brake pads Seat Ateca 2016 Owner's Manual

The essentials
Front brake pads worn.
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page
173 it lights up:
Fault in the ESC, or dis-
connection caused by the system.
flashes: ESC or ASR activated. 
ASR manually deactivated.›››
page
173ESC in Sport mode. 
ABS faulty or does not work.

Rear fog light switched on.›››
page
131 
lights up or flashes:
fault in the
emission control system.››› page
186 
it lights up:
pre-heating of diesel
engine.
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187
flashes: fault in the diesel engine
management. 
fault in the petrol engine manage-
ment.›››
page
187 
lights up or flashes:
fault in the
steering system.››› page
273 
Tyre pressure too low, or fault in
the tyre pressure monitoring sys-
tem.›››
page
295 
Fuel tank almost empty.›››
page
102 
Fault in airbag system and seat
belt tensioners.›››
page
73 
Lane Assist is switched on, but not
active.›››
page
213 Other warning lamps

Left or right turn signal.›››
page
131
Hazard warning lights on.››› page
135 
Trailer turn signals.›››
page
255 
it lights up green:
Auto Hold activa-
ted.››› page
191 
it lights up green:
Press the brake
pedal!
It blinks in green: the selector lever
locking button has not engaged.››› page
177 
it lights up green:
cruise control ac-
tivated or speed limiter switched
on and active.
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193
it blinks in green: the speed set by
the speed limiter has been excee-
ded. 
it lights up green:
Lane Assist is
switched on and active.››› page
213 
Main beam on or flasher on.›››
page
131 On the instrument panel display
Fig. 50
On the instrument panel display: door
open.  
Do not continue driving!
With the corresponding indica-
tion: door(s), rear lid or bonnet
open or not properly closed.››› page
112
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123
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282 
Ignition:  Do not carry on driv-
ing! Engine coolant level too low,
coolant temperature too high
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286
Flashing: Fault in the engine
coolant system.» 39

Operation
Information on the brakes New brake pads
F
or the fir
st 400 km (250 miles), new brake
pads have not yet reached their maximum
braking capacity, and need to be “run in”
first. However, you can compensate for the
slightly reduced braking effect by applying
more pressure on the brake pedal. Avoid
overloading the brakes while running them
in.
Wear
The rate of wear on the brake pads depends
a great deal on how you drive and the condi-
tions in which the vehicle is operated. This is
a particular problem in urban traffic and
short stretches, or with very sporty driving.
Depending on the speed, the braking force
and the environmental conditions (for exam-
ple, the temperature, air humidity, etc.)
noises may be produced on braking.
Wet roads or road salt
In certain situations (for example, on driving
through flooded areas, in severe downpours
or after washing the vehicle) the braking ac-
tion could be delayed if the discs and pads
are damp, or frozen in winter. In this case the
brakes should be “dried” by pressing the
brake pedal several times. At high speed and with the windscreen wip-
er
s

activated, the brake pads will briefly
touch the brake discs. This takes place, al-
though unnoticeable to the driver, at regular
intervals to improve the response time of the
brakes when they are wet.
The effectiveness of the brakes can also be
temporarily reduced if the vehicle is driven
for some distance without using the brakes
when there is a lot of salt on the road in win-
ter. The layer of salt that accumulates on the
discs and pads can be removed by gently ap-
plying the brakes a few times.
Corrosion
There may be a tendency for corrosion to
form on the discs and dirt to build up on the
brake pads if the vehicle is used infrequently
or the brakes are not used very often.
If the brakes are not used frequently, or if
rust has formed on the disks, it is advisable
to clean off the pads and disks by braking
firmly a few times at a moderately high speed
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F au

lt in the brake system
If the brake pedal travel should ever increase
suddenly, this may mean that one of the two
brake circuits has failed. Drive immediately
to the nearest specialised workshop and
have the fault repaired. Drive there slowly
and remember that you will have to apply more pressure on the brake pedal and allow
for lon

ger stopping distances.
Low brake fluid level
Malfunctions can occur in the brake system if
the brake fluid level is too low. The brake flu-
id level is monitored electronically.
Brake servo
The brake servo increases the pressure you
apply to the brake pedal. It works only when
the engine is running. WARNING
● Ap p

ly the brakes heavily to clean the brake
system only in a suitable traffic situation. Do
not put other road users in danger: there is
risk of causing an accident.
● Ensure the vehicle does not move while in
neutra
l, when the engine is stopped. Failure
to follow this instruction could result in an
accident.
● If the brake fluid loses its viscosity and is
sub
jected to heavy use, vapour bubbles can
form in the brake system. This reduces the ef-
ficiency of the brakes. CAUTION
● Nev er l

et the brakes “drag” by leaving your
foot on the pedal when it is not necessary to
brake. This overheats the brakes, resulting in
longer stopping distances and greater wear. 172

