radio Seat Altea XL 2015 Owner's Manual
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Proper sitting position for occupants . . . . . . . . 6
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The reason why we should wear seat belts . . . 11
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 14
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Airbag overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Transporting children safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Digital instrument panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Instrument panel menus* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Steering wheel controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Radio navigation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Radio frequency remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Boot hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Sliding/tilting sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lights and visibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper
systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Rear vision mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Adjusting the seat and head restraints . . . . . . 88
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 93
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Multi-purpose mobile storage compartment* . 96
Ashtray*, cigarette lighter* and power sockets 98
First-aid kit, warning triangle, fire extinguisher 100
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Roof carrier/rack system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Climatic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
2C-Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Power steering (servotronic*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
All-wheel drive* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Driving with LPG* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Journeys abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gearbox* . 127
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Start-Stop System* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Parking aid acoustic system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cruise speed* (cruise control system - CCS) . . . 142
Towing bracket device
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Accessories and technical modifications . . . . . 147
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Care of the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Caring for the vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
LPG system (Liquefied petroleum gas)* . . . . . . 160
Working in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . 163
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Vehicle tools, spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Wheel change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Towing and tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 193
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Changing the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
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Dash panel
Operation
Dash panel Overview Overview of the dash panel Door release lever
Light switch
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Lighting control for instrument and
switch lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . .79
Air vents
Turn signal and main beam lever
and cruise control system* . . . . . . . .77, 142
Controls on the steering wheel . . . .57
Instrument panel:
– Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
– Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
– Control and warning lamps . . . . . .35
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
8 Horn (works only when the ignition
is on)/ Driver front airbag
. . . . . . . . .17
Windscreen wiper lever and opera-
tion of the multi-function display* .84, 52
Left seat heating button . . . . . . . . . .91
Controls for
– Heating* and ventilation . . . . . . . .107
– Climatic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
– Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Radio/Navigator*
Right seat heating button . . . . . . . . .91
Control lamp for front passenger
airbag deactivated warning lamp . .23
Front passenger front airbag . . . . . .17
Glove compartment lever . . . . . . . . .93
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Cup holder compartment . . . . . . . . .95
Controls in the centre console: – Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
– ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
9 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 –
Tyre pressure control* . . . . . . . . . . .43
– Park Pilot* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
– Cigarette lighter/Power socket . .98
– Exterior mirror adjustment . . . . . .87
– Start-Stop* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Hazard warning lights switch . . . . . .81
Pedals
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Steering column control lever* . . . .7
Handle for releasing the bonnet . . .163
Button for opening and closing the
front windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Safety switch* for the rear windows . . .72
Control* for opening and closing
the rear windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Note
Some of the items of equipment listed here
are fitted only on certain model versions or
are optional extras. 21
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Dash panel
The function “Winter tyres” sends an optical
and an acoustic signal when the vehicle rea-
ches the set speed.
Example menu “Winter tyres”In the menu
Winter tyresFunction
Name of menu displayed
X km/hThe current set speed is displayed
or ---or dashes will appear if the function is
deactivated
On / OffIf the function is activated or deactivated
+10 km/hThe set value increases by 10 km/h
-10 km/hThe set value decreases by 10 km/h
BackThe menu “Winter tyres” is closed and
the last displayed menu is shown. Note
For electronic and vehicle equipment one or
more of these menus will be displayed. Main menu
Fig. 38
Windscreen wiper lever: control but-
tons. The menu provides access to the different
display functions (only with the MFI lever).
Open main menu
– Switch the ignition on.
– Press and hold button B for at least 2 sec-
onds. It may be necessary to repeat this op-
eration until the main menu is displayed.
Select a menu from the main menu
– To choose an option from the menu, press
the upper or lower end of rocker switch B .
The selected option is displayed between
two horizontal lines.
– Press button A to select the entry.
Example of menu use ››› page 50
Main
menuFunction
Multifunc-
tion displayChange to the multifunction display
(MFI): “Multifunction display (MFI)”
AudioThis menu displays the available infor-
mation for the active audio source (radio
station, CD audio track / MP3 / USB /
iPod / Bluetooth audio a)
/ call informa-
tion a)
.
NavigationThis menu is only available if the vehicle
is fitted with a navigation system. The
navigation system must be switched on.
When the route guidance is activated,
the turning arrows and proximity bars are
displayed. The appearance is similar to
the Navigation system.
