key Seat Alhambra 2016 Owner's Manual

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The e s
senti
als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interior view (left guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SEAT information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 50
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Changing windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Correct position of the vehicle occupants . . . . 57
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Seat belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Why wear a seat belt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 64
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Vehicle tool kit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Changing a wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 87
Tow-starting and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 89
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Steering wheel controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Three button unit in headliner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Central locking and locking system . . . . . . . . . 114 Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Panoramic sliding sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Lights and visibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
R

ear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Adjusting the seats and head restraints . . . . . . 142
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 152
Transporting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Ashtray and cigarette lighter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Auxiliary heater* (additional heater) . . . . . . . . 180
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Stopping and starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine management and exhaust gas purifica-
tion syst
em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Driving along flooded roadways . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Start assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 3

The essentials
How it works
Un loc
k
ing and locking
Doors Fig. 1
Remote control key: buttons. Fig. 2
See position on page 7 Locking and unlocking the vehicle using the
k
ey
● Loc

king: press the  ›››
Fig. 1 button.
● Locking the vehicle without activating the
anti-theft sy
stem: Press the  ››› Fig. 1 button
for a second time for the next 2 seconds.
● Unlocking: press the  ›››
Fig. 1 button.
● Unlocking the rear lid: Hold down the 
›››
Fig. 1 button for at least 1 second.
Locking and unlocking with the central lock-
ing switch
● Locking: press the  ›››
Fig. 2 button. None
of the doors can be opened from the outside.
The doors can be opened from the inside by
pulling the inside door handle.
● Unlocking: press the  ›››
Fig. 2 button. 
››› in Introduction on page 114
›››
page 112
››› page 8, ››› page 9 Locking or unlocking of driver door
Fig. 3
Driver door handle: Hidden lock cylin-
der As a general rule, when the driver door is
loc
k
ed al

l other doors are locked. Unlocking
manually only opens the driver door. Please
note the instructions for the anti-theft alarm
›››  page 114.
● Unfold the key shaft ›››

 page 112.
● Insert the key shaft into the lower opening
in the cov
er on the driver door handle from8

The essentials
below ›››
Fig. 3
(arr ow) then remove the cover
upwards.
● Insert the key shaft into the lock cylinder to
unloc
k or lock the vehicle.
Special Characteristics
● The anti-theft alarm will remain active when
vehicl
es are unlocked. However, it is not trig-
gered ›››
 page 114.
● If the driver door is opened, the alarm will
be trigger
ed.
● Switch the ignition on. The electronic im-
mobi
lizer recognises a valid vehicle key and
deactivates the anti-theft alarm system.

››› in Introduction on page 90 Note
The anti-theft alarm is not activated when the
vehic l

e is locked manually using the key
shaft ›››
 page 114. Locking the passenger side door and
s
lidin
g door

s manually Fig. 4
At the front of the passenger sliding
door: Emer g
ency

lock, hidden by a rubber
cap. Fig. 5
Emergency locking of the vehicle using
the v
ehic

le key The passenger side door and the sliding
door
s
c

an be locked manually. The anti-theft
alarm is not activated in this case. ●
Open the door.
● Remo

ve the rubber cap to the front of the
door. The rubber c
ap is marked with a lock
symbol  ››› Fig. 4.
● Unfold the vehicle key shaft
›››
 page 112.
● Insert the key shaft horizontally into the
opening and mov
ed the coloured lever for-
ward ››› Fig. 5.
● Replace the rubber cap and close the door.
● Check if the door is locked.
● Carry out the same operation on the other
doors if
necessary.
● Have the vehicle checked by a specialised
workshop
.

››› in Introduction on page 90 Note
The doors can be opened and unlocked indi-
vidua l

ly from the inside by pulling the inside
door handle. To open, pull the inner door re-
lease lever twice ›››
 page 114. 9

The essentials
Opening the rear door Fig. 6
Detailed view of the centre console:
b utt
on f
or unlocking the rear lid Fig. 7
Opening the boot hatch from the out-
s ide Before opening the rear lid, always remove
an
y
lo

ad on its luggage rack ››› in Introduc-
tion on p ag
e 124
. Opening with the ignition key
●
Press the button  on the vehicle key un-
ti l
the r

ear lid opens automatically.
To open using the centre console control ● Press the  button on the centre console
› ›
›

Fig. 6. The rear lid will be automatically
opened.
● The button is still operative when the igni-
tion is sw
itched off.
Opening the rear lid with the button
● Unlock the vehicle or open a door.
● Raise the rear lid using the button ›››
Fig. 7
(arrow).

