airbag Seat Ateca 2017 Owner's Manual

Foreword
This Instruction Manual and its correspond-
in
g s
upplements should be read carefully to
familiarise yourself with your vehicle.
Besides the regular care and maintenance of
the vehicle, its correct handling will help pre-
serve its value.
For safety reasons, always note the informa-
tion concerning accessories, modifications
and part replacements.
If selling the vehicle, give all of the on-board
documentation to the new owner, as it
should be kept with the vehicle. You can access the information in this man-
ual u
sing:
● Thematic table of contents that follows the
manual’s
general chapter structure.
● Visual table of contents that uses graphics
to indic
ate the pages containing “essential”
information, which is detailed in the corre-
sponding chapters.
● Alphabetical index with many terms and
synon
yms to help you find information. WARNING
Read and always observe safety informa-
tion c onc

erning the passenger's front air-
bag ››› page 79, Important information
regarding the front passenger's airbag .»

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The e s
sentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interior view (left-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Interior view (right-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 57
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Correct position for passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Seat belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Why wear a seat belt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 71
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Vehicle tool kit, anti-puncture kit* . . . . . . . . . . 83
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Manual unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 85
Tow-starting and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Change the front bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Change the rear bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instruments and warning/control lamps . . . . . 102
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Introduction to the Easy Connect system* . . . . 108
System settings (CAR)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Steering wheel controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Opening and closing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rear lid (luggage compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Adjusting the seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . 143
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 147
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Auxiliary heater (additional heater) . . . . . . . . . 161
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Start and stop the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
box*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Engine management and exhaust gas purifica-
tion sys
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Start-Stop System* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Auto Hold Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 3

The essentials
››› in Adjusting the steering wheel po-
sition on page 64 Airbags
Front
airbags Fig. 20
Driver airbag located in steering
wheel . Fig. 21
Front passenger airbag located in
d a

sh panel. The front airbag for the driver is located in
the s
t

eering wheel ››› Fig. 20 and the airbag
for the front passenger is located in the dash
panel ››› Fig. 21. Airbags are identified by the
word “AIRBAG”.
When the driver and front passenger airbags
are deployed, the covers remain attached to
the steering wheel and dashboard, respec-
tively ››› Fig. 20 ››› Fig. 21.
In conjunction with the seat belts, the front
airbag system gives the front occupants ad-
ditional protection for the head and chest in the event of a severe frontal collision
››
› in
Fr ont
airbags on page 75.
Their special design allows the controlled es-
cape of the propellant gas when an occupant
puts pressure on the bag. Thus, the head and
chest are protected by the airbag. After the
collision, the airbag deflates sufficiently to
allow visibility.

››› page 75 Deactivating the front passenger front
airb
ag Fig. 22
Front passenger front airbag switch. To deactivate the front passenger front air-
b
ag:
● Open the fr

ont passenger door. » 15

The essentials
● Inser
t the key blade into the slot provided
in the deactivation switch.
● Approximately ¾ of the length of the key
bl

ade remains inserted (the maximum).
● Turn the key blade, changing its position to
. Do not f
orce it. If you have difficulty, en-
sure that you have inserted the key as far as
it will go.
● Finally, check the control lamp on the in-
strument
panel where it shows  
   the following should appear .

››› in Front passenger front airbag
switch on page 79
››› page 78 Knee airbag*
Fig. 23
On the driver side: location of the
knee airb ag Fig. 24
On the driver side: radius of action of
the knee airb ag. The knee airbag is located on the driver side
belo
w the d

ash panel ››› Fig. 23. Airbags are
identified by the word “AIRBAG”.
The area framed in red (deployment area)
››› Fig. 24 is covered by the knee airbag when
it is deployed. Objects should never be
placed or mounted in this area.

››› page 75 Side airbags*
Fig. 25
Side airbag in driver's seat. Fig. 26
Illustration of completely inflated side
airb ag

s on the left side of the vehicle. The side airbags are located in the driver's
se
at

and front passenger seat backrests
››› Fig. 25. The locations are identified by the
text “AIRBAG” in the upper region of the
backrests. 16

The essentials
In conjunction with the seat belts, the side
airb ag sy
stem provides additional protection
for the upper body in the event of a severe
side collision ››› in Side airbags* on
p ag

e 75.
In a side collision, the side airbags reduce
the risk of injury to passengers to the areas
of the body facing the impact. In addition to
their normal protection, the seat belts also
hold the passengers in the event of a side
collision; this is how these airbags provide
maximum protection.

››› page 75 Head-protection airbags*
Fig. 27
Location of head-protection airbags. The head-protection airbags are located on
both s
ide

s in the interior above the doors
››› Fig. 27 and are identified with the text
“AIRBAG”.
In conjunction with the seat belts, the head-
protection airbag system gives the vehicle
occupants additional protection for the head
and upper body in the event of a severe side
collision ››› in Curtain airbags* on
p ag

e 76.

››› in Curtain airbags* on page 76 Child seats
Impor t

ant information regarding the
front passenger's airbag Fig. 28
Passenger's side sun visor: airbag
s tic

ker. Fig. 29
On the rear frame of the passenger
s ide door: airb

ag sticker. A sticker with important information about
the p
a

ssenger airbag is located on the pas-
senger's sun visor and/or on the passenger
side door frame.

