bulb Seat Altea Freetrack 2012 User Guide

262If and when
–Remove the connector ⇒ fig. 181 2
from the bulb.
– Unclip the retainer spring ⇒ fig. 181 3
pressing inwards to the
right.
– Extract the bulb and fit the replacement so that the rim of the
attachment plate is on the reflector cut-out. 
Main beam lights
Fig. 182 Main beam
headlights
Fig. 183 Main beam
headlights
– Raise the bonnet.
– Remove the cover ⇒ fig. 182 C
by pulling on this.
– Remove the connector ⇒ fig. 183 1
from the bulb.
– Press the spring ⇒ fig. 183 2
inwards and to the right.
– Extract the bulb and fit the replacement so that it sits correctly
into the cut-out on the reflector.
– Installation is done in the reverse order. 

263
If and when
Side lights
Fig. 184 Side lights
Fig. 185 Side lights
– Raise the bonnet.
– Remove the cover ⇒ fig. 184 D
by pulling on this. –
Extract the bulb holder ⇒ fig. 185 1
outwards.
– Replace the bulb by pulling it out and inserting the replace-
ment.
– Installation is done in the reverse order. 
Tail lights
On the body
– Turn signal, side and brake light
On the tailgate
– Left side: side and fog lights.
– Right side: side and reverse. 
Safety FirstOperating InstructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

264If and when
Turn signal, side and brake lights on the body
Fig. 186 Lights on vehi-
cle body
Fig. 187 Lights on vehi-
cle body
– Open the cover of the luggage compartment side panel
⇒ fig. 186.
– Turn the bulb holder to the left ⇒ fig. 187. –
Remove the blown bulb and change it for a new one.
– To refit follow the steps in reverse order, taking special care
when fitting the bulb holder. 

265
If and when
Position light, fog light and reverse light on the tailgate
Fig. 188 Lights on the
tailgate
Fig. 189 Side lights
Side lights
– Open the tailgate. –
Pull the cover off.
– Take the bulb holder out pressing on the securing tabs and ex-
tract it outwards.
– Remove the blown bulb and replace it with another.
– To refit follow the steps in reverse order, taking special care
when fitting the bulb holder.
Fog light and reverse light
– Open the tailgate.
– Pull the cover off.
– Turn the bulb holder to the left.
– Remove the blown bulb and replace it with another.
– Installation is done in the reverse order. 
Safety FirstOperating InstructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

266If and when
Side turn signals
Fig. 190 Side turn signal
– Press the turn signal to the left or to the right to remove the
bulb.
– Remove the bulb holder from the turn signal.
– Remove the failed glass bulb and replace with a new bulb.
– Insert the bulb holder in the turn signal guide until it clicks into
place.
– First place the turn signal in the opening in the bodywork, fixing
the tabs ⇒ fig. 190, arrow 1
.
– Insert the bulb as shown by the arrow 2
⇒ fig. 190.Luggage compartment lights
Fig. 191 Luggage com-
partment light
Fig. 192 Luggage com-
partment light
– Remove the bulb by pressing on the inside edge of this -arrow-
using the flat side of a screwdriver ⇒ fig. 191.

267
If and when
– Press the bulb sideways and remove it from the housing
⇒ fig. 192. 
Registration light
Fig. 193 Number plate
light
Fig. 194 Number plate
light –
To remove the light cover, unscrew the bolts ⇒ fig. 193.
– Remove the bulb, moving it in the direction of the arrow and
outwards ⇒ fig. 194.
– Installation is done in the reverse order. 
Safety FirstOperating InstructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

268If and when
Sun visor light
Fig. 195 Removing sun
visor light
Fig. 196 Removing sun
visor light
– Carefully remove the lamp, using the flat side of the screwdriv-
er, as shown in the figure ⇒ fig. 196. –
Remove the bulb, moving it in the direction of the arrow and
outwards ⇒ fig. 196. 
Jump-starting
Jump leads
The jump lead must have a sufficient wire cross section. If the engine fails to start because of a discharged battery, the battery can
be connected to the battery of another vehicle to start the engine.
Jump leads
Jump leads must comply with standard DIN 72553 (see manufacturer's doc-
umentation). The wire cross section must be at least 25 mm 2
for petrol en-
gines and at least 35 mm 2
for diesel engines.
Note
● The vehicles must not touch each other, otherwise electricity could flow
as soon as the positive terminals are connected.
● The discharged battery must be properly connected to the vehicle elec-
trical system. 

Index
A
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Acoustic signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Acoustic warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Adjusting the seat belt height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
AFS (cornering lights) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Air conditioner General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Air conditioner automatic mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Air conditioner* 2C-Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Air recirculation mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Manual air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Alarm system Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
All-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Alternator
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Aquaplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Ashtray* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Aspects to note before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror* Activating the anti-dazzle function . . . . . . 128
Deactivating anti-dazzle function . . . . . . . 128
Automatic car wash tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Automatic gearbox Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Automatic gearbox / DSG automatic gearbox 175
Automatic lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Automatic windscreeen wiper/washer . . . . . . 124
Auxiliary audio connection: AUX-IN . . . . . . . . 148
B
Ball coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Battery
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Biodiesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Brake pedal warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187, 195
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Bulb changes General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Bulb defect warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120, 168
285
Index

C
Car care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Central lock button Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Automatic locking system for involuntaryunlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Automatic speed dependent locking and unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Emergency unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Selective unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Centre armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Changing gear see Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Changing gear in tiptronic mode . . . . . . . . . . 178
Changing the bulbs Main headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Changing the main headlight bulbs Main beam lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Turn signal bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Changing the main headlight lamps dipped lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Changing the tail light bulbs
Position light, fog light and tail light on thetailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Changing the tail lights Luggage compartment lights . . . . . . . . . . 266
Turn signal, side and brake lights on thebody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . 229
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Checking battery electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . 234
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Group 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Group 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Group 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Groups 0 and 0+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Child seats ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Cigarette lighter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Cleaning alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Cleaning steel wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Climatic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Climatronic
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Clothes hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cloth seat covers cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Compartment for on-board documentation . . 138
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Control lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Controls electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Convenience closing Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Convenience opening Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Coolant loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Coolant temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Correct adjustment of front seat head re- straints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Correct adjustment of rear seat head restraints In-use and non-use positions . . . . . . . . . . . 14
286 Index

HeadlightsDriving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Headlight washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Head restraints Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 133
Adjustment of the head restraint angle . . 133
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Heated front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Heated rear window 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
High pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Hill-start aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
How to jump start description . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Hydraulic Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
I
Identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Information in the multifunction display Memory displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Information messages in the display . . . . . . . . 65
Instrument and switch lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Instrument panel menu Lights and visibility menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Instrument panel menus
Configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Example of menu use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Vehicle status menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Intermittent wipe, windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
J
Jack position points Sill panel trim with cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
L
Leather cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Load compartment in the luggage compart- ment
see Loading the luggage compartment . . . 17
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 17
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
see also Loading the luggage compartment . .17
Luggage compartment net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 120
Main beam headlights Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Main headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Maintenance Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Manual mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
MEDIA-IN connector* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
MFI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Mirrors Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Multi-purpose mobile storage compartment* 145 Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
289
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