››› in Introduction on page 124 Emergency unlocking the boot hatch
Fig. 8
From the luggage compartment: re-
mo v
e the boot

hatch cover. Fig. 9
From the luggage compartment: Emer-
g ency
u

nlocking of the booth hatch. ●
Remove equipment to access the inside of
the r e
ar lid.
● R

emove the square cover in the inner trim
of the re
ar lid ››› Fig. 8.10

The essentials
● Inser
t
a standard 4 mm Allen key 1)
into the
Allen bolt ››› Fig. 16 A .
● Rotate the Allen bolt to close the panoram-
ic s
lidin

g sunroof.
● Re-install the lining.
● Bring the vehicle to a specialised workshop
to chec
k the panoramic sliding sunroof given
that the emergency closing operation could
damage general operation or the anti-trap
function of the panoramic sliding sunroof.

››› in Introduction on page 90 Before driving
M anua
l

ly adjusting the front seat Fig. 17
Front left seat controls The controls are mirrored for the front right-
h
and se
at

.
Mechanically and electrically adjusted con-
trols can be combined on the seat.
Fig. 17FunctionNecessary operations
1
Moving the
head restraint
backwards or
forwards.Pull the lever and move
the seat forwards. The
front seat must be engag-
ed when the lever is re-
leased!
2Adjusting the
lumbar sup-
port*.Turn the lever.
Fig. 17FunctionNecessary operations
3Adjusting the
seat backrest
angle.Turn the wheel.
4Adjusting the
seat height.Pull the lever up or push
down (several times if
necessary) from its home
position. 
››› in Manual adjustment of seats on
page 142 1)
Not included with the vehicle tool kit. 13

The essentials
Disconnecting the passenger front air-
b ag Fig. 28
In the glove compartment on the front
p a
s
senger side: Key switch for enabling and
disabling the front passenger front airbag. Disabling the front passenger front airbag
● Switch the ignition off.
● Open the glove compartment on the front
p a
s

senger side.
● Unfold the vehicle key shaft
›››
 page 112.
● Insert the key into the slot of the switch for
deactivatin
g the front passenger airbag
››› Fig. 28. About 3/4 of the key should enter,
as far as it will go.
● Then turn the key gently to the OFF posi-
tion. Do not
force it if you feel resistance, and
make sure you have inserted the key fully.
● Close the glove compartment on the front
pas
senger side. ●
The  
   control lamp on
the dash panel will remain lit while the igni-
tion is switched on ›››
 page 72.

››› in Manual disabling and enabling of
the front passenger front airbag with the
key switch on page 73
››› page 73 Knee airbag
Fig. 29
On the driver side: location of the
knee airb ag Fig. 30
On the driver side: radius of action of
the knee airbag. The knee airbag is located on the driver side
belo
w the d
a

sh panel ››› Fig. 29. Airbags are
identified by the word “AIRBAG”.
The area framed red ››› Fig. 30 A is covered
b y
the knee airb

ag when it is triggered (de-
ployment area). Therefore, objects should
never be placed or mounted in these areas.

››› in Knee airbag* on page 71 18

The essentials
Child seat with adjustable retaining straps
● Observe the manufacturer's instructions
when in s
t
alling and removing the child seat.
● Place the child seat on the seat cushion
and attach the r
etaining strap hooks to the
retaining rings ››› Fig. 38.
● Tighten the straps evenly using the corre-
sponding a
djustment device. The child seat
must sit flush against the vehicle seat.
● Pull on both sides of the child seat to en-
sure th
at it is secure.

››› in Safety instructions on page 75 Securing a child seat using a Top Teth-
er r
et
ainin

g strapFig. 39
Upper retaining strap hooked in the
lug g
ag

e compartment ●
Ob
ser

ve the manufacturer's instructions
when installing and removing the child seat
››› in Safety instructions on page 75.
● Raise the head restraint behind the child
se at
u

ntil it engages.
● Secure the child seat to the lower anchor
points ››

› page 22.
● Pull the upper child seat retaining strap
back
to the seat backrest of the rear seat, be-
low or on both sides of the head restraint
(depending on the child seat model).
● Hook the upper retaining strap to the corre-
sponding r
etaining ring (for Top Tether) on
the back of the seat backrest on the rear seat
››› Fig. 39.
● Push the head restraint down as far as it
wil
l go. Ensure that it does not interfere with
the seatbelt from the upper attachment.
● Tighten the strap so that the top of the
chil
d seat rests on the seat backrest.

››› in Safety instructions on page 75 Starting the vehicle
Ignition loc k Fig. 40
See position on page 7 Switch ignition on: Place the key in the igni-
tion and s
t
ar

t the engine.
Locking and unlocking the steering wheel
● Engaging the steering wheel lock: Remove
the key fr
om the ignition and turn the wheel
until it locks. In vehicles with an automatic
gearbox, the gear lever must be in the P posi-
tion in order to remove the key. If necessary,
press the locking key on the selector lever
and release it again.
● Unlocking the steering wheel: Put the key
into the ignition and turn it
at the same time
as the steering wheel in the direction indica-
ted by the arrow. If it is not possible to turn
the steering wheel, it may be because it is
locked. » 23

The essentials
Turning on/switching off the ignition, glow
p lug
s
reheating
● Switch ignition on: Turn the key to the 2position.
●
Switch ignition off. Turn the key to the 1position.
●
Diesel vehicles : The glo
w p
lugs reheat
when the ignition is switched on
Starting the engine
● Manual gearbox: press the clutch pedal all
the way
down and move the gearbox lever in-
to neutral.
● Automatic gearbox: Press the brake pedal
and move the sel
ector lever to the P position
or into N.
● Turn the key to the 3 position. The key au-
t om
atic

ally returns to the 2 position. Do not
pr e
s
s the accelerator.
Start-Stop System*
When you stop and release the clutch pedal,
the Start-Stop system* turns off the engine.
The ignition remains switched on.