››› in Important information regarding
the front passenger's airbag on page 80
››› page 79 17

The essentialsWeight group
Seating position
Front passenger seat
a)Rear side seatRear central seatb)
airbag onairbag off
Group 0 to 10 kgXU*UU
Group 0+ to 13 kgXU*UU
Group I 9 to 18 kgXU*UU
Group II 15 to 25 kgXU*UU
Group III 22 to 36 kgXUF*UFUF
a)
Compliance with current national legislation and the manufacturer's instructions is required when using or installing child seats.
b) For semi-universal chairs where the securing system is the car safety belt and the support bracket, do not use them in the centre rear seat.
It is not compatible to install chairs in
this configuration.
Suitable for universal restraint systems
for use in this weight group.
Acceptable for front-facing universal-cat-
egory child restraint systems approved
for this mass group.
X:
U:
UF:
Seats
without height adjustment should
be p laced in their rearmost position.
Seats with height adjustment should be
placed in their rearmost and highest po-
sition.
*:
The systems include the child restraint sys-
tem mou
nting with an upper retaining strap
(Top Tether) and lower anchoring points on
the seat.

››› in Safety instructions on page 81 “ISOFIX” and Top Tether child seat mounting system*
Child seats can be secured quickly, easily
and s
af

ely on the rear outer seats with the
“ISOFIX” and Top Tether* system.
Two “ISOFIX” retaining rings are fitted on
each rear seat. In some vehicles, the rings
are secured to the seat frame and, in others, they are secured to the rear floor. The “ISO-
FIX” ring
s are located between the rear seat
backrest and the seat cushioning ››› Fig. 31.
The Top Tether* rings are located on the rear
part of the backrests of the rear seats (be-
hind the seat backrest or in the boot)
››› Fig. 32. To understand the compatibility of the "ISO-
FIX" sys
tems in the vehicle, consult the table
below. » 19

The essentials
The body weight permitted and information
r e
garding sizes A to F is indicated on the la- bel on child seats with “
univ ersal” or “semi-
universal” certification.
Weight groupSize classElectrical equip- ment
Vehicle Isofix positions
Front passenger seatRear side seatRear central seatairbag onairbag off
Baby carrierFISO/L1XXXX
GISO/L2XXXX
Group 0 to 10 kgEISO/R1XXILX
Group 0+ to 13 kg
EISO/R1XXILX
DISO/R2XXILX
CISO/R3XXILX
Group I 9 to 18 kg
DISO/R2XXILX
CISO/R3XXILX
BISO/F2XXIUF/ILX
B1ISO/F2XXXIUF/ILX
AISO/F3XXIUF/ILX
Group II 15 to 25 kg------ ------
Group III 22 to 36 kg------ ------ Suitable for forward-facing ISOFIX uni-
v
er

sal child restraint systems approved
for use in this mass group.
Suitable for certain ISOFIX child restraint
systems (CRSs) listed in the attached
IUF:
IL:
list. This relates to ISOFIX CRSs that can
be for the s
pecific vehicle, restricted or
semi-universal categories. ISOFIX position not suitable for ISOFIX
chi
ld restraint systems for this weight
group or size class.
X:
20

The essentials
››› in Safety instructions on page 81 Retaining the child seat with the “ISOFIX/i-Size”
Fig. 31
ISOFIX/iSize securing rings. You are obliged to follow the seat manufac-
t
ur

er's instructions.
● Remove the protective caps of the “ISO-
FIX/iSize” rin
gs by placing a finger in the
hole and pulling up ››› Fig. 31.
● Press the child seat onto the “ISOFIX” re-
tainin
g rings until the child seat can be heard
to engage securely. If the child seat is equip-
ped with Top Tether* anchor points, secure it to the correspondent ring
››
› Fig. 32. Observe
the manufacturer's instructions.
● Pull on both sides of the child seat to en-
sur
e that it is properly anchored.
Child seats with the “ISOFIX” and Top Tether*
attachment system are available from Techni-
cal Services.

Vehicle i-Size positions
Front passenger seatRear side seatRear central seatairbag onairbag off
Child restraint system approved under ECE R129XXi-UX Valid position for front-facing and rear-
f
ac

ing child restraint systems approved
under ECE R129.
Invalid position for child restraint sys-
tems approved under ECE R129.
i-U
X:
21

The essentials
Front brake pads worn.
›››
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.
››› page
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.
››› page
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
››› page
123
››› page
282 
Ignition:  Do not carry on driv-
ing! Engine coolant level too low,
coolant temperature too high
››› page
286
Flashing: Fault in the engine
coolant system.» 39

The essentials
  Do not continue driving!
Engine oil pressure too low. If
the warning lamp flashes, stop
driving, even if the oil level is
correct. Do not even run the en-
gine at idle speed!
››› page
284 
Fault in the battery.›››
page
289 
Driving light totally or partially
faulty.›››
page
93
Fault in the cornering light sys-
tem.››› page
131 
Diesel particulate filter blocked›››
page
186 
Level of windscreen washer fluid
too low.›››
page
139 
Flashing: Fault in the oil level de-
tection. Control manually.›››
page
284
Ignition: Insufficient engine oil. 
Fault in the gearbox.›››
page
183 
Light Assist on.›››
page
132 
Immobiliser active.

Service interval display›››
page
35 
Mobile telephone is connected
via Bluetooth to the original tele-
phone device.›››
Book-
let Radio
or
››› Book-
let Navi-
gation
system 
Mobile telephone battery charge
meter. Available only for devices
pre-installed in factory.

Freezing warning. The outside
temperature is lower than +4°C
(+39°F).›››
page
31 
Start-Stop system activated.›››
page
188 
Start-Stop system unavailable.

Low consumption driving status›››
page
30 On the instrument panel
Fig. 51
Warning lamp for disabling the front
p a

ssenger airbag. 

Front passenger front airbag is
disabled (  
 ).
››› page
73 

The front passenger front airbag
is activated (  
 ).
››› page
73 
››› in Warning and control lamps on
page 107
››› page 106 Gearbox lever
M anua

l gearbox Fig. 52
Gear shift pattern of a 5 or 6-speed
m anual

gearbox The position of the gears is indicated on the
g
e

arbox lever ››› Fig. 52.40