engine Seat Ibiza ST 2014 Owner's manual

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multi-function display (MFA)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Gear lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Proper sitting position for occupants . . . . . . . . 30
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
The reasons why we should wear seat belts . . 34
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 37
Belt pretensioners* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Airbag overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Transporting children safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Digital instrument panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Steering column controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Bluetooth System* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Radio frequency remote control* . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Boot hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Panoramic tilting sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper
systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Adjusting the seat and head restraints . . . . . . 100
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 104
Practical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Roof carrier system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Driving
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Automatic gearbox* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Start-Stop System* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Cruise speed* (cruise control system - CCS) . . . 150
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Fitting a towing bracket* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Accessories and modifications to the vehicle . 155
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Care of the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Caring for the vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Working in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . 166
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
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Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Wheel change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Towing or tow starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 192
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Changing the bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Single headlight bulb change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Double headlight bulb change . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
AFS headlight bulb change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Changing the fog light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Changing the rear bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Changing the tail light bulbs (on the side
panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Changing the tail light bulbs (on the rear lid) . 205
Changing the side and interior bulbs . . . . . . . . 206
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Technical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Information on fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Engine specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
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The essentials
Bonnet Fig. 8
See Fig. 3 for positioning Fig. 9
●
Opening the bonnet: Pull the lever under
the dashboard ››› Fig. 8 1 .
● Lifting up the bonnet: press the release
catch under the bonnet upwards ››› Fig. 9 2 .
The arrester hook under the bonnet is re-
leased. ●
The bonnet can be opened. Release the
bonnet stay and secure it in the fixture de-
signed for this in the bonnet.
››› in Safety instructions on working in
the engine compartment on page 166
››› page 166 Electric windows*
Fig. 10
See Fig. 3 for positioning ●
Opening the window: Press the  button.
● Closing the window: Pull the  button.
Buttons on the driver door Window on the front left door
Window on the front right door
1 2 Safety switch for deactivating the electric
window buttons on the rear doors (only 5-
door vehicles)
Window on the rear left door (only 5-door
vehicles)
Window on the right rear door (only 5-
door vehicles)

››› in Opening or closing the windows
electrically* on page 87
››› page 87 Sunroof*
Fig. 11
●
Opening: Press the ››› Fig. 11 A button
once only. If you keep it pressed down, it will
open to the desired position. 3 4
5
10

The essentials
Adjusting the rear view mirror
(automatic anti-dazzle function)* Fig. 17
Switching on the automatic anti-dazzle func-
tion: press the
1
››› Fig. 17 button. The 2warning lamp lights up and, in bright light,
the rear view mirror darkens.
Switching off the automatic anti-dazzle func-
tion: press the
1
››› Fig. 17 button. The 2lamp goes off.
To adjust the mirror, turn it in the direction of
the arrows.
››› page 99 Steering wheel adjustment
Fig. 18
Adjusting the position of the steering wheel:
Pull the
››› Fig. 18 1 lever down, move the
steering wheel to the desired position and lift
the lever back up until it locks.

››› in Adjusting the steering wheel po-
sition on page 31
››› page 31 Starting the vehicle
Ignition lock Fig. 19
Switch ignition on: Place the key in the igni-
tion and start the engine.
Locking and unlocking the steering wheel
●
Engaging the steering wheel lock: Remove
the key from the ignition and turn the wheel
until it locks. In vehicles with an automatic
gearbox, the gear lever must be in the Pposi-
tion in or der t

o remove the key. If necessary,
press the locking key on the selector lever
and release it again.
● Unlocking the steering wheel: Put the key
into the ignition and turn it at the same time
as the steering wheel in the direction indica-
ted by the arrow. If it is not possible to turn
the steering wheel, it may be because it is
locked. » 13
Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials

The essentials
Turning on/switching off the ignition, glow
plugs reheating
● Switch ignition on: Turn the key to the 2position.
●
Switch ignition off. Turn the key to the 1position.
●
Diesel vehicles : The glow plugs reheat
when the ignition i s
switched on
Starting the engine
● Manual gearbox: press the clutch pedal all
the way down and move the gearbox lever in-
to neutral.
● Automatic gearbox: Press the brake pedal
and move the selector lever to the P position
or into
N.
● Turn the key to the 3 position. The key au-
tomatically returns to the 2 position. Do not
press the accelerator.
Start-Stop System*
When you stop and release the clutch pedal,
the Start-Stop system* turns off the engine.
The ignition remains switched on.

››› in Ignition key positions on
page 123
››› page 123 Lights and visibility
Headlight switch Fig. 20
Turn the switch to the required position
››› Fig. 20 .
Sym-
bolIgnition switch-
ed offIgnition is switch-
ed on 
Fog lights, dipped
beam and side
lights off.Light off or daytime
driving light on.

The “Coming home”
and “Leaving
home” guide lights
may be switched
on.Automatic control of
dipped beam and day-
time driving light.

Side light on.
Sym-
bolIgnition switch-
ed offIgnition is switch-
ed on 
Dipped beam head-
light offDipped beam switch-
ed on.
 Front fog lights:
mov
e the switch to the
first position, from positions ,  or .

Rear fog light: move the switch completely
from positions ,  or .
Switching off fog lights: Push the switch or
turn it to the 
position.

