fuel additives Seat Alhambra 2015 Owner's Manual

Advice
Petrol types are categorised according to
their octane number (e.g. 91, 95, 98 or 99
RON (RON = “Research Octane Number”).
You may use petrol with a high octane num-
ber than the one recommended for your en-
gine. However, this has no advantage in
terms of fuel consumption and engine power.
SEAT recommends refuelling with a low sul-
phur content or sulphur-free petrol to reduce
fuel consumption for petrol engines.
Petrol additives
The quality of the fuel influences the behav-
iour, power and service life of the engine.
This is why the petrol you use should carry
suitable additives already included by the
petrol industry, free of metals. These addi-
tives will help to prevent corrosion, keep the
fuel system clean and prevent deposits from
building up in the engine.
If good-quality petrol with metal-free addi-
tives is not available or engine problems
arise, the necessary additives must be added
when refuelling ››› .
Not all petrol additives have been shown to
be effective. The use of unsuitable petrol ad-
ditives may cause significant damage to the
engine and the catalytic converter. Metal ad-
ditives should never be used. Metal additives
may also be contained in petrol additives for
improving anti-detonation ratings or octane
ratings ››› . SEAT recommends “genuine Volkswagen
Group Fuel Additives for petrol engines”.
These additives can be bought at SEAT deal-
ers, where information on how to use them
can also be obtained.
CAUTION
● Do not refuel if the filler indicates that the
fuel contains metal. LRP (lead replacement
petrol) fuels contain high concentrations of
metal additives. Using them may damage the
engine!
● Only use fuel with an octane rating that is
in line with the norm EN 228, otherwise sig-
nificant damage could be caused to the en-
gine and fuel system. Furthermore, it could
lead to a loss of performance with the conse-
quent engine fault.
● The use of unsuitable petrol additives could
damage the engine.
● If, in exceptional circumstances, petrol with
a lower octane rating to that recommended is
used, only use moderate engine speeds and a
light throttle. Avoid using full throttle and
overloading the engine. Otherwise you may
damage the engine. Fill up with fuel of a suit-
able octane rating as soon as possible.
● Just one full tank of leaded fuel would seri-
ously impair the efficiency of the catalytic
converter and could damage it. Diesel
Diesel fuel
Diesel fuel must correspond to European
standard EN 590 (In Germany, EN 590 or
DIN 51628).
The use of diesel fuel with a high sulphur
percentage requires shorter service intervals
››› Booklet Maintenance Programme ››› .
Your technical service centre will be able to
tell you which countries have diesel with a
high sulphur content.
Do not mix fuel additives (thinners, or similar
additives) with diesel fuel.
Winter-grade diesel
When using “summer-grade diesel fuel”, dif-
ficulties may be experienced at temperatures
below 0 °C (+32 °F) because the fuel thickens
due to wax separation. For this reason, “win-
ter-grade diesel fuel” is available in Germany,
for example, during the cold months. It can
be used at temperatures as low as -20 °C
(-4 °F).
In countries with different climatic condi-
tions, other types of diesel fuel are available
that are suitable to local temperatures. Tech-
nical service centres and filling stations in
the country concerned will inform you on the
types of diesel fuels available.
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Advice
Opening the tank filling neck
● Open the rear lid.
● Rotate the shut off on the cover clockwise
››› Fig. 160 and open the cover forwards.
● Un s
crew the tank filler neck cap ››› Fig. 161
1 anticlockwise.
Refilling AdBlue
Only use AdBlue that is approved by SEAT
and that complies with the ISO 22241-1
Standard. Only use genuine bottles.
● Observe the instructions and information
provided by the refill bottle manufacturer.
● Observe the expiry date.
● Unscrew the cap on the refill bottle.
● Place the refill bottle 2 upside down in-
side the tank filler neck.
● Press the refill bottle against the filler neck
and keep in this position.
● Add at least 10 litres of AdBlue (6 bottles).
A lower quantity would be insufficient.
● Wait until the contents of the refill bottle
have been poured into the AdBlue tank. Do
not crush or damage the bottle!
● Unscrew the liquid bottle anticlockwise and
remove it carefully ››› .
● You can tell when the AdBlue tank is full
because the bottle will be empty. Closing the tank filling neck
●
Screw on the tank filler neck cap ››› Fig. 161
1 clockwise until it is fully inserted.
● Place the cover and turn the shut off anti-
clockwise to close it.
Operations before driving
● Only switch the ignition on after refilling.
● Keep the ignition sw

itch on for at least 30
seconds so that the system detects tank re-
filling.
● Wait 30 seconds before starting the en-
gine! WARNING
Only keep AdBlue in its original container,
tightly shut and in a safe place.
● Never keep AdBlue in empty food cans, bot-
tles or other containers to avoid other people
mistaking it for something else.
● Keep the AdBlue out of the reach of small
children. CAUTION
● Only refill using AdBlue expressly approved
by SEAT. The use of any other type of AdBlue
could cause engine damage!
● AdBlue should never be mixed with water
or any other additives. Any type of damage
caused by a mixture will not be covered by
the warranty. ●
Do not add AdBlue to the diesel fuel tank!
Otherwise you may damage the engine.
● Never leave the refill bottle in the vehicle. It
could become permeable due to temperature
changes and bottle damage and the AdBlue
could damage the vehicle interior. For the sake of the environment
Dispose of the refill bottle in an environment-
friendly manner. Note
Suitable AdBlue refill bottles can be pur-
chased from a technical service centre. Working in the engine
compartment
Introduction Before working in the engine compartment,
make sure that the vehicle is parked on hori-
zontal and firm ground.
The engine compartment of the vehicle is a
hazardous area. Never work on the engine or
in the engine compartment if you are not fa-
miliar with the operations to be carried out,
the applicable safety standards and especial-
ly if you do not have the necessary instru-
ments, liquids and tools
››› ! Have the work
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Index
See "Unlocking" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
vehicle, with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Opening doors individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Operating fault Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Operating faults Radio reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Overview dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
P Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Anti-trap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Park assist system Automatic stoppage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Leaving the parking space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Preparing to park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Switching on or off (leaving the parkingspace) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Switching on or off (parking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Park Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137, 140
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Parking aid system
Use of high pressure cleaning equipment . . . 197
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Automatic release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
See "Parking brake" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Parking distance warning system Use of high pressure cleaning equipment . . . 197
Parking indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Parking sensor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 160 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Optical parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
With towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 9
Petrol Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Physical principles behind a frontal collision . . . . 13
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Portable waste bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 12 Volts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Pre-heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Preparation
Checking the engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . 224
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Preparations Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Topping up the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Protection of vehicle undercarriage . . . . . . . . . . 200
Pushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
R
Radio reception Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Operating faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Rails and attachment element system Baggage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rails and attachment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Control of function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Raising the vehicle Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Raising vehicle Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
With a lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Reading the Fault memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Rear assist Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
User instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Rear assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Driving with the rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
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