service Seat Arona 2017 Workshop Manual

Wheels
Concealed damage
Dam ag
e t
o tyres and rims is often not readily
visible. If you notice unusual vibrations or the
vehicle pulling to one side, this may indicate
that one of the tyres is damaged. They
should be checked immediately by a Techni-
cal Service.
Tyres with directional tread pattern
An arrow on the tyre sidewall indicates the di-
rection of rotation on tyres with directional
tread. Always observe the direction of rota-
tion indicated when fitting the wheel. This
guarantees optimum grip and helps to avoid
aquaplaning, excessive noise and wear. WARNING
● New tyr e

s do not have maximum grip dur-
ing the first 500 km. Drive particularly care-
fully to avoid possible accidents.
● Never drive with damaged tyres. This may
cause an ac
cident.
● If you notice unusual vibrations or if the ve-
hicle p
ulls to one side when driving, stop the
vehicle immediately and check the tyres for
damage. Tyre pressure monitoring system
Fig. 238
Location of the tyre pressure sticker. The maximum tyre pressure values are shown
on a s
tic
k

er stuck to the back of the left front
door frame ›››
Fig. 238.
1. Read the required tyre inflation pressure from the stic
ker. The values refer to Sum-
mer tyres.
2. The tyre pressures should only be checked when the tyre
s are cold. The slightly raised
pressures of warm tyres must not be re-
duced.
3. Adjust the tyre pressure to the load you are carr
ying. Tyre pressure
The correct

tyre pressure is especially impor-
tant at high speeds. The pressure should
therefore be checked at least once a month
and before starting a journey.
Depending on the vehicle, tyre pressure can
be adjusted to medium load to improve driv-
ing comfort (“comfort” tyre pressure). When
driving with comfort tyre pressure fuel con-
sumption may increase slightly. WARNING
A tyre can easily burst if the pressure is too
low , c

ausing an accident!
● At continuously high speeds, a tyre with in-
sufficient
pressure flexes more. In this way it
becomes too hot, and this can cause tread
separation and tyre blow-out. Always observe
the recommended tyre pressures.
● If the tyre pressure is too low or too high,
the tyre
s will wear prematurely and the vehi-
cle will not handle well. Risk of accident! For the sake of the environment
Under-inflated tyres will increase fuel con-
sumption. 279
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Advice
Tyre useful life Fig. 239
Tyre tread wear indicators. Fig. 240
Diagram for changing wheels. The useful life of tyres is dependent on tyre
pr
e
s
sure, driving style and fitting.
Wear indicators
The original tyres on your vehicle have
1.6 mm high “tread wear indicators”
››› Fig. 239, running across the tread. De- pending on the make, there will be 6 to 8 of
them evenly

spaced around the tyre. Mark-
ings on the tyre sidewall (for instance the let-
ters “TWI” or other symbols) indicate the po-
sitions of the tread wear indicators. The mini-
mum tread depth required by law is 1.6 mm
(measured in the tread grooves next to the
tread wear indicators). Worn tyres must be re-
placed. Different figures may apply in export
countries ››› .
T y
r

e pressure
Incorrect tyre pressure causes premature
wear and could cause tyre blow-out. For this
reason, the tyre pressure should be checked
at least once per month ››› page 279.
Driving style
Fast cornering, heavy acceleration and hard
braking all increase tyre wear.
Changing wheels around
If the front tyres are worn considerably more
than the rear ones it is advisable to change
them around as shown ››› Fig. 240. The use-
ful life of all the tyres will then be about the
same time.
Wheel balance
The wheels on new vehicles are balanced.
However, various factors encountered in nor-
mal driving can cause them to become unbal-
anced, which results in steering vibration. Unbalanced wheels should be rebalanced, as
they otherw

ise cause excessive wear on
steering, suspension and tyres. A wheel must
also be rebalanced when a new tyre is fitted.
Incorrect wheel alignment
Incorrect running gear alignment causes ex-
cessive tyre wear, impairing the safety of the
vehicle. If tyres show excessive wear, you
should have the wheel alignment checked by
a Technical Service. WARNING
There is a serious danger of accidents if a tyre
bur s

