coolant temperature Seat Altea 2015 User Guide

Driver assistance systems
● The windscreen de-mist function is turned
on.
● The temperature of the passenger compart-
ment exceeds comfort limits (button A/C
11 ›››
Fig. 120 should be selected).
● If in an inc
rease in airflow 10
››› Fig. 120 is
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ed for more than three presses.
● Temperature setting HI or LO is selected.
● The engine coolant temperature is insuffi-
cient.
● The alternator is faulty, for example the V-
belt has ruptured.
● If any of the conditions described in the
previous section are not fulfilled. WARNING
Never allow the vehicle to move with the en-
gine off for any reason. You could lose control
of your vehicle. This could cause an accident
and serious injury.
● Power steering does not work when the en-
gine is not running. That is why it is much
more difficult to turn the steering wheel.
● Turn off the Start-Stop system when driving
through water (fording streams, etc.). Note
● For vehicles with the Start-Stop function
and a manual gearbox, when the engine is
started, the clutch must be pressed. ●
When the conditions for the Start-Stop
function are not fulfilled, the instrument pan-
el displays the Start-Stop indicator dimmed.
● If the steering wheel is turned more than
270°, Stop will not function; however, the an-
gle of steering wheel turn does not affect
starting the vehicle. Activating and deactivating the Start-
Stop function
Fig. 132
The Start-Stop function button. Every time the ignition is switched on, the
Start-Stop function is automatically activa-
ted.
Manually deactivating the Start-Stop
function
– Press the A
››› Fig. 132 located in the cen-
tre console. When the Start-Stop function is deactivated, the pushbutton indicator
lights.
– If the Start-Stop function is operating then
the engine starts immediately.
Switching the Start-Stop function on
manually – Press the A
››› Fig. 132 located in the cen-
tre console. The indicator on the button will
go out.
Driver messages Fig. 133
Display on the instrument panel dur-
ing Start-Stop function operation. When the engine is turned off by the Start-
Stop function, this is displayed on the instru-
ment panel.
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139Technical specifications
Advice
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Safety

Towing bracket device
Tyre pressure
Set tyre pressure to the maximum permissi-
ble pressure shown on the sticker on the in-
side of the fuel tank flap. Set the tyre pres-
sure of the trailer tyres in accordance with the
trailer manufacturer's recommendations.
Exterior mirrors
Check whether you can see enough of the
road behind the trailer with the standard rear
vision mirrors. If this is not the case, you
should have additional exterior mirrors fitted.
Both exterior mirrors should be mounted on
hinged extension brackets. Adjust the mirrors
to give sufficient vision to the rear. WARNING
Never transport people in a trailer. This could
result in fatal accidents. Note
● Towing a trailer places additional demands
on the vehicle. We recommend additional
services between the normal inspection inter-
vals if the vehicle is used frequently for tow-
ing a trailer.
● Find out whether special regulations apply
to towing a trailer in your country. Ball coupling of towing bracket*
Depending on the model version, the spheri-
cal head on the trailer hook may be stored in
the tool box.
The ball coupling is provided with instruc-
tions on fitting and removing the ball cou-
pling of the towing bracket.
WARNING
The towing bracket ball coupling must be
stored securely in the luggage compartment
to prevent them being flung through the vehi-
cle and causing injury. Note
● By law, the ball coupling must be removed
if a trailer is not being towed if it obscures
the number plate. Driving tips
Driving with a trailer always requires extra
care.
Weight distribution
The weight distribution of a loaded trailer
with an unladen vehicle is very unfavourable.
However, if this cannot be avoided, drive ex-
tra slowly to allow for the unbalanced weight
distribution.Speed
The stability of the vehicle and trailer is re-
duced with increasing speed. For this reason,
it is advisable not to drive at the maximum
permissible speed in an unfavourable road,
weather or wind conditions. This applies es-
pecially when driving downhill.
You should always reduce speed immediately
if the trailer shows the slightest sign of
snak-
ing . Never try to stop the “snaking” by in-
c r
easing speed.
Always brake in due course. If the trailer has
an
overrun brake, apply the brakes gently at
first and then, firmly. This will prevent the
jerking that can be caused by locking of trail-
er wheels. Select a low gear in due course
before going down a steep downhill. This en-
ables you to use the engine braking to slow
down the vehicle.
Reheating
At very high temperatures and during pro-
longed slopes, driving in a low gear and high
engine speed, always monitor the coolant
temperature gauge ››› page 31.
Electronic Stability Control*
The ESC* system helps to stabilise the trailer
in case of skidding or rocking.
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Advice
Operation
Safety

