bonnet Seat Exeo 2011 Owner's Guide

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If and when
Changing the side light bulb (inside of vehicle)
The procedure for changing the bulb is the same on both
sides.
Fig. 197 Side light bulb
(inside of vehicle)
Fig. 198 Side lights.
Bulb holder grip in verti-
cal position
– Switch off the ignition and the lights. –
Raise the bonnet.
– Move the brace ⇒ fig. 197 1
in the direction of the arrow and
remove the rigid cover, separating the brace side and then re-
moving the two tabs from the other end of the cover.
– Remove the bulb and the bulb holder by pulling on the bulb
holder wiring.
– Separate the bulb from the bulb holder by pulling both pieces
anti-clockwise.
– Fit the new bulb by pressing on the bulb holder.
– Insert the bulb into the socket so that the side of the bulb hold-
er grip is vertical ⇒ fig. 198 and press on it.
– Fit the cover, first inserting the side tabs and then closing the
cover and the brace. Make sure that the gasket sits well on the
casing cover during the operation.
– Check whether the new bulb is working. 
Changing bulbs. Bi-Xenon AFS headlights Types of bulbs
Changing bulbs requires a certain degree of practical skill
You can change the following bulb for the exterior lights yourself:
● Bulb for headlights: Indicator light 12V/21W (PY21W)
The following bulbs should only be changed by a qualified workshop:
Safety FirstOperating InstructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications

268If and when
Changing the turn signal bulb
The procedure for changing the bulb is the same on both
sides.
Fig. 202 Turn signal
Fig. 203 Turn signal
– Switch off the ignition and the lights. –
Raise the bonnet.
– Pull the rubber cap ⇒ fig. 202 to remove it.
– Remove the bulb holder by pulling on the grip and turning it an-
ti-clockwise ⇒ fig. 203.
– Replace the blown bulb in the bulb holder (press and turn anti-
clockwise to remove) with a new bulb (press and turn clockwise
to insert).
– Insert the bulb holder into the socket with the tab facing up-
wards and the grip horizontal. Press it against the socket and
turn clockwise. When changing the bulb, you can check the po-
sition of the bulb through the headlight glass.
– Fit the rubber cap and tighten, making sure it fit properly into
the headlight casing.
– Check whether the new bulb is working. 
Changing the xenon bulb
The procedure for changing the bulb is the same on both sides.
WARNING
This type of bulb should be changed at a qualified workshop.
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Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Brake light Failure control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Brake system Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Bulb change general notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
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Car care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Manual locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Sunroof: opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . 112
Central locking system Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Locking and unlocking the vehicle from in-
side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Opening and closing the windows . . . . . . 110
Security central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Switch on the driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Changing tail light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Changing the main headlight bulb Main headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Changing the main headlight bulbs Dipped beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Changing the tail lights Luggage compartment lights . . . . . . . . . . 278
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . 229
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Childproof lock Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Child safety seat ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Group 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Group 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Group 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Groups 0 and 0+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Child seats on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cleaning alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Cleaning steel wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Clock, setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cloth seat covers cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 In the door trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
In the front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Coolant Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Coolant fluid Antifreeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Coolant fluid additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Cooling system Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Correct adjustment of front seat head re- straints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Correct adjustment of rear seat head restraints In-use and non-use positions . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Correct sitting position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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