instrument panel Seat Ateca 2018 Manual PDF

Towing bracket device*
● The tr ai
l
er weight, as well as the gross com-
bination weight of the towing vehicle and
trailer, change the centre of gravity and the
properties of the vehicle.
● If the towing vehicle is empty and the trail-
er is lo
aded, then the load distribution is in-
correct. Under these conditions, drive slowly
and with extra caution.
Hill starts with a trailer
Depending on the slope of the hill and the
combination weight of the towing vehicle
and trailer, the vehicle might start rolling
backwards slightly when you first start up.
For hill-starting with a trailer, do the follow-
ing:
● Press and hold the brake pedal.
● Press the  button t
o disconnect the elec-
tronic parking brake ››› page 186.
● If the vehicle is equipped with a manual
gearbo
x, push the clutch pedal all the way
down.
● Put the vehicle into first gear or turn the se-
lector l
ever to position D/S ››› page 192.
● Pull out the  button and ho
ld it in that
position to stop the towing vehicle and trailer
with the electronic parking brake.
● Release the brake pedal.
● Start driving slowly. To do this, in the case
of a manual
gearbox, slowly release the
clutch pedal. ●
Do not rel
ease the  button until the en-
gine has sufficient force to start driving. WARNING
If a trailer is pulled incorrectly, this may lead
to lo s

s of control of the vehicle and serious
injury.
● Driving with a trailer and transporting
heavy or l
arge objects will change the vehicle
handling and braking distances.
● Always drive cautiously and carefully.
Brake e
arlier than usual.
● Adapt your speed and driving style at all
times t
o suit visibility, weather, road and traf-
fic conditions. Slow down, especially when
driving down hills or slopes.
● Accelerate with particular care and caution.
Avoid s
udden braking and manoeuvres.
● Take great care when overtaking. Reduce
speed immediat
ely if you notice that the trail-
er is swaying, however slightly.
● Never attempt to “straighten” the towing
vehicl
e and trailer while accelerating.
● Take into account the speed limit for vehi-
cle
s with a trailer, as it could be lower than
for vehicles without a trailer. Stabilisation of the towing vehicle
and tr
ai
l

er The stabilisation of the towing vehicle and
trai
l

er together is an additional function of
the electronic stability control (ESC).
If the system detects that the trailer is sway-
ing, it intervenes automatically with the driv-
er steering recommendation to reduce the
swaying of the trailer.
Requirements for the stabilisation of the
towing vehicle and trailer
● The vehicle is factory-equipped with a tow-
ing br ac

ket or has been retro-fitted with a
compatible towing bracket.
● The ESC and ASR are active. The control
lamp  or  is

not lit up on the instrument
panel.
● The trailer is electrically connected to the
tow
ing vehicle through the trailer power
socket.
● The vehicle is travelling at over 60 km/h
(appro
x. 37 mph).
● The maximum vertical load technically per-
miss
ible is being utilised on the coupling de-
vice.
● The trailer has a rigid draw bar.
● If the trailer has brakes, it must be equip-
ped with a mech
anical overrun brake. »
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Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Checking and refilling levels
We recommend the use of diesel
f uel which
complies to European standard EN 590. If
diesel fuel which meets European standard
EN 590 is not available, the Cetane number
(CZ) must, at minimum, be 51. If the engine
is equipped with a particulate filter, the sul-
phur content of the fuel must be below 50
parts per million.
Winter-grade diesel
Summer fuel becomes thicker in winter and it
is more difficult to start the engine. For this
reason, petrol stations in some countries al-
so offer winter diesel with improved fluidity
when cold (winter-grade diesel).
Water in the fuel filter 1)
If your vehicle has a diesel engine and is
equipped with a fuel filter with a water sepa-
rator, the instrument panel may display the
following warning:  Water in the
fuel filter. If this is the case, take the
vehicle to a specialised workshop so that
they can drain the fuel filter. CAUTION
● The v ehic

le is not designed for the use of
FAME fuel (biodiesel). The fuel system would
be damaged if you used biodiesel. ●
Do not mi x

