Seat Ibiza 2020 Owner's manual

Checking and refilling levels
Ethanol fuel  V
alid for: vehicles with Totalflex engines
Y ou can recognise vehicles with Totalflex en-
gines 1)
by label on the fuel tank lid with the
marking “Petrol/ethanol”.
Vehicles with Totalflex engine can run with
unleaded petrol (95 octane / 91 AKI) accord-
ing to ANP No. 57 and with fuels with any high
percentage of ethanol. The vehicle is refuel-
led in the same way as petrol refuelling.
Also consider that ››› page 258, Type of pet-
rol Note
SEAT recommends filling the tank exclu-
siv ely with petr

ol every 10,000 km to de-
crease impurities that using E100 ethanol
fuel might have left in the engine. Diesel
 V
alid f
or: vehicles with diesel engines
Please note the information on the inside of
the fuel tank flap.
We recommend you use Diesel according to
standard EN 590. The diesel can thicken at very low tempera-
t
ur

es, thus affecting the start or operation of
the engine. Ask your service station attendant
if their diesel is suitable for winter use.
Water in the fuel filter 2)
If your vehicle has a diesel engine and is
equipped with a fuel filter with a water sep-
arator, the instrument panel may display the
following warning:

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comprehensive draining before applying a
diff er
ent quality gas.
Updated information relating to natural gas
quality is displayed on the instrument panel
››› page 74.
Regular checks of the natural gas system
The natural gas tanks may be damaged or
corroded by external factors. The walls of the
gas tanks are weakened by deformations,
damage or corrosion. The vehicle owner must
have a specialised workshop check (visual
check) the gas system at least once every
4 years. Natural gas tanks must be replaced
at a specialised workshop. WARNING
Failure to act when you can smell gas in the
v ehicl

e or when refuelling can cause seri-
ous injuries.

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b
and
> They light up red
The engine cannot be restarted! F ault in the
AdBlue syst em.
Contact a specialised workshop. Have the system
checked there. b
It lights up yellow
The AdBlue reserve is low.
R efill AdBlue within the ne

xt kilometres (or miles) that
are indicated

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Refilling the dispenser with AdBlue
V alid f
or vehicles with selective catalytic re-
duction.

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Flashes
Fault in the diesel engine management.
Hav e the engine check
ed as soon as possible by a
specialised workshop. Note
While the control lamps , ;,  or  are
on, ther
e might be faults in the engine, fuel
consumption may go up and the engine
might lose power. Catalytic converter
To maintain the useful life of the catalytic
conv
er

ter

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recommends optimal driving for this func-
tion.

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Checking levels Fig. 185
Diagram for the location of the various el-
ements. From time to time, the levels of the different
fluids in the v
ehicl
e must be checked. Never
fill with incorrect fluids, otherwise serious
damage to the engine may be caused.
Coolant expansion tank ››› page 269
Engine oil level dipstick ››› page 268
Engine oil filler cap ››› page 268
Brake fluid reservoir ››› page 271
Battery ››› page 273
Windscreen washer reservoir
››› page 272
1 2
3
4
5
6 Note
The layout of parts may vary depending on
the engine . Engine oil
Gener al not

es The engine comes with a special, multi-grade
oil that can be used all year r
ound.
Because the use of high-qualit

y 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 st
andar

ds.
We recommend that the oil change be done
by a technical service or specialised work-
shop.
If the engine oil level is too low
You can get information about the correct en-
gine oil for your vehicle at your workshop.
If the recommended engine oil is not availa-
ble, in the event of an emergency you can
change the oil once with a maximum of 0.5 L
of the next oil until the next oil change:
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Petrol engines: st andar
d VW 504 00,
VW 502 00, VW 508 00, ACEA C3 or
API SN.
Diesel engines: standard VW 507 00,
VW 505 01, ACEA C3 or API CK-4.
Have the oil changed by a specialised work-
shop.
SEAT recommends using original SEAT oil to
guarantee high SEAT engine performance.
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. CAUTION
Take the following into account if you have
r efill

ed with an engine oil different to those
specified in the aforementioned standards,
or by your SEAT technical service centre:

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Checking the engine oil level Fig. 186
Engine oil dipstick. The engine oil dipstick indicates the level of
the oil.
Checking oil l
e
vel