service interval Seat Ibiza SC 2012 User Guide

206Checking and refilling levels
Brake fluid
Checking the brake fluid level
The brake fluid is checked at the intervals given in the serv-
ice schedule.
Fig. 132 In the engine
compartment: Brake fluid
reservoir cover
– Read off the fluid level at the transparent brake fluid reservoir. It
should always be between the “MIN” and “MAX” marks.
The position of the brake fluid reservoir is shown in the corresponding en-
gine compartment illustration ⇒ page 251. The brake fluid reservoir has a
black and yellow cap.
The brake fluid level drops slightly when the vehicle is being used as the
brake pads are automatically adjusted as they wear.
However, if the level goes down noticeably in a short time, or drops below
the “MIN” mark, there may be a leak in the brake system. A display on the
instrument panel will warn you if the brake fluid level is too low ⇒ page 63.
WARNING
Before opening the bonnet to check the brake fluid level, read and ob-
serve the warnings ⇒ page 193.

Changing the brake fluid
The Maintenance Programme indicates the brake fluid
change intervals. We recommend that you have the brake fluid changed by a Technical Serv-
ice.
Before opening the bonnet, please read and follow the warnings ⇒ 
in
Safety instructions on working in the engine compartment on page 193 in
section “Safety notes for working in the engine compartment”.
Brake fluid absorbs moisture. In the course of time, it will absorb water from
the ambient air. If the water content in the brake fluid is too high, the brake
system could corrode. This also considerably reduces the boiling point of
the brake fluid. Heavy use of the brakes may then cause a vapour lock
which could impair the braking effect.
Be sure to always use the correct brake fluid. Only use brake fluid that ex-
pressly meets VW 501 14 standards.
You can buy VW 501 14 standard brake fluid in a SEAT dealership or SEAT
Official Service. If none is available, use only high quality brake fluid that
meets DIN ISO 4925 CLASS 4 standards, or USA Standards FMVSS 116 DOT
4.
Using any other kind of brake fluid or one that is not of a high quality may
affect operation of the brake system and reduce its effectiveness. Never use
a brake fluid if the container does not state that it complies with VW 501 14,
DIN ISO 4925 CLASS 4 standards, or USA standards FMVSS 116 DOT 4. 

228If and when
Xenon 1)
//adaptive headlights*
- D1S2)
- LED 3)
- LED3)
- PY 21W
Fog light - H11
WARNING
● Take particular care when working on components in the engine com-
partment if the engine is warm. Risk of burns.
● Bulbs are highly sensitive to pressure. The glass can break when you
touch the bulb, causing injury.
● The high voltage element of gas discharge bulbs* (xenon light) must
be handled correctly. Otherwise, there is a risk of death.
● When changing bulbs, please take care not to injure yourself on sharp
parts in the headlight housing.
CAUTION
● Remove the ignition key before working on the electric system. Other-
wise, a short circuit could occur.
● Switch off the lights or parking lights before you change a bulb.
Dipped and full beam
Side
DRL (day light)
Turn signals
Fog light/cornering
For the sake of the environment
Please ask your specialist retailer how to dispose of used bulbs in the prop-
er manner.
Note
● Depending on weather conditions (cold or wet), the front lights, the fog
lights, the tail lights and the turn signals may be temporarily misted. This
has no influence on the useful life of the lighting system. By switching on
the lights, the area through which the beam of light is projected will quickly
be demisted. However, the edges may continue to be misted.
● Please check at regular intervals that all lighting (especially the exterior
lighting) on your vehicle is functioning properly. This is not only in the inter-
est of your own safety, but also that of all other road users.
● Before changing a bulb, make sure you have the correct new bulb.
● Do not touch the glass part of the bulb with your bare hands, use a cloth
or paper towel instead. Otherwise, the fingerprints left on the glass will va-
porise as a result of the heat generated by the bulb, they will be deposited
on the reflector and will impair its surface. 
1)
With this type of headlight, the user can replace the turn signal bulb. Replacement of the
dipped/main beam bulb must be done by a Technical Service, given that complex elements
must be removed from the vehicle and the automatic control system that incorporates it
must be reset.
2) The Xenon bulbs discharge 2.5 times the light flux and have an average lifespan of 5 times
more than that of halogen bulbs, this means that, except due to unusual circumstances,
there is no need to change the bulbs for the whole life of the vehicle.
3) In the event that there is a fault in the LEDs, the complete headlight must be replaced.

Instrument panelService interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Interior rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Interval wipe, windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
J
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
L Leather cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Leaving Home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Load compartment in the luggage compart- ment
see Loading the luggage compartment . . . 16
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 16
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
LPG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 142, 189
LPG system Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Filler neck adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
see also Loading the luggage compartment . .16
Luggage compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Luggage compartment light* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
M
Main beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97, 103
Main beam headlights control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Maintenance Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Manual heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Manual heating system Defrosting the windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Demisting the windscreen and side win-dows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
MFI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Mirrors Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Interior rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
N
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 O
Observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
One-touch opening and closing Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Opening and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Operation when a fault occurs panoramic/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Outside temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . 58, 60
Overview Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 66
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 66
P
Paintwork Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Passenger see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . 10, 11, 12
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
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Petrol additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 20
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Plastic parts cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Pollution filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Products for vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 174
R Radio frequency remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Rain sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear drink holder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rear fog light Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 97
Rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Emergency opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Rear seat folding down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Rear window automatic wiper/washer . . . . . . 108
Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Recommended gear display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Remote control key
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Removing and fitting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Repairs Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Replacement of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reverse gear Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Roll-back function panoramic/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Roof aerial* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Roof rack* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Running in Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
S Safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safe Security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety instructions Coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Safety notes Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Deactivating front passenger airbag . . . . . . 40 Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112, 115
Seat belt cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Seat belt control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Seat belt position Pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Seat belt release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Incorrectly fastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Seat belt tensioner control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Selective opening* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Semiautomatic air conditioning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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