oil dipstick Seat Ibiza 2017 Owner's manual Edition 11.17

The essentials
Oil Fig. 66
Engine oil dipstick. Fig. 67
In the engine compartment: Engine
oil fi
ller cap. The level is measured using the dipstick loca-
t
ed in the en
gine c

ompartment
›››  page 266.
The oil should leave a mark between zones A and
C . It should never exceed zone
A .
● Zone A : Do not add oil.
● Zone B : You can add oil but keep the level
in th at


zone. ●
Zone C : Add oil up to zone
B .
T op
pin

g up engine oil
● Unscrew cap from oil filler opening.
● Add oil slowly.
● At the same time, check the level to ensure
you do not a
dd too much. ●
When the oil l
evel reaches at least zone B ,
u n
s
crew the engine oil filler cap carefully.
Engine oil additives
No type of additive should be mixed with the
engine oil. The deterioration caused by these
additives is not covered by the warranty. 58

Advice
Checking levels Fig. 229
Diagram for the location of the various ele-
ments. From time to time, the levels of the different
fluid
s
in the
vehicle must be checked. Never
fill with incorrect fluids, otherwise serious
damage to the engine may be caused.
Coolant expansion tank
Engine oil level dipstick
Engine oil filler cap
Brake fluid reservoir
Vehicle battery
Windscreen washer reservoir
The checking and refilling of service fluids
are carried out on the components men- 1 2
3
4
5
6 tioned above. These operations are descri-
bed in
››
›
page 263.
Overview
You will find further explanations, instruc-
tions and restrictions on the technical speci-
fications as of ››› page 281. Note
The layout of parts may vary depending on
the engine. Engine oil
Gener a
l
notes The engine comes with a special, multi-grade
oil
th

at can be used all year round.
Because the use of high-quality oil is essen-
tial for the correct operation of the engine
and its long useful life, when topping up or
changing oil, use only those oils that comply
with VW standards.
The specifications (VW standards) set out in
the following page should appear on the con-
tainer of the service oil; when the container
displays the specific standards for petrol and
266

Advice
If the warning lamp flashes although the oil
l ev
el
is correct, stop driving. Do not even run
the engine at idle speed! Obtain technical as-
sistance.
Checking oil level
If the warning lamp is yellow  the engine
oil level should be checked as soon as possi-
ble. Top up the oil at the next opportunity
››› page 268.
Oil level sensor faulty*
If the  yellow warning lamp flashes, take
the vehicle to a specialised workshop to have
the oil level sensor checked. Until then it is
advisable to check the oil level every time
you refuel.
Checking engine oil level Fig. 230
Engine oil dipstick. Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›
 page 58
Checking oil level
– Park the vehicle in a horizontal position.
– Briefly run the engine at idle speed until
the operating t

emperature is reached and
then stop.
– Wait for about two minutes.
– Pull out the dipstick. Wipe the dipstick with
a cle

an cloth and insert it again, pushing it
in as far as it will go.
– Then pull it out again and check the oil lev-
el. T

op up with engine oil if necessary.
Depending on how you drive and the condi-
tions in which the vehicle is used, oil con-
sumption can be up to 0.5 l/1000 km. Oil
consumption is likely to be higher for the first
5,000 km. For this reason the engine oil level
must be checked at regular intervals, prefera-
bly when filling the tank and before a jour-
ney. WARNING
Any work carried out in the engine compart-
ment or on the en gine mu

st be carried out
cautiously.
● When working in the engine compartment,
alwa
ys observe the safety warnings
››› page 263. CAUTION
If the oil level is above area ›››
Fig. 230 A , do
not s t
art the engine. This could result in dam-
age to the engine and catalytic converter.
Contact a Technical Service. Topping up engine oil
Read the additional information carefully
›› ›

 page 58
Before opening the bonnet, read and observe
the warnings ››› in Safety notes for work in
the en gine c
omp

artment on page 263.
The position of the filler neck is shown in the
corresponding engine compartment image
››› page 266.
Engine oil specification ›››
 page 59. WARNING
Oil is highly inflammable! Ensure that no oil
come s

into contact with hot engine compo-
nents when topping up. CAUTION
If the oil level is above area ›››
Fig. 230 A , do
not s t
art the engine. This could result in dam-
age to the engine and catalytic converter.
Contact a specialised workshop. 268

Index
starting the engine with Press & Drive . . . . . . 179
s t
op
ping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 263, 266 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269, 270
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 268
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
windscreen washer liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
G12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
G13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Engine fault control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 266 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 269
checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 266
temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Engine oil pressure control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Environment
envir onmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Environmental tip refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 electronic stability control . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 185
Multi-collision Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Exhaust purification system for vehicles with diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Extending the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exterior lighting changing the bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
folding in electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
folding in manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 8
External aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
F Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Fatigue detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Fault in electronic differential lock (EDL) control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Faulty bulbs changing the bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Filling up the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
First-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Fluid Level
control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Fog light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 88 safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Front Assist indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Front drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Front passenger front airbag control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front seat manual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 258 consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 why does fuel consumption increase? . . . . . . 202
Fuel tank cap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 104 fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
G
Gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 197
Gearbox DSG see Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
301