fuel additives, the so-called
“thinners”, petrol or similar additives with
diesel fuel.
● If poor-quality diesel fuel is used, it may be
neces
sary to drain the fuel filter more fre-
quently than is specified in the Maintenance
Programme. We recommend having this done
by a specialised workshop. If water is allowed to collect in the filter, this can cause engine
performance problems. AdBlue
®
Inf orm
ation on AdBlue ® The consumption of AdBlue
®
depend s
on
y
our personal driving style, the temperature
of the system and on the outdoor tempera-
ture when the vehicle is used.
AdBlue ®
freezes at temperatures of -11°C
(+13°F). The system has heating elements
that guarantee its operation even at low tem-
peratures.
The AdBlue ®
tank level capacity is approxi-
mately 11 litres.
The AdBlue ®
tank should never be empty.
When the distance to empty drops below
2400 km, a warning to refill the AdBlue ®
tank will appear on the dash panel display
›››
page 295. If this information is ignored,
later on it will not be possible to re-start the
engine. If this warning does not appear, it is
not necessary to refill the AdBlue ®
tank.
AdBlue ®
is a registered brand of the German
Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)
and is also known as AUS32 or DEF (Diesel
Exhaust Fluid). CAUTION
Filling the AdBlue ®
tank e
xcessively can
cause damage to the tank. Refilling AdBlue
® Fig. 238
AdBlue tank cap. »1)
Valid for the market: Algeria.
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Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Advice
However, if the brake fluid level goes down
notic e
ab
ly in a short time, or drops below the
MIN mark, there may be a leak in the brake
system. Seek specialist assistance. A warn-
ing light on the instrument panel display
monitors the brake fluid level ››› page 119.
In right-hand drive vehicles the brake fluid
reservoir is on the other side of the engine
compartment.
Changing brake fluid
The regular intervals at which the brake fluid
should be replaced are listed in the Mainte-
nance Programme. We recommend you have
it replaced at a SEAT Official Service, during
an Inspection Service. WARNING
● Brak e fluid shou

ld be stored in the closed
original container in a safe place out of reach
of children. Risk of poisoning!
● If the brake fluid is left in the system for
too long and the br
akes are subjected to
heavy use, vapour bubbles may form in the
brake system. This would seriously affect the
efficiency of the brakes and the safety of the
vehicle. This may cause an accident. CAUTION
Brake fluid should not come into contact with
the v ehic

le paintwork, as it is abrasive. Windscreen washer reservoir
Chec k
in

g and topping up the wind-
screen washer reservoir Read the additional information carefully
›› ›

 page 59
Check the water level in the windscreen
washer reservoir regularly and top up as re-
quired.
The container for the windscreen washer con-
tains the cleaning fluid for the windscreen,
the rear window and the headlight washer
system*.
● Open the bonnet  ››
›

page 298.
● The windscreen washer reservoir is marked
with the symbol
 on the cap.
● Check there is enough windscreen water in
the reser
voir.
Recommended windscreen wipers
● For the hottest seasons we recommend
summer G 052 184 A1 for c
lear glass. Propor-
tions of the mixture in the washer fluid tank:
1:100 (1 part concentrate per 100 parts wa-
ter).
● All year round, G 052 164 A2 for clear
glas
s. Approximate proportion of the winter
mixture, up to -18°C (0°F): 1:2 (1 part con-
centrate per 2 parts water); otherwise, a 1:4 proportion of mixture in the washer fluid
tank.
Cap

acity
The reservoir holds approximately 3 litres in
versions without headlight washer and 5 li-
tres in versions with headlight washer. WARNING
If the water from the windscreen washer does
not c ont

ain enough anti-freeze, it may freeze
on the windscreen and rear window, reducing
forward and rear visibility.
● In winter, ensure the windscreen washer
contain
s enough anti-freeze.
● In cold conditions, you should not use the
winds
creen wiper system unless you have
warmed the windscreen with the ventilation
system. The antifreeze could freeze on the
windscreen and reduce visibility. WARNING
Never mix an unsuitable antifreeze or other
simi l

ar additives with the windscreen washer
water. A greasy layer may be formed on the
windscreen which will impair visibility.
● Use clean water with a window cleaner rec-
ommended by
SEAT.
● If necessary, add a suitable antifreeze to
the water in the r
eservoir.304

Advice
Tyre monitoring control lamp If a light appears
The pressure in one or more tyres has
clearly reduced in comparison to the
tyre pressure set by the driver or the
tyre has structural damage.
Additionally, an audible warning can be heard and a text
message can be seen on the instrument panel display.
Stop! Reduce speed immediately! Stop the vehicle
safely as soon as possible. Avoid sudden manoeuvres
and braking! Check all tyres and pressures. Replace any
damaged tyres. If flashing

System malfunction
The control lamp flashes for approximately one minute
and then lights up permanently.
If tyre pressure is correct, switch the ignition off and on
again. If the control lamp remains lit up, the tyre moni-
toring indicator can be calibrated. Have the system
checked by a specialised workshop.
Several warning and control lamps light up
f
or a f
ew sec

onds when the ignition is switch-
ed on while the function is verified. They will
switch off after a few seconds. WARNING
When the tyres are inflated at different pres-
sur e

s or at a pressure that is too low then a
tyre may be damaged resulting in a loss of control of the vehicle and a serious or fatal
acc
ident

.
● If the warning lamp  lights up
, stop im-
mediately and check the tyres.
● If the tyres are inflated at different pres-
sure
s or if a tyre pressure is too low, this will
increase tyre wear, negatively affecting vehi-
cle stability and increasing braking distan-
ces.
● If tyres are inflated at different pressures or
a tyre pr
essure is too low, a tyre may be dam-
aged and burst resulting in a loss of control
of the vehicle.
● The driver is responsible for ensuring that
all
of the vehicle tyres are correctly inflated
to the right pressure. The recommended tyre
pressure is indicated on the label
››› page 319.
● The tyre monitoring system can only oper-
ate corr
ectly if all of the tyres are inflated to
the correct pressure when cold.
● Driving with tyres at the wrong pressure
can dam
age them and result in an accident.
Ensure that the tyre pressures of all the tyres
correspond to the vehicle load.
● Before starting a journey, always inflate
tyre
s to the correct pressure.
● Tyres with insufficient pressure are subjec-
ted to mor
e flexing. Due to this, the tyre
could become excessively hot, causing tread
separation and also tyre blow-out.
● With an overloaded vehicle at high speed,
the tyre
s can overheat and burst resulting in
a loss of vehicle control. ●
Ty r

e pressures which are too high or too
low reduce the useful life of the tyre, affect-
ing vehicle performance.
● If a tyre has not been punctured and it does
not hav
e to be changed immediately, drive to
the nearest specialised workshop at a moder-
ate speed and have the tyre checked and in-
flated to the correct pressure. WARNING
Observe the safety warnings ›
››
in Warning
and contr o
l lamps on page 119. Note
● If e x

cessively low tyre pressure is detected
with the ignition on, an audible warning will
sound. In the event that there is a fault in the
system, an audible warning will sound.
● Driving on dirt tracks for a long period of
time or driving in a s
porty style can tempora-
rily deactivate the TPMS. The control lamp
shows a fault, but disappears when road con-
ditions or the driving style change. 312

Wheels
Tyre monitoring indicator Fig. 245
Instrument panel: warning of loss of
ty r
e pr
essure. The tyre monitor indicator compares wheel
r
ev
o

lutions and, with this information, the
tread of each wheel using the ABS sensors. If
the rolling circumference of one or more
wheels has changed, the tyre monitoring in-
dicator will indicate this on the instrument
panel through a warning lamp and a warning
to the driver ››› Fig. 245. When only one spe-
cific tyre is affected, its position within the
vehicle will be indicated.
 Loss of pressure: Check left
tyre pressure! Wheel tread change
The wheel tre

ad changes when:
● Tyre pressure is manually changed
● Tyre pressure is insufficient
● Tyre structure is damaged
● The vehicle is unbalanced because of a
load
● The wheel

s on an axle are subject to a
heavier lo
ad (e.g. with a heavy load).
● The vehicle is fitted with snow chains
● The temporary spare wheel is fitted
● The wheel on one axle is changed
There ma
y be a delay in the reaction of the
tyre  monitoring indicator or it may not in-
dicate anything under certain circumstances
(e.g. sporty driving, snow-covered or un-
paved roads, or when driving with snow
chains).
Calibrating the tyre monitoring indica-
tor After changing the tyre pressure or replacing
one or mor
e wheel
s, the ty

re monitoring indi-cator must be recalibrated. Do the same, for
examp

le, when the front and rear wheels are
swapped.
● Switch the ignition on.
● Store the new tyre pressure in the Easy
Connect 1)
sys

tem with the  button and the
S ET
TINGS function button
››
›

 page 33.
● In vehicles without radio : pres
s and hold
down the   button with the ignition on,
until an acoustic signal is heard.
When driving, the system self-calibrates the
tyre pressure provided by the driver and the
wheels fitted. After a long journey with varied
speeds the programmed values are collected
and monitored.
With the wheels under very heavy loads, the
tyre pressure must be increased to the total
recommended tyre pressure before the cali-
bration ››› page 319. Note
● The tyr e monit

oring indicator does not
function when there is a fault in the ESC or
ABS ››› page 189. »1)
In vehicles that are not equipped with the Easy
Connect sy

stem, the switch for adjusting tyre pres-
sure is located in the centre console next to the haz-
ard warning lights. 313
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Technical data
Vehicle data sticker
The v
ehic
le data sticker is under the carpet
trim in the luggage compartment, in the
spare wheel well. A sticker with the vehicle
data is attached to the inside cover of the
Maintenance Programme.
The following information is provided on the
vehicle data sticker: ››› Fig. 248
Vehicle identification number (chassis
number)
Vehicle type, model, capacity, engine
type, finish, engine power and gearbox
type
Engine code, gearbox code, external
paint code and internal equipment code
Optional extras and PR numbers
Identifying letters
The identifying letters of the engine can be
viewed on the instrument panel when the en-
gine is switched off and the ignition is on.
● Hold down the button 0.0/SET on the dash
p anel
f

or more than 15 seconds.
1 2
3
4 Information on fuel consump-
tion
Fuel
c

onsumption Approved consumption values are derived
from me
a

surements performed or supervised
by certified EU laboratories, according to the
legislation in force at the time (for more infor-
mation, see the Publications Office of the Eu-
ropean Union on the EUR-Lex website: © Eu-
ropean Union, http://eur-lex.europa.eu/) and
apply to the specified vehicle characteristics.
The values relating to fuel consumption and
CO 2 emissions can be found in the documen-
tation provided to the purchaser of the vehi-
cle at the time of purchase.
Fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions depend
on the equipment/features of each individual
vehicle, as well as on the driving style, road
conditions, traffic conditions, environmental
conditions, load or number of passengers. Note
In practice, and considering all the factors
mentioned here, c on

sumption values can dif-
fer from those calculated in the current Euro-
pean regulations. Weights
Kerb weight refers to the basic model with a
fuel
t

ank filled to 90% capacity and without
optional extras. The figure quoted includes
75 kg to allow for the weight of the driver.
Special versions, optional equipment fittings
or retro-fitting accessories will increase the
weight of the vehicle ››› .
WARNING
● Ple a

se note that the centre of gravity may
shift when transporting heavy objects; this
may affect vehicle handling and lead to an ac-
cident. Always adjust your speed and driving
style to suit road conditions and require-
ments.
● Never exceed the gross axle weight rating
or the gros
s vehicle weight rating. If the per-
missible axle load or the permissible total
weight is exceeded, the driving characteris-
tics of the vehicle may change, which could
lead to accidents, injuries and damage to the
vehicle. 318

Index
Changing gear en g
agin
g gears (manual gearbox) . . . . . . . . . 192
Changing settings CAR menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Changing the blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Checking levels engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Childproof locks electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 91 categorisation into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 90
securing with seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 29
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Easy Connect control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
exhaust pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 289
radio screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Close sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
re
ar lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
sun blind (sunroof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Clutch (warning lamp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Coming Home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Connectivity Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 119 adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
applying the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
audible warning signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
depress the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
engine pre-heating/fault system . . . . . . . . . . . 205
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 48
instrument panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
parking assistant (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
remote control (auxiliary heater) . . . . . . . . . . . 178
seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
tow hit
ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Controls and displays general instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 139
Controls on the steering wheel operating the audio, telephone and naviga-tion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Coolant checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Cooling coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Cooling system checking coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Cornering lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Correct sitting position rear seat passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 212 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 warning and indication lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
D Dangers in not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Deactivating the front passenger front airbag . . . 22
Deactivation of front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Defective bulbs changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
331

Index
Diesel die sel
p
articulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Diesel particulate filter malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Direction of rotation tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 115
Display messages speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Display of traffic signs on the instrument panel activate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
deactivate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Disposal belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Distance control see Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Doors childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Downhill speed control function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 74, 75, 76
Driver-side general instrument panel left-hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
right-hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Driver information system
engine oil temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
operation through the windscreen wiper lever . 36
Driving driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
economical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving abroad headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Driving data data summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Driving in winter trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Driving on flooded roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Driving profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Dynamic lights range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
E E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 120
Easy Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Efficiency program additional consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Electrical accessories see Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 139
conv enience opening and closing . . . . . . . . . 140
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electronic self-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electronic torque management (XDS) . . . . . . . . . 190
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
automatic gearbox emergency program . . . . . 199
bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
manual unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 see Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Emergency braking assistance system indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Emergency braking warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
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refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
s av
in
g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Fuel consumption engine cut-off due to inertia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
why does fuel consumption increase? . . . . . . 204
Fuel tank cap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Fuel tank flap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Full-LED Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Function Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 102 fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103, 104
identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
G Gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Gearbox DSG see Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
manual gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Gear engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Gear shift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . 195
General instrument panel control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 H
Hand brake
see P
arking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 149
HDC see Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Head-on collisions and their laws of physics . . . . 81
Head-protection airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Headlights changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 54
Heated windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hill Descent Control control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
I Identifying letters on engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 181
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 181 see Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Incorrect position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
ACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
a
daptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
assist systems submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
distance travelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
doors, bonnet and rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
ECO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Emergency brake assist system (Front Assist) 217
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
MKB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
second speed display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116, 193
service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
traffic signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
tyre monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
warning and information messages . . . . . . . . . 40
Inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 115
instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
service interval indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
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Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Int erior lights
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 28
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
J Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 95 mounting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Journey data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
K
Key-operated switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Keyless-Entry see Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Keyless-Exit see Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Keyless Access Easy Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Keyless-Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Keyless-Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Press & Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
unlocking and locking the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 129
Keyless Access locking and ignition system see Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Keys assign key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
car key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
driver messages (mechanical contact) . . . . . . 181
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 127 Kick-down
automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Knee airbags safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
L
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Lane Assist system see Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Launch control (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . 197
Leather: care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Lifting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Light Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Lighting of the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 144 audible signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
AUTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
cornering lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
dipped beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
light control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
lighting of instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
lighting of the controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
lights range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
main beam lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
main beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
motorway light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
rea
ding lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
welcome light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Lights range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Load compartment in the luggage compartment see Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . 162
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Loading the vehicle fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
tailboard for transporting long items . . . . . . . 164
trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Locking and unlocking in the door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Locking the front passenger door manually . . . . . 16
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 automatic locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
electric opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
luggage compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
luggage compartment variable floor . . . . . . . . 167
manual release mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
net bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
special characteristics of the electric rear lid . 138
storing the rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
see also Loading the luggage compartment . 162
Luggage compartment floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Luggage compartment variable floor . . . . . . . . . 167
Luggage net luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
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