Seat Exeo 2008 Maintenance programme

SEAT maintenance programme9
Diesel fuelThe Service Centre “service advisor” can provide information about which
countries use fuel with a high sulphur content. In these cases, the oil must be
changed every 5,000 miles.
Caution
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Vehicles with the label “UNSUITABLE FOR BIODIESEL” on the fuel cover
cannot be driven using biodiesel.
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To be certain if your vehicle can be used with biodiesel according to the
DIN EN 14214 (FAME) standard, consult your Service Centre.
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DIN is a German abbreviation for “ Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.”,
the German standards institute.
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EN means European Norm.
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FAME is the English abbreviation “ Fatty Acid Methyl Ester”
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LongLife SEAT Services
10LongLife SEAT ServicesWhat is the LongLife SEAT service?The service intervals are flexibleWhereas conventional service intervals are calculated according to the
number of kilometres travelled, the LongLife Service employs a technology
which considers your personal driving style and the conditions of use appli-
cable to your vehicle. For example, frequent short journeys involve different
conditions of use to long journe ys. The maintenance intervals are flexible.
Remember that, in spite of the above, the LongLife Service should be carried
out at most every 24 months, as engine oil ages irrespective of the vehicle
conditions of use.
Details of the service work and additional work required can be found on
page ⇒page 12. onwards.
Please observe inspection intervals and ensure your vehicle is serviced as
required. Please note that failure to observe the inspection intervals may
lead to damage to your vehicle.Is my vehicle eligible for the LongLife Service?All vehicles are filled with oil suitable for the LongLife Service at the factory.
Depending upon the country where the vehicle is to be used, the LongLife Service or the inspection service is selected. On delivery of the vehicle, the
corresponding service is marked on the delivery inspection sheet.
Renewal of the LongLife Service
On completion of the relevant Service, the authorised SEAT Service Centre
resets the next service and marks the corresponding box on the service
sheet.
Engine oil specificationOnly specially approved engine oils may be used in vehicles
using the LongLife Service concept.The LongLife Service (maximum length 2 years) is only valid if engine oils
approved for the LongLength Service are used. Therefore, when filling and
topping up the engine, only engine oils with the following VW specifications
may be used:
Petrol engines VW 503 00, VW 503 01, VW 504 00
Diesel engines VW 506 00, VW 506 01, VW 507 00
In diesel vehicles fitted with particulate filters, the engine oil, specification
VW 507 00, must be used.
The instruction manual indicates the oil which should be used for your
vehicle engine.
If the specified engine oil is not used, the maintenance intervals given for the
SEAT inspection service should be observed.
Oil change
Inspection
according to a flexible
service interval indicator
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SEAT Inspection Service11
SEAT Inspection ServiceWhat is the SEAT Inspection Service?With the SEAT Inspection Service the service intervals are
fixed.Unlike the LongLife Service, the SEAT inspection service is a conventional
service with fixed maintenance intervals.
A reminder label for the scheduled inspection services is located on the
inside of the driver door frame; you will also be reminded by the service
interval counter on the instrument panel, and the service records in this docu-
ment.
The SEAT inspection service is applied whenever the conditions for the use of
the LongLife Service are not met, or where this service is not desired.
Please observe inspection intervals and ensure your vehicle is serviced as
required. Please note that failure to observe the inspection intervals may
lead to damage to your vehicle.
Note
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We recommend that you visit an Auth orised SEAT Service Centre whenever
you require any work done on your vehicle.
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SEAT regularly communicates to its Authorised Service Centres new
product developments. They have t ools and highly specialized personnel
who can guarantee the safety and performance of your vehicle.
•
Scrupulously following the General Prog ramme for Inspection Services in
Authorised SEAT Service Centres will ensure you maintain greater value for
your vehicle.
SEAT oil change serviceThis includes the following:•
Engine oil changed, oil filter replaced.
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Brake pad thickness checked.
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Service interval display reset.
SEAT inspectionAn inspection is required ever y 30,000 km (20,000 miles) or 2 months,
whichever comes first.