If the route guidance is not activated, the
direction of travel (compass) and the
name of the street along which you are
driving are shown.
TelephoneThis menu is only available in vehicles
with a radio unit and if the vehicle is fit-
ted with the telephone function. In vehi-
cles fitted with a radio navigation sys-
tem, this menu is available in the central
unit (navigator) ››› Booklet Navigation
system..
Vehicle con-
ditionThis menu displays current warning or in-
formation texts: “Vehicle status menu”
This option flashes when one of these
texts is displayed.
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OperationMain
menuFunction
Configura-
tionThis option allows the time, the speed
warning when using winter tyres, units,
language, independent heating, the
Light and visibility menu and the Conven-
ience menu to be reset.
a) Only in vehicles fitted with a radio navigation system. Note
For electronic and vehicle equipment one or
more of these menus will be displayed. Multifunction display menu (MFI)
Fig. 39
Windscreen wiper lever: control but-
tons. Fig. 40
Controls on the steering wheel: con-
trol buttons. The multifunction display (MFI) shows you in-
formation on the journey and fuel consump-
tion. It has two automatic memories:
1 - Trip
memory and 2 - Total memory . The selected
memory is shown on the upper right hand
section of the display at all times.
Open the multifunction display menu
Select the Multifunction display menu
from the main menu ››› page 51 and
press the OK button on the windscreen
wiper lever or the multifunction steering
wheel*.
Selecting a memory To change from one memory to another,
briefly press button A
››› Fig. 36
››› page 50 on the windscreen wiper lev-
er or the OK button on the multifunction
–
– steering wheel
››› Fig. 37
›
›› p
age 50
while the ignition is switched on.
Resetting a memory Select the memory where you wish to
erase the values.
Hold down button A on the windscreen
wiper lever or the OK button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel* for at least 2
seconds.
The trip memory 1
c
o
llects the travel and
consumption data from the moment the igni-
tion is switched on until it is switched off. If
the journey is continued within two hours of
switching off the ignition, the new values will
be added to the existing trip recorder memo-
ry. The memory will automatically be deleted
if the journey is interrupted for more than 2
hours.
The total memory 2 co
llects the journey data
for any number of individual journeys (even if
the ignition is switched off for longer than 2
hours) up to a total of 19 hours and 59 mi-
nutes of travel time or 1,999 km (1,250
miles) of distance travelled. The memory will
automatically be deleted if one of the named
values is reached.
On-screen display
The following data can be viewed on the mul-
tifunction display using rocker switch B ›››
Fig. 36
›
›› p
age 50 on the windscreen wiper
–
–
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Steering wheel controls*
Steering wheel controls* General information The steering wheel includes a multifunction
module from where it is possible to control
the audio, telephone and radio navigation
functions, and the automatic gearbox*, with-
out requiring the driver to be distracted from
driving.
There are three versions of the multifunction
module:
● Audio version, to control the available au-
dio functions from the steering wheel.
● Audio + Telephone version, to control the
available audio functions and the telephone
system from the steering wheel. Both versions may be used to control the au-
dio system (radio, Audio CD, mp3 CD,
iPod
1)
/USB 1)
/SD 1)
) and the radio navigation
system, in which case they also control the
navigation system.
● Version for automatic gearbox*
››› page 129
.
Audio sy s
tem
Steering wheel audio version controls Fig. 41
Steering wheel controls. Fig. 42
Steering wheel controls (depending
on version of model). »1)
If fitted in the vehicle.
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OperationButtonRadioCD/MP3/USB*/iPod*AUX
››› table on page 59
AVolume upVolume upVolume up
BVolume downVolume downVolume down
CSearch for next stationNext track
Hold down: fast forwardNo function specified
DSearch for last stationPrevious track
Hold down: quick rewindNo function specified
ENo function specifiedNo function specifiedNo function specified
FMutePauseMute
Ga)Operates on instrument panel displayOperates on instrument panel displayOperates on instrument panel display
Next preset b)Next trackb)No function specified b)
Ha)Operates on instrument panel displayOperates on instrument panel displayOperates on instrument panel display
Previous presetb)Previous trackb)No function specified b)
Ia)Next presetChange folderNo function specified
Change menu on instrument panelChange menu on instrument panelChange menu on instrument panel
Ja)Previous presetChange folderNo function specified
Change menu on instrument panelChange menu on instrument panelChange menu on instrument panel
KOperates on instrument panelOperates on instrument panelOperates on instrument panel
La)Change sourceChange sourceChange source
Operates on instrument panelOperates on instrument panelOperates on instrument panel
a)
Depending on the model version
b) Only if the panel is in Audio menu.
