warning Seat Alhambra 2019 Owner's Manual

Introduction
Thank you f or your trust choosing a SEAT v
e-
hicl
e.
With your new SEAT, you will be able to enjoy
a vehicle with state-of-the-art technology
and top quality features.
We recommend reading this Instruction Man-
ual carefully to learn more about your vehicle
so you can enjoy all its benefits in your daily
driving.
Information about handling is complemented
with instructions regarding the operation and
maintenance of the vehicle in order to ensure
its safety and maintain its value. Moreover, we
want to give you valuable advice and tips to
drive your vehicle efficiently and respecting
the environment.
We wish you safe and enjoyable motoring.
SEAT, S.A.
WARNING
Read and always observe safety infor-
mation concerning the passenger

About this manual
This manual describes the f eat
ur
es of the ve-
hicle at the time of drafting this text. Some of
the features described below will be intro-
duced in the future or will only be available in
certain markets.
Some of the features described here are
not included in all the types or variations
of the model and they can be varied or
modified based on technical or marketing
requirements without it being considered
misleading advertising.
Some details on the drawings may vary from
its vehicle and must be interpreted as a
standard representation.
The direction indicators (left, right, forwards,
backwards) in this manual refer to the travel
direction of the vehicle unless otherwise sta-
ted.
The audiovisual material is only meant to
help the users better understand some fea-
tures of the car. It is not a replacement for the
instruction manual. Access the instruction
manual to see the complete information and
warnings.
The features marked with an asterisk
are included by default only in certain
versions of the model, supplied as op-
tional only for certain versions or only of-
fered in certain countries.
 Trademarks are marked with

Table of Contents
Table of Contents The essential s
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior view (left-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 18
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 21
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
SEAT information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 38
Fluid level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 45
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 46
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
52
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 53
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Changing windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
59
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Correct position of the vehicle occu-
pants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 60
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Why wear a seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . 67
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 78
Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Vehicle tool kit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Changing a wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 88
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . 90
Tow-starting and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 93
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 93
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 104
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . 110
Multi-function steering wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 112
Three button unit in headliner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Central locking and locking system . . . . . . . . 116
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 123
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 124
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 126
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Panoramic sliding sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 133
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 140
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 141
R

ear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Adjusting the seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . 146
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 150
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . 156
Transporting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 167
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Ashtray and cigarette lighter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 180
Auxiliary heater* (additional heater) . . . . . . . . 184
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Overview of the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
General instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
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Table of Contents
Audio and Media Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Radio Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 198
Media Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 199
Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 205
Full Link* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 206
Navigation* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Navigation, entry and control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Phone management system
(PHONE)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Introduction to the telephone management
syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. .
225
Description of the t
elephone management
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 230
Driving

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Start and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Stopping and starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 247
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 252
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Engine management and exhaust gas puri-
fication system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . .

258
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Start assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Parking distance warning system* . . . . . . . . . 262
Park Assist system* (Park Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Rear Assist* (Rear View Camera) . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Cruise control* (Cruise Control System
- CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 273
Emergency braking assistance system
(Front Assist)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 275
Adaptiv

e Cruise Control ACC* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Lane Assist system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Blind spot detector (BSD) with rear cross
traffic alert (RC

TA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Traffic signal detection (Sign Assist)* . . . . . . . 294
Tiredness detection (recommendation to
take a br
eak) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Dynamic Chassis control (DCC)* . . . . . . . . . . 297
Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Practical tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Accessories, replacement of parts and
modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 311
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 319
Selective catalytic reduction* (AdBlue) . . . . . 321
Working in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . 323
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 326
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 332
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 338
Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
349
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Additional service offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Information stored in control units . . . . . . . . . . 358
Other important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Information about the EU Directive
2014/53/EU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 360
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Technical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 366
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 371
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The essentials
Hazard warning lights Fig. 44
Dashboard: switch for hazard warning
lights. Switched on, for example:

The essentials

v Basic adjustment (ECO , Normal,
Sport)

v Dist ance (V
ery short, Short, Medium,
Large, Very large, Ultimate)

v Multifunction display data

vTravelling time

v Current fuel consumption

v Average fuel consumption

v Distance covered

v Operating range

v Average speed

v Digital display of speed

v Speed warning

v Compass

v Convenience

The essentials
Yellow warning lamps 
Front brake pads worn

Safe driving
Safety
Saf e driving
Advice about driving Saf et
y first! This chapter contains important information,
tips, suggestions and warnings that you
shoul d r

ead and consider for both your own
safety and for your passengers

Seat belts
Warning lamp Fig. 84
Warning lamp on the instrument panel. Fig. 85
Example of seat belt status display for
the r ear seats (her e
, a 7-seat vehicle) on the in-
strument panel: upper part, second row; lower
part, third row. i
It lights up or flashes red
Driver

Safety
WARNING
An incorrectly worn seat belt web can
cause sev er
e or fatal injuries in the event of
an accident.