Oil change
as indicated by the service interval display
every 12 months
or every 15,000 km (10,000 miles)
a)
a)In Diesel vehicles, if a poor quality fuel is used which fails to comply with the regula-
tions for Diesel fuel given in the Instruction Manual (e.g. due to a high sulphur con-
tent), the oil should be changed every 7,500 km (5,000 miles).
Inspection
as indicated by the service interval display every 24 months
or every 30,000 km (20,000 miles)
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SEAT Inspection Service
12Inspection Service every 30,000 km (20,000 miles) or every 2 yearsOperations to be performed on your vehicle:•
Battery: Check condition
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Self-diagnosis: Check fault memory in all systems.
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Service interval display: Reset to zero.
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Sunroof: Check operation, clean guttering and lubricate guides.
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Windscreen wiper and headlight wiper system: Check operation and look
for possible damage, fill if necessary.
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Tyres (including the spare wheel): Check surface, tread and tyre pressure.
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Engine oil and oil filter: Replace.
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Front and rear brake pads: Check.
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Brake system: Check for leaks and damage
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Engine and engine well components (from below): Check for leaks and
damage.
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Steering ball joints: Check fastenings and absence of leaks and damage,
and verify play.
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Engine and engine well components (from above): Visual check for leaks
and damage.
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Brake fluid level, according to brake pad wear: Check.
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Servo steering hydraulic system: Check for leaks and check fluid levels,
topping up with hydraulic oil where necessary.
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Test run, brake system, parking brake, gear control, steering system, air
conditioning: Check operation.
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“Next service” sticker: Write the date and mileage, and attach it onto the
door frame.
Inspection Service ever y 60,000 km (40,000 miles) or every 4 yearsOperations to be performed on your vehicle:•
Battery: Check condition.
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Front/rear lights, luggage compartmen t lighting, indicators and hazard
lights: Check operation.
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Interior and glove compartment lighting, lighter, warning lights and horn:
Check operation.
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Self-diagnosis: Check fault memory in all systems.
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Service interval indicator: Reset to zero.
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Door and tailgate hinges: Lubricate.
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Door arresters, lock cylinders and bonnet arrester hooks: Lubricate
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Sunroof: Check operation, clean guttering and lubricate guides.
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Windscreen wiper and headlight wiper system: Check operation and look
for possible damage, fill if necessary.
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Tyres (including the spare wheel): Check surface, tread and tyre pressure.
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Engine oil and oil filter: Replace.
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Front and rear brake pads: Check.
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Exhaust system : Check fastenings and absence of leaks and damage
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Underside protection: Check visually for damage
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SEAT Inspection Service13
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Brake system: Check for leaks and damage.
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Engine and engine compartment comp onents (from below) : Visual check
for leaks and damage.
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Steering knuckles: Check attachments and check for leaks and damage.
Check for play.
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Engine and engine well components (from above): Visual check for leaks
and damage.
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Coolant system : Check coolant and antifreeze levels.
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Brake fluid level, according to brake pad wear: Check.
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Servo steering hydraulic system: Check for leaks and check fluid levels,
topping up with hydraulic oil where necessary.
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Headlights: Check adjustment.
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Test run, brake system, parking brake, gear control, steering system, air
conditioning: Check operation.
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“Next service” sticker: Write the date and mileage, and attach it onto the
door frame.
Additional tasksIn addition to the Inspection Service, additional maintenance jobs may have
to be carried out, depending on the conditions in which your vehicle is used
and on the equipment carried. This additional work should be carried out in
accordance with time/distance travelled to ensure your vehicle remains reli-
able. Your Service Centre will provide detailed information about the addi-
tional work that may be necessary. This can be done independently of the
obligatory services, taking into account the notes on the Maintenance
Programme (or the label: Next service). Your SEAT Service Centre will be happy to advise you and quote the prices for this additional work. Additional
jobs completed are marked on the workshop sheet with the receipt.
Every 5,000 miles•
Engine oil and oil filter: Replace (onl
y engines using high sulphur content
diesel fuel).
Every 30,000 km (20,000 miles) or 2 years•
Dust and pollen filter: Replace.
Every 40,000 miles•
Automatic gearbox: Change oil and filter.
