air conditioning Seat Alhambra 2017 User Guide

Driving
accelerator. This eliminates the need for con-
s t
ant
braking and acceleration.
Calm and steady driving
Constancy is more important than speed: The
more you drive at a constant speed, the lower
the fuel consumption.
When driving on the motorway, it is more effi-
cient to drive at a constant and more moder-
ate speed than to be continuously accelerat-
ing and braking. As a general rule, you will
reach your destination just as quickly when
you drive at a constant speed.
The cruise control function helps you to ach-
ieve a constant style of driving.
Moderate use of additional devices
It is important to travel in comfort, but con-
venience systems should be used ecological-
ly.
Some equipment, when connected, increase
fuel consumption considerably, for example:
● Air conditioning cooling system: If the air
conditioning sy
stem is required to cool to
significantly lower temperatures than the true
outside temperature, it will require a large
amount of energy from the engine. Therefore,
we recommend that the selected temperature
for the vehicle is not too different to the out-
side temperature. It is a good idea to air the
vehicle before starting your journey and to drive a short distance with all the windows
open. Only then shou

ld you close all the win-
dows and switch on the air conditioning.
Keep windows closed when travelling at high
speeds. Driving with the windows open in-
creases fuel consumption.
● Switch off the seat heating when the seats
have w
armed up.
● Switch off the heated rear window and the
winds
creen heating when the windows have
demisted and are free of ice.
● Do not leave the auxiliary heater switched
on when the vehic
le is moving ››› page 177.
Avoid short journeys
Fuel consumption is much higher when the
engine is cold, immediately after it has been
started. It takes a few kilometres of driving
for the engine to warm up and to normalise
consumption.
The engine and catalytic converter need to
reach their proper working temperature in or-
der to minimise fuel consumption and emis-
sions. The ambient temperature has a deci-
sive influence.
Therefore, unnecessary short journeys
should be avoided. Try to combine trips.
The vehicle uses more fuel in winter than in
summer, even when other conditions are the
same. The engine takes a long time to warm up
when it is

idling. Mechanical wear and pollu-
tant emissions are also especially high dur-
ing this initial warm-up phase. It is therefore
best to drive off immediately after starting
the engine. Avoid running the engine at high
speed.
Adjusting type pressures.
Having the correct pressure in your tyres
helps to reduce rolling resistance and, as a
result reduces fuel consumption. Increasing
the tyre pressure slightly (+0.2 bar
[2.9 psi/20 kPa]) can help to save fuel.
If you are prepared to accept a slight reduc-
tion in comfort, the tyres may be filled to the
pressures recommended for a fully-loaded
vehicle. This is also valid when driving alone
without luggage.
When you buy new tyres, make sure they are
optimised for minimum rolling resistance.
Avoid carrying unnecessary loads
The lighter the vehicle, the more economical
and ecological the driving style. For example,
an additional weight of 100 kg will increase
fuel consumption up to 0.3 l/100 km.
Remove any unnecessary objects or loads
from the vehicle. »
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Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Operation
● In v
ehic
les with Climatronic: the tempera-
ture inside the vehicle is within the pre-set
temperature range.
● The temperature set is neither very high nor
very
low.
● The air conditioning defrost function is not
switc
hed on.
● In vehicles with Climatronic: the blower has
not been manual
ly set to a high speed.
● The power level of the vehicle's battery is
sufficient
.
● The vehicle's battery temperature is neither
too high nor too lo
w.
● The vehicle is not on a steep gradient or
slope.
● The front

wheels are not overly turned.
● The heated windscreen is not switched on.
● Reverse gear is not engaged.
● The park assist system is not switched on.
Conditions
for automatically restarting the
engine
The engine may automatically restart under
the following conditions:
● If the vehicle interior is too hot or too cold.
● If the vehicle moves.
● If the vehicle's battery voltage drops. Conditions requiring the key to restart the
engine
The engine mu

st be started manually under
the following conditions:
● If the driver unbuckles his/her seat belt.
● If the driver door is opened.
● If the bonnet is opened.
● In vehicles with a manual gearbox: if a gear
has
been selected.
Switching Start-Stop mode on and off man-
ually
● Press the  button on the centre console
› ›
›

Fig. 207.
● The button will light up when the Start-Stop
function i
s switched off.
The engine will start immediately if the vehi-
cle is in Stop mode when it is switched off
manually. WARNING
The brake servo and the power steering do
not w ork

when the engine is switched off.
● Never allow the vehicle to move when the
engine is
switched off. CAUTION
Using the Start-Stop function for a long peri-
od at v

ery high outside temperatures could
damage the vehicle's battery. Note
● In some ca se

s, you may have to restart the
vehicle using the key. Observe the corre-
sponding message on the instrument panel
display.
● If the steering wheel is turned more than
270°, Stop w
ill not function; however, the an-
gle of steering wheel turn does not affect
starting the vehicle. Parking distance warning sys-
t
em*
Intr oduction The parking distance warning system assists
the driv
er when p
ark

ing. When the vehicle
approaches an obstacle, forwards or back-
wards, an intermittent audible warning will
be heard, higher or lower depending on the
distance. The shorter the distance, the short-
er the intervals between tones. If the vehicle
is too close to the obstacle, the audible warn-
ing becomes constant.
If you continue to approach an obstacle when
the sound is continuous, this means the sys-
tem can no longer measure the distance.
The sensor system on the bumpers transmit
and receive ultrasound. Using the ultrasound
signal (transmission, reflection from the ob-
stacle and reception), this system
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Index
Index
A
Abr o
a
d
extended stay abroad with your vehicle . . . . . 260
sale of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
ABS see Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Acoustic alarm control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
seatbelt unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adaptive headlights dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
AdBlue control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
minimum quantity for a refill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
tank filling capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Additional heater see "Auxiliary heater" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Adjusting folding the backrest of the front passengerseat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 142
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
seat with position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Adjusting the head restraint rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Adjusting the head restraints rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Adjusting the seats
front se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
AFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Air-conditioning malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Airbags see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 68 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
cleaning dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 71
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
head-protection airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
locking the vehicle after deployment . . . . . . . 113
repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
use of child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 73
vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 173, 174
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 174
electronic manual air conditioning . . . . . . . . . 174
indirect ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
user instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 All-wheel drive
snow c hains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Anodized surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246, 260
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Anti-lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Anti-puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 85
Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 85
Anti-puncture set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 false alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Anti-theft alarm system anti-tow system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
vehicle interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Anti-tow system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Anti-trap function panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Antifreeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 276
Armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
ASR see Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
see Braking assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
see also Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Assistance call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Assistance systems electronic differential lock system (EDS) . . . . 204
electronic drive torque management (XDS) . . 204
launch-Control programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
303

Index
Headlamp range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
He a
dlight
range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Headlights adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
headlight adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Head restraint assembly and removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 142
Headrests adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 142
assembly and removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Heat and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heated windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heating and air conditioning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Hitch ball electric release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Hubcaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
I Identifying letters on engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 see Engine and ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 removal lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Indication on display Sign Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
outside temper ature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Information call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 100 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 105
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 100, 101
general instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 105
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
seat belt routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Interior door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Interior rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Interior view left guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
J Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 82, 84 mounting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
K
Keyless Access keyless-Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
keyless-Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
locking and unlocking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 115
starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Keyless Access locking and ignition system
see Keyle ss Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Keys control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 114
vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
L
Labels and plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Lane assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
operation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
when is it necessary to disconnect it? . . . . . . . 221
Lane Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lift platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Lighting of the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 128 AUTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . 130
coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
cornering lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
309