ts during driving!
● The tyres must be replaced at the latest
when the trea
d wear indicators are worn
››› page 280. Failure to follow this instruction
could result in an accident. Worn tyres do not
grip well at high speeds on wet roads. There
is also a greater risk of “aquaplaning”.
● At continuously high speeds, a tyre with in-
sufficient
pressure flexes more. This causes it
to overheat. This can cause tread separation
and tyre blow-out. Risk of accident. Always
observe the recommended tyre pressures.
● If tyres show excessive wear, you should
have the ru
nning gear checked by a Technical
Service.
● Keep chemicals such as oil, fuel and brake
fluid awa
y from tyres.
● Damaged wheels and tyres must be re-
plac
ed immediately! 280

Wheels
For the sake of the environment
Under-inflated tyres will increase fuel con-
sumption. New tyres and wheels
New tyres and wheels have to be run in.
The tyr
e
s and wheel rims are an essential
part of the vehicle's design. Those approved
by SEAT are specially matched to the charac-
teristics of the vehicle and make a major con-
tribution to good road-holding and safe han-
dling ››› .
T y
r

es should be replaced at least in pairs and
not individually (i.e. both front tyres or both
rear tyres together). A knowledge of tyre des-
ignations makes it easier to choose the cor-
rect tyres. Radial tyres have the tyre designa-
tions marked on the sidewall, for example:
195/55 R16 91V
This contains the following information:
Tyre width in mm
Height/width ratio in %
Tyre construction: Radial
Rim diameter in inches
Load rating code
Speed rating
195
55
R
16
91
V The tyres could also have the following infor-
mation:
● A direction of

rotation symbol
● “Reinforced” denotes heavy-duty tyres.
The manufact
uring date is also indicated on
the tyre sidewall (possibly only on the inner
side of the wheel).
“DOT ... 1116 ...” means, for example, that
the tyre was produced in the 11th week of
2016.
We recommend that work on tyres and
wheels be carried out by a Technical Service.
They are familiar with the procedure and
have the necessary special tools and spare
parts as well as the proper facilities for dis-
posing of the old tyres.
Any technical service has full information on
the technical requirements when installing or
changing tyres, wheels or wheel trims. WARNING
● We r ec

ommend that you use only wheels
and tyres which have been approved by SEAT
for your model. Failure to do so could impair
vehicle handling. Risk of accident.
● Avoid running the vehicle on tyres that are
more than 6
years old. If you have no alterna-
tive, you should drive slowly and with extra
care at all times. ●
Never u se o

ld tyres or those with an un-
known “history of use”.
● If wheel trims are retrofitted, you must en-
sure th
at the flow of air to the brakes is not
restricted. This could cause the brake system
to overheat.
● All four wheels must be fitted with radial
tyre
s of the same type, size (rolling circumfer-
ence) and the same tread pattern. For the sake of the environment
Old tyres must be disposed of according to
the l aw

s in the country concerned. Note
● A S EA

T Service Centre should be consulted
to find out whether wheels or tyres of differ-
ent sizes to those originally fitted by SEAT
can be fitted, and to find out about the com-
binations allowed between the front axle
(axle 1) and the rear axle (axle 2).
● For technical reasons, it is not generally
poss
ible to use the wheels from other vehi-
cles. This can also apply to wheels of the
same model. The use of wheels or tyres
which have not been approved by SEAT for
use with your model may invalidate the vehi-
cle's type approval for use on public roads.
● If the spare tyre is not the same as the
tyre
s that are mounted on the vehicle (e.g.
winter tyres) you should only use the spare
tyre for a short period of time and drive with » 281
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Advice
Winter service W int
er ty
resIn winter conditions winter tyres will consid-
erab
ly