››› in Ignition lock on page 186
››› page 185 Lights and visibility
Light sw
it

ch Fig. 41
See position on page 7 Turn the switch to the required position
› ›
›

Fig. 41.
When the igni-
tion is switched
offWhen the ignition
is on 
Fog lights, dipped
beam and side
lights off.Lights off or daytime
driving light on.

The guidance lights
may be switched
on.Automatic dipped
beam control or day-
time driving light on.

Side light on.
When the igni-
tion is switched
offWhen the ignition
is on 
Dipped beam off; if
necessary, the side
light comes on for a
time.Dipped beam switch-
ed on.
 Front fog lights:
mov
e the switch to the
first position, from positions  ,  or .
 Rear fog light: move the switch completely
from positions ,  or  .
Switching off fog lights: Push the switch or
turn it to the  position.

››› in Switching lights on and off on
page 131
››› page 130 24

The essentials
Turn signal and main beam lever Fig. 42
See position on page 7 More the lever to the required position:
Right t
urn s
ignal: Right-hand parking
light (ignition switched off).
Left turn signal: Left-hand parking light
(ignition switched off).
Main beam switched on: Control lamp 
lit up on the instrument panel.
Headlight flasher: lit up when the lever is
pushed. Control lamp  lit up.
Lever all the way down to switch it off.

››› in Switching lights on and off on
page 131
››› page 131 1
2
3
4 Hazard warning lights
Fig. 43
See position on page 7 Switched on, for example:
● When approaching a traffic jam
● In an emergency
● The vehicle has broken down
● When towing or being towed

››› in Hazard warning lights on
page 134
››› page 134 Interior lights
Button/Position: Function

Switches interior lights off.
Button/Position: Function 
Switches interior lights on.

Switches door contact control on (central
position).
The interior lights come on automatically
when the vehicle is unlocked, a door is
opened or the key is removed from the igni-
tion.
The lights go off a few seconds after all the
doors are closed, the vehicle is locked or
the ignition is switched on.

Turning the reading light on and off
Ambient light: in the door panel, it changes
c
o
lour (whit

e or red) depending on the driv-
ing mode.

››› page 136 25

The essentials
Using the menus on the instrument
p anel Fig. 45
Windscreen wiper lever: buttons to
ac c
e
ss the instrument panel menus Fig. 46
Multifunction steering wheel: buttons
t o ac
c

ess the instrument panel menus Enabling the main menu
● Switch the ignition on.
● If a message or vehicle symbol is dis-
p l
a

yed, press OK (
››
› Fig. 45 A or
››
› Fig. 46 ).●
If managed fr
om the windscreen wiper lev-
er: the main menu list is displayed.
● If managed from the multifunction steering
wheel:
the main menu list is not displayed.
To scroll through the options of the main
menu, press the arrow keys   or
  re-
pe at
edly

››› page 28.
Select a submenu ● Press rocker switch ›››
Fig. 45 B upwards
or do wn
w
ards, or, on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel, turn the thumbwheel until you
reach the required menu option.
● The selected option is displayed between
two horizont
al lines. In addition, a triangle is
displayed on the right .
● To select the submenu, press OK .
M ak
in

g changes according to the menu
● Use the rocker switch on the windscreen
wiper lev
er or the thumbwheel on the multi-
function steering wheel to make the required
modifications. To scroll through numbers
more quickly, hold the rocker switch down or
turn the thumbwheel more quickly (fast for-
ward or reverse).
● Mark or confirm the selected option with
OK .Main menu
MFI
Information and possible configura-
tions of the multifunction display
(MFD).
››› page 29
Audio
If the radio is on, the station is dis-
played.
In CD mode, the current CD is played.
››› Booklet Radio or ››› Booklet naviga-
tion system
Navigation
When the navigation to destination is
on, change of direction arrows and a
proximity bar are displayed. These
symbols are similar to those used in
the navigation system.
If navigation to destination is not on,
the direction of travel (compass) and
the name of the street on which you
are driving are displayed.
››› Booklet Navigation system
Telephone
Information and possible configura-
tions of the mobile phone preinstalla-
tion.
››› Booklet Radio or ››› Booklet Naviga-
tion system
Parking heat-
ing
Information and configurations of the
parking heating:
switching the parking heating on or
off. Select the operating mode and du-
ration.
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