isofix Seat Ibiza SC 2011 Owner's manual

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Safe driving
Safety First
Safe driving
Brief introduction
Dear SEAT Driver
Safety first! This chapter contains important information, tips, suggestions and
warnings that you should read and consider for both your own
safety and for your passengers' safety.
WARNING
● This manual contains important information about the operation of
the vehicle, both for the driver and the passengers. The other sections of
the owner's manual also contain further information that you should be
aware of for your own safety and for the safety of your passengers.
● Ensure that the onboard documentation is kept in the vehicle at all
times. This is especially important when lending or selling the vehicle to
another person.
 Safety equipment
The safety equipment is a part of the occupant protection
system and can reduce the risk of injury in the event of acci-
dent.
Never put your safety or the safety of your passengers in danger. In the
event of an accident, the safety equipment may reduce the risk of injury.
The following list includes most of the safety equipment in your SEAT:
● Three-point seat belts
● Belt tension limiter for the front and rear side seats
● Belt tensioners for the front seats
● Front airbags
● Side airbags in the front seat backrests, with chest and head protection
● ISOFIX anchor points for ISOFIX rear child system
● Height-adjustable head restraints
● Rear-centre head restraints with in-use position and non-use position
● Adjustable steering column
The safety equipment mentioned above works together to provide you and
your passengers with the best possible protection in the event of an acci-
dent. However, these safety systems can only be effective if you and your
passengers are sitting in a correct position and use this equipment proper-
ly.
Therefore, information is provided about why this equipment is so impor-
tant, how it protects you, what you have to consider when using it and how 
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Child safety
Group 1 child seats
A suitable child seat and a correctly adjusted seat belt can
help you to protect your child.
Fig. 24 A category 1 for-
ward-facing child seat fit-
ted on the rear seat.
Child seats using the ISOFIX system or seats in which the child faces the
rear of the vehicle are most appropriate for babies and small children
weighing between 9 and 18 kg.
Follow the manufacturer's instructions and observe any statutory require-
ments when installing and using child seats.
We recommend you to include the manufacturer's Child Seat instruction
manual together with the on-board documentation.
WARNING
Read and always observe information and warnings concerning the use
of child seats ⇒ 
in Safety notes on using child seats on page 43.Group 2 and 3 child seats
A suitable child seat and a correctly adjusted seat belt can
help you to protect your child.
Fig. 25 Forward-facing
child seat installed on
rear seat.
Follow the manufacturer's instructions and observe any statutory require-
ments when installing and using child seats.
We recommend you to include the manufacturer's Child Seat instruction
manual together with the on-board documentation.
Group 2 child seats
Children under 7 years of age weighing between 15 and 25 kg are best pro-
tected by group 2 child seats together with properly adjusted seat belts.
Group 3 child seats
Children over 7 years of age weighing between 22 and 36 kg but less than
1.5 metres tall are best protected by seat cushions with head restraints to-
gether with properly worn seat belts ⇒ fig. 25. 
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Child safety
Securing child seats
Ways to secure a child seat
A child seat can be secured differently on the rear seat and
on the front passenger seat. You can secure a child seat to the rear seat or front passenger seat in the
following ways:
● Child seats in groups 0 to 3 can be secured with a seat belt.
● Child seats for groups 0, 0+ and 1 with the ISOFIX system can be se-
cured, without fastening seat belts, with the ISOFIX securing rings
⇒ page 47.
CategoryWeightSeat locationsFront passen- gerRear outerRear centre
Group 0<10 kgU*UUGroup 0+<13 kgU*UUGroup 19-18 kgU*U/LUGroup 2 / 315-36 kgXUFUF
Suitable for universal approved restraining systems for use in this age
category (universal retention systems are those fitted using the adult
seat belt).
Suitable for universal forward-facing retention systems approved for
use with this age group.
Move the front passenger seat as far back as possible, as high as pos-
sible and always deactivate the airbag.
Suitable for retention systems using the ISOFIX anchors.
Seat position not suitable for children in this age group.
U:
UF
*:
L:
X
WARNING
● When travelling, children must be secured in the vehicle with a re-
straint system suitable for age, weight and size.
● Never install a child seat facing backwards on the front passenger
seat unless the front passenger airbag has been disabled. This could
cause fatal injuries to the child! However, if, in exceptional cases, it is
necessary to transport a child in the front passenger seat, the front pas-
senger airbag ⇒ page 40, Deactivating airbags* must always be disabled
and the seat adjusted to its highest position, where possible.
● Read and always observe information and warnings concerning the
use of child seats ⇒ 
in Safety notes on using child seats on page 43.
Securing a child seat with the ISOFIX system
Child seats can be secured quickly, easily and safely on the
rear outer seats with the ISOFIX system.
Fig. 26 ISOFIX securing
rings 
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48Child safety
When removing or fitting the child seat, please be sure to follow
the manufacturer's instructions.
–Press the child seat onto the ISOFIX retaining rings until the
child seat can be heard to engage securely. If the child seat is
fitted with any other anti-rotation system, follow the manufac-
turer instructions carefully.
– Pull on both sides of the child seat to ensure that it is secure.
Two ISOFIX retaining rings are fitted on each rear seat. In some vehicles, the
rings are secured to the seat frame and, in others, they are secured to the
rear floor. The access to the ISOFIX rings is between the rear seat backrest
and the seat cushioning.
Child seats with ISOFIX mountings are available in your Authorised Service
Centres.
WARNING
● The retaining rings are designed to only be used with ISOFIX child
seats.
● Never secure child seats without the ISOFIX system, retaining belts or
objects to the fastening rings – this can result in potentially fatal injuries
to the child.
● Ensure that the child seat is secured correctly to the ISOFIX anchor
points.
 Top Tether retainer straps
Some child restraint seats have a third Top Tether anchoring
point, apart from both ISOFIX anchoring points, which allow
better child retention.
Fig. 27 Position of the
Top Tether rings on the
back of the rear seat
Child seats with the Top Tether system come with a strap for securing the
seat to the vehicle anchor point, located at the back of the rear backrest.
The retainer strap is used to reduce forwards movements of the safety seat
in a crash, helping reduce the risk of injuries to the head from hitting the
inside of the vehicle.
It is foreseen that an EU Directive will introduce requirements related to the
retention of child restraint systems by means of ISOFIX and Top Tether an-
chorages (probably compulsory for new types from 2010), which will entail
improved retention of the child restraint seat and less head movement in
case of frontal collisions. 