improve the vehicle's handling. The
design of summer tyres (width, rubber com-
pound, tread pattern) gives less grip on ice
and snow.
Winter tyres must be inflated to a pressure of
0.2 bar (2.9 psi/20 kPa) higher than the pres-
sures specified for summer tyres (see the
sticker on the back of the left front door
frame).
Winter tyres must be fitted on all four wheels.
Information on permitted winter tyre sizes
can be found in the vehicle's registration
documentation. Use only radial winter tyres.
All tyre sizes listed in the vehicle documenta-
tion also apply to winter tyres.
Winter tyres lose their effectiveness when the
tread is worn down to a depth of 4 mm.
The speed rating code ›››
page 281, New
tyres and wheels determines the following
speed limits for winter tyres: ››› max. 160 km/h (99 mph)
m
ax. 180 km/h (112 mph)
m ax. 190 km/h (118 mph)
m

ax. 210 km/h (130 mph)
Q
S
T
H In some countries, vehicles which can exceed
the speed ratin

g of the fitted tyre must have
an appropriate sticker in the driver's field of
view. These stickers are available from your
technical service. The legal requirements of
each country must be followed.
Do not have winter tyres fitted for unnecessa-
rily long periods. Vehicles with summer tyres
handle better when the roads are free of
snow and ice.
If you have a flat tyre, please refer to the
notes on the spare wheel ››› page 281, New
tyres and wheels . WARNING
The maximum speed for the winter tyres must
not be e x

ceeded. Otherwise, this could lead
to damage and risk of accident. For the sake of the environment
Fit your summer tyres again as soon as possi-
bl e.

They are quieter, do not wear so quickly
and reduce fuel consumption. 284

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Technical data
T ec
hnic
al specifications
Important information Important The information in the vehicle documentation
alwa
y

s takes precedence over the informa-
tion in this Instruction Manual.
All technical specifications provided in this
documentation are valid for the standard
model in Spain. The vehicle data card inclu-
ded in the Maintenance Programme or the
vehicle registration documents shows which
engine is installed in the vehicle.
The figures may be different depending
whether additional equipment is fitted, for
different models, for special vehicles and for
other countries. Abbreviations used in the technical specifi-
cation
s

section
kWKilowatt, engine power measurement.
PSPferdestärke (horsepower), formerly
used to denote engine power.
rpmRevolutions per minute - engine speed.
NmNewton metres, unit of engine torque.
CZCetane number, indication of the diesel
combustion power.
RONResearch octane number, indication of
the knock resistance of petrol. Vehicle identification data
Fig. 242
Vehicle data sticker (luggage com-
p ar tment). Fig. 243
Chassis number. Chassis number
The
VIN i
s
located in the Easy Connect, on the
vehicle data sticker and under the wind-
screen, on the driver side ››› Fig. 243. Addi-
tionally, the chassis number is located in the
engine compartment, on the right-hand side.
The number is engraved on the top side rail,
and is partially covered.
VIN in the Easy Connect
● Select:  button > SETTINGS
fu
nction
b

