alhambra 2015 Owner's Manual

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tips for driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Sitting position for occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The whys and wherefores of seat belts . . . . . . . 10
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 14
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
General overview of the airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
SEAT information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Three button unit in headliner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Central locking and locking system . . . . . . . . . 57
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Panoramic sliding sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Lights and visibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Windscreen wiper and window wiper systems . 81
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Adjusting the seats and head restraints . . . . . . 88
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 98
Transporting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Loading luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Roof carrier system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Ashtray and cigarette lighter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Auxiliary heater* (additional heater) . . . . . . . . 128
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Stopping and starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Engine management and exhaust gas
purification system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Driving along flooded roadways . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Start assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Parking sensor system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Park Assist system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Rear Assist system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Cruise control* (Cruise control system - CCS) . . 169
Lane Assist system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Sign Assist* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Tiredness detection (recommendation to take
a break) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Towing bracket device
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Accessories, replacement of parts and
modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Care and cleaning the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . 195
Caring for and cleaning the vehicle interior . . . 200
Notes for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Selective catalytic reduction* (AdBlue) . . . . . . 212
Working in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . 214
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Checking and topping up the windscreen
washer reservoir with water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Vehicle tool kit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Changing a wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Starting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Towing and tow starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
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Checking and refilling levels
● Before opening the bonnet, make sure that
the windscreen wiper arms are in place
against the windscreen ››› .
● Open the driver door.
● Pull the release lever ››› Fig. 162 in the di-
r ection of
the arrow. The bonnet is released
from the lock carrier by a spring mechanism
››› .
● Lift the bonnet using the release lever
››› Fig. 163 (arrow) and open the bonnet fully.
The bonnet i

s held open thanks to the gas
strut.
Closing the bonnet
● To close the bonnet, pull it down to over-
come the gas strut pressure ››› .
● Allow the bonnet to fall into the lock carrier.
Do not press down.
If the bonnet is not correctly closed, open it
once again and close it correctly.
The bonnet is correctly closed when it is flush
with the corresponding parts on the body-
work. WARNING
If the bonnet is not correctly closed, it could
suddenly open while driving leaving the driv-
er without visibility. This could result in a se-
rious accident.
● After closing the bonnet, always check that
it is properly secured by the locking mecha- nism in the lock carrier. The bonnet must be
flush with the surrounding body panels.
●
While driving, if you notice that the bonnet
is not correctly closed then stop immediately
and close it correctly.
● Only open and close the bonnet when there
is nobody within its range. CAUTION
● To avoid damage to the bonnet and to the
windscreen wiper arms, only open it when
the windscreen wipers are in place against
the windscreen.
● Before driving, always lower the wiper
arms. Checking fluid levels
Fig. 164
Diagram for the location of the vari-
ous elements. From time to time, the levels of the different
fluids in the vehicle must be checked. Never
fill with incorrect fluids, otherwise serious
damage to the engine may be caused.
Coolant fluid deposit
Engine oil dipstick
Oil filler neck
Brake fluid reservoir
Vehicle battery (underneath a cover)
Windscreen washer fluid reservoir »
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Checking and refilling levels
●
When refilling liquids, avoid spilling them
on parts of the engine and the exhaust sys-
tem. Spilled liquids could cause a fire. Under
specific circumstances, the ethylene glycol
can catch fire. CAUTION
● Only fill with distilled water. Any other type
of water may lead to considerable rusting in
the engine due to its chemical components.
This could consequently damage the engine.
If you have not used distilled water but an-
other type of water to top up the coolant, a
specialised workshop must immediately re-
place all of the fluid in the engine cooling
system.
● Only top up coolant to the top level of the
marked area ››› Fig. 168
. Otherwise the ex-
c e
ss coolant will be forced out of the cooling
system when the engine is hot, causing dam-
age.
● If a lot of liquid coolant has been lost, wait
for the engine to cool down completely before a

dding coolant. Extensive coolant loss is an
indication of leaks in the engine cooling sys-
tem. Have the engine cooling system inspec-
ted immediately by a specialised workshop.
Otherwise engine damage may occur.
● When refilling or changing service liquids,
ensure that you put the liquids into the right
tank. Making a mistake when refilling could
cause serious malfunctions and damage the
engine! Brake fluid
Checking the brake fluid level Fig. 170
In the engine compartment: brake
fluid reservoir cap In the course of time, the brake fluid absorbs
water from the ambient air. If there is too
much water in the brake fluid, the brake sys-
tem could be damaged. In addition, the boil-
ing point of the brake fluid is significantly
lowered. When the brake fluid contains too
much water and the brakes are subject to
considerable forces, bubbles of water vapour
can form in the system. These bubbles can
significantly reduce braking power, notably
increasing braking distance, and could even
result in the total failure of the brake system.
Ensuring that the brake system is always
functioning correctly is essential for your own
safety and the safety of other road users
››› .Brake fluid specifications
SEAT have developed a special brake fluid
optimised for the brake systems of their vehi-
cles. To ensure the optimum working of the
brake system, SEAT recommends the use of
brake fluid in accordance with the VW 501 14
standard
. If this brake fluid is not available or
another br ak

e fluid is used for different rea-
sons, use a brake fluid that complies with the
United States standard FMVSS 116 DOT 4 or
the German standard DIN ISO 4925 CLASS 4
››› .
Brake fluids conforming to the standard
VW 501 14, fulfil the American requirements
of the FMVSS 116 DOT 4 standard and the
German DIN ISO 4925 CLASS 4 standard.
However, fluids that comply with the US
FMVSS 116 DOT 4 standard or the German
DIN ISO 4925 CLASS 4 standard do not nec-
essarily comply with the VW 501 14 stand-
ard. Always check the information on the
brake fluid container and ensure that you are
using suitable brake fluid.
A suitable brake fluid can be obtained from
technical service centres.
Brake fluid level
The level of the brake fluid should always be
between the MIN and MAX marks, or above
the MIN mark ››› .
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Index
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Park Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Rear assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Sign Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Tiredness detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Traction control when accelerating (ASR) . . . . 155
Tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
T Technical data Axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Engine oil specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Technical details Type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Telephone management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Temperature display Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Temperature gauge
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
The rear lid Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
See "The rear lid" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Things to note Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 131
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Electric sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Increase in exhaust gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Rear assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Removing the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Switching Auto Hold off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Water underneath the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tightening torque Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
TIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Tips for driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Before starting out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Tiredness detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Tow hitch Function control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Installing a bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Tow hitch ball See "Trailer" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 All-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Front towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Rear towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Special notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Tow bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Towing prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Towing rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
With a tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Towing bracket Optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Tow starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Traction control system (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Traction control when accelerating (ASR) . . . . . . 155
Trailer Adjusting the headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Drawbar load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179, 185
Electrically releasing the hitch ball . . . . . . . . . 182
Fitting a trailer tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Function control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Hitch ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Hitching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Rear LED lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 184
Rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 184
Stabilising the vehicle and trailer combina-tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Trailer cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 184
Trailer weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Wing mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Trailer cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 184
Trailer tow hitch Electric release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
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