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Steering wheel controls*
Steering wheel audio version + telephone controls Fig. 43
Steering wheel controls. Fig. 44
Steering wheel controls (depending
on version of model).ButtonRadioCD/MP3/USB*/iPod*AUXTELEPHONE
AVolume upVolume upVolume upVolume up
BVolume downVolume downVolume downVolume down
CSearch for next stationNext track
Hold down: fast forwardNo function specifiedNo function specified
DSearch for last stationPrevious track
Hold down: quick rewindNo function specifiedNo function specified
EAccess telephone menu on instrument pan- elAccess telephone menu on instrument pan-elAccess telephone menu on instru-ment panelMake call
Accept incoming call End call
Hold down: reject incoming call
FEnable voice recognitionEnable voice recognitionEnable voice recognitionActivate voice control/
Interrupt current message/ Deactivate voice control
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OperationButtonRadioCD/MP3/USB*/iPod*AUXTELEPHONE
GNext preset
a)Next tracka)No function specified
Previous option in the menu/
list/
selection shown on instrument panelb)
HPrevious preset a)Previous tracka)No function specified
Next option in the menu/
list/
selection shown on instrument panelb)
IChange menu on instrument panelChange menu on instrument panelChange menu on instrument panelChange menu on instrument panel
JChange menu on instrument panelChange menu on instrument panelChange menu on instrument panelChange menu on instrument panel
KOperates on instrument panelOperates on instrument panelOperates on instrument panelConfirm
LOperates on instrument panelOperates on instrument panelOperates on instrument panelBack to last-opened menu
a)
Only if the panel is in audio menu.
b) Only if the instrument panel is in the “TELEPHONE” menu. Examples of use: agenda, call list, select numbers, select letters, main menu.
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Steering wheel controls*
Radio navigation system Steering wheel audio version + telephone controls Fig. 45
Steering wheel controls. Fig. 46
Steering wheel controls (depending
on version of model).ButtonRadioCD/MP3/USB*/iPod*AUXNAVIGATORTELEPHONE
AVolume upVolume upVolume upVolume upVolume up
BVolume downVolume downVolume downVolume downVolume down
CSearch for next stationNext track
Hold down: fast forwardNo function specifiedNo function specifiedNo function specified
DSearch for last stationPrevious track
Hold down: quick rewindNo function specifiedNo function specifiedNo function specified» 61
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OperationButtonRadioCD/MP3/USB*/iPod*AUXNAVIGATORTELEPHONE
ENo function specifiedNo function specifiedNo function specifiedNo function specified
Accept incoming call (press briefly)
Reject incoming call (press and hold down)
End ongoing call /establish call (press briefly)
Switch to private mode (press and hold down)
Redial last number (press and hold down)a)
F
Activation of voice recog-
nition for mobile phone
connected to the system (if the phone has this function)* / MUTEActivation of voice recognition
for mobile phone connected to the system (if the phone has this function)* / MUTEActivation of voice recogni-tion for mobile phone con-
nected to the system (if the phone has this function)* / MUTEActivation of voice recogni-tion for mobile phone con-
nected to the system (if the phone has this function)* / MUTEActivation of voice recognition for mo-
bile phone connected to the system (if the phone has this function)* / MUTE
GNext preset b)Next trackb)No function specifiedOperates on instrument pan-
elOperates on instrument panel/no func-tion specified
HPrevious preset b)Previous trackb)No function specifiedOperates on instrument pan-
elOperates on instrument panel/no func-tion specified
IChange menu on instru-ment panelChange menu on instrument panelChange menu on instru-ment panelNo function specifiedChange menu on instrument panel
JChange menu on instru-ment panelChange menu on instrument panelChange menu on instru-ment panelNo function specifiedChange menu on instrument panel
KOperates on instrument panelOperates on instrument panelOperates on instrumentpanelOperates on instrument pan- elOperates on instrument panel/no func-tion specified
LOperates on instrumentpanelOperates on instrument panelOperates on instrumentpanelOperates on instrument pan- elOperates on instrument panel/no func-tion specified
a)For a more detailed description of how to use this button, please refer to the radio navigation system user handbook (SEAT Media System)
b) Only if the panel is in audio menu. 62