emergency towing SEAT IBIZA ST 2017 Owners Manual

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The e s
senti
als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interior view (left-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Interior view (right-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Journey data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 51
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 54
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Correct position for passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seat belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Why wear a seat belt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 64
Belt pretensioners* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 78
Towing or tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Single headlight bulb change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Double headlight bulb change . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Changing the AFS headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . 87
Changing the fog light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Changing the tail light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Changing the side and interior bulbs . . . . . . . . 89
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Instruments and warning/control lamps . . . . . 94
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Introduction to the Easy Connect system* . . . . 99
System settings (CAR)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Communications and multimedia
. . . . . . . . . . . 101
Steering wheel controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Radio frequency remote control* . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Anti-theft alarm* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Boot hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Tilting panoramic roof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
R

ear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Adjusting the seat and head restraints . . . . . . 127
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 130
Practical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Roof rack/roof luggage rack* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Automatic gearbox* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 3

The essentialsSym-
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 running light.

Side light on.

Dipped beam head-
light offDipped beam switch-
ed on.
 Front
fog lights: mo
ve 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 117
››› page 117 Turn signal and main beam lever
Fig. 30
Turn signal and main beam lever More the lever to the required position:
Right t
urn s

ignal: Right-hand parking
light (ignition switched off).
Left turn signal: Left-hand parking light
(ignition switched off).
Main beam switched on: Control lamp 
lit up on the instrument panel.
Headlight flasher: lit up when the lever is
pushed. Control lamp  lit up.
Lever all the way down to switch it off.

››› in Turn signal and main beam lever
on page 119
››› page 119 1
2
3
4 Hazard warning lights
Fig. 31
Dash panel: switch for hazard warn-
in g lights. Switched on, for example:
●
When approaching a traffic jam
● In an emergency
● The vehicle has broken down
● When towing or being towed

››› in Hazard warning lights  on
page 122
››› page 121 22

The essentials
Emergency towing of the vehi-
c l
e
T
owing Fig. 67
Right side of the front bumper: Tow-
in g rin
g. Fig. 68
Right side of the rear bumper: Towing
rin g. Towline anchorages
Att
ac
h the b
ar or rope to the towline ancho-
rages.
The towline anchorages are located under
the floor panel in the luggage compartment,
next to the vehicle tools ››› page 47.
Screw the front towline anchorage into the
screw connection ››› Fig. 67 and tighten it
with the wheel brace. The rear towline an-
chorage is under the rear bumper, on the
right.
Tow rope or tow bar
It is easier and safer for the vehicle to be tow-
ed using a tow bar. You should only use a
tow-rope if you do not have a tow-bar.
A tow rope should be slightly elastic to re-
duce the loading on both vehicles. It is advis-
able to use a tow rope made of synthetic fi-
bre or similarly elastic material.
Attach the tow rope or the tow bar only to the
towline anchorages provided or a towing
bracket.
Notes for the driver of the towing vehicle
● The tow rope must be taut before you drive
off.
● Rel

ease the clutch very carefully when start-
ing the v
ehicle (manual gearbox), or acceler-
ate gently (automatic gearbox). Driving style
Tow

ing requires some experience, especially
when using a tow rope. Both drivers should
realise how difficult it is to tow a vehicle. In-
experienced drivers should not attempt to
tow.
Do not pull too hard with the towing vehicle
and take care to avoid jerking the tow rope.
When towing on an unpaved road, there is al-
ways a risk of overloading and damaging the
anchorage points.
The ignition of the vehicle being towed must
be switched on to prevent the steering wheel
from locking and also to allow the use of the
turn signals, horn, windscreen wipers and
washers.
Place the gear lever in neutral on vehicles
with a manual gearbox. With an automatic
gearbox, place the lever in N.
The brake servo only works when the engine
is running. When not running, you must ap-
ply considerably more pressure to the brake
pedal.
As the power assisted steering does not work
if the engine is not running, you will need
more strength to steer than you normally
would. » 51

Operation
Braking and stability systems El ectr
onic
Stability Control (ESC)*This Electronic Stability System reduces the
risk
of

skidding and improves the vehicle's
stability and ability to hold the road.
The Electronic Stability Control (ESC) contains
the electronic differential lock (EDL) and the
traction control system (ASR). The ESC works
together with the ABS. Both control lamps
will light up if the ESC or ABS systems are
faulty.
The ESC system is started automatically
when the engine is started.
The ESC system is always active and cannot
be switched off. With the Easy Connect sys-
tem it is only possible to deactivate the ASR
or else select Sport mode.
The ASR can be deactivated when wheel spin
is desirable ›››
page 153.
For example:
● When driving with snow chains.
● When driving in deep snow or on loose sur-
fac e

s.
● When the vehicle is stuck, to rock it back-
ward
s and forwards.
Press the button to switch the ASR back on
when you no longer need wheel spin. Electronic Stability Control (ESC)*
The ESC r

educes the risk of skidding by brak-
ing the wheels individually.
The system uses the steering wheel angle
and road speed to calculate the changes of
direction desired by the driver, and constant-
ly compares them with the actual behaviour
of the vehicle. When irregularities occur, for
example, if the vehicle begins to skid, the
ESC brakes the appropriate wheel automati-
cally.
The forces acting on the braked wheel bring
the vehicle back to a stable condition. If the
vehicle tends to oversteer (the rear end
slides out), the system will act on the front
wheel on the outside of the turn.
Control lamp
There are two control lamps for the electronic
stability control. The lamp  provides infor-
mation concerning function and  disconnec-
tion status.
Both control lamps light up together when
the ignition is switched on and should turn
off after approximately 2 seconds. This is the
time taken for the function check.
This programme includes the ABS, EDL and
ASR. It also includes emergency braking as-
sistance (BAS). The control lamp
 has the following func-
tions:
● It flashes whilst driving when the ASR/ESC
is activ
ated.
● It will light up if there is a fault in the ESC.
● As the ESC operates in conjunction with the
ABS, the ESC light
will also come on if a fault
should occur in the ABS.
If the ESC control lamp  lights up and stays
on after the engine is started, this may mean
that the control system has temporarily
switched off the ESC. In this case the ESC can
be reactivated by switching the ignition off
and then on again. If the control lamp goes
out, this means the system is fully functional.
The  lamp provides information about the
disconnection status of the system:
● It stays lit when the ASR is disconnected on
pres
sing the switch  or if we select ESC
Sport mode, only by means of Easy Connect. WARNING
● Do not f or

get that the electronic stability
control ESC cannot defy the laws of physics.
This should be kept in mind, particularly on
slippery and wet roads and when towing a
trailer.
● Always adapt your driving style to suit the
condition of the r
oads and the traffic situa-
tion. The greater safety provided by the ESC
should not encourage you to run any risks. 152

Index
Driving abroad he a
dlights
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Driving assistance systems cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Driving data data summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Driving on flooded roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
E E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 99
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Efficiency programme additional electrical appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Electrical power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 114 convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Electrolyte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 154 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 156
Electronic differential lock (XDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
bul bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
emergency warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
first-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
panoramic/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Emergency operation selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Emission control system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Engine assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 198, 201 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204, 205
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
windscreen washer liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
check ing level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
G12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
G13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Engine fault control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 201 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 204
check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
engine oil dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine oil pressure control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Environment ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Environmental tips refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 electronic stability control . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 154
sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
see also Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . 152
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Exhaust gas emission control system . . . . . . . . . 167
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