››› in Switching lights on and off on
page 90
››› page 90 Turn signal and main beam lever
Fig. 21
14

The essentials
Warning lamps On the instrument panel Fig. 27
Sym-
bolMeaning of control and warning lampsFurther in-formation 
Engine fault (petrol engine)›››
page
58 
Glow plug system (diesel en-
gines)
If lit up:
glow plug system ac-
tive
If flashing: engine fault
››› page
58 
Soot accumulation in the die-
sel engine particulate filter›››
page
59
Sym-
bolMeaning of control and warning lampsFurther in-formation 
Red:
Engine oil pressure
›››
page
59Yellow:
If flashing: engine oil sensor
faulty
If it remains lit: insufficient
engine oil 
Bulb defective›››
page
59
Sym-
bolMeaning of control and warning lampsFurther in-formation 
Level of liquid for washing
windows too low›››
page
59 
Rear fog light switched on›››
page
59 
Seat belt warning lamp*›››
page
35 
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
*›››
page
59 18

The essentials
››› in Refuelling on page 164
››› page 163 Oil
Fig. 34
Fig. 35
The level is measured using the dipstick loca-
ted in the engine compartment
›››  page 168
.
The oi l
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 that zone.
● Zone C : Add oil up to zone
B .
Topping up engine oil
● Unscrew cap from oil filler opening.
● Add oil slowly.
● At the same time, check the level to ensure
you do not add too much.
● When the oil level reaches at least zone B ,
unscrew the engine oil filler cap carefully.

››› in Changing engine oil on page 171
››› page 168 Coolant
Fig. 36
The coolant tank is located in the engine
compartment
›››
 page 168
.
When the en gine i

s cold, replace the coolant
when the level is below .

››› in Engine coolant specifications on
page 172
››› page 171 24

The essentials
Brake fluid Fig. 37
The brake fluid reservoir is located in the en-
gine compartment
›››
 page 168.
The level should be between the  and 
marks. If it is below , please visit a Techni-
cal Service.
››› in Changing the brake fluid on
page 173
››› page 173 Windscreen washer
Fig. 38
The windscreen washer reservoir is located in
the engine compartment
›››
 page 168.
To top up, mix water with a product recom-
mended by SEAT.
In cold temperatures, add anti-freeze.

››› in Topping up washer fluid on
page 174
››› page 174 Fuses
Fig. 39
Fig. 40
Opening and closing the fuse box situated
below the dash panel
●
Opening: remove the fuse box cover
››› Fig. 39 .
● Clo

sing: click the cover back into place. » 25
Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials

The essentials
To open the engine compartment fuse box
● Raise the bonnet.
● Press the locking tabs to release the fuse
box cover ››› Fig. 40
● Then lift the cover out.
● To fit
the cover, place it on the fuse box.
P
ush the locking tabs down until they click
audibly into place.

››› in Introduction on page 195
››› page 195 Battery
The battery is located in the engine compart-
ment
›››
 page 168
. It does not require
m aint

enance. It is checked as part of the In-
spection Service.

››› in Warnings on handling the battery
on page 174
››› page 174 Action in the event of a
puncture
With anti-puncture kit Fig. 41
The anti-puncture kit is located under the
floor panel in the luggage compartment.
Sealing the tyre
●
Unscrew the tyre valve cap and insert. Use
the ››› Fig. 41 1 tool to remove the insert.
Place it on a clean surface.
● Shake the tyre sealant bottle vigorously
››› Fig. 41 10 .
● Screw the inflator tube ››› Fig. 41 3 into
the sealant bottle. The bottle's seal will break
automatically. ●
Remove the lid from the filling tube
››› Fig. 41 3 and screw the open end of the
tube into the tyre valve.
● With the tyre sealant bottle upside down,
fill the tyre with the contents of the sealant
bottle.
● Remove the bottle from the valve.
● Place the insert back into the tyre valve us-
ing the tool ››› Fig. 41 1 .
Inflating the tyre
● Screw the compressor tyre inflator tube
››› Fig. 41 5 into the tyre valve.
● Check that the air bleed screw is closed
››› Fig. 41 7 .
● Start the engine and leave it running.
● Insert the connector ››› Fig. 41 9 into the
vehicle's 12-volt socket ›››
 page 107.
● Turn the air compressor on with the ON/OFF
switch ››› Fig. 41 8 .
● Keep the air compressor running until it
reaches 2.0 to 2.5 bar
(29-36 psi/200-250 kPa). A maximum of 8
minutes .
● Di s
connect the air compressor.
● If it does not reach the pressure indicated,
unscrew the tyre inflator tube from the valve.
● Move the vehicle 10m so that the sealant is
distributed throughout the tyre. 26

The essentials
Emergency towing of the
vehicle Towing Fig. 44
Fig. 45
The towline anchorages are located under
the floor panel in the luggage compartment. Switch on the ignition so that the turn sig-
nals, windscreen wipers and windscreen
washer can work. Ensure that the steering
wheel is unlocked and moves freely.
Place the gear lever in neutral on vehicles
with a manual gearbox. With an automatic
gearbox, place the lever in N.
To brake, press the brake pedal firmly. The
brake servo does not work when the engine
is switched off.
The power steering only works when the igni-
tion is switched on and the vehicle is moving.
Otherwise, it will need more force.
Tow rope or tow bar
The tow bar offers increased safety and a
lower risk of damage.
The tow rope is recommended when there is
no tow bar. It must be elastic so that it does
not damage the vehicle.
Towline anchorages
Attach the bar or rope to the towline ancho-
rages.
It is located with the vehicle's tools
›››  page 182
.
Sc r
ew the front towline anchorage into the
screw connection ››› Fig. 44 and tighten it
with the wheel

brace. The rear towline an-
chorage is under the rear bumper, on the
right. 
››› in Tow-starting* on page 190
›››
page 190 28