utton > Service > Chassis number .
Identification plate
The identification plate is located on the rear
pillar of the right-hand front door. Vehicles
for certain export countries do not have an
identification plate. »
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Index
Driver information system ad
dition
al electrical appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
bonnet, rear lid and doors open . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
engine oil temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
journey data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
warning and information messages . . . . . . . . . 39
Driving driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245, 250, 252, 253
Driving abroad headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving data data summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Driving on flooded roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Dynamic lights range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
E E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 118 EDL
see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Efficiency programme additional electrical appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Electrical power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Electrical socket trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 135 convenience opening and closing . . . . . . . . . 136
Electrolyte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 179 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180, 181
Electronic differential lock (XDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 169
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . 177, 179
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 automatic gearbox backup programme . . . . . 189
bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
emergency warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
first-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Emergency operation front passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Emergency warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Emission control system
contro l lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Engine assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Engine and ignition automatic ignition switch-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172My Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
preheating the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
starting the engine with Press & Drive . . . . . . 173 stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 267, 270 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273, 274
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
windscreen washer liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
G12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
G13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Engine fault control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 270 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270, 273
check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
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consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
die sel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
en
gine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Engine oil pressure control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Environment ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Environmental tips refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 electronic stability control . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 179
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
see also Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . 177
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Exhaust gas emission control system . . . . . . . . . 193
Exhaust gas purification system catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Exiting a parking space with Park Assist . . . . . . 235
Extending the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Exterior lighting changing the bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
folding in electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 folding in manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
heated
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 8
External aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
F Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Fatigue detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Fault in electronic differential lock (EDL) control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Faulty bulbs changing the bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
First-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fog light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 84 safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Front Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 City Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . 207
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
on-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
see also Front Assist monitoring system . . . . . 203
Front Assist monitoring system City Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . 207
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
on-screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
syst
em limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Front drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Front passenger front airbag control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Front seat manual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 265 consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 why does fuel consumption increase? . . . . . . 193
Fuel tank cap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fuel tank flap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 100 fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
G
Gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 190
Gearbox DSG see Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
changing gears (manual gearbox) . . . . . . . . . 183
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
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manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
m anual
g
ear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Gear engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Gearshift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . 185
General instrument panel controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
turn signal and main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . 139
warning and indication lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
General overview of the engine compartment . . 270
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
H Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174, 175 warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 141
HBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Head-on collisions and the laws of physics . . . . . 79
Head-protection airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Headlights driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 51, 53 heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 defrosting the windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
demisting the windscreen and side windows 162
Heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 161 Heating and fresh air system
contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Heating or cooling the interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Heating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Hill driving assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Hydraulic Brake Assist automatic hazard warning lights activation . . 180
I Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Identifying letters on engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 168
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 168 see Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
assist systems submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
distance travelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
doors, bonnet and rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
journey data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
MKB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
second speed display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 183
service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
warning and inf
ormation messages . . . . . . . . . 39
Inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 114
instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
service interval indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Instrument panel lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Interior bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 28
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
J Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 mounting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Journey data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
K Key-operated switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Key by remote control unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Keyless-Entry see Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Keyless-Exit see Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
298

Index
Rear window wiper blade ch
an
ging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 opening fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Removing and attaching head restraints . . . . . . 147
Repair work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Replacing the battery of the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Reset the trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 115
Reverse gear (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Rims changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Roll-back function windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Roof luggage rack attach the cross bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Rubber seals care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Run-in brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
S Safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Safe Sec
urity system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
deactivating the front passenger airbag . . . . . . 21
safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Safety instructions coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 88
using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Saving fuel inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Saving tips (efficiency programme) . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Seat belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 for pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 80
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
protective function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 82
safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Selective opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Selector lever (automatic gearbox)
malfu nction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
manual release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Service notification: read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Side airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Special characteristics tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198, 200 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
operate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Speed warning device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Start-Stop system driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
stopping and starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . 196
switching off and on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
the engine does not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
the engine starts by itself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
301

Index
Tyre tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
T y
r
e wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
U Unfastening the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 80
Unlocking and locking by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
with Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
with the central lock button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Unlocking manually rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Upholstery: cleaning alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
USB/AUX-IN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
V Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Vehicle data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
unlocking and locking with Keyless Access . . 129
vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 276 assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
connecting and disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
disconnect and connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Vehicle care windscreen wipers service position . . . . . . . . . 69
Vehicle documentation compartment . . . . . . . . 150 Vehicle interior monitoring and anti-tow system 134
activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Vehicle paint code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Vehicle paintwork maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 256
Vehicle seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Vehicle underbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Vehicle washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
W Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
applying the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205, 211
audible warning signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
engine pre-heating/fault system . . . . . . . . . . . 195
for seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
instrument panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Warning messages red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Warning symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 see also Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . 117 Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Washin
g the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
adhesive sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
care of the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
high pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Wheel balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 287 anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 282
Wheel cover removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278, 287 central wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 62
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
new wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
removing and fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Windows electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 135
removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Window wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Windscreen and rear window wiper blades . . . . . 96
Windscreen defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 143
Windscreen washer water checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
filling amounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Windscreen wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Windscreen wiper blades cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
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