Driving
(automatic gearbox: gear S). Maintain the en-
gine s peed at
approximately 2,000 rpm. The
rise in temperature causes the soot on the fil-
ter to burn. On completion of the cleaning
the warning lamp will switch off. If the warn-
ing lamp does not switch off, go immediately
to a specialised workshop to rectify the prob-
lem.
Engine management*  This warning lamp monitors the engine man-
ag
ement

system for petrol engines.
The warning lamp  (Electronic Power Con-
trol) lights up when the ignition is switched
on while system operation is being verified. It
should go out once the engine is started.
If there is a fault in the electronic engine
management system while you are driving,
this warning lamp will light up. Take the vehi-
cle to a specialised workshop as soon as
possible and have the engine checked.
Emission control system*  Control lamp
 fla

shes:
When there is misfiring that can damage the
catalytic converter. Reduce speed and drive
carefully to the nearest specialised workshop
to have the engine checked. The control lamp
 lights
up:
If a fault has developed during driving which
has reduced the quality of the exhaust gas
(e.g. lambda probe fault). Reduce speed and
drive carefully to the nearest specialised
workshop to have the engine checked.
Engine pre-heating/fault system*  The warning lamp lights up to show that the
glo
w p

lugs are preheating the diesel engine.
The control lamp  lights up
If the control lamp  lights up when the en-
gine is started it means that the glow plugs
are preheating. The engine can be started
straight away when the lamp switches off.
Control lamp  flashes
If a fault develops in the engine management
system while you are driving, the glow plug
system lamp will flash . Take the vehicle to
a specialised workshop as soon as possible
and have the engine checked. Driving tips
Driv in

g on flooded roads To prevent damage to the vehicle when driv-
in
g thr

ough water, for example, along a floo-
ded road, please observe the following:
● The water should never come above the
low
er edge of the bodywork.
● Drive at pedestrian speed. WARNING
After driving through water, mud, sludge,
et c

., the braking effect can be delayed slight-
ly due to moisture build-up on the discs and
brake pads. Applying the brakes carefully
several times will remove the moisture and
restore the full braking effect. CAUTION
● Driv in

g through flooded areas may severely
damage vehicle components such as the en-
gine, transmission, running gear or electrical
system.
● Whenever driving through water, the Start-
Stop sy
stem* must be switched off
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● Chec k

the depth of the water before enter-
ing the flooded zone. » 187
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Index
Assist systems Park
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
parking system Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Audible signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Audible warning signal seat belt not fastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Auto Hold function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Auto Lock (central locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Automatic car washes switching the Auto Hold function off . . . . . . . . 192
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Automatic gear safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 backup programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
launch control programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
manual release of selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Steering wheel with gearshift paddles . . . . . . 179
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 179
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
electric consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
remote control range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
swit
ching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
B Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 replacement in the remote control (auxiliaryheater) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Belt tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Bench seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Bicycle rack Fitting on the retractable tow hitch . . . . . . . . . 258
maximum load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
indication in the external rear view mirror . . . 221
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 282 opening the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Brake emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
new brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Braking front assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
BSD see Blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 C
Camer
a
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
cleanliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 AdBlue tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279, 280
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
windscreen washer water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Car-care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
CD-ROM player (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Central locking anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Manual locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Central wheel trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cetane number (diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Changing parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
changing a bulb dipped beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
rear bulb in the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
rear light in the rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
310

Index
replacing the battery of the
vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Reset the trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Retrofitting towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 103
Reverse gear (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Rims Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Roll-back function Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Roof luggage rack attach the cross bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
RTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Running-in new engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Running in new brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
new tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
S Safe driving safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safelock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 see also Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . 112
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
deactivating the front passenger airbag . . . . . . 15
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Safety information
Knee airbag s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Safety instructions head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 79
Safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Safety notes Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Saving fuel inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Saving tips (efficiency programme) . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Seat electric seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Seat belt position for pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 71
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
protective function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 73
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 72
SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Seats adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
rear seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Selective catalytic reduction see Exhaust purification system (diesel) . . . . 279
Selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Selector lever (automatic gearbox)
malf unction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
manual release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Service notification: read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Side airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Side Assist PLUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 see Side Assist PLUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Sliding panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 303 four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Special characteristics Area View system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
high-pressure cleaning devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 87
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 88
Special Characteristics Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193, 194 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
operate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Speed warning device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Stabilisation of the towing vehicle and trailer . . 262
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
318