Checking and refilling levels
Changing engine oil The engine oil must be changed at the inter-
vals given in the service schedule.
We recommend that you have the engine oil
changed by a Technical Service.
The oil change intervals are shown in the
Maintenance Programme.
WARNING
Only change the engine oil yourself if you
have the specialist knowledge required!
● Before opening the bonnet, read and ob-
serve the warnings ››› page 163, Safety in-
structions on working in the engine compart-
ment.
● Wait
for the engine to cool down. Hot oil
may cause burn injuries.
● Wear eye protection to avoid injuries, such
as acid burns, caused by splashes of oil.
● When removing the oil drain plug with your
fingers, keep your arm horizontal to help pre-
vent oil from running down your arm.
● Wash your skin thoroughly if it comes into
contact with engine oil.
● Engine oil is poisonous! Used oil must be
stored in a safe place out of the reach of chil-
dren. CAUTION
No additives should be used with engine oil.
This could result in engine damage. Any dam-
age caused by the use of such additives
would not be covered by the factory warranty. For the sake of the environment
● Because of disposal problems and the spe-
cial tools and specialist knowledge required,
we recommend that you have the engine oil
and filter changed by a Technical Service.
● Never pour oil down drains or into the
ground.
● Use a suitable container when draining the
used oil. It must be large enough to hold all
the engine oil. Cooling system
Engine coolant specifications The engine cooling system is supplied from
the factory with a specially treated mixture of
water and, at least, 40 % of the additive
G 13
(TLVW 774 J). The engine coolant additive is
recognisable by its purple colour. This mix-
ture of water and additive gives the necessa-
ry frost protection down to -25°C (-13 F) and
protects the light alloy parts of the cooling
system against corrosion. It also prevents scaling and considerably raises the boiling
point of the coolant.
To protect the engine cooling system, the
percentage of additive must
always be at
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ast 40 %, even in warm climates where an-
ti-freeze protection is not required.
If greater frost protection is required in very
cold climates, the proportion of additive can
be increased. However, the percentage of ad-
ditive should not exceed 60%, as this would
reduce frost protection and, in turn, decrease
cooling capacity.
When the coolant is topped up, use a mixture
of distilled water and, at least, 40 % of the G
13 or G 12 plu

s-plus (TL-VW 774 G) additive
(both are purple) to obtain an optimum anti-
corrosion protection ››› . The mixture of G
13 with G 12 plus (TL-VW 774 F), G 12 (red) or
G 11 (green-blue) engine coolants will signifi-
cantly reduce the anticorrosion protection
and should, therefore be avoided ››› .
WARNING
If there is not enough anti-freeze in the cool-
ant system, the engine may fail leading to se-
rious damage.
● Please make sure that the percentage of
additive is correct with respect to the lowest
expected ambient temperature in the zone
where the vehicle is to be used.
● When the outside temperature is very low,
the coolant could freeze and the vehicle » 169
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Safety

Index
Emergency unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Centre armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Changing gear see Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Ch an
ging gear in Tiptronic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Changing the bulbs Main headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Changing the lights general remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Changing the main headlight bulbs Main beam lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Turn signal bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Changing the main headlight lamps dipped lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Changing the tail light bulbs Position light, fog light and tail light on therear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Changing the tail lights Luggage compartment lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Reverse light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Turn signal light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Turn signal, side and brake lights on the body . . .203
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . 194
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Checking battery electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Child seat Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Cleaning exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Cleaning steel wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Cleaning the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Climatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Climatronic General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Clothes hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Coming/Leaving Home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Compartment for on-board documentation . . . . . 93
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Controls electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Convenience closing sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Convenience opening Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Coolant fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Coolant loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Coolant temperature
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Cornering lights Dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Correct adjustment of front seat head restraints . . 9
Correct adjustment of rear seat head restraints In-use and non-use positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Correct sitting position front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cruise control Complete system deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Cruise speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
D Dangers in not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Daytime driving lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Daytime running lights Nordic countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Deactivating front passenger airbags safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Deactivating the airbag Front passenger front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Diesel engine Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Diesel engine particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Differential lock fault (EDL) control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
224

Index
Roll-back function Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Roof aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Roof carrier attachment points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Roof storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Run-flat tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Running in Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
S Safe - security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety instructions Coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
deactivating front passenger airbags . . . . . . . . 24
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Safety notes Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 89, 92
Seat belt control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Seat belt position for pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Seat belt release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Seat belts cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Seat belt tensioner control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Seat upholstery Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Cleaning and maintenance of natural leather 156
cleaning the trim fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
synthetic leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Selecting a gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Selective opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selector lever locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
servotronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sitting position, occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 210
Soot accumulation in the diesel engine particu- late filter
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Speed selector lever lock Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Start-Stop
Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Starting petrol engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121, 122
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121, 122 after the fuel tank has been run dry . . . . . . . . 122
Steam jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Steering wheel audio controls Audio version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Audio + telephone version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Steering wheel height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Stopping distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Storage compartment Centre armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Other storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Storage in the boot floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Sun visor Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Switch Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Switches electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Switch lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
T
Tank Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Reserve indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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