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Fuel filter: Change (only diesel engines)
Every 60,000 km (40,000 miles) or 4 years•
Air filter: Clean casing and replace filter element (only diesel CR engines).
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Spark plugs : Replace (except 2.0 TFSI engines).
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SEAT Inspection Service
14Every 90,000 km (60,0 00 miles) or 6 years•
Spark plugs : Replace (only 2.0 TFSI engines).
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Air filter: Clean casing and replace fi lter element (only petrol engines).
At 60,000 miles (the first time), then every 20,000 miles•
Timing belt: Check condition and replace as necessary (only petrol
engines up to 180,000 Km)
Every 180,000 km (115,000 miles)•
Timing belt: Replace (diesel CR engines and fuel engines).
Every 180,000 km /115,000 miles (the first
time around), then, ev ery 30,000 km / 20,000 miles•
Particulate filters Check (only diesel CR engines).
After 3 years the first time around, then every 2 years•
Brake fluid: Replace
Every 4 years•
Anti-puncture kit: Check the expiry date on the sealing compound and
replace if necessary.Note
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We recommend that you visit an Authorised SEAT Service Centre whenever
you require any work done on your vehicle.
•
SEAT regularly communicates to its Authorised Service Centres new
product developments. They have tools and highly specialized personnel
who can guarantee the safety and performance of your vehicle.
•
Scrupulously following the General Programme for Inspection Services in
Authorised SEAT Service Centres will ensure you maintain greater value for
your vehicle.
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Other services available15
Other services availableLegal Inspection ServiceThe legal inspections must be carried out at the intervals
prescribed.Many countries have legal requirements obliging owners to have their vehicle
tested at specified intervals for safety for the user and for other traffic, as well
as ensuring that vehicle exhaust emissions meet the countries' regulations.
These revisions must be overseen by officially certified centres.
Your Authorised Service Centre can advise of the inspections required by law,
and can check your vehicle in the course of an Inspection Service. This will
save you both time and money.
The Authorised Service Centre can also carry out the inspections required by
law at the client's request.
Even if you do not wish to take advantage of this service and decide to take
your car to an officially certified centre for this check, we recommend that you
speak to the person in charge of your Authorised Service Centre first.
This person will be able to inform you of any points that require attention so
that your car does not fail the test and have to be re-tested.Approved spare partsAll parts of your vehicle have been approved by SEAT, especially those parts
on which your safety depends. For this reason, the parts used in the
Programmed Inspection Services or in any vehicle repair must correspond
exactly to the manufacturer-defined r equirements. The approved SEAT spare parts have been designed especially for your vehicle. For this reason, we
recommend that Genuine approved SEAT spares are always used.
In the Authorised SEAT Service Centres you will find the most important
approved spare parts. If in an exceptional case, the necessary parts are not in
stock, they can, in general, be obtained swiftly.
The SEAT Service Centres in the EU provide a 24 month warranty
1) for
Approved Spare parts from the date they are fitted or sold. It is therefore
advisable to retain the original invoice from the Authorised Service Centre as
proof of the existing warranty.
More information about this may be obtained from your Authorised Service
Centre.
Approved SEAT exchange partsThe approved SEAT exchange parts, conforming to the manufacturer’s
requirements, constitute an additional service at your disposal, offering you
the possibility to replace entire assemblies, the most common being: the
lightened engine, gearboxes, cylinder heads, control units, electrical
elements, etc.
Of course these are Approved parts and, as they have the same class as the
manufacturer parts, they share the same SEAT approved spare parts warranty.
However, these parts are considerably cheaper as they are factory-recondi-
tioned used parts. Keep the invoice for the approved SEAT exchange parts as
proof of the start of the existing warranty.1)The warranty is not available for all export markets. For more information, please ask
your Authorised SEAT Service Centre.
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Other services available
16More information about this may be obtained at the Authorised Service
Centre.Approved accessoriesWe recommend that you use only genuine SEAT accessories
and accessories approved by SEAT.If you wish to equip your car with accessories, you should remember the
following points:
We recommend that you use only genuine SEAT and SEAT approved accesso-
ries.
SEAT provides a warranty for SEAT accessories valid from the date of purchase
or fitting. It is therefore advisable to retain the original invoice from the
Authorised Service Centre as proof of the existing warranty.