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Child safety
Use of retainer straps on rear-facing seats
At present there are very few rear-facing child safety seats fitted with a re-
tainer strap. Please carefully read and follow the safety seat manufacturer's
instructions for information on how to install the retainer strap properly.
WARNING
An undue installation of the safety seat will increase the risk of injury in
the event of a crash.
● Never tie the retainer strap to a hook in the luggage compartment.
● Never secure or tie luggage or other items to the lower anchorages
(ISOFIX) or the upper ones (Top Tether).

Fitting the Top Tether child restraint to the anchoring point
Fig. 28 Retainer strap:
correct adjustment and
fitting Securing the Top Tether child restraint to the anchor point situated
on the rear of the backrest
–
Pull out the fastening belt of the child restraint seat according
to the manufacturer's instructions.
– Lead the Top Tether fastening belt under the rear seat head re-
straint ⇒ fig. 28 (lift the head restraint where necessary).
– Slide the belt so that the Top Tether belt of the child restraint
seat is correctly secured to the anchor on the back of the rear
seat.
– Firmly tighten the Top Tether belt following the child restraint
seat manufacturer's instructions.
Releasing the retaining strap
– Release the retainer strap in line with the instructions given by
the child safety seat manufacturer.
– Push the lock and release it from the anchoring support.
WARNING
Read and bear in mind all the WARNINGS ⇒ page 48.
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Central lock buttonLocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Automatic speed dependent locking andunlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Locking system for involuntary unlocking . 79
Selective unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Changing bulbs interior light and reading light . . . . . . . . . 239
Changing bulbs on tail lights . . . . . . . . . 237, 238
Changing gear see Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Changing gear in tiptronic mode . . . . . . . . . . 149
Changing single headlight bulbs Turn signal bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Changing the AFS headlight bulbs Xenon lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Changing the bulbs AFS headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
fog light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
luggage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Side turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Changing the main headlight bulb turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Changing the main headlight bulbs turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Changing the single headlight bulbs Dipped/main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . 203
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Checking battery electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . 208
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Group 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Group 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Group 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Groups 0 and 0+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Child seats on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Cleaning alloy wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Cleaning steel wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Climatronic automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Cloth seat covers cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Coming Home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Compartment for on-board documentation . . 117
Control
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Control lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Controls Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Convenience closing Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Convenience opening Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Coolant loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Coolant temperature Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Correct adjustment of front head restraints . . . 13
Correct sitting position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cruise control Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Cruise speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
268 Index

F
Fabric trim cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Fog lights bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Fog lights with cornering function . . . . . . . . . . 97
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Front ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Front cup holder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Front interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Front passenger airbag deactivation . . . . . . . . 40
Front reading light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Front seat adjustment Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Fuel Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Fuel level Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Fuel tank see Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Fuel Tank Opening the fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Fuel: save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 G
G 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Gear shift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
General overview of the engine compartment 250
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Glove compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
H Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
HBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Headlight flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Headlights Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Headlight washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Head restraints Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111, 112
Adjustment of the head restraint angle . . 112
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Heated exterior mirrors* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Heated front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Heating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Hill-start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
How to jump start description . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Hydraulic Brake Assist
Automatic hazard warning lights activa-tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
I
Identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Information in the multifunction display Memory displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Instrument and switch lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Instrument panel Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Interior monitoring and anti-towing alarm* Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Intermittent wipe, windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
J
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
270 Index