More information about this may be obtained from your Authorised Service
Centre.
The accessories service also offers you expert advice and, if required, fitting
by a specialist.
In addition, Authorised Service Centres can supply car care products and
parts subject to normal wear, such as tyres, batteries and light bulbs.Paintwork and body serviceSEAT vehicles are designed in such a way that, in case of bodywork damage,
there is only need to replace and paint the parts that have been really
affected. Both operations must be carried out according to the requirements of the
manufacturer; this is an essential cond
ition for conservation of the bodywork
and paintwork warranties.
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Warranty17
WarrantyFault-free operation warrantyAccording to the clauses of the warranty applied to SEAT vehicles in the sales
contract, A fault-free operation warranty of 2 years in accordance with legal
requirements
2) 3)
is provided from the date of delivery.
We hope that it is understood that natural wear as well as damage caused by
the abuse of vehicle performance through inappropriate use or by unaccept-
able modifications are excluded from the warranty. The warranty is also
invalid when the vehicle is damaged by the use of parts and accessories that
are not SEAT approved or damage due to ignoring the maintenance and repair
requirements.
Paintwork and body warrantyAuthorised Service Centres provide a warranty on bodywork
and paintwork for vehicles sold in the EU.In addition to the warranty conditions for brand new SEAT vehicles (as
detailed in the purchase contract), a defined period warranty is also provided
covering paintwork and bodywork rusting:•
3 year paintwork warranty following delivery date (except the Alhambra
model).
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12 years from the date of delivery against bodywork through-rusting (6
years for the Alhambra).
If, however, this type of damage should occur, it will be repaired free of charge
including parts and labour by any SEAT Authorised Service Centre in Europe.
Warranty claims will not be accepted in the following circumstances:
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if damage is caused by external influence or carelessness, or
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if damage to the body is not repaired promptly and appropriately in
accordance with the manufacturer's in structions using genuine, approved
spare parts and materials, or
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if perforation rusting is caused by the use of non-genuine parts and mate-
rials for body repairs and if these repairs were not carried out in accordance
with the manufacturer's instructions.
If the bodywork is repaired or painted, your Authorised Service Centre will
certify your warranty against through-rusting for the repaired sections.
Approved SEAT exchange partsThe approved SEAT exchange parts, conforming to the manufacturer’s
requirements, constitute an additional service at your disposal, offering you
the possibility to replace entire assemblies, the most common being: the
lightened engine, gearboxes, cylinder heads, control units, electrical
elements, etc.
Of course these are Approved parts and, as they have the same class as the
manufacturer parts, they share the same SEAT approved spare parts warranty.
2)The warranty is not available for all export markets. For more information, please ask
your Authorised SEAT Service Centre.3)As well as the legally required warranty, SEAT offers an extended warranty to their cli-
ents in some European countries. The specific conditions of this extended warranty
are detailed in the vehicle sales contract.
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Warranty
18However, these parts are considerably cheaper as they are factory-recondi-
tioned used parts. Keep the invoice for the approved SEAT exchange parts as
proof of the start of the existing warranty.
More information about this may be obtained at the Authorised Service
Centre.Approved accessoriesWe recommend that you use only genuine SEAT accessories
and accessories approved by SEAT.If you wish to equip your car with accessories, you should remember the
following points:
We recommend that you use only genuine SEAT and SEAT approved accesso-
ries.
SEAT provides a warranty for SEAT accessories valid from the date of purchase
or fitting. It is therefore advisable to retain the original invoice from the
Authorised Service Centre as proof of the existing warranty.
More information about this may be obtained from your Authorised Service
Centre.
The accessories service also offers you expert advice and, if required, fitting
by a specialist.
In addition, Authorised Service Centres can supply car care products and
parts subject to normal wear, such as tyres, batteries and light bulbs.
Paintwork and body serviceSEAT vehicles are designed in such a way that, in case of bodywork damage,
there is only need to replace and paint the parts that have been really
affected.
Both operations must be carried out according to the requirements of the
manufacturer; this is an essential cond ition for conservation of the bodywork
